The Presidents Cup is a match play tournament between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world (minus Europe), created and organized by the PGA Tour. The event is held every two years, hosted alternately in the USA and in countries represented by the International Team.

The Presidents Cup has been held biennially since 1994. Initially it was held in even numbered years, with the Ryder Cup in odd numbered years. The cancellation of the 2001 Ryder Cup after the September 11 attacks pushed both tournaments back a year, and the Presidents Cup moved to odd numbered years. The same thing happened again in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic postponed that year's Ryder Cup to 2021 and the Presidents Cup from 2021 to 2022, so the event is now back on even numbered years.

The counterpart of the Presidents Cup is the Ryder Cup, which is an older tournament. The format of the Presidents Cup differs from the Ryder Cup mainly in the number of matches: 30 points are on offer at the Presidents Cup, against 28 at the Ryder Cup, with twelve singles matches on the final day in both.

The event has been almost entirely one-sided. The International Team have won just once, in 1998 at Royal Melbourne, and the 2003 match in South Africa was tied. The United States have won every other edition, and after their victory at Medinah in 2026 lead the series 14–1 with one tie. See all Winners List. See also the Presidents Cup Venues, past and future.

2026 Presidents Cup

The 2026 Presidents Cup was played from 24 to 27 September at Medinah Country Club in Illinois, with Brandt Snedeker captaining the United States and Geoff Ogilvy the International Team. It produced the most dramatic finish in the history of the event.

The International Team led 10½–7½ going into the final day, needing only five points from the twelve singles matches. Instead, the Americans won the session 9½–2½, the largest singles margin ever recorded at the Presidents Cup, to take the trophy 17–13. Jacob Bridgeman clinched it with a par at the last to beat Min Woo Lee one up.

Stage United States International
After three days 7½ 10½
Sunday singles 9½ 2½
Final score 17 13

Being a team event, the Presidents Cup has no individual champion, but the leading points scorer of the week was Tom Kim of South Korea, who won four of his five matches for the International Team. His compatriot Si Woo Kim took three points. For the United States, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup and Scottie Scheffler each contributed three.

Trivia

  • The 2015 Presidents Cup in South Korea was the first time the Presidents Cup had been played in Asia.
  • There is no prize money awarded at the Presidents Cup - the proceeds are distributed to charities.
  • The win at Medinah in 2026 was the eleventh in a row for the United States, a run stretching back to the tied match of 2003.

Future Tournaments

  • 2028 Kingston Heath Golf Club, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia
  • 2030 Bellerive Country Club, Town and Country, Missouri, United States