World Cup of Golf

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Justin Rose and Ian Poulter The England football team may be one step away (needing to avoid defeat to Croatia) from qualifying for the European Championships, but the English Golf team has ‘qualified’ for the Golf World Cup. Ok, the World Cup of Golf may be a bit of a misnomer and it doesn’t enjoy a particularly lofty status, but try explaining this to the 56 players, representing their respective countries.

Originally played as the Canada Cup, the tournament doesn’t even qualify as part of the World Cup Championships but patriotic pride will see a keenly fought contest among the players and the competition will be intense. Anticipating that he and Justin Rose could be a Ryder Cup pairing, Ian Poulter also considers the event as an ideal practice ground for when the stakes will be raised next September.

The US challenge is somewhat muted, represented by the less than stellar names of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum. The ’standout’ pairings in contention are:

Austria: Markus Brier & Claude Grenier
Canada: Mike Weir & Wes Heffernan
Denmark: Anders Hansen & Soren Hansen
England: Justin Rose & Ian Poulter
France: Raphael Jacquelin & Gregory Havret
Germany: Martin Kaymer & Alex Cejka
India: Jyoti Randhawa & Gaurev Ghei
Scotland: Colin Montgomerie & Marc Warren
South Africa: Retief Goosen & Trevor Immelman
Spain: Jose Manuel Lara & Miguel Angel Jimenez
Sweden: Robert Karlsson & Peter Hanson
United States: Heath Slocum & Boo Weekley
Wales: Stephen Dodd & Bradley Dredge

The World Cup of Golf begins tomorrow at the Mission Hills complex near Hong Kong.

World Cup of Golf

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