From GolfWeek The International team hasn’t won the Presidents Cup since 1998, coincidentally the last time the matches were played at Roya...
From GolfWeek
The International team hasn’t won the Presidents Cup since 1998, coincidentally the last time the matches were played at Royal Melbourne. Since then, the Internationals have gone 0-4-1, including a 19.5-14.5 loss in 2009 at Harding Park in San Francisco.
Here is an in-depth look at the team, captained by Greg Norman:
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 69.94
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: 10 (21 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-2, Masters; 2nd, U.S. Open; T-30, British Open; MC, PGA Championship.
Presidents Cup record: First appearance
Outlook: One of the more consistent players on Tour this year, Day has been in great form since a missed cut at the PGA Championship, putting up a pair of top 10s in the FedEx Cup playoffs (T-3, Deutsche Bank; T-6, Tour Championship).
• • •
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.24
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: seven (18 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-2, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; T-25, British Open; 7th, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 8-10-2
Outlook: Since becoming a captain's pick in 2009, Scott has turned his game around, switching to a long putter and winning three times around the world, including a victory at the WGC-Bridgestone. He seems to be in great form, too, but has gone 2-7-1 in his past two Presidents Cup appearances.
• • •
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.50
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: three (15 starts)
Major finishes this season: Won, Masters; T-9, U.S. Open; T-16, British Open; T-12 PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: First appearance
Outlook: Since slipping on the green jacket in April, Schwartzel has been a model of consistency, making all 15 cuts and posting the best cumulative major record of any player. Schwartzel failed to qualify for the Tour Championship, only after a gamble to skip the Barclays didn’t pay off.
• • •
By Associated Press
Scoring average on Tour: 70.52
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: eight (22 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-8, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; T-44, British Open; T-39, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 3-6-0
Outlook: Apart from a flawless 2-0 singles record, Choi hasn’t been very effective in the team portion of the Presidents Cup, going 1-6-0 in four-balls and foursomes. After missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank, he had top 10s in the final two events of the year, tying for third at East Lake.
• • •
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.49
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: two (9 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-44, Masters; T-30, U.S. Open; MC, British Open; T-59, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: first appearance
Outlook: The 25-year-old has risen all the way to No. 22 in the world, thanks to winning five times on the Japan Tour over the past two years. As a rookie, it seems like a natural fit to partner with Choi, an experienced fellow South Korean.
• • •
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.78
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: one (15 starts)
Major finishes this season: MC, Masters; T-23, U.S. Open; WD, British Open; WD, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 11-10-3
Outlook: The Goose is trending downward after one of his least productive seasons on Tour. He does have a good history partnering with Adam Scott (4-1-1), however, so maybe that can spark something in Goosen.
• • •
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.53
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: four (21 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-4, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; MC, British Open; MC, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 4-5-0
Outlook: Ogilvy is undefeated in his two singles appearances and is a proven match-play performer, twice winning the WGC-Match Play. Playing at comfortable Royal Melbourne, Ogilvy could be a team leader.
• • •
By Associated Press
Scoring average on Tour: 71.43
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: zero (20 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-47, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; MC, British Open; MC, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 16-12-2
Outlook: It will be interesting to see if a familiar event can revamp a seemingly lost Els, who landed inside the top 25 in only five events this year and missed the Tour Championship for the first time since 2005.
• • •
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.80
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: five (18 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-20, Masters; T-3, U.S. Open; T-16, British Open; T-69, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 2-2-1
Outlook: Yang quietly had a nice year on Tour, and in 2009 seemed to find a winning combination with Ryo Ishikawa at Harding Park, going 2-1. Here’s hoping he doesn’t run into a motivated Tiger Woods again, to whom he lost, 6 and 5, in singles months after defeating Woods at the PGA Championship.
• • •
By Associated Press
Scoring average on Tour: 71.54
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: one (10 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-20, Masters; T-30, U.S. Open; MC, British Open; MC, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 3-2-0
Outlook: Ishikawa defeated Kenny Perry in singles to post a winning record at Harding Park after being given a chance as a captain’s pick. We haven’t seen much of him since posting 85 in the first round of the PGA, but he has posted a pair of top 5s on the Japan Tour since then.
• • •
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.78
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: three (18 starts)
Major finishes this season: MC, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; T-48, British Open; T-26, PGA Championship
Outlook: Growing up on Royal Melbourne, it would have been impossible to leave Allenby off the team. He hasn't missed a cut since the U.S. Open, but he's also posted only one top-10 finish.
• • •
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.22
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: five (22 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-47, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; MC, British Open; MC, PGA Championship
Outlook: Showed good form by scaring the Tour Championship title. He's had some peaks and valleys this year, but playing on home soil should keep the momentum going.
The International team hasn’t won the Presidents Cup since 1998, coincidentally the last time the matches were played at Royal Melbourne. Since then, the Internationals have gone 0-4-1, including a 19.5-14.5 loss in 2009 at Harding Park in San Francisco.
