By John Chidley-Hill
The US has jumped out to a 5-0 over the Worldwide staff on the Presidents Cup.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and companion Russell Henley earned a 3&2 victory over the South Korean pairing of Sungjae Im and Tom Kim in 16 holes in a match that featured a lot of gamesmanship.
After Kim loudly celebrated a birdie putt, Scheffler made some extent of pumping his fist and yelling in an analogous manner, obvious on the South Korean. On the subsequent gap, Kim and Im walked off the inexperienced and went to the subsequent tee earlier than the Individuals had completed their putts.
Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., and South African companion Christiaan Bezuidenhout have been the closest Worldwide staff to incomes a tie however in the end misplaced to Individuals Wyndham Clark and Keegan Bradley 3&2.
THURSDAY September twenty sixth, 2024
Photograph Bernard Brault, Golf Canada
PRESIDENT CUP
4 Balls
The Presidents Cup is a biennial best-on-best match that sees 12 American golfers face 12 gamers from around the globe, excluding Europe. Three Canadians are taking part in in it for the primary time ever.
Circumstances have been gentle and moist to begin the day at Royal Montreal Golf Membership however the course shortly dried because the solar got here out in the course of the noontime tees.
There have been 5 four-ball matches within the first spherical. Every match is value one level and the primary staff to rise up to fifteen 1/2 factors in complete wins the match.
World No. 2 Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau gave the U.S. an early lead with an 1 Up victory over Australia’s Jason Day and Byeong Hun An within the opening match.
Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala added to the American lead with a 1 Up win over the all-Australian pairing of Adam Scott and Min-Woo Lee.
Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns completed off Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama in 17 holes for a 2&1 win.
