The 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup took place from 27 November to 30 November at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the 54th World Cup. 28 countries competed and each country sent two players.[1] The team purse was $5,000,000 with $1,600,000 going to the winner.[2] The Swedish team of Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson won the tournament. This was the second time that Sweden won the World Cup.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27–30 November |
| Location | Shenzhen, China |
| Course(s) | Mission Hills Golf Club, Olazabal course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,320 yards (6,690 m) |
| Field | 28 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$5.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.6 million |
| Champion | |
 SwedenRobert Karlsson & Henrik Stenson | |
| 261 (−27) | |
| Location map | |
  Mission Hills Golf Club Location in China  Mission Hills Golf Club Location in Guangdong | |
Qualification and format edit
The leading 18 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking on 1 September 2008 qualified. These 18 players then selected a player from their country to compete with them. The person they pick had to be ranked within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of 1 September. If there was no other player from that country within the top 100 then the next highest ranked player would be their partner. If there was no other available player from that country within the top 500, then the exempt player could choose whoever he wants as long as they are a professional from the same country. World qualifiers were held in September and October. Nine countries earned their spot in the World Cup, three each from the European,[3] Asian,[4] and South American[5] qualifiers. The host country, China, rounded out the field.
The event is a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days are four-ball play and the second and final days are foursomes play.[2]
Teams edit
- Source[1]
Scores edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
65-67-66-63=261 | −27 | 1,600,000 |
| 2 |  Spain |
64-63-67-70=264 | −24 | 800,000 |
| T3 |  Australia |
63-68-63-76=270 | −18 | 345,000 |
 Japan |
66-68-68-68=270 | |||
| 5 |  Germany |
62-69-68-73=272 | −16 | 194,000 |
| 6 |  England |
69-74-63-67=273 | −15 | 167,000 |
| T7 |  South Africa |
70-70-67-67=274 | −14 | 141,500 |
 Thailand |
69-73-64-68=274 | |||
| 9 |  United States |
64-69-69-73=275 | −13 | 116,000 |
| T10 |  Chile |
67-76-66-67=276 | −12 | 92,000 |
 France |
68-75-62-71=276 | |||
 Philippines |
67-72-65-72=276 | |||
| T13 |  Canada |
64-71-69-73=277 | −11 | 70,000 |
 Denmark |
65-75-64-73=277 | |||
 Portugal |
67-73-67-70=277 | |||
| 16 |  Ireland |
65-68-68-77=278 | −10 | 63,000 |
| T17 |  China |
69-75-64-72=280 | −8 | 60,000 |
 India |
67-72-70-71=280 | |||
| T19 |  Italy |
70-73-64-74=281 | −7 | 56,000 |
 Scotland |
68-73-68-72=281 | |||
| 21 |  Finland |
69-70-68-75=282 | −6 | 53,000 |
| T22 |  Guatemala |
69-76-66-72=283 | −5 | 50,000 |
 New Zealand |
65-75-68-75=283 | |||
| 24 |  Taiwan |
68-75-69-72=284 | −4 | 47,000 |
| 25 |  Wales |
69-77-68-71=285 | −3 | 45,000 |
| 26 |  South Korea |
68-70-71-78=287 | −1 | 43,000 |
| 27 |  Mexico |
66-77-71-74=288 | E | 41,000 |
| 28 |  Venezuela |
71-74-75-74=294 | +6 | 40,000 |
References edit
- ^ a b PGATOUR.com - OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2007-11-23 at the Wayback Machine - Team Profiles
- ^ a b c PGATOUR.com - OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2007-11-25 at the Wayback Machine - Format / Prize Money Breakdown
- ^ Finland earns spot in Omega Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine - Europe
- ^ Qualifying results for Omega Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine - Asia
- ^ Several countries qualify for OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine - South America
- ^ PGATOUR.com - OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine - Full leaderboard