Tournament information | |
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Location | 2024: Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Established | 1994 |
Course(s) | 2024: Royal Montreal Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Match play |
Month played | September |
Current champion | |
United States | |
2024 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 except Europe as that continent 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 in 2026 at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, United States. [4]
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 | |||
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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 |
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.
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 |
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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 |
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]
Year | Venue | Location | Winning team | Score | U.S. captain | International captain |
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2024 | Royal Montreal Golf Club (2) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | United States | 181⁄2–111⁄2 | Jim Furyk | Mike Weir |
2022 | Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | United States | 171⁄2–121⁄2 | Davis Love III | Trevor Immelman |
2019 | Royal Melbourne Golf Club (3) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | United States | 16–14 | Tiger Woods | Ernie Els |
2017 | Liberty National Golf Club | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States | United States | 19–11 | Steve Stricker | Nick Price (3) |
2015 | Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea | Incheon, South Korea | United States | 151⁄2–141⁄2 | Jay Haas | Nick Price (2) |
2013 | Muirfield Village | Dublin, Ohio, United States | United States | 181⁄2–151⁄2 | Fred Couples (3) | Nick Price |
2011 | Royal Melbourne Golf Club (2) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | United States | 19–15 | Fred Couples (2) | Greg Norman (2) |
2009 | Harding Park Golf Club | San Francisco, California, United States | United States | 191⁄2–141⁄2 | Fred Couples | Greg Norman |
2007 | Royal Montreal Golf Club | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | United States | 191⁄2–141⁄2 | Jack Nicklaus (4) | Gary Player (3) |
2005 | Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (4) | Gainesville, Virginia, United States | United States | 181⁄2–151⁄2 | Jack Nicklaus (3) | Gary Player (2) |
2003 | Fancourt Hotel and Country Club | George, Western Cape, South Africa | Tied | 17–17 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | Gary Player |
2000 | Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (3) | Gainesville, Virginia, United States | United States | 211⁄2–101⁄2 | Ken Venturi | Peter Thomson (3) |
1998 | Royal Melbourne Golf Club | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | International Team | 201⁄2–111⁄2 | Jack Nicklaus | Peter Thomson (2) |
1996 | Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (2) | Gainesville, Virginia, United States | United States | 161⁄2–151⁄2 | Arnold Palmer | Peter Thomson |
1994 | Robert Trent Jones Golf Club | Gainesville, Virginia, United States | United States | 20–12 | Hale Irwin | David Graham |
Nationality | Wins |
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United States | 13 |
International Team | 1 |
Shared | 1 |
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