Montreal — patrick cantlay Without the light of the videoboard and the headlamps of the golf cart around the 18th green in the final match of the longest day of the Presidents Cup, he might not have hit the putt – he might not have seen the hole.
And then he delivered another “Patty Ice” moment that might have been enough to blindside the International team on Saturday.
Scotty Scheffler Delivered big moments late in both of their matches, and Cantlay’s putt from just inside 17 feet in the dark gave the Americans another win and another point, moving them closer to another Presidents Cup victory in the season.
“Giant Putt,” Captain America jim furyk Said. “If you had to pick someone to make a big contribution to your team, I think a lot of people would think of Pat.”
They won by a margin of 3–1 in four balls and four sessions. Cantlay and xander schaufele Won in the 18th over tom kim And Si Woo KimThe South Korean pair had a strong performance to give the Americans an 11-7 lead at Royal Montreal.
“Xander helped me read it,” Cantlay said of his match-winner in the dark. “It was like a cup out with some speed, and that kind of putt will make me sleep a little better tonight.”
It was Si Woo Kim who scored from deep rough below the 16th green to give his side hope and he rested his cheeks on his hands in the famous “night-night” gesture. Stephen Curry,
This proved to be an early call.
Tom Kim said he could hear some American players cursing at him, although this was not confirmed, and Schauffele said he did not know what the 22-year-old was referring to. Most of the matches throughout the week were tight. The crowd has become louder. This has become fickle at times, as is to be expected in these team competitions.
What has not changed is that it is facing huge losses internationally.
If they want to win for the first time since 1998 – four years before Tom Kim was born – and only the second time since the Presidents Cup began, they will have to win eight of 12 singles matches on Sunday to force a tie, and one more Must win half. In 1994.
international captain mike weir Four players sat out all Saturday, wanting to ride out the chances that helped their team get back into the match with a 5-0 win on Friday.
was one of them jason dayWho will be out for the first time against Schauffele on Sunday.
It’s a similar deficit from two years ago, and recalls Weir International — a team facing the distraction of losing players who will join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League in 2022 — quieted the Quail Hollow crowd. And Americans sweated.
“We have tremendous confidence in our people,” Weir said. “It may feel like it was in Charlotte, but I’m just telling you, maybe our team’s confidence has improved.”
Tom Kim seemed even more determined, to the point of anger.
He said, “I’m very motivated to go out tomorrow… because we’ve lost so many times, there will come a day when it’s just going to be our day.” “I believe it is tomorrow.
“If we miss, we’ll try again. That’s who we are. We’ll keep trying. There will come a time when we hold the Cup and it’s going to be soon.”
Scheffler finished a tight four-ball match with two birdies in a morning session delayed 90 minutes due to fog, and then she hit a wedge in one foot on the 14th hole to give the Americans their first lead of the foursome, earning them another point. found.
Scheffler got off to slow starts in both matches. collin morikawa Four balls kept them in the game until Scheffler hit a dart from 195 yards to 8 feet for birdie on the 16th, and a 15-foot putt from the green for the win on the 17th.
Russell Henley He was moved to the foursome, especially when Scheffler missed par putts from 6 feet and 3 feet as he fell to 3 under after five holes. But the world No. 1 holed a late putt on the 14th hole to take the first lead and holed a 12-footer for birdie on the next to take control.
“I’ve got the best players in the world on my team and we’re kind of in it,” Henley said.
adam scottProceeded to their 11th President’s Cup, playing without ever being on the winning side taylor pendrith To win by 2 and 1 in four overs of the afternoon brian herman And max homaThe only international point in the foursome.
Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim win big keegan bradley And Windham Clark The only international win in four balls in the morning.
They were tied or leading at one point in all of the afternoon’s matches until the Americans took control, as they often do. Morikawa and Burns dig out of early hole and defeat Canadian pair corey conners And mackenzie hughes Hughes never got closer when he hit a bad chip on the 18th hole and Connors hit a 12-foot par putt.
Mohd. in the morning anchor match. singjae im Three birdies against Cantlay and Burns to keep the match from getting out of hand. Cantlay replaces Eagle To go 2-up on the 12th and he twice made putts from 25 feet and 18 feet to keep the Internationals from coming back when they were in trouble.
Burns said of Cantlay, “That guy is an absolute killer.”