JERSEY CITY – Tournament officials at Liberty National Golf Club, host course of the 2017 Presidents Cup, today announced Nick Price and Steve Stricker as captains of the International and U.S. Teams, respectively, for the 2017 event in Jersey City.
Price, two-time captain of the International Team and a World Golf Hall of Famer, joined Stricker, a first-time captain who is a five-time U.S. Team member and 2015 captains’ assistant.
Price and Stricker competed against one another in the 1996 edition of the Presidents Cup.
One of the world’s most picturesque golf courses, Liberty National is located along the Hudson River, with striking views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Manhattan skyline. Liberty National will be just the fourth golf course in the United States to host the prestigious team match-play competition, joining Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Prince William County, Va., (1994, 1996, 2000, 2005), TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, Calif., (2009) and Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio (2013).
The 2017 Presidents Cup will take place Sept. 26 – Oct. 1.
“Steve Stricker and Nick Price are two of the most highly-regarded players by their peers, and bring a wealth of experience to their respective teams for the 2017 Presidents Cup,” said PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem. “While this is Stricker’s first year as a captain, he has been invaluable as a team member and has had earned the respect of his contemporaries. His calm and collected personality will help guide his team at an amazing course in the one of the most beloved U.S. cities the competition has visited to date.”
“Nick remains one of the most passionate ambassadors for the International Team and The Presidents Cup. He has been an avid advocate for the Presidents Cup from his playing days through his tenure as the International Team Captain both domestically and abroad,” Finchem said. “We’re thrilled that he’s continued with his role as a captain, and I’m confident that his team would say the same.”
As part of the captain’s announcement, the Presidents Cup also released a new logo for the event moving forward. After 11 playings and nearly a quarter of a century, the redesigned Presidents Cup team logo has four distinct characteristics differentiating itself from the original logo, which launched in 1994. “The” has been officially dropped from the tournament title and logo and the logotype for “Presidents Cup” has been modernized, complemented with a gray palette. The focal point of the logo composition is the iconic gold trophy, the cup, which has been stylized to demonstrate a more 3-D modeling and framed by a series of stars. The 19 stars only have symbolization in the balance they represent.
The new International Team flag joins the U.S. flag as the two diverse, talented, global teams are celebrated on equal footing with equal respect. The original International Team flag colors have been maintained while the introduction of the five stars represent the five continents realistically comprising the International Team: Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South America.
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Price, Stricker named captains for 2017 tournament at Liberty National
