Augusta, home of the Masters, admits first female members | Reuters Mon Aug 20, 2012 | 6:25 PM EDT Augusta, home of the Masters, admits first female members 1/4 Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice attends the closing ceremonies of the Presidents Cup golf tournament in San Francisco, California in this file photo taken October 11, 2009. The Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters golf tournament, on Monday said it has admitted two women as members for the first time: former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and financier Darla Moore. Reuters/Robert Galbraith/Files + 2/4 Martha Burk, chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations, speaks to a group protesting the male-only membership policy of the nearby Augusta National golf club in Augusta in this file photo taken April 12, 2003. The Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters golf tournament, on Monday said it has admitted two women as members for the first time: former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and financier Darla Moore.

Reuters/Mike Segar/Files + 3/4 A spectator walks past the clubhouse during a practice round for the 2010 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia in this file photo taken April 7, 2010. The Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters golf tournament, on Monday said it has admitted two women as members for the first time: former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and financier Darla Moore. Reuters/Brian Snyder/Files + 4/4 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) applauds a putt at the AT&T National PGA Tour golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland in this file photo taken July 5, 2008. The Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters golf tournament, on Monday said it has admitted two women as members for the first time: former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and financier Darla Moore.

Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/Files + By Mark Lamport-Stokes Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters golf tournament, finally ended an all-male policy that had endured for 80 years when it announced on Monday that two women would be admitted as members for the first time. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and financier Darla Moore will become the first women to don the renowned green jackets when the Augusta, Georgia, club re-opens for a new season in October. Augusta National's male-only status has drawn criticism for years. Ahead of this year's Masters tournament in April, President Barack Obama weighed in on the matter, saying through a spokesman that he believed women should be admitted. "This is a joyous occasion as we enthusiastically welcome Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore as members of Augusta National Golf Club," Billy Payne, the club's chairman, said in a statement. Payne, who has refused in the past to speak publicly about membership matters, did not directly address the gender bar issue in his statement, saying only that it was a "significant and positive time" for the club and that Rice and Moore were subjected to the same review as other candidates.

"Consideration with regard to any candidate is deliberate, held in strict confidence and always takes place over an extended period of time," Payne said. "The process for Condoleezza and Darla was no different." Obama had increased the pressure on Augusta National when he said in April that the club should admit women as members. "He welcomes this development, thinks it was too long in coming but obviously believes it's the right thing to do," White House spokesman Jay Carney told a news briefing on Monday. Rice, recently appointed to the U.S. Golf Association's nominating committee, said in a statement: "I have visited Augusta National on several occasions and look forward to playing golf, renewing friendships and forming new ones through this very special opportunity." Rice, 57, was national security adviser under former President George W. Bush before becoming the first black female secretary of state in his second term. In 2010, she became a faculty member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a director of its global center for business and the economy.

Tiger Woods, who knows Rice through Stanford and became the first black player to win the Masters, with a record-shattering victory by 12 shots, in 1997, said: "I think the decision by the Augusta National membership is important to golf. "The club continues to demonstrate its commitment to impacting the game in positive ways. I would like to congratulate both new members, especially my friend Condi Rice." Moore, 58, received an MBA from George Washington University and by the early 1990s had become the highest-paid woman in banking. She is a partner of the private investment firm Rainwater, Inc., which was founded by her husband, Richard Rainwater. "I am fortunate to have many friends who are members at Augusta National, so to be asked to join them as a member represents a very happy and important occasion in my life," Moore said in a statement. LONG-TIME FRIENDS Moore is a long-time friend of William "Hootie" Johnson, Augusta National's former chairman, and they share a South Carolina background and careers in banking. "This is wonderful news for Augusta National Golf Club and I could not be more pleased," Johnson said in a statement to South Carolina's The State newspaper.

"Darla Moore is my good friend, and I know she and Condoleezza Rice will enjoy the club as much as I have." Tim Finchem, commissioner of the U.S. PGA Tour, also applauded Monday's announcement by Augusta National. "At a time when women represent one of the fastest growing segments in both playing and following the game of golf, this sends a positive and inclusive message for our sport," he said in a statement. Augusta National's membership policy has been an issue for years, most notably a decade ago when Martha Burk of the National Council of Women's Organizations led a series of protests that prompted a heated war of words with Augusta's then-chairman Johnson. "There may well come a day when women will be invited to join our membership, but that timetable will be ours, and not at the point of a bayonet," Johnson declared at the time. The widespread calls for female members took on added significance after Ginni Rometty became chief executive officer of IBM Corp in January. IBM, the world's largest technology services company, is a long-standing sponsor of the Masters, the first of the four "major" golf tournaments of the year, and its past four CEOs were granted membership to Augusta National.

