(Reuters) - Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman has been named captain of the International team for the 2021 Presidents Cup, event organisers and PGA Tour officials announced on Tuesday. Immelman, who beat Tiger Woods to win the Masters in 2008, becomes the third South African to lead the team after Ernie Els and Gary Player. The 40-year-old also becomes the youngest captain in the history of the Presidents Cup -- a biennial team match-play competition that features 24 golfers, 12 from the United States and 12 from around the world. "I think it will add a slightly different dynamic being the youngest captain in Presidents Cup history, but that trend really started in Melbourne, with Tiger and Ernie, who were still competing in their own right," Immelman said.

Source: International New York Times April 07, 2020 13:18 UTC