1996 Presidents Cup

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16½ United States – 15½ International

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The 2nd Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1996 between September 13 and September 15. 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 16½–15½. The honorary chairmen was former President of the United States George H.W. Bush.

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[edit] Format

Both teams had 12 players plus a non-playing captain. This changed from 1994 when the United States had 11 players plus a playing captain. On the first and second day four-ball was played in the morning and foursomes were played in the afternoon. On the third day only singles were played.

[edit] Teams

[edit] Team International

Captain: Flag of Australia Peter Thomson

[edit] Flag of the United States Team United States

Captain: Arnold Palmer

[edit] Friday's matches

[edit] Morning Four-Ball

International Results United States
Norman/Allenby 2 and 1 Couples/Love III
Els/McNulty 2 up Hoch/Brooks
Singh/Ozaki 2 and 1 Mickelson/Pavin
Steve Elkington/Frank Nobilo 3 and 2 O'Meara/Duval
Nick Price/Peter Senior 4 and 2 Lehman/Stricker
1 Four-Ball 4
1 Overall 4

[edit] Afternoon Foursomes

International Results United States
Price/Frost 3 and 2 Perry/Leonard
Nobilo/Parry 2 and 1 O'Meara/Duval
Elkington/Singh 2 up Lehman/Stricker
Els/McNulty halved Mickelson/Pavin
Norman/Allenby 1 up Couples/Love
1 ½ Foursomes 3 ½
2 ½ Overall 7 ½

[edit] Saturday's matches

[edit] Morning Four-Ball

International Results United States
Price/Elkington 2 up Leonard/Lehman
Norman/Allenby 1 up Stricker/Pavin
Parry/Nobilo 2 and 1 Perry/Hoch
Ozaki/Singh 2 and 1 Love/Couples
Els/McNulty 4 and 3 O'Meara/Duval
3 Four-Ball 2
5 ½ Overall 9 ½

[edit] Afternoon Foursomes

International Results United States
Senior/Frost 3 and 2 Pavin/Mickelson
Nobilo/Allenby 3 and 2 Love/Brooks
Price/McNulty 3 and 1 Perry/Leonard
Norman/Els 1 up Lehman/Stricker
Elkington/Singh 1 up O'Meara/Hoch
4 Foursomes 1
9 ½ Overall 10 ½

[edit] Sunday's matches

[edit] Singles

International Results United States
Parry 5 and 4 Brooks
Senior 3 and 2 Duval
Price 1 up O'Meara
Frost 7 and 6 Perry
Allenby 6 and 5 Stricker
McNulty 1 up Hoch
Ozaki 5 and 4 Love
Elkington 1 up Leonard
Els 3 and 2 Mickelson
Norman 3 and 1 Pavin
Nobilo 3 and 2 Lehman
Singh 2 and 1 Couples
6 Singles 6
15 ½ Overall 16 ½

[edit] External links

1994 Presidents Cup
USA 20 International 12		 1996 Presidents Cup
USA 16½ International 15½		 1998 Presidents Cup
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