1996 Presidents Cup
| Dates | September 13–15, 1996 | ||||
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| Venue | Robert Trent Jones Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Gainesville, Virginia, U.S. | ||||
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| USA wins the Presidents Cup | |||||
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Location in the United States
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Location in Virginia
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.
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 team
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Age | Points rank |
OWGR | Previous appearances |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
| Arnold Palmer | 67 | Non-playing captain | |||||
| Phil Mickelson | 26 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2–1–2 | 60.00 |
| Mark O'Meara | 39 | 2 | 10 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Tom Lehman | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50.00 |
| Mark Brooks | 35 | 4 | 23 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Davis Love III | 32 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4–0–1 | 90.00 |
| Corey Pavin | 36 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50.00 |
| Scott Hoch | 40 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 62.50 |
| Steve Stricker | 29 | 8 | 19 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Fred Couples | 36 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3–0–0 | 100.00 |
| Justin Leonard | 24 | 10 | 28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| David Duval | 24 | 11 | 17 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Kenny Perry | 36 | 12 | 26 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| International team | ||||||||
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| Player | Country | Age | Points rank |
OWGR | Previous appearances |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
| Peter Thomson |  Australia |
67 | Non-playing captain | |||||
| Ian Baker-Finch | Australia |
35 | Non-playing assistant captain | |||||
| Greg Norman | Australia |
41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Ernie Els |  South Africa |
26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki |  Japan |
49 | 3 | 6 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Nick Price |  Zimbabwe |
39 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0–2–2 | 25.00 |
| Steve Elkington | Australia |
33 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50.00 |
| Vijay Singh |  Fiji |
33 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3–1–1 | 70.00 |
| Frank Nobilo |  New Zealand |
36 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1–3–1 | 30.00 |
| Mark McNulty | Zimbabwe |
42 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 37.50 |
| Craig Parry | Australia |
30 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2–3–0 | 40.00 |
| David Frost | South Africa |
37 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 37.50 |
| Robert Allenby | Australia |
25 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1–4–0 | 20.00 |
| Peter Senior | Australia |
37 | 13 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 2–1–0 | 66.67 |
- 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
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brooks | 0 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Fred Couples | 3 | 3–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| David Duval | 4 | 4–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
| Scott Hoch | 3 | 3–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Tom Lehman | 1 | 1–4–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Justin Leonard | 1 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Davis Love III | 3 | 3–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Phil Mickelson | 1.5 | 1–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–1 | 1–0–0 |
| Mark O'Meara | 5 | 5–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 |
| Corey Pavin | 1.5 | 1–3–1 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–1 | 1–1–0 |
| Kenny Perry | 2 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Steve Stricker | 2 | 2–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–1–0 |
International
| Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes | Fourballs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Allenby | 2 | 2–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Steve Elkington | 3 | 3–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Ernie Els | 3.5 | 3–1–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 1–1–0 |
| David Frost | 2 | 2–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Mark McNulty | 2.5 | 2–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 1–1–0 |
| Frank Nobilo | 2 | 2–3–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–2–0 |
| Greg Norman | 3 | 3–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Masashi Ozaki | 1 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Craig Parry | 1 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Nick Price | 2 | 2–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |
| Peter Senior | 1 | 1–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Vijay Singh | 2 | 2–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–1–0 |