Rometty, however, was not included in Monday's announcement of new members. Augusta's invitation-only membership has been steeped in secrecy since the club opened in 1932. Prior to Monday's ground-breaking announcement, women were allowed to play the course only if invited by a member. The club does not reveal its full list of members, believed to be around 300, although it is known that some of the most powerful men from industry and finance, including Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, are members. It was not until 1990 that Augusta National invited its first black member, businessman Ron Townsend, following accusations of racial discrimination at the whites-only Shoal Creek club in Alabama that was selected to host the PGA Championship, another of the four major tournaments. IBM joined other sponsors in putting pressure on Shoal Creek by pulling its television advertisements.

(Additional reporting by Dan Burns, Steve Ginsburg and Laura MacInnis; Editing by Eric Beech and Paul Simao) ADVERTISEMENT USA Win The President's Cup | HK Golfer Magazine USA Win The President's Cup United States retains The Presidents Cup against the International team MELBOURNE, November 20, 2011 (AFP) - Tiger Woods clinched The Presidents Cup for the US team with the winning point over the Internationals in the singles of the teams match play event at Royal Melbourne on Sunday. The former world number one thrashed Australian Aaron Baddeley four and three to push the defending champion Americans beyond the 17.5 points needed to claim their seventh Presidents Cup against the non-European Internationals. Woods also provided the clinching point when the Americans posted a 19.5 to 14.5 triumph over the International team at the previous event in San Francisco in 2009. The Americans split Sunday's singles with the Internationals 6-6, finishing overall 19-15 winners. "It does feel good. I was hoping it wouldn't come down to my point.

I was hoping that Stricks (Steve Stricker) and I could take a victory lap back here," Woods said. "But we (USA) didn't get off to a good start early. We needed to get our point so we went out there and played really well today and put a lot of heat on Badds (Baddeley)." Woods, who only got into the US team as the captain's pick after taking part in just eight USPGA Tour events this year because of injuries, was praised by team captain Fred Couples. "He was ready to go this whole week. He was ready for a month," Couples said. "A lot of people have asked why I picked him and how he was going to play. "Certainly, I couldn't answer how he was going to play but this week I think he showed to himself that his swing is back and he's healthy, and that's more important to me." The star-studded American team went into the final day's singles leading by four points and although Greg Norman's International team made a charge to get within two points they were too strong in the final matches. "The Jim Furyks of the world and Tiger Woods made a lot of putts and they kept our guys out of the match," Norman said.

"I think if you look back over it, it came down to just that and when you look back over all of the days, our foursomes let us down, no question about it." It was a dominant performance by the Americans, who won both the foursomes, split one of the fourballs and narrowly lost the other fourball. Apart from Woods, America's other singles winners were Hunter Mahan, Nick Watney, Jim Furyk, David Toms and Steve Stricker. Furyk was the only player to finish unbeaten in five matches at the event. The Internationals faced a tall order heading into the final day as no team trailing into the singles matches had gone on to win The Presidents Cup, although in 2003 the United States trailed 12.5 to 9.5 and fought back to tie the competition in South Africa. South Korean Kim Kyung-Tae, who holed a pressure putt at the last hole to beat Woods and Dustin Johnson in Saturday's four-ball, carried on his form with a resilient one-up win over Webb Simpson in the day's opening singles.

Victories followed from teammates Charl Schwartzel of South Africa, Japan's Ryo Ishikawa and Australian Greg Ogilvy as the Internationals began strongly. But Mahan and Watney restored control with comfortable victories before Furyk, Toms and Woods got the Americans across the finish line with Stricker winning the day's final singles match two and one over South Korea's Y.E. Yang. Adam Scott had a two-and-one win over Phil Mickelson, and Retief Goosen edged out Matt Kuchar one-up for the Internationals' other wins. It was an accomplished performance from the Americans who came to grief when they last played The Presidents Cup at the demanding Royal Melbourne layout, losing 20.5 to 11.5. The classic sandbelt course tested all the golfers to the limit in Friday's brutal blustery conditions, but played a little easier on the weekend in cooler weather. "I came in here in '88 and played the Bicentennial so I assumed that if I could learn the course in a day and a half or two, these guys can learn it in two or three practice rounds," Couples said.

