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2007 Presidents Cup

Coordinates: 45°29′35″N 73°54′07″W / 45.493°N 73.902°W / 45.493; -73.902
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2007 Presidents Cup
DatesSeptember 27–30, 2007
VenueRoyal Montreal Golf Club
LocationÎle Bizard, Quebec, Canada
Captains
International 1412 1912 USA
 United States wins the Presidents Cup
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Royal Montreal  is located in Canada
Royal Montreal 
Royal Montreal 
Royal Montreal is located in Quebec
Royal Montreal
Royal Montreal
Royal Montreal is located in Greater Montreal
Royal Montreal
Royal Montreal
Location in greater Montreal

The 2007 Presidents Cup was held in 2007 between September 27 and 30. It was played at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Île Bizard, Quebec, Canada. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 1912–1412.

Format

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On the first day six matches of foursomes were played. On the second day six matches of four-ball were played. On the third day five matches of foursomes were played in the morning and five matches of four-ball were played in the afternoon. On the fourth and final day, twelve singles matches were played. 34 matches were played in all.

Teams

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Both teams have 12 players plus a non-playing captain. Members of the U.S. Team were selected based on earnings from the 2005 World Golf Championships - NEC Invitational through the 2007 PGA Championship. International Team players were chosen on the basis of the Official World Golf Ranking through the 2007 PGA Championship. The International Team does not include players eligible for the European Ryder Cup Team.

International team
Player Country Age Points
rank
OWGR Previous
appearances
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Gary Player  South Africa 71 Non-playing captain
Ian Baker-Finch  Australia 46 Non-playing assistant captain
Ernie Els  South Africa 37 1 5 4 20 10–8–2 55.00
Adam Scott  Australia 27 2 6 2 10 6–3–1 65.00
Vijay Singh  Fiji 44 3 12 6 30 12–13–5 48.33
Geoff Ogilvy  Australia 30 4 11 0 Rookie
K. J. Choi  South Korea 37 5 10 1 5 2–3–0 40.00
Rory Sabbatini  South Africa 31 6 8 0 Rookie
Retief Goosen  South Africa 38 7 17 3 15 9–5–1 63.33
Trevor Immelman  South Africa 27 8 18 1 4 1–3–0 25.00
Ángel Cabrera  Argentina 38 9 19 1 5 1–1–3 50.00
Stuart Appleby  Australia 36 10 34 4 16 3–11–2 25.00
Nick O'Hern  Australia 35 11 36 1 5 2–3–0 40.00
Mike Weir  Canada 37 20 46 3 14 8–6–0 57.14
United States United States team
Player Age Points
rank
OWGR Previous
appearances
Matches W–L–H Winning
percentage
Jack Nicklaus 67 Non-playing captain
Jeff Sluman 50 Non-playing assistant captain
Tiger Woods 31 1 1 4 20 10–9–1 52.50
Jim Furyk 37 2 3 4 18 10–6–2 61.11
Phil Mickelson 37 3 2 6 28 9–12–7 44.64
Zach Johnson 31 4 14 0 Rookie
Charles Howell III 28 5 33 1 5 3–2–0 60.00
Scott Verplank 43 6 24 1 5 2–2–1 50.00
David Toms 40 7 26 2 9 2–7–0 22.22
Steve Stricker 40 8 4 1 5 2–3–0 40.00
Stewart Cink 34 9 23 2 9 5–3–1 61.11
Woody Austin 43 10 31 0 Rookie
Lucas Glover 27 11 61 0 Rookie
Hunter Mahan 25 14 41 0 Rookie
  • OWGR as of September 23, 2007, the last ranking before the Cup

Thursday's matches

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All matches were foursomes.

International Results United States
Scott/Ogilvy 3 & 2 Mahan/Stricker
Singh/Weir halved Mickelson/Austin
Sabbatini/Immelman 1 up Cink/Johnson
Els/Cabrera 1 up Toms/Furyk
Appleby/Goosen 2 up Glover/Verplank
Choi/O'Hern 3 & 1 Woods/Howell
12 Foursomes 512
12 Overall 512

Friday's matches

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All matches were in four-ball format.

International Results United States
Cabrera/Goosen 1 up Mickelson/Mahan
Singh/Appleby 5 & 4 Woods/Furyk
Els/Weir 3 & 1 Johnson /Howell
Scott/Choi 2 & 1 Stricker/Verplank
Ogilvy/O'Hern 1 up Cink/Glover
Immelman/Sabbatini halved Austin/Toms
412 Four-ball 112
5 Overall 7

Saturday's matches

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Morning foursomes

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International Results United States
Immelman/Sabbatini 2 up Stricker/Mahan
Goosen/Appleby 5 & 4 Mickelson/Austin
Scott/Els 4 & 3 Woods/Furyk
Singh/Weir 2 & 1 Glover/Verplank
O'Hern/Ogilvy 2 & 1 Johnson/Toms
0 Foursomes 5
5 Overall 12

Afternoon four-ball

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International Results United States
Cabrera/Choi 1 up Cink/Furyk
Scott/Goosen halved Mickelson/Austin
Weir/Els 4 & 2 Howell/Glover
Singh/Appleby 1 up Stricker/Mahan
O'Hern/Ogilvy 5 & 3 Woods/Toms
212 Four-ball 212
712 Overall 1412

Sunday's matches

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All matches featured are in singles competition.

International Results United States
Sabbatini 2 & 1 Verplank
Els 2 up Glover
Singh 5 & 4 Mickelson
Weir 1 up Woods
Cabrera 2 & 1 Austin
Scott 2 & 1 Johnson
Immelman 2 up Toms
O'Hern 6 & 4 Cink
Ogilvy 1 up Stricker
Choi 3 & 2 Mahan
Appleby 2 & 1 Howell
Goosen 2 & 1 Furyk
7 Singles 5
1412 Overall 1912

Individual player records

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Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

International

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Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Stuart Appleby 2 2–3–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 2–0–0
Ángel Cabrera 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0
K. J. Choi 1 1–3–0 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–2–0
Ernie Els 3 3–2–0 1–0–0 0–2–0 2–0–0
Retief Goosen 2.5 2–2–1 1–0–0 0–2–0 1–0–1
Trevor Immelman 0.5 0–3–1 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–0–1
Geoff Ogilvy 2 2–3–0 1–0–0 0–2–0 1–1–0
Nick O'Hern 1 1–4–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 1–1–0
Rory Sabbatini 0.5 0–3–1 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–0–1
Adam Scott 1.5 1–3–1 1–0–0 0–2–0 0–1–1
Vijay Singh 2.5 2–2–1 0–1–0 0–1–1 2–0–0
Mike Weir 3.5 3–1–1 1–0–0 0–1–1 2–0–0

United States

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Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes Fourballs
Woody Austin 2.5 1–1–3 0–1–0 1–0–1 0–0–2
Stewart Cink 3 3–1–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 1–1–0
Jim Furyk 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 1–1–0
Lucas Glover 2 2–3–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 0–2–0
Charles Howell III 2 2–2–0 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–2–0
Zach Johnson 2 2–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 0–1–0
Hunter Mahan 2 2–3–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 0–2–0
Phil Mickelson 3 2–1–2 1–0–0 1–0–1 0–1–1
Steve Stricker 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 1–1–0
David Toms 4.5 4–0–1 1–0–0 2–0–0 1–0–1
Scott Verplank 4 4–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 1–0–0
Tiger Woods 3 3–2–0 0–1–0 2–0–0 1–1–0
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