Adam Scott and the Presidents Cup Scott, 44, loves the event but it hasn’t exactly loved him back. He has been playing in the biennial competition since 2003 and the Aussie star — past Masters champion, former world No. 1 and perennial winner for more than 20 years on the PGA Tour and around the…
Professional golf journalist, did you know that Jim “Bones” Mackay has been involved in every Presidents Cup since it started in 1994? As either a caddie or broadcaster, Bones has seen just about everything at the biennial match-play competition. The 15th Presidents Cup is a four-day affair with competition beginning Thursday, Sept. 26, but the…
Herb Page was going about his business on a Tuesday morning when Mackenzie Hughes, one of his former star players on Kent State University’s men’s golf team, reached out to him on FaceTime. Hughes said he just wanted to say hi because he was killing time at the kind of corporate function PGA Tour players…
The shuttle service for spectators at the Solheim Cup last week was an unmitigated disaster for the LPGA Tour, marring the biennial competition’s otherwise delightful playing at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Manassas, Virginia. On the first day of the competition, fans waited for upwards of 90 minutes for what should have been…
Captain Ernie Els of South Africa and the International team reacts on the first tee prior to Friday foursome matches on day two of the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Course on December 13, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) Els, a 19-time PGA Tour winner, has appeared in eight…
Justin Leonard acknowledges the crowd after his final putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the Dominion Energy Charity Classic at The Country Club of Virginia on October 20, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) Leonard, 51, has competed in the Presidents Cup five times (1996, 1998, 2003, 2005,…
Brian Harman’s first experience with international match play was the 2023 Ryder Cup, where he played for the U.S. in front of huge, partisan galleries in Italy. He expects no less enthusiasm from Canadian fans next week when the University of Georgia graduate and St. Simons Island, Ga., resident plays for the U.S. in the…
There’s something to be said for representing your country or region on an international stage, and that’s what makes events like the Presidents Cup so special. “When you look at our team, what we’re trying to tap into is the International team represents billions of people all over the world,” said 2022 captain Trevor Immelman….
Mackenzie Hughes might just be what the International team needs as this year’s Presidents Cup. Hughes, from Dundas, Ont., is one of three Canadians on the squad competing in the match-play event at Royal Montreal Golf Club next week. His putting skills, cool demeanor under pressure, pre-existing connections with teammates and clubhouse leadership could help…
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas Back in the limelight on the course where he learned to play the game, Jordan Spieth looked at home on Monday. And home is a place the Texan has been getting mighty familiar with in recent weeks. Spieth didn’t manage a victory during the 2024 season, and though he did make it…
