1998 Presidents Cup

Royal 
Melbourne Golf Club

Location in Australia

The 1998 Presidents Cup Matches were held 11–13 December at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The International team won the competition by a margin of 20½–11½. This was the first time the International team won the competition, and through 2013, is their sole victory. The honorary chairman was Australian Prime Minister John Howard. It was the third Presidents Cup competition and the first held outside the United States. The competition returned to Royal Melbourne in 2011.

Format

Both teams had 12 players plus a non-playing captain. On the first and second day foursomes were played in the morning and four-ball was played in the afternoon. On the third day only singles were played.

Teams

Team International

Captain: Peter Thomson

• Stuart Appleby
• Steve Elkington
• Ernie Els
• Carlos Franco
• Shigeki Maruyama
• Frank Nobilo
• Greg Norman
• Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki
• Craig Parry
• Nick Price
• Vijay Singh
• Greg Turner

Team United States

Captain: Jack Nicklaus

• Mark Calcavecchia
• Fred Couples
• David Duval
• Jim Furyk
• Scott Hoch
• John Huston
• Lee Janzen
• Justin Leonard
• Davis Love III
• Phil Mickelson
• Mark O'Meara
• Tiger Woods

Friday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon four-ball

Saturday's matches

Morning foursomes

Afternoon four-ball

Sunday's matches

Singles

External links

• Official scores

Coordinates: 37°58′S 145°02′E / 37.97°S 145.03°E / -37.97; 145.03