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Airdate: 2019 Presidents Cup

Nine screens the Presidents Cup from Royal Melbourne Golf Club next week.

The Presidents Cup will be held at Royal Melbourne Golf Club from December 12 to 15, with 32 hours of Live competition across Nine, 9GEM and 9Now.

Nine’s broadcast will be headed by James Bracey, with Wayne Grady, Alison Whitaker and Stuart Appleby commentating on play and Todd Woodbridge around the fairways.

Nine’s Director of Sport, Brent Williams, “The Presidents Cup is so much more than just a golf tournament – this is a global event. Viewers are in for a treat with Tiger Woods, Adam Scott and some of the best players in the world going head-to-head in this unique team format.”

International Team Captain Ernie Els and United States Team Playing Captain Tiger Woods will bring the unique 12-man team competition to the renowned Sandbelt course for the third time in its 25-year history.

The 2019 Presidents Cup is a feast for golf fans. The team match play format pits the top 12 players from the United States against the top 12 from across the globe, excluding Europe.

Tiger Woods’ star-studded United States Team features 10 players in the top 20 world rankings. Woods will be making make his ninth Presidents Cup appearance as a player and his third at Royal Melbourne. Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler have also been selected for the US side.

Golfers from nine nations have made the International Team, including four Australians. Adam Scott is the top-ranked player on the International team. Australian viewers will also get to watch local heroes Marc Leishman, Jason Day and Cameron Smith vying to claim the International Team’s second Presidents Cup victory.

Thursday, December 12
Day 1 Play
Fourball competition
9am Live on Nine

Friday, December 13
Day 2 Play
Foursomes competition
10.30am Live on Nine

Saturday, December 14
Day 3 Play
Foursomes and Fourball competition
7am Live on 9GEM
10am Live on Nine

Sunday, December 15
Day 4 Play
Singles competition
9.30am Live on Nine

Check local guides.

4 Responses

  1. Its a shame that American camera operators were bought in for this tournament. Only 4 relief Aussie camera ops allowed to work on it!! And the yanks are more expensive than us!!

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