2015-10-07



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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