Nobilo named Prez Cup captain’s asst.
GOLFWEEK STAFFInternational Presidents Cup team captain Greg Norman has announced that Frank Nobilo will serve as his captain’s assistant for the 2009 Presidents Cup, to be held Oct. 6-11, at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, Calif.
Norman made the announcement via satellite during Golf Channel’s coverage of the first round of the Turning Stone Resort Championship, where Nobilo, a three-time International Presidents Cup Team member, is serving as the lead analyst.
Nobilo competed in the first Presidents Cup in 1994 and earned 1 1/2 points for the International Team. In 1996 and 1998, he played alongside Norman for International Team Captain Peter Thomson and finished his Presidents Cup career with a 5-8-1 overall record, contributing 2 points to the International Team’s victory at the 1998 event in Melbourne, Australia.
“Frank has been a friend and ally for many years, and I welcome the knowledge, perception, wisdom and understanding that he will bring to The President Cup as my captain’s assistant,” said Norman.
Nobilo, 48, was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and won the PGA TOUR’s 1997 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic by defeating Brad Faxon in a playoff.
“Growing up in New Zealand, the thought of playing golf in America was always the pipe dream,” said Nobilo. “Greg was the first of my era to make it all the way to the top and provided a path for many of us to follow.”
Members of the 2009 International Team will be chosen on the basis of the Official World Golf Ranking through the 2009 PGA Championship (Aug. 16), plus two Captain’s selections. The International Team does not include players eligible for the European Ryder Cup Team.
U.S. Team Captain Fred Couples announced Jay Haas as his captain’s assistant in March. The Presidents Cup 2009 marks the first time in the history of the event that all captains and captains’ assistants are former participants in The Presidents Cup.
Posted: 10/2/2008
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