It’s time for the Presidents Cup! The defending Champs, Team USA, will be taking on a strong International team this week at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. Some are predicting that team USA will pound the International team due to some defections to the LIV Golf Exhibition series. However, that might not be the case!
The International team of twelve includes players such as Hideki Matsuyama who won the 2021 Masters and Sungjae Im who closed out the year with four T2 cards out of five events. Others are Cam Davis, Corey Conners, and Tom Kim. These are not push-over players.
They will be taking on Team USA which is Anchored by Scottie Scheffler making his Presidents Cup debut and Patrick Cantlay who returns for his second stint on the team. The USA squad also has the smooth play of Tony Finau in the group as well as Justin Thomas and Kevin Kinser. Full rosters are listed below.
Team USA comes in as the favorite to win the Presidents Cup outright, but there are some other odds to consider when you break things down by players on each squad. Check out the odds listed below as anything can happen in a team-based tournament such as the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.
Location: Quail Hollow, Charlotte, NC
When: September 22-25, 2022
Par: 71
Length: 7,571
Watch: NBC/Peacock/Golf Channel/SiriusXM
2022 Presidents Cup Format
Here’s how the Presidents Cup works. There are 30 matches played over four days. The first three days consist of 18 team matches, Nine of the matches will use the Foursomes format and nine will be with the four-balls format. The contest concludes on Sunday with 12 singles matches.
5 Foursomes matches Thursday
5 Four-ball matches on Friday
4 Foursomes matches Saturday morning
4 Four-ball matches Saturday afternoon.
12 Singles matches on Sunday.
Foursome match: Two golfers from each team. The golfers on the same team take alternate shots with the same ball. The team that completes the hole with the least number of strokes wins the hole.
Four-ball match: Two teams of two golfers representing Europe and the USA, but in this case, all four golfers play their ball during the entire round. A hole is won by the team with the individual golfer who has the lowest score.
Winner: The winner of each match scores 1 point for their team. In the case of a tie at the end of a match, each team will be awarded 1/2 a point – there are no playoffs. The first team to reach 15.5 points wins. If there is a tie the Cup goes to both teams.
Odds to Win 2022 Presidents Cup
Here are the odds to win the Ryder Cup outright. More odds for top-scorer by each team are listed below each team roster.
USA -714
Europe +700
Tie +1600
2022 Team USA Members
Here’s a look at the members representing the United States. The first seven players qualified for the event (via point rankings) with the remaining six players added to the team via Captain’s Pick.
Captain: Davis Love III
Scottie Scheffler (1st Presidents Cup)
Patrick Cantlay (2nd Presidents Cup)
Xander Schauffele (2nd Presidents Cup)
Sam Burns (1st Presidents Cup)
Justin Thomas (3rd Presidents Cup)
Tony Finau (2nd Presidents Cup)
Captain’s Picks
Max Homa (1st Presidents Cup)
Billy Horschel (1st Presidents Cup)
Kevin Kisner (2nd Presidents Cup)
Collin Morikawa (1st Presidents Cup)
Jordan Spieth (4th Presidents Cup)
Cameron Young (1st Presidents Cup)
Assistant Captains: Fred Couples, Zach Johnson, Steve Stricker and Webb Simpson.
Top American Point Scorers Odds
Scottie Scheffler +550, Xander Schauffele +550, Patrick Cantlay +600, Justin Thomas +700, Sam Burns +750, Collin Morikawa +800, Tony Finau +800, Max Homa +900, Jordan Spieth +1100, Cameron Young +1400, Billy Horschel +2200 and Kevin Kisner +4000.
2022 International Team Members
Here’s a look at the members representing the International Team. The first seven players qualified for the event with the remaining six players added to the team via Captain’s Pick.
Captain: Trevor Immelman
Hideki Matsuyama (5th Presidents Cup)
Sungjae Im (2nd Presidents Cup)
Tom Kim (1st Presidents Cup)
Corey Conners (1st Presidents Cup)
Adam Scott (10th Presidents Cup)
Mito Pereira (1st Presidents Cup)
Captain’s Picks
Taylor Pendrith (1st Presidents Cup)
KH Lee (1st Presidents Cup)
Sebastian Munoz (1st Presidents Cup)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (1st Presidents Cup)
Si Woo Kim (2nd Presidents Cup)
Cam Davis (1st Presidents Cup)
Assistant Captains: Mike Weir (Canada), K.J. Choi (S Korea), Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) and Camilo Villegas (Colombia).
Top International Point Scorers Odds
Sungjae Im +600, Hideki Matsuyama +600, Adam Scott +650, Joohyung Kim +650, Corey Conners +650, Si-Woo Kim +900, Cameron Davis +1000, Taylor Pendrith +1200, Christiaan Bezuidenhout +1400, Sebastian Munoz +1400, Mito Pereira +1400 and Kyoung-Hoon Lee +1600.
2022 Presidents Cup Preview
If you’re a PGA fan you are probably familiar with the legendary links of Quail Hollow. But there is a Presidents Cup twist. The holes have been renumbered to give the course a different look and feel.
That could affect the rhythm some players have with the venue after playing on it several times over the years for the Wells Fargo Championship. That event was moved this past season so the course could get ready for this event. In addition, plenty of fan gallery areas have been added for more arena style seating areas.
With the odds so lop-sided, the only play is to take a chance on Team Europe at 7/1 odds.
Best Bet: Team Europe (+700)
