U 16th Presidents’ Cup tees off this week to famous Medinah Country Club in Illinois, located about 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The biennial event is yet another illustrious feather in the rug of Medinah’s host courses, adding to a resume that already includes three US Opens (1949, 1975, 1990), two PGA Championships (1999, 2006) and a Ryder Cup (2012).
Heading this week, the United States has a dominant 13-1-1 record on the Internationals since the first game of the event in 1994. The Americans’ only loss was the 1998 edition at Royal Melbourne GC, which the International team won by a score of 20.5-11.5. In 2003, the Presidents Cup was also famous with a score of 17-17 at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club in South Africa.
The Presidents Cup consists of two teams – the United States team and the International team – which include 12 players, six of whom qualify automatically and six who are selected by the respective captain of each team. The US team is captained by Brandt Snedeker while the Internationals are led by Geoff Ogilvy. Unlike the Ryder Cup, which pits the United States against Europe and is played over three days, the Presidents Cup features the United States team against players from the rest of the world, excluding Europe, and is played over four days.
This year, the US team fields three rookies while the International team has four. You can view full team rosters as well as Presidents Cup records where applicable below.
US Presidents Cup team roster and records
Captain: Brandt Snedeker
Scottie Scheffler
Third Presidents Cup, 3-5-1 record
Cameron Young
Second Presidents Cup, 1-2-1 record
Wyndham Clark
Second Presidents Cup, 1-2-1 record
Sam Burns
Third Presidents Cup, 3-3-3 record
Russell Henley
Second Presidents Cup, 3-1-0 record
Collin Morikawa
Third Presidents Cup, 6-2-0 record
Team USA captain picks
Chris Gotterup
Presidents Cup Rookie
Jacob Bridgeman
Presidents Cup Rookie
Patrick Cantlay
Fourth Presidents Cup, 10-4-0 record
Jackson Koivun
Presidents Cup Rookie
Xander Schauffele
Fourth Presidents Cup, 10-4-0 record
Justin Thomas
Fourth Presidents Cup, 10-3-2 record
Presidents Cup International team roster and records
Captain: Geoff Ogilvy
Yes Woo Kim
Fourth Presidents Cup, 6-5-0 record
Ryan Fox
Presidents Cup Rookie
Hideki Matsuyama
Seventh Presidents Cup, 9-13-5 record
Min Woo Lee
Second Presidents Cup, 0-1-1 record
Tom Kim
Third Presidents Cup, 3-5-1 record
Adam Scott
Twelfth Presidents’ Cup, 20-28-6 record
International team captain’s picks
Corey Conners
Third Presidents Cup, 2-7-0 record
Nico Echavarria
Presidents Cup Rookie
Sungjae Im
Fourth Presidents Cup, 6-7-2 record
Ryo Hisatsune
Presidents Cup Rookie
Nick Taylor
Presidents Cup Rookie
Christian Bezuidenhout
Third Presidents Cup, 3-1-1 record