"It was never a concern." Final scores on Sunday in the USA v Internationals Presidents Cup matchplay golf tournament at Royal Melbourne: USA 19 Internationals 15 Odds to Win The Presidents Cup 2009 – Sports Odds by Steve Hastings • Golf Odds to Win The Presidents Cup 2009: The 8th edition of The Presidents Cup 2009 will be held at beautiful Harding Park Golf Course-Harding Course in San Francisco, California, October 8-11. Sports-Odds.com is the first to have the best Odds to Win The Presidents Cup 2009 , courtesy of our good friends at SportsBook.com and their fine Golf Betting Oddsmakers. Frisco is only the second city in the United States to be selected to host this very young but exciting tournament. The Bay Area will be the very first location for The Presidents Cup on the West Coast. In this year’s Odds to Win The Presidents Cup 2009, two teams, U.S. Team vs.

International Team, will compete against each other in a series of 34 matches: 11 Foursomes (alternate shot), 11 Four-ball (better ball) matches, and 12 Singles matches involving all players on the final Sunday. Both squads will have its members and a legendary captain at the helm. The United States Team will be lead by Captain Fred Couples and the International Team will be under the direction of the great Greg Norman. The members of the 2009 U.S. Team were selected based on official earnings plus two Captain's Picks. Currently, the U.S. Team [5/11] is the sports betting odds favorite to win The Presidents Cup 2009 . As you can expect, Tiger Woods leads the way in a US Team that’s composed of: Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, Kenny Perry, Zach Johnson, Stewart Cink, Sean O'Hair, Jim Furyk, Anthony Kim, Justin Leonard and Captain's Picks Hunter Mahan and Lucas Glover.

Thus, the sports betting odds underdog International Team [17/10] consists of: Geoff Ogilvy, Vijay Singh, Camilo Villegas, Retief Goosen, Ernie Els, Angel Cabrera, Mike Weir, Robert Allenby, Y.E. Yang, Tim Clark and Captain Norman's Picks Adam Scott and Ryo Ishikawa. Wing man Mickelson takes O'Hair under his wing - SFGate Wing man Mickelson takes O'Hair under his wing Published 4:00 am, Sunday, October 11, 2009 Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle Image 1of/5 Close Image 1 of 5 Phil Mickelson gives the thumbs up to the ctrowd after closing out his match with teammate Sean O'Hair, against Retief Goosen and Camilo Villegas 5&3 during the morning round of foursome matches of the 2009 President's Cup Golf Tournament on Saturday October 10, 2009 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, Calif.

less Phil Mickelson gives the thumbs up to the ctrowd after closing out his match with teammate Sean O'Hair, against Retief Goosen and Camilo Villegas 5&3 during the morning round of foursome matches of the 2009 ... more Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle Image 2 of 5 Tim Clark hits his third shot well past the cup on the 18th hole as Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker went on to defeat Mike Weir and Tim Clark 1 up during the morning round of foursome matches of the 2009 President's Cup Golf Tournament on Saturday October 10, 2009 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, Calif. less Tim Clark hits his third shot well past the cup on the 18th hole as Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker went on to defeat Mike Weir and Tim Clark 1 up during the morning round of foursome matches of the 2009 ...

more Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle Image 3 of 5 12-year-old Matt Winn of Fresno finds the perfect spot to watch the action during the afternoon round of four-ball matches of the 2009 President's Cup Golf Tournament on Saturday October 10, 2009 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, Calif. less 12-year-old Matt Winn of Fresno finds the perfect spot to watch the action during the afternoon round of four-ball matches of the 2009 President's Cup Golf Tournament on Saturday October 10, 2009 at Harding ... more Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle Image 4 of 5 Ryo Ishikawa keeps his match alive by sinking a birdie putt on the 15th hole during the afternoon round of four-ball matches of the 2009 President's Cup Golf Tournament on Saturday October 10, 2009 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, Calif.

