2022 Presidents Cup preview and team line-up
CHARLOTTE, NC – The 2022 Presidents Cup will be the 14th edition of the Presidents Cup golf competition, held at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, from September 22–25, 2022. This will be Quail Hollow's first time hosting the Presidents Cup. The matches were originally scheduled for fall 2021.
- About the Presidents Cup
The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup.
The Presidents Cup has been held biennially since 1994. Initially it was held in even-numbered years, with the Ryder Cup being held in odd numbered years. However, the cancellation of the 2001 Ryder Cup due to the September 11 attacks pushed both tournaments back a year, and the Presidents Cup was then held in odd-numbered years. It reverted to even-number years following the postponement of the 2020 Ryder Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is hosted alternately in the United States and in countries represented by the International Team.
The International team competes under a specifically designed logo and flag. The team consisted of players from Canada, Southern America, Africas and Asia-Pacific regions.
- Format
The scoring system of the event is match play. The format is drawn from the Ryder Cup and consists of 12 players per side. Each team has a captain, usually a highly respected golf figure, who is responsible for choosing the pairs in the doubles events, which consist of both alternate shot and best ball formats (also known as "foursome" and "fourball" matches respectively). Each match, whether it be a doubles or singles match, is worth one point with a half-point awarded to each team in the event of a halved match.
There have been frequent small changes to the format, although the final day has always consisted of 12 singles matches. The contest was extended from three days to four in 2000. In 2015, there were nine foursome doubles matches, nine fourball doubles matches, and 12 singles matches. With a total of 30 points, a team needed to get 15.5 points to win the Cup.
- Ties
Until the 2005 event, prior to the start of the final day matches, the captains selected one player to play in a tie-breaker in the event of a tie at the end of the final match. Upon a tie, the captains would reveal the players who would play a sudden-death match to determine the winner. In 2003, however, the tiebreaker match ended after three holes because of darkness, and the captains, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, agreed that the Cup would be shared by both teams.
From 2005 to 2013, singles matches ending level at the end of the regulation 18 holes were to be extended to extra holes until the match was won outright. All singles matches would continue in this format until one team reaches the required point total to win the Presidents Cup. Remaining singles matches were only to be played to the regulation 18 holes and could be halved. Although this rule was in force for five Presidents Cup contests, no matches actually went beyond 18 holes.
- 2022 teams and players
1997 PGA Championship winner Davis Love III will captain the U.S. team, and 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman will captain the International team. Love announced that Fred Couples and Zach Johnson will be two of his assistants. Love announced Steve Stricker and Webb Simpson as his final two assistant captains. Immelman announced that K. J. Choi, Geoff Ogilvy, Camilo Villegas, and Mike Weir would be his assistants.
Captains, vice-captains and players who competed in each team during the Presidents Cup must remain their own PGA Tour memberships; otherwise, if those already joining LIV Golf will be rejected from the team.
a. Team U.S.A.
The United States team will feature the six players who have earned the most FedEx Cup points from the 2019 A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier through the 2022 BMW Championship. Six captain's picks were made on 7 September 2022.
- Captain: Davis Love III
- Vice captains: Fred Couples, Zach Johnson, Steve Stricker, Webb Simpson
- Players
1. Scottie Scheffler
2. Patrick Cantlay
3. Xander Schauffele
4. Sam Burns
5. Justin Thomas
6. Tony Finau
7. Jordan Spieth
8. Collin Morikawa
9. Max Homa
10. Billy Horschel
11. Cameron Young
12. Kevin Kisner
Bold indicates captain's picks. Italic indicates rookies. Bold and italic indicates a player within rookie and captain's pick's statuses.
b. Team International
The International Team qualification period runs from the 2021 Open Championship through the 2022 BMW Championship. The team will be composed of the top eight players from the Presidents Cup International Team Points List. Captain's picks were made on 6 September 2022. Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann who expected to represent the International team are banned to compete following their recent signing to LIV Golf.
- Captain: Trevor Immelman
- Vice captains: Mike Weir, Geoff Ogilvy, Camilo Villegas, K.J. Choi
- Players:
1. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN)
2. Im Sungjae (KOR)
3. Kim Joohyung (KOR)
4. Corey Conners (CAN)
5. Adam Scott (AUS)
6. Mito Pereira (CHI)
7. Sebastian Munoz (COL)
8. Lee Kyounghoon (KOR)
9. Kim Siwoo (KOR)
10. Christian Bezuidenhout (RSA)
11. Cameron Davis (CAN)
12. Taylor Pendrith (TBA)
Bold indicates captain's picks. Italic indicates rookies. Bold and italic indicates a player within rookie and captain's pick's statuses.
- Course info
The Quail Hollow Golf Club is a 7,600-yard par-71 18-hole golf course located in north east of Charlotte, North Carolina. The course is currently held the annual PGA Tour event Wells Fargo Championship since 2003 and had previously held Kemper Open during 1970s and hosted one of golf's majors the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2025.
Follow the live coverage of 2022 Presidents Cup on NBC, and on PresidentsCup.com!
