28.09.2011
Presidents Cup 2011
In 46 days the Presidents Cup will start in the Royal Melbourne golf club in Australia. The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world less Europe.
Europe competes against the U.S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. Current champion is USA since 2009 when the won 19 ½ vs 14 ½ on Harding Park golf club in California.
Yesterday the teams captains announced their team for 2011. Fred Couples is the USA captain and Greg Norman is for the International team and this is the second time they are captains for their teams in the Presidents Cup.
U.S. Team Captain's Picks this year:
Matt Kutchar, Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson, Webb Simpson, Nick Watney, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, David Toms, Hunter Mahan, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods and Bill Haas.
International Team Captain's Picks this year:
K.J Choi, Jason Day, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Ryo Ishiakawa, Kyung-tea Kim, Geoff Ogilvy, Adam Scott, Charl Schwartzel, Y.E Yang, Aaron Baddeley and Robert Allenby.
More information about the Royal Melbourne golf course:
Royal Melbourne's two courses, the East Course and the West Course, are each ranked amongst the best in the world. Royal Melbourne has hosted numerous national and international events, most famously the 1959 Canada Cup, and the 1970 World Cup. It was selected by the PGA Tour to hold the Presidents Cup for the first time outside the United States in December 1998. The Club will also host the Presidents Cup in 2011.
More information about the Royal Melbourne golf course:
Royal Melbourne's two courses, the East Course and the West Course, are each ranked amongst the best in the world. Royal Melbourne has hosted numerous national and international events, most famously the 1959 Canada Cup, and the 1970 World Cup. It was selected by the PGA Tour to hold the Presidents Cup for the first time outside the United States in December 1998. The Club will also host the Presidents Cup in 2011.
A combination of holes from each course is called the Composite Course and in 2007 Golf Digest magazine ranked the Composite Course as the sixth best course in the world outside the United States.