Presidents Cup

Presidents Cup Overview
12 November 04 by MikeWeir.com

THE PRESIDENTS CUP -- 2005
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club
Prince Willian County, Virginia
Captains: Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player
U.S.A defeated the International Team 18.5 - 15.5

Sunday
Justin Leonard def. Tim Clark - 4 & 3
David Toms def. Trevor Immelman - 2 & 1
Retief Goosen def. Tiger Woods - 2 & 1
Kenny Perry def. Mark Hensby - 4 & 3
Fred Couples def. Vijay Singh - 1 up
Mike Weir def. Scott Verplank - 3 & 2
Jim Furyk def. Adam Scott - 3 & 2
Peter Lonard def. Stewart Cink - 3 & 2
Michael Campbell def. Fred Funk - 3 & 2
Davis Love III def. Nick O'Hern - 4 & 3

Saturday (Morning)
Retief Goosen/Adam Scott def. Justin Leonard/Scott Verplank - Halved
Phil Mickelson/Chris DiMarco def. Angel Cabrera/Michael Campbell - 5 & 3
Vijay Singh/Stuart Appleby def. Tiger Woods/Jim Furyk - Halved
Tim Clark/Nick O'Hern def. Fred Funk/David Toms - 2 & 1
Davis Love III/Stewart Cink def. Trevor Immelman/Mike Weir - 1up

Saturday (Afternoon)
Retief Goosen/Adam Scott def. Scott Verplank/Justin Leonard - 5 & 4
Phil Mickelson/Chris DiMarco def. Peter Lonard/Nick O'Hern - 6 & 5
Michael Campbell/Angel Cabrera def. Davis Love III/Fred Couples - Halved
Mark Hensby/Tim Clark def. Kenny Perry/Stewart Cink - 5 & 3
Tiger Woods/Jim Furyk def. Vijay Singh/Stuart Appleby - 2up

Friday
Angel Cabrera/Michael Campbell squared with Phil Mickelson/Chris DiMarco
Adam Scott/Retief Goosen def. Fred Couples/David Toms - 3 & 1
Justin Leonard/Scott Verplank def. Trevor Immelman/Mike Weir - 2 & 1
Vijay Singh/Tim Clark squared with Fred Funk/Stewart Cink
Peter Lonard/Nick O'Hern def. Davis Love III/Kenny Perry - 3 & 2
Tiger Woods/Jim Furyk def. Stuart Appleby/Mark Hensby - 3 & 2

Thursday
Trevor Immelman/Mike Weir def. David Toms/Stewart Cink - 6 & 5

THE PRESIDENTS CUP -- 2003
The Links Course at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Estate
George, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Captains: Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player
Final Score: 17 - 17

DAY ONE
Foursomes - International 3 , United States 2
Nick Price/Mike Weir (Int.) def. David Toms/Phil Mickelson, 1-up
Retief Goosen/Vijay Singh (Int.) def. Chris DiMarco/Jerry Kelly, 3 and 2
Davis Love III/Kenny Perry (U.S.) def. Peter Lonard/Tim Clark, 4 and 2
Ernie Els/Adam Scott (Int.) def. Justin Leonard/Jim Furyk, 1-up
Jay Haas/Fred Funk (U.S.) halved with Robert Allenby/Stephen Leaney
Tiger Woods/Charles Howell III (U.S.) def. Stuart Appleby/K.J. Choi, 4 and 3

DAY TWO
Four-ball - United States 3, International 2
Allenby/Weir (Int.) def. Mickelson/Toms, 3 and 1
Perry/Love III (U.S.) def. Goosen/Choi, 2 and 1
Furyk/Haas (U.S.) def. Appleby/Scott, 6 and 5
DiMarco/Leonard (U.S.) def. Singh/Price, 1 up
Els/Clark (Int.) def. Woods/Howell III, 5 and 3
Totals: International 5 ?, United States 5 ?

Foursomes - United States 4; International 1
Perry/Kelly (U.S.) def. Choi/Lonard, 2 and 1
Funk/Toms (U.S.) def. Allenby/Leaney, 4 and 3
Woods/Howell III (U.S.) def. Clark/Goosen, 1 up
Els/Scott (Int.) def. DiMarco/Mickelson, 1 up
Furyk/Leonard (U.S.) def. Singh/Weir, 5 and 4
Totals: United States 9, International 6

DAY THREE
Four-ball - International 6, United States 0
Lonard/Leaney (Int.) def. Funk/Mickelson, 2 and 1
Els/Clark (Int.) def. Furyk/Haas, 3 and 2
Scott/Choi (Int.) def. Perry/Kelly, 5 and 4
Singh/Goosen (Int.) def. Woods/Howell, 2 and 1
Weir/Allenby (Int.) def. DiMarco/Leonard, 1 up
Price/Appleby (Int.) def Love/Toms, 2 and 1
Totals: International 12 ?, United States 9 ?

