The Worldwide Crew’s shot at redemption is nearly right here with the Presidents Cup to get underway at Royal Montreal Golf Membership in Canada on Friday morning (AEST), as Australians Adam Scott, Jason Day and Min Woo Lee attempt to assist finish the USA’s dominance within the occasion.
Scott will make historical past with a file eleventh look for the Worldwide Crew, however the 44-year-old has by no means lifted the Presidents Cup as he has performed in 9 straight defeats since debuting within the well-known tied 2003 version in South Africa.
Day returns for the primary since 2017 as a part of his profession resurgence and he shall be keen to enhance on his underwhelming profession file for the Internationals of 5 wins, 11 losses and 4 ties in 4 Presidents Cup appearances so far.
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Lee will make his debut and is bound to cook dinner up some pleasure for the Canadian crowd as his efforts in majors all through his profession up to now have proven that he has an urge for food for the large stage.
They are going to be up in opposition to yet one more all-star American workforce nevertheless with 5 of the highest ten gamers within the Official World Golf Rankings – Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark and Patrick Cantlay – of their line-up.
The place can I watch and when?
Each spherical of the Presidents Cup shall be broadcast stay and completely on Fox Sports activities and Kayo Sports activities from Friday 27 September to Monday 30 September AEST.
The primary day’s protection begins at 2am AEST on Friday 27 September. The second day’s protection begins at 3am AEST on Saturday 28 September. The third day’s protection begins at 9pm AEST on Saturday 28 September and the ultimate day’s protection begins at 2am on Monday 30 September.
Followers will be capable to catch a recap of the each day motion with a two-hour episode of ‘Dwell from The Presidents Cup’ which shall be broadcast stay and completely on Fox Sports activities and Kayo Sports activities at 8am AEST every day of the match.
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What’s the format?
Day one: four-ball. 5 matches to be performed in pairs the place the very best ball between the pair counts on a gap.
Day two: foursomes. 5 matches to be performed in pairs in an alternate shot format. One ball is performed between the pair, one participant tees off and their companion hits the subsequent shot because it alternates. One participant tees off on all of the odd numbered holes and their companion tees off on all of the even numbered holes.
Day three: four-ball and foursomes. Eight matches in complete to be performed throughout a monster day with 4 four-ball matches to be performed within the morning adopted by 4 foursomes matches within the afternoon.
Day 4: singles. Twelve matches in complete the place each member of each groups performs as they go head-to-head with an opponent in match play.
What can we count on from the course?
Royal Montreal is ready up for wild finishes because the course comes into its personal on the again 9 with water in play on the ultimate 5 holes, alternatives for slip ups and thrilling, come from behind victories are plentiful.
The host of the 2007 Presidents Cup and the 2014 Canadian Open is the oldest golf membership in North America having been based in 1873 and it turns into the second worldwide venue to host the Presidents Cup greater than as soon as after Royal Melbourne – the place the Internationals lone triumph got here in 1998.
The 7,279-yard par 70 format possesses a entrance 9 filled with doglegs and slender greens to check a participant’s shot shaping means earlier than the course assessments their mettle on the closing holes.
If matches go to the 18th gap followers can count on dramatic moments to happen like when Tiger Woods pulled his tee shot left into the water in 2007 when he was defeated by Canadian Mike Weir – who’s captaining the Worldwide Crew this time round – of their Sunday singles match.
All through the again 9, the positioning of the water dares the trailing participant to take it on whereas encouraging the chief to put up with an iron however go away themselves a prolonged shot into the inexperienced.
Both technique flirts with hazard however the rewards are on supply for the participant who efficiently pulls off the aggressive strategy.
For his or her strategy photographs into the inexperienced, gamers face many elevated greens and figuring out your yardages shall be essential as whereas lots of Royal Montreal’s greens are slender, they’re spacious which results in three-putting.
There are two units of back-to-back holes the place matches are anticipated to activate each nines.
The 485-yard par-4 third is rated the third hardest gap on the course and it’s instantly adopted by essentially the most tough gap – the 501-yard par-4 fourth.
Matches are certain to swing a technique if gamers can not get their lengthy strategy photographs proper and it is going to be the case on the 448-yard par 4 fifteenth and the 458-yard par 4 sixteenth too.
These two holes are rated the second and fourth hardest holes at Royal Montreal and they’re certain to be a nerve tester when making an attempt to shut out a win.
What are some potential pairings?
The obvious pairing to lock in Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay enjoying collectively for the Individuals.
The pair have been inseparable since forming a duo on the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne and it will be unlikely that US captain Jim Furyk would break up them up as he tries to make amends for dropping the Ryder Cup in Paris six years in the past when he final led an American workforce.
Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns are prone to additionally kind a pair as they did within the Ryder Cup loss final 12 months in Rome, however the the rest of the US pairings seem like considerably up within the air.
They’ve 4 Presidents Cup debutants – Russell Henley, Wyndham Clark, Sahith Theegala and Brian Harman – and regardless of Harman and Clark that includes in final 12 months’s Ryder Cup loss, they’re set to experiment some new mixtures.
For the Internationals, the pairings are prone to revolve round placing.
Mike Weir has targeted his captain’s picks on gamers who’re good with the flatstick, and his choice leaves him with the possibility to make sure that an elite putter is current in each match.
At Quail Hole, the Internationals gave up 23 strokes to the Individuals in Strokes Gained: Placing and to show that round Weir chosen Canadians Mackenzie Hughes and Taylor Pendrith – who sat within the prime ten on the PGA Tour within the statistic final season – together with South African Christian Bezuidenhout who was within the prime 20.
Day and Scott have been additionally ranked within the prime 30 in Strokes Gained: Placing which implies these 5 are prone to be break up amongst the rest of the workforce as they convey composure on the greens whereas the likes of Lee, Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim carry their very own flare to ignite the group.
The Internationals even have the choice of reprising some profitable pairs for 2 years in Scott and Hideki Matsuyama in foursomes in addition to Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim in fourball.
Pairing and tee occasions shall be introduced later within the week.
Odds (through TAB)
USA $1.35
Worldwide $3.40
Tie $15