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THE PRESIDENTS CUP 2024: all you need to know

rugby18 September 2024 10:52
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The Presidents Cup returns to Royal Montreal Golf Club and the host of the 2007 edition, Royal Montreal will become the second international venue to host the event more than once, joining Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia.


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The Presidents Cup 2022 was hosted by Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina, USA.

Canada’s hosting of the prestigious golf tournament marks the ‘International’ host for the event which rotates between the United States and an International country.

VENUE: Royal Montreal Golf Club

WHEN: 24 – 29 September

The captain of Team USA is Jim Furyk, and the captain of Team International is Mike Weir.

BROADCAST DETAILS


  * Stream the action LIVE on DStv *


Day 1 - Thursday 26 September

Main Feed | SS Golf; Grandstand; 5:30pm– 00:00am


Day 2 - Friday 27 September 

Main Feed | SS Golf; Grandstand; 7pm – 00:00am


Day 3 - Saturday 28 September

Main Feed | SS Golf; – 1pm-00:00am


Day 4 - Sunday 29 September

Main Feed | SS Golf 6 – 00:00am


TEAMS

Each team is comprised of 12 players that feature eight automatic qualifiers plus four captain’s picks. The US top eight players are picked from the FedEx Cup points list.

US captain Jim Furyk selected Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns, Tony Finau, Brian Harman, Russell Henley and Max Homa.

The International Team consists of the top eight international players at the time of choosing (non-European), plus four captain’s picks.

International Team captain Mike Weir selected South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Canada’s Corey Conners, Taylor Pendrith and Mackenzie Hughes, South Korea’s Si Woo Kim and Australia’s Min Woo Lee.

This marks the first time in Presidents Cup history in which three Canadian players will compete for the International Team

PLAY FORMAT

The Presidents Cup tournament is unique in its format of play. Occurring over four consecutive days from Thursday, 26 September to Sunday 29 September.

There are three days of team matches of alternate shots (foursomes), and better ball (four-balls), followed by Sunday singles.

The scoring is determined on a hole-by-hole basis where there are 30 total points. This differs from the Ryder Cup which goes for three days and involves 28 points.

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