2022 Presidents Cup: TV info, format, who’s playing at Quail Hollow Club

What you need to know for the 2022 Presidents Cup.

After a three-year hiatus, the Presidents Cup is back in action.

Normally held biennially on odd-numbered years, the Presidents Cup schedule was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic after the Americans won the 2019 matches in thrilling fashion, 16-14, at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The return of the matches between the United States and the Internationals has been largely impacted by LIV Golf after numerous players with a case for qualification joined the upstart circuit led by Greg Norman and backed by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.

With the four-day event set to begin at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, here’s everything you need to know for the 2022 Presidents Cup.

When and where

Dates: Sept. 22-25
Host course: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
Architect : George Cobb (1961)
Par/Yardage: 71 | 7,576 yards

Quail Hollow Club has been a regular stop on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions dating back to 1969 and has hosted what is now the Wells Fargo Championship since 2003, although the 2022 event was moved to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, Maryland, in preparation of the Presidents Cup.

Quail Hollow also hosted the 2017 PGA Championship, won by Justin Thomas, and will host the 2025 PGA Championship, as well.

Built by George Cobb and opened in 1961, the course has seen several renovations over the decades, including by Arnold Palmer and, most recently, Tom Fazio. It ranks as the No. 4 private course in North Carolina on Golfweek’s Best Private Courses.

How to watch

All times Eastern. TV times and networks subject to change.

Thursday, Sept. 22: 1 to 6 p.m., Golf Channel/Peacock
Friday, Sept. 23: 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Golf Channel/Peacock
Saturday, Sept. 24: 7 to 8 a.m., Golf Channel/Peacock; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., NBC/Peacock
Sunday, Sept. 25: 12-6 p.m., NBC/Peacock

Format

Fans will be treated to 30 matches spread out over four days as a team of 12 American players will take on a team of 12 International players (minus Europe, who competes against the U.S. in the Ryder Cup). Thursday will feature five foursome matches, with five four-ball matches to follow on Friday. Saturday will feature four morning fourball matches with four foursome matches in the afternoon. All 12 players will then compete in a singles match Sunday.

Each match is worth one point, with ties being worth half a point. Players are required to play at least one match, not including Sunday singles. Inspired by the 2003 Presidents Cup, the first and only tie in the competition’s history, if the event is tied after Sunday singles, the teams will share the Presidents Cup.

Results

The Day 1 matches may have closer than the scoreboard showed at the end of the day but no matter. The Americans won four of the five foursome matches Thursday.

On Day 2, it was rinse and repeat, with the U.S. taking four of a possible five points yet again.

Meet the American, International Teams

LIV Golf has made an impact on this year’s matches. Looking at the rosters from 2019, three American players (four if you count Brooks Koepka, who withdrew with a knee injury) and five International players have moved to the new circuit, opening up spaces for some fresh faces.

U.S.: Automatic qualifiers | Captains picks | Assistant captains
International: Automatic qualifiers | Captains picks | Assistant captains

History

This year marks the 14th playing of the Presidents Cup. Last time out the Americans were victorious in Australia at Royal Melbourne, defeating the Internationals, 16-14. The United States have dominated the matches over the years, going 11-1-1, with its lone loss coming in 1998 at Royal Melbourne, the third playing of the event. The lone tie in the history of the competition occurred two matches later in 2003.

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United States get revenge on Internationals with 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup win

The Americans have won the Arnold Palmer Cup 13 times since 1997.

For the first time since 2018 the Americans are Arnold Palmer Cup champions.

Team USA entered the Sunday singles matches of the annual team competition for college and university golfers with a 20-16 lead over its International counterparts and needed to secure 11 points from 24 matches to capture the cup at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

Objective complete.

After Duke sophomore Erica Shepherd ran away with a 3-and-2 win over South Carolina sophomore and No. 5-ranked Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Arizona redshirt senior Brad Reeves earned the clinching point with a 3-and-2 win of his own over Oklahoma State’s Bo Jin, who finished runner-up at the NCAA Championship earlier this month.

The win is the Americans’ 13th of the competition, which dates back to 1997. The United States lost last December at Bay Hill, 40½–19½.

The competition as it is played now features teams from the U.S. and the rest of the world, comprised of 12 men and 12 women, but has changed over the years. From 1997-2017 the event was men only, and from 1997-2002 was contested between the U.S. and Great Britain and Ireland. After the Americans won four of the first six events, the Great Britain and Ireland team was expanded to include all of Europe from 2003-2017. The current format has been used since 2018.

Sunday singles results

  • Gina Kim (USA) def. Ana Pelaez Trivino (Int.), 3 and 2
  • David Puig (Int.) def. Dylan Menante (USA), 3 and 2
  • Jacob Bridgeman (USA) def. Alex Fitzpatrick (Int.), 2 and 1
  • Emma Spitz (Int.) def. Julia Johnson (USA), 1 up
  • Beatrice Wallin (Int.) def. Irene Kim (USA), 4 and 3
  • Julian Perico (Int.) def. William Moll (USA), 5 and 3
  • Trent Phillips (USA) def. Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Int.), 4 and 3
  • Isabella Fierro (Int.) def. Kate Smith (USA), 2 and 1
  • Lauren Walsh (Int.) def. Rachel Kuehn (USA), 2 and 1
  • Benjamin Shipp (USA) def. Puwit Anupansuebsai (Int.), 7 and 5
  • Ryan Hall (USA) def. Yuxin Lin (Int.), 1 up
  • Virunpat Olankitkunchai (Int.) and Emilia Migliaccio (USA), tied
  • Allisen Corpuz (USA) def. Penny Brown (Int.), 4 and 2
  • Hugo Townsend (Int.) and Sam Bennett (USA), tied
  • Pontus Nyholm (Int.) def. Trevor Norby (USA), 2 and 1
  • Emily Price (Int.) def. Hanna Harrison (USA), 4 and 3
  • Latanna Stone (USA) def. Karen Fredgaard (Int.), 2 and 1
  • Ricky Castillo (USA) def. Joe Pagdin (Int.), 2 and 1
  • Eugenio Chacarra (Int.) def. Pierceson Coody (USA), 3 and 1
  • Agathe Laisne (Int.) def. Brooke Matthews (USA), 1 up
  • Erica Shepherd (USA) def. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (Int.), 3 and 2
  • Brad Reeves (USA) def. Bo Jin (Int.), 3 and 2
  • Nick Gabrelcik (USA) def. Allan Hill (Int.), 3 and 2
  • Lauren Hartlage (USA) def. Ingrid Lindblad (Int.), 1 up

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High school golf teammates reunite for International Team at Arnold Palmer Cup

A pair of high school golf teammates reunited on the International Team at the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup at Bay Hill in Florida.

Golf is largely an independent sport, especially at the amateur level. It’s you and the course. But on the rare occasions when it becomes a team sport, camaraderie comes in to play.

Sure, it’s still about getting the ball in the hole in the fewest strokes possible, but when you’re doing it alongside others you genuinely like – or even have a history with – it makes the walk that much more enjoyable.

Just ask Arnold Palmer Cup teammates Sam Choi and Puwit Anupansuebsai.

Choi, a junior at New Mexico, and Anupansuebai, a senior at San Diego State, reunited this week on the International Team at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando after initially meeting back in California at Anaheim Discovery Christian School.

“I was so pumped to see that we’re going to be on the same team and play together,” Anupansuebai said. “It is awesome to see my high school teammate make it on the same team because I think not many high school teammates play together in Palmer Cup. Our relationship grew over high school years so to see my best friend on the same roster is awesome.”

The two were paired together in Tuesday morning’s foursome matches against Oklahoma’s Quade Cummins and Baylor’s Cooper Dossey, where they held a 5 up lead at the turn. Choi injured his back on the second nine, but the high school friends held on for the 1 up win.

The International team went on to blow out the Americans, sweeping all three days for a 40.5-19.5 win.

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Did Team International squander its last, best chance to end its Presidents Cup losing streak?

The International Team squandered an opportunity to end its Presidents Cup losing streak and the challenge may get even tougher from here.

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MELBOURNE, Australia – The eyes of Liezl Els told the result of the Presidents Cup.

The wife of Ernie wiped away fresh tears and tried to hide her disappointment behind a pair of oversized sunglasses. Only she really knows the countless hours that her husband invested as captain of Team International. The pain of a 16-14 defeat will linger because victory was there for the taking.

And it begs the question: if not this time, when will the Internationals end one of the longer losing streaks in sports – now at 21 years and counting?

The lopsided nature of the matches had some observers suggesting that it was time to scrap the biennial competition. They tried tweaking the format and having fewer points at stake to make the match close, but that made little difference in 2017, when the final score was 19-11.

What transpired this time was one of the most spirited competitions to date. Credit to Els for devising a way to neutralize the so-called American advantage. He threw himself head-long into his captaincy, and he turned over every stone in search of the slightest edge. He became convinced that the pairings mattered, and he developed a strategy using advanced analytics.

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“If you compare our team on paper with other teams in other sport, you would have laughed us out of the building,” Els said. “But we gave it a hell of a go and we came mightily close to winning and upsetting one of the greatest golf teams of all time. … It didn’t quite work out, but we came damn close.”

Els also created a new team culture that went far beyond a unifying team logo.

“Sometimes you met the guy for the first time on Tuesday afternoon of the competition,” International team assistant captain Geoff Ogilvy said. “I didn’t know K.T. Kim. By Saturday we’re great friends but it took until Saturday. We’re ahead of that curve.”

“I do believe he has created a different culture and created some continuity on this International squad,” former Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger said.

Has Els set the wheels in motion to end the U.S. domination by nearly pulling off an improbable upset? Will another loss diminish the team’s competitive spirit or ignite an intense rivalry?

International Team Captain Ernie Els gives a thumbs at the Presidents Cup. (Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

This set up as the best chance for International victory.

Royal Melbourne was a great equalizer that took several rounds for the Americans to learn to play and their players had more experience and understanding of how to play the Australian Sandbelt style of golf. There isn’t another venue where that edge will exist.

Also, the Americans had to travel 26 hours and suffered from jet lag, which surely contributed to its slow start. And let’s not forget, the U.S. was playing without World No. 1 Brooks Koepka, who was sidelined with injury, and with a rusty Dustin Johnson (coming of knee surgery) and Rickie Fowler. Els’s squad took advantage and jumped to a 6½-3½ lead.

But Els will be left thinking about what could have been if the Americans hadn’t flipped a few late matches. It could’ve owned a commanding 9-1 lead.

“That was probably the difference,” Els conceded. “You know, we had so much momentum. We had so much going for us, and you know, at the end there, they won that 18th hole twice and halved it. That’s almost 2½ points, and where we are, we are at 2½ points – well, 1½ points, … I felt it was a bit of a blow.”

Australia’s Adam Scott lost his singles match 2 and 1 to Xander Schauffele and looked like a man who was told his dog had been run over by a car. He’s still winless in nine Presidents Cups. No one has suffered more defeat at the hands of the Americans. All he could muster this time was to say, “I like what’s happening in the future. … I can’t wait for another crack at it.”

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But this was an opportunity lost.

In two years, when these foes meet again, the Americans will be back on home soil at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, a course most of the players have played at the Wells Fargo Championship or the 2017 PGA Championship. Koepka and Justin Thomas will be even more polished as players and young guns Collin Morikawa and Matthew Wolff likely will be in the mix for the team. Jordan Spieth may be back on top of the world.

Hopefully, Jason Day’s back will have healed and allow him to regain his form and the International side is starting to produce new blood, too. (Sungjae Im and Joaquin Niemann weren’t on the radar yet, and likely will be team members for the foreseeable future.) But there’s a chance Team USA may be an even bigger favorite.

Good luck to whomever takes the baton as International team captain in 2021. The job may leave you in tears.

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U.S. Team wins 2019 Presidents Cup

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Golfweek’s Adam Woodard reports on the U.S. Team winning the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

International Team uses data in Presidents Cup pairing

Golfweek’s Adam Schupak discusses how the International Team uses data at the Presidents Cup to come up with the best possible pairings.

Golfweek’s Adam Schupak discusses how the International Team uses data at the Presidents Cup to come up with the best possible pairings.

Presidents Cup second day matchups

Golfweek’s Adam Schupak discusses the second day matchups at the 2019 Presidents Cup.

Golfweek’s Adam Schupak discusses the second day matchups at the 2019 Presidents Cup.

Internationals dominate four-ball at Presidents Cup, lead after first day

Despite Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas earning the first point, the Internationals dominated the four-ball format at the 2019 Presidents Cup.

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After the first day of play in Australia at Royal Melbourne, it’s advantage Internationals.

Despite playing captain Tiger Woods and the Americans having the distinct advantage when it comes to talent, with ten of Team USA’s 12 players ranked inside the 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking, Ernie Els and his International squad hold a commanding 4-1 lead after Thursday’s (Wednesday night in the U.S.) four-ball matches.

“The golf course was very tough. The golf was excellent. I’m really proud of my team,” Els told Golf Channel soon after the conclusion to Day 1.

“We got a long way to go but this is an unbelievable start,” Els continued. “We know it’s a very tough side we’re playing.”

