US Captain Woods likely to play three times at Presidents Cup

Tiger Woods will combine his captain's duties with playing most likely three times during the Presidents Cup, his deputy Fred Couples revealed Wednesday.

There has been fervent speculation leading up to the biennial match play showdown between the United States and an International team led by Ernie Els about how much the US superstar might contribute with the clubs after awarding himself a captain's pick.

Couples, who captained the team in 2009, 2011 and 2013, has long championed Woods as capable of assuming the dual roles and said he anticipates he will play a big part on the course at Royal Melbourne.

"I think he'll play three times," he said. "He still wants to captain this team (but) I know he'll play three days.

"I picked him when he was like 400th in the world to come down here and play," added Couples.

"I picked him three months early and took a bunch of grief for it. He should be on every team. That's how good he is."
"When he's playing, you know, there's not like Zach is the captain. We're all captain, and it depends on where we are on the course."