Presidents Cup 2024: 3 winners, losers as Americans dominate international stage again

Team USA dominates Royal Montreal to win Presidents Cup From 18.5 to 11.5 at the international level.

Keegan Bradley’s points win the Presidents CupBut the Americans won two more matches, lost two and tied two.

This week featured an entertaining Presidents Cup full of excitement and drama. Despite some television coverage issues, both teams gave fans a lot to watch.

After the first two days of play, it was anyone’s game, making Saturday and Sunday crucial.

Which of the two teams shone the brightest and what didn’t go right for Royal Montreal?

Let’s discuss our winners and losers.

3 winners of the Presidents Cup

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3. Si Woo Kim

Si Woo Kim Even if he is not in the winning team, his positive energy makes him a winner. He is an international team icon.

Their celebrations were some of the best among each team. Kim didn’t care whether he won or lost the match; If he did something amazing, he got excited.

The Steph Curry celebration from Saturday will likely become one of the top moments of the entire event.

Scotty Scheffler lost after seeing her and Byung Hun An and Russell Henley There was another incredible moment on Friday. Overall, he went 2-2-0 with Royal Montreal en route to the Presidents Cup.

It doesn’t matter that he finished .500 this week because his energy kept the competition going at the international level.

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2. Patrick Cantlay

Patrick Cantlay brought back the Patty Ice at this year’s Presidents Cup. He was incredible all week, going 4-1-0 overall.

The only match he lost was on Friday when he and xander schaffel Lost to Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im by 7 and 6.

Statistically, he was one of the best team usa Too. He achieved a total of 8.87 strokes during all five roundsPer Golf Data.

Tee to green, Cantlay achieved an approach of 6.81 strokes and 5.16 in strokes gained. He also added 2.06 strokes gained on the putting greens.

Not much went wrong for Cantlay as he came into trouble for the Americans several times.

When Team USA needed a boost, Cantlay delivered.

It also seems like he appreciates having his back to the wall because when fans criticized him, Cantlay performed even better.

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1. Keegan Bradley

keegan bradley Loves team events, and it was incredible to see him lead Team USA to victory. Overall, he went 2-1-0 with Royal Montreal.

As one of the oldest guys on the team, Jim Furyk took a chance on him with the captain’s pick.

He was a very important person for this team. When Furyk called his name, Bradley tried his best to perform well. The 7-time PGA Tour winner took the lead on Thursday and regained the lead on Sunday.

After being rejected for 2023 ryder cupThis moment seemed therapeutic for him.

Bradley can step into his captaincy role with confidence 2025 ryder cup In Bethpage Black.

3 losers of the President’s Cup

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3. Brian Harman

Brian Harman was the only member of Team USA not to win a point at Royal Montreal. He went 0-3-0 on the week.

Despite success at the Ryder Cup with Max Homa, it did not follow him to Canada. When they played each other, Harman’s game was not good.

He lost a total of 8.54 strokes and 6.75 tee to green. According to Golf Data, Harman also lost the 4.16 strokes gained in his approach game.

The 2023 Open champions were a weak link for the Americans, but it didn’t matter because the team was so strong.

2. Mike Weir’s favorite pair

His choice of pairing on Saturday and Sunday could cost international captain Mike Weir the cup.

keeping the same pairs for morning and morning Saturday afternoon matches The international team had to lose three important points.

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They needed a win in the afternoon session to have a chance on Sunday, but instead, they lost 3–1.

Then Weir took out several heavy hitters early rather than pairing up with the best opponent on Sunday.

The international team fought hard, but fatigue and poor tactics hurt them.

1. Presidents Cup television coverage

There is only one word to describe this week’s Presidents Cup television coverage – commercial. Many times it could not be seen due to obstructions.

NBC Sports and Golf Channel took over the broadcast, which meant there were commercials every few minutes.

It also seemed as if the network was used playing through Section too many.

Fans were already struggling to watch the program because it was during the college football season, but the network didn’t help at all.

It’s hard to get into a rhythm while watching golf when commercials frequently interrupt it. If professional golf wants the Presidents Cup to become more popular, it should find a way to limit advertising as much as possible.

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough On all major social platforms. You can also follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL And Instagram @golf_girl_sl.