2005 Presidents Cup
| Dates | September 22–25, 2005 | ||||
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| Venue | Robert Trent Jones Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Gainesville, Virginia, U.S. | ||||
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| USA wins the Presidents Cup | |||||
The 6th Presidents Cup Matches were held in 2005 between September 22 and September 25. They were played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, United States. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 18½–15½. 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. The competition was four days long with 34 total matches worth a single point each. Although the number and type of matches played was the same as in previous events, the schedule was slightly altered. Six foursome matches were played on the first day and six four-ball matches were played on the second. On the third day, five four-ball matches were played in the morning and five foursome matches were played in the afternoon. The competition concluded with twelve singles matches on the final day. Because of the unresolved outcome in the previous President's Cup, an additional change was made to the structure. Under the new format, the singles matches would go to extra holes if at the conclusion of the 18 hole round the match was all-square and the Cup had not been decided.
Teams
Team International
Captain: 
Gary Player
Stuart Appleby
Ángel Cabrera
Michael Campbell
Tim Clark- Retief Goosen
- Mark Hensby
- Trevor Immelman
- Peter Lonard
- Nick O'Hern
- Adam Scott
Vijay Singh
Mike Weir
Team United States
Captain: Jack Nicklaus
- Stewart Cink
- Fred Couples
- Chris DiMarco
- Fred Funk
- Jim Furyk
- Justin Leonard
- Davis Love III
- Phil Mickelson
- Kenny Perry
- David Toms
- Scott Verplank
- Tiger Woods
Thursday's matches
All matches played were foursomes.
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Scott/Goosen | 4 and 3 | Woods/Couples |
| Singh/Hensby | halved | Funk/Furyk |
| O'Hern/Clark | 1 up | Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Lonard/Appleby | 4 and 2 | Leonard/Verplank |
| Campbell/Cabrera | 2 and 1 | Love/Perry |
| Immelman/Weir | 6 and 5 | Cink/Toms |
| 3½ | Foursomes | 2½ |
| 3½ | Overall | 2½ |
Friday's matches
All matches played were four-ball.
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell/Cabrera | halved | Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Scott/Goosen | 3 and 1 | Couples/Toms |
| Immelman/Weir | 2 and 1 | Leonard/Verplank |
| Singh/Clark | halved | Funk/Cink |
| Lonard/O'Hern | 3 and 2 | Love/Perry |
| Appleby/Hensby | 3 and 2 | Woods/Furyk |
| 3 | Four-Ball | 3 |
| 6½ | Overall | 5½ |
Saturday's matches
Morning foursomes
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Goosen/Scott | halved | Leonard/Verplank |
| Campbell/Cabrera | 5 and 3 | Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Singh/Appleby | halved | Woods/Furyk |
| Clark/O'Hern | 2 and 1 | Funk/Toms |
| Immelman/Weir | 1 up | Love/Cink |
| 2 | Foursomes | 3 |
| 8½ | Overall | 8½ |
Afternoon four-ball
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Goosen/Scott | 5 and 4 | Leonard/Verplank |
| Lonard/O'Hern | 6 and 5 | Mickelson/DiMarco |
| Campbell/Cabrera | halved | Love/Couples |
| Hensby/Clark | 5 and 3 | Perry/Cink |
| Singh/Appleby | 2 up | Woods/Furyk |
| 2½ | Four-Ball | 2½ |
| 11 | Overall | 11 |
Sunday's matches
Singles
| International | Results | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Clark | 4 and 3 | Leonard |
| Immelman | 2 and 1 | Toms |
| Goosen | 2 and 1 | Woods |
| Hensby | 4 and 3 | Perry |
| Singh | 1 up | Couples |
| Weir | 3 and 2 | Verplank |
| Scott | 3 and 2 | Furyk |
| Lonard | 3 and 2 | Cink |
| Campbell | 3 and 2 | Funk |
| O'Hern | 4 and 3 | Love |
| Cabrera | halved | Mickelson |
| Appleby | 1 up | DiMarco |
| 4½ | Singles | 7½ |
| 15½ | Overall | 18½ |
External links
| 2003 Presidents Cup Tied at 17 |
2005 Presidents Cup USA 18½ International 15½ |
2007 Presidents Cup USA 19½ International 14½ |