The Presidents Cup (Photo: Stan Badz)
It took some time but the pairings are in for the opening matches of the Presidents Cup in Songdo IBD, Incheon City, Korea. (All times local)
To get you ready for this week’s showdown between the United States and the International teams we present the primer below with a lot of the details you’ll need to be up to speed.
Good luck to all the players and to the sleep-deprived fans that will be trying to follow the coverage deep into the night in North America.
THURSDAY FOURSOMES
Bubba Watson
J.B. Holmes
11:05 AM
Adam Scott
Hideki Matsuyama
Matt Kuchar
Patrick Reed
11:18 AM
Louis Oosthuizen
Branden Grace
Rickie Fowler
Jimmy Walker
11:31 AM
Anirban Lahiri
Thongchai Jaidee
Phil Mickelson
Zach Johnson
11:44 AM
Jason Day
Steven Bowditch
Jordan Spieth
Dustin Johnson
11:57 AM
Danny Lee
Marc Leishman
What: The Presidents Cup
When: October 6-11, 2015
Location: Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, Songdo International Business District, Incheon City, Korea Golf
Course Architect Jack Nicklaus (Opened September 2010)
Par/Yardage: Total: 7,380 Par 72
Field: The Presidents Cup, a team match play competition featuring 24 of the world’s top golfers – 12 from the United States and 12 from around the world, excluding Europe – is held every two years, and since 1996 has alternated between United States and international venues.
U.S. Team – The top 10 U.S. players who earn the most official FedExCup points, beginning with the 2013 BMW Championship through the 2015 Deutsche Bank Championship, with points earned in 2015 doubled. Two captain’s selections were made September 8, 2015.
International Team – The top 10 international players (excluding those eligible for the European Ryder Cup team) from the Official World Golf Ranking at the conclusion of the 2015 Deutsche Bank Championship, and two captain’s selections made on September 8, 2015.
Captains – U.S. Team Captain Jay Haas makes his debut as captain as International Team Captain Nick Price returns to lead his squad for the second time. The International Team is looking for its second outright victory.
Format: The Presidents Cup competition consists of 30 matches:
Thursday – 5 Foursomes matches
Friday – 5 Four-ball matches
Saturday morning – 4 Foursomes matches
Saturday afternoon – 4 Four-ball matches
Sunday – 12 Singles matches
All matches are worth one point each, for a total of 30 points. There are no playoffs, with each side receiving a half point if a match is tied after 18 holes. In a change inspired by the events of The Presidents Cup 2003, if the match is deadlocked at the end of singles play, the competition will be deemed a tie and the teams will share The Presidents Cup.
U.S./Canada Television Times
Date Time Channel
Wednesday, October 7 10 p.m. – 3 a.m. ET (live) Golf Channel
Thursday, October 8 2-7 p.m. ET (replay) Golf Channel
8:30 p.m. – 3 a.m. ET (live) Golf Channel
Friday, October 9 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. (replay) Golf Channel
6 p.m. – 4 a.m. (live) Golf Channel
Saturday, October 10 12-3:30 p.m. ET (replay) NBC
9:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m. (live) Golf Channel
Sunday, Oct. 11 12-6 p.m. ET (replay) NBC
Charitable Distributions: Unlike many other events, the players do not receive prize money based on performance. Instead, the PGA TOUR pledges to contribute to charities, which are nominated by the players, captains and captains’ assistants from both teams.
PLAYER CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTIONS BY YEAR
1994 – US $ 750,000
1996 – US $ 800,000
1998 – US $ 2.9 million
2000 – US $ 2.8 million
2003 – US $ 2.8 million
2005 – US $ 3.5 million
2007 – US $ 4.2 million
2009 – US $ 4.2 million
2011 – US $ 4.5 million
2013 – US $ 4.65 million
Additional donations were made to The First Tee of San Francisco ($500,000) and the Victorian Bushfire Appeal ($100,000) in 2009; to the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal (following the Queensland floods) and New Zealand Earthquake disaster relief in 2011, as well as to additional Victorian-based charities (totalling $250,000); and to Nationwide Children’s Hospital ($125,000) in 2013, bringing the total amount generated for charity to more than $32.3 million (US).
