The 2005 WGC-World Cup took place 17–20 November at the Oceânico Golf on its Victoria Course in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal. It was the 51st World Cup and the sixth as a World Golf Championship event.

2005 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates17–20 November
LocationVilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
37°4′40″N 8°6′55″W / 37.07778°N 8.11528°W / 37.07778; -8.11528
Course(s)Oceânico Golf (Victoria Course)
Format72 holes stroke play
(best ball & alternate shot)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,174 yards (6,560 m)
Field24 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$4.0 million
Winner's shareUS$1.4 million
Champion
 Wales
Stephen Dodd & Bradley Dredge
189 (−27)
Location map
Oceânico Golf (Victoria Course) is located in Europe
Oceânico Golf (Victoria Course)
Oceânico Golf (Victoria Course)
Location in Europe
Oceânico Golf (Victoria Course) is located in Portugal
Oceânico Golf (Victoria Course)
Oceânico Golf (Victoria Course)
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The course was designed by Arnold Palmer and opened in 2004, the year before it hosted the World Cup. Eleven years after this tournament, in 2016, Dom Pedro Golf acquired the Victoria Course and four other Vilamoura courses from Oceânico Golf.[1]

24 countries competed and each country sent two players. The prize money totaled $4,000,000 with $1,400,000 going to the winning pair. The Welsh team of Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge won. They won by two strokes over the English and Swedish teams after the event was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.[2][3]

Qualification and format

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The defending champion was joined by 18 teams based on the Official World Golf Ranking and five teams via qualification.[4]

The tournament was scheduled to be a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play. The final round was canceled due to rain.

Teams

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Country Players
  Argentina Ángel Cabrera and Ricardo González
  Australia Mark Hensby and Peter Lonard
  Colombia Eduardo Herrera and Diego Vanegas
  Denmark Anders Hansen and Søren Hansen
  England Luke Donald and David Howell
  France Raphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet
  Germany Alex Čejka and Christian Reimbold
  India Arjun Atwal and Jyoti Randhawa
  Ireland Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
  Japan Yasuharu Imano and Takuya Taniguchi
  Mexico Pablo del Olmo and Alex Quiroz
  Netherlands Robert-Jan Derksen and Maarten Lafeber
  Paraguay Carlos Franco and Marco Ruiz
  Portugal José-Filipe Lima and Antonio Sobrinho
  Scotland Scott Drummond and Stephen Gallacher
  Singapore Lam Chih Bing and Mardan Mamat
  South Africa Tim Clark and Trevor Immelman
  South Korea K. J. Choi and Jang Ik-jae
  Spain Sergio García and Miguel Ángel Jiménez
  Sweden Niclas Fasth and Henrik Stenson
  Taiwan Chang Tse-peng and Wang Ter-chang
  United States Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson
  Venezuela Manuel Bermudez and Carlos Larraín
  Wales Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge

Scores

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Place Country Score To par Money (US$)
1   Wales 61-67-61=189 −27 1,400,000
T2   England 59-69-63=191 −25 550,000
  Sweden 61-67-63=191
4   France 63-70-61=194 −22 200,000
5   Denmark 64-68-63=195 −21 145,000
T6   Netherlands 63-67-66=196 −20 117,500
  Argentina 68-61-67=196
8   Germany 65-68-64=197 −19 95,000
9   India 60-73-65=198 −18 80,000
T10   Taiwan 62-71-66=199 −17 67,500
  Spain 62-72-65=199
T12   South Africa 68-67-65=200 −16 55,000
  Ireland 67-69-64=200
  South Korea 67-71-62=200
T15   Japan 63-70-68=201 −15 48,500
  Paraguay 63-73-65=201
T17   Australia 60-73-69=202 −14 46,000
  Mexico 67-71-64=202
  United States 65-70-67=202
T20   Singapore 67-70-66=203 −13 43,000
  Scotland 65-74-64=203
  Portugal 68-72-63=203
23   Colombia 66-74-69=209 −7 41,000
24   Venezuela 66-75-69=210 −6 40,000

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Vilamoura (Victoria) - Algarve - Portuga, Dom Pedro Golf". Top 100 Golf Courses. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Wales crowned WGC - Algarve World Cup champions". PGA European Tour. Reuters. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Dodd, Dredge win World Cup after final round canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  4. ^ Thrasher, Cody (16 November 2005). "WGC-World Cup in Portugal Preview". Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  5. ^ "World Cup final scores". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
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