Geoff Ogilvy (left) and Brandt Snedeker with the Presidents Cup for which they will lead the Internationals and the US respectively. Image courtesy PGA Tour.
By Rahul Banerji
Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy have been named captains of the US and International teams respectively for the 2026 Presidents Cup to be played at the Medinah Country Club’s Course 3 from September 22 to 27 next year.
Nine-time PGA Tour winner Snedeker was a member of the 2013 team and the 2012 and 2016 Ryder Cups squads. He was part of the leadership group at the 2024 Presidents Cup, and also will be a vice-captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup later this year.
“It’s a tremendous honour to be named US team captain for the 2026 Presidents Cup by my peers, and I’m looking forward to leading our guys into Medinah for what will certainly be an amazing week of golf,” Snedeker said in a statement released by the Presidents Cup.
“Representing my country in team competition has been a highlight of my PGA Tour career, and I will lean on those experiences to ensure we are prepared and ready to compete against what I know will be a unified and determined International team,” he added.
Ogilvy, 47, was on the 2007, 2009 and 2011 International teams and racked up a 7-6-1 record and also was a captain’s assistant for its last four editions.
The Australian won eight PGA Tour titles that included the 2006 US Open and two of Australia’s biggest titles, the 2008 Australian PGA and 2010 Australian Open.
Significant role
“The Presidents Cup has been a significant part of my career. I am honoured to take on the role of captain for the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club’s Course 3, a place that means a great deal to me,” said Ogilvy.
“Since Ernie Els debuted the shield in 2019, the International team’s spirit has intensified and grown as we have rallied around this symbol which embodies our shared ambition and unifies both players and fans.
“I intend to carry that momentum forward, just as the captains before me have, to build strong support for our international players in the lead up and throughout the event.”
Noted tour commissioner Jay Monahan in the statement, “Brandt Snedeker is among the game’s most respected players and one who has garnered the utmost admiration from his peers throughout his 21-year career.
“Brandt is a proven leader on and off the golf course, from his years representing the US in team competition to building a family foundation benefitting children in his home state of Tennessee. I know he will be a tremendous captain and asset for the US team in 2026.”
The 2024 Payne Stewart Awardee’s nine titles include the 2012 Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup.
Rare record
One of 14 players in tour history to card a sub-60 round, Snedeker achieved the feat at the 2018 Wyndham Championship, where a first-round 59 helped him collect his ninth title.
Ogilvy’s golf course design firm, OCM, oversaw the renovation of the Medinah Country Club’s Course 3. The course, now with larger greens, bunkering and wider fairways, along with a new hole sequence re-opened in the summer of 2024.
“Geoff Ogilvy is the perfect captain to lead the International team into Chicago in 2026, drawing on both his great history with the Presidents Cup and a vast knowledge of Medinah,” said Monahan in the statement.
“Geoff will capitalise on the upward trend of the International team, where we have seen a passionate level of support from players and fans over the years.
“With his pedigree as a major champion and experience in the team room, Geoff was primed to take on this role for the 16th edition of the event.”
Also read: Kartik Singh named to Junior Presidents Cup International squad
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