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Team competition
Presidents Cup
United States and international hosts outside Europe Established 1994
The professional match between the United States and an International Team drawn from the rest of the world outside Europe.
Results by year
16 published editions
2000
- 2009 Presidents Cup Completed
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2007 Presidents Cup
Completed
The Royal Montreal Golf Club
- 2005 Presidents Cup Completed
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2003 Presidents Cup
Completed
Tied
The Links at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Estate
- 2000 Presidents Cup Completed
Archive essay
Why it matters
The Presidents Cup is a four-day match-play competition between a United States Team and an International Team representing the rest of the world outside Europe.
Its International Team creates a geography unlike the Ryder Cup: players from outside the United States and Europe gather under one side identity.
Chapter 01
Origins and identity
The competition began in 1994 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia. Its history has since moved through American, Australian, South African, South Korean and Canadian hosts.
Chapter 02
Place and competitive character
The venue cycle alternates between the United States and countries outside Europe, giving the archive a wide set of Club and Course relationships.
Chapter 03
Traditions, qualification and evolution
Thirty matches unfold across four days, beginning with paired play and ending with twelve singles. The team with the most points raises the cup.