Staff USA continued their Presidents Cup dominance with a record-extending tenth victory over the Internationals, reigniting debate about whether or not change is required to ‘save’ the occasion.
The USA gained seven-and-a-half factors within the final-day singles to finish a convincing 18.5-11.5 victory at Royal Montreal Golf Membership, their greatest away win in Presidents Cup historical past and the thirteenth time in 15 editions of the biennial contest they’ve claimed the trophy.
The Worldwide group fought again from shedding the opening session to a clear sweep to win all 5 of their matches on Friday and degree the competition going into the weekend, elevating hopes of ending their 26-year anticipate victory, just for Staff USA to tug forward over the ultimate two days.
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Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley secured the successful level to get the American group to the magic 15.5 mark to safe the Presidents Cup
“The Presidents Cup needs an injection,” Sky Sports activities’ Wayne ‘Radar’ Riley stated after Sunday’s play. “We thought we had it after the 5-5 after two days. We haven’t got it and now it’s going to come under the microscope, it’s going to come under criticism.”
Worldwide group captain Mike Weir insisted the “margin was so close” regardless of the rating, given the quantity of matches that have been determined by one gap or much less through the four-day occasion, though the newest defeat means they’ve now misplaced each version for the reason that tied contest in 2003.
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Keegan Bradley says he’ll carry the tradition captain Jim Furyk set for his or her Presidents Cup victory into the 2025 Ryder Cup
Former main champion Wealthy Beem instructed Sky Sports activities: “I can promise you that the Internationals are uninterested in shedding. Till the Internationals do get that subsequent win, it is going to be more durable and more durable for them to tug it off.
“They’ve got to figure out whether it’s the venue, whether it’s the point system, or something else that’s got to change a little bit, because the Americans are just going to continue to churn out young, great players.”
Was the occasion successful regardless of the end result?
4 of the world’s high six are American gamers and all of Jim Furyk’s line-up have been contained in the world’s high 25, though their star-studded line-up was repeatedly examined as 20 of the matches weren’t determined till the seventeenth gap or later.
The competition nonetheless produced record-breaking drama, with the primary back-to-back swept periods in historical past, a uncommon foursomes success for the Internationals and accusations of ‘unhealthy sportsmanship’ as tempers boiled over between the 2 sides at instances.
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Tom Kim spoke in regards to the ‘unhealthy sportsmanship’ proven by Staff USA through the Presidents Cup, though Xander Schauffele was fast to defend the American group
“The International side has got all kinds of game, but when you have as much depth as the United States side, it’s a massive difference,” Beem admitted. “Anybody can beat anybody on one given day, but if you stretch it out to four different days, that’s a different thing.”
On his group’s efficiency, Weir stated: “They [Internationals] battled proper to the tip. That is all you may ask from the captain is what I requested them to do, they usually responded and did that. There was a super-high degree of play, I feel on each groups.
“It was really high-level golf, lots of birdies, lots of big momentum swings. Really exciting golf, as a golf fan, to watch, which I’m a golf fan. It was really great golf to watch.”
May a combined occasion assist the Internationals?
Seven of the world’s high 9 gamers within the girls’s sport are from international locations represented by the Internationals, together with AIG Girls’s Open champion Lydia Ko, with every of the final 4 girls’s main champions coming from nations outdoors of america and Europe.
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Highlights from the ultimate spherical of the AIG Girls’s Open at St Andrews, the place Lydia Ko impressed to win the final main of the 12 months
The potential for including feminine gamers into the Presidents Cup has lengthy been recommended as a possible option to make the competition nearer, though the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour already has a co-sanctioned combined group occasion with the Grant Thornton Invitational.
“That [a mixed Presidents Cup] would be a fascinating watch, especially when you think of Team USA against the International team in the ladies’ game,” former world No 1 Justin Rose instructed Sky Sports activities. “The International team would be incredibly strong.
