2015 Presidents Cup
| Dates | 8–11 October 2015 | ||||
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| Venue | Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea | ||||
| Location | Incheon, South Korea | ||||
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| USA wins the Presidents Cup | |||||
The 2015 Presidents Cup was the 11th Presidents Cup, played at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, South Korea from 8–11 October. This was the first time the Presidents Cup was played in Asia.
The United States won for the sixth successive time with a 15½–14½ victory over the International team.
The format changed from previous Cup play. The first two days consisted of five matches of fourball and five matches of foursomes. The third day consisted of four matches of fourball and four matches of foursomes. The host team captain decided the order, fourball vs. foursomes, on the first three days. On the fourth and final day, twelve singles matches were played. 30 matches were played in all. All matches that are all-square after 18 holes scored ½ point for each team.
Each member of the teams had to play in a minimum of two matches in the first three days, a reduction from the three match minimum from 2003 to 2013.
Both teams have 12 players.
The International Team featured the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking at the conclusion of the 2015 Deutsche Bank Championship and two captain's picks. The captain's picks were announced on 8 September 2015.
The final standings were:
The United States Team featured the 10 players who earn the most official FedExCup points from the 2013 BMW Championship through to the 2015 Deutsche Bank Championship, with points earned in the calendar year 2015 counting double, and two captain's picks. The captain's picks were announced on 8 September 2015.
On 2 October it was announced that Jim Furyk would not play in the Presidents Cup due to a wrist injury, and would be replaced by J. B. Holmes. Furyk served instead as an assistant captain.
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