Explaining How the Presidents Cup Works

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Published: September 27, 2013

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As the 10th playing of the Presidents Cup approaches, there is no doubt that the biennial matches between the United States and the Internationals (everyone except Europe) have become a great event, but it’s not the Ryder Cup.

Of course, the Ryder Cup has been played since 1927 and has grown into a fierce event with great passion that sometimes boils over.

And that’s one of the reasons the Presidents Cup is different and will remain so. The group of golf’s greats behind the genesis of the event—Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player—have insisted that this be a friendly event without the rancor of the Ryder Cup.

Player was turned off the 1991 Ryder Cup—the War by the Shore—and all of the ruckus caused by that competition.



"It's an event that will be bigger than the Ryder Cup because it entails the world," Player said in interview with Golf Today. "I got disheartened when (in 1991) they said it was 'The War by the Shore'. Do they know what a war is compared to a golf match? We don't need all that flag waving."

It could also be said that the Presidents Cup hasn’t had time to crank up the kinds of emotions displayed at the Ryder Cup, but that may never happen given the influences of golf’s legendary Big Three.

But at least from a nuts and bolts standpoint, there are definitely similarities in the two.

Both Cups are played on a biennial basis, and both are big hits with golf fans. They routinely sell out tickets and television ratings are always good.

Players make the teams in similar, but slightly different ways. The U.S. team earns points based on money earned on the PGA Tour in the two years leading up to the event.

In the first year of that period, each dollar is worth one point. In the year that the Presidents Cup is held, each dollar is worth two points.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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