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.
Justin Thomas is the man many Medinah members credit for the club’s $26 million course redesign, and he heads into the Presidents Cup knowing the new layout better than anyone else on the US team.
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.
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…
The Presidents Cup teams are set, with Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy each naming six captain’s picks to round out their 12-man rosters ahead of the matches at Medinah.
Why Min Woo Lee believes the melting pot of cultures on the International team has the side poised for an upset victory over the US team at this month’s Presidents Cup.
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