The 2004 WGC-World Cup took place 18–21 November at the Real Club de Golf de Seville in Seville, Spain. It was the 50th World Cup and the fifth as a World Golf Championship 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.[1] The English team of Paul Casey and Luke Donald won. They won by one stroke over the home Spanish team of Sergio García and Miguel Ángel Jiménez.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–21 November |
| Location | Seville, Spain 37°20′30″N 5°56′04″W / 37.34167°N 5.93444°W |
| Course(s) | Real Club de Golf de Seville |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play (best ball & alternate shot) |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,134 yards (6,523 m) |
| Field | 24 two-man teams |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | US$4.0 million |
| Winner's share | US$1.4 million |
| Champion | |
 EnglandPaul Casey & Luke Donald | |
| 257 (−31) | |
| Location map | |
Qualification and format
18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were joined by six teams via qualifiers in South America and Asia.[3]
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.
Teams
Source[4]
Scores
| Place | Country | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 61-64-68-64=257 | −31 | 1,400,000 |
| 2 |  Spain | 63-68-61-66=258 | −30 | 700,000 |
| 3 |  Ireland | 60-71-64-65=260 | −28 | 400,000 |
| 4 |  South Africa | 66-65-64-68=263 | −25 | 200,000 |
| T5 |  Austria | 60-70-68-67=265 | −23 | 135,000 |
 Netherlands | 65-69-63-68=265 | |||
| T7 |  Germany | 64-69-66-68=267 | −21 | 95,000 |
 Sweden | 64-67-64-72=267 | |||
 United States | 64-67-64-72=267 | |||
| T10 |  Australia | 64-68-65-72=269 | −19 | 62,500 |
 Japan | 62-69-65-73=269 | |||
 South Korea | 65-70-64-70=269 | |||
 Wales | 65-69-64-71=269 | |||
| 14 |  Denmark | 64-73-67-66=270 | −18 | 50,000 |
| T15 |  France | 68-68-66-70=272 | −16 | 48,500 |
 New Zealand | 69-73-62-68=272 | |||
| 17 |  Italy | 70-71-64-68=273 | −15 | 47,000 |
| 18 |  Scotland | 64-72-66-72=274 | −14 | 46,000 |
| 19 |  Argentina | 70-71-65-70=276 | −12 | 45,000 |
| 20 |  Canada | 68-71-64-73=277 | −11 | 44,000 |
| 21 |  Colombia | 67-73-65-75=280 | −8 | 43,000 |
| 22 |  Myanmar | 69-73-67-73=282 | −6 | 42,000 |
| 23 |  Taiwan | 70-70-68-75=283 | −5 | 41,000 |
| 24 |  Mexico | 74-72-68-74=288 | E | 40,000 |