The top 12 players from the United States and the rest of the world outside Europe will go head-to-head in four days of matchplay competition at the fifth Presidents Cup in South Africa this week. Woods will be crucial to the US team |
Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus will captain the US team, while his long-time rival Gary Player will lead the International team. The US are spearheaded by world number one Tiger Woods and include US Open champion Jim Furyk and world number four Davis Love.
The International team features Ernie Els and Vijay Singh, the world numbers two and three respectively, as well as Canada's Masters champion Mike Weir.
Teams:
United States:
Captain: Jack Nicklaus
Chris DiMarco
Fred Funk
Jim Furyk
Jay Haas
Charles Howell III
Jerry Kelly
Justin Leonard
Davis Love III
Phil Mickelson
Kenny Perry
David Toms
Tiger Woods Els will spearhead the International team |
International:
Captain: Gary Player, South Africa
Robert Allenby, Australia
Stuart Appleby, Australia
K.J. Choi, South Korea
Tim Clark, South Africa
Ernie Els, South Africa
Retief Goosen South Africa
Stephen Leaney, Australia
Peter Lonard, Australia
Nick Price, Zimbabwe
Adam Scott, Australia
Vijay Singh, Fiji
Mike Weir, Canada
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