2013 Presidents Cup

The 2013 Presidents Cup was held October 3–6 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus. It was the tenth Presidents Cup competition and the sixth played in the United States.

This article is about the golf tournament. For the tennis tournament, see 2013 President's Cup (tennis).
2013 Presidents Cup
DatesOctober 3–6, 2013
VenueMuirfield Village Golf Club
LocationDublin, Ohio, U.S.
Captains
USA 18​1⁄2 15​1⁄2 International
USA wins the Presidents Cup
Muirfield Village
Location in the United States
Muirfield Village
Location in Ohio

The selection of Muirfield as the 2013 tournament site was taken as a tribute to golfing great Jack Nicklaus, who designed the course. Nicklaus has said that his involvement as tournament host for the 2013 Presidents Cup "probably will be my last involvement in anything significant in the game of golf".[1] Muirfield was the third U.S. course to host the tournament, and the first course in the world to host Presidents Cup, Ryder Cup, and Solheim Cup international team competitions.[2][3]

In May 2012, Fred Couples and Nick Price were named captains of the U.S. and International teams, respectively.[4][5]

The United States won for the fifth successive time with an 18​1⁄2–15​1⁄2 victory over the International team.[6][7][8][9]

Format

The first day consists of six matches of fourball. The second day consists of six matches of foursomes. The third day consists of five matches of fourball in the morning and five matches of foursomes in the afternoon. On the fourth and final day, twelve singles matches were played. 34 matches were played in all. All fourball and foursomes matches that are all-square after 18 holes will score ​1⁄2 point for each team. All singles matches that are all-square after 18 holes will continue until a winner is determined.[10] The fourball matches being played first is a change from the previous seven Cups.[11]

Team qualification and selection

Both teams had 12 players.

United States team

The United States team featured the top 10 in earnings from September 19, 2011 through September 2, 2013 (the Deutsche Bank Championship), with 2013 earnings weighted double, and two captain's picks.[12] The captain's picks were announced on September 4, 2013.[13]

The final standings were:[14]

PositionPlayerPoints
1Tiger Woods22,627
2Brandt Snedeker15,040
3Phil Mickelson14,938
4Matt Kuchar14,928
5Jason Dufner10,832
6Keegan Bradley10,731
7Steve Stricker10,431
8Bill Haas10,354
9Hunter Mahan10,022
10Zach Johnson9,185
11Webb Simpson9,174
12Dustin Johnson8,788
13Jim Furyk8,686
14Bubba Watson8,170
15Billy Horschel6,988

International team

The International team featured the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking as of September 2, 2013 and two captain's picks.[15] The captain's picks were announced on September 4, 2013.[13]

The final standings were:[16]

PositionPlayerAverage
1Adam Scott9.48
2Jason Day4.64
3Charl Schwartzel4.45
4Ernie Els4.41
5Louis Oosthuizen4.18
6Hideki Matsuyama3.67
7Branden Grace3.01
8Graham DeLaet2.99
9Richard Sterne2.91
10Ángel Cabrera2.41
11Thongchai Jaidee2.26
12Marc Leishman2.18
13Tim Clark2.17
14Brendon de Jonge2.01
15George Coetzee1.90

Players
United States team
PlayerAgePoints
rank		OWGRPrevious
appearances		MatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Fred Couples54Non-playing captain
Jay Haas59Non-playing assistant captain
Davis Love III49Non-playing assistant captain
Tiger Woods371173520–14–158.57
Brandt Snedeker32290Rookie
Phil Mickelson433394218–14–1054.76
Matt Kuchar3548151–3–130.00
Jason Dufner365100Rookie
Keegan Bradley276150Rookie
Steve Stricker467741911–8–057.89
Bill Haas31828151–3–130.00
Hunter Mahan319263148–5–160.71
Zach Johnson371011294–5–044.44
Webb Simpson281124153–2–060.00
Jordan Spieth2022210Rookie
International team
PlayerCountryAgePoints
rank		OWGRPrevious
appearances		MatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Nick Price Zimbabwe56Non-playing captain
Shigeki Maruyama Japan44Non-playing assistant captain
Mark McNulty Zimbabwe59Non-playing assistant captain
Tony Johnstone Zimbabwe57Non-playing assistant captain
Adam Scott Australia331252510–13–244.00
Jason Day Australia25216151–3–130.00
Charl Schwartzel South Africa29319153–1–170.00
Ernie Els South Africa4342373517–16–251.43
Louis Oosthuizen South Africa305290Rookie
Hideki Matsuyama Japan216300Rookie
Branden Grace South Africa257380Rookie
Graham DeLaet Canada318320Rookie
Richard Sterne South Africa329410Rookie
Ángel Cabrera Argentina4410513134–6–342.31
Marc Leishman Australia2912610Rookie
Brendon de Jonge Zimbabwe3314630Rookie
  • OWGR as of September 29, 2013, the last ranking before the Cup.
  • Age as of the start of the Cup on October 3, 2013.

