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Sunday 18 November 2001PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
South Africa wins WGC-EMC World Cup
Taiheiyo Club (Gotemba Course), Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 November 2001 · purse $3,000,000 USD · EMC · 47th World Cup and the second as a World Golf Championship (Wikipedia); 24 two-man national teams, 72 holes stroke play, no cut; name as ASAP Sports prints it ("WGC EMC World Cup"; moderator: "the EMC2 World Cup"); listed as an unofficial event (WGC) on both the 2001 PGA Tour and European Tour schedules; not an official money event on any tour (World Golf Championships, Wikipedia)
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 35° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Denmark (Thomas Bjørn and Søren Hansen) DEN · 264Posted the clubhouse target with a bogey-free 65, the best foursomes round of the week; lost on the second playoff hole after Bjørn drove into the trees and Hansen missed a 7-foot par putt South Africans rally to win wild World Cup (ESPN/AP)
- New Zealand (Michael Campbell and David Smail) NZL · 264Led by three entering the final round; parred the 72nd hole when a birdie would have won, then eliminated on the first playoff hole when Campbell missed a 10-foot birdie putt South Africans rally to win wild World Cup (ESPN/AP)
- United States (David Duval and Tiger Woods) USA · 264Birdied 15-17 and eagled the 18th with a Woods chip-in to make the playoff; eliminated on the first extra hole after Woods drove into the rough and Duval left a 20-foot birdie putt short South Africans rally to win wild World Cup (ESPN/AP)
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Team cup
WGC-EMC World Cup
Taiheiyo Club (Gotemba Course), Taiheiyo Club (Gotemba Course), Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
2 of 5 researched
Winner
South Africa (Ernie Els and Retief Goosen)
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2001
After I missed the putt on 17, I felt I needed to make up for it a little bit.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2001
But, in a playoff, I've had a couple with him and I've lost, but at least I had the Golden Goose with me today to help us.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2001
I hit one bad shot on that second playoff hole and that cost us a chance to win the tournament.
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
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