The playing-captain will lead from the front and will throw Patrick Reed into the fire at Royal Melbourne.
Tiger Woods is used to having his own bodyguards,but he played bodyguard himself for a day as the Patrick Reed firestorm raged on.
The Australian star was just 15 and sat in a grandstand at a rain-swept Royal Melbourne the last - and only - time the International side has toppled America.
Polarising American says the Presidents Cup has become'personal'after his integrity was called into question over a rules breach in the Bahamas.
The first Presidents Cup playing captain in 25 years has left everyone guessing how much he will play at Royal Melbourne.
Australia's top-ranked golfer has openly admitted the Tokyo Games are not a priority,but the golf captain reckons the former US Masters hero will want to play.
After flying in to Melbourne,the United States playing captain conceded he had spoken to his divisive teammate about the reception he can expect from the crowd.
Only a few years ago it looked like Tiger Woods would never come back to Melbourne to play,given his career had been blunted by scandal and then severe injury.
Ian Baker-Finch is the latest high profile figure to turn the blowtorch on Patrick Reed,but the player and his skipper are focused on the job at hand.
The Presidents Cup is upon us,hosted by one of the most prestigious golf clubs in the world. Sam McClure speaks to the keeper of the course.
The Presidents Cup golf comes to Royal Melbourne this week for the third time. We run the rule over a competition that's quirky,but ultimately popular.