2011 Presidents Cup – Links Cup
Dates: Nov. 17-20 – Presidents Cup; 18-20 – Links Cup
Venues: Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Australia and St Francis Links, South Africa
Presidents Cup Teams:
United States captain: Fred Couples
U.S. team: Matt Kuchar, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson, Webb Simpson, Nick Watney, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, David Toms, Hunter Mahan, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods, Bill Haas.
Venues: Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Australia and St Francis Links, South Africa
Presidents Cup Teams:
United States captain: Fred Couples
U.S. team: Matt Kuchar, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson, Webb Simpson, Nick Watney, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, David Toms, Hunter Mahan, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods, Bill Haas.
International captain: Greg Norman
International team: Jason Day (Australia), Adam Scott (Australia), Charl Schwartzel (South Africa), K.J. Choi (South Korea), Kim Kyung-tae (South Korea), Retief Goosen (South Africa), Geoff Ogilvy (Australia), Ernie Els(South Africa), Yang Yong-eun (South Korea), Ryo Ishikawa (Japan), Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley
Links Cup Teams
TBA! (all members in good standing are eligible to represent their country of birth (or choice)) – In the Links Cup format, one team will represent and play for South Africa and the other team will represent and play for “the World” Note: It was amazing how many participants were from Ireland last year! As in previous years, both events will kick off with Flag Raising! At the Links, Anthems will be sung and team parings for the first rounds of play will be announced on Friday night (18 Nov) in Jack’s Bar.
Links Cup – Previous results:
2008 – South Africa defeated The World
2009- South Africa defeated The World 13-11
2010- The World defeated South Africa 19-13
Presidents Cup - Previous results:
2009 - Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco (U.S. 19-1/2, International 14-1/2)
2007 - Royal Montreal Golf Club, Canada (U.S. 19-1/2, International 14-1/2)
2005 - Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Virginia (U.S. 18-1/2, International 15-1/2)
2003 - Fancourt Hotel and Country Club, George, South Africa (International 17, U.S. 17)
2000 - Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Virginia (U.S. 21-1/2, International 10-1/2)
1998 - Royal Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (International 20-1/2, U.S. 11-1/2)
1996 - Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Virginia (U.S. 16-1/2, International 15-1/2)
1994 - Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Virginia (U.S. 20, International 12)
2011 schedule – Presidents Cup
Nov. 17 - Foursomes (6 matches)
Nov. 18 - Four-ball (6 matches)
Nov. 19 - Foursomes (5 matches), Four-ball (5 matches)
Nov. 20 - Singles (12 matches)
2011 schedule – Links Cup
Nov. 19 – Four-ball (18 holes from 8am; Foursomes 9 holes from 2pm)
Nov. 20 – Singles (from 8am)
Prizegiving to follow play.
The Presidents Cup and Links Cup run parallel to promote great camaraderie in a fun-filled and competitive environment. Enjoy the energy of the Presidents Cup While the Presidents Cup features matches with teams of 12 each, there is no limit to the number of players in the Links Cup. The basic Entry Fee for the Links Cup is FREE. The Club will provide welcome snacks for all who are attending the Opening Ceremonies, our very supportive member, Colin Higgins will once again supply our fantastic medals, other prizes are not needed as we will be playing for the gold medal and pride- and the Prizegiving Lunch following play on Sunday is optional (yet, encouraged for all participants, family and friends). Click Here for more details and here for the entry form.
Nov. 19 – Four-ball (18 holes from 8am; Foursomes 9 holes from 2pm)
Nov. 20 – Singles (from 8am)
Prizegiving to follow play.
The Presidents Cup and Links Cup run parallel to promote great camaraderie in a fun-filled and competitive environment. Enjoy the energy of the Presidents Cup While the Presidents Cup features matches with teams of 12 each, there is no limit to the number of players in the Links Cup. The basic Entry Fee for the Links Cup is FREE. The Club will provide welcome snacks for all who are attending the Opening Ceremonies, our very supportive member, Colin Higgins will once again supply our fantastic medals, other prizes are not needed as we will be playing for the gold medal and pride- and the Prizegiving Lunch following play on Sunday is optional (yet, encouraged for all participants, family and friends). Click Here for more details and here for the entry form.
2008
2009
Regards,
Jeff
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