PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- U.S. Presidents Cup Captain Fred Couples has selected Jay Haas as his captain's assistant for the 2009 Presidents Cup. The event is set for Oct. 8-11, 2009, at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, Calif.

Haas and Couples represented the United States at the first Presidents Cup in 1994. Haas, one of Hale Irwin's two captain's choices, posted a 2-2-1 record for the victorious U.S. team.

Nearly 10 years later, Haas again made the U.S. Presidents Cup team, this time as one of Jack Nicklaus' captain's choices after Haas posted a tie for fifth finish at the 2004 PGA Championship. Haas' record in 2003 was 3-1-0 in the event in South Africa, which ended in a tie.

Haas and Couples played in one match together in the 1995 Ryder Cup, where they were defeated in the first-round morning foursomes by Sam Torrance and Costantino Rocca. In all, Haas has represented the United States in three Ryder Cups (1983, 1995, 2004) and posted a 4-6-2 record.

"I am so pleased to announce Jay Haas as my captain's assistant for The Presidents Cup," said Couples. "Jay has been one of my closest friends in golf for many years, and I respect his competitive instincts and leadership abilities very much. Jay has been a part of the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup, and that experience will be very important to the team. I will be counting on him to help me with everything we do."

Haas, a member of the PGA TOUR since 1977, is a nine-time winner with nearly $14.5 million in career earnings. His most recent PGA TOUR victory was the 1993 H.E.B Texas Open.

Haas played in his first Champions Tour event in 2004 and has since captured 10 tournament titles, including the 2006 Senior PGA Championship.

Last year was his first season dedicated solely to the Champions Tour, and Haas won four titles for the second consecutive season. He earned Champions Tour Player of the Year honors for the second time (2006-07) and captured the Arnold Palmer Award as the Champions Tour's leading money winner. He won the 2006 Charles Schwab Cup and its $1 million annuity and finished second to Loren Roberts in the season-long points race last year.

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