1996 Presidents Cup

The 2nd Presidents Cup was held between September 13 and 15, 1996. It was played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 161⁄2–151⁄2. The honorary chairman was former President of the United States George H. W. Bush.

1996 Presidents Cup
DatesSeptember 13–15, 1996
VenueRobert Trent Jones Golf Club
LocationGainesville, Virginia, U.S.
Captains
USA 161⁄2 151⁄2 International
USA wins the Presidents Cup
RTJ GC is located in the United States
RTJ GC
RTJ GC
Location in the United States
RTJ GC is located in Virginia
RTJ GC
RTJ GC
Location in Virginia

Format

Both teams had 12 players plus a non-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.

Teams
United States United States team
PlayerAgePoints
rank		OWGRPrevious
appearances		MatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Arnold Palmer67Non-playing captain
Phil Mickelson2619152–1–260.00
Mark O'Meara392100Rookie
Tom Lehman3735152–2–150.00
Mark Brooks354230Rookie
Davis Love III32513154–0–190.00
Corey Pavin3668152–2–150.00
Scott Hoch40720142–1–162.50
Steve Stricker298190Rookie
Fred Couples3697133–0–0100.00
Justin Leonard2410280Rookie
David Duval2411170Rookie
Kenny Perry3612260Rookie
International team
PlayerCountryAgePoints
rank		OWGRPrevious
appearances		MatchesW–L–HWinning
percentage
Peter Thomson Australia67Non-playing captain
Ian Baker-Finch Australia35Non-playing assistant captain
Greg Norman Australia41110Rookie
Ernie Els South Africa26230Rookie
Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki Japan49360Rookie
Nick Price Zimbabwe39411140–2–225.00
Steve Elkington Australia33512152–2–150.00
Vijay Singh Fiji33618153–1–170.00
Frank Nobilo New Zealand36729151–3–130.00
Mark McNulty Zimbabwe42834141–2–137.50
Craig Parry Australia30932152–3–040.00
David Frost South Africa371041141–2–137.50
Robert Allenby Australia251137151–4–020.00
Peter Senior Australia371361132–1–066.67
  • OWGR as of September 8, 1996, the last ranking before the Cup

Friday's matches

Morning four-ball
International Results United States
Norman/Allenby 2 & 1 Couples/Love
Els/McNulty 2 up Hoch/Brooks
Singh/Ozaki 2 & 1 Mickelson/Pavin
Elkington/Nobilo 3 & 2 O'Meara/Duval
Price/Senior 4 & 2 Lehman/Stricker
1 Four-Ball 4
1 Overall 4

Afternoon foursomes
International Results United States
Price/Frost 3 & 2 Perry/Leonard
Nobilo/Parry 2 & 1 O'Meara/Duval
Elkington/Singh 2 up Lehman/Stricker
Els/McNulty halved Mickelson/Pavin
Norman/Allenby 1 up Couples/Love
11⁄2 Foursomes 31⁄2
21⁄2 Overall 71⁄2

Saturday's matches

Morning four-ball
International Results United States
Price/Elkington 2 up Leonard/Lehman
Norman/Allenby 1 up Stricker/Pavin
Parry/Nobilo 2 & 1 Perry/Hoch
Ozaki/Singh 2 & 1 Love/Couples
Els/McNulty 4 & 3 O'Meara/Duval
3 Four-Ball 2
51⁄2 Overall 91⁄2

Afternoon foursomes
International Results United States
Senior/Frost 3 & 2 Pavin/Mickelson
Nobilo/Allenby 3 & 2 Love/Brooks
Price/McNulty 3 & 1 Perry/Leonard
Norman/Els 1 up Lehman/Stricker
Elkington/Singh 1 up O'Meara/Hoch
4 Foursomes 1
91⁄2 Overall 101⁄2

Sunday's matches

Singles
International Results United States
Parry 5 & 4 Brooks
Senior 3 & 2 Duval
Price 1 up O'Meara
Frost 7 & 6 Perry
Allenby 6 & 5 Stricker
McNulty 1 up Hoch
Ozaki 5 & 4 Love
Elkington 1 up Leonard
Els 3 & 2 Mickelson
Norman 3 & 1 Pavin
Nobilo 3 & 2 Lehman
Singh 2 & 1 Couples
6 Singles 6
151⁄2 Overall 161⁄2

Individual player records

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

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Mark Brooks00–3–00–1–00–1–00–1–0
Fred Couples33–1–01–0–01–0–01–1–0
David Duval44–0–01–0–01–0–02–0–0
Scott Hoch33–1–01–0–01–0–01–1–0
Tom Lehman11–4–00–1–00–2–01–1–0
Justin Leonard11–3–00–1–01–1–00–1–0
Davis Love III33–2–01–0–01–1–01–1–0
Phil Mickelson1.51–2–10–1–00–1–11–0–0
Mark O'Meara55–0–01–0–02–0–02–0–0
Corey Pavin1.51–3–10–1–00–1–11–1–0
Kenny Perry22–2–00–1–01–1–01–0–0
Steve Stricker22–3–01–0–00–2–01–1–0

International
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomesFourballs
Robert Allenby22–3–00–1–01–1–01–1–0
Steve Elkington33–2–01–0–01–1–01–1–0
Ernie Els3.53–1–11–0–01–0–11–1–0
David Frost22–1–01–0–01–1–00–0–0
Mark McNulty2.52–2–10–1–01–0–11–1–0
Frank Nobilo22–3–01–0–01–1–00–2–0
Greg Norman33–2–01–0–01–1–01–1–0
Masashi Ozaki11–2–00–1–00–0–01–1–0
Craig Parry11–2–01–0–00–1–00–1–0
Nick Price22–3–00–1–01–1–01–1–0
Peter Senior11–2–00–1–01–0–00–1–0
Vijay Singh22–3–00–1–01–1–01–1–0

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