Here is an in-depth look at the team, captained by Greg Norman:
1. Jason Day
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 69.94
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: 10 (21 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-2, Masters; 2nd, U.S. Open; T-30, British Open; MC, PGA Championship.
Presidents Cup record: First appearance
Outlook: One of the more consistent players on Tour this year, Day has been in great form since a missed cut at the PGA Championship, putting up a pair of top 10s in the FedEx Cup playoffs (T-3, Deutsche Bank; T-6, Tour Championship).
• • •
2. Adam Scott
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.24
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: seven (18 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-2, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; T-25, British Open; 7th, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 8-10-2
Outlook: Since becoming a captain's pick in 2009, Scott has turned his game around, switching to a long putter and winning three times around the world, including a victory at the WGC-Bridgestone. He seems to be in great form, too, but has gone 2-7-1 in his past two Presidents Cup appearances.
• • •
3. Charl Schwartzel
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.50
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: three (15 starts)
Major finishes this season: Won, Masters; T-9, U.S. Open; T-16, British Open; T-12 PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: First appearance
Outlook: Since slipping on the green jacket in April, Schwartzel has been a model of consistency, making all 15 cuts and posting the best cumulative major record of any player. Schwartzel failed to qualify for the Tour Championship, only after a gamble to skip the Barclays didn’t pay off.
• • •
4. K.J. Choi
By Associated Press
Scoring average on Tour: 70.52
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: eight (22 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-8, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; T-44, British Open; T-39, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 3-6-0
Outlook: Apart from a flawless 2-0 singles record, Choi hasn’t been very effective in the team portion of the Presidents Cup, going 1-6-0 in four-balls and foursomes. After missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank, he had top 10s in the final two events of the year, tying for third at East Lake.
• • •
5. Kyung-tae Kim
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.49
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: two (9 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-44, Masters; T-30, U.S. Open; MC, British Open; T-59, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: first appearance
Outlook: The 25-year-old has risen all the way to No. 22 in the world, thanks to winning five times on the Japan Tour over the past two years. As a rookie, it seems like a natural fit to partner with Choi, an experienced fellow South Korean.
• • •
6. Retief Goosen
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.78
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: one (15 starts)
Major finishes this season: MC, Masters; T-23, U.S. Open; WD, British Open; WD, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 11-10-3
Outlook: The Goose is trending downward after one of his least productive seasons on Tour. He does have a good history partnering with Adam Scott (4-1-1), however, so maybe that can spark something in Goosen.
• • •
7. Geoff Ogilvy
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.53
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: four (21 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-4, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; MC, British Open; MC, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 4-5-0
Outlook: Ogilvy is undefeated in his two singles appearances and is a proven match-play performer, twice winning the WGC-Match Play. Playing at comfortable Royal Melbourne, Ogilvy could be a team leader.
• • •
8. Ernie Els
By Associated Press
Scoring average on Tour: 71.43
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: zero (20 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-47, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; MC, British Open; MC, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 16-12-2
Outlook: It will be interesting to see if a familiar event can revamp a seemingly lost Els, who landed inside the top 25 in only five events this year and missed the Tour Championship for the first time since 2005.
• • •
9. Y.E. Yang
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.80
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: five (18 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-20, Masters; T-3, U.S. Open; T-16, British Open; T-69, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 2-2-1
Outlook: Yang quietly had a nice year on Tour, and in 2009 seemed to find a winning combination with Ryo Ishikawa at Harding Park, going 2-1. Here’s hoping he doesn’t run into a motivated Tiger Woods again, to whom he lost, 6 and 5, in singles months after defeating Woods at the PGA Championship.
• • •
10. Ryo Ishikawa
By Associated Press
Scoring average on Tour: 71.54
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: one (10 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-20, Masters; T-30, U.S. Open; MC, British Open; MC, PGA Championship
Presidents Cup record: 3-2-0
Outlook: Ishikawa defeated Kenny Perry in singles to post a winning record at Harding Park after being given a chance as a captain’s pick. We haven’t seen much of him since posting 85 in the first round of the PGA, but he has posted a pair of top 5s on the Japan Tour since then.
• • •
Captain's picks
Robert Allenby
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.78
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: three (18 starts)
Major finishes this season: MC, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; T-48, British Open; T-26, PGA Championship
Outlook: Growing up on Royal Melbourne, it would have been impossible to leave Allenby off the team. He hasn't missed a cut since the U.S. Open, but he's also posted only one top-10 finish.
• • •
Aaron Baddeley
By Getty Images
Scoring average on Tour: 70.22
Top-10 finishes on Tour this season: five (22 starts)
Major finishes this season: T-47, Masters; MC, U.S. Open; MC, British Open; MC, PGA Championship
Outlook: Showed good form by scaring the Tour Championship title. He's had some peaks and valleys this year, but playing on home soil should keep the momentum going.
Technorati Tags: 2011 President’s Cup,International Team Stats
COMMENTS