The President’s Cup, the biennial group match play occasion between the USA and an Worldwide group comprising gamers from outdoors of Europe, tees off its fifteenth renewal on Thursday at Royal Montreal Golf Membership in Quebec.
Group USA will likely be seeking to prolong its successful run to 10 in a row in Canada, having not misplaced this century. For the reason that occasion was launched in 1994, USA has gained 12 occasions, Worldwide only one (1998), with one tie (2003).
Each groups comprise six computerized qualifiers and 6 captain’s picks. Group USA is being captained by Jim Furyk, whereas the Worldwide group is being led by Canadian Mike Weir.
Group USA six computerized qualifiers from the factors listing have been Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay and Sahith Theegala.
And Furyk made issues straightforward for himself by selecting the following six highest factors scorers to make up the remainder of the group. They’re Sam Burns, Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Keegan Bradley, Brian Harman and Max Homa.
Weir’s group contains computerized qualifiers Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Adam Scott, Tom Kim, Jason Day and Byeong Hun An, together with captain’s picks Corey Conners, Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Taylor Pendrith, Si Woo Kim and Mackenzie Hughes.
Weir has performed the house benefit card in selecting three Canadians in Conners, Pendrith and Hughes. Whereas Conners completed seventh within the standings, and Pendrith eleventh, Hughes was three locations outdoors the top-12 factors scorers in fifteenth.
Because the President’s Cup is a PGA Tour-sanctioned occasion, gamers contracted to LIV Golf usually are not eligible for choice for both group, so the likes of Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau are lacking from the US group, whereas apparent Worldwide group candidates Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann have been additionally barred from competing, significantly denting the ‘dwelling’ aspect’s possibilities of victory.
COMPETITION FORMAT
Not like the Ryder Cup, the Presidents Cup takes place over 4 days as an alternative of three, with Thursday, September 26 seeing the opening 5 four-ball matches beginning at 4.35pm (UK time), adopted on Friday by 5 foursomes matches from 6.05pm.
Saturday will see 4 morning foursomes and 4 afternoon fourball matches, whereas Sunday will see 12 singles matches beginning at 5pm (UK time).
With 30 factors up for grabs, the primary group to succeed in 15.5 factors will win the Presidents Cup.
HOW TO WATCH THE PRESIDENTS CUP
Sky Sports activities will likely be exhibiting reside protection from all 5 classes in Canada, with over 28 hours of motion throughout the 4 event days alongside every day highlights and particular Presidents Cup programming.
