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What is golf's Presidents Cup and why should you care?

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The Presidents Cup is the team match play event held on years when there is no Ryder Cup .

The International team is made up of the world minus Europe and the USA , and the only time it was victorious was 1998 .

Team USA have gone 12 -1-1 against the International Team since the event debuted in 1994 .

Canadian golfers are eligible for the Presidents Cup and this year ’s edition is captained by Mike Weir .

Mackenzie Hughes snatches a captain’s pick from Weir ahead of Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin .

The 33-year-old Hughes was left off the International Team at Quail Hollow in North Carolina , where he now makes his home.

In 2024 , Hughes ranks fifth in strokes-gained putting and third around the green (ie chipping and pitching).

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