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2024 Presidents Cup standings and day 4 scores for USA and the International Team
The US wrapped up another Presidents Cup win with an 18.5-11.5 victory over the the International Team in Canada.
The United States continued its historical dominance of the Presidents Cup beating the International team 18 1/2 to 11 1/2 at Royal Montreal Golf Club on Sunday for its 10th consecutive victory in the event.
The US Team set out on Sunday knowing that they only needed to pick up only 4 1/2 points from the 12 singles matches on the final day and they duly won six and halved three others.
The result was never really in doubt after American star Xander Schauffele posted an emphatic 4-and-3 victory over Australian Jason Day in the opening contest with Patrick Cantlay and Collin Morikawa also going 4-1-0 for the U.S., while South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout (2-1-0) was the only International with a winning record.
The U.S. has now won 13 times in the 15 playings of the Cup since its inception in 1994. The lone International victory came in Australia in 1998, while the 2003 event in South Africa was tied.
Keegan Bradley made U.S. victory mathematically certain when he outlasted South Korean Si Woo Kim 1 up in the sixth match. “I’m so proud of the team and proud of being here,” said Bradley, who will captain the U.S. team against Europe in next year’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
Weir rues closeness of many games
Mike Weir of Canada was the latest captain to join a long list of losing International captains.
“A lot of these matches were so close. It’s disappointing not to get a win. We put our team together to win this thing,” Weir said.
“I’m going to be thinking about things I could have done differently. I think that’s human nature when you don’t win ... I’ll have plenty of time to do that after.”
2026 tournament
The competition was established in 1994 and is now held biennially with the next Presidents Cup set to be held in 2026 at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, United States.
The US have now won 13 of the tournaments with just one victory for the International Team with the 2003 edition ending in a tie.