Thursday's fourball matches

The American team took a one-point lead after the first day of play, winning the final three matches and halving another. Play was delayed for 90 minutes due to rain but all matches were completed.[17][18]

International Results United States
Day/DeLaet 1 up Mahan/Snedeker
Scott/Matsuyama halved Haas/Simpson
Oosthuizen/Schwartzel 2 & 1 Mickelson/Bradley
Els/de Jonge 1 up Stricker/Spieth
Cabrera/Leishman 5 & 4 Kuchar/Woods
Grace/Sterne 5 & 3 Dufner/Johnson
2​1⁄2 Fourball 3​1⁄2
2​1⁄2 Overall 3​1⁄2

Friday's foursomes matches

A nearly three-hour delay due to severe weather meant that only two of the six matches were completed on Friday. Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley defeated Jason Day and Graham DeLaet, 4 and 3, while Brendon de Jonge and Ernie Els defeated Hunter Mahan and Bill Hass, 4 and 3. The Americans led 4​1⁄2 to 3​1⁄2 at the close of play Friday.[19] Matches resumed early Saturday morning with both sides winning two matches to tie the session at 3–3.[18]

International Results United States
Day/DeLaet 4 & 3 Mickelson/Bradley
Els/de Jonge 4 & 3 Haas/Mahan
Grace/Sterne 2 & 1 Stricker/Spieth
Cabrera/Leishman 2 & 1 Simpson/Snedeker
Oosthuizen/Schwartzel 4 & 2 Kuchar/Woods
Scott/Matsuyama 2 & 1 Dufner/Johnson
3 Foursomes 3
5​1⁄2 Overall 6​1⁄2

Saturday's matches

Morning fourball

Rain interrupted play for the third straight day.[20] The U.S. team won four of the five matches to open a four-point lead. The matches did not end until late afternoon.[21][22]

International Results United States
Els/de Jonge 2 & 1 Bradley/Mickelson
Day/DeLaet 2 up Stricker/Spieth
Cabrera/Grace 4 & 3 Haas/Simpson
Oosthuizen/Schwartzel 2 up Snedeker/Mahan
Scott/Matsuyama 1 up Woods/Kuchar
1 Fourball 4
6​1⁄2 Overall 10​1⁄2

Afternoon foursomes

Due to the mornings rain delay, the afternoon foursomes were not completed Saturday. Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson defeated Richard Sterne and Marc Leishman, 4 and 3, in the only match completed Saturday.[22] The other four matches were complete through 9 to 13 holes when play was suspended.

The table below reflects the official order. Match 19 (Sterne/Leishman vs Dufner/Johnson) began first, followed by Match 18 (Mickelson/Bradley vs Day/DeLaet), Match 22 (Simpson/Snedeker vs Oosthuizen/Schwartzel), Match 20 (Haas/Stricker vs Scott/Matsuyama), and Match 21 (Woods/Kuchar vs Els/de Jonge).

International Results United States
Day/DeLaet halved Mickelson/Bradley
Sterne/Leishman 4 & 3 Dufner/Johnson
Scott/Matsuyama 4 & 3 Haas/Stricker
Els/de Jonge 1 up Woods/Kuchar
Oosthuizen/Schwartzel 1 up Simpson/Snedeker
1​1⁄2 Foursomes 3​1⁄2
8 Overall 14

Sunday's singles matches

The matches are listed in their official order but the first five matches were actually played in this order: Matsuyama/Mahan, Day/Snedeker, DeLaet/Spieth, Els/Stricker, de Jonge/Dufner.[23]

International Results United States Timetable
Els 1 up Stricker 7th: 12–17
Matsuyama 3 & 2 Mahan 2nd: 9–15
de Jonge 4 & 3 Dufner 3rd: 9–16
Day 6 & 4 Snedeker 1st: 9–14
DeLaet 1 up Spieth 4th: 10–16
Scott 2 & 1 Haas 6th: 11–17
Grace 4 & 2 Johnson 5th: 10–17
Leishman 1 up Kuchar 8th: 13–17
Sterne 1 up Woods 10th: 14–18
Schwartzel 2 & 1 Bradley 9th: 14–17
Oosthuizen halved Simpson 11th: 14​1⁄2–18​1⁄2
Cabrera 1 up Mickelson 12th: 15​1⁄2–18​1⁄2
7​1⁄2 Singles 4​1⁄2
15​1⁄2 Overall 18​1⁄2

Individual player records

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Keegan Bradley2.52–2–10–1–01–0–11–1–0
Jason Dufner33–1–01–0–01–1–01–0–0
Bill Haas2.52–2–10–1–01–1–01–0–1
Zach Johnson33–1–01–0–01–1–01–0–0
Matt Kuchar33–2–00–1–01–1–02–0–0
Hunter Mahan22–2–01–0–00–1–01–1–0
Phil Mickelson2.52–2–10–1–01–0–11–1–0
Webb Simpson32–1–20–0–11–1–01–0–1
Brandt Snedeker22–3–00–1–01–1–01–1–0
Jordan Spieth22–2–00–1–01–0–01–1–0
Steve Stricker33–2–00–1–02–0–01–1–0
Tiger Woods44–1–01–0–01–1–02–0–0

International
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Ángel Cabrera22–2–01–0–01–0–00–2–0
Jason Day3.53–1–11–0–00–1–12–0–0
Brendon de Jonge22–3–00–1–02–0–00–2–0
Graham DeLaet3.53–1–11–0–00–1–12–0–0
Ernie Els33–2–01–0–02–0–00–2–0
Branden Grace00–4–00–1–00–1–00–2–0
Marc Leishman22–2–01–0–01–1–00–1–0
Hideki Matsuyama1.51–3–10–1–01–1–00–1–1
Louis Oosthuizen1.51–3–10–0–10–2–01–1–0
Charl Schwartzel22–3–01–0–00–2–01–1–0
Adam Scott2.52–2–11–0–01–1–00–1–1
Richard Sterne00–4–00–1–00–2–00–1–0

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