{"id":483880,"date":"2025-10-08T20:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/483880\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T20:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:54:10","slug":"will-presidents-cup-be-a-salve-for-americans-ryder-cup-wounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/483880\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Presidents Cup be a salve for Americans\u2019 Ryder Cup wounds?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"Captain Brandt Snedeker looks to continue American dominance in next year\u2019s Presidents Cup. Raj Mehta, Getty Images<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was Sir Isaac Newton who formalized the concept that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.<\/p>\n

He did so in the late 1600s, well before the Presidents Cup came along to serve as a counterweight to the Ryder Cup and while the golf example may not exactly fit the scientific requirements of Newton\u2019s third law, the application applies.<\/p>\n

For all the drama and disappointment that have shrouded the Americans\u2019 Ryder Cup fortunes over the past three decades (11 losses in the last 15 matches), the Presidents Cup has been so one-sided in the Americans\u2019 favor that its relevance has been questioned.<\/p>\n

That leads into the question: Will the Americans build on their 13-1-1 all-time record next fall at redesigned Medinah Country Club outside Chicago or will 2026 be the year when the Internationals finally change the narrative?<\/p>\n

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With the sting of another Ryder Cup loss still fresh, it falls to American captain Brandt Snedeker (a vice captain for Keegan Bradley at Bethpage) to extend the U.S. dominance with a team that will likely be similar to the group at Bethpage against an International squad captained by Australian Geoff Ogilvy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing around those guys for a week is super important. I learned how hard these guys compete, how much they care about each other as the one overarching thing I took out of Bethpage,\u201d Snedeker said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Keegan did for the team was, man, he created a lot of trust [in] that team room. He created a lot of buy-in from the guys and I think how they played on Sunday represented that. I thought the way they went there and fought for each other, fought for our fans, fought for our country, showed what kind of great character we have on the team and what we\u2019re willing to give to each other to kind of reach a common goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not sure if there\u2019s any one thing that\u2019s going to help us crack the code. I think it\u2019s just continuing to try to polish our craft at being in these team events, and at some point, we\u2019re going to have a good week, and we\u2019re going to have a good team, and guys are going to hole putts, and it\u2019s all going to work out.\u201d \u2013 Geoff Ogilvy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Throughout the history of the Presidents Cup, the U.S. team has played from a position of strength, whether in terms of the familiarity among players or the strength and depth of the 12-player roster. In three of the last four Presidents Cups, the Americans have won by an average of more than six points, the only close result being a two-point U.S. win at Royal Melbourne in Australia in 2019.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the challenge facing Ogilvy and the International squad, whose only victory came in 1998 in Australia. In recent years, the International team has taken steps to create an enduring culture and though the results have not always reflected progress, the sense within the International side is that their time is coming.<\/p>\n

\"\"Can Geoff Ogilvy lead an upset? Keyur Khamar, PGA Tour via Getty Images<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure if there\u2019s any one thing that\u2019s going to help us crack the code. I think it\u2019s just continuing to try to polish our craft at being in these team events, and at some point, we\u2019re going to have a good week, and we\u2019re going to have a good team, and guys are going to hole putts, and it\u2019s all going to work out,\u201d Ogilvy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s such a fine line, even in what seemingly was a very lopsided Ryder Cup [it] ended up very close, and it went down to the last couple of groups. So it\u2019s a lot of things have to go your way to win these tournaments. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s 100 percent in the captain and the leadership\u2019s control, but control the controllables and keep trying to do what we do better than we did last time, and hopefully at some point it\u2019s enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

It may not entirely crack the code but Ogilvy was instrumental in the dramatic redesign of Medinah. A big-shouldered course that is familiar as a site for a Ryder Cup and major championships, Medinah\u2019s No. 3 course has been transformed into a more open, dynamic layout that will get its new star turn in September.<\/p>\n

How much difference it will make having Ogilvy whispering in his players\u2019 ears remains to be seen but it is an added element in the lead up to the Presidents Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we can probably come into the week with maybe a little bit of inside knowledge, because \u2026 I understand the sort of intent behind the design and how we were hoping guys would play the course, and what we think is the best way around the course, which will be the most successful way around the golf course,\u201d Ogilvy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut professional golfers, if they\u2019re anything, they\u2019re really good at learning a golf course quickly. \u2026 I think maybe on Monday morning \u2026 my players will maybe have a little bit of insider trading on the golf course. But by Thursday morning, when we all get off, the U.S. guys are going to be well schooled up on the golf course, and I think sort of that early advantage will be gone by the time we play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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