tiger woods added a stop in the new york area to his 2017 schedule on wednesday, but it won<u+2019>t necessarily be as a player. woods was named one of three assistant captains for the u.s. team in the presidents cup, the biennial ryder cup-style competition against an international team. the event is scheduled for next sept. 28 to oct. 1 at liberty national golf club in jersey city. if woods doesn<u+2019>t make the team as a player, his presidents cup role will be a repeat of the one he played at last weekend<u+2019>s ryder cup, which featured the unusual sight of the former world no. 1 trailing the players in a cart and speaking into a walkie-talkie. <u+2018> as he showed last week, he is invested in team competition. <u+2019> <u+201c>as he showed last week, he is invested in team competition,<u+201d> said u.s. captain steve stricker, who was a vice captain on the u.s. ryder cup team. <u+201c>the camaraderie with players i saw last week was very impressive.<u+201d> run by the pga tour, the presidents cup has been played since 1994, but its visibility has paled in comparison to the ryder cup, which pits the u.s. against europe. organizers are hoping that the combination of the ryder cup<u+2019>s popularity and a venue in the shadow of wall street will give the event a boost. the format is similar to the ryder cup, with a combination of alternate shot, four-ball and singles match play. and while the international team broadens the makeup of the opponent, the u.s. team will look similar to the one that won at hazeltine last weekend. at a news conference at the world trade center, stricker said members of the winning ryder cup team will likely occupy between six and 10 of the 12 spots on the u.s. presidents cup team. davis love iii, who captained the american team at hazeltine, will also be an assistant captain for the u.s., along with fred couples. opened in 2006, liberty national has previously hosted the barclays , a pga tour playoff event. <u+201c>it really is the perfect setting for the best presidents cup yet,<u+201d> said pga tour chief operating officer jay monahan, <u+201c>which is the tradition every year: try to get better than the one before it.<u+201d> write to brian costa at brian.costa@wsj.com
tiger woods named assistant captain for 2017 presidents cup - wsj
brian costa