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The 2016 World Cup of Golf will be played from 24–27 November at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. This will be the 58th edition of the World Cup. 28 countries will compete as two-player teams.The format is 72-hole stroke play; the first and third days are four-ball play, and the second and fourth days are alternate shot. This is a return to the format used in 2011. The last edition of the World Cup was played in 2013 and Team Australia were the winners.

Team India will be represented by SSP Chawrasia and Chikka S.

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After 2 rounds, Team India is tied for fourteenth place with a score of 4 under par.

After 3 Rounds, Indian team has slipped to 20th place with a score of 1 under par.

Indian team has finished T22 with a score 5 under par.

Anirban Lahiri and Gaganjeet Bhullar reunite to represent India at the ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf. Both have played for India at the Asian Games in 2006 and were part of the team that won a silver medal.

Today they have scored a good 8 under par opening round and are tied for 7th position and are currently 2 shots behind the leaders.

Day two of World Cup of Golf was severely affected by heavy rains and winds. However, Indian golfers did manage a good even par round and have moved up to tied third position.

The best ever finish by an Indian team was ninth place finish in 2005 (Arjun Atwal & Jyoti Randhawa).

Round 2 scores:

T1 Belgium -10
T1 South Korea -10
T3 India -8
T3 Italy -8
T3 Malaysia -8

Indian team had a 2 under par round on third day but has slipped to T11 position.

Round 3 scores:

1 Belgium -19
T2 Mexico -14
T2 Italy -14
T2 South Korea -14

T11 India -10

Final scores:

1 Belgium -23
T2 Mexico -20
T2 Australia -20
T4 Canada -17
T4 Denmark -17

T10 India -12 (prize money $102,333)

Indian team scored a 2 under par round on the final day and has finished in top ten.