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 [September 24, 2024]
By The Associated Press
Facts and figures for the 15th Presidents Cup matches in Montreal,
which start Thursday:
Teams: United States against an International team of players from
everywhere but Europe.
Dates: Sept. 27-30.
Venue: Royal Montreal Golf Club (Blue Course).
Length: 7,279.
Par: 70.
Points needed to win: 15 1/2.
Captains: Jim Furyk (U.S.) and Mike Weir (International).
Defending champion: United States.
Series: United States leads, 12-1-1.
Format: Nine matches of foursomes, nine matches of fourballs, 12
singles matches. Each is worth one point.
Last time: Jordan Spieth went 5-0 and Max Homa made his Presidents
Cup debut by going 4-0 as the Americans built an 8-2 lead after two
sessions and cruised to a 17 1/2-12 1/2 victory at Quail Hollow Club
in North Carolina.
International team: Byeong Hun An, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Corey
Conners, Jason Day, Mackenzie Hughes, Sungjae Im, Tom Kim, Si Woo
Kim, Min Woo Lee, Hideki Matsuyama, Taylor Pendrith, Adam Scott.
U.S. team: Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Wyndham
Clark, Tony Finau, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Max Homa, Collin
Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Sahith Theegala.
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A man walks past a sign for the Presidents Cup golf tournament at
the Royal Montreal Golf Club, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 in Montreal. (Christinne
Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Tale of the tape: All 12 Americans are among the
top 25 in the world ranking. The International team has four players
in the top 25.
Royal Montreal history: The oldest golf club in North America dates
to 1873. It hosted the Presidents Cup in 2007 and the Canadian Open
10 times, five times since it moved to its current location.
Key statistic: Hideki Matsuyama and Taylor Pendrith are the only
players on the International team who have won on the PGA Tour this
year.
Notable: Adam Scott is playing in his 11th straight Presidents Cup
without ever being on a winning team.
Quotable: “We do know the past, and we want to change that, and
we’re doing all the little things behind the scenes to help to
change that.” — International captain Mike Weir.
Television (all times EDT): Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Golf
Channel); Friday, 1-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7-8 a.m. (Golf
Channel), 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. (NBC).
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