Kuchar welcomes World Cup call

Matt Kuchar believes the decision to put the focus on the team for the next World Cup of Golf is the right choice.

Kuchar helped fire the USA to victory with Gary Woodland in China in 2011.

The 2013 edition of the tournament, at Royal Melbourne, was won by Australia’s Jason Day and Adam Scott but the majority of the prize money went to Day as the focus was on the individual component of the competition.

Melbourne will host the World Cup of Golf again in 2016 but there will be no individual event.

Each country will enter a two-man team, who will play four rounds of foursomes and fourballs, and Kuchar has welcomed the change.

“I think that’s the right decision for the tournament,” the 37-year-old is quoted as saying by Golf365.

“I think it needs to go back to what it was. You look at the list of champions – the list of champions is as good a list as maybe there is in golf.”

He added: “I think great players enjoy playing that different format, for a team format, getting to have a partner, to have some fun with a partner and challenge some good golf courses.

“I’ve played the team format, I’ve played the individual format, I think the team format is much more fun and more alluring to the top players.”

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