The Women's World Cup of Golf was a professional golf tournament contested by teams of two female golfers representing their respective countries.
The tournament was played in several incarnations, first in 1992 as the Sunrise Cup World Team Championship held in Taiwan, and in 2000 at Adare Manor in Ireland sanctioned only by the Ladies European Tour.[1]
It was later played annually between 2005 and 2008 at Gary Player Country Club in South Africa, and sanctioned also by the LPGA Tour, money unofficial on both tours.[2] The purse in the final year was US$1.4 million. The field consisted of twenty-two teams and each qualifying country could field one team. It was held in January or February, at the beginning of the season for the world's dominant professional tours.[3]
In 2014, the International Crown succeeded the event, a women's team golf tournament featuring national teams of four players.
Winners
edit| Year | Dates | Tour[a] | Country | Team | Runners-up | Third-place | Individual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's World Cup of Golf | |||||||
| 2008 | Jan 18–20 |  Philippines |
Jennifer Rosales & Dorothy Delasin |  Jiyai Shin & Eun-Hee Ji |
 Miki Saiki & Shinobu Moromizato Amy Hung & Yun-Jye Wei |
n/a | |
| 2007 | Jan 19–21 |  Paraguay |
Julieta Granada & Celeste Troche |  Pat Hurst & Juli Inkster |
Young Kim & Jiyai Shin
| ||
| 2006 | Jan 20–22 |  Sweden |
Annika Sörenstam & Liselotte Neumann |  Catriona Matthew & Janice Moodie |
 Becky Brewerton & Becky Morgan
| ||
| 2005 | Feb 11–13 | Japan |
Ai Miyazato & Rui Kitada | Jang Jeong & Bo Bae Song Jennifer Rosales & Dorothy Delasin |
— | ||
| TSN Ladies World Cup Golf | |||||||
| 2000 | Sep 15–17 | LET | Sweden |
Carin Koch & Sophie Gustafson |  Laura Davies & Trish Johnson |
 Alison Munt & Jane Crafter |
Laura Davies
|
| Sunrise Cup World Team Championship | |||||||
| 1992 | Oct 16–18 | LET | Sweden |
Liselotte Neumann & Helen Alfredsson | Trish Johnson & Laura Davies |
Jane Geddes & Meg Mallon |
Trish Johnson Liselotte Neumann
|
- ^ LET – Ladies European Tour; LPGA – LPGA Tour
Performance by nation 2005–2008
edit| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines
|
1 | 1 | 0 |
| Japan
|
1 | 0 | 1 |
 Paraguay
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Korea
|
0 | 2 | 1 |
| Scotland
|
0 | 1 | 0 |
 United States
|
0 | 1 | 0 |
 Taiwan
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wales
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
Teams
edit22 nation teams contested the event.[4][5]
See also
edit- World Cup of Golf - the equivalent event for men's golf.
References
edit- ^ "TSN Ladies World Cup Golf". Ladies European Tour. 17 September 2000.
- ^ Women's World Cup of Golf, Ladies European Tour, 20 January 2008
- ^ "Philippines win Women's Golf World Cup". South Africa Info. 21 January 2008.
- ^ "2006 Women's World Cup of Golf - Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "2007 Women's World Cup of Golf - Tournament Entries". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- TSN Ladies World Cup of Golf 2000 - Results, Golf Sweden, 17 September 2000
- LPGA official microsite