Presidents Cup course wins plaudits

Captains Fred Couples and Greg Norman lavished praise on Royal Melbourne ahead of this week’s Presidents Cup, with the United States leader saying some of his players have already ranked it the best they have played.

Speaking today at the composite course as the International team look to try to repeat their only victory in the 15-year competition, at the same venue in 1998, Couples and Norman could not speak highly enough about the Alister MacKenzie layout.