The President’s Cup: From Worst to Craziest – International Team Stages Miraculous Comeback
The President’s Cup took a dramatic turn as the International team staged a miraculous comeback to level the contest at 5-5 heading into the weekend. After being whitewashed 5-0 by the USA in Thursday’s four balls, the Internationals came roaring back with a clean sweep in the Friday foursomes.
International team captain Mike Weir expressed his pride in his team, stating, “To see their hard work and them sticking in there and us captains and myself asking them to stick in there and believe, couldn’t be happier. Just so proud of them.”
The Americans’ recent struggles in foursomes continued, with this being their third whitewash in the last five Friday foursomes sessions. This vulnerability in the US team in this format will surely be noted by European captain Luke Donald ahead of next year’s Ryder Cup.
Key performances from Sungjae Im, Hideki Matsuyama, Adam Scott, and others helped the Internationals secure crucial points. The highlight of the day came from Si Woo Kim, who brought the house down with a birdie on 18 to complete the whitewash and send Montreal into raptures.
With the contest now level, the stage is set for an exciting weekend of golf as both teams look to gain the upper hand and claim victory in the President’s Cup.
