Bethpage Park, NY … Tournament officials today announced a final field whose diverse accomplishments, backgrounds and native countries will make up the 28 two-man teams which will descend on Melbourne, Australia, to represent their countries in the World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club from November 23-27.
The field includes:
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Six major championship winners
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27 Olympians
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18 past participants of either The Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup
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2 sets of brothers
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4 players in the top 10 and 17 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking
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Players from countries representing six different continents
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4 past World Cup champions
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A player who shot 58 on the Web.Com Tour this year
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Players with a combined 317 victories from around the globe
Jason Day and Adam Scott, winners of the 2013 World Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Photo: Anthony Powter)
“The field this year for the World Cup of Golf is a perfect example of why this tournament is consistently one of the most unique and exciting event’s on golf’s calendar,” said Executive Director Matt Kamienski. “The 56 players competing in the World Cup of Golf include both household names, who represent the very best in the game, as well as top emerging competitors from countries across the globe.”
2016 World Cup of Golf Field:
| Country | Name | OWGR | INT WINS | World Cup of Golf appearances | Years |
| AUS | Jason Day | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2013 |
| AUS | Adam Scott | 7 | 26 | 3 | 2001, 2002, 2013 |
| AUT | Bernd Wiesberger | 60 | 4 | 1 | 2013 |
| AUT | Martin Wiegele | 1224 | 4 | 1 | 2004 |
| BEL | Thomas Pieters | 54 | 2 | 0 | |
| BEL | Nicolas Colsaerts | 124 | 2 | 2 | 2011, 2013 |
| CAN | David Hearn | 138 | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
| CAN | Graham DeLaet | 144 | 4 | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| CHN | Ashun Wu | 140 | 2 | 1 | 2013 |
| CHN | Haotong Li | 161 | 0 | 0 | |
| DEN | Søren Kjeldsen | 45 | 4 | 5 | 98, 99, 03, 04, 09 |
| DEN | Thorbjørn Olesen | 71 | 3 | 2 | 11, 14 |
| ENG | Danny Willett | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2013 |
| ENG | Lee Westwood | 43 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| ESP | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2013 |
| ESP | Jon Rahm | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FIJ | Vijay Singh | 127 | 56 | 3 | 01, 02, 13 |
| FIJ | Krishna Singh | 1835 | 0 | 0 | |
| FRA | Victor Dubuisson | 90 | 2 | 1 | 2013 |
| FRA | Romain Langasque | 209 | 0 | 0 | |
| GER | Alex Cejka | 117 | 8 | 11 | 95-97, 00, 02, 03, 05, 07, 08, 09, 11 |
| GER | Stephan Jaeger | 415 | 0 | 0 | |
| IND | SSP Chawrasia | 234 | 3 | 0 | |
| IND | S Chikarangappa | 439 | 0 | 0 | |
| IRL | Shane Lowry | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2013 |
| IRL | Graeme McDowell | 70 | 11 | 4 | 08, 09, 11, 14 |
| ITA | Francesco Molinari | 58 | 3 | 6 | 06-09, 11, 14 |
| ITA | Matteo Manassero | 316 | 4 | 1 | 2013 |
| JPN | Hideki Matsuyama | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| JPN | Ryo Ishikawa | 197 | 13 | 1 | 2013 |
| KOR | Byeong Hun An | 34 | 2 | 0 | |
| KOR | K.T. Kim | 51 | 14 | 0 | |
| NED | Joost Luiten | 68 | 4 | 1 | 2011 |
| NED | Darius van Driel | 404 | 0 | 0 | |
| NZL | Danny Lee | 47 | 2 | 1 | 2009 |
| NZL | Ryan Fox | 136 | 2 | 0 | |
| PHI | Miguel Tabuena | 155 | 0 | 0 | |
| PHI | Angelo Que | 368 | 0 | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2014 |
| POR | Ricardo Gouveia | 137 | 0 | 0 | |
| POR | José-Filipe Lima | 358 | 0 | 2 | 2005, 2013 |
| RSA | Jaco Van Zyl | 77 | 12 | 0 | |
| RSA | George Coetzee | 128 | 7 | 1 | 2013 |
| SCO | Russell Knox | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SCO | Duncan Stewart | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SWE | Alex Noren | 39 | 5 | 1 | 2011 |
| SWE | David Lingmerth | 52 | 1 | 0 | |
| THA | Thongchai Jaidee | 42 | 18 | 4 | 07, 08, 09, 11 |
| THA | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 57 | 4 | 2 | 2011, 2013 |
| TPE | Cheng Tsung Pan | 196 | 0 | 0 | |
| TPE | Chan Shih-chang | 381 | 0 | 0 | |
| USA | Rickie Fowler | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| USA | Jimmy Walker | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| VEN | Jhonattan Vegas | 83 | 3 | 1 | 2009 |
| VEN | Julio Vegas | 1835 | 0 | 0 | |
| WAL | Jamie Donaldson | 89 | 4 | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
| WAL | Bradley Dredge | 105 | 2 | 7 | 2002-2008 |
No country has enjoyed more success in the World Cup of Golf than the United States, with 24 titles in the history of the event. Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker, who will each be playing in the World Cup of Golf for the first time, will face a challenging field if they are to make it 25 victories for the United States. Defending champions Jason Day and Adam Scott will again represent the tournament’s host country as they try to win Australia’s sixth World Cup of Golf.