less Ryo Ishikawa keeps his match alive by sinking a birdie putt on the 15th hole during the afternoon round of four-ball matches of the 2009 President's Cup Golf Tournament on Saturday October 10, 2009 at Harding ... more Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle Image 5 of 5 Phil Mickelson, Sean O'Hair on the 5th hole during the afternoon round of four-ball matches of the 2009 President's Cup Golf Tournament on Saturday October 10, 2009 at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, Calif. less Phil Mickelson, Sean O'Hair on the 5th hole during the afternoon round of four-ball matches of the 2009 President's Cup Golf Tournament on Saturday October 10, 2009 at Harding Park Golf Course in San ... more Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle Wing man Mickelson takes O'Hair under his wing 1 / 5 Back to Gallery The notion of Phil Mickelson as Presidents Cup fixer is an alien one, defying history, lore and whatever the boys talk about at last call.

He's a good enough player in this format, at least since 2003, when he was the guy who made folks grit teeth until the enamel flies off like shrapnel, but he has never really served as camp counselor. Yet here he is, entering the final day of the Cup at Harding Park as the U.S. team's wing man - 3-0-1 with three different partners, and perfectly ready to take on any of the Internationals for an 18-hole mentoring if the rules would allow. While Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker stole the show with a come-from-the-crypt foursomes win over Mike Weir and Tim Clark in the morning and by being a dot on the furthest horizons of Y.E. Yang and Ryo Ishikawa in the afternoon four-ball, Mickelson's steady play and support throughout has been an unseen hand in the Americans' 12 1/2-9 1/2 advantage. "Right now, he's just hitting them long and straight, and that takes a lot of pressure off whoever his partner is," Sean O'Hair , his third partner of the week, said after he and Mickelson halved with Clark and Vijay Singh .

"I felt for awhile like I could hit it anywhere and I'd be fine." Mickelson's back spasms from last week have subsided, and while wife Amy is in Houston continuing her cancer treatments, the clarity of his view on the course has continued since winning the Tour Championship two weeks ago. Moreover, he is now 7-1-5 in Presidents Cup play since his disastrous 0-5 in 2003, the last time he played with more than two partners. Indeed, excluding the omnipresent Eldrick, who was huge in the morning and rode shotgun through Stricker's incandescent afternoon, Mickelson has been a prime reason why the U.S. holds the hammer as today dawns. "He's been," O'Hair said for obvious reasons, "a lot of fun to play with." O'Hair entered the day winless and struggling through the first two days, but Mickelson intervened and asked for O'Hair as a partner for the morning foursomes and then for the afternoon four-ball format. O'Hair responded with 10 hours of largely exemplary work.

His superb 24-foot putt on the 12th hole preserved a 2-up lead on Retief Goosen and Camilo Villegas en route to a 5-and-3 victory over the Internationals. "Actually, I took him selfishly," Mickelson said, opting for the more venal public posture, "because I thought Sean had been striking the ball well, and I thought it was the best chance to win a point." O'Hair, who had lost with Hunter Mahan on Thursday and Kenny Perry on Friday, accepted Mickelson's help with both hands no matter what the motive might be. "The 0-2 start didn't feel too good," O'Hair said, "and Phil came up today and made me feel really comfortable and loose, joking around - it was a real good pairing for me. I played OK, so it worked out." Indeed, the 12th hole of the morning session worked out grandly. Mickelson-O'Hair had taken early command, winning the fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth and 11th holes to go 2 up, but were in danger of giving back a hole as Goosen prepared to convert a 2-footer.

O'Hair, though, drained a 24-footer and found out that he had first by hearing the ball roll in and then the gallery's reaction. "I've been a little uncomfortable on these greens all week," O'Hair said, "and he just said, 'You know what? Just listen for it to go in the hole.' And it did, luckily." As advice goes, it's not exactly a swing correction at last call, but O'Hair needed to hear someone believe he could do it, and confidence over a long putt is better for your average golfer than, say, a skin rash. It clearly took hold, as O'Hair, who didn't make a single birdie Friday, carried the heavy end of the piano in the afternoon, fighting off the persistently excellent Clark, this time teamed with Singh. The key was his 283-yard drive in front of the green on 13, a punch to 9 feet and a calm birdie putt to pull him and Mickelson even with Clark and Singh.

