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Making the PGA Tour was most satisfying, says Jeev...now called Race to Dubai, Jeev still has two more engagements. "I will play the World Cup at Mission Hills and then I will defend my title, Golf Nippon JT Cup in Japan," said Jeev. Last year Jeev won the event for a second time, despite his... In this article: Jeev Milkha Singh, PGA Tour, World Cup, Dubai, President's Cup, Royal Trophy, US Open, British Open, and Arjun Atwal |
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BBC News | 4 days ago
Japan call for World Cup finals trumpet ban
Japan call for World Cup finals trumpet ban Page last updated at 09:41 GMT, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 Japanese football officials want the vuvuzela banned from the World Cup Motoaki Inukai, the president of the Japan Football Association...
In this article: Japan, FIFA, World Cup, Japan Football Association, Sepp Blatter, Confederations Cup, Takeshi Okada, and South Africa
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washingtonpost.com | November 02, 2009
Weymouth Joins Cup Effort
...the United States would deliver for future generations." To review: USA, Australia, England, Indonesia, Japan and Russia have expressed interest in hosting the 2018 or '22 World Cup. Netherlands-Belgium and Portugal-Spain have planned joint...
In this article: United States, Mia Hamm, Sunil Gulati, Phil Anschutz, Landon Donovan, Disney, and Henry Kissinger
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McCarthy aiming for fresh start
...he can restore South Africa's scoring fortunes Benni McCarthy has asked for a fresh start with World Cup hosts South Africa after ending his nine-month absence from the national team. The striker, who turns 32 on Thursday, is set to...
In this article: Benni McCarthy, Carlos Alberto Parreira, South Africa, Joel Santana, Absenteeism, Champions League, World Cup, and Katlego Mphela
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The Press and Journal | 4 days ago
Calderwood ready and willing
...to another campaign with the club. Calderwood has sympathy for Burley, who has paid the price for a failed World Cup qualifying campaign and subsequent friendly defeats in Japan and Wales. He said: "Football can be an unfair game...
In this article: Jimmy Calderwood, Aberdeen, Scotland, Stevie Crawford, and Peterhead
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No diving for me, says McFadden
...not nice to see it." McFadden missed, through suspension, the final World Cup qualifier against Netherlands, when the Scots lost the match and their chance of making the play-offs for the finals in South Africa. He also missed the...
In this article: James McFadden, BBC Radio Wales, Craig Gordon, David Marshall, Scotland, Liverpool, and Sky Sports 1
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AP Online | November 12, 2009
Japan under curfew in South Africa
Japan under curfew in South Africa TOKYO (AP) - Japan's soccer team is under a security curfew ahead of Saturday's exhibition game at World Cup host South Africa. Japan's players have been instructed not to leave their hotel after dark...
In this article: South Africa, Japan, Tokyo, and Associated Press
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sportinglife | 4 days ago
SCOTLAND EXIT FOR BURLEY
...and they came to a unanimous decision to terminate his contract. The SFA had given Burley a vote of confidence despite his failure to make the World Cup play-offs. But subsequent defeats by Japan, and Wales in particular, made Burley's...
In this article: George Burley, Tartan Army, Scotland, Gordon Smith, Wales, Scottish Football Association, and Japan
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 6 days ago
Spain, Brazil impress in World Cup warm-ups
...in Northern Ireland but Switzerland were defeated by the same scoreline by Norway. World Cup hosts South Africa were held to a goalless draw by Japan. In Doha an injury-hit England received a World Cup reality check after coming up short...
In this article: George Burley, Fabio Capello, Brazil, Spain, World Cup, Argentina, and Luis Fabiano
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Goal.com | 7 days ago
World Cup Qualifying Preview: Costa Rica - Uruguay
Haven't We Been Here Before? Despite never having their name etched on the trophy Costa Rica have developed a fine World Cup pedigree of late and have appeared in the last two editions of the finals. They failed to make it past the...
In this article: Costa Rica, Uruguay, Luis Suarez, Bryan Ruiz, Luis Marin, San Jose, 2006 World Cup, and FIFA
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The World Cup is an annual men's golf tournament. It is contested by teams of two representing their country. Only one team is allowed from each country. The players are selected on the basis of the Official World Golf Rankings, although not all of the first choice players choose to compete. From 2007 to 2018 it will be held at Mission Hills Golf Club in China and will be known as the Mission Hills World Cup. It will also have a title sponsor, the first of which is Omega, so the full name of the 2007 event is the Omega Mission Hills World Cup.
The tournament was founded by Canadian industrialist John Jay Hopkins, who hoped it would promote international goodwill through golf. It began in 1953 as the Canada Cup and changed its named to the World Cup in 1967. With Fred Corcoran as the Tournament Director and the International Golf Association behind it (1955-1977), the World Cup traveled the globe and grew to be one of golf's most prestigious tournaments throughout the 1960s and '70s, before it became the World Cup of Golf in 1993. It was incorporated into the World Golf Championships series from 2000 to 2006. In 2007 it ceased to be a World Golf Championships event, but continued to be sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours. The United States has a clear lead in wins, with 23 as of 2007.
In 1953, the format was 36 holes of stroke play with the combined score of the two-man team determining the winner. From 1954 to 1999, the format was 72 holes of stroke play. Beginning in 2000, the format is alternating stroke play rounds of bestball (fourball) and alternate shot (foursomes). From 1955 to 1999, there was also a separate award, the International Trophy, for the individual with the best 72 hole score.
The equivalent event for women is the Women's World Cup of Golf.
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