DAY FOUR
Singles - United States 7 ?, International 4 ?
Furyk (U.S.) def. Weir, 3 and 1
Kelly (U.S.) def. Clark, 1 up
Perry (U.S.) def. Price, 1 up
Choi (Int.) def. Leonard, 4 and 2
Howell (U.S.) def. Scott, 5 and 4
Haas (U.S.) def. Leaney, 4 and 3
Goosen (Int.) def. Mickelson, 2 and 1
Lonard (Int.) def. Funk, 4 and 3
DiMarco (U.S.) def. Appleby, 1 up
Singh (Int.) def. Toms, 4 and 3
Woods (U.S.) def. Els, 4 and 3
Love (U.S.) halved with Allenby
Final Total: International 17, United States 17

Playoff: Woods (U.S.) and Els (Int.) halved three sudden-death holes with pars. The match was called because of darkness and deemed a tie. The teams opted to share The Presidents Cup for the next two years.

THE PRESIDENTS CUP-2000
Robert Trent Jones GC, Prince William County, Va.
Par: 36-36-72 Yards: 7,315 October 19-22, 2000
Honorary Chairman: President Bill Clinton
Captains: Ken Venturi, Peter Thomson

FIRST DAY
Foursomes-United States 5, International 0
Phil Mickelson/Tom Lehman (U.S.) def. Steve Elkington/Greg Norman, 5 and 4
Hal Sutton/Jim Furyk (U.S.) def. Robert Allenby/Stuart Appleby, 1 up
Stewart Cink/Kirk Triplett (U.S.) def. Mike Weir/Retief Goosen, 3 and 2
Tiger Woods/Notah Begay III (U.S.) def. Vijay Singh/Ernie Els, 1 up
David Duval/Davis Love III (U.S.) def. Nick Price/Carlos Franco, 1 up

SECOND DAY
Four-Ball-International 4, United States 1
Michael Campbell/Goosen (Int.) def. Sutton/Paul Azinger, 4 and 3
Weir/Elkington (Int.) def. Lehman/Loren Roberts, 3 and 2
Price/Norman (Int.) def. Furyk/Duval, 6 and 5
Shigeki Maruyama/Franco (Int.) def. Woods/Begay, 3 and 2
Mickelson/Love (U.S.) def. Singh/Els, 2 and 1
Totals: United States 6, International 4
Foursomes-United States 4, International 1
Cink/Triplett (U.S.) def. Allenby/Appleby, 2 and 1
Roberts/Azinger (U.S.) def. Franco/Maruyama, 5 and 4
Woods/Begay (U.S.) def. Singh/Els, 6 and 5
Sutton/Lehman (U.S.) def. Campbell/Goosen, 4 and 2
Price/Weir (Int.) def. Mickelson/Duval, 6 and 4
Totals: United States 10, International 5

THIRD DAY
Four-Ball-United States 4, International 1
Sutton/Furyk (U.S.) def. Campbell/Norman, 6 and 5
Lehman/Mickelson (U.S.) def. Weir/Elkington, 2 and 1
Love/Duval (U.S.) def. Price/Els, 3 and 2
Triplett/Cink (U.S.) def. Allenby/Franco, 1 up
Singh/Goosen (Int.) def. Woods/Begay, 2 and 1
Totals: United States 14, International 6

FOURTH DAY
Singles-United States 7 1/2, International 4 1/2
Allenby (Int.) def. Azinger, 2 and 1
Duval (U.S.) def. Price, 2 and 1
Roberts (U.S.) def. Appleby, 3 and 2
Weir (Int.) def. Mickelson, 4 and 3
Love (U.S.) def. Els, 4 and 3
Elkington (Int.) def. Lehman, 1 up
Woods (U.S.) def. Singh, 2 and 1
Cink (U.S.) def. Norman, 2 and 1
Franco (Int.) def. Sutton, 6 and 5
Furyk (U.S.) def. Maruyama, 5 and 4
Triplett (U.S.) halved with Campbell
Begay (U.S.) def. Goosen, 1 up
Totals: United States 21 1/2, International 10 1/2