| Dates | September 13–15, 1996 | ||||
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| Venue | Robert Trent Jones Golf Club | ||||
| Location | Gainesville, Virginia, U.S. | ||||
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 United States wins the Presidents Cup | |||||
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The 2nd Presidents Cup was held between September 13 and 15, 1996. It was played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, USA. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 161⁄2–151⁄2, the narrowest margin of victory (later tied by the 2015 Presidents Cup's 151⁄2–141⁄2) in Presidents Cup history. The honorary chairman was former President of the United States George H. W. Bush.