Presidents Cup will get bigger, says Nicklaus

THE biennial Presidents Cup golf match between the United States and an international team could, in years to come, become as big or even bigger than the Ryder Cup, US team captain Jack Nicklaus declared yesterday.

“The International team is drawn from a far wider section of the world than Europe which is of course where America’s opponents for the Ryder Cup come from,” said the golfing legend who won 18 Majors on the regular tour and is considered the greatest golfer of all time.

“The Ryder Cup has the tradition, but golf is increasingly becoming a global sport and the Internationals have the strength and the numbers,” Nicklaus said in the southern town of George, where the Cup will be disputed at the Fancourt Links from Thursday to Sunday.