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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. 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 first choice players choose to compete.
The two "oldest governing bodies in world golf", the Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI) and the Irish Ladies Golf Union (ILGU), were formed in 1891 and 1893 respectively. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] By 2008, the GUI had 166,419 members and the ILGU had 49,822 members, making them the third and seventh largest sports associations by membership base in Ireland. [ 4 ]
The Team Cup is a team event for professional male golfers; one team representing Great Britain and Ireland, the other team representing Continental Europe. The cup is contested over three days (Friday to Sunday) and consists of one session of foursomes matches, two sessions of fourball matches and one session of singles matches, with all 20 ...
The 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup took place from 26 November to 29 November at Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. It was the 55th World Cup. 28 countries competed as two-man teams. [1] The team purse was $5,500,000 with $1,700,000 going to the winner. [2] The event was won by Italy with a score of 259 (−29). [3]
Between 2000 and 2006, the men's World Cup was accorded WGC status. The WGC Champions, first held in 2005, was awarded World Golf Championships status starting with the 2009 edition, becoming the fourth WGC tournament on the worldwide calendar. [3] In April 2011, the Sunshine Tour announced that it would host a fifth WGC event.
While Ireland can look towards the autumn with the confidence of true contenders, it could take a fairy tale or two for England to even be at the World Cup ball. Scotland 26-14 Italy
The Great Britain and Ireland team was announced on 21 August 2023. John Gough and Barclay Brown were automatically selected to the team based on their World Amateur Golf Ranking on 16 August 2023. Gough was ranked 11th and Barclay Brown 25th in this critical release. The reserves were Tyler Weaver and Caolan Rafferty. [3]
Here is the World Cup schedule for Ireland and their possible route to the final. Get all the latest Rugby World Cup odds here. Ireland pool fixtures: