The Presidents Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world without Europe. The first Presidents Cup took place in 1994.
For details of individual players' complete Presidents Cup records see: List of American Presidents Cup golfers and List of International Presidents Cup golfers.
Summary
editThere have been a total of 482 individual matches played in the 15 Presidents Cups. Of these the United States has won 237, the International team has won 183 with 62 matches halved. Thus the United States have scored a total of 268 points to the International team's 214
| Team | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
| United States won | 237 | 84 | 82 | 71 |
| International won | 183 | 69 | 48 | 66 |
| Halved | 62 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| United States points | 268 | 971⁄2 | 921⁄2 | 78 |
| International points | 214 | 821⁄2 | 581⁄2 | 73 |
| Total | 482 | 180 | 151 | 151 |
Holes-in-one
editNo golfer has achieved a hole-in-one during the Presidents Cup.
Largest margins of victory in a match
editAll victories completed with 5 or more holes left to play are listed.[1]
United States
edit| Margin | Winner | Loser | Type | Year |
| 7 & 5 | Davis Love III & Jim Gallagher Jr. | Frank Nobilo & Robert Allenby | Foursomes | 1994 |
| 7 & 5 | David Toms | Robert Allenby | Singles | 2011 |
| 6 & 5 | Jay Haas & Scott Hoch | Fulton Allem & David Frost | Fourball | 1994 |
| 6 & 5 | Steve Stricker | Robert Allenby | Singles | 1996 |
| 6 & 5 | Tiger Woods & Notah Begay III | Vijay Singh & Ernie Els | Foursomes | 2000 |
| 6 & 5 | Hal Sutton & Jim Furyk | Michael Campbell & Greg Norman | Fourball | 2000 |
| 6 & 5 | Jim Furyk & Jay Haas | Stuart Appleby & Adam Scott | Fourball | 2003 |
| 6 & 5 | Phil Mickelson & Chris DiMarco | Peter Lonard & Nick O'Hern | Fourball | 2005 |
| 6 & 5 | Tiger Woods | Yang Yong-eun | Singles | 2009 |
| 6 & 5 | Hunter Mahan & David Toms | Kim Kyung-tae & Yang Yong-eun | Foursomes | 2011 |
| 6 & 5 | Kevin Chappell & Charley Hoffman | Anirban Lahiri & Charl Schwartzel | Fourball | 2017 |
| 6 & 5 | Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele | Adam Scott & Hideki Matsuyama | Foursomes | 2022 |
International
edit| Margin | Winner | Loser | Type | Year |
| 7 & 6 | David Frost | Kenny Perry | Singles | 1996 |
| 7 & 6 | Adam Scott & K. J. Choi | Tiger Woods & Steve Stricker | Foursomes | 2011 |
| 7 & 6 | Hideki Matsuyama & Im Sung-jae | Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele | Foursomes | 2024 |
| 6 & 5 | David Frost & Peter Senior | Hale Irwin & Jay Haas | Foursomes | 1994 |
| 6 & 5 | Nick Price & Greg Norman | Jim Furyk & David Duval | Fourball | 2000 |
| 6 & 5 | Carlos Franco | Hal Sutton | Singles | 2000 |
| 6 & 5 | Trevor Immelman & Mike Weir | Stewart Cink & David Toms | Foursomes | 2005 |
| 6 & 5 | Bae Sang-moon & Hideki Matsuyama | Jimmy Walker & Chris Kirk | Fourball | 2015 |
| 6 & 5 | Adam Scott | Rickie Fowler | Singles | 2015 |
| 6 & 5 | Corey Conners & Mackenzie Hughes | Wyndham Clark & Tony Finau | Foursomes | 2024 |
Pairings
editMost frequent pairings
editPairings used 5 or more times are listed.[1]
United States
edit| Pairing | Number | Points | First year |
Last year |
Overall record W–L–H |
Foursomes record W–L–H |
Fourballs record W–L–H |
| Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele | 9 | 5 | 2019 | 2024 | 5–4–0 | 4–1–0 | 1–3–0 |
| Fred Couples & Davis Love III | 8 | 5.5 | 1994 | 2005 | 5–2–1 | 1–0–0 | 4–2–1 |
| Tom Lehman & Phil Mickelson | 5 | 4 | 1994 | 2000 | 4–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 2–0–0 |
| Chris DiMarco & Phil Mickelson | 5 | 3.5 | 2003 | 2005 | 3–1–1 | 2–1–0 | 1–0–1 |
| Charles Howell III & Tiger Woods | 5 | 3 | 2003 | 2007 | 3–2–0 | 3–0–0 | 0–2–0 |
| Jim Furyk & Tiger Woods | 5 | 3.5 | 2005 | 2007 | 3–1–1 | 1–0–1 | 2–1–0 |
