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It began in 1953 as the Canada Cup and changed its name to the World Cup in 1967. [1] With Fred Corcoran as the Tournament Director and the International Golf Association behind it (1955–1977), the World Cup traveled the globe and grew to be one of golf's most prestigious tournaments throughout the 1960s and 1970s, but interest in the event ...
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 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 also competed in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, and won the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier to secure a place in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Kevin O'Brien scored the fastest century in World Cup history (113 runs off 63 balls), as Ireland produced one of the great upsets to defeat England by 3 wickets in the 2011 tournament.
Each of the 26 matches is worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match is all square after the 18th hole extra holes are not played. Rather, each side earns 1 ⁄ 2 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulates at least 13 1 ⁄ 2 points wins the competition. In the event of a tie, the previous winner retains the Cup. [2]
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
Each of the 20 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match ended all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned 1 ⁄ 2 point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 10 1 ⁄ 2 points won the competition. In the event of a tie, the current holder retained the Cup.
Hopes are high that this will be the year for Ireland to challenge for a Rugby World Cup and improve their poor record at the tournament. Ireland have never been beyond the quarter-final stage at ...