After failing to capitalize on a golden opportunity to cut Internazionale’s lead on Saturday, Team USA will enter on Sunday at the Presidents’ Cup 10.5-7.5. It is the first time in the history of the Presidents’ Cup that the International team took to enter US soil on Sunday. Here 12 points will be up for grabs Sunday. Will the Americans make a comeback, or will the International team finish a historic match?
Josh Berhow, Managing Editor: The Americans could also be the betting favorites – the singles is where its superior depth really shines – but let’s go crazy and say that the Internationals are finally pulling the trigger. Back in 2017, this event was over before the weekend; Two years later, the Americans had a two-point lead going into the weekend, and in the last two events, the United States led 11-7 in singles. Now, with the Internationals finally facing Sunday (10.5-7.5), I think it’s just enough cushion to give them not only a little first, but the confidence they need to understand that they can really do it. What if they win? So the Presidents Cup is finally getting some much needed juice.
Josh Sens, Senior Writer: This is going down to the wire, but I see the Internationals scraping out the 15.5 points they need for the Cup, with Nick Taylor and Si Woo Kim catching them down the stretch. That’s what every fan of this event should be hoping for, anyway. These events can’t just be one-way encounters all the time. Otherwise, why bother? Besides, is there anything more fun than the obligatory agonizing and second-guessing after an American team loses in an upset?
Dylan Dethier, Senior Writer: The International Team will win… by six! They fixed the big, bad red wave on Saturday and now they will go back on offense on Sunday, winning 7.5-4.5 and winning this thing going away.
Josh Schrock, Associate News Editor: The internationals won by three. Brandt Snedeker allowed the Internationals to match the two players they piled on – Nico Echavarria and Christiaan Bezuidenhout – against Scottie Scheffler and Chris Gotterup, denying the potential for their best player and their hottest player to throw one of the Internationals’ horses. Si Woo Kim, Hideki Matsuyama, Adam Scott and Tom Kim all won their bouts and Nick Taylor defeated Russell Henley.
