2024 Presidents Cup: Biggest strengths, weaknesses and who will win - ESPN

South Korea's Sungjae Im and Australia's Min Woo Lee were born in 1998, the same year the International team captured its only Presidents Cup victory with a 20½-11½ win at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

South Korea's Tom Kim wasn't born for another three-plus years.

The U.S. team won 10 of the next 11 Presidents Cup; the teams tied 17-17 in 2003.

The Americans have a 12-1-1 record in the event and carry a nine-match winning streak into the Presidents Cup that tees off Thursday at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada.

With world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, two-time major champion Xander Schauffele and other PGA Tour stars leading the U.S. squad, it doesn't figure to get any easier for their counterparts this week.

«I think it's just a fact, just dealing with reality,» International team captain Mike Weir said. «I think that's the thing for me, even as a player myself, trying to deal with reality and what's in front of you. No doubt, that's what's in front of us. So we've got a tall challenge, but the guys are up for it, they're ready for it and they're embracing that.»

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Why it will win

Upsets happen in sports, they just don't occur very often at the Presidents Cup. The International squad has dropped nine straight Presidents Cup to the U.S., including a 17½-12½ defeat at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2022.

The International team has fared better in competitions outside the U.S. In 2019, the U.S. won 16-14 at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The Internationals led 10-8 after four sessions, but the Americans rallied and went 8-4 in singles. Playing captain Tiger Woods went 3-0 in the