EVENT: World Golf Championships-Barbados World Cup

DATES: Dec. 7-10, 2006

SITE: Sandy Lane Resort and Country Club, St. James, Barbados

PAR/YARDAGE:
Par: 36-36–72
Yards: Front: 3,638
Back: 3,535
Total 7,173

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: Wales (Stephen odd and Bradley Dredge)

FORMAT: Two-man team competition; two days of four-ball and two days of foursomes.

TROPHY: John Hopkins Trophy

ELIGIBILITY: 24-team, 48-player field.

• The top 18 available players who are native-born citizens of different countries from the Official World Golf Ranking released on Monday, September 11, 2006. These 18 players will select a player of their choosing from the same country, provided such player is ranked among the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of September 11, 2006. If there is no other player from that country ranked within the top 100 on the World Ranking, the exempt player’s partner shall be the next highest ranked available player from the same country.

• The four low-team scores from a World Qualifying Competition in Asia played in October 2006.

• The two low-team scores from a World Qualifying Competition in South America played in October 2006.

• Commitment deadline – Friday, Sept. 22, 2006 (5 p.m. ET –USA)

PURSE: U.S. $4 million
Champions $1.4 million ($700,000 per player)
Runner-up $700,000 ($350,000 per player)

TELEVISION: Will be seen in more than 140 countries worldwide, reaching more than 200 million viewers.

BROADCAST TIMES:
Thursday, Dec 7, Noon- 3 p.m. ESPN
Friday, Dec. 8, Noon.-3 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ABC Tape Delayed
Sunday, Dec. 10, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ABC Tape Delayed
Note: All times EST

ABOUT THE WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-BARBADOS WORLD CUP

This year marks the 52nd playing of the World Golf Championships-Barbados World Cup, and its seventh as part of the World Golf Championships series. The Barbados World Cup is one of four World Golf Championships, which are sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours, which includes the Asian Tour, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA TOUR, PGA Tour of Australasia and Southern Africa Tour. The three other World Golf Championships are the Accenture Match Play Championship, American Express Championship and Bridgestone Invitational. For more information, please visit www.worldgolfchampionships.com.

ABOUT BARBADOS

Barbados is one of the most desirable holiday destinations in the world, which attracts the rich and famous from sport, entertainment and business.

Drawn by the luxurious hotels and villas, Barbados is home-from-home for many who love the beauty of the island, the friendliness of the Barbadian people, the multitude of activities and the great entertainment.

As a nation renowned for its love of sport, golf is played with a passion. The island’s four 18-hole courses are designer gems – two at Sandy Lane by Tom Fazio, one at Royal Westmoreland by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and the fourth at Barbados Golf Club by Ron Kirby. With two additional nine-hole courses to play on and a further two 18-hole courses under development, Barbados is a golfer’s paradise.

Barbados also has gastronomic appeal to food-lovers. As the first and only Caribbean destination to be Zagat surveyed, this famous restaurant guide shows the quality, diversity and range of dining on the island.

With world-class accommodation, world-class food, world-class events and world-class service it’s easy to understand why people return to Barbados time and time again. There’s a saying that ‘it doesn’t get better than Barbados’ and for the many visitors to the island each year, it really doesn’t.

UMBRELLA SPONSORS: Barbados, Accenture, Bridgestone, American Express,

OFFICIAL SPONSORS: JELD-WEN, Kohler, CA

WEB SITES: www.worldgolfchampionships.com