Presidents Cup 6 Day Pass Tickets

The last Presidents Cup was at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco in 2009. Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia will host the event in 2011. It will be the second time the golf course will host The Presidents Cup. The Presidents Cup is a series of matches between the world's best non-European players and the best U.S. players. It represents an opportunity for other countries besides Europe to compete in international team match-play competition. It is a biennial event. The first Presidents Cup was played in 1994, at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. The U.S. Team defeated the International side, 20-12. In 1996, the U.S. Team retained the cup. In 1998, the Internationals won. In 2000, the U.S. Team rebounded back from the prior loss and beat the Internationals by a large sum, 11 points. The U.S. regained the cup and has yet to lose again.

Members of the 2011 U.S. Team will be selected based on official earnings from the start of the 2009 season through the 2010 PGA Championship. International Team players for The Presidents Cup are chosen according to the Official World Golf Ranking. There are 10 members for each squad, plus 2 captains. The competition consists of 34 matches (11 'Foursomes,' 11 Four-ball matches, and 12 Singles matches). All matches are worth one point each. There are no playoffs. If the match is deadlocked at the end of 'singles' play, it ends a tie.

Former U.S. President Gerald Ford was the honorary chairman who presided over the first Presidents Cup. Former President George H.W. Bush served as Honorary Chairman for the Presidents Cup 1996. In 2000, President Bill Clinton made history when he became the first sitting president to serve as Honorary Chairman. The Honorary Co-Chairmen for 2009 were Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mayor Gavin Newsom.

The Presidents Cup has no purse for the players. Net revenues are divided into equal shares designated for charities. The first eight Presidents Cups generated more than 22 million dollars.