US PRESIDENT CUP
US PRESIDENT CUP
The scoring system of the event is match play. The format is drawn from the Ryder Cup and
consists of 12 players per side. Each team has a non-playing captain, usually a
highly respected golf figure, who is responsible for choosing the pairs in the
doubles events, which consist of both alternate shot and best ball formats
(also known as "foursome" and "fourball" matches respectively). Each match, whether it
be a doubles or singles match, is worth one point with a half-point awarded to
each team in the event of a halved match.There have been frequent small changes
to the format, although the final day has always consisted of 12 singles
matches. The contest was extended from three days to four in 2000. In 2015,
there were a total of 9 foursome doubles matches, 9 fourball doubles matches,
and 12 singles matches. With a total of 30 points, a team needed to get 15.5
points to win the Cup.
Presidents
Cup is a series of men's golf matches
between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world
minus Europe Europe competes against the United States in a
similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup.The Presidents Cup has been held biennially since
1994.[1] Initially it was held in even numbered
years, with the Ryder Cup being held in odd numbered years. However, the
cancellation of the 2001 Ryder Cup due to
the September 11 attacks pushed
both tournaments back a year, and the Presidents Cup is now held in odd
numbered years. It is hosted alternately in the United States and in countries
represented by the International Team.
The scoring system of the event is match play. The format is drawn from the Ryder Cup and
consists of 12 players per side. Each team has a non-playing captain, usually a
highly respected golf figure, who is responsible for choosing the pairs in the
doubles events, which consist of both alternate shot and best ball formats
(also known as "foursome" and "fourball" matches respectively). Each match, whether it
be a doubles or singles match, is worth one point with a half-point awarded to
each team in the event of a halved match.There have been frequent small changes
to the format, although the final day has always consisted of 12 singles
matches. The contest was extended from three days to four in 2000. In 2015,
there were a total of 9 foursome doubles matches, 9 fourball doubles matches,
and 12 singles matches. With a total of 30 points, a team needed to get 15.5
points to win the Cup.
Until the 2005 event, prior to the start of the final day
matches, the captains selected one player to play in a tie-breaker in the event
of a tie at the end of the final match. Upon a tie, the captains would reveal
the players who would play a sudden-death match to determine the winner. In
2003, however, the tiebreaker match ended after three holes because of
darkness, and the captains, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, agreed that the Cup
would be shared by both teams. From 2005 to 2013, singles matches ending level
at the end of the regulation 18 holes were to be extended to extra holes until
the match was won outright. All singles matches would continue in this format
until one team reaches the required point total to win the Presidents Cup. Remaining
singles matches were only to be played to the regulation 18 holes and could be
halved. Although this rule was in force for five Presidents Cup contests,
no matches actually went beyond 18 holes.
Each contest has an Honorary Chairman.
These have been 1994: Gerald Ford, 38th United States President, 1996: George H. W. Bush, 41st United States President, 1998: John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, 2000: Bill Clinton, 42nd United States President, 2003: Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, 2005: George W. Bush, 43rd United States President, 2007: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, 2009: Barack Obama, 44th United States President, 2011: Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia, 2013: Barack Obama, 44th United States President, 2015: Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea, 2017: Donald Trump, 45th United States President.
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