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 Matches were held in 1996 between September 13 and September 15. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 16½–15½. The honorary chairmen was former President of the United States George H.W. Bush.
Format
Both teams had 12 players plus a non-playing captain. This changed from 1994 when the United States had 11 players plus a 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
Team International
Captain: 
Peter Thomson
Robert Allenby- Steve Elkington
Ernie Els- David Frost
Mark McNulty
Frank Nobilo- Greg Norman
Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki- Craig Parry
- Nick Price
- Peter Senior
Vijay Singh
Team United States
Captain: Arnold Palmer
- Mark Brooks
- Fred Couples
- David Duval
- Scott Hoch
- Tom Lehman
- Justin Leonard
- Davis Love III
- Mark O'Meara
- Phil Mickelson
- Corey Pavin
- Kenny Perry
- Steve Stricker
Friday's matches
Morning four-ball
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Norman/Allenby | 2 and 1 | Couples/Love III |
| Els/McNulty | 2 up | Hoch/Brooks |
| Singh/Ozaki | 2 and 1 | Mickelson/Pavin |
| Elkington/Nobilo | 3 and 2 | O'Meara/Duval |
| Price/Senior | 4 and 2 | Lehman/Stricker |
| 1 | Four-Ball | 4 |
| 1 | Overall | 4 |
Afternoon foursomes
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Price/Frost | 3 and 2 | Perry/Leonard |
| Nobilo/Parry | 2 and 1 | O'Meara/Duval |
| Elkington/Singh | 2 up | Lehman/Stricker |
| Els/McNulty | halved | Mickelson/Pavin |
| Norman/Allenby | 1 up | Couples/Love |
| 1 ½ | Foursomes | 3 ½ |
| 2 ½ | Overall | 7 ½ |
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 and 1 | Perry/Hoch |
| Ozaki/Singh | 2 and 1 | Love/Couples |
| Els/McNulty | 4 and 3 | O'Meara/Duval |
| 3 | Four-Ball | 2 |
| 5 ½ | Overall | 9 ½ |
Afternoon foursomes
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Senior/Frost | 3 and 2 | Pavin/Mickelson |
| Nobilo/Allenby | 3 and 2 | Love/Brooks |
| Price/McNulty | 3 and 1 | Perry/Leonard |
| Norman/Els | 1 up | Lehman/Stricker |
| Elkington/Singh | 1 up | O'Meara/Hoch |
| 4 | Foursomes | 1 |
| 9 ½ | Overall | 10 ½ |
Sunday's matches
Singles
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Parry | 5 and 4 | Brooks |
| Senior | 3 and 2 | Duval |
| Price | 1 up | O'Meara |
| Frost | 7 and 6 | Perry |
| Allenby | 6 and 5 | Stricker |
| McNulty | 1 up | Hoch |
| Ozaki | 5 and 4 | Love |
| Elkington | 1 up | Leonard |
| Els | 3 and 2 | Mickelson |
| Norman | 3 and 1 | Pavin |
| Nobilo | 3 and 2 | Lehman |
| Singh | 2 and 1 | Couples |
| 6 | Singles | 6 |
| 15 ½ | Overall | 16 ½ |
External links
| 1994 Presidents Cup USA 20 International 12 |
1996 Presidents Cup USA 16½ International 15½ |
1998 Presidents Cup International 20½ USA 11½ |