| Steve Stricker & Tiger Woods | 5 | 4 | 2009 | 2011 | 4–1–0 | 2–1–0 | 2–0–0 |
| Patrick Reed & Jordan Spieth | 5 | 4.5 | 2015 | 2017 | 4–0–1 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–1 |
| Rickie Fowler & Justin Thomas | 5 | 4 | 2017 | 2019 | 3–0–2 | 1–0–2 | 2–0–0 |
International
edit| Pairing | Number | Points | First year |
Last year |
Overall record W–L–H |
Foursomes record W–L–H |
Fourballs record W–L–H |
| Branden Grace & Louis Oosthuizen | 7 | 5.5 | 2015 | 2017 | 5–1–1 | 3–0–1 | 2–1–0 |
| Hideki Matsuyama & Adam Scott | 7 | 2.5 | 2013 | 2022 | 2–4–1 | 2–3–0 | 0–1–1 |
| Ernie Els & Vijay Singh | 6 | 2 | 1998 | 2000 | 2–4–0 | 1–3–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Ernie Els & Adam Scott | 6 | 3 | 2003 | 2011 | 3–3–0 | 3–2–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Retief Goosen & Adam Scott | 6 | 4 | 2005 | 2009 | 3–1–2 | 1–0–1 | 2–1–1 |
| Steve Elkington & Vijay Singh | 5 | 3 | 1994 | 1996 | 3–2–0 | 3–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Steve Elkington & Greg Norman | 5 | 3.5 | 1998 | 2000 | 3–1–1 | 1–1–1 | 2–0–0 |
| Stuart Appleby & Vijay Singh | 5 | 3.5 | 1998 | 2007 | 3–1–1 | 0–0–1 | 3–1–0 |
Age-related records
editThe ages given are on the first day of the Presidents Cup. Generally the leading 5 in each category are given.[1]
Youngest players
editUnited States
edit| Age | Player | Year | Date of birth | Date of Cup |
| 20 years, 68 days | Jordan Spieth | 2013 | 27 July 1993 | 3 October 2013 |
| 22 years, 73 days | Jordan Spieth | 2015 | 27 July 1993 | 8 October 2015 |
| 22 years, 346 days | Tiger Woods | 1998 | 30 December 1975 | 11 December 1998 |
| 24 years, 63 days | Jordan Spieth | 2017 | 27 July 1993 | 28 September 2017 |
| 24 years, 90 days | Justin Leonard | 1996 | 15 June 1972 | 13 September 1996 |
International
edit| Age | Player | Year | Date of birth | Date of Cup |
| 18 years, 21 days | Ryo Ishikawa | 2009 | 17 September 1991 | 8 October 2009 |
| 20 years, 61 days | Ryo Ishikawa | 2011 | 17 September 1991 | 17 November 2011 |
| 20 years, 93 days | Tom Kim | 2022 | 21 June 2002 | 22 September 2022 |
| 21 years, 35 days | Joaquín Niemann | 2019 | 7 November 1998 | 12 December 2019 |
| 21 years, 220 days | Hideki Matsuyama | 2013 | 25 February 1992 | 3 October 2013 |
Oldest players
editUnited States
edit| Age | Player | Year | Date of birth | Date of Cup |
| 49 years, 353 days | Jay Haas | 2003 | 2 December 1953 | 20 November 2003 |
| 49 years, 105 days | Hale Irwin | 1994 | 3 June 1945 | 16 September 1994 |
| 49 years, 100 days | Fred Funk | 2005 | 14 June 1956 | 22 September 2005 |
| 49 years, 59 days | Kenny Perry | 2009 | 10 August 1960 | 8 October 2009 |
| 47 years, 159 days | Fred Funk | 2003 | 14 June 1956 | 20 November 2003 |
Hale Irwin in 1994 and Fred Funk in 2003 were rookies.
International
edit| Age | Player | Year | Date of birth | Date of Cup |
| 49 years, 233 days | Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki | 1996 | 24 January 1947 | 13 September 1996 |
| 46 years, 296 days | Nick Price | 2003 | 28 January 1957 | 20 November 2003 |
| 46 years, 228 days | Vijay Singh | 2009 | 22 February 1963 | 8 October 2009 |
| 45 years, 334 days | Thongchai Jaidee | 2015 | 8 November 1969 | 8 October 2015 |
| 45 years, 252 days | Greg Norman | 2000 | 10 February 1955 | 19 October 2000 |
Masashi Ozaki in 1996 and Thongchai Jaidee in 2015 were rookies.
Captains
edit- Youngest Presidents Cup captain: Tiger Woods – 43 years, 347 days in 2019
- Youngest International team captain: Trevor Immelman – 42 years, 280 days in 2022
- Youngest non-playing United States captain: Fred Couples – 50 years, 5 days in 2009
- Oldest Presidents Cup captain: Gary Player – 71 years, 330 days in 2007
- Oldest United States captain: Ken Venturi – 69 years, 157 days in 2000
References
edit- ^ a b c "Presidents Cup All-time records" (PDF). Retrieved 18 September 2017.