2009 World Cup (men's golf)

The 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup took place from 26 November to 29 November at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the 55th World Cup. 28 countries competed as two-man teams.[1] The team purse was $5,500,000 with $1,700,000 going to the winner.[2] The event was won by Italy with a score of 259 (−29).[3]

2009 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates26–29 November
LocationShenzhen, China
Course(s)Mission Hills Golf Club, Olazabal course
Format72 holes stroke play
(best ball & alternate shot)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,320 yards (6,690 m)
Field28 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$5.5 million
Winner's shareUS$1.7 million
Champion
 Italy
Edoardo Molinari & Francesco Molinari
259 (−29)
Location map
Mission Hills Golf Club is located in China
Mission Hills Golf Club
Mission Hills Golf Club
Location in China
Mission Hills Golf Club is located in Guangdong
Mission Hills Golf Club
Mission Hills Golf Club
Location in Guangdong
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Qualification and format

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The leading 18 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking on 1 September 2009 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. Nine countries earned their spot in the World Cup, three each from the European,[4] Asian,[5] and South American[6] qualifiers. The host country, China, rounded out the field.

The event was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.[2]

Teams

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Country Players Qualified
  Argentina Rafael Echenique and Estanislao Goya OWGR
  Australia Robert Allenby and Stuart Appleby OWGR
  Brazil Rafael Barcellos and Ronaldo Francisco South American Qualifier
  Canada Stuart Anderson and Graham DeLaet European Qualifier
  Chile Hugo León and Martin Ureta South American Qualifier
  China Liang Wenchong and Zhang Lianwei Host country
  Denmark Søren Kjeldsen and Søren Hansen OWGR
  England Ross Fisher and Ian Poulter OWGR
  France Christian Cévaër and Thomas Levet OWGR
  Germany Alex Čejka and Martin Kaymer OWGR
  India Jyoti Randhawa and Jeev Milkha Singh OWGR
  Ireland[7] Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy OWGR
  Italy Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari OWGR
  Japan Hiroyuki Fujita and Ryuji Imada OWGR
  New Zealand Danny Lee and David Smail OWGR
  Pakistan Mohammed Shabbir Iqbal and Mohammed Munir Asian Qualifier
  Philippines Mars Pucay and Angelo Que Asian Qualifier
  Scotland David Drysdale and Alastair Forsyth European Qualifier
  Singapore Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat Asian Qualifier
  South Africa Rory Sabbatini and Richard Sterne OWGR
  South Korea Charlie Wi and Yang Yong-eun OWGR
  Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño and Sergio García OWGR
  Sweden Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson OWGR
  Taiwan Lin Wen-tang and Lu Wei-chih OWGR
  Thailand Prayad Marksaeng and Thongchai Jaidee OWGR
  United States John Merrick and Nick Watney OWGR
  Venezuela Alfredo Adrian and Jhonattan Vegas South American Qualifier
  Wales Stephen Dodd and Jamie Donaldson European Qualifier

Final leaderboard

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Place Country Score To par Money (US$)
1   Italy 64-66-61-68=259 −29 1,700,000
T2   Ireland 58-68-64-70=260 −28 725,000
  Sweden 64-65-62-69=260
4   England 66-69-63-64=262 −26 308,000
5   Japan 62-71-64-69=266 −22 230,000
6   Australia 68-70-62-67=267 −21 200,000
T7   Germany 66-71-66-65=268 −20 128,000
  South Africa 65-70-62-71=268
  South Korea 64-75-61-68=268
  United States 67-72-67-62=268
  Wales 66-68-64-70=268
T12   Chile 69-67-65-70=271 −17 80,000
  Venezuela 67-67-65-72=271
T14   Denmark 66-70-66-70=272 −16 68,000
  India 67-68-65-72=272
T16   Philippines 68-72-64-69=273 −15 62,000
  Singapore 66-70-66-71=273
  Thailand 67-70-67-69=273
19   Argentina 61-75-64-74=274 −14 58,000
T20   France 67-73-67-69=276 −12 55,000
  New Zealand 67-68-70-71=276
T22   China 65-71-68-73=277 −11 50,000
  Pakistan 69-75-64-69=277
  Taiwan 67-74-67-69=277
25   Canada 64-74-65-76=279 −9 46,000
26   Brazil 68-75-68-69=280 −8 44,000
27   Spain 69-71-67-74=281 −7 42,000
28   Scotland 69-73-64-78=284 −4 40,000

References

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  1. ^ a b "Omega Mission Hills World Cup – Player Profiles". PGA Tour. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Omega Mission Hills World Cup – Format / Prize Money Breakdown". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Italy edge Ireland to win World Cup of Golf in China". BBC Sport. 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Canada, Wales and Scotland Qualify for Omega Mission Hills World Cup". PGA Tour. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Singapore Wins Omega Mission Hills World Cup Qualifier, Pakistan Makes History". PGA Tour. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Chile, Venezuela and Brazil Make it to the Omega Mission Hills World Cup". PGA Tour. 26 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
  7. ^ This was a combined Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland team. They competed under the Republic of Ireland flag although both golfers were from Northern Ireland.
  8. ^ "Omega Mission Hills World Cup – Full leaderboard". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012.
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