Kingston Heath to host World Cup of Golf

Home > News > Kingston Heath to host World Cup of Golf
January 7, 2016
Posted on
May 8, 2018
by
Ben Brett in
Estimated reading time: 1 minutes

January 7, 2016

Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne will stage this year's World Cup of Golf from Nov. 24-27 when the prestigious two-man event returns to Australia for a fifth time, but for the first occasion away from Royal Melbourne.

In a significant change, organizers have also returned the format to its traditional focus on team play after the 2013 edition at Royal Melbourne controversially put the emphasis on individual competition.

"We are thrilled that a course with the reputation and standing such as Kingston Heath will serve as the tournament's host venue in 2016," PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said in a statement.

"The fans in the Sandbelt region of Australia are some of the best in the world and our players consider themselves extremely fortunate every time they are able to play in an event of this stature in the Melbourne area."

When the World Cup was last held in 2013 at Royal Melbourne, Australia's Jason Day won the individual tournament which hogged the lion's share of the prize money and left the team component, won by Day and Adam Scott, as an afterthought.

This year's tournament will have no individual event, only two-man teams from each of the 28 nations playing four rounds of 'best ball' and 'alternate shot'.

The World Cup, which boasts a list of winners that includes golfing greats Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Peter Thomson and Tiger Woods, will celebrate its 58th edition this year.

Australia previously staged the event in 1959, 1972, 1988 and 2013.

About Ben Brett

Updated: ago Related content: , , , , ,

Join the discussion

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Read Next

The R&A launches One Club membership initiative for golf fans worldwide

One Club is free to join and provides members with a comprehensive array of year-round benefits.
Wilson Golf introduces the next generation of award-winning INFINITE putters

Wilson Golf introduces the next generation of award-winning INFINITE putters

Golfers can unlock putting potential with alignment technology & premium look.

Mike Shannon interview

Ambassador / Uswingeyewear, Chief Putting Instructor TPC Sawgrass Tour Performance Center, Ponte Vedra, FL
Historic Showdown at The Masters

Historic Showdown at The Masters

The stage for the 2024 Masters Tournament is set, who will emerge triumphant?
magnifiercrossmenuchevron-downcross-circle
linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram