It’s time for team golf on the PGA Tour, as two sides head to Quail Hollow for the Presidents Cup.
The match, which is held in non-Ryder Cup years, will pit an International Team, made up of players from outside the USA and Europe, against a USA Team that closely resembles a Ryder Cup worthy line-up.
The format is based on that of the Ryder Cup, but actually takes place over four days rather than three. It’s team matchplay over the first three days, before 12 singles matches on the Sunday.
The match has been played 13 times, with the USA winning 11 times, and the International’s sole victory coming back in 1998 in Australia.
It’s no surprise then, that the USA are very, very strong favourites to win the event again. If things end with both teams on 15 points, there’s no playoff, the match is simply declared a draw.
The last time out that was nearly the case. Things were close in 2019, as the USA, led by player-captain Tiger Woods, won 16-14.
As it’s a PGA Tour run event, there will be no LIV Golf players in either team. For the Internationals, that means no Cam Smith, Marc Leishman, Abraham Ancer or Louis Oosthuizen, amongst others.
One thing to remember this week is that the players won’t be playing for any cash. In a sport where money has been a rather large talking point this year, the Presidents Cup will only pay charities and not the players.
With that being said, let’s take a look at all the details…
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