The Presidents Cup
 The Presidents Cup is an exciting PGA Tour event as the two teams battle for international bragging rights!
Bet on 24 elite golfers as they try to take the prestigious Presidents Cup. The biggest names in golf are set to compete in the 2009 Presidents Cup at Harding Park in San Francisco. The U.S. team, captained by Fred Couples will take on a group of international all-stars, captained by Greg Norman. Members on the International Team are chosen based on Official World Golf Rankings through the 2009 PGA Championship, plus two Captain’s selections.
The Presidents Cup is played according to the rules of “match play” as opposed to “stroke play”. Each hole counts only as a point. If the golfers score the same score on a hole, the whole is halved and the golfers continue to the next hole.
The U.S. Team will base its selection on earnings from the start of the 2008 season through the 2009 PGA Championship. And just like the International rules, the Captain will be able to choose an additional two players. The United States team has dominated the President’s Cup during its short history, claiming 5 titles in 7 appearances.
The President’s Cup does not award prize money to the winners. Instead, the tournament donates the funds that would have been used for the winners to charities determined by the participants. Over the past years, more than $10 million has been raised by the Presidents Cup for various organizations that help the less fortunate.
INTERNATIONAL TEAM
Captain: Greg Norman
Rank Player Points
1 Geoff Ogilvy 257.85
2 Vijay Singh 239.89
3 Camilo Villegas 220.95
4 Retief Goosen 235.29
5 Ernie Els 201.68
6 Angel Cabrera 182.51
7 Mike Weir 166.47
8 Robert Allenby 191.25
9 Y.E. Yang 183.03
10 Tim Clark 171.26
U.S. TEAM
Captain: Fred Couples
Rank Player Points
1 Tiger Woods 24,193,993
2 Phil Mickelson 14,546,046
3 Steve Stricker 12,893,476
4 Kenny Perry 12,858,550
5 Zach Johnson 10,309,515
6 Stewart Cink 9,634,446
7 Sean O'Hair 9,333,490
8 Jim Furyk 8,844,924
9 Anthony Kim 8,504,852
10 Justin Leonard 8,391,067
2009 Presidents Golf Cup Results
 Taking their cuse from laid-back captain Fred Couples was key. Getting an inspirational weekend visit from Amy Mickelson didn't hurt, either. But having the world's top three players was the difference for the favored U.S. in a 19 1/2-14 1/2 romp in the Presidents Cup.
While each American earned at least a 1/2 point, world No. 1 Tiger Woods, No. 2 Phil Mickelson and No. 3 Steve Stricker combined to go 13-1-1 at Harding Park as the USA moved to 6-1-1 against the Internationals.
Woods clinched the victory with a 13th-hole birdie to close out a 6-and-5 thrashing of Y.E. Yang, who came from behind in the final round to top the world No. 1 in the PGA Championship in August. |
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