What is the Presidents Cup? Who gets to feature and how does it differ from the Ryder Cup? Key questions and all you need to know ahead of the 2024 contest between the United States and the International Team, live on Sky Sports…
The Presidents Cup is a biennial team competition between the United States and the International Team, which covers the rest of the world outside of Europe, with the latest edition taking place this week at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada.
The four-day event starts on Thursday and is played across five sessions, with Jim Furyk captaining a strong United States team and former Masters champion Mike Weir leading the International line-up on home soil.
Jim Furyk and Mike Weir will captain the two teams for this year’s Presidents Cup
How does the format differ from the Ryder Cup?
Players compete in sessions of fourballs, foursomes and singles – just like Team USA does when they face Europe in the Ryder Cup – although the Presidents Cup has more matches in the opening two sessions and spreads the contest out across four days rather than three.
Foursomes sees two golfers from Team USA compete against a pair from the International Team, with team members alternating between shots and each team using one ball. Fourballs sees each player use his own ball, with the lowest score from each pair counting for the score for their side.
