Hall of Champions

World Corporate Golf Challenge · Hall of Champions & Records

Every World Champion, every venue and the records that define 33 years of the World Corporate Golf Challenge. Founded in the UK in 1993 by Sir Bobby Moore and John Mitchell, the WCGC held its first World Final at La Manga Club in 1998. The next chapter is written in Beijing: discover the 2026 World Final and follow the Live Tournament Centre.

33Years since 1993

27World Champions

16Champion nations

8Host countries

30+Countries in the network

Records

Most titles · country6

Portugal: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021 and 2023.

Most titles · company2

Sparagowski & Associates (1998, 1999), Maybank (2004, 2006), Nevada Bob’s Golfe (2010, 2012) and Luzhou Laojiao · Guojiao 1573 (2019, 2025).

Only back-to-back champions1998–99

Sparagowski & Associates (USA): Jack Sparagowski, Ed Jefferson and Paul Rahe.

Longest span between titles14 years

Carlos Tinoco (Portugal), champion with Lanidor in 2007 and with Clínica Laranjo Tinoco in 2021.

Most World Finals hosted9

La Manga Club, Murcia (Spain): 1998–2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007–2009.

Two-time champion players10

The Sparagowski trio, the Maybank four, Jose Rodrigues, Jose Ressurreição and Carlos Tinoco.

Titles by Country

Sixteen nations have produced a World Champion. Portugal leads the ranking, and China has won four of the last ten editions.

Portugal6

China4

India2

Malaysia2

USA2

Angola1

Australia1

England1

Japan1

New Zealand1

Northern Ireland1

Scotland1

Singapore1

Spain1

Sweden1

Thailand1

Roll of World Champions

Select a decade. No World Final was held in 2020.

2026To be decided in Beijing
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Qinghe Bay Golf Country Club, Beijing (China)
2025Luzhou Laojiao · Guojiao 1573
ChinaLi Zuo Yun, Wu Jiaxian
Dongzhuang Golf Club, Shanghai (China)
2024ANA
JapanHiraku Aoki, Takayuki Wada
Mission Hills, Haikou (China)
2023Turkish Airlines
PortugalAlexandre Castelo, Miguel Portela
Golf Costa Adeje, Tenerife (Spain)
2022Fabrimetal
AngolaPaulo Peixoto, João Ribeiro
Golf Costa Adeje, Tenerife (Spain)
2021Clínica Laranjo Tinoco
PortugalCarlos Tinoco, Luís Alburquerque
Oitavos Dunes, Cascais (Portugal)

2019Luzhou Laojiao · Guojiao 1573
ChinaQi Sen, Zhao Wei Zeng
Oitavos Dunes, Cascais (Portugal)
2018Primal Real Estate Phuket
ThailandPaul Judge, Pim Surintarangoul
Oitavos Dunes, Cascais (Portugal)
2017Lu Ying Asset
ChinaLei Chi, Xiaonan Liu
Oitavos Dunes, Cascais (Portugal)
2016Yuzhou Wine
ChinaXiuPing Yuan, Sen Ye
Oitavos Dunes, Cascais (Portugal)
2015Ramish Swiss Watches
IndiaSonam Chugh, Shashidhar Reddy
Oitavos Dunes, Cascais (Portugal)
2014Pyrit Project Management
SwedenMattias Lilja, Fredrik Wahlstedt
La Reserva Club, Sotogrande (Spain)
2013Rolls Royce PLC
ScotlandChris Aitken, William MacMillan
The Carrick, Loch Lomond (Scotland)
2012Nevada Bob’s Golfe
PortugalJose Rodrigues, Jose Ressurreição
Fancourt, Eden District (South Africa)
2011NICSSA
Northern IrelandTim Johnston, John McBurney
Fancourt, Eden District (South Africa)
2010Nevada Bob’s Golfe
PortugalJose Rodrigues, Jose Ressurreição, Miguel Tavares, Antonio Tavares
Fancourt, Eden District (South Africa)

2009Agnus Dei
PortugalMiguel Oliveira, Marinho Cruz, Leonel Neto, Rui Almeida
La Manga Club, Murcia (Spain)
2008Credit Suisse
IndiaSreekanth Nagraj, Nohar Nath, Shivas Nath, Puneet Matta
La Manga Club, Murcia (Spain)
2007Lanidor
PortugalJoão Vinagre, João Navega, Artur Ferreira, Carlos Tinoco
La Manga Club, Murcia (Spain)
2006Maybank
MalaysiaYusuf Zulkinfli, Moksin A. Manaff, Jamaluddin Razak, Mustadda Amiruddin
Saujana Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
2005Drew Smith
EnglandGary Smith, Andrew Doswell, James Pinchon, Neale Foulkes
La Manga Club, Murcia (Spain)
2004Maybank
MalaysiaYusuf Zulkinfli, Moksin A. Manaff, Jamaluddin Razak, Mustadda Amiruddin
One&Only Le Touessrok (Mauritius)
2003TaylorMade
Singapore[Players TBC]
La Manga Club, Murcia (Spain)
2002R.N Services
Australia[Players TBC]
Half Moon Bay Resort (Jamaica)
2001ANZ Infogroup
New Zealand[Players TBC]
La Manga Club, Murcia (Spain)
2000Airtel
SpainJuan Manuel Azpeitia, Antxón Eizaguirre, José Irastorza, Pedro Picón
La Manga Club, Murcia (Spain)

1999Sparagowski & Associates
USAJack Sparagowski, Ed Jefferson, Paul Rahe
La Manga Club, Murcia (Spain)
1998Sparagowski & Associates
USAJack Sparagowski, Ed Jefferson, Paul Rahe
La Manga Club, Murcia (Spain)

World Final Venues

Since 1998, the World Final has travelled across four continents and eight countries.

1998–2001La Manga Club · Murcia, Spain
2002Half Moon Bay Resort · Montego Bay, Jamaica
2003La Manga Club · Murcia, Spain
2004One&Only Le Touessrok · Mauritius
2005La Manga Club · Murcia, Spain
2006Saujana Golf & Country Club · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2007–2009La Manga Club · Murcia, Spain
2010–2012Fancourt · Eden District, South Africa
2013The Carrick · Loch Lomond, Scotland
2014La Reserva Club · Sotogrande, Spain
2015–2021Oitavos Dunes · Cascais, Portugal
2022–2023Golf Costa Adeje · Tenerife, Spain
2024Mission Hills · Haikou, Hainan, China
2025Dongzhuang Golf Club · Shanghai, China
2026Qinghe Bay Golf Country Club · Beijing, China