And when it came time to actually lift the piano up the stairs, Mickelson pounded a 39-footer on 14, a 17-footer to save 15, put his approach on 16 to 2 feet for another half. The only thing he couldn't do was turn over a 10-footer on 18 that would have won the match and probably the Cup. As it is, the Internationals will have a hard enough time trying to win the Cup on American soil for the first time. Woods and Stricker have a chance to become the third and fourth players ever to go 5-0, but just as important, Phil Mickelson has a chance to reorder his reputation as a team event player. He plays Goosen in the second-to-last pairing, which may be made moot well before they hit the turn, but he's already done the heavy work, and with 25 percent of the American team. Latest from the SFGATE homepage: Click below for the top news from around the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up for our newsletters to be the first to learn about breaking news and more. Go to 'Sign In' and 'Manage Profile' at the top of the page.

The Presidents Cup - Golf Topics - ESPN The Presidents Cup Results The Presidents Cup is a biennial golf competition that pits a United States team against a squad of international (non-European) players in non-Ryder Cup years. First staged in 1994 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia, the Presidents Cup is conducted as a match-play event, with teams competing in foursome and four-ball matches during early sessions before singles matches are held on the final day of play. The U.S. team, which won the 2011 competition at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia, has been victorious seven of the nine times the Presidents Cup has been contested. The Presidents Cup is designed to give the world's best non-European players a chance to compete in International team match-play competition, pairing a United States team against a squad of international players (both helmed by non-playing captains). Members of the U.S. team are traditionally selected based on official PGA earnings from the two seasons leading up to the event, with an allowance for two captain's picks. The International team is chosen on the basis of the Official World Golf Ranking, in addition to two captain's picks. The Presidents Cup competition format is a different event than the Ryder Cup in several ways.

While the Ryder Cup is made up of 28 matches overall, the Presidents Cup competition consists of 34 matches: 11 foursomes (alternate shot), 11 four-ball (better ball) matches and 12 singles matches involving all players on the final Sunday. All Presidents Cup matches are worth one point each, for a total of 34 points. There are no playoffs for foursomes or four-ball, with each side receiving a half-point if the match finishes all square after 18 holes. Singles matches all square after 18 holes will go to extra holes until a team winner is determined. In a change inspired by the events of the 2003 Presidents Cup, if the match is deadlocked at the end of Singles play, the competition will be deemed a tie, and the teams will share the Presidents Cup. HISTORY The first Presidents Cup event was held Sept. 16-18, 1994, at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia. The U.S., led by captain Hale Irwin, defeated captain David Graham's International team, 20-12.

The Americans won eight of the 12 singles matches in the first edition of the event, and Fred Couples won full points in all three of his matches played during the competition. The U.S. retained the cup in 1996, winning by a narrow margin at the same site as the inaugural edition. Two years later, the International team -- captained by Peter Thomsen -- staged its only outright win in the competition in 1998, by virtue of a 20.5 to 11.5 score line. That year, the event was held outside the U.S. for the first time, at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The event returned to the Robert Trent club in 2000, when Ken Venturi's U.S. team reclaimed the trophy. In that edition, the U.S. enjoyed its widest margin of victory, winning 21.5 to 10.5; Davis Love III won all four points in his matches. The 2003 edition of The Presidents Cup was originally scheduled to be held in November 2002 but was postponed for a year in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept.

11, 2001. (That year, the 2001 Ryder Cup was canceled altogether and played the following year.) The teams finished regulation tied at 17 points apiece at The Links at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Estate in George, South Africa. Ernie Els and Tiger Woods were then designated to represent their teams in a sudden-death playoff to determine a champion. With the two players tied after three holes and with darkness descending, team captains Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus decided that the teams would share the Cup. Both captains returned to lead their teams in 2005, when the U.S. captured the Presidents Cup by an 18-15 margin. The U.S. team then repeated as champion in 2007, wrapping up its fifth Presidents Cup victory in seven tries at Royal Montreal Golf Club in 2007 with a 19-14 victory, the U.S. team's first win at an international venue in the competition's 13-year history. Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco played host to the Presidents Cup in 2009. Fred Couples -- a four-time participant in the event -- captained the U.S.

