Presidents Cup 2022: when is golf tournament, where is it being held and how to watch on UK TV?

The historic Presidents Cup is set to begin this week, Thursday 22 September, with nearly four days worth of golf scheduled.

The biennial tournament pits 12 of America’s finest golfers against 12 of the best international stars.

In the background, golf has been undergoing a huge schism, with the controversial new LIV Super League on the rise, seeing an increasing number of players chosing to leave the PGA Tour in favour of the Saudi-backed golf league.

The recent conflicts also mean that those who are part of the LIV Super League will also not be available to compete in the Presidents Cup.

The international team had been relying on the Open winner Cameron Smith to help boost their hopes, but after recently joining the LIV Tour he will now no longer be available.

Team USA will look to defend their Presidents Cup just under 12 months after their win over the Europeans in the Ryder Cup.

The Americans have only been beaten once in the event, back in 1998, and are unbeaten on home soil.

Here is all you need to know ahead of the 14th edition of the Presidents Cup...

When is the Presidents Cup?

The tournament will begin on Thursday 20 September and concludes on Sunday 25 September 2022. Matches will be played every day.

Where is the Presidents Cup being held?

Quail Hollow in North Carolina will host the Presidents Cup. The course hosts the Wells Fargo Championship on the PGA Tour, and previously hosted the 2017 PGA Championship.

How to watch the Presidents Cup

Sky Sports Golf will have all of the action from North Carolina. Coverage will begin at 5.30pm (BST) on Thursday and Friday while the earlier start time of 12pm will be scheduled for Saturday.

Sky Sports subscriptions start at £46/month while NOWTV offer daily passes for £11.99/day.

Who are in the teams?

Davis Love III will captain Team American while Trevor Immelman will captain the International side.

Team America: Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Zander Schauffele, Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler, Tony Finau, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Billy Horschel, Kevin Kisner, Cameron Young.

Seven of these competed in last year’s Ryder Cup victory over Team Europe and the strong contingent will hope for yet another excellent performance against the international side.

Team International: Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Tom Kim, Corey Conners, Mito Pereira, Adam Scott, Taylor Pendrith, Sebastian Munoz, Si Woo Kim, Cam Davis, Christian Bezuidenhout, KH Lee.

Several key stars have been forced to miss out on competing in the Presidents Cup due to their involvement in the LIV Super League.

Some of these players include America’s Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau while the international squad will miss out on Louis Oosthuizen as well as 2022 Open winner Australia’s Cameron Smith.

Speaking of his disappointment at missing out on the Presidents Cup, Oosthuizen said: “There’s no rule that says I need to be a PGA Tour member to play the Presidents Cup, especially as an International team player.

“I didn’t think I did anything wrong. I made my decision where I am playing golf. But I didn’t do anything wrong while I was a PGA Tour member.”