MEDIA GUIDE SEPT 26 - OCT 1 | JERSEY CITY, NJ | LIBERTY NATIONAL GOLF CLUB Table of Contents The Presidents Cup Summary ................................................................. 2 Kevin Kisner .......................................................................... 52 Media Facts ..........................................................................................3-5 Brooks Koepka ....................................................................... 53 Schedule of Events .................................................................................. 6 Matt Kuchar ..........................................................................54 Acknowledgements ................................................................................. 7 Phil Mickelson .......................................................................55 Glossary of Match-Play Terminology ..................................................... 8 Patrick Reed ..........................................................................56 1994 Teams and Results/Player Records..........................................9-10 Jordan Spieth ........................................................................57 1996 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................11-12 Justin Thomas .......................................................................58 1998 Teams and Results/Player Records ......................................13-14 International Team Members ..................................................59-74 2000 Teams and Results/Player Records ......................................15-16 International Team Captain Nick Price ..................................... 60 2003 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................17-18 International Team Captain’s Assistant Ernie Els, ...................61 2005 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................19-20 International Team Captain’s Assistant Tony Johnstone ........61 2007 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................21-22 International Team Captain’s Assistant Geoff Ogilvy ..............62 2009 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................23-24 International Team Captain’s Assistant Mike Weir .................62 2011 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................25-26 Jason Day ..............................................................................63 2013 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................27-28 Branden Grace .......................................................................64 2015 Teams and Results/Player Records........................................29-30 Emiliano Grillo .......................................................................65 2017 Teams ...........................................................................................31 Adam Hadwin .......................................................................66 All-Time Presidents Cup Records/United States .................................32 Si Woo Kim ...........................................................................67 All-Time Presidents Cup Records/International...................................33 Anirban Lahiri ........................................................................68 All-Time Records ..............................................................................34-40 Marc Leishman .....................................................................69 The Teams .....................................................................................41-74 Hideki Matsuyama ................................................................70 2017 Final Eligibility Rankings ........................................................42 Louis Oosthuizen ...................................................................71 United States Team Members ..................................................43-58 Charl Schwartzel ...................................................................72 United States Team Captain Steve Stricker .............................44 Adam Scott ............................................................................73 United States Team Captain’s Assistant Fred Couples ...........45 Jhonattan Vegas ...................................................................74 United States Team Captain’s Assistant Davis Love III ...........45 Liberty National Golf Club ..........................................................76-79 United States Team Captain’s Assistant Jim Furyk .................46 Liberty National Golf Club Hole-by-Hole Description ................... 77-78 United States Team Captain’s Assistant Tiger Woods ............46 Liberty National Golf Club – Course Map .......................................79 Daniel Berger ........................................................................47 Other Information ..........................................................................80-90 Kevin Chappell ......................................................................48 Charitable Impact ............................................................................80 Rickie Fowler .........................................................................49 Designated Charities, by Year ...................................................81-90 Charley Hoffman ...................................................................50 Future Presidents Cup Sites ............................................. Back cover Dustin Johnson .....................................................................51 PRESIDENTSCUP.COM 2017 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 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 Dec. 9-15, 2019 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. 9, International 1, Tie 1 2 / 2017 Presidents Cup Media Guide PRESIDENTSCUP.COM Event History and Fact Sheet The 12th Presidents Cup will be contested at Liberty National Golf Player captained the International Team for a third and final time. Club in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Nick Price will return as In 2009, the Presidents Cup was held at TPC Harding Park in captain of the International Team, and Steve Stricker makes his debut San Francisco, Calif., one of the top public golf properties in the as the lead for the U.S. Team. United States. Two of the most dominant players on the PGA TOUR The first Presidents Cup was played September 16-18, 1994, during the 1980s and 1990s, Fred Couples and Greg Norman led the at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia, USA. The U.S. Team, U.S. and International Teams, respectively. The 2009 Presidents Cup captained by Hale Irwin, defeated the International Team, captained marked the first time in event history that both captains were former by David Graham, 20-12. participants. Couples has appeared four times (1994, 1996, 1998, The United States also won the second Presidents Cup, 2005) for the United States and Norman three (1996, 1998, 2000) for held September 13-15, 1996, played again at Robert Trent Jones the Internationals, and both factored prominently in victories secured Golf Club. Arnold Palmer, no stranger to high-level international by their respective teams. As first-time captains, Couples and competition, had the reins as the United States edged Peter Norman each led strong teams with the U.S. Team retaining the Cup, Thomson’s International Team, 16-1/2 to 15-1/2. winning for the sixth time by a score of 19-1/2 to 14-1/2. The 1998 Presidents Cup was played December 11-13 at The The ninth playing of the event occurred November 15-20, 2011, Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, International Team made the most of home-field advantage, winning which was the first international venue to host this prestigious 20-1/2 to 11-1/2. Jack Nicklaus served as captain of the U.S. Team, competition more than once. The U.S. Team captured the Presidents while Thomson repeated his role as captain for the International Cup for the seventh time, led once again by Captain Couples and Team. a 5-0-0 performance by veteran Jim Furyk. Tiger Woods clinched In 2000, the Presidents Cup returned