Two first-time captains will lead the U.S. and International teams at the Presidents Cup next year, as Brandt Snedeker (U.S.) and Geoff Ogilvy (International) were announced as the 2026 captains Tuesday.
While the Presidents Cup will be back on American soil, it’s up for debate over who has the advantage as Ogilvy and his design firm led the restoration of the Medinah No. 3 that finished in 2024.
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The Presidents Cup — a biennial team golf competition between the U.S. and golfers from the rest of the world, except for Europe — has been famously more one-sided than its Ryder Cup counterpart. The U.S. has won each of the last 10 competitions since a tie in 2003, while the International team has one win in 15 iterations.
Snedeker, 44, is a newer voice in American golf leadership. The nine-time PGA Tour winner played on two winning U.S. Ryder Cup teams and one winning Presidents Cup team, but his first captain’s assistant role came in the 2024 Presidents Cup. He will be one of Keegan Bradley’s vice captains at the Ryder Cup this September.
Ogilvy, 47, has been an assistant on four International teams, but the U.S. Open winner will get his first chance to lead the team at the course he knows better than anyone.
The Australian Ogilvy and the rest of his Ogilvy, Cocking and Mead firm removed poorly positioned trees, returned to designer Tom Bendelow’s strong bunkering and re-routed Medinah, the famous Chicagoland course that’s hosted three U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships and the 2012 Ryder Cup.
“I am honored to now take on the role of captain of the International Team for the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club’s Course #3, a place that means a great deal to me,” Ogilvy said in a statement. “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.”
One key wrinkle to follow over this next year is the status of a deal (or lack thereof) between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. Unlike the Ryder Cup, the PGA Tour runs the Presidents Cup. In turn, LIV golfers are currently not able to play.
The Internationals are already at a talent disadvantage, but not being able to call on some of their more talented options like Joaquin Niemann (Chile), Cameron Smith (Australia), or even South Africans like Dean Burmeister and Louis Oosthuizen has been a hindrance.
(Top photo of Brandt Snedeker: Harry How / Getty Images)
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