FINAL ROUND LEADERBOARD
-25 Montgomerie/Warren (Sco) *, Slocum/Weekley (USA)* Scotland win on third play-off hole
-24 Jacquelin/Havret (Fr)
-23 Poulter/Rose (Eng)
-21 Goosen/Immelman (SA) Selected others:
-8 Dodd/Dredge (Wal)
-7 Hoey/Maybin (Irl)
Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren won the World Cup with a play-off 
The Scottish pairing sealed victory when Boo Weekley missed a 15-foot par putt on the third extra hole.
The win made up for the heartbreak of last year when the Scottish pair lost a World Cup play-off against Germany.
"It was fantastic, after missing out last year to come here and win is superb," said Montgomerie.
Interview: Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren
Scotland were favourites to claim victory in regulation after a final round 66 left them on 25-under-par but the American pairing of Heath Slocum and Weekley, who had led after the opening three days, carded a crucial birdie at the last to force the play off.
We look forward to coming back and trying to defend the trophy
Colin Montgomerie
On the first extra hole, Montgomerie found sand from his tee shot with Warren also firing into a bunker with the second.
Montgomerie chipped to within 10 feet and after Slocum missed a birdie putt that would have sealed victory, Warren held his nerve to keep the tie alive.
Both teams parred the second play-off hole before Weekley failed to sink a tricky putt on the third to hand Scotland a memorable victory.
"There was pressure to come back after a play-off loss," said Montgomerie. "This is superb. We look forward to coming back and trying to defend the trophy.
"We are really proud. Marc was fantastic. He holed some great putts under pressure especially the one in the first hole of the play-off. We were favourites from then on."
Warren, winner of the Johnnie Walker Championship earlier in the year, said Montgomerie was immense in the alternate foursomes format.
"In this format he is the ideal partner," he said. "If you hit a bad shot you can rely on him to hole a putt or hit a good tee shot.
Every time we made a mistake we bounced back brilliantly but the mistakes proved costly
England's Justin Rose
"To have the opportunity to play with a golfer who has been there, seen it and done it all is an honour for me. He is a person I can learn from, I have learnt again this week and I am sure next time I play with him I will learn again.
"He is a great player and a great person to boot, someone I thoroughly enjoy being around - a person who likes to win and really that is what this game is all about."
The American duo of Weekley, ranked 43rd, and Slocum, ranked 70th, only got their chance after their higher-ranked compatriots turned down the opportunity to play and they said they thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
It was a great week," said Weekley. "It is an honour to be able to come over here and represent your country and play.
"We were not even supposed to be here and that is even more of a bonus. We feel disappointed with how we finished but it was a great week."
The French pairing of Raphael Jacquelin and Gregory Havret claimed third place on 24-under-par thanks to a faultless final-round 67 which contained five birdies.
England's Justin Rose and Ian Poulter, who had started the day two shots behind the United States, never really threatened to capture a third World Cup success.
Rose did putt for an eagle on the ninth 9th but two bogeys on the front nine proved damaging as they carded a 67.
"I think we did well to score what we did considering we made some mistakes out there," said Rose.
"Every time we made a mistake we bounced back brilliantly with a birdie or an eagle but the mistakes proved costly."
The Welsh pairing of Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge finished tied for 22nd on eight under with Ireland's Gareth Maybin and Michael Hoey finishing one shot further adrift.
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2007-11-25
Scotland claim World Cup thriller
2007-11-22
Sjoland late show seals Tour card
Patrik Sjoland secured his European Tour card thanks to a wonder-shot in the final round of Qualifying School.
The Swede was one stroke outside the top-30 qualifiers when he reached the par-five seventh, his penultimate hole.
He watched in deli
Martin Wiegele, Phillip Golding, Lee Slattery, Marcel Siem and Pedro Linhart were among the players who also sealed their 2007-08 European Tour berths.
Austria's Wiegele took the first prize of £15,000 after a closing 76 gave him an 11-under-par total, and a two-stroke win over Spaniard Linhart and Slattery of Britain.
But the shot of the day belonged to Sjoland, 36, winner of the 1998 Italian Open and 2000 Irish Open.
