With the World Cup of Golf set to return to Melbourne
on November 23-27, this is the final week for players to secure a spot in the
field via their position in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR).

As of Monday, August 1, positions in the Official World Golf
Ranking which will be used for players and countries to qualify for the World
Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club will be officially locked in.

Golf’s final major championship is this week at the U.S. PGA
Championship offering players that ability to make a significant jump in the
rankings with a strong finish. Last week, Venezuela’s Jhonattan Vegas won the
RBC Canadian Open for his second career PGA TOUR victory which moved him from
No. 203 to No. 86 in the world, earning him a spot in the field to represent
Venezuela should he commit.

"We have arrived at a critical time in identifying the 28
qualifying players who will choose their partner to represent their country at
Kingston Heath in November," said Executive Director Matt Kamienski. "Players
not already qualified have one final opportunity to compete for the right to
represent their country on global stage in a team-oriented format, and we look
forward to soon finalizing the 28 two-man teams that will represent their
countries in Melbourne."

Once qualified, players will have until August 15 to
officially commit to the event. After qualifying and committing, those 28
players will select a partner of their choosing from the same country, provided
such player is ranked among the top 500 on the Official World Golf Rankings as
of either August 1, 2016 or August 22, 2016. Each player will have until August
26 to select his partner.

Tickets and hospitality packages starting at $30 are now
available by visiting the World Cup of Golf website at www.WorldCupofGolf.com.

About the World Cup of Golf:  The 2016 World Cup
of Golf will mark the fifth time in the tournament’s history that it will be
played in Australia and the first at any course other than Royal Melbourne.

Previous World Cup of Golf events in Australia:

Year       Winning
Country/Players            

1959       Australia (Peter
Thomson/Kel Nagle)     

1972       Chinese Taipei (Hsieh
Min-Nan/Lu Liang-Huan)

1988       United States (Ben
Crenshaw/Mark McCumber)

2013       Australia (Jason
Day/Adam Scott)

The 2016 tournament will return to a 72-hole, stroke play,
two-man team event format.  The first and third days of competition will
be the foursomes (alternate shot) format and the second and final days are
fourball (best ball) play.

The World Cup of Golf web-site includes a page that lists
which players would be qualified if the deadline were today (pending
commitments), http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/world-cup-of-golf/field.html. 

About Melbourne, Victoria

Voted the world’s most liveable city for the past five
years, Melbourne is a leader in staging international sporting and cultural
events, with its super-friendly people ready to welcome World Cup of Golf
visitors. The city is famed for its laneways and cafe culture, known as
Australia’s coffee capital, and is home to vibrant arts, music and fashion
scenes. Melbourne’s food credentials are attracting global attention and the
city is the gateway to Victoria, including 21 wine regions, the stunning Great
Ocean Road scenic drive and abundant native Australian wildlife. Victoria’s
landscapes offer everything from international surf beaches, islands and
coastal experiences to Alpine mountain ranges and inland lakes. Victoria is
also a popular destination for domestic and international golfing tourism,
famed for its sandbelts and home to picturesque, challenging courses that suit
every ability.

Media assistance is available for World Cup media wishing to
develop destination related content, research locations for outside broadcasts,
interview local personalities and access rights free footage. Please contact [email protected]
with any requests. Destination information is also available at www.visitmelbourne.com

About the International Federation of PGA Tours

The International Federation of PGA Tours was formed in 1996
by golf’s five world governing bodies – the European Tour, Japan Golf Tour
Organization, PGA TOUR, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour (South Africa
PGA Tour) with the purpose of providing a forum for the world’s professional
golf organizations to discuss issues of mutual importance and, together,
develop and promote the game of golf on a global basis.  As part of its
mission, the Federation initiated the World Golf Championships in 1999. 
The Asian Tour joined the International Federation of PGA Tours in November
1999.

In step with global growth of professional golf, the
International Federation of PGA Tours announced an expansion and restructuring
of its membership in 2009, adding the International Golf Association and
additional professional golf tours, including – for the first time – women’s
golf tours: China Golf Association; Korea Professional Golfers’ Association;
Professional Golf Tour of India; LPGA Tour; Ladies European Tour; Australian
Ladies Professional Golf Tour; Japan LPGA; Korean LPGA; and Ladies Asian Golf
Tour.

About the International Golf Association

The International Golf Association (IGA) is a not-for-profit
corporation, chartered in the State of New York in 1956.  IGA is governed
by its six-member Board of Directors.  Jonathan Linen is the IGA Board
Chairman.  Through its association with the International Federation of
PGA Tours, IGA continues its international goodwill through golf mission and
looks forward to the 2016 return of the World Cup of Golf to Melbourne and a
new Sandbelt region course in historic Kingston Heath Golf Club.