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The Women's World Cup of Golf was a professional
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tournament contested by teams of two female golfers representing their respective countries. The tournament was played in two incarnations, first in
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sanctioned by the
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Ladies European Tour, 17 September 2000 and later annually between 2005 and 2008 in
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sanctioned also by the
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, money unofficial on both tours. The purse in the final year was
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1.4 million. The field consisted of twenty-two teams and each qualifying country could field one team. It was held in January or February, at the beginning of the season for the world's dominant professional tour, the
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, and of other major tours such as those in
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21 January 2008


Winners


Performance by nation 2005–2008


See also

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World Cup of Golf The World Cup of Golf is a men's golf tournament contested by teams of two representing their country. Only one team is allowed from each country. The players are selected on the basis of the Official World Golf Ranking, although not all of the fir ...
- the equivalent event for men's golf.


References


External links

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TSN Ladies World Cup of Golf 2000 - Results
Golf Sweden, 17 September 2000
LPGA official microsite
{{Main world cups Former Ladies European Tour events Team golf tournaments Golf tournaments in the Republic of Ireland Golf tournaments in South Africa Golf in Munster
Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
World championships in golf Recurring sporting events established in 2005 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2008