Presidents Cup: Names, notes, facts & figures

October 8, 1:08 PMMonterey Peninsula ExaminerJames Raia

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Players, facts and figures for the eighth Presidents Cup, Thursday through Sunday in San Francisco:

Teams: United States against an International team of players from everywhere but Europe.

Venue: Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco.

Length: 7,137 yards.

Par: 36-35--71.

Format: Six alternate-shot matches Thursday. Six better-ball matches Friday. Five alternate-shot matches Saturday morning and five better-ball matches Saturday afternoon. Twelve singles matches on Sunday. One point is awarded for each win, a half-point when the match ends in a draw. Singles matches that end in a tie go extra holes until one team has 17 points.

Captains: Fred Couples (U.S.) and Greg Norman (International).

Defending champion: United States.

Series: United States leads, 5-1-1.

Last time: United States 19, International 14.

Major winners: Angel Cabrera, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Ratief Goosen, Y.E. Yang, Lucas Glover, Justin Leonard, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods.

International team: Robert Allenby, Angel Cabrera, Tim Clark, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Ryo Ishikawa, Geoff Ogilvy, Adam Scott, Vijay Singh, Camilo Villegas, Mike Weir, Y.E. Yang.

U.S. team: Stewart Cink, Jim Furyk, Lucas Glover, Zach Johnson, Anthony Kim, Justin Leonard, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Sean O'Hair, Kenny Perry, Steve Stricker, Tiger Woods.

Television (all times EDT): Thursday, 3-8 p.m., The Golf Channel; Friday, 2-8 p.m., The Golf Channel; Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., NBC Sports; Sunday, 12-6 p.m., NBC Sports.

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