The international team resurrects and smashes the United States

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Losing after a nightmarish first day of the Presidents Cup lost 5-0 to the USA, the International team came back from the devilish vauvert to win the second session, this time played in foursomes. An incredible turnaround with a 5-0 success in turn, to return the score to 5-5 after the second day of competition.

Match 1: The Avengers take the fight

On the heels of a Thursday in paradise Jim Furykthe captain of the American team Presidents Cuphad decided to send his best elements, his double “avengers” to keep the internationals underwater. Nothing went as planned. Undefeated so far in foursomes, the pair Xander Schauffele-Patrick Cantlay simply took a lesson from the international duo Hideki Matsuyama-Sung-Jae Im.

Everyone saw a big American victory to kick off this Friday in American colors, it was ultimately the duo Nippo-Korean who made the heart of this international team beat, breathing a wind of revolt since the first match of the day. At each of the eight birdies (including 7 in a row), the public, finally awakened by the level of play of their team, shouted their happiness. Result a record 7&6 victory in the event, and a message sent.

Match 2: Adam Scott roaring 22nd

A few minutes after the rushing departure of their partners, Adam Scott et Taylor Pendrith managed to follow in the same victorious footsteps, feeding on the new energy of the public to correct the Americans in turn, and more precisely Sahith Theegala et Collin Morikawa. Finally effective on the greens, the 44-year-old Australian with this victory becomes the record holder for the number of points in the Presidents Cup for the International team with 22 points, erasing the legend from the shelves Ernie Els.

On the course, it gives a victory gleaned on hole number 14 and a success on a severe 5&4, with only one hole conceded throughout the game. The Canadian Taylor Pendrith also managed to bring back the very first point in his history in the competition (after five defeats), all in front of his audience.

Match 3: (Very) high Canada!

The captain of the Internationals Mike Weir will perhaps bite their fingers for not having launched a 100% Canadian pair on the first day of competition. The choice was in any case clearly the right one this Friday judging by the performance on the meadow, but above all by the incredible enthusiasm and atmosphere unleashed on the course of the Royal Montréal by the pair MacKenzie Hughes-Corey Conners.

Incredible level of play, complete osmosis between the men at home and another beating inflicted with a score of 6&5 against the two big American hitters Tony Finau-Wyndham Clark. Some observers had questioned the pick MacKenzie Hughes before the competition, the Canadian responded in the best possible way with, among other things, the victory putt signed on the 13th.

Match 4: The redemption of Day and Bezuidenhout

Christiaan Bezuidenhout had missed countless putts on Thursday, but like his partner of the day Jason Day found the path to redemption this Friday. A first victory since 2017 in the competition for the Australian who also worked well to win by one point against Max Homa et Brian Harman.

Match 5: Scheffler did not avoid shipwreck

It was the closest match, and perhaps also the biggest surprise of the day, the South Koreans Ben An et Si Woo Kim beat the world no. 1 Scottie Scheffler accompanied by Russell Henley. In this close match, only three holes were shared. On the bench the first day, Kim pulled out all the stops at the end of the game to tie the scoreboard thanks in particular to a 5m putt in the box on the 18th.