Presidents Cup 2024: Early Storylines to Watch for USA and International Golf Teams
The United States have not lost the Presidents Cup since 2000.
Team USA’s dominance in the event against the International team spans 11 editions of the competition.
The International team has only one victory from 1998 and it also tied the Americans in 2003, but other than that, it has played second fiddle to the Americans.
The 2024 event takes place at Royal Montreal Golf Club. It is the second time the course has hosted the Presidents Cup. The Americans won by five points at the last event in Montreal in 2007.
Team USA Dominance in Presidents Cup
The United States owns a nine-event winning streak and an 11-event unbeaten streak in the Presidents Cup.
Two years ago, the United States took down the International team by five strokes on home soil.
A multi-point winning margin is typical for the Americans at the Presidents Cup. They’ve won by four or more points five times during their current winning streak.
Team USA clearly has the better players, and this time around, it is led by Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.
The International squad, which pulls from a pool of golfers from Canada, Mexico, Africa and Asia, carries some in-form players, but no one who is in the same stratosphere as Scheffler and Schauffele this season.
The Americans will be favored to continue the winning streak. Only an upset from the International team will be a head-turning result.
International Team Can Bank on More Experience
The International team can bank on far more Presidents Cup experience this week.
Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama and Jason Day have 19 Presidents Cup appearances between them. That is eight more than the entire American squad has combined.
Si Woo Kim and Sungjae Im are also multi-time Presidents Cup players on the International roster, which boasts just two rookies.
The Americans are trotting out four Presidents Cup rookies and another five players who have just one appearance in the event.
Some of those players also carry Ryder Cup experience, but if there is one advantage the International team has, it’s the experience at the top end of the roster.
The International squad does not have the best players, but if its veteran golfers can play the team game well on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, it stands a shot to head into Sunday’s singles play in a position to pull off the upset.
SOURCE: [BleacherReport.com]
