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Sunday 15 December 2002PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Japan wins WGC-EMC World Cup
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf (Nicklaus Course), Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 December 2002 · purse $3,000,000 USD · EMC · 48th World Cup and the third as a World Golf Championship (Wikipedia); 24 two-man national teams, 72 holes stroke play, no cut; name: ASAP Sports prints "WGC EMC World Cup", The Sports Network leaderboard (cited by Wikipedia) "WGC-EMC World Cup"; listed as an unofficial event (WGC) on both the 2002 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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- United States (Phil Mickelson and David Toms) USA · 254Three behind Japan after a record-equalling third-round 57; bogey-free all week until Toms double-bogeyed the final hole of the closing foursomes ASAP Sports: Phil Mickelson, David Toms, 15 Dec 2002
48 started
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Team cup
WGC-EMC World Cup
Vista Vallarta Club de Golf (Nicklaus Course), Vista Vallarta Club de Golf (Nicklaus Course), Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
2 of 5 researched
Winner
Japan (Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama)
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 December 2002
it's been very nice to bring back the trophy to Japan. It's been quite a few years since Japan has won the World Cup, and I'm very happy now.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 December 2002
We played good. Didn't make a bogey all week, and then finished with double-bogey on the last hole.
The Independent
16 December 2002
I tend to play better when I play with David. I felt we made a very good team in the Ryder Cup
Top 10
Not yet researched
The golfer
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What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet