The 2003 WGC-World Cup took place November 13–16 at the

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, Ocean Course in

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, U.S. It was the 49th

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and the fourth as a

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event. 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 South African team of

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and

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won. They won by four strokes stroke over the English team of

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and

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Qualification and format

18 teams qualified based on the

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and were joined by six teams via qualifiers in Singapore and Mexico. The tournament was 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

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play.

Teams

Source

Scores

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References

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