2008 World Cup (men's golf)

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2008 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates27–30 November
Location Shenzhen, 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$5.0 million
Winner's shareUS$1.6 million
Champion
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Robert Karlsson & Henrik Stenson
261 (−27)
Location Map
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Mission Hills Golf Club
Location in China
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Mission Hills Golf Club
Location in Guangdong
  2007
2009  

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.

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Qualification and format

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

Scores

PlaceCountryScoreTo parMoney (US$)
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 65-67-66-63=261−271,600,000
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 64-63-67-70=264−24800,000
T3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 63-68-63-76=270−18345,000
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 66-68-68-68=270
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 62-69-68-73=272−16194,000
6Flag of England.svg  England 69-74-63-67=273−15167,000
T7Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 70-70-67-67=274−14141,500
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 69-73-64-68=274
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States 64-69-69-73=275−13116,000
T10Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 67-76-66-67=276−1292,000
Flag of France.svg  France 68-75-62-71=276
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 67-72-65-72=276
T13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 64-71-69-73=277−1170,000
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 65-75-64-73=277
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 67-73-67-70=277
16Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 65-68-68-77=278−1063,000
T17Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 69-75-64-72=280−860,000
Flag of India.svg  India 67-72-70-71=280
T19Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 70-73-64-74=281−756,000
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 68-73-68-72=281
21Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 69-70-68-75=282−653,000
T22Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 69-76-66-72=283−550,000
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 65-75-68-75=283
24Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 68-75-69-72=284−447,000
25Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 69-77-68-71=285−345,000
26Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 68-70-71-78=287−143,000
27Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 66-77-71-74=288E41,000
28Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 71-74-75-74=294+640,000

Source [2] [6]

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