Wyndham Clark wants more from the Medinah crowd after a strong Day 1 performance, admitting the atmosphere felt “kind of dead” at times during the Presidents Cup.
The US take a 3-2 lead into Friday after a surprisingly competitive Day 1 at Medinah, with Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im’s near-miss against Scottie Scheffler standing out among nine key takeaways.
It was Fred Couples who first paired Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay together in 2019. Seven years and 15 matches later, their friendship-turned-formidable partnership remains a cornerstone of the US team at Medinah.
On Wednesday night, Chicago time, the leaders of the American and International squads rolled out the 10 players from their sides that will be competing on the opening day at Medinah. The first format is four-ball (best ball).
At 46, Scott will be making his 12th consecutive appearance against another formidable US outfit and it’s no surprise his teammates are using the former world No.1 and Masters champion as inspiration in Illinois.
Geoff Ogilvy’s International Team, featuring Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee and Ryan Fox, heads to Medinah aiming to end more than two decades of American dominance at the Presidents Cup.
Neither Thomas or the PGA Tour released any specifics as to why the two-time major winner dropped out of the event, which is being played for the first time and kicks off the PGA Tour Fall Series.
Geoff Ogilvy intends to replicate the victorious cohesion the European Ryder Cup team is famous for in a bid to captain his International Presidents Cup side to its first victory this century.
Geoff Ogilvy has used half of his captain’s picks to add Presidents Cup rookies Nick Taylor, Nico Echavarria and Ryo Hisatsune to his International Team, already including Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee. The Internationals are hoping to snap a lengthy losing streak against a stacked US squad. Ogilvy also named Canadian Corey Conners, South Read more…
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