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 except Europe as that continent competes against the United States in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup.

Presidents Cup
Tournament information
Location2024: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Established1994
Course(s)2024: Royal Montreal Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatMatch play
Month playedSeptember
Current champion
 United States
2024 Presidents 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 in 2026 at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, United States.[4]

Format

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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 "foursomes" 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
2022 5 foursomes 5 fourballs 4 foursomes 4 fourballs 12 singles 30
2024 5 fourballs 5 foursomes 4 fourballs 4 foursomes 12 singles 30

Ties

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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

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Presidents Cup

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

Each contest has an Honorary Chairman or Chairwoman, the head of state or head of government of the host nation.[8][9]

Year Chairman or Chairwoman Title
1994   Gerald Ford 38th President of the United States
1996   George H. W. Bush 41st President of the United States
1998   John Howard 25th Prime Minister of Australia
2000   Bill Clinton 42nd President of the United States
2003   Thabo Mbeki 2nd President of South Africa
2005   George W. Bush 43rd President of the United States
2007   Stephen Harper 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
2009   Barack Obama 44th President of the United States
2011   Julia Gillard 27th Prime Minister of Australia
2013   Barack Obama (2) 44th President of the United States
2015   Park Geun-hye 11th President of South Korea
2017   Donald Trump 45th President of the United States
2019   Scott Morrison 30th Prime Minister of Australia
2022   Joe Biden 46th President of the United States
2024   Justin Trudeau 23rd Prime Minister of Canada

Charity

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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.[10]

Results

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Year Venue Location Winning team Score U.S. captain International captain
1994 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club Gainesville, Virginia, United States   United States 20–12 Hale Irwin   David Graham
1996 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (2) Gainesville, Virginia, United States   United States 1612–1512 Arnold Palmer   Peter Thomson
1998 Royal Melbourne Golf Club Melbourne, Victoria, Australia International Team 2012–1112 Jack Nicklaus   Peter Thomson (2)
2000 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (3) Gainesville, Virginia, United States   United States 2112–1012 Ken Venturi   Peter Thomson (3)
2003 Fancourt Hotel and Country Club George, Western Cape, South Africa Tied 17–17 Jack Nicklaus (2)   Gary Player
2005 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (4) Gainesville, Virginia, United States   United States 1812–1512 Jack Nicklaus (3)   Gary Player (2)
2007 Royal Montreal Golf Club Montreal, Quebec, Canada   United States 1912–1412 Jack Nicklaus (4)   Gary Player (3)
2009 Harding Park Golf Club San Francisco, California, United States   United States 1912–1412 Fred Couples   Greg Norman
2011 Royal Melbourne Golf Club (2) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   United States 19–15 Fred Couples (2)   Greg Norman (2)
2013 Muirfield Village Dublin, Ohio, United States   United States 1812–1512 Fred Couples (3)   Nick Price
2015 Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea Incheon, South Korea   United States 1512–1412 Jay Haas   Nick Price (2)
2017 Liberty National Golf Club Jersey City, New Jersey, United States   United States 19–11 Steve Stricker   Nick Price (3)
2019 Royal Melbourne Golf Club (3) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   United States 16–14 Tiger Woods   Ernie Els
2022 Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, North Carolina, United States   United States 1712–1212 Davis Love III   Trevor Immelman
2024 Royal Montreal Golf Club (2) Montreal, Quebec, Canada   United States 1812–1112 Jim Furyk   Mike Weir

Champions by team

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Nationality Wins
  United States 13
International Team 1
Shared 1

Future venues

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Records

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Sources[14][15]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Medinah Country Club named host venue of 2026 Presidents Cup". PGA Tour. December 11, 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". Presidents Cup. 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. ^ "Australia in the Presidents Cup". On Course Golf.
  9. ^ "The Presidents Cup: History". Presidents Cup.
  10. ^ "The Presidents Cup Charity". PGA Tour. December 12, 2014.
  11. ^ "Medinah Country Club named host venue of 2026 Presidents Cup". PGA Tour. December 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "Australia's Kingston Heath to host 2028 Presidents Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. June 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "Bellerive Country Club will host 2030 Presidents Cup". PGA Tour. November 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "Presidents Cup Record Book".
  15. ^ Robson, Douglas (October 6, 2009). "Matchup for the ages? Perry at 49, Ishikawa at 18". USA Today.
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