{"id":62570,"date":"2026-09-07T19:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/62570\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T19:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:55:13","slug":"smylie-kaufman-names-the-four-players-on-team-usa-hed-play-in-all-five-matches-at-the-presidents-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/62570\/","title":{"rendered":"Smylie Kaufman names the four players on Team USA he\u2019d play in all five matches at the Presidents Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Smylie Kaufman believes that Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark are among the four American players who should play in all five sessions at the Presidents Cup this month. <\/p>\n<p>Team USA are looking to continue their incredible record in the event when they get to Medinah. Brandt Snedeker\u2019s side are looking to avoid becoming only the second American team to lose to the Internationals. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"grv-tpwp-permalink-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/talkingpoints\/talk-golf\/who-will-be-each-teams-leading-points-scorer-at-the-solheim-cup\/\" aria-label=\"Who will be each team&#039;s leading points scorer at the Solheim Cup?\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">        Who will be each team&#8217;s leading points scorer at the Solheim Cup? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Will there be any big surprises in the Netherlands?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/split-screen-news-5-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121765\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p>On paper, Team USA look to have far too much strength for their opponents. Just two members of Geoff Ogilvy\u2019s squad have positive records in the event across their careers. <\/p>\n<p>It is a good opportunity for Team USA to prepare for next year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/ryder-cup\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98390\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryder Cup<\/a>, so Snedeker will not be taking the Internationals lightly. While there is scope to take some risks, he will want to see his team make a real statement in Illinois. <\/p>\n<p>Smylie Kaufman thinks four American players should play all five sessions at the Presidents Cup<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/scottie-scheffler\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98399\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scottie Scheffler<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/wyndham-clark\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98649\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wyndham Clark<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/cameron-young\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98571\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cameron Young<\/a> have all won multiple times on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/pga-tour\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98401\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PGA Tour<\/a> this season. <\/p>\n<p>And speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=geWMFSBQ7Eo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Smylie Show<\/a>, Smylie Kaufman backed the trio, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/sam-burns\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98614\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Burns<\/a>, to play prominent roles for Team USA at Medinah. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2282649818-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark speak ahead of the final round of the US Open\" \/>Photo by Kate McShane\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to think that Wyndham is just a guy that you would want to play in best ball, but I\u2019ve watched him play too much golf. He\u2019s an alternate shot player, too. He\u2019s a guy that you play in every format. He\u2019s so good man, he\u2019s so good at golf,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, Sam Burns, Scottie, and Wyndham Clark, those are your horses, and Cam Young. If Cam Young\u2019s putting is back, those are your four guys that you play in every single session. And I think anybody else feels like they could sit out, just based off the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE WYNDHAM CLARK STORIES<\/p>\n<p>  The Scottie Scheffler problem Brandt Snedeker needs to solve at Medinah<\/p>\n<p>There is good reason to ask Scheffler to play all five sessions at the Presidents Cup. <\/p>\n<p>Despite making a superb debut for Team USA at the 2021 Ryder Cup, the world number one has never quite managed to find his best form in team competition. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"grv-tpwp-permalink-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/talkingpoints\/talk-golf\/would-you-have-picked-ryan-gerard-instead-of-justin-thomas-if-you-were-brandt-snedeker\/\" aria-label=\"Would you have picked Ryan Gerard instead of Justin Thomas if you were Brandt Snedeker?\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">        Would you have picked Ryan Gerard instead of Justin Thomas if you were Brandt Snedeker? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Justin Thomas&#8217; form over the past 18 months has been questionable\u2026<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/split-screen-news-1-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121666\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p>He has played alongside a number of partners, including Burns and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/russell-henley\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"99039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russell Henley<\/a>. It would not be a surprise to see Snedeker pair him with at least one of the two men at Medinah. <\/p>\n<p>But Team Europe will fancy their chances next year if Scheffler is paired with Burns or Henley. It would be much more concerning to Luke Donald and his team if Snedeker successfully pairs the 30-year-old with a new face. <\/p>\n<p>Certainly, it would create a buzz if Scheffler played with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/jackson-koivun\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"99160\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson Koivun<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/chris-gotterup\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98826\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Gotterup<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It would definitely be a risk to put Scheffler back with someone who he has mixed results with. <\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Smylie Kaufman believes that Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark are among the four&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62571,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[685,1323,2177,208,424],"class_list":["post-62570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cameron-young","tag-cameron-young","tag-presidents-cup","tag-sam-burns","tag-scottie-scheffler","tag-wyndham-clark"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}