The 2002 WGC-World Cup took place 12–15 December at the Vista Vallarta Club de Golf, Nicklaus Course in

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. It was the 48th

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and the third as a

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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

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and

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won. They won by two strokes stroke over the American team of

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and

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Qualification and format

18 teams qualified based on the

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and were joined by host country,

, and five teams via qualifiers in

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and Mexico. 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

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References

External links

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