2015 Presidents Cup

The 2015 Presidents Cup was the 11th Presidents Cup, played at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, South Korea from 8–11 October. This was the first time the Presidents Cup was played in Asia.

The United States won for the sixth successive time with a 15½–14½ victory over the International team.

Course layout

Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea

Format

The format changed from previous Cup play. The first two days consisted of five matches of fourball and five matches of foursomes. The third day consisted of four matches of fourball and four matches of foursomes. The host team captain decided the order, fourball vs. foursomes, on the first three days. On the fourth and final day, twelve singles matches were played. 30 matches were played in all. All matches that are all-square after 18 holes scored ½ point for each team.

Each member of the teams had to play in a minimum of two matches in the first three days, a reduction from the three match minimum from 2003 to 2013.

Team qualification and selection

2003 Presidents Cup

The 5th Presidents Cup Matches were held 20–23 November 2003 at the Links Course at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club in George, Western Cape, South Africa. The United States and International team tied the competition 17-17, and after three tied playoff holes between Tiger Woods and Ernie Els it was decided that the Cup would be shared by agreement of the captains and players. The honorary chairman was South African President Thabo Mbeki.

Format

Both teams had 12 players and a non-playing captain. The competition was four days long with 34 matches worth a single point each. Six foursome matches were played on the first day. On the second day, five four-ball matches were played in the morning and five foursome matches were played in the afternoon. On the third day, six four-ball matches were played. The competition concluded with twelve singles matches on the final day.

Teams

Team International

Captain: Gary Player

Robert Allenby

Stuart Appleby

K. J. Choi

Tim Clark

Ernie Els

2000 Presidents Cup

The 4th Presidents Cup Matches were held in 2000 between October 19 and October 22. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, U.S. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 21½–10½. The honorary chairman was American President Bill Clinton.

Format

Both teams had 12 players plus a non-playing captain. The competition was four days long unlike the past three tournaments where there were three days of competition. The same amount of matches were still played though. On the first day foursomes were played. On the second day four-ball and foursomes was played. On the third day four-ball was played. On the fourth and final day singles were played.

Teams

Team International

Captain: Peter Thomson

Robert Allenby

Stuart Appleby

Michael Campbell

Steve Elkington

Ernie Els

Carlos Franco

Retief Goosen

Shigeki Maruyama

Greg Norman

Nick Price

Vijay Singh

Mike Weir

Team United States

Captain: Ken Venturi