Presidents Cup

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Presidents Cup
Presidents-Cup-logo.jpg
Tournament information
Location2019: Black Rock, Victoria, Australia
Established1994
Course(s)2019: Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatMatch play
Month playedSeptember/October/November/December
Current champion
United States
2019 Presidents Cup

The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup.

The Presidents Cup has been held biennially since 1994.[1] Initially it was held in even-numbered years, with the Ryder Cup being held in odd numbered years. However, the cancellation of the 2001 Ryder Cup due to the September 11 attacks pushed both tournaments back a year, and the Presidents Cup was then held in odd-numbered years. It reverted to even-number years following the postponement of the 2020 Ryder Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It is hosted alternately in the United States and in countries represented by the International Team.

The International team competes under a specifically designed logo and flag.[3]

The next Presidents Cup will be held from September 19–25, 2022 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4]

Format[]

The scoring system of the event is match play. The format is drawn from the Ryder Cup and consists of 12 players per side. Each team has a captain, usually a highly respected golf figure, who is responsible for choosing the pairs in the doubles events, which consist of both alternate shot and best ball formats (also known as "foursome" and "fourball" matches respectively). Each match, whether it be a doubles or singles match, is worth one point with a half-point awarded to each team in the event of a halved match.

There have been frequent small changes to the format, although the final day has always consisted of 12 singles matches. The contest was extended from three days to four in 2000. In 2015, there were nine foursome doubles matches, nine fourball doubles matches, and 12 singles matches. With a total of 30 points, a team needed to get 15.5 points to win the Cup.

Year Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Total
Points
Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon Morning Afternoon
1994–1996 5 fourballs 5 foursomes 5 fourballs 5 foursomes 12 singles – 32
1998 5 foursomes 5 fourballs 5 foursomes 5 fourballs 12 singles – 32
2000 5 foursomes 5 fourballs 5 foursomes 5 fourballs 12 singles 32
2003 6 foursomes 5 fourballs 5 foursomes 6 fourballs 12 singles 34
2005–2011 6 foursomes 6 fourballs 5 foursomes 5 fourballs 12 singles 34
2013 6 fourballs 6 foursomes 5 fourballs 5 foursomes 12 singles 34
2015–2017 5 foursomes 5 fourballs 4 foursomes 4 fourballs 12 singles 30
2019 5 fourballs 5 foursomes 4 fourballs 4 foursomes 12 singles 30

Ties[]

Until the 2005 event, prior to the start of the final day matches, the captains selected one player to play in a tie-breaker in the event of a tie at the end of the final match. Upon a tie, the captains would reveal the players who would play a sudden-death match to determine the winner. In 2003, however, the tiebreaker match ended after three holes because of darkness, and the captains, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, agreed that the Cup would be shared by both teams.[5]

From 2005 to 2013, singles matches ending level at the end of the regulation 18 holes were to be extended to extra holes until the match was won outright. All singles matches would continue in this format until one team reaches the required point total to win the Presidents Cup.[6] Remaining singles matches were only to be played to the regulation 18 holes and could be halved.[7] Although this rule was in force for five Presidents Cup contests, no matches actually went beyond 18 holes.

History[]

Presidents Cup

The event was created and is organized by the PGA Tour.

Each contest has an Honorary Chairman.

Year Chairman Title
1994 United States Gerald Ford 38th President of the United States
1996 United States George H. W. Bush 41st President of the United States
1998 Australia John Howard 25th Prime Minister of Australia
2000 United States Bill Clinton 42nd President of the United States
2003 South Africa Thabo Mbeki 2nd President of South Africa
2005 United States George W. Bush 43rd President of the United States
2007 Canada Stephen Harper 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
2009 United States Barack Obama 44th President of the United States
2011 Australia Julia Gillard 27th Prime Minister of Australia
2013 United States Barack Obama 44th President of the United States
2015 South Korea Park Geun-hye 11th President of South Korea
2017 United States Donald Trump 45th President of the United States
2019 Australia Scott Morrison 30th Prime Minister of Australia

Charity[]

There is no prize money awarded at the Presidents Cup. The net proceeds are distributed to charities nominated by the players, captains, and captains' assistants. The first ten Presidents Cups raised over US$32 million for charities around the world.[8]

