US Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis felt the game missed a chance to promote itself with the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup being held in the same year in 2023. Her next big suggestion for the two tours to grow the game is to make the Presidents Cup a blended event.
Joaquin Niemann has aired his latest grievance, this time about the International Presidents Cup team roster. Mainly, his absence from it, among other LIV players.
With the teams finalised, Golf Digest writers Joel Beall, Dave Shedloski and Shane Ryan joined Australian Golf Digest editor Steve Keipert to chew on some questions ahead of the competition that’s only three weeks away.
The Presidents Cup will be staged at Royal Montreal Golf Club later this month, so perhaps it should be no surprise that International team captain Mike Weir went to the Canadian well, picking three of his countrymen with his six captain’s picks.
Lucas Herbert, by nature, is not one to be short on competitive motivation, yet at this week’s ISPS Handa Australian Open, the Bendigo professional has numerous sources from which to draw inspiration.
Lucas Herbert has revealed his disappointment in not being selected for a captain’s pick at the recent Presidents Cup in the US, but says he’s moved on and is eager to use the Australian summer of golf to shoot up the world rankings in time to receive a Masters invitation.