‘Come on, let’s go!’ - The Presidents Cup was on life support, Tom Kim may have single-handedly saved it

“I have thrown a lot of fist pumps.” Yes you did, Tom Kim, yes you did. Tom Kim was on the losing side but the Korean youngster may have single-handedly saved the Presidents Cup. Ad Davis Love III’s side were 17.5-12.5 winners on Sunday at Quail Hollow, with the scoreline suggesting it was smooth sailing for the United States.

GolfUSA win Presidents Cup for ninth time in a row after tense singles battle with Internationals8 HOURS AGO For a couple of days it was, as a superior side on paper dominated an opposition team shorn of a host of star names due to defections to LIV Golf. Open champion and world No. 3 Cameron Smith was one of those who joined LIV and made himself ineligible.

Throw in Joaquin Niemann, Abraham Ancer and Louis Oosthuizen to name but three and you can see why it felt like Internationals captain Trevor Immelman was operating with one hand tied behind his back. Immelman spent over two years planning, picking the brains of Smith and his fellow Australian Adam Scott and past captains. The planning started when the Internationals came close to snatching victory at Royal Melbourne in 2019.

Migliozzi's shot-of-the-year contender helps secure Open de France win 'Sometimes you get beat' — Els reveals rallying cry offered to McIlroy after Open woe The Americans fell over the line 16-14, with a lipped-out putt here and there the difference between victory and an eighth defeat in a row in Presidents Cups for the Internationals. Since the Presidents Cup began in 1994, it has largely been the plaything of the United States — with some viewing it as a breeding ground for hatching Ryder Cup plans. The Internationals have one win to their name, and there has been one tie.