The Internationals’ ability to hang in there was largely due to a Herculean contribution from the four South Korean members of the team at Quail Hollow.
There was no miracle comeback on Sunday at the 14th Presidents Cup, though the International team did not go down without a fight against the victorious Americans.
The oldest and youngest members of the International team breathed life into the Presidents Cup during a thrilling Saturday afternoon four-ball session at Quail Hollow.
The scoreboard at the 14th Presidents Cup would hardly surprise many. The Americans lead 8-2 after a session each of foursomes and fourballs, and a ninth straight loss for the International team seems a fait accompli.
According to a statistic posted on Golf Channel, the Americans’ dominant 8-2 advantage can be explained, in part, by their ability to jump ahead early over the International team.
Entering as huge underdogs, Trevor Immelman’s squad desperately needed something to go its way in the opening stanza. Instead they got more of the same to trail 4-1.
If you ask Paul McGinley, the biggest mistake Ernie Els made in an otherwise stellar captaincy at the 2019 Presidents Cup in Melbourne came on Saturday night as he prepared to set his next day’s singles lineup.
It’s been well known for decades that Fred Couples, easily one of the most gifted athletes in the annals of golf, has a lot more going on in his head than he is capable of articulating succinctly.
What do captains Davis Love III and Trevor Immelman have in store as the 14th Presidents Cup gets underway Thursday at Quail Hollow Club? The first glimpses of the Americans and Internationals respective strategies were revealed when the two sides rolled out the pairings for the opening foursomes session in Charlotte. To no one’s surprise, Read more…
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