PGA Tour Announces Changes to Presidents Cup Format

Here's a list of the changes, which will be in play during this year's event held October 6-11 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon City, South Korea.

• Total points available reduced from 34 to 30, with five four-ball matches and five foursome matches on Thursday and Friday, instead of six and six. Four four-ball matches and four foursome matches will be played on Saturday, instead of five and five.
• Each player must compete in two of the first four sessions, with every player competing in Sunday singles. Team members were previously required to play in three of four foursome/four-ball portions.
• The host team's captain will determine the order of the matches on Thursday and Friday, which was previously determined by competition agreement. In South Korea, it will be Price's decision which format (either foursomes or four-ball) is played on Thursday and Friday.
• Any match that ends 18 holes all-square will not be taken to sudden death, as they were in the past, but instead will end with each team being awarded a half point, like the Ryder Cup.

The changes will make the Presidents Cup format more similar to that of the Ryder Cup, and should help to create more dramatic finishes.