Jim Furyk will get a passing grade as U.S. captain.
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As soon as once more the People had been victorious within the Presidents Cup, defeating the Worldwide squad for the Tenth-straight time, 18.5 to 11.5.
The Worldwide squad put up a extra spirited battle, rallying from down 5-0 after the primary session Thursday to tie the matches Friday with a 5-0 sweep of their very own. However the weekend proved their downfall as the U.S. pulled away within the final three periods, together with a 7.5-4.5 mark in Sunday singles.
Right here’s how each participant (and captain) carried out in Montreal.
Staff USA
Xander Schauffele
Report: 4-1-0
Grade: A+
The one man to win two main championships this season performed prefer it as his solely blemish got here throughout the U.S. catastrophe on Friday and he went out within the first match Sunday and promptly stifled any concepts of Jason Day main an Worldwide cost. Furyk alluded to the truth that Schauffele was the chief within the crew room, incomes him the plus grade.
Patrick Cantlay
Report: 4-1-0
Grade: A
Cantlay was proper there together with his shut buddy Schauffele, incomes a 4-1-0 report, his solely loss once more coming with Schauffele on Friday in foursomes. The remainder of the week, Cantlay was unstoppable, particularly towards the top of his Saturday morning fourball session the place he went 5 below over the past 5 holes to hold onto a 2 and 1 win.
Collin Morikawa
Report: 4-1-0
Grade: A-
The one knock on Morikawa’s report in comparison with the opposite two was that his singles match victory over Adam Scott got here after the Cup had already been clinched. Regardless of, Morikawa nonetheless excelled, carrying Sahith Theegala to a win on Day 1 and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler on Saturday morning for 15 holes.
Keegan Bradley
Report: 2-1-0
Grade: B+
In his first U.S. nationwide look in 10 years, Bradley had the total circle second of clinching the American victory by defeating the Worldwide crew’s greatest participant this week in Si Woo Kim. In his two fourball matches, he helped Wyndham Clark get a 1 Up win over Taylor Pendrith and Christiaan Bezuidenhout with 5 birdies, together with the decisive one on 18. On Saturday, he and Clark bumped into the buzzsaw of Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim.
Russell Henley
Report: 3-1-0
Grade: B+
Henley quietly gained three factors in his first crew occasion motion and was the U.S.’s fourth-best participant from a strokes gained perspective, in line with DataGolf. He arguably outplayed Scheffler of their Saturday foursomes win after which took care of Sungjae Im early on Sunday to inch the U.S. towards victory.
Sam Burns
Report: 3-0-1
Grade: B
Due to sitting out of Friday’s foursomes slaughter, Sam Burns ended up as the one participant on both aspect to not take a loss this week. Whereas he did let Cantlay carry him of their two fourball matches, he and Morikawa squeaked out a vital level in Saturday afternoon foursomes. He did let a lead in opposition to the Worldwide energizer bunny Tom Kim slip away, however conserving him from a full level was nonetheless appreciated.
Scottie Scheffler
Report: 3-2-0
Grade: B-
Scheffler’s grade is extra a product of expectations than something, nevertheless it was clear he wasn’t fairly the participant who gained the Masters, an Olympic gold medal and and 6 different PGA Tour titles this 12 months. He misplaced greater than 2 strokes on the inexperienced this week and it simply appeared like his ball hanging wasn’t as sharp as regular. Scheffler is simply 3-4-2 in crew matches since final 12 months’s Ryder Cup.
Tony Finau
Report: 2-2-0
Grade: C+
Finau gained each his fourball matches, however he performed with Schauffele and solely actually made an influence in his Thursday match victory. On Sunday, he rapidly went 2 Up in opposition to Corey Conners however the Canadian rapidly flipped the script on him in a 5 and three win.
Sahith Theegala
Report: 1-1-1
Grade: C+
Powerful to evaluate Theegala’s crew match debut as he performed in simply three matches, however dabbled in every of the three codecs. He performed with Morikawa in each foursomes and fourballs, developing clutch with an 18th gap birdie to protect a 1 Up win throughout the American sweep. Then they acquired boat raced Friday earlier than Theegala surprisingly sat out each periods Saturday. He break up his match with Ben An Sunday.
Max Homa
Report: 1-2-0
Grade: C+
Homa went 0-2 in his two foursomes appearances however was largely introduced down by taking part in with Brian Harman in each periods, who was the one participant on both aspect to not report even a half-point. He proved his kind was returning by eagling the first gap and taking down Mackenzie Hughes 2 and 1. It was stunning to not see him get a shot at fourballs contemplating he was 2-0-1 within the format within the 2023 Ryder Cup and final Presidents Cup in 2022.
