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OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OCTOBER 6-11, 2015 &$ " & "#"!" !"! %'"# Table of Contents The Presidents Cup Summary ................................................................. 2 Chris Kirk ...............................................................................52 Media Facts ..........................................................................................3-8 Matt Kuchar ..........................................................................53 Schedule of Events .............................................................................9-10 Phil Mickelson .......................................................................54 Acknowledgements ...............................................................................11 Patrick Reed ..........................................................................55 Glossary of Match-Play Terminology ..............................................12-13 Jordan Spieth ........................................................................56 1994 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................14-15 Jimmy Walker .......................................................................57 1996 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................16-17 Bubba Watson.......................................................................58 1998 Teams and Results/Player Records ......................................18-19 International Team Members ..................................................59-74 2000 Teams and Results/Player Records ......................................20-21 International Team Captain Nick Price ..................................... 60 2003 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................22-23 International Team Vice-Captain K.J. Choi ............................... 61 2005 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................24-25 International Team Captain’s Assistant Tony Johnstone ........ 61 2007 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................26-27 International Team Captain’s Assistant Mark McNulty ..........61 2009 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................28-29 Sangmoon Bae ......................................................................62 2011 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................30-31 Steven Bowditch ...................................................................63 2013 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................32-33 Jason Day ..............................................................................64 2015 Teams ...........................................................................................34 Branden Grace .......................................................................65 All-Time Presidents Cup Records/United States ................................. 35 Thongchai Jaidee ..................................................................66 All-Time Presidents Cup Records/International...................................36 Anirban Lahiri ........................................................................67 All-Time Records ..............................................................................37-39 Danny Lee ..............................................................................68 The Teams .....................................................................................41-74 Marc Leishman .....................................................................69 2015 Final Eligibility Rankings ........................................................42 Hideki Matsuyama ................................................................70 United States Team Members ..................................................43-58 Louis Oosthuizen ...................................................................71 United States Team Captain Jay Haas .....................................44 Charl Schwartzel ...................................................................72 United States Team Captain’s Assistant Fred Couples ...........45 Adam Scott ............................................................................73 United States Team Captain’s Assistant Davis Love III ...........45 Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea .................................................75-79 United States Team Captain’s Assistant Steve Stricker ..........45 Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea History .................................................76 Rickie Fowler .........................................................................46 Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea Hole-by-Hole Description ............ 77-78 Jim Furyk (Captain’s Assistant due to injury) ......................47 Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea – Course Map ................................79 Bill Haas ................................................................................48 Other Information ..........................................................................81-91 J.B. Holmes (Replaced Furyk) ...............................................49 Charitable Impact .......................................................................82-83 Dustin Johnson .....................................................................50 Designated Charities, by Year ...................................................84-91 Zach Johnson ........................................................................51 Future Presidents Cup Sites ............................................. Back cover PRESIDENTSCUP.COM 2015 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 Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, 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 Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, 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 Oct. 8-11, 2015 Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, Songdo IBD, Incheon City, Korea Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2017 Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, N.J., USA 2019 TBD 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. 8, International 1, Tie 1 2 / 2015 Presidents Cup Media Guide PRESIDENTSCUP.COM Event History and Fact Sheet The 11th Presidents Cup will be contested at Jack Nicklaus Golf Toms earned the most points for the U.S. Team, while Woody Austin Club Korea in Songdo IBD in Incheon City, Korea. Korea becomes the earned a new nickname - Aquaman - after falling into the lake on first country in Asia to host The Presidents Cup. Nick Price will return hole 14 while attempting a shot. And while his team did not win, as captain of the International Team, and Jay Haas, a three-time U.S. Canadian golf hero Mike Weir thrilled the crowds with a 1-up victory Team captain’s assistant, will take the lead for the U.S. Team. over World No. 1 Tiger Woods in Sunday’s singles competition. The first Presidents Cup was played September 16-18, 1994, Player captained the International Team for a third and final time. at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia, USA. The U.S. Team, In 2009, The Presidents Cup was held at TPC Harding Park in captained by Hale Irwin, defeated the International Team, captained San Francisco, Calif., one of the top public golf properties in the by David Graham, 20-12. United States. Two of the most dominant players on the PGA TOUR The United States also won the second Presidents Cup, held during the 1980s and 1990s, Fred Couples and Greg Norman led the September 13-15, 1996, played again at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. U.S. and International Teams, respectively. The Presidents Cup 2009 Arnold Palmer, no stranger to high-level international competition, marked the first time in event history that both captains were former had the reins as the United States edged Peter Thomson’s participants. Couples has appeared four times (1994, 1996, 1998, International Team, 16-1/2 to 15-1/2. The U.S. Team was led by Mark 2005) for the United States and Norman three (1996, 1998, 2000) for O’Meara, who was the first player to go 5-0 in Presidents Cup history. the Internationals, and both factored prominently in victories secured The Presidents Cup 1998 was played December 11-13 at by their respective teams. As first-time captains, Couples and Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Norman each led strong teams with the U.S. Team retaining the Cup, International Team made the most of its home-field advantage, winning for the sixth time by a score of 19-1/2 to 14-1/2. winning 20-1/2 to 11-1/2. Jack Nicklaus served as captain of The ninth playing of the event occurred November 15-20, 2011, the U.S. Team, while Thomson repeated his role as captain for at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria,