Presidents Cup
Dates: October 3-6
Venue: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (Live) / 8 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 1-6 p.m. (Live) / 8 p.m.-1 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 8 p.m.-2 a.m. (NBC Replay)
Sunday 8 p.m.-2 a.m. (NBC Replay)
Golf Channel on NBC Airtimes (Eastern):
Saturday 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday Noon-6 p.m. (Live)
United States Roster – Tiger Woods, Brandt Snedeker, Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Jason Dufner, Keegan Bradley, Steve Stricker, Bill Haas, Hunter Mahan, Zach Johnson, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth.
International Roster – Adam Scott, Jason Day, Charl Schwartzel, Ernie Els, Louis Oosthuizen, Hideki Matsuyama, Branden Grace, Graham DeLaet, Richard Sterne, Angel Cabrera, Marc Leishman, Brendan de Jonge.
Reignwood LPGA Classic
Dates: October 3-6
Venue: Pine Valley Golf Club, Beijing, China
Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 3-5 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 4-6 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Headlining the Field – Inbee Park, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Morgan Pressel, Michelle Wie, Yani Tseng, Beatriz Recari, Azahara Munoz, Anna Nordqvist, Jessica Korda and Karrie Webb.
Seve Trophy
Dates: October 3-6
Venue: Saint-Nom-la-Breteche Golf Club, Paris, France
Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 9-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Friday 9-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Saturday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday Noon-3 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Team Continental Europe – Jose Maria Olazabal (captain), Thomas Bjorn, Gregory Bourdy, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Nicolas Colsaerts, Mikko Ilonen, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Joost Luiten, Matteo Manassero, Francesco Molinari and Thorbjorn Olesen.
Team Great Britain & Ireland – Sam Torrance (captain), Paul Casey, Jamie Donaldson, Tommy Fleetwood, Stephen Gallacher, Scott Jamieson, Simon Khan, Paul Lawrie, David Lynn, Marc Warren and Chris Wood.
This Presidents Cup was enjoyable to watch. The USA won the Cup, 19-15. Not surprising. They simply had more firepower than the International team.
The star of the week wasn’t Jim Furyk, who went 5-0. It wasn’t Tiger Woods either, who seemed to find it the last two days after going 0-3 the first two days. The star was the course. I’ve got Royal Melbourne on my golf bucket list now. I would love to putt those greens and try hitting shots out of those bunkers.
Sunday Matches
| USA WINS CUP 19-15 |
| Sunday Singles Matches |
| USA |
Result |
International |
| Webb Simpson |
LOSE 1 DOWN |
K.T. Kim |
| Dustin Johnson |
LOSE 2 & 1 |
Charl Schwartzel |
| Bubba Watson |
LOSE 3 & 2 |
Ryo Ishikawa |
| Bill Haas |
LOSE 2 DOWN |
Geoff Ogilvy |
| Hunter Mahan |
WIN 5 & 3 |
Jason Day |
| Nick Watney |
WIN 3 & 2 |
K.J. Choi |
| Phil Mickelson |
LOSE 2 & 1 |
Adam Scott |
| Matt Kuchar |
LOSE 1 DOWN |
Retief Goosen |
| Jim Furyk |
WIN 4 & 3 |
Ernie Els |
| David Toms |
WIN 7 & 5 |
Robert Allenby |
| Tiger Woods |
WIN 4 & 3 |
Aaron Baddeley |
| Steve Stricker |
WIN 2 & 1 |
Y.E. Yang |
| SINGLES: USA 6 – INTERNATIONAL 6 |
Quotes of the week
There were a couple of quotes which really made me laugh, probably because my mind is in the gutter. Greg Norman asks wives and girlfriends of the players to help them relax by “taking care of them.” Ahem.
Tiger was talking about a two foot putt which surprisingly wasn’t given to his partner Steve Stricker:
“I don’t think he’s missed one of those since coming out of the womb.”
