- 1998 Presidents Cup
International 20½ - United States 11½
The 3rd
Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1998 betweenDecember 11 andDecember 13 . They were played at theRoyal Melbourne Golf Club inMelbourne, Australia . The International team won the competition by a margin of 20½–11½. This was the first time the International team won the competition. The honorary chairmen was Australian Prime MinisterJohn Howard .Format
Both teams had 12 players plus a non-playing captain. On the first and second day foursomes were played in the morning and four-ball was played in the afternoon. On the third day only singles were played.
Teams
Team International
Captain: flagicon|AUS Peter Thomson
*flagicon|AUSStuart Appleby
*flagicon|AUSSteve Elkington
*flagicon|RSAErnie Els
*flagicon|PRYCarlos Franco
*flagicon|JPNShigeki Maruyama
*flagicon|NZLFrank Nobilo
*flagicon|AUSGreg Norman
*flagicon|JPNMasashi "Jumbo" Ozaki
*flagicon|AUSCraig Parry
*flagicon|ZWENick Price
*flagicon|FIJVijay Singh
*flagicon|NZLGreg Turner
=flagicon|USA|size=70px Team United States=Captain:
Jack Nicklaus
*Mark Calcavecchia
*Fred Couples
*David Duval
*Jim Furyk
*Scott Hoch
*John Huston
*Lee Janzen
*Justin Leonard
*Davis Love III
*Phil Mickelson
*Mark O'Meara
*Tiger Woods Friday's matches
Morning Foursomes
Afternoon Four-Ball
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