The PGA TOUR announced on Wednesday a new schedule for The Presidents Cup,
following the September 16 announcement of the postponement of The Ryder Cup Matches
to September 2002.
The fifth playing of The Presidents Cup will now take place in November of
2003, rather than in 2002 as originally scheduled. The competition will be held
at the site designated for 2002, The Links Golf Course at Fancourt Hotel and Country
Club Estates in George, South Africa.
As originally planned, The Ryder Cup Matches will be played in 2002 at The
De Vere Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England. They are now scheduled for Sept 27-29,
2002. This is the week immediately following the playing of the World Golf Championships-American
Express Championship at Mount Juliet Estate in Kilkenny, Ireland.
"This new schedule provides the most effective response to the need to
adjust our schedules in light of the recent tragedies," said PGA TOUR Commissioner
Tim Finchem.
"Going forward, these major international team competitions will simply
reverse their original positions, with The Ryder Cup Matches played in the even-numbered
years, and The Presidents Cup played in odd-numbered years."
