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Immelman laughs at LIV-boss Norman's Presidents Cup well wishes

Internationals captain Trevor Immelman, whose Presidents Cup squad was decimated by defectors to the LIV Golf Series, laughed off the well wishes of LIV commissioner Greg Norman on Friday.

The United States won three four-ball (best ball) matches and tied two more on Friday to seize an 8-2 lead, matching the most lopsided two-session US margin in Presidents Cup history.

"The score means we've got to get better, and we will. Plain and simple," Immelman said. "There are two days left and we'll be playing as hard as we can."

The Internationals were hit hard when half a team's worth of top players jumped from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, making them ineligible for the Cup.

Among those who jilted the global squad were Open Championship winner Cam Smith of Australia, Chile's Joaquin Niemann, Mexico's Abraham Ancer, South African Louis Oosthuizen and Aussie Marc Leishman.

The Internationals have pushed the Americans to the 17th hole in eight of the first 10 matches, leaving their supporters to wonder what difference a full line-up might have made.

So it was interesting when Norman tweeted a message to the group his efforts helped diminish, leaving a US squad with 10 of the world's 16 top-ranked players a heavy favourite over a global group robbed of several high-ranked stars.

"Outside of all this angst - golf is golf, competition is competition; something every golfer thrives on," Norman wrote.

"As a former player & Captain of the International Team, I wish @TrevorImmelman & his entire team the very best in repeating our only 1998 @PresidentsCup success in Melbourne."

Immelman, a South African, made a three-letter reply on Friday - "LOL" - and made it clear that "laughing out loud" was his instant reaction to

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