Results[]

Year Venue Location Winning team Score U.S. Captain International Captain
2019 Royal Melbourne Golf Club (3) Melbourne, Australia United States 16–14 Tiger Woods South Africa Ernie Els
2017 Liberty National Golf Club Jersey City, New Jersey United States 19–11 Steve Stricker Zimbabwe Nick Price (3)
2015 Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea Incheon, South Korea United States 15½–14½ Jay Haas Zimbabwe Nick Price (2)
2013 Muirfield Village Dublin, Ohio United States 18½–15½ Fred Couples (3) Zimbabwe Nick Price
2011 Royal Melbourne Golf Club (2) Melbourne, Australia United States 19–15 Fred Couples (2) Australia Greg Norman (2)
2009 Harding Park Golf Club San Francisco, California United States 19½–14½ Fred Couples Australia Greg Norman
2007 Royal Montreal Golf Club Montreal, Canada United States 19½–14½ Jack Nicklaus (4) South Africa Gary Player (3)
2005 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (4) Gainesville, Virginia United States 18½–15½ Jack Nicklaus (3) South Africa Gary Player (2)
2003 Fancourt Hotel and Country Club George, Western Cape, South Africa Tied 17–17 Jack Nicklaus (2) South Africa Gary Player
2000 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (3) Gainesville, Virginia United States 21½–10½ Ken Venturi Australia Peter Thomson (3)
1998 Royal Melbourne Golf Club Melbourne, Australia International Team 20½–11½ Jack Nicklaus Australia Peter Thomson (2)
1996 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (2) Gainesville, Virginia United States 16½–15½ Arnold Palmer Australia Peter Thomson
1994 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club Gainesville, Virginia United States 20–12 Hale Irwin Australia David Graham

Of the 13 matches, the United States team has won 11, the International Team has won 1, with 1 match tied.

Future venues[]

Records[]

Main article: List of Presidents Cup records
See also: List of American Presidents Cup golfers and List of International Presidents Cup golfers
  • Most appearances on a team: 12
    ° Phil Mickelson (USA), 1994–2017
  • Most points: 32½
    ° Phil Mickelson (USA) (26–16–13 record)
  • Most singles points won: 7
    ° Tiger Woods (USA) (7–2–0 record)
  • Most foursome points won: 14
    ° Phil Mickelson (USA) (12–6–4 record)
  • Most fourball points won: 13
    ° Phil Mickelson (USA) (10–5–6 record)
  • Most points in a single contest: 5
    ° Mark O'Meara (USA) 1996
    ° Shigeki Maruyama (Int) 1998
    ° Tiger Woods (USA) 2009
    ° Jim Furyk (USA) 2011
    ° Branden Grace (Int) 2015
  • Youngest player: 18 years, 21 days
    ° Ryo Ishikawa (Int) 2009
  • Oldest player: 49 years, 353 days
    ° Jay Haas (USA) 2003

Sources[13][14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Haggar, Jeff (September 30, 2013). "History of Presidents Cup TV coverage (1994-present)". Classic TV Sports.
  2. ^ Porter, Kyle (July 8, 2020). "Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits postponed to 2021, Presidents Cup to 2022 amid coronavirus pandemic". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Colgan, James (December 14, 2019). "The cool hidden symbolism behind the International Team logo at the Presidents Cup". Golf.com. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Presidents Cup, in conjunction with Ryder Cup, to move to 2022". Presidents Cup. July 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Brennan, Christine (November 23, 2003). "Els-Woods playoff unable to settle Presidents Cup". USA Today. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  6. ^ "The Presidents Cup – Format". Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  7. ^ Shedloski, Dave. "Presidents Cup primer". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "The Presidents Cup Charity". PGA Tour. December 12, 2014.
  9. ^ "Quail Hollow to host 2021 Presidents Cup". PGA Tour. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  10. ^ "Royal Montreal Golf Club to host 2024 Presidents Cup". Sportsnet. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Medinah Country Club named host venue of 2026 Presidents Cup". PGA Tour. December 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "Bellerive Country Club will host 2030 Presidents Cup". PGA Tour. November 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Presidents Cup Record Book
  14. ^ Matchup for the ages? Perry at 49, Ishikawa at 18

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