2005 Presidents Cup
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18½ United States – 15½ International
The 6th Presidents Cup
Matches were held in 2005 between September 20 and September 25. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia
, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 18½–15½. The honorary chairmen was former President of the United States George H. W. Bush
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Gary Player
Stuart Appleby
Ángel Cabrera
Michael Campbell
Tim Clark Retief Goosen
Mark Hensby
Trevor Immelman
Peter Lonard
Nick O'Hern
Adam Scott Vijay Singh
Mike Weir
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 less Europe. Europe competes against the U.S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. The Presidents Cup is held biennially...
Matches were held in 2005 between September 20 and September 25. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia
Gainesville, Virginia
-Demographics:Gainesville is currently the third-largest CDP in Prince William County. As of the census estimate of 2009, there were 28,662 people, 10,300 households, and 8,604 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,150.2 people per square mile . There were 10,300 housing units...
, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 18½–15½. The honorary chairmen was former President of the United States George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
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Format
Both teams had 12 players plus a non-playing captain. The competition was four days long with 34 total matches worth a single point each. Although the number and type of matches played was the same as in previous events, the schedule was slightly altered. Six foursome matches were played on the first day and six four-ball matches were played on the second. On the third day, five four-ball matches were played in the morning and five foursome matches were played in the afternoon. The competition concluded with twelve singles matches on the final day. Because of the unresolved outcome in the previous President's Cup, an additional change was made to the structure. Under the new format, the singles matches would go to extra holes if at the conclusion of the 18 hole round the match was all-square and the Cup had not been decided.Team International
Captain: Gary PlayerGary Player
Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
Stuart Appleby
Stuart Appleby
Stuart Appleby is an Australian professional golfer.-Early life:Appleby was born in Cohuna in rural northern Victoria, and grew up on a nearby dairy farm. He began in golf by hitting balls from paddock to paddock after his farm chores were completed...
Ángel Cabrera
Angel Cabrera
Ángel Cabrera is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on both the European Tour and PGA Tour. He is known affectionately as "El Pato" in Spanish or in English as "The duck" for his waddling gait. He is a former U.S. Open champion and Masters champion. He is the first Argentine to win either...
Michael Campbell
Michael Campbell
Michael Shane Campbell, CNZM is a New Zealand golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S. Open and the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the same year. He is a member of the European Tour.Ethnically, he is predominantly Māori, from the Ngati...
Tim Clark Retief Goosen
Retief Goosen
Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer who has been in the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. His main achievements have been two U.S...
Mark Hensby
Mark Hensby
Mark Adam Hensby is an Australian professional golfer.Hensby was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He grew up in Tamworth, New South Wales and attended Tamworth High School, leaving at the age of 16 to work as a postie while spending most of his time on the golf course...
Trevor Immelman
Trevor Immelman
Trevor John Immelman is a South African professional golfer and winner of the 2008 Masters Tournament.-Early years:Immelman was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Born into a golfing family , he took up golf at the age of five. He attended Hottentots Holland High School...
Peter Lonard
Peter Lonard
Peter Lawrence Lonard is an Australian professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour. He credits fellow Australian Greg Norman as his inspiration....
Nick O'Hern
Nick O'Hern
Nicholas Simon O'Hern is an Australian professional golfer.O'Hern has played on both of the world's premier professional golf tours, the European Tour, and the United States based PGA Tour...
Adam Scott Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008...
Mike Weir
Mike Weir
Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003....
Team United States
Captain: Jack NicklausJack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
- Stewart CinkStewart CinkStewart Ernest Cink is an American professional golfer who won the 2009 Open Championship. He has spent over 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 2004 to 2009.-Early years and education:...
- Fred CouplesFred CouplesFrederick Steven Couples is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. A former World No. 1, he has won numerous events, most notably the 1992 Masters Tournament. In August 2011 he won his maiden senior major at the Senior Players Championship...
