The President’s Cup, the biennial staff match play occasion between the USA and an Worldwide staff 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 trying to lengthen its profitable run to 10 in a row in Canada, having not misplaced this century. For the reason that occasion was launched in 1994, USA has received 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 staff is being led by Canadian Mike Weir.
Group USA six computerized qualifiers from the factors checklist have been Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay and Sahith Theegala.
And Furyk made issues simple for himself by choosing the following six highest factors scorers to make up the remainder of the staff. They’re Sam Burns, Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Keegan Bradley, Brian Harman and Max Homa.
Weir’s staff 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 choosing 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 are usually not eligible for choice for both staff, so the likes of Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau are lacking from the US staff, whereas apparent Worldwide staff candidates Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann have been additionally barred from competing, critically denting the ‘residence’ facet’s possibilities of victory.
COMPETITION FORMAT
In contrast to the Ryder Cup, the Presidents Cup takes place over 4 days as a substitute 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 staff to achieve 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 periods in Canada, with over 28 hours of motion throughout the 4 match days alongside each day highlights and particular Presidents Cup programming.