“There’s clearly a whole lot of Korean gamers dominating on the planet rankings and Lydia Ko – from New Zealand – has had essentially the most wonderful summer season. That might actually shore up the Worldwide group and doubtlessly even give them the sting.”
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A fan on the Presidents Cup took off seven layers of clothes as he fired up the gang on the opening tee!
Is a change in format wanted?
There have been 32 factors up for grabs within the early editions earlier than rising to 34 factors in 2003, with the variety of matches then lowered to 30 in 2015 and remaining unchanged ever since.
The Presidents Cup is performed over 4 days slightly than the three used within the Ryder Cup, the place there are solely a complete of 28 factors on supply and extra gamers sit out the primary 4 periods.
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Highlights from a marathon Saturday of excessive drama and stress within the fourballs and foursomes on day three of the Presidents Cup
“Why not switch it back to three days, to mimic the Ryder Cup?” Beem recommended. “That way, if you have guys that aren’t playing that great, you can hide them a little bit.
“You additionally then have one additional day of relaxation if these gamers wish to play the week earlier than, like Adam Scott, Byeong Hun An and Si Woo Kim did on the BMW PGA Championship.”
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Si Woo Kim acquired the Presidents Cup crowd going after making this clutch shot within the Saturday foursomes
Weir stated within the post-tournament press convention that he “hadn’t been pushing for change,” whereas vice-captain Ernie Els added: “Our first prize was 28, so we had to settle somewhere. I think 30 is fine. I don’t know how the guys feel. We’ve just got to play a little better, get a little sharper.”
Would LIV Golf gamers make a distinction?
Seven of the Worldwide group that have been narrowly crushed 15.5-14.5 within the 2015 version and 5 of the facet from their shut 2019 loss have since joined the LIV Golf League, making them ineligible as a result of Presidents Cup being a PGA Tour-run occasion.
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Cameron Smith joined the LIV Golf League simply weeks earlier than the 2022 Presidents Cup
Veteran Louis Oosthuizen, main champion Cameron Smith and rising star Joaquin Niemann are among the many names who may have added some depth and expertise to the Internationals group, though Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau have been amongst these to overlook out for Staff USA.
“Of all three of those teams [Team USA, Europe and the Internationals], I would say the International team took LIV Golf the hardest,” Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard stated. “Clearly, LIV Golf gutted what was going to be a strong Worldwide group.
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Justin Rose speaks to Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Weir about how he want to see LIV golfers Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton on the 2025 Ryder Cup group
“Essentially, Trevor Immelman [2022 Internationals captain] had to begin rebuilding from scratch just weeks before Charlotte [previous Presidents Cup]. The Team USA lost players but they’re deeper, so it’s easier for them to backfill.
“If there is a universe the place you will get the 2 sides collectively, think about the group that the Internationals may area?! I feel that might make a distinction.”
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Can time assist the Internationals?
Solely three of the Internationals facet got here into the occasion with greater than two earlier Presidents Cup appearances, whereas 10 of the 12 gamers have been 33 of youthful, leaving former world No 1 Scott excited for the long run.
“I felt like there’s been an evolution under this Shield the last two Cups, four or five years of that, and buy-in from all the international players,” Scott stated. “It is one thing that they aspire to play for.
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The Worldwide group stay with out a Presidents Cup victory since their lone success in 1998
“I felt we just had a great trip up here. The personalities were great. I think you saw that under the heat of competition this week from some of these guys, maybe some unexpected personalities out on the golf course, some expected as well.
“The end result sadly is similar. With a deep dive, I feel there are positives all the time to see, and hopefully this competitors conjures up all of us to play actually exhausting, go on with our careers the subsequent two years, win large occasions, and are available again higher ready and able to win in Chicago.”
Staff USA will likely be trying to regain the Ryder Cup from September 26-28 subsequent 12 months at Bethpage Black towards Staff Europe, with the subsequent Presidents Cup happening in 2026 at Medinah Nation Membership. Stream the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and extra with NOW.