to a 19-14 win over the International team and its first-time captain Greg Norman. Since the inaugural edition, the event has featured U.S. presidents and national leaders as chairmen for the competition. President Gerald Ford presided over the first Presidents Cup as Honorary Chairman. President George H.W. Bush, an avid golfer like Ford was, served as Honorary Chairman for the Presidents Cup 1996. Australian Prime Minister John Howard was Honorary Chairman for the 1998 event. In 2000, President Bill Clinton made history when he became the first sitting president to serve as Honorary Chairman. In 2003, Thabo Mbeki, president of the Republic of South Africa, was Honorary Chairman. President George W. Bush served as the Honorary Chairman of the Presidents Cup 2005, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was the 2007 Honorary Chairman. President Barack Obama was the Honorary Chairman in 2009.

2011 VENUE The Royal Melbourne Golf Club is a golf complex in Melbourne, Australia, that features two 18-hole layouts and has hosted a number of international events, including the Presidents Cup competition in 1998 and 2011. Founded in 1891, Royal Melbourne is the oldest golf club in Australia and moved to its current location in 1901. It has become one of the more prominent courses among a group known as the Sandbelt courses in the Melbourne area. Considered one of the world's top courses open to the public, Melbourne's West Course was originally designed by Alister MacKenzie in the early 20th century. A second layout, the East Course, was added when additional land was purchased by the club in the 1920s. The club also features a two-story clubhouse, completed in 2003, that replaced an older structure on the grounds. In an attempt to draw hosting duties for international events, 12 holes of Royal Melbourne's West Course and six holes from its East Course were combined to form a Composite Course in 1959.

That year, Melbourne played host to the Canada Cup (precursor to the Mission Hills World Cup), an event that has since returned twice to Melbourne. The Composite Course has also hosted the Eisenhower Trophy in 1968 and the Australian Open on several occasions. In 1998 the club hosted the Presidents Cup, the first time it was held outside the USA. Presidents Cup Year-by-Year Results, All-Time YEAR The Presidents Cup Tickets | Golf tickets | Ticketmaster AU The Presidents Cup Tickets Favourite Added You're in the loop for The Presidents Cup! We'll email you before tickets go on sale in your area. Have more than just one favourite artist? Let My Ticketmaster keep track of all of them for you. Add to Favourites Get email alerts and never miss an onsale for The Presidents Cup! Error: please enter your e-mail address. Error: that is not a valid e-mail address format. Please try again. Error: please enter your postcode. Error: this postal code entered is invalid. Please try again. Error: you are currently registered for a different area. To change your area, please visit My Account and update your Profile.

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01/12/2011 Rated 3 out of 5Â by TheBeaver Great event but very difficult to see much action. Well overpriced tickets! 29/11/2011 2016-10-30 Information Tournament History The Presidents Cup, which will be played for the ninth time in 2011, was developed to give the world's best non-European players an opportunity to compete in international team match-play competition. A biennial event played in non-Ryder Cup years, the first Presidents Cup was played September 16-18, 1994 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. The United States Team, captained by Hale Irwin, defeated the International Team of Captain David Graham, 20-12. The United States also won the second Presidents Cup, held September 13-15, 1996, played again at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Arnold Palmer, no stranger to high-level in...

See More Tournament History The Presidents Cup, which will be played for the ninth time in 2011, was developed to give the world's best non-European players an opportunity to compete in international team match-play competition. A biennial event played in non-Ryder Cup years, the first Presidents Cup was played September 16-18, 1994 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. The United States Team, captained by Hale Irwin, defeated the International Team of Captain David Graham, 20-12. The United States also won the second Presidents Cup, held September 13-15, 1996, played again at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Arnold Palmer, no stranger to high-level international competition, had the reins as the U.S. edged Peter Thomson's International Team, 16 ½ -15 ½. The 1998 Presidents Cup was played December 11-13 at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. The International Team won 20 ½ -11 ½. Jack Nicklaus served as Captain of the U.S. Team, while Peter Thomson repeated his role as Captain for the International Team.

