THERE have been some late player changes to the field for the World Cup of Golf in November, including Rickie Fowler replacing Bubba Watson, but tournament officials have now announced the final line-up.
Officials this week said the cup, slotted for Kingston Heath Golf Club from November 23-27, would feature a diverse group of golfers with various accomplishments and backgrounds making up 28 two man teams.
A late change was the Americans with a delighted Rickie Fowler stepping in when Bubba Watson reluctantly withdrew.
Fowler immediately chose reigning US PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker as his teammate. Both will be competing in the World Cup for the first time but were paired together in the 2015 Presidents Cup.
“Coming off the amazing experience that I had at the Olympics, it’s great to have the chance to put on the red, white and blue again and play for the United States in the World Cup of Golf,” Fowler said. “Jimmy is not only one of my favorite guys out here on TOUR, but he is clearly one of the most talented players on our TOUR as well. I think we’ll make a fantastic team and our strengths will work well together. I’ve heard great things about Kingston Heath and can’t wait to get to Australia.”
Australia will be represented by defending champions Jason Day and Adam Scott while New Zealand’s Danny Lee has now also confirmed his selection of his Olympic teammate Ryan Fox as his partner for the 58th edition of the event.
The field includes:
- Six major championship winners
- 27 Olympians
- 18 past participants of either The Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup
- 2 sets of brothers
- 4 players in the top 10 and 17 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking
- Players from countries representing six different continents
- 4 past World Cup champions
- A player who shot 58 on the Web.Com Tour this year
- Players with a combined 317 victories from around the globe
“The field this year for the World Cup of Golf is a perfect example of why this tournament is consistently one of the most unique and exciting event’s on golf’s calendar,” said Executive Director Matt Kamienski. “The 56 players competing in the World Cup of Golf include both household names, who represent the very best in the game, as well as top emerging competitors from countries across the globe.”
2016 World Cup of Golf Field:
Country |
Name |
OWGR |
INT WINS |
World Cup of Golf appearances |
Years |
AUS |
Jason Day |
1 |
11 |
1 |
2013 |
AUS |
Adam Scott |
7 |
26 |
3 |
2001, 2002, 2013 |
AUT |
Bernd Wiesberger |
60 |
4 |
1 |
2013 |
AUT |
Martin Wiegele |
1224 |
4 |
1 |
2004 |
BEL |
Thomas Pieters |
54 |
2 |
0 |
|
BEL |
Nicolas Colsaerts |
124 |
2 |
2 |
2011, 2013 |
CAN |
David Hearn |
138 |
1 |
1 |
2013 |
CAN |
Graham DeLaet |
144 |
4 |
2 |
2008, 2009 |
CHN |
Ashun Wu |
140 |
2 |
1 |
2013 |
CHN |
Haotong Li |
161 |
0 |
0 |
|
DEN |
Søren Kjeldsen |
45 |
4 |
5 |
98, 99, 03, 04, 09 |
DEN |
Thorbjørn Olesen |
71 |
3 |
2 |
11, 14 |
ENG |
Danny Willett |
10 |
5 |
1 |
2013 |
ENG |
Lee Westwood |
43 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
ESP |
Rafa Cabrera Bello |
26 |
4 |
1 |
2013 |
ESP |
Jon Rahm |
126 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
FIJ |
Vijay Singh |
127 |
56 |
3 |
01, 02, 13 |
FIJ |
Krishna Singh |
1835 |
0 |
0 |
|
FRA |
Victor Dubuisson |
90 |
2 |
1 |
2013 |
FRA |
Romain Langasque |
209 |
0 |
0 |
|
GER |
Alex Cejka |
117 |
8 |
11 |
95-97, 00, 02, 03, 05, 07, 08, 09, 11 |
GER |
Stephan Jaeger |
415 |
0 |
0 |
|
IND |
SSP Chawrasia |
234 |
3 |
0 |
|
IND |
S Chikarangappa |
439 |
0 |
0 |
|
IRL |
Shane Lowry |
35 |
3 |
1 |
2013 |
IRL |
Graeme McDowell |
70 |
11 |
4 |
08, 09, 11, 14 |
ITA |
Francesco Molinari |
58 |
3 |
6 |
06-09, 11, 14 |
ITA |
Matteo Manassero |
316 |
4 |
1 |
2013 |
JPN |
Hideki Matsuyama |
16 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
JPN |
Ryo Ishikawa |
197 |
13 |
1 |
2013 |
KOR |
Byeong Hun An |
34 |
2 |
0 |
|
KOR |
K.T. Kim |
51 |
14 |
0 |
|
NED |
Joost Luiten |
68 |
4 |
1 |
2011 |
NED |
Darius van Driel |
404 |
0 |
0 |
|
NZL |
Danny Lee |
47 |
2 |
1 |
2009 |
NZL |
Ryan Fox |
136 |
2 |
0 |
|
PHI |
Miguel Tabuena |
155 |
0 |
0 |
|
PHI |
Angelo Que |
368 |
0 |
3 |
2008, 2009, 2014 |
POR |
Ricardo Gouveia |
137 |
0 |
0 |
|
POR |
José-Filipe Lima |
358 |
0 |
2 |
2005, 2013 |
RSA |
Jaco Van Zyl |
77 |
12 |
0 |
|
RSA |
George Coetzee |
128 |
7 |
1 |
2013 |
SCO |
Russell Knox |
30 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
SCO |
Duncan Stewart |
370 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SWE |
Alex Noren |
39 |
5 |
1 |
2011 |
SWE |
David Lingmerth |
52 |
1 |
0 |
|
THA |
Thongchai Jaidee |
42 |
18 |
4 |
07, 08, 09, 11 |
THA |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
57 |
4 |
2 |
2011, 2013 |
TPE |
Cheng Tsung Pan |
196 |
0 |
0 |
|
TPE |
Chan Shih-chang |
381 |
0 |
0 |
|
USA |
Rickie Fowler |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
USA |
Jimmy Walker |
19 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
VEN |
Jhonattan Vegas |
83 |
3 |
1 |
2009 |
VEN |
Julio Vegas |
1835 |
0 |
0 |
|
WAL |
Jamie Donaldson |
89 |
4 |
2 |
2009, 2011 |
WAL |
Bradley Dredge |
105 |
2 |
7 |
2002-2008 |
No country has enjoyed more success in the World Cup of Golf than the United States, with 24 titles in the history of the event.
Of the 28 teams in the field, 14 have at least one World Cup of Golf victory –
United States 24
Australia 5
South Africa 5
Spain 4
Canada 3
England 2
Germany 2
Ireland 2
Japan 2
Sweden 2
Wales 2
Chinese Taipei 1
Italy 1
Scotland 1