What you need to know ahead of the 2022 Presidents Cup

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Much has changed since the last Presidents Cup was played, when captain Tiger Woods led the 2019 U.S. team to a 16-14 victory at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia.

In just the past week, it was announced Greg Norman is going to Congress to advocate for LIV Golf, Cameron Smith won another $4 million on the LIV Golf circuit and Max Homa defended his title at the Fortinet Championship.

While professional men's golf remains more splintered than ever, the sport will come together — at least those players who are still eligible to compete on the PGA Tour — at the 14th Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club starting on Thursday.

One thing that remains the same? With five of the top 10 players in the world, U.S. captain Davis Love III's team is once again a sizable favorite. The Americans have won eight consecutive times and in 11 of the past 13 meetings. International team captain Trevor Immelman had to reshape his roster after several players, including Smith, defected to the LIV Golf circuit.

Love's goal ahead of the event is to make sure his team isn't overconfident.

«I don't think we have to do too much messaging or motivation,» Love said. «Certainly you don't want to be on a losing team ever, and we know we are up against it. Trevor is going to have a team that's got a chip on their shoulder and that's motivated and wants to prove that they can still be competitive. We have to be careful. Certainly these guys are not going to take it lying down.»

Here's what to expect at the Presidents Cup this week:

The Presidents Cup, which pits a 12-man U.S. team against a 12-man International team (excluding Europe), is a four-day match-play event. There are 30 matches and the team that has the highest point total