| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–15 December |
| Location | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| Course(s) | Vista Vallarta Club de Golf Nicklaus Course |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,153 yards (6,541 m) |
| Field | 24 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$3.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.0 million |
| Champion | |
 JapanToshimitsu Izawa & Shigeki Maruyama | |
| 252 (−36) | |
| Location map | |
  Vista Vallarta Club de Golf Location in North America  Vista Vallarta Club de Golf Location in Mexico  Vista Vallarta Club de Golf Location in Jalisco | |
The 2002 WGC-World Cup took place 12–15 December at the Vista Vallarta Club de Golf, Nicklaus Course in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was the 48th World Cup and the third 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 Japanese team of Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama won. They won by two strokes stroke over the American team of Phil Mickelson and David Toms.