Woods and teammate Justin Thomas put the crucial first point on the board for Team USA, but it was all Internationals from then on.

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Here’s a recap of Day 1 at the Presidents Cup:

Four-ball matches

Thomas-Woods (U.S.) def. Leishman-Niemann (Int.), 4 and 3 

Tiger Woods carried the match in the early goings, making a pair of birdies on the opening holes and then chipping in for birdie at the par 3 fifth hole. Leishman and Niemann kept in the fight and battled throughout the opening nine, ultimately making the turn 2 down to captain Woods and Thomas. The Americans never trailed and it was Woods who put the first point on the board for the U.S., earning a 4 and 3 victory.

Hadwin-Im (Int.) def. Schauffele-Cantlay (U.S.), 1 up

A 21-year-old Presidents Cup rookie, Sungjae Im heard the first roar of the day playing in the second group after holing-out for eagle on No. 1. The Internationals and Americans each held a 1 up lead on the front nine before making the turn tied. The match stayed all square until an Adam Hadwin par at the 16th turned the match in the Internationals favor.

Scott-An (Int.) def. DeChambeau-Finau (U.S.), 2 and 1

There wasn’t much to see in this match. Bryson DeChambeau struggled and Tony Finau didn’t have enough to keep up with Adam Scott and Byeong-Hun An, who led for 14 of the 17 holes en route to a 2 and 1 win. The Americans only won two holes, both by Finau.

Matsuyama-Pan (Int.) def. Simpson-Reed (U.S.), 1 up

After his rules violation at the Hero World Challenge, Patrick Reed got an ear-full on the first tee after hitting into the bunker, with one heckler asking if a shovel was in his bag this week in Australia. It was a close match, with the Internationals holding a 2 up lead at the turn. Down the stretch, Captain America made a few clutch putts, evening the match with a birdie on No. 16. Hideki Matsuyama then re-claimed the lead on the 17th, leading to the 1 up win.

Ancer-Oosthuizen (Int.) def. Johnson-Woodand (U.S.), 4 and 3

The final match of the day was the second to end as Louis Oosthuizen and Abraham Ancer absolutely boat raced the high-powered pairing of Dustin Johnson and Gary Woodland. Oosthuizen was on ace-alert at No. 3, hitting the shot of the day at Royal Melbourne’s opening par 3. Ancer and Oosthuizen went 4 up through five holes and the match never got closer than 3 up, ultimately ending 4 and 3 on the 15th.

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Opinion: Despite long odds, Internationals have a chance at Presidents Cup

Despite long odds, the Internationals still have a chance to win the Presidents Cup. Steve DiMeglio explains why.

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Remember…

Buster Douglas knocked Mike Tyson’s block off.

Joe Willie and the Jets trampled the Colts in Super Bowl III.

Chaminade chopped down Ralph Sampson.

The Miracle on Ice, the Miracle Mets.

Glorious upsets, one and all. Shockers in sports that give hope to all of us who seemingly have no chance whatsoever of conquering a mighty foe. Timeless reminders that faith lives, that on any given day, anybody or any team can beat anyone.

Or, in the optimistic words of Lloyd Christmas in “Dumb and Dumber”: “So, you’re telling me there’s a chance.”

All of which brings us to this week’s 2019 Presidents Cup in Australia.

On paper, the biennial bout pitting the Americans against the Internationals should start with a standing eight-count. The U.S. is a colossal goliath, with all 12 of the troops ranked in the top 25, five in the top 10. The average ranking for the team at the start of the week is 12.5.

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The Americans are so deep they replaced world No. 1 Brooks Koepka, who is rehabbing a wounded knee, with No. 22 Rickie Fowler.

The U.S. is 10-1-1 in the series. It won the last match, 19-11, and it could have ended Saturday, making the Sunday singles a dreaded formality. Six of the Americans have won majors. There are only three rookies on the team. And Tiger Woods is not only playing, he’s leading the red, white and blue as captain.

The underdog Internationals? Their highest-ranked player is Adam Scott at No. 15, their lowest, Haotong Li, at 64. The average ranking is a hair below 40. Only three of their players have won a tournament this year. Only Scott and Louis Oosthuizen have won majors.

The Internationals have lost by at least three points in six of the past seven meetings. They have a record seven rookies on the team, which is the youngest in the event’s history. Jason Day, one of their leaders and best players, withdrew with a bad back.

Blowout city, right?

Well, remember …

Jack Fleck beat Ben Hogan to win the U.S. Open.

