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Leonard, Appleby named Junior Presidents Cup captains

Justin Leonard and Stuart Appleby will captain the United States and International teams, respectively, at this year's Junior Presidents Cup.

The event will take place Dec. 8-9 at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia, ahead of the regular Presidents Cup.

Leonard and Appleby, who is from Australia, have both five times competed in the biennial matches. Appleby was a member of the lone International team to win in the Presidents Cup.

"Having competed on the victorious 1998 International Team at Royal Melbourne I want to share that experience with these kids because they are future PGA Tour and Presidents Cup team members on both the U.