"I was surprised it went in but it gave me a shot to play with coming home," he said Sjoland after carding a 68. "To do this today is a big relief."
Sjoland bogeyed the eighth before a par at the last made sure he retained his playing privileges for another year.
Just as satisfied was Wiegele who lost his tour card two years ago.
"It is a beautiful feeling," said the 29-year-old. "I won for the first time on the Challenge Tour in Norway this year but it feels even better to win Tour School and regain my card.
Slattery's joint second place was all the sweeter after he missed out on his card by just £55 on the 2006-07 Order of Merit.
"It is such a relief," he said. "I feel I belong on the tour and it is good to bounce straight back."
Derby's Stuart Davis provided the most heart-breaking tale of the last round.
Sitting well inside the qualifying mark on a five-under total after 15 holes, he endured a calamitous bogey, bogey, triple-bogey finish to tumble out of the top 30.
US duo take early World Cup lead
FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD
-11 Slocum/Weekley (USA)
-10 Cejka/Kaymer (Ger)
-9 Goosen/Immelman (Rsa), Jaidee/Marksaeng (Tha), Dodd/Dredge (Wal), Montgomerie/Warren (Sco), Ilonen/Purhonen (Fin), Poulter/Rose (Eng)
Selected others:
-6 Hoey/Maybin (Irl)
-5 Jimenez/Lara (Spa)
Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum of the USA produced a strong performance
Weekley and Slocum took a one-stroke lead with an 11-under 61 in fourballs at Mission Hills in Shenzhen, China.
Defending champions Germany were in second place on 10 under, after Alex Cejka and Martin Kaymer carded 62.
England, Scotland and Wales joined three other teams a shot further back tied for third.
We didn't make any mistakes and didn't make any bogeys - which is obviously what kills you
Justin Rose
Weekley got the United States off to a good start with a birdie on the first, before Slocum putted for an eagle on the par-five third.
They reached the turn at five under before Weekley carded a birdie on the 11th, made an eagle on the par-four 12th and sank two successive birdies from the 16th.
England duo Justin Rose and Ian Poulter made a solid start, Poulter carding two eagles as the two-time winners finished at nine under.
"I think we played steadily," said Rose. "We didn't make too many birdies or too many putts, but we made key putts.
"We didn't make any mistakes and didn't make any bogeys - which is obviously what kills you out there."
If I was home right now, I'd be deer hunting
Boo Weekley
Weekley and Slocum were offered the chance to aim for a 25th US World Cup win in thew absence of more illustrious players like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
Weekley's visit to China is only the third time he has left his home country and he admitted to not knowing much about the country apart from "rice" and the Great Wall.
"It's a culture shock for me to come out and see different things because I'm a home boy," he said.
"I like to stay right around the house in the States... If I was home right now, I'd be deer hunting."
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Can Weekley and Slocum hang on? Have your say
Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren combined for five birdies on the front nine before a combined total of four coming home cemented their place among the clubhouse leaders.
Bradley Dredge and Stephen Dodd also made the ideal start as they look to secure a second World Cup victory in two years - carding an eagle and eight birdies while dropping one shot.
South Africa's Retief Goosen and Trevor Immelman, who have both been successful success in previous versions of the tournament were also in the clubhouse at nine under.
Joining them were the Finnish duo of club professional Pasi Purhonen and Mikko Ilonen, who went nine under to take an early lead.
Ireland's Michael Hoey and Gareth Maybin were three shots behind, after carding a six-under 66.
The World Cup sees teams of two people from each country compete over four rounds of golf.
Golf Tips:
Natural quirks in a golfer's swing will mean the ball might move slightly left or slightly right through the air. 
ten happens with short irons. 
A ball which starts left and moves right through the air ending on target is known as a fade. 
The ball starts to the right of the target line then curves to the left to finish on target.
A draw is a good thing, here's how to play it. 
The ball starts to the right of target line and continues to fly straight along that line. 
The ball starts to the right of the target line and then curves to the left to finish to the left of the target.
Check the following list for possible faults:
Aim: Your clubface may be too closed.
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