The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a United States team and an International Team representing the rest of the world less Europe, which competes against the U. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from The Presidents Cup is held biennially. 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 9/11 pushed both tournaments back a year, and the Presidents Cup is now held in odd numbered years. It is hosted alternately in the U. S. and elsewhere in the world.
The scoring system of the event is match play. Match play is a scoring system for Golf in which a player or team earns points for each hole in which they have bested their opponents this is as opposed to Stroke play The format is drawn from the Ryder Cup, consisting of twelve players per side and a non-playing captain, usually a highly respected golf figure. The captains are responsible for pairing the teams in the doubles events, which consist of both alternate shot and best ball formats (also known as "foursome" and "four ball" matches respectively) However, unlike the Ryder Cup, all twelve players must play foursome and four ball matches on Thursday and Friday (six matches per session, unlike the Ryder Cup with four matches), and only two players will sit out each session of Saturday matches (five matches per Saturday session, compared to four), and each player must play a one-on-one, singles match on Sunday.
Each match, whether it be a doubles or singles match, is worth one point. In the doubles matches a half-point is awarded to each team in the event of a tie. With 11 foursome doubles matches, 11 four ball doubles matches and 12 singles matches that represents a total of 34 points. To win the Presidents Cup a team must accrue a total of 17. 5 points.
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 case there was 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 it was decided that the Cup would be shared by both teams. [1]
To prevent a repeat of this situation a new format was adopted. Beginning in 2005, all doubles matches played Thursday through Saturday may end in a tie. However, on Sunday, all singles matches ending in a tie at the end of the regulation 18 holes will be extended to extra holes until that match is won outright. All singles matches will continue in this format until one team reaches the required 17. 5 point total and wins The Presidents Cup. At that point, all remaing singles matches will only be played to the regulation 18 holes and may end in a tie. This is done to preserve the individual player points for the event. [2]
The format of the Presidents Cup is different from that of the Ryder Cup mainly in that it includes six extra matches, which prevents a team from hiding its weaknesses. By having all 24 players on the course for all three days there cannot be a situation such as in the 1999 Ryder Cup when Europe kept three players (Jarmo Sandelin, Jean Van de Velde and Andrew Coltart) on the bench for the sixteen four-ball and better-ball matches on the first two days. The 33rd Ryder Cup Matches, also known as the "Battle of Brookline" were held between September 24-26 at The Country Club in Brookline Massachusetts. Jarmo Sandelin (born in Finland on 10 May 1967) is a Swedish Golfer who plays on the European Tour. 1999 Open Championship Van de Velde nearly pulled off an upset victory at the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie, when he was the clear leader playing the Junior and amateur Coltart was born in Dumfries. As an amateur he won the 1987 Scottish Boys Championship and the 1991 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and participated This use of twelve players on all three days arguably led to the United States' victory.
The event was created and is organized by the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. At the inaugural Presidents Cup former U. S. President Gerald Ford was Honorary Chairman. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President Subsequent events saw former President George HW Bush, Australian Prime Minister John Howard, then-President Bill Clinton and the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper in the chair. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Honorific prefixes --> Stephen Joseph Harper PC [3]
There is no prize money in the Presidents Cup. The net proceeds are distributed to charities nominated by the players, captains, and captains' assistants. The first six Presidents Cups raised over US$13 million for charities around the world. [4]
In 2003, 2005 and 2007, Jack Nicklaus captained the United States team and Gary Player captained the International team. For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus. Background and family Gary Player was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the youngest of Harry and Muriel Player's three children
The 2007 teams were announced August 13, one day after completion of the year's final major, the PGA Championship. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America
An annual Seniors Presidents Cup, featuring golf stars age of 50 years and over, is being planned for a 2009 launch. Like the main Presidents Cup, the participating teams will be billed as "USA" and "International"; however, unlike the Presidents Cup or the Ryder Cup, the "International" side will include both European and non-European golfers. [5] This would make the seniors' event more akin to the Lexus Cup, an annual event in women's golf that pits an Asia team against an International team representing the rest of the world. The Lexus Cup is an annual Golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by a team representing Asia and an international team representing the rest of
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Results
| Year | Venue | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Captains | |
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| 2011 | Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Melbourne, Australia) |
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| 2009 | Harding Park Golf Club (San Francisco, California) |
 Fred Couples Greg Norman |
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| 2007 details |
Royal Montreal Golf Club (Île Bizard, Quebec, Canada) |
United States | 19½ | 14½ | International | Jack Nicklaus Gary Player |
| 2005 details |
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, Virginia) |
United States | 18½ | 15½ | International | Jack Nicklaus Gary Player |
| 2003 details |
Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Estate (George, Western Cape, South Africa) |
Tied | 17 | 17 | Tied | Jack Nicklaus Gary Player |
| 2000 details |
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, Virginia) |
United States | 21½ | 10½ | International | Ken Venturi Peter Thomson |
| 1998 details |
Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Melbourne, Australia) |
International | 20½ | 11½ | United States | Jack Nicklaus Peter Thomson |
| 1996 details |
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, Virginia) |
United States | 16½ | 15½ | International | Arnold Palmer Peter Thomson |
| 1994 details |
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, Virginia) |
United States | 20 | 12 | International | Hale Irwin David Graham |
References
See also
- List of American Presidents Cup golfers
- List of International Presidents Cup golfers
- Handa Cup, a similar event in which ladies compete
External links
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