The World Golf Championships-CA Championship, which debuted in 1999, is one of three World Golf Championships events. It is sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours.

Eligible players for the CA Championship are the top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking and leaders of the official money lists and orders of merit of the six Federation member Tours not otherwise eligible via the Ranking.

The format for the CA Championship is 72 holes of stroke play with no cut.

The first two years of the CA Championship, the tournament was held at the Valderrama Golf Club in Andalucia, Spain. Valderrama is a former site of the Ryder Cup and one of the most recognized courses in Europe. This venue set the stage for two memorable and exciting Championships.

In 1999, a sudden death playoff was needed to decide the champion of the inaugural CA Championship. Tiger Woods, the world's No. 1-ranked player, squared off against the home country favorite, Miguel Angel Jimenez. Both players shot a 10-under-par total of 278 for 72 holes. Woods birdied the first extra hole to secure the title. With his performance at Valderrama, he earned a $1 million first prize and produced his eighth and final victory of 1999.

Mike Weir captured the CA Championship in 2000. Mike won the title by shooting an 11-under-par total of 277. England's Lee Westwood finished second, two shots back. The victory and a strong showing in The Presidents Cup capped off a great year for Weir.

The 2001 CA Championship was scheduled to be held from Sept. 11-16 at the Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo. The 2001 event was canceled due to the terrorist attacks of September 11.

The 2002 CA Championship was held at Mount Juliet Conrad in Co. Kilkenny, Thomastown, Ireland. Tiger Woods set a tournament record with a 25-under-par total of 263 to claim victory by one shot over Retief Goosen. The Jack Nicklaus-designed Mount Juliet Conrad layout received high praise from the world's best players.

The 2003 CA Championship was held at Capital City Club's Crabapple Course in Woodstock, Ga. Tiger Woods claimed his third CA Championship and eighth World Golf Championships title with a 6-under par total of 274. Tied for second place, two shots back, were Vijay Singh, Stuart Appleby and Tim Herron.

The CA Championship returned to Mount Juliet Conrad in 2004. Ernie Els recorded an 18-under-par total of 270 that was good enough for a one-shot victory of Thomas Bjorn. The win was Els' second World Golf Championship victory. In 2001, he teamed with Retief Goosen to win the World Cup for South Africa.

In 2005, San Francisco's Harding Park Golf Course hosted the CA Championship. Tiger Woods defeated John Daly on the second playoff hole to capture the CA Championship for the fourth time.

By 2006, the CA Championship traveled to the other side of the pond to The Grove in Hertfordshire, England. Tiger Woods, a dominant force in the World Golf Championships events, defeated Ian Poulter and Adam Scott for his fifth CA Championship.

The tournament moved to the Doral Golf Resort and Spa's Blue Course in 2007, where again Tiger Woods captured a WGC title. It was his sixth victory, making it the first time he had recorded six wins in a single tournament. In eight appearances at the event, he's never finished outside the top 10.

Proceeds from the CA Championship benefit The First Tee, an initiative of the World Golf Foundation which is dedicated to providing affordable and accessible golf to those who otherwise might not have an opportunity to play the game, with a special emphasis on kids. The Championship also helped launch the first First Tee chapter outside of North America. La Canada Golf Club of Andalucia, Spain has been joined by Montreal, Canada and Puerto Rico as First Tee locations outside of the U.S.

The International Federation of PGA Tours, formed in 1996, created the World Golf Championships to enhance the competitive structure of professional golf worldwide while preserving the traditions and strengths of its six member Tours. The member Tours are the Asian Tour, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA TOUR, PGA Tour of Australasia and Southern Africa Tour.

The Asian PGA became the sixth member of the Federation in November 1999, having joined as an associate member in 1998. In March 2000, it was announced that the Canadian Tour had been named an Associate Member of the Federation.