Presidents Cup: 2024 start date, schedule, course, teams and odds

The Presidents Cup has been staged biennially since 1994 and features a series of matches between an American side and an International team.

 It is a relatively new competition which takes place in the years when there is no Ryder Cup.

The competition is hosted alternately in the United States and in the countries represented by the International team. This year's event will take place in Canada, with Royal Montreal Golf Club selected as the venue.

The format of the Presidents Cup sees 30 points up for grabs over four days of matchplay action. There are 12 players in each side, with matches played in foursomes, fourballs and singles combat. One point is awarded for winning a match, with half a point going to each side for every halved match.

The United States have won 12 of the 14 Presidents Cup matches. The Internationals have won just once, the 1998 edition at Royal Melbourne, while the 2003 event ended in an historic draw in South Africa.

Unlike in the Ryder Cup between the United States and Europe, the Presidents Cup can be tied. A 15-15 draw is unlikely but possible. The tie is +1400 this year.

Presidents Cup start date

The Presidents Cup starts on Thursday, September 26, 2024.

Presidents Cup schedule

Opening five fourballs: Thursday, September 26

Opening five foursomes: Friday, September 27

Four fourballs and four foursomes: Saturday, September 28

Twelve singles matches: Sunday, September 29

Presidents Cup course - Royal Montreal

Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in North America. The venue celebrated its 150-year anniversary in 2023. It was founded by eight men in 1873, with Queen Victoria granting 'Royal' status in 1884.

Royal Montreal hosted the Presidents Cup in 2007. The United States won comfortably, by a 19.5-14.5 points margin, with Jack Nicklaus the team captain. In those days, 34 matches were played, instead of the 30 that are contested in the modern era.

Tiger Woods won three of his five matches in the 2007 Presidents Cup. David Toms, who won four and a half points from five matches, was America's top scorer. Mike Weir, who will captain the Internationals in the forthcoming match, was the best performer for his side in 2007. The left-hander won three and a half points from five matches.

None of this year's American side played in the 2007 Presidents Cup. Adam Scott is the only member of the 2007 Internationals team who has retained his place for 2024.

Royal Montreal last took centre stage when it hosted the 2014 Canadian Open. South African Tim Clark won that PGA Tour event.

Presidents Cup teams

The Presidents Cup teams each comprise six automatic qualifiers and six wildcard picks. Team captains Mike Weir and Jim Furyk announced their picks after the end of the Tour Championship, the final event of the PGA Tour season.

Weir selected three Canadians for the event, Corey Conners, Taylor Pendrith and Mackenzie Hughes. Weir will be hoping his compatriots can feed off the home crowd in Montreal. The other International picks were Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Si Woo Kim.

The automatic International qualifiers were Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Adam Scott, Tom Kim, Jason Day and Byeong Hun An.

Furyk's wildcard choices were Sam Burns, Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Keegan Bradley, Brian Harman and Max Homa.

The automatic American qualifiers were Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay and Sahith Theegala.

Presidents Cup odds

Team USA are -250 favorites to win the Presidents Cup, with the Internationals available at +240 and the tie on offer at +1400.

World number one Scottie Scheffler can be backed at +600 to end the competition as the leading points scorer.

Sungjae Im is +550 market leader in the top International points scorer betting, while Hideki Matsuyama is available at +600.

Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.