Appalachian State pipped Michigan in the Big House.

And David did kill Goliath with a single stone.

As long as the odds, a case can be made for the Internationals to pull off a stunner. Yes, even as hard as that may seem.

For starters, the U.S. isn’t exactly going to Oz whole. The intimidating Koepka is out. Dustin Johnson hasn’t played since August because of knee surgery. Fowler has played just once since August because of his wedding and then illness at the end of his honeymoon. Bryson DeChambeau is getting used to his Hulk-like body. Long plane rides aren’t good for Tiger.

Speaking of which, consider the travel itinerary.

Eleven of the 12 Americans played the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas last week and faced a 10,000-mile journey to Melbourne that will clock in around 26 hours. In four instances when the Americans traveled such distance to play, blowouts weren’t there at touch down. They were routed in Australia in 1998. Tied in South Africa in 2003. Won by four in 2011 in Australia and had to go to the last hole of the last match Sunday to win in 2015 in South Korea.

Make no mistake, the plane ride is a factor. So, too, will be the jet lag – there is a 16-hour time difference from the East coast. Meanwhile, six of the Internationals played in the Australian Open in Sydney, a scant 500 miles from Melbourne. And you can bet captain Ernie Els made sure his other six players made plans to be well acclimated by the start of the competition.

Plus, Royal Melbourne Golf Club, the site of the USA’s lone defeat in this event, is a fast-and-firm track rife with obstacles that dilute the Americans’ superior power game. And few know more about the course than Els.

Add in the law of averages. And the fact that Els’ seven rookies don’t have scar tissue from past defeats. And the Fanatics will be leading a boisterous home crowd.

Even so, the USA will be heavily favored to continue this one-sided affair.

But remember …

North Carolina State deflated Phi Slama Jama.

Stephen F. Austin shocked Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

And the aptly named Upset, at more than 100-1, dealt the great Man o’ War the only loss of his career.

So, yes, I’m telling you there’s a chance.

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2019 Presidents Cup odds, lines, picks and best bets: Which side wins at Royal Melbourne?

Previewing the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, with golf betting odds and picks for outright winner and the best props.

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The 2019 Presidents Cup takes place this week at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Twelve of the top golfers from the United States tee off against 12 of the best from outside of Europe. Below, we analyze the tournament odds and prop bets, with golf betting picks and tips.

The first round will start Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 5:30 p.m. ET.


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Presidents Cup Teams

Captains Tiger Woods (USA) and Ernie Els (International) selected the following teams:

Team USA International Team
Dustin JohnsonJustin Thomas Hideki MatsuyamaAdam Scott
Matt KucharXander Schauffele Louis OosthuizenMarc Leishman
Webb SimpsonPatrick Cantlay Abraham AncerHaotong Li
Bryson DeChambeauTiger Woods C.T. PanCameron Smith
Gary WoodlandTony Finau Joaquin NiemannAdam Hadwin
Patrick ReedRickie Fowler Sungjae ImByeong Hun An

The entire US team ranks in the top 25 of the Official World Golf Ranking, while only three members of the International side are in the top 25.

Presidents Cup Tournament Winner

Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 1 p.m. ET.

Team USA has won the past seven Presidents Cups and leads the all-time series against the International side at 10-1-1. Fortunately for the global squad, which is led by three Australians, its only Presidents Cup victory was at this venue in 1998.

The INTERNATIONALS are getting juicy +250 odds for the tournament victory. Team USA is a -250 favorite. Look for Adam Scott (No. 18), Marc Leishman (No. 28) and Cameron Smith (No. 52) to lead the Internationals to victory on home soil.

Presidents Cup Prop Bets

Internationals +3.5 Points (-125)

After losing 19-11 in 2017, look for the Internationals to keep it closer this time out. Their previous two losses in 2015 and ’13, were decided by one and three points, respectively.

Top Combined Points Scorer: Adam Scott (+1200)

Scott will have the crowd behind him as the top golfer from the host nation. He didn’t play in 1998 (when the Internationals got their lone win in the event, also in Melbourne), but he has won both the Australian Open and Australian PGA Championship and has spoken highly of wanting to win at the famed Royal Melbourne as a potential career highlight.

Who will score the most points for the USA? Patrick Reed (+900)

Expect the best from Reed, who has excelled in the Ryder Cup format against Europe, and in the 2017 Presidents Cup. He’s coming off another controversy at last week’s Hero World Challenge in which he was penalized two strokes for improving his line of play in a waste bunker.

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