In 2000, The Presidents Cup returned to Robert Trent Jones, with the United States avenging their 1998 loss with a 21 ½ to 10 ½ victory over the International Team. Thomson captained the International Team for a third time, while Ken Venturi was victorious in his debut. The Presidents Cup 2003 was held at The Links at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Estate in George, South Africa. The competition ended in a tie, after both teams completed regulation tied at 17 points. Ernie Els of the International Team and Tiger Woods of the United States Team were designated to represent their teams in a sudden-death playoff. After three playoff holes, and as darkness was descending, Captains Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, in the spirit of the competition, decided that the two teams would share the cup. In 2005, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player returned as captains, and the matches were held once again at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. The tie from 2003 was broken with an 18 ½ to 15 ½ United States victory. The U.S.

wrapped up its fifth Presidents Cup in seven tries at Royal Montreal Golf Club in 2007 with a 19 ½ - 14 ½ victory, the U.S. team's first at an international venue in 14 years of team competition. David Toms earned the most points for the U.S. Team, while Woody Austin earned several new nicknames after falling into the lake on hole 14 while attempting a shot. And while his team did not win, Canadian golf hero Mike Weir thrilled the crowds with a 1-up victory over World No. 1 Tiger Woods in Sunday's singles competition. In 2009, The Presidents Cup was held at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California. Deemed as one of the top public golf properties in the United States Two of the most dominant players on the PGA TOUR during the 1980s and 1990s led the United States and International Teams at The Presidents Cup 2009. Fred Couples and Greg Norman, known the world over for their outstanding competitive accomplishments and larger-than-life personas, succeeded long-time captains and World Golf Hall of Fame members Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.

As first-time captains at The Presidents Cup 2009, Couples and Norman each led strong teams as they competed in front of record crowds at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California. The U.S. Team retained the Cup, winning for the sixth time, by a score of 19-1/2 to 14-1/2. The Presidents Cup 2009 marked the first time in The Presidents Cup history that both captains were former participants in The Presidents Cup. Couples has appeared four times (1994, 1996, 1998, 2005) for the United States and Norman three (1996, 1998, 2000) for the Internationals, both factored prominently in victories secured by their respective teams. In 2011, Fred Couples and Greg Norman will be returning as captains of the U.S. and International Teams when the event returns to Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, site of the 1998 event and the only victory for the Internationals.

2011 Tournament Facts LOCATION: Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia GOLF COURSE ARCHITECT: Dr. Alister MacKenzie (1925) METERS/PAR: Course Routing changed to favor Match Play Format Use Composite Course made up of 12 holes from the West Course and 6 holes from the East Course Front: 3,038 metres Par 35 Back: 3,358 metres Par 36 Total: 6,396 metres Par 71 DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: United States Team defeated the International Team at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, CA, USA.

PAST CHAMPIONS Jack Nicklaus - 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007 Ken Venturi - 2000 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA International Team The top ten international players (excluding those eligible for the European Ryder Cup team) from the Official World Golf Ranking as of Sunday, Sept 18, 2011 (through the BMW Championship) Plus two Captain's selections made on Monday, Sept 26, 2011 United States Team The top ten U.S. players who earned the most official PGA TOUR money beginning with the 2009 Barclays through the 2011 BMW Championship, weighted as follows: 2009-2010 $1 = 1 point Plus two Captain's selections made on Monday, Sept 26, 2011 FORMAT The Presidents Cup competition consists of 34 matches - 11 foursomes (alternate shot) and 11 four-ball (better ball) matches. There are 12 singles matches involving all players on the final Sunday. All matches are worth one point each, for a total of 34 points.

Foursome and Four-ball matches all square at the end of 18 holes are halved, with each side receiving ½ point. Singles matches all square after 18 holes will to go extra holes until a match winner is determined. The winning team will have to accumulate no less than 17½ points to win The Presidents Cup. In a change inspired by the events of the 2003 Presidents Cup, if the match is deadlocked at the end of singles play, the competition will be deemed a tie and the teams will share The Presidents Cup. TELEVISION COVERAGE The Presidents Cup is projected to be broadcast in 225 countries and territories, nearly 600 million homes, and in 30 different languages. The U.S. broadcast will be hosted by NBC Sports, with broadcasts on NBC and GOLF CHANNEL. Australian Broadcast will be hosted by Channel Nine on free to air and FoxSports on pay Television. PURSE Unlike other events, the players do not receive prize money based on performance. Instead, the PGA TOUR pledges to contribute to charities, which are nominated by the players, captains and captains' assistants from both teams.

