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ERNIE ELS TIGER WOODS INTERNATIONAL TEAM CAPTAIN UNITED STATES TEAM CAPTAIN OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE 9-15 DECEMBER 2019 THE ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB •VICTORIA•AUSTRALIA Table of Contents The Presidents Cup Summary ........................................................2 Matt Kuchar ....................................................................54 Media Facts ................................................................................. 3-5 Patrick Reed ...................................................................55 Schedule of Events ...................................................................... 6-7 Xander Schauffele ..........................................................56 1994 Teams and Results/Player Records .................................. 8-9 Webb Simpson ...............................................................57 1996 Teams and Results/Player Records .............................. 10-11 Justin Thomas ................................................................58 1998 Teams and Results/Player Records ............................. 12-13 Gary Woodland ...............................................................59 2000 Teams and Results/Player Records ............................. 14-15 Tiger Woods ...................................................................60 2003 Teams and Results/Player Records .............................. 16-17 International Team Members .......................................... 61-76 2005 Teams and Results/Player Records .............................. 18-19 International Team Captain Ernie Els .................................62 2007 Teams and Results/Player Records .............................. 20-21 International Team Captain’s Assistant K.J. Choi .............63 2009 Teams and Results/Player Records .............................. 22-23 International Team Captain’s Assistant Trevor Immelman ...63 2011 Teams and Results/Player Records .............................. 24-25 International Team Captain’s Assistant Geoff Ogilvy ........64 2013 Teams and Results/Player Records .............................. 26-27 International Team Captain’s Assistant Mike Weir ................64 2015 Teams and Results/Player Records .............................. 28-29 Byeong Hun An ...............................................................65 2017 Teams and Results/Player Records .............................. 30-31 Abraham Ancer ...............................................................66 2019 International Team ...............................................................32 Adam Hadwin .................................................................67 2019 United States Team .............................................................33 Sungjae Im ......................................................................68 All-Time Presidents Cup Records/United States .........................34 Marc Leishman ...............................................................69 All-Time Presidents Cup Records/International ...........................35 Haotong Li ......................................................................70 All-Time Records ..................................................................... 36-42 Hideki Matsuyama..........................................................71 The Teams .............................................................................. 43-76 Joaquin Niemann ...........................................................72 2019 Final Eligibility Rankings .................................................44 Louis Oosthuizen ............................................................73 United States Team Members .......................................... 45-60 C.T. Pan ..........................................................................74 United States Team Captain Tiger Woods .........................46 Adam Scott .....................................................................75 United States Team Captain’s Assistant Fred Couples .....47 Cameron Smith ...............................................................76 United States Team Captain’s Assistant Zach Johnson ...47 The Royal Melbourne Golf Club .............................................. 77-80 United States Team Captain’s Assistant Steve Stricker ....48 Royal Melbourne Golf Club Hole-by-Hole Description ........ 78-79 Patrick Cantlay ...............................................................49 Royal Melbourne Golf Club – Course Map .............................80 Bryson DeChambeau ......................................................50 Other Information .................................................................... 81-92 Tony Finau ......................................................................51 Charitable Impact ....................................................................81 Rickie Fowler ..................................................................52 Designated Charities, by Year ........................................... 82-92 Dustin Johnson ..............................................................53 Future Presidents Cup Sites ..................................... Back cover PRESIDENTSCUP.COM 2019 Presidents Cup Media Guide / 1 The Presidents Cup Tournament Summary Dates Site Score Sept. 16-18, 1994 Robert Trent Jones GC, Prince William County, Va., USA U.S. 20, International 12 1 1 Sept. 13-15, 1996 Robert Trent Jones GC, Prince William County, Va., USA U.S. 16 /2, International 15 /2 1 1 Dec. 11-13, 1998 The Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia International 20 /2, U.S. 11 /2 1 1 Oct. 19-22, 2000 Robert Trent Jones GC, Prince William County, Va., USA U.S. 21 /2, International 10 /2 Sept. 20-23, 2003 The Links at Fancourt, George, South Africa U.S. 17, International 17 1 1 Sept. 22-25, 2005 Robert Trent Jones GC, Prince William County, Va., USA U.S. 18 /2, International 15 /2 1 1 Sept. 27-30, 2007 The Royal Montreal GC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada U.S. 19 /2, International 14 /2 1 1 Oct. 8-11, 2009 TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, Calif., USA U.S. 19 /2, International 14 /2 Nov. 17-20, 2011 The Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia U.S. 19, International 15 1 1 Oct. 3-6, 2013 Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin-Columbus, Ohio, USA U.S. 18 /2, International 15 /2 1 1 Oct. 8-11, 2015 Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, Songdo IBD, Incheon City, Korea U.S. 15 /2, International 14 /2 Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2017 Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, N.J., USA U.S. 19, International 11 Dec. 9-15, 2019 The Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2021 Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C., USA 2023 TBD 2025 TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, Calif., USA Total: U.S. 10, International 1, Tie 1 2 / 2019 Presidents Cup Media Guide PRESIDENTSCUP.COM Event History and Fact Sheet The 13th Presidents Cup will be contested at The Royal PGA TOUR during the 1980s and 1990s, Fred Couples and Greg Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for a third Norman led the U.S. and International Teams, respectively. The time. Both captains will make their debuts, with Ernie Els set to 2009 Presidents Cup marked the first time in event history that lead the International Team, and Tiger Woods guiding the U.S. both captains were former participants. Couples has appeared Team. four times (1994, 1996, 1998, 2005) for the United States and The first Presidents Cup was played September 16-18, Norman three (1996, 1998, 2000) for the Internationals, and both 1994, at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia, USA. The U.S. factored prominently in victories secured by their respective Team, captained by Hale Irwin, defeated the International Team, teams. As first-time captains, Couples and Norman each led captained by David Graham, 20-12. strong teams with the U.S. Team retaining the Cup, winning for the The United States also won the second Presidents Cup, sixth time by a score of 19-1/2 to 14-1/2. held September 13-15, 1996, played again at Robert Trent Jones The ninth playing of the event occurred November 15-20, Golf Club. Arnold Palmer, no stranger to high-level international 2011, at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, competition, had the reins as the United States edged Peter Australia, which was the first international venue to host this Thomson’s International Team, 16-1/2 to 15-1/2. prestigious competition more than once. The U.S. Team captured The 1998 Presidents Cup was played December 11-13 at the Presidents Cup for the seventh time, led once again by Captain The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Couples and a 5-0-0 performance by veteran Jim Furyk. Tiger The International Team made the most of home-field advantage, Woods clinched the Cup for the United States with a 4-and-3 win winning 20-1/2 to 11-1/2. Jack Nicklaus served as captain of the over Australia’s Aaron Baddeley in Sunday Singles. For Woods, U.S. Team, while Thomson repeated his role as captain for the it was the second consecutive time he had scored the winning International Team. point at the Presidents Cup, becoming only the second player to In 2000, the Presidents Cup returned to Robert Trent Jones, accomplish that feat (Couples, 1994, 1996) and the first captain’s with the United States avenging its 1998 loss with a decisive pick to do so. Norman’s International Team was outscored 8-3 in 21-1/2 to 10-1/2 victory over the International Team. Thomson foursomes and eventually lost the Cup by four points (19-15). captained the International Team