The stage is set for an epic Sunday at Royal Melbourne after Ernie Els and Tiger Woods confirmed the singles showdowns that will ultimately decide the 2019 Presidents Cup.
How can the underdog International team wrest the Presidents Cup from a dominant American side? By playing better, of course. But the galleries at Royal Melbourne can play their part, too.
Ernie Els is still a few weeks away from revealing the final four members of his International Presidents Cup team that will compete at Royal Melbourne in December, but the South African offered some insight on Tuesday as to which way he might be leaning with his captain’s picks.
International team captain Ernie Els has pleaded with Aussie golf fans to not be blinded by the star power of the American team and provide a genuine home-ground advantage when the Presidents Cup returns to Royal Melbourne Golf Club in December.
Tiger Woods, playing captain. After four magical days in Augusta, that seemed inevitable for this year’s Presidents Cup. What has transpired since has put that into doubt, and placed Woods in an unenviable, and unwinnable, position.