Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy Named 2026 Presidents Cup Captains

The Presidents Cup has officially named Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy as captains for the 2026 event, with Snedeker leading the U.S. Team and Ogilvy heading the International Team. The 16th edition of the biennial competition will take place at the historic Medinah Country Club’s Course No. 3 from September 22–27, 2026.

Snedeker, 44, brings a wealth of experience to the role. He competed for the U.S. Team in the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club, finishing with a 2-3-0 record. A Tennessee native, Snedeker also represented the United States in the 2012 and 2016 Ryder Cups, where he compiled a 4-2-0 record. Most recently, he served as a captain’s assistant during the 2024 Presidents Cup and will be a vice captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup.

A nine-time PGA TOUR winner, Snedeker’s career highlights include capturing the 2012 TOUR Championship and winning the FedExCup. A former standout at Vanderbilt University, he joined an elite group of players to shoot a sub-60 round on the PGA TOUR, carding a 59 during the first round of the 2018 Wyndham Championship.

Ogilvy, 47, is a three-time Presidents Cup competitor, having represented the International Team in 2007, 2009, and 2011, where he posted a combined 7-6-1 record. The Australian has served as a captain’s assistant in the last four Presidents Cups and brings both leadership and championship pedigree to his new role. Ogilvy owns eight PGA TOUR titles, including the 2006 U.S. Open, and has won two of Australia’s most prestigious events—the 2008 Australian PGA and 2010 Australian Open.

“It’s a tremendous honor to be named U.S. 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,” said Snedeker. “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.”

“The Presidents Cup has been a significant part of my career. 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,” 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.”

The 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah

The biggest names in professional golf will be returning to Medinah Country Club in 2026 for The Presidents Cup matches. The PGA TOUR announced that the 16th Presidents Cup will be held at Medinah, which also hosted the Ryder Cup in 2012.

The 2026 Presidents Cup matches were originally scheduled to be played at TPC Harding Park, but the San Francisco Chronicle reported this summer that the city-owned course was instead opting to become the full-time stop of a new PGA Tour event. That opened the door for Medinah Country Club, which joins Muirfield Village in Ohio as the only courses in the United States to host both the Presidents Cup and the Ryder Cup.

Course #3 at Medinah has hosted that include the 2019 BMW Championship, 2012 Ryder Cup, two PGA Championships, three U.S. Opens, the 1988 U.S. Senior Open and three Western Opens (BMW Championship). Medinah Country Club worked with Ogilvy’s golf course architecture firm of OCM Golf to renovate Course #3 to strengthen the overall golf experience for members, while improving the challenging Course #3 layout for professional tournament play.

Tiger Woods captained the US team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The United States Team defeated Captain Ernie Els and the International Team in one of the closest finishes in Cup history, 16-14.

Medinah Country Club

“Medinah Country Club’s members are honored to host the 2026 Presidents Cup matches on our famed Course #3, adding to our 90-year history of hosting golf’s most prestigious championships, and producing some of golf’s most memorable outcomes,” said Michael Scimo, Medinah’s 2026 Presidents Cup Bid Leader.

“The club is excited about providing a terrific venue for the teams and fans from around the world to experience one of the premier events on golf’s biennial calendar. We also acknowledge and appreciate the strong support we have received from the PGA TOUR, DuPage County, and the Chicago Sports Commission that helped bring the 2026 Presidents Cup matches to Medinah Country Club.”