Tavistock Cup

The Tavistock Cup is a team golf event played in Florida that pits the touring golf professional members of Isleworth Golf & Country Club against their counterparts at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club. The two-day tournament is sponsored by Citi Private Bank.

The Tavistock Cup is an officially sanctioned PGA Tour event and attendance is by invitation only. Spectators are allowed to walk the fairways with the players as they compete.

Isleworth Golf & Country Club and Lake Nona Golf & Country Club are located within 25 miles of one another and are both owned by Tavistock Group, a privately held investment company with holdings in real estate and financial services.

History

The Tavistock Cup began in 2004 as a friendly crosstown rivalry between Isleworth and Lake Nona. Each year, the clubs' touring professionals, all who are members or residents at either club, compete for the title of "World Golf and Country Club Champion." The Tavistock Cup participants have won 49 major championship and more than 700 career worldwide victories.

Isleworth clinched the inaugural victory of the Tavistock Cup in 2004 at Lake Nona. In 2005 the event was played at Isleworth, where each team earned 8 ½ points out of a possible 17 at the end of regulation play. After three holes of sudden death, play was called due to darkness and the teams finished in a tie. Since a winner was not declared, the captains decided the competition should return to Isleworth in 2006. That year Team Isleworth secured another victory.

In 2007, Team Lake Nona claimed their first Tavistock Cup by defeating Team Isleworth with a final score of 22-8. Tiger Woods shot 8-under-par (64) on Tuesday and took home the Payne Stewart Salver Award for low medalist. Retief Goosen was awarded a brand-new 2007 Cadillac Escalade after his shot landed closest to the pin on Hole #17 on Tuesday, one foot and 10 inches from the hole. Besides leading his team to victory, Ernie Els also secured an additional $100,000 for his team by winning the Old Mutual Long Drive Challenge on Monday at Hole #11.

In 2008, the Tavistock Cup returned to Isleworth where the home team defended their turf and beat Team Lake Nona with a final score of 19½ - 11½. J.B. Holmes swept the competition by winning the Old Mutual Long Drive Challenge, the Cadillac Closet to the Pin and the Payne Stewart Salver Award for low medialist with a score of -4 (68).

The Tavistock Cup has provided significant charitable assistance to many people around the world. Through collective donations of $3.5 million, both local and international organizations have received much-needed support. For the past two years, the winning team has received an additional $1 million to be donated to worthy causes. Each player on the team directs an equal portion to the charities of their choice, bringing the five-year total to more than $3.5 million.

Past Players

Isleworth
*Robert Allenby
*Stuart Appleby
*Arjun Atwal
*Darren Clarke
*Daniel Chopra
*John Cook
*Paula Creamer
*Robert Damron
*Scott Hoch
*J.B. Holmes
*Charles Howell III
*Lee Janzen
*Nick O'Hern
*Mark O'Meara
*Craig Parry
*Tiger WoodsLake Nona
*Ben Curtis
*Chris DiMarco
*Ernie Els
*Nick Faldo
*Sergio García
*Retief Goosen
*Trevor Immelman
*Maarten Lafeber
*Graeme McDowell
*Mark McNulty
*Ian Poulter
*Justin Rose
*Annika Sörenstam
*Henrik Stenson
*Sven Struver

Purse

Purse:
• $3.88 million, of which $1 million is donated to charity on behalf of the winning team
• Hole-in-one prizes: Automobiles, Boats, Jewelry and Home Theaters for each team member
• Longest Drive: $110,000 to be split among the members if the winning team

Team Prize Breakdown:
• Winning team receives $1 million
• Winning team will direct an additional $1 million with each player on the winning team directing an equal portion to the charities of their choice
• Runner-up team receives $500,000

Individual Prize Breakdown:
• The Payne Stewart Salver Award is presented to the low Medalist on Tuesday along with $500,000
• Runner-up Medalist - $300,000
• Third Place Medalist - $200,000
• Closest to the Pin Hole #15 – 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid

Results

(*In 2005, both teams earned 8 1/2 of the possible 17 points after 18 holes. After three holes in a sudden death tie-breaker, play was called due to darkness. Each player on both teams took home $87,500 each.)

External links

* [http://www.TavistockCup.com Official website]
* [http://www.isleworth.com Isleworth Golf & Country Club]
* [http://www.lakenona.com Lake Nona Golf & Country Club]
* [http://www.Tavistock.com Tavistock Group]
* [http://golfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=11121&dv=1208039&select=9771 Golf Channel coverage]