WORLDWIDE CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTIONS 1994 - US $ 750,000 ON BEHALF OF THE PLAYERS 1996 - US $ 800,000 CAPTAINS & CAPTAIN'S ASST'S 1998 - US $ 2.9 million 2000 - US $ 2.8 million Presidents Cup: Five things to know about the Presidents Cup from ESPN Stats & Information As the eighth Presidents Cup gets under way in San Francisco, here are five nuggets of information from ESPN's Stats & Information department. 1. U.S. against them For all the talk about just how dominant the U.S. has been in the past seven Presidents Cup tournaments, if you add up the career records of each team in the biennial event, they are quite similar. When tallying the marks of the American squad playing this week, the U.S. is 69-65-15, while the International team is 71-67-19.

Both have 32 years of experience in this competition that was first held in 1994, while Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh are the only golfers to have played in every Presidents Cup. And when it comes to world rankings, the U.S. team boasts the top three players -- Tiger Woods , Mickelson and Steve Stricker . As for the International squad? Just one of its 12 makes the top 10. Aussie Geoff Ogilvy is 10th in the latest world rankings. 2. Tiger and Phil So how do the top two players in the world fare at the Presidents Cup? Well, their record is somewhat better at the Presidents Cup than the Ryder Cup. Woods is better than .500 at the Presidents Cup (13-11-1) while worse than .500 when facing Europe (10-13-2). As for Mickelson, he'll have a chance to get above .500 this year at Harding Park, as his Presidents Cup record is 11-13-9 while his Ryder Cup mark is 10-14-6.

So maybe the best golfers do better when they have to rely only on their own games. But recent history for both would suggest otherwise. After winning the first three singles matches of his Presidents Cup career, Woods has lost two in a row (1-up to Mike Weir in '07, and 2 and 1 to Retief Goosen in '05). As for Lefty, his 5 and 4 win at the 2007 event at Royal Montreal was his first triumph in seven tries in Sunday singles at the Presidents Cup. 3. The numbers game Conventional wisdom at most professional golf events says you can't win a tournament on Thursday. That might be technically true, but at the Presidents Cup, the standings after the first day often have foreshadowed the eventual champion come Sunday night. On four occasions in the past seven Presidents Cup, the U.S. owned a lead of at least 4-1, including two 5-0 shutouts of the International squad. And five times overall, the Day 1 leader went on to win.

The only exceptions came in 2003, when the International squad led 3½-2½ and the match ended in a 17-17 tie, and in 2005, when the International squad also led 3½-2½, but the Americans rallied to win 18½-15 ½. 4. Say what? Words such as foursomes and four-ball will be tossed about this week at Harding Park. So before you go searching for that golf edition of Webster's dictionary, here's a quick primer. • Four-ball: A match in which two players play their own golf ball against the opposing twosome, with the lowest score from each team counting for the team's score. The team with the lower score is deemed to have won the hole. If there is a tie, the whole is halved. • Foursomes: Better known as "alternate shot," this format allows two players on each team to alternate shots until the ball reaches the hole. For example, Player A hits the drive, Player B hits the second shot, etc. • Singles: A one-on-one competition in which each player is matched up against another player from the opposing team. This is the traditional Sunday matchup.

• Match play: Competition in which the winner of each hole is the determining factor as opposed to total strokes in medal play. • Dormie: When a match gets to a point where one player or team needs to win every hole remaining else it would lose the match, that match is considered dormie. For example, if Player A is leading a match 3-up with three holes to play, that match is dormie. 5. Walk in the park Harding Park Golf Course, host of the 2009 Presidents Cup, is situated on a gently rolling peninsula surrounded by the shores of Lake Merced in San Francisco's southwest corner. The club is located near one of the area's most well-known venues -- The Olympic Club. During the 1998 U.S. Open at Olympic, Harding Park Golf Course was actually used as a parking lot. But in the spring of 2002, an extensive renovation of the course was undertaken to restore Harding Park's famed layout to world-class standards. The course hosted a World Golf Championship event in 2005, in which Woods won on the second playoff hole against John Daly .

This week, the routing of the course has been changed to better accommodate more dramatic finishing holes earlier in the back nine because many matches never reach the 18th hole. The course will play as a par-71 at 7,137 yards.

Question: Who was the only golfer in the President's Cup tournament held at San Francisco in 2009 to win all 5 of his matches?
Answer: Tiger Woods