Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker at the Ryder Cup. (Getty Images) Tiger Woods got a taste of being a vice-captain at the Ryder Cup and loved it so much that he’s willing to do it again. On Wednesday, current U.S. Presidents Cup captain Steve Stricker, who, like Woods, was also a vice-captain under Davis Love […]
Steve Stricker, Nick Price to captain 2017 Presidents Cup teams
April 13, 2016 by
The two captains who will face off in the 2017 Presidents Cup were announced Tuesday, with Nick Price getting a third run as the International leader and Steve Stricker taking over as the U.S. captain from Jay Haas. Haas led the U.S. to a one-point win last October in South Korea, played under a revamped […]
Lahiri shows class after missing crucial Presidents Cup putt
October 12, 2015 by
Anirban Lahiri will probably think about his last putt on Sunday for a long time. Lahiri, the first Indian-born player to compete in the Presidents Cup, faced a 4-footer to tie Chris Kirk and earn a critical half-point for the Internationals in their effort to win the biennial matches for the first time since 1998. […]
Phil Mickelson goes undefeated in 11th Presidents Cup appearance
October 11, 2015 by
Phil Mickelson was supposed to step aside and let some younger blood get a taste of playing for the United States. At 30th in the final Presidents Cup points standings, he should not have even been on U.S. captain Jay Haas’ radar. However, it was the other players on Haas’ team that made up the […]
Explaning Phil Mickelson’s wrong ball blunder at the Presidents Cup
October 10, 2015 by
A lot of folks were confused when Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson somehow managed to lose the seventh hole twice during their Friday fourballs (best ball) match against Jason Day and Adam Scott at the Presidents Cup. So, let’s put it into perspective. Phil Mickelson hit his tee shot on the par 5 at the […]
Inter-session: Setting the stage for Day 3 of the Presidents Cup
October 10, 2015 by
Now we have ourselves a ballgame in South Korea. The Internationals, desperate after losing Day 1 of the Presidents Cup to the U.S. by a 4-1 count, made a strong comeback in the Friday session of five fourball (best ball) matches, cutting the American lead to a point a 5.5-4.5 through 10 matches. Louis Oosthuizen […]
Inter-session: Looking back on Day 1, forward to Day 2 at the Presidents Cup
October 9, 2015 by
The U.S. Presidents Cup team carries a huge 4-1 edge into Day 2 of the Presidents Cup after winning all but one of five alternate-shot matches on Thursday in South Korea. The format changes for the Friday (Thursday night in the U.S.) slate of matches, switching to fourballs, also known as best ball. The strategy […]
A Presidents Cup primer, explaining this biennial matchup
October 8, 2015 by
The 11th Presidents Cup kicks off on Thursday from Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in, as you might guess, Incheon, South Korea. It’s the biennial match pitting the Americans against the Internationals, a team formed from picking players born in every country that isn’t the United States or Europe. The competition, owned and wholly run […]
Adam Scott using short putter at the Presidents Cup
October 7, 2015 by
Adam Scott was eliminated from the PGA Tour playoffs after The Barclays, giving him a five-week vacation as the FedEx Cup was decided. So, Scott took the free time to ditch the broomstick putter he has used since 2011 and get comfortable with a traditional-length putter, which he is using this week at the Presidents […]