U.S. TEAM
Player Prior appearances Record Pos. to start season
Jordan Spieth 2013 2-2-0 7
Bubba Watson 2011 3-2-0 2
Jimmy Walker 1
Zach Johnson 2007, 2009, 2013 7-6-0 4
Jim Furyk 1998, 2000-03-05-07-09-11 20-10-13 3
Rickie Fowler 11
Dustin Johnson 2011 1-3-1 9
Patrick Reed 12
Matt Kuchar 2011, 2013 4-5-1 6
Chris Kirk 5
* Bill Haas 2011, 2013 3-5-2 14
* Phil Mickelson All 10 events (1994-2013) 20-16-11 31
** J.B. Holmes 28
*Captain’s Pick
**Chosen to replace an injured Jim Furyk
INTERNATIONAL TEAM
Player Country Prior appearances Record Started season
Jason Day Australia 2011, 2013 4-4-2 2
Louis Oosthuizen South Africa 2013 1-3-1 11
Adam Scott Australia 2003-05-07-09-11-13 12-15-3 1
Hideki Matsuyama Japan 2013 1-3-1 3
Branden Grace South Africa 2013 0-4-0 30
Marc Leishman Australia 2013 2-2-0 7
Anirban Lahiri India 20
Charl Schwartzel South Africa 2011, 2013 5-4-1 4
Thongchai Jaidee Thailand 6
Danny Lee New Zealand 84
* Steven Bowditch Australia 31
* Sangmoon Bae Korea 51
*Captain’s Pick
Team Info and Miscellaneous Notes
The Presidents Cup teams boast nine major championship winners (19 major titles overall).
There are 10 players making their Presidents Cup debuts in 2015.
Rookies:
International Team: Sangmoon Bae, Steven Bowditch, Danny Lee and Anirban Lahiri
U.S. Team: Chris Kirk, J.B. Holmes, Patrick Reed, Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker
The International team has never had players from more than two Asian countries since it began in 1994. For the first Presidents Cup staged in Asia, the team has players from four countries: Korea (Sangmoon Bae); Japan (Hideki Matsuyama); Thailand (Thongchai Jaidee); and India (Anirban Lahiri). Danny Lee, who was born in South Korea but grew up in New Zealand, is also a member of the International team. In addition to Korea, Japan, Thailand, India and New Zealand, the International Team is represented by players from Australia (4) and South Africa (3).
International countries represented over the history of the Presidents Cup: 13 – Argentina, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Fiji, India, Japan, New Zealand, Paraguay, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Zimbabwe.
Most countries represented by International Team (players only), by year
8: 2000 and 2009
7: 1998, 2015
6: 1994, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013
4: 2011
Total representation, by country, in The Presidents Cup by International Team members (players only)
Australia, 47
South Africa, 31
Japan, 9
Fiji, 8
Zimbabwe, 8
New Zealand, 7
Korea, 7
Canada, 6
Argentina, 4
Paraguay, 2
Colombia, 1
India, 1
Thailand, 1
The U.S. Team has 20 previous Presidents Cup appearances amongst its members, including Phil Mickelson, who has participated in all 10 previous stagings of The Presidents Cup. International Team members have played in 14 Presidents Cup events, with Adam Scott the most experienced having made six previous appearances. Nine of the 12 International Team members are either making their debut or have only played in one Presidents Cup.
Phil Mickelson (20-16-11) is the only player on either team to have competed in all 10 previous editions of The Presidents Cup.
Most matches played:
47 Phil Mickelson, U.S. (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
40 Ernie Els, International (1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
40 Vijay Singh, International (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
40 Tiger Woods, U.S. (1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Most matches won:
24 Tiger Woods, U.S. (24-15-1)
20 Jim Furyk, U.S. (20-10-3)
20 Phil Mickelson, U.S. (20-16-11)
20 Ernie Els, International (20-18-2)
Players to go undefeated at The Presidents Cup (NO HALVES)
1994 – Fred Couples 3-0-0
1996 – David Duval 4-0-0
Mark O’Meara 5-0-0
1998 – Shigeki Maruyama 5-0-0
2000 – Stewart Cink 4-0-0
Davis Love III 4-0-0
2007 – Scott Verplank 4-0-0
2009 – Tiger Woods 5-0-0
2011 – Jim Furyk 5-0-0
Players to go undefeated at The Presidents Cup (INCLUDING HALVES)
1994 – Davis Love III 4-0-1
1998 – Steve Elkington 3-0-2
2000 – Kirk Triplett 3-0-1
2005 – Retief Goosen 4-0-1
Chris DiMarco 4-0-1
Jim Furyk 3-0-2
Phil Mickelson 3-0-2
2007 – David Toms 4-0-1
2009 – Vijay Singh 2-0-3
Phil Mickelson 4-0-1
Most matches lost in one year:
5 Ernie Els, International (2000)
5 Phil Mickelson, U.S. (2003)
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