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27-638: From 2007 through 2009, Mission Hills hosted the Omega Mission Hills World Cup . Scotland won the 2007 event, followed by Sweden in 2008 and Italy in 2009. The contract ran for 12 years; however, Mission Hills' Shenzhen resort no longer hosted the event. The event's organizer, the International Federation of PGA Tours, announced in 2010 that the World Cup would become a biennial event held in odd-numbered years. When

54-419: A 3,000-seat stadium court, Mission Hills In Residence, many function Rooms, recreation facilities, Mission Hills Golf Academy, Mission Hills Golf Academy, and Mission Hills Golf Academy by Zhang Lianwei, which is 15 km (5.8 sq mi), with 216 holes, 2 clubhouses (the new Dongguan Clubhouse is 63,000 m [680,000 sq ft]), 4 spa locations, and a 5-star hotel. Mission Hills Centreville

81-622: A World Golf Championships event, but continued to be sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours . From 2007 through 2009 the tournament was held at the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen , China, receiving the name Mission Hills World Cup . There was no tournament in 2010, it having been announced that the event would change from annual to biennial, held in odd-numbered years, to accommodate

108-698: A group of annual professional golf tournaments played from 1999 through 2023 created by the International Federation of PGA Tours as a means of gathering the best players in the world together more frequently than the pre-existing four major championships . All WGC tournaments are official money events on the PGA Tour and the European Tour , and officially sanctioned by the Asian Tour , Japan Golf Tour , Sunshine Tour , and PGA Tour of Australasia . The WGC tournaments offered comparable prize money to

135-433: Is a large 5 billion RMB (US$ 793 million) new development located next to the golf courses. Termed a HOPSCA project, meaning Hotel, Offices, Parks, Shopping, Convention and Apartment complex. Built on an area of 500,000 m (5,400,000 sq ft), it features a 700-room 5-star hotel, IMAX theatre, exhibition halls, 200 retailers, an international school, 1,000 apartment homes and all surrounded by extensive parkland. It

162-794: Is best for golf as more money can be made there than elsewhere. This criticism has been muted since the 2009 elevation of the HSBC Champions, held in China , to full WGC status. In addition, the WGC-Mexico Championship in 2017 marked the move of half the WGC events to outside the United States. At the end of the 2021 season, the number of WGC events was reduced to two, the Match Play and the HSBC Champions. The HSBC Champions

189-542: Is intended to be the first high-end shopping mall in northern Shenzhen . It is expected to open in mid-2013. Mission Hills Golf Club was established in 1992 and 1993 saw the opening of its public driving range. By February 1994, the People's Government of Shenzhen entered into an agreement with the International Golf Association , announcing that Mission Hills Golf Club would be the host venue for

216-545: Is regularly visited by dignitaries, royals, celebrities, world business, and political leaders, and top golfers, including Annika Sorenstam , Nick Faldo , Zhang Lianwei , Colin Montgomerie , Retief Goosen and Tiger Woods . Youth development at Mission Hills includes major grants and scholarships for young Chinese Golf Talents, announced by Chinese 'Mission Hills' and R&A in November 2018. The vice president of

243-468: The United States in most of the years, and one or two were staged elsewhere. Starting in 2007, all three of the individual World Golf Championships events were played in the United States, which attracted criticism from some golfers, including Tiger Woods and Ernie Els , and in the media outside the United States. PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem responded by insisting that playing in the U.S

270-588: The major championships . In the pantheon of golf events, the WGCs ranked below the major championships and above most other competitions, although The Players Championship , promoted by the PGA Tour as the "fifth major", may also claim such status. Despite the name, the World Golf Championships did not claim to crown a recognised 'world champion'. The World Golf Championships came to an end as

297-459: The 1995 World Cup of Golf – the first international golf tournament in China. That year, an estimated 30,000 fans lined the fairways to see the United States team of Fred Couples and Davis Love III win its fourth consecutive World Cup title by 14 strokes over Australia ( Brett Ogle and Robert Allenby ). Since its inception, Mission Hills Golf Club has hosted over 50 international matches and

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324-529: The 2016 inclusion of golf at the Olympics . The 2011 tournament was at a new venue — Mission Hills Haikou in the Chinese island province of Hainan . The United States has a clear lead in wins, with 24 as of 2018. 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,

351-669: The Olympics, while Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland again played as a single team. In 2016, the format reverted to that used from 2000 to 2011. From 1955 to 1999, there was also a separate award, the International Trophy , for the individual with the best 72-hole score. This was a combined Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland team. They competed under the Republic of Ireland flag although both golfers were from Northern Ireland. World Golf Championships The World Golf Championships ( WGC ) were

