ORLANDO, Fla. – The Tavistock Cup, which since 2004 has been an interclub match between Isleworth’s and Lake Nona’s golf professional members, will have a different look this week.
For the first time, four clubs will compete for the Tavistock Cup, with 24 players involved in the competition. The first round of the two-day tournament at Isleworth Golf & Country Club begins in less than an hour (10:50 a.m. ET).
Monday’s format will consist of six matches of four-ball ( see schedule below). Tuesday’s competition will be singles matches.
Isleworth and Lake Nona will be two of the clubs in the competition, along with Albany and Queenwood. Albany is a new luxury resort community in The Bahamas and Queenwood is an exclusive private members’ club in the Surrey countryside near London.
Tiger Woods, fresh off his final-round 66 that bumped him up to 10th place at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship on Sunday, will compete for Team Albany. Reigning U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell leads Team Lake Nona ( team rosters below).
Tavistock Cup contestants play for prize money, team hole-in-one prizes and the title of World Golf And Country Club Champion.
The two-tournament will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel starting at Noon ET.
TAVISTOCK TEAMS
| TEAM ALBANY | TEAM ISLEWORTH | TEAM LAKE NONA | TEAM QUEENWOOD |
| Arjun Atwal | Robert Allenby | Ross Fisher | Thomas Bjorn |
| Ernie Els | Stuart Appleby | Retief Goosen | Darren Clarke |
| Trevor Immelman | Brian Davis | Peter Hanson | David Howell |
| Ian Poulter | J.B. Holmes | Graeme McDowell | Soren Kjeldsen |
| Justin Rose | Sean O’Hair | Henrik Stenson | Paul McGinley |
| Tiger Woods | Lee Janzen | Oliver Wilson | Adam Scott |
MONDAY’S FOUR-BALL MATCHES
| 1 | Arjun Atwal-Tiger Woods (Albany) | Thomas Bjorn-Adam Scott (Queenwood) | |
| 2 | Robert Allenby-Stuart Appleby (Isleworth) | Peter Hanson-Henrik Stenson (Lake Nona) | |
| 3 | Ian Poulter-Justin Rose (Albany) | Retief Goosen-Graeme McDowell (Lake Nona) | |
| 4 | Brian Davis-J.B. Holmes (Isleworth) | Soren Kjeldsen-Paul McGinley (Queenwood) | |
| 5 | Lee Janzen-Sean O’Hair (Isleworth) | Ross Fisher-Oliver Wilson (Lake Nona) | |
| 6 | Ernie Els-Trevor Immelman (Albany) | Darren Clarke-David Howell (Queenwood) |
Oliver Wilson is still looking for his first victory on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. He’s making a strong bid at the Bridgestone Invitational, though.
Wilson, who played collegiately at Augusta State, just made the turn in 31. He’s 6 under for the tournament now – one stroke behind Matt Kuchar, Justin Leonard and Bubba Watson. Wilson tied for 11th at Firestone a year ago.
The Londoner got off to a fast start on Saturday, making birdie on his first three holes and adding another at the ninth. Wilson made an 11-footer for birdie at No. 1, two-putted from 60 feet at the par-5 second and made 19-footers at Nos. 3 and 9.
Wilson remains the only player to compete in the Ryder Cup without a victory. Jeff Overton, who is currently ranks fourth in the U.S. standings has yet to pick up his breakthrough victory. – Helen Ross