The Presidents Cup starts Thursday with Foursomes. Captains Greg Norman (International Team) and Fred Couples (United States Team) have their lineups in for opening day at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California.
A team event similar to the Ryder Cup, the Presidents Cup pits America’s best golfers against an International team with players from Australia, Europe, South America and Canada. The event starts with Foursomes, where players play the same ball and the match is scored in a match play format. On Friday, the teams will play Four-Ball, a match play format where teams of two golfers play their own ball and card the lowest score. Saturday players will play morning and afternoon match-ups in both Foursome and Four-Ball formats. For the final day, players will face off head-to-head in a match play format.
Harden Park Golf Course is one of the premier public golf courses in the country, voted by Golf Digest as one of the best places to play in 2008 and 2009. The course has gone through an extensive renovation since 2002 to restore the world-class layout for events like this week’s Presidents Cup. Located on Lake Merced, the course was designed by architect Willie Watson in 1925 and still follows the original layout and measures to 7,137 yards and plays to a par-71.
Thursday Foursomes
The International Team will put Tim Clark and Mike Weir against Anthony Kim and Phil Mickelson, reuniting their Ryder Cup partnership. Kim, a Presidents Cup rookie, will add some fire to Mickelson as they face solid ball strikers Clark and Weir.
Adam Scott is teamed up with Ernie Els for the International Team as they are set to face two of Americas youngest stars – Hunter Mahan and Sean O’Hair.
Vijay Singh and Robert Allenby face off against a pair of 2009 major champions Lucas Glover (U. S. Open) and Stewart Cink (British Open). Singh is coming off a rocky season after knee surgery in January but, the Fijian is always a threat.
Norman paired two South Americans – Angel Cabrera and Camilo Villegas – together to face Kenny Perry and Zach Johnson. Cabrera had a great season with a Masters win but Perry and Johnson did too with four wins in 2009, combined.
Geoff Ogilvy and Ryo Ishikawa will face off against Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker in what will be the most watched matchup. Ogilvy is a great match play golfer and the 18-year-old Ishikawa is coming off his fourth win of the season. Woods and Stricker look like a solid pair and could be unbeatable.
In the last match of the day, Retief Goosen is playing with 2009 PGA Championship winner Y. E. Yang as they tee it up against veterans Jim Furyk and Justin Leonard.
Presidents Cup starts with Foursomes
A team event similar to the Ryder Cup, the Presidents Cup pits America’s best golfers against an International team with players from Australia, Europe, South America and Canada. The event starts with Foursomes, where players play the same ball and the match is scored in a match play format. On Friday, the teams will play Four-Ball, a match play format where teams of two golfers play their own ball and card the lowest score. Saturday players will play morning and afternoon match-ups in both Foursome and Four-Ball formats. For the final day, players will face off head-to-head in a match play format.
Harden Park Golf Course is one of the premier public golf courses in the country, voted by Golf Digest as one of the best places to play in 2008 and 2009. The course has gone through an extensive renovation since 2002 to restore the world-class layout for events like this week’s Presidents Cup. Located on Lake Merced, the course was designed by architect Willie Watson in 1925 and still follows the original layout and measures to 7,137 yards and plays to a par-71.
Thursday Foursomes
The International Team will put Tim Clark and Mike Weir against Anthony Kim and Phil Mickelson, reuniting their Ryder Cup partnership. Kim, a Presidents Cup rookie, will add some fire to Mickelson as they face solid ball strikers Clark and Weir.
Adam Scott is teamed up with Ernie Els for the International Team as they are set to face two of Americas youngest stars – Hunter Mahan and Sean O’Hair.
Vijay Singh and Robert Allenby face off against a pair of 2009 major champions Lucas Glover (U. S. Open) and Stewart Cink (British Open). Singh is coming off a rocky season after knee surgery in January but, the Fijian is always a threat.
Norman paired two South Americans – Angel Cabrera and Camilo Villegas – together to face Kenny Perry and Zach Johnson. Cabrera had a great season with a Masters win but Perry and Johnson did too with four wins in 2009, combined.
Geoff Ogilvy and Ryo Ishikawa will face off against Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker in what will be the most watched matchup. Ogilvy is a great match play golfer and the 18-year-old Ishikawa is coming off his fourth win of the season. Woods and Stricker look like a solid pair and could be unbeatable.
In the last match of the day, Retief Goosen is playing with 2009 PGA Championship winner Y. E. Yang as they tee it up against veterans Jim Furyk and Justin Leonard.