Tournament information | |
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Dates | 15–18 November |
Location | Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 35°18′31.3″N 138°56′4.6″E / 35.308694°N 138.934611°E |
Course(s) | Taiheiyo Club |
Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,277 yards (6,654 m) |
Field | 24 two-man teams |
Cut | None |
Prize fund | US$3.0 million |
Winner's share | US$1.0 million |
Champion | |
South Africa Ernie Els & Retief Goosen | |
264 (−24) | |
Location map | |
The 2001 WGC-World Cup took place 15–18 November at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba Course in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was the 47th World Cup and the second as a World Golf Championship event. 24 countries competed and each country sent two players. The prize money totaled $3,000,000 with $1,000,000 going to the winning pair. The South African team of Ernie Els and Retief Goosen won in a sudden-death playoff over teams from Denmark, New Zealand and the United States.[1]