The 2001 WGC-World Cup took place 15–18 November at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba Course in

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, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was the 47th

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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

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and

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won in a sudden-death playoff over teams from Denmark, New Zealand and the United States.

Qualification and format

18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were six teams via qualifiers. The tournament 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

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play.

Teams

Source

Scores

Playoff *First hole: Denmark and South Africa advance with birdies, New Zealand and the United States eliminated *Second hole: South Africa wins with par Source

References

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