Melbourne’s famous Sand Belt will once again host one of the world’s most prestigious professional golf tournaments when it hosts The Presidents Cup in 2019.
The Presidents Cup was previously held in Melbourne in 1998 and 2011 at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club (both Day and Scott were members of the 2011 International Team). No other international venue has hosted a Presidents Cup more than once. The partnership with the US PGA Tour marks a return of The Presidents Cup to Australia for the third time in its 25-year history.
The venue for the event which will be played in November 2019 is yet to be announced – will it return to Royal Melbourne for a third time?
“We are elated to partner with the state of Victoria and bring The Presidents Cup back to Australia,” said PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem. “Australia is home to some of the best golfers on the PGA TOUR – not to mention some of the world’s most passionate fans – and we know Victoria will stage wonderful events for the competitors, as well as fans visiting and watching around the globe.”
“The success of the recent 2011 Presidents Cup and 2013 World Cup of Golf has reinforced Victoria’s stature as a global golf destination and make the area a perfect choice to welcome these esteemed competitions back within the next four years.”
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Jason Day and Adam Scott expressed their delight with the announcement while competing at the President’s Cup in Korea.
“I’m very, very happy that we’re returning to Melbourne, where I won the World Cup,” said Jason Day.
“Whether we play at Royal Melbourne or some other golf course, I just like playing that sort of golf, and being back in front of the home crowd will be fantastic. And for up and coming players from Australia, they have something to shoot for – that goal of getting on that Presidents Cup team and playing in their home country.”
“It’s exciting news, anytime Australia gets big events” said Scott, a seven-time Presidents Cup participant.
“Obviously with the World Cup going back and Jason and I having won it the last time it was played in Melbourne, I look forward to hopefully playing again and the same for The Presidents Cup.”
“These events coming back will keep inspiring another generation of Australian players, and for all the fans in the country to get the chance to see the best players from around the world is really thrilling. Melbourne is a great city for hosting events of this magnitude.”
Jason Day and Adam Scott teamed up to win the 2013 edition at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club. In 2013, the event was a 72-hole stroke play tournament that awarded Official World Golf Ranking points for the first time. Jason Day shot a final-round 70 to win the individual tournament, and he paired with Adam Scott to claim the team prize.
Melbourne also holds the distinction as the site of the International Team’s only outright Presidents Cup victory in 1998, which saw Peter Thomson’s International team defeat Jack Nicklaus’ U.S. Team 20.5 to 11.5. In 2011, Fred Couples led the U.S. Team to a 19-15 win over Greg Norman and the Internationals.