Fisher, Poulter unite in England's World Cup cause
Published on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 14:55 | Source : Reuters
Updated at Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 15:08
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Fisher, Poulter unite in England's World Cup cause
Ross Fisher and Ian Poulter are determined to finish November in the same way they started it by firing England to victory at the 55th World Cup of Golf in southern China this week.
The United States have won the World Cup more times than any other nation but have drawn a blank since Tiger Woods and David Duval secured a 23rd title in 2000.
Nick Watney, who finished 12th on the 2009 US PGA money list, teams up with John Merrick to try and end the longest title drought for the US in the history of the event.
The Korean pairing of Yang Yong-eun and Charlie Wi look to have the best chance of the nine Asian teams vying to prevent the trophy leaving the continent.
Yang, Asia's first major champion when he won the PGA Championship in August, is playing his first World Cup but keen to make an immediate impression.
"I am aware that Korea's best record so far in the World Cup has been third place," he said.
"When I claimed the PGA championship, I was honoured to be showered with messages of encouragement about how I boosted Korea's national pride and so this will serve as an excellent opportunity to demonstrate to the world how Koreans are hardworking and have the potential to become the world's best."
Thursday's opening round will be played in a fourball format, while Friday will feature foursomes. The same pattern will be repeated for the last two rounds over the weekend.