Wyndham Clark
Report: 1-2-1
Grade: C-
Clark acquired his win taking part in with Bradley on Thursday, however dragged him down in a Saturday morning loss. He and Finau acquired drubbed on Friday as a part of the Worldwide rally.
Brian Harman
Report: 0-3-0
Grade: D
Not a lot to say about this one. Harman was the worst participant on both crew by strokes gained in line with DataGolf.
Capt. Jim Furyk
Grade: B+
Furyk succeeded by not messing with what was working. Positive, he may have performed Homa, Theegala and Bradley extra, nevertheless it’s arduous to second-guess a winner.
Staff Worldwide
Si Woo Kim
Report: 2-2-0
Grade: A-
Kim was by far the Worldwide’s greatest participant, bringing the identical power he introduced two years in the past when he silenced the gang in a surprising upset of Justin Thomas. He jumped out to an early lead in opposition to Bradley, making an attempt to do the identical this 12 months, however the Ryder Cup captain wouldn’t be denied. He and Tom Kim had been dynamic on Saturday and he carried Ben An to a win Friday in foursomes.
Tom Kim
Report: 1-2-1
Grade: B+
Everybody was shocked when Tom Kim was sat for Friday’s foursomes session, nevertheless it turned out Kim helped lead the Worldwide cost because the hype man. For the second consecutive Presidents Cup, Kim took it to a brand new stage for each periods on Saturday taking part in with Si Woo Kim, however they had been denied a second win by Cantlay and Schauffele. He made some headlines and even precipitated some controversy this week, however that’s precisely what the Presidents Cup has lacked through the years.
Hideki Matsuyama
Report: 2-3-0
Grade: B+
The Internationals’ highest-ranked participant was his regular ball-striking self however was the worst participant within the subject round and on the greens, in line with DataGolf. However that didn’t matter throughout his Sunday singles win over Scheffler. His different win got here in a 7 and 6 beatdown of the U.S.’s greatest duo in Schauffele and Cantlay in Friday fourballs.
Adam Scott
Report: 2-3-0
Grade: B
The chief and most skilled Worldwide proved it this week taking part in all 5 matches regardless of being the oldest participant on both crew. Each of his victories got here in foursomes, paired with Taylor Pendrith. He and fellow Aussie Min Woo Lee didn’t get something going of their one fourballs match collectively.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Report: 2-1-0
Grade: B
Bezuidenhout was the lone worldwide with a successful report this week, however each of his wins got here in opposition to a struggling Brian Harman. He truly put up the fourth-worst Strokes Gained: Whole variety of any participant within the matches, however wins are wins.
Corey Conners & Taylor Pendrith
Data: 2-3-0
Grades: B-
Each Conners and Pendrith greater than redeemed their pitiful performances on the 2022 Presidents Cup with two factors a chunk on residence soil. Each went 0-2-0 in fourballs.
Byeong Hun An
Report: 1-1-1
Grade: C
An didn’t get an opportunity to play Saturday so we solely have three matches to evaluate his week on. He and Day narrowly misplaced to Schauffele and Finau Thursday after which Si Woo Kim carried him to a slim win Friday. He and Theegala performed to a draw Sunday.
Jason Day
Report: 1-2-0
Grade: C
One of many Worldwide crew’s few veterans, Day didn’t have a lot of an influence this week as he additionally didn’t play Saturday. He had an opportunity to get an announcement win in opposition to Schauffele as the primary match out Sunday, however was soundly defeated.
Mackenzie Hughes
Report: 1-3-0
Grade: C-
Hughes solely acquired one win in his Presidents Cup debut in a real residence sport. He and Conners couldn’t replicate their 6 and 5 romp from Friday in both of their Saturday matches. He then misplaced to Homa on Sunday.
Min Woo Lee
Report: 0-1-1
Grade: D+
Lee’s absence Saturday was surprising and we noticed him in simply two matches. He was capable of get on the board with a half-point in opposition to Clark Sunday, nevertheless it was an in any other case forgettable debut for the electrical Aussie.
Sungjae Im
Report: 1-4-0
Grade: D
Im had been one of many Worldwide crew’s greatest gamers the previous two Presidents Cup, however was barely an element this week, successful simply considered one of his 5 matches.
Capt. Mike Weir
Grade: D
Hindsight is all the time 20/20, however Weir will probably be eternally judged for sending out his identical groupings Saturday afternoon because the morning session, the one captain to ever achieve this. He additionally performed Min Woo Lee simply as soon as and frequently performed Im regardless of his sport not being there.
