With the Presidents Cup being played at Royal Montreal in Canada starting from Thursday, all eyes will be on the current Asian crop of stars if one of them, including Maruyama’s compatriot Hideki Matsuyama, can emulate a similar feat to power a much-desired International team victory.
Multiple PGA Tour winner Cameron Davis has opened up about his disappointment in missing selection for this week’s Presidents Cup, admitting it “stings” but has vowed to automatically qualify for future International teams.
From flashy arrivals to tense situations, we look back at nine times when it seemed like the Presidents Cup was going to make the leap – only for the event to still be searching for a game-changing moment.
Jaime Diaz wrote 20 years ago that the Presidents Cup was already better than the Ryder Cup, and while that take was a bit premature, he was onto something – it’s happening, and though I fully expect the headline-mongers to throw heaps of derision my way for this take, I can only urge you to mark your calendars for 2044. Hear me now, believe me later.
Adam Scott, after 24 years as a pro, does not have many firsts left to tick off. However, the thrill of a Presidents Cup victory continues to elude him.
The captain for the American team at the upcoming Presidents Cup, which begins next week in Canada, has little to no interest in the event being “competitive.” He wants to win. Badly.
Presidents Cup captain’s assistant Geoff Ogilvy has declared Min Woo Lee a “captain’s dream” as the International team looks to find ways to counter the might of an American team led by rampant world No.1 Scottie Scheffler.
It has been speculated that Woods could be the Ryder Cup captain for the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black or 2027 in Ireland. But Furyk sounded like any other golf fan who has a genuine curiosity about what Tiger might do.
Australian Golf Digest
