Tavistock Cup
The finalized the pairings for its matches in the unique team competition that returns to Isleworth Golf & Country Club March 22 and 23. The seventh annual Tavistock Cup will feature a formidable contest between the 10 best golf professionals at Isleworth and their counterparts at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club.
Mark O'Meara returns as captain for Team Isleworth and is joined by teammates Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Arjun Atwal, John Cook, Brian Davis, J.B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Lee Janzen and Nick O'Hern.
Ernie Els once again leads Team Lake Nona, which includes Ben Curtis, Ross Fisher, Retief Goosen, Peter Hanson, Trevor Immelman, Graeme McDowell, Ian Poulter, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson.
Round 1 will be a Fourball Medal Match Play format. Within the fourball, the two-person team with the lowest 18-hole better ball total will win the match. Each win is worth 2 points, a tie is worth 1 point, and a loss is worth 0 points. In total, there will be 10 points awarded for Round 1.
2010 TAVISTOCK CUP DRAW
Day 1 Fourball Medal Match Play
LAKE NONA ISLEWORTH
Match 1 Ernie Els vs. Robert Allenby
Trevor Immelman Stuart Appleby
Match 2 Ben Curtis vs. John Cook
Ross Fisher Mark O'Meara
Match 3 Peter Hanson vs. Arjun Atwal
Graeme McDowell Lee Janzen
Match 4 Retief Goosen vs. Brian Davis
Henrik Stenson Charles Howell III
Match 5 Ian Poulter vs. J.B. Holmes
Justin Rose Nick O'Hern
Round 2 will be a Fourball Singles Medal Match Play format. Each player in the group plays an 18-hole stroke play singles match against each of the opposing two players; therefore, each player plays two singles matches. A win is worth 1 point, a tie is worth a 1/2 point, and a loss is worth 0 points. In total, there will be 20 points awarded for Round 2. As a result, it will take 15 1/2 points to win the Tavistock Cup and be crowned World Golf and Country Club Champion.
Day 2 Fourball Singles Medal Match Play
LAKE NONA ISLEWORTH
Match 1 Ernie Els vs. Brian Davis
Ernie Els vs. Nick O'Hern
Graeme McDowell vs. Brian Davis
Graeme McDowell vs. Nick O'Hern
Match 2 Ben Curtis vs. Stuart Appleby
Ben Curtis vs. Mark O'Meara
Justin Rose vs. Stuart Appleby
Justin Rose vs. Mark O'Meara
Match 3 Retief Goosen vs. John Cook
Retief Goosen vs. Charles Howell III
Trevor Immelman vs. John Cook
Trevor Immelman vs. Charles Howell III
Match 4 Ross Fisher vs. Arjun Atwal
Ross Fisher vs. Lee Janzen
Peter Hanson vs. Arjun Atwal
Peter Hanson vs. Lee Janzen
Match 5 Ian Poulter vs. Robert Allenby
Ian Poulter vs. J.B. Holmes
Henrik Stenson vs. Robert Allenby
Henrik Stenson vs. J.B. Holmes
The team competition within Tavistock Cup will include exciting hole-in- one prizes, including Audi cars, Air Nautique boats, Audemars Piguet timepieces and Orlando Magic season tickets.
The Tavistock Cup will be televised live on the Golf Channel in the U.S., Canada and Japan and to more than 40 countries around the world through international affiliates. TavistockCup.com will also feature real-time live scoring of the matches.
Source: Tavistock Group
