Month: June, 2007

Golf royals Nicklaus, Player visit Royal Montreal

6 June, 2007 (16:58) | Presidents Cup

Team captains scout Presidents Cup site, where world’s best will square off in fall showcase
RANDY PHILLIPS, The Gazette
Published: Tuesday, June 05, 2007

International team captain Gary Player said the first name he looks for in the ranking of players eligible for the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal is Canada’s Mike Weir.
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Weir, Ames need rally to play in home country

6 June, 2007 (16:54) | Presidents Cup

Jun. 4, 2007
By Abbey Mastracco
From PGATOUR.com Staff

The International Presidents Cup rankings have shifted this week after K.J. Choi’s win at the Memorial Tournament Presented by Morgan Stanley. After being ranked No. 12 last week, Choi is now up to No. 8 in the Presidents Cup standings.

Choi jumped 36 spots in the FedExCup standings into eighth place as well, plus moved up 15 spots to No. 17 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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Presidents Cup Trophy Travels The Canadian Tour

6 June, 2007 (16:51) | Presidents Cup

From MikeWeir.com

MONTREAL, Que.–At a press conference at The Royal Montreal Golf Club attended by Presidents Cup Captains Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, the PGA Tour unveiled a cross-Canada tour of The Presidents Cup Trophy beginning June 11th in Victoria, BC. The fifteen week tour conducted by the Canadian Professional Golf Tour will stop at every tournament on the Canadian Tour this summer visiting communities across the country to celebrate The Presidents Cup competition at The Royal Montreal Golf Club, September 27 to 30.
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Weir and Ames will have to play their way onto the International team

6 June, 2007 (16:50) | Presidents Cup

MONTREAL (CP) - Canadians Mike Weir and Stephen Ames will have to play their way onto the International team at this year’s Presidents Cup golf tournament.

The event will be held in Canada for the first time this fall.

International captain Gary Player told a news conference today that Ames and Weir can forget about being sentimental choices for the team.
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Montreal club ready to add another chapter to its rich history

6 June, 2007 (16:45) | Presidents Cup, Royal Montreal Golf Club History

LORNE RUBENSTEIN, From the Globe and Mail

ÎLE-BIZARD, QUE. — The Presidents Cup is more than three months away, but things are already humming here at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, which will play host to the biennial competition between International and U.S. teams of 12 players. The field will have 24 of the world’s top players, including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh.
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