Presidents Cup

Tiger Woods says he will consult his assistants and players before any decision on whether he picks himself as a player for December’s Presidents Cup in Melbourne.

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Despite his fairy tale comeback win in The Masters in April, Woods fell out of the top eight spots that would have earnt him automatic selection onto the U.S.

As Justin Thomas closed out on a dominant victory at the BMW Championship, the final automatic eight spots on each Presidents Cup teams were locked in place and a few big names have missed out.

While Brooke Koepka. Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott and Marc Leishman are all certainties to be playing at Royal Melbourne in December, Jason Day and Tiger Woods will be relying on captain’s picks.

Golfers have two weeks to earn automatic selection in the Presidents Cup team by finishing in the top-8.

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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia – As the FedExCup Playoffs tee off with the top 125 players in the FedExCup standings advancing to THE NORTHERN TRUST, players have two final opportunities to secure an automatic qualifying spot for the 2019 Presidents Cup.

Tiger Woods has been prowling about Melbourne for the post 24 hours to promote the 2019 Presidents Cup to be played at Royal Melbourne next December.

Tiger Woods is on a whirlwind tour of Melbourne and it seems like he is doing more media appearances in just a few days than he ever has in during previous visits to Australia.

Tiger Woods has landed in Melbourne for a very brief pit-stop to promote next year’s Presidents Cup which will be played at Royal Melbourne, Dec 9 – 15, 2019.

And judging by the Presidents Cup Twitter feed and Facebook page, he’s already getting around with a stop in one of Melbourne’s famous lane ways, a photo opp at Brighton Beach and a look at Royal Melbourne.

Ernie Els was in Melbourne yesterday to do a bit of publicity ahead of next year’s Presidents Cup, announcing his first assistant and unveiling a new team logo.

The Presidents Cup will return to Australia in December 9-15, 2019 when the International Team front up to Team USA at Royal Melbourne.

Tiger Woods and Ernie Els have been announced as International and US Team captains for the 2019 Presidents Cup to be held in Melbourne in December 2019.

Both Woods and Els chatted separately to SEN’s breakfast hosts Gary Lyon and Tim Watson about the announcement, their memories of Melbourne and their expectations for next year.