378-629: The PGA Tour announced the 2023 WGC Match Play would be the last WGC tournament. The COVID-19 pandemic severely hampered the WGCs, as several tournaments were moved and the WGC-HSBC Champions in China was never played again once the pandemic began. As the PGA Tour's conflict with LIV Golf began, the PGA Tour pursued an "elevated status" for some existing events which have some similarities to WGC events (smaller fields, no cut, and higher prize money). The WGC Championship, WGC Match Play and WGC Invitational events all began in 1999, although

405-653: The PGA Tour. Between 2000 and 2006, the men's World Cup was accorded WGC status. The WGC Champions , first held in 2005, was awarded World Golf Championships status starting with the 2009 edition, becoming the fourth WGC tournament on the worldwide calendar. In April 2011, the Sunshine Tour announced that it would host a fifth WGC event. The event, to be known as the Tournament of Hope , was to be linked to awareness of poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa. In early 2012 it

432-804: The WGC Invitational is the direct successor of the World Series of Golf , which began in 1976 and the WGC Match Play is a direct successor to the Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf which began in 1995. The WGC Championship originally traveled to different venues around the world. After 2006 it found a home at Doral Resort in Florida superseding the Doral Open , a long-standing event on

459-698: 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 1970s, but interest in the event faded to the point that the event was not held in 1981 or 1986. The tournament was incorporated into the World Golf Championships series from 2000 to 2006. In 2007 it ceased to be

486-602: The World Cup resumed in 2011, the tournament moved to another property owned by the Mission Hills company, Mission Hills Haikou , located on Hainan Island, a tournament won by the United States. (course designer in parentheses) In addition to golf courses, Mission Hills also features the Mission Hills Spa, Mission Hills Resort, Country Club featuring the largest tennis centre in Asia with 51 courts, including

513-594: The basis of the Official World Golf Ranking , although not all of the first choice players choose to compete. The equivalent event for women was the Women's World Cup of Golf , played from 2005 to 2008. 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 name to

540-581: The course is Tenniel Chu . Mission Hills Golf Club sponsored the Mission Hills Cup football match between FC Barcelona and a Mission Hills Invitation XI, which was played at the Hong Kong Stadium on 10 August 2007. Omega Mission Hills World Cup The World Cup of Golf is a men's golf tournament contested by teams of two representing their country. Only one team is allowed from each country. The players are selected on

567-491: The format became alternating stroke play rounds of bestball ( fourball ) and alternate shot ( foursomes ). The 2013 tournament was primarily an individual event with a team component. The 60-player field was selected based on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) with up to two players per country allowed to qualify (four per country if they are within the top 15 of the OWGR). The format returned to 72 holes of stroke play, with

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594-463: The highest for any professional golf tournament. Winners generally receive 70 to 78 Official World Golf Rankings points, the most awarded for any tournament apart from the major championships, which carry 100 points, and The Players Championship , which is allocated 80. Tiger Woods has dominated these tournaments, winning 16 of the first 32 individual (non-World Cup) events and winning at least one event each year from 1999 to 2009. From 2000 to 2006

621-414: The individuals competing for US$ 7 million of the $ 8 million total purse. OWGR points were awarded for the first time. The top two-ranked players from each country competed for the team portion, using combined stroke play scores. The individual portion was similar to what would be used at the 2016 Summer Olympics , except that England, Scotland, and Wales had teams instead of a single Great Britain team as in

648-488: The men's golf World Cup , a tournament for teams of two players representing their country, was a World Golf Championship event, although it was not an official money event on any tour. Beginning in 2007 it is no longer part of the World Golf Championships, but it is still played, and is currently known as the Mission Hills World Cup . Also from 2000 to 2006, two or three of the four events were staged in

675-480: The time the publicity spoke of a "World Tour" which might develop on the basis of the World Championships and the majors. The "World Tour" concept seems to have been dropped, but the four events usually attract almost all of the elite players who are eligible to compete and they rank among the most prestigious and high-profile events outside of the majors. The prize money on offer is very close to being

702-428: Was announced that the tournament would be played in 2013; later in 2012 it was announced that the tournament would not be a WGC event, but ultimately the tournament never took place. The WGC concept was introduced to create a larger group of golf tournaments with a high global profile by bringing the leading golfers from different tours together on a more regular basis, rather than just for the major championships . At

729-1016: Was not held between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and the Match Play will cease following the 2023 edition. The winners receive Wedgwood trophies named for a golf legend. The HSBC Champions features the Old Tom Morris Cup; the Dell Match Play Championship, the Walter Hagen Cup; the Mexico Championship, the Gene Sarazen Cup; and the Fedex St. Jude Invitational, the Gary Player Cup. Dustin Johnson

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