He will become the first playing captain of a Presidents Cup team in 25 years.Continue Reading
International Team Captain Ernie Els goes for players on form and one, Jason Day, searching for his form
Ernie Els went with players who have shown good form – well, mostly – Wednesday in making his four wild-card selections to fill out his International Team for the upcoming Presidents Cup...Continue Reading
Tiger Woods doesn’t rule himself out as a Presidents Cup captain’s pick
Tiger Woods says he’s rested and healthy, but the 15-time major champion isn’t committing to using a Presidents Cup captain’s pick on himself. At least not yet.Continue Reading
As captain’s picks loom, Ernie Els tries not to put pressure on International Presidents Cup hopefuls (good luck with that)
Ernie Els is still a few weeks away from revealing the final four members of his International Presidents Cup team that will compete at Royal Melbourne in December, but the South African offered some insight on Tuesday as to which way he might be leaning with his captain’s picks. Continue Reading
The easy solution to the potential Tiger Woods-Presidents Cup dilemma
Tiger Woods, playing captain. After four magical days in Augusta, that seemed inevitable for this year’s Presidents Cup. Continue Reading
Jason Day, Tiger Woods, Gary Woodland among those unable to play their way onto Presidents Cup teams
Day will now have to rely on being a captain’s pick to be on the International Presidents Cup team at Royal Melbourne in December. Continue Reading
Preparing for Royal Melbourne begins in New Orleans for Ernie Els and his International hopefuls
Ernie Els, the man charged with invigorating the International side for December’s Presidents Cup, could not have been enthralled with the golf he witnessed from some of his potential roster members at the just-completed Zurich Classic of New Orleans.Continue Reading
Ernie Els tabs a pair of Masters champions as assistants for 2019 Presidents Cup
(Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) By Joel Beall The International staff for the 2019 Presidents Cup isn’t lacking when it comes to major-championship acumen. Captain Ernie Els, he of two U.S. and two British Opens victories, tabbed a pair of former green jacket winners in Mike Weir and Trevor Immelman ...Continue Reading
Ernie Els, Presidents Cup playing captain? Not so fast
Given that Els’ American counterpart, Tiger Woods, has stated his intentions to serve as playing-captain, might the South African hold similar aspirations?Continue Reading
Tiger Woods names Fred Couples, Zach Johnson and Steve Stricker as Presidents Cup assistants
Tiger Woods has repeatedly stated his intentions of serving as a playing-captain for this year’s U.S. Presidents Cup team. If Woods accepts dual responsibilities, the positions of his assistants take on a greater light.Continue Reading
Tiger Woods fondly recalls requesting to play — and beating — Greg Norman at the 1998 Presidents Cup
As part of the lone American team to lose in the Presidents Cup, Tiger Woods' top priority as captain is to make sure the U.S. doesn't suffer the same fate when it returns to Royal Melbourne in 2019. But that's not to say he doesn't have at least one fond memory from that week.Continue Reading
Tiger Woods assures Patrick Reed he’s already locked up 2019 Presidents Cup bid
Patrick Reed won the Masters on Sunday. Winning the tournament, or any major for that matter, bestows its share of riches, opportunities, and fame. All pale in comparison, however, to earning some love from the G.O.A.T.Continue Reading
Tiger Woods, Ernie Els named Presidents Cup captains, one of whom is interested in being a playing captain
A wild-card pick by captain Fred Couples in the 2011 Presidents Cup, Tiger Woods validated his inclusion on the U.S. team by capturing the clinching point at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia.Continue Reading
Report: Tiger Woods, Ernie Els to be named 2019 Presidents Cup captains
Tiger Woods has already entertained the idea of player-assistant captain for this year’s Ryder Cup. The same could soon be said for the 2019 Presidents Cup, albeit without “assistant” in the title.Continue Reading
The Presidents Cup is dead—here’s how to resurrect It
It’s nobody’s fault, and I’m not here to play the blame game. It was a great idea with a solid format—you can do much worse than essentially duplicating the Ryder Cup...Continue Reading
Presidents Cup 2017: Watch Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson sing “Si-Woo shakin’ that ass” just because
It ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings. Or in this case, Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson show off their pipes.Continue Reading
What the Presidents Cup needs most? More time
Maybe I was a little off in proposing a few days ago that the Presidents Cup at Liberty National could be the best one ever. But while a now-overall record of 10-1-1...Continue Reading
Presidents Cup 2017: Matt Kuchar ran a five-minute press conference — and Jordan Spieth took some serious ribbing
Matt Kuchar lost to Charl Schwartzel on Sunday afternoon at the 2017 Presidents Cup, but he won an unofficial award on Sunday evening: MVP of Team USA’s winning press conference.Continue Reading