During the NBC broadcast, Johnny Miller might have used a better choice of words when describing Tiger:
“Tiger’s been known to make his partners gag a little bit.”
Uh, no comment.
Critics are commenting about the pairings for Sunday’s Presidents Cup and I can hear what they’re saying. From a ratings standpoint, the big name players Like Woods may be completely irrelevant by their back nine as the Cup could be over by then. But that is assuming the early USA players win some matches. You never know. That’s why they play the game.
Presidents Cup Sunday Pairings
MATCH 23: K.T. Kim, International vs. Webb Simpson, USA
MATCH 24: Dustin Johnson, USA vs. Charl Schwartzel, International
MATCH 25: Ryo Ishikawa, International vs. Bubba Watson, USA
MATCH 26: Bill Haas, USA vs. Geoff Ogilvy, International
MATCH 27: Jason Day, International vs. Hunter Mahan, USA
MATCH 28: Nick Watney, USA vs. K.J. Choi, International
MATCH 29: Adam Scott, International vs. Phil Mickelson, USA
MATCH 30: Matt Kuchar, USA vs. Retief Goosen, International
MATCH 31: Ernie Els, International vs. Jim Furyk, USA
MATCH 32: David Toms, USA vs. Robert Allenby, International
MATCH 33: Aaron Baddeley, International vs. Tiger Woods, USA
MATCH 34: Steve Stricker, USA vs. Y,E. Yang, International
Presidents Cup Final Round TV Schedule
Saturday: 6:30PM-12:30AM ET Golf Channel
Sunday: 12PM-6PM ET (replay) NBC
After 36 holes of play on day three (Saturday in Australia, Friday afternoon/evening here in the USA), the USA team leads the International team 13-9. The International team still has a chance, but they need a big day for day four.
Tiger Woods finally recorded his first win in the 2011 Presidents Cup, then lost in the afternoon. So Woods is 1-3. Good decision for Fred Couples to pick him over Keegan Bradley? Comment in below if you wish.
| Saturday Four-Ball |
| USA |
Result |
International |
| Simpson/Watson |
LOSE 2 & 1 |
Goosen/Schwartzel |
| Woods/Johnson |
LOSE 1 DOWN |
Kim/Yang |
| Stricker/Kuchar |
LOSE 1 DOWN |
Ogilvy/Choi |
| Mahan/Haas |
WIN 2 & 1 |
Baddeley/Day |
| Furyk/Watney |
WIN 1 UP |
Scott/Els |
| Saturday Foursomes |
| USA |
Result |
International |
| Simpson/Watson |
WIN 3 & 2 |
Allenby/Ogilvy |
| Haas/Kuchar |
LOSE 1 DOWN |
Els/Ishikawa |
| Mahan/Toms |
WIN 5 & 4 |
Goosen/Schwartzel |
| Woods/Johnson |
WIN 3 & 2 |
Scott/Choi |
| Mickelson/Furyk |
WIN 2 & 1 |
Baddeley/Day |
The USA team brings a 7-5 lead into day three of the Presidents Cup.
Day Three Pairings
MATCH 13 – Robert Allenby-Geoff Ogilvy (International) vs. Webb Simpson-Bubba Watson (USA)
MATCH 14 – Bill Haas-Matt Kuchar (USA) vs. Ernie Els-Ryo Ishikawa (International)
MATCH 15 – Retief Goosen-Charl Schwartzel (International) vs. Hunter Mahan-David Toms (USA)
MATCH 16 – Tiger Woods-Dustin Johnson (USA) vs. Adam Scott-K.J. Choi (International)
MATCH 17 – Aaron Baddeley-Jason Day (International) vs. Jim Furyk-Phil Mickelson (USA)
Sitting Out – USA: Steve Stricker & Nick Watney. International: K.T. Kim & Y.E. Yang
Day Three TV Schedule
3:00PM ET – 2:00AM ET Golf Channel
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