- Chris DiMarcoChris DiMarcoChristian Dean DiMarco is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. DiMarco has won seven tournaments as a pro, including three PGA Tour events.-Early years:...
- Fred FunkFred FunkFrederick Funk is an American professional golfer.Funk was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1980 with a degree in law enforcement. He turned professional in 1981, but worked as a golf coach at his alma mater from 1982 to 1988; he did not...
- Jim FurykJim FurykJames Michael Furyk is an American professional golfer, 2010 FedEx Cup champion, and 2010 PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has won one major championship, the 2003 U.S. Open. Furyk is known for consistently playing at the top level and for a visibly unconventional, looping golf swing...
- Justin LeonardJustin LeonardJustin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer.Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American...
- Davis Love IIIDavis Love IIIDavis Milton Love III is an American professional golfer.Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina before turning professional in 1985. He earned his PGA Tour card in the fall of 1985, on his first attempt. He quickly established himself on the PGA...
- Phil MickelsonPhil MickelsonPhilip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed...
- Kenny PerryKenny PerryJames Kenneth Perry is an American professional golfer who currently plays on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour, for which he became eligible following his 50th birthday.-Early years:...
- David TomsDavid TomsDavid Wayne Toms is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of thirteen events on the PGA Tour including the 2001 PGA Championship...
- Scott VerplankScott VerplankScott Rachal Verplank is an American professional golfer.Verplank was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He was a leading member of the W.T. White High School Golf Team and a regular at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas...
- Tiger WoodsTiger WoodsEldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
Thursday's matches
All matches played were foursomes.| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Scott/Goosen | 4 and 3 | Woods/Couples |
| Singh/Hensby | halved | Funk/Furyk |
| O'Hern/Clark | 1 up | Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Lonard/Appleby | 4 and 2 | Leonard/Verplank |
| Campbell/Cabrera | 2 and 1 | Love/Perry |
| Immelman/Weir | 6 and 5 | Cink/Toms |
| 3½ | Foursomes | 2½ |
| 3½ | Overall | 2½ |
Friday's matches
All matches played were four-ball.| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell/Cabrera | halved | Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Scott/Goosen | 3 and 1 | Couples/Toms |
| Immelman/Weir | 2 and 1 | Leonard/Verplank |
| Singh/Clark | halved | Funk/Cink |
| Lonard/O'Hern | 3 and 2 | Love/Perry |
| Appleby/Hensby | 3 and 2 | Woods/Furyk |
| 3 | Four-Ball | 3 |
| 6½ | Overall | 5½ |
Morning foursomes
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Goosen/Scott | halved | Leonard/Verplank |
| Campbell/Cabrera | 5 and 3 | Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Singh/Appleby | halved | Woods/Furyk |
| Clark/O'Hern | 2 and 1 | Funk/Toms |
| Immelman/Weir | 1 up | Love/Cink |
| 2 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 8½ | Overall | 8½ |
Afternoon four-ball
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Goosen/Scott | 5 and 4 | Leonard/Verplank |
| Lonard/O'Hern | 6 and 5 | Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Campbell/Cabrera | halved | Love/Couples |
| Hensby/Clark | 5 and 3 | Perry/Cink |
| Singh/Appleby | 2 up | Woods/Furyk |
| 2½ | Four-Ball | 2½ |
| 11 | Overall | 11 |
Singles
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Clark | 4 and 3 | Leonard |
| Immelman | 2 and 1 | Toms |
| Goosen | 2 and 1 | Woods |
| Hensby | 4 and 3 | Perry |
| Singh | 1 up | Couples |
| Weir | 3 and 2 | Verplank |
| Scott | 3 and 2 | Furyk |
| Lonard | 3 and 2 | Cink |
| Campbell | 3 and 2 | Funk |
| O'Hern | 4 and 3 | Love |
| Cabrera | halved | Mickelson |
| Appleby | 1 up | DiMarco |
| 4½ | Singles | 7½ |
| 15½ | Overall | 18½ |
External links
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