On Saturday at the 2024 Presidents Cup, Team USA won three of the four morning four-ball matches to grab an 8-6 lead and then did the same thing in the afternoon foursomes.
In the final match of foursomes, on the final hole – with the sun completely blacked out at The Royal Montreal Golf Club, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele beat Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim – the high-powered South Korean duo – to give the Americans an 11-7 lead.
“Xander helped me read it,” said Cantlay of his match winner in near darkness. “It was like a cup out with some speed, and a putt like that will make me sleep a little better tonight.”
Cantlay’s sleep reference was a troll directed at the Kims, who were criticized for showboating, particularly after Si Woo Kim copied Steph Curry’s clownish “good night” gesture, following a chip-in birdie on 16 to win the hole.
The Internationals celebrated too soon and will now need to win eight of the 12 singles matches and tie another in order to win the Cup for the first time since 1998.
Despite the comeuppance, Tom Kim was still talking a big game afterwards.
“I am so motivated to go out tomorrow … because we’ve lost so many times, there’s going to be one day where it’s just going to be our day,” said Tom Kim. “I believe it’s tomorrow.
“If we fall short, we’ll try again. That’s what we are. We’ll keep trying. There’s going to be one time when we’re going to hold the Cup, and it’s going to be sometime soon.”
2024 Presidents Cup
Saturday Morning Four-Balls
Match 1
Scottie Scheffler – Collin Morikawa 2 & 1
Adam Scott – Taylor Pendrith
1st – HLV (TIED)
2nd – USA (USA 1 UP)
3rd – INT (TIED)
4th – HLV (TIED)
5th – HLV (TIED)
6th – HLV (TIED)
7th – HLV (TIED)
8th – HLV (TIED)
9th – HLV (TIED)
10th – HLV (TIED)
11th – HLV (TIED)
12th – USA (USA 1 UP)
13th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
14th – INT (TIED)
15th – HLV (TIED)
16th – USA (USA 1 UP)
17th – USA (USA 2 UP)
18th –
Match 2
Tony Finau – Xander Schauffele 3 & 2
Mackenzie Hughes – Corey Conners
1st – HLV (TIED)
2nd – HLV (TIED)
3rd – HLV (TIED)
4th – HLV (TIED)
5th – HLV (TIED)
6th – USA (USA 1 UP)
7th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
8th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
9th – USA (USA 2 UP)
10th – HLV (USA 2 UP)
11th – INT (USA 1 UP)
12th – USA (USA 2 UP)
13th – HLV (USA 2 UP)
14th – USA (USA 3 UP)
15th – HLV (USA 3 UP)
16th – HLV (USA 3 UP)
17th –
18th –
Match 3
Si Woo Kim – Tom Kim 4 & 3
Keegan Bradley – Wyndham Clark
1st – INT (INT 1 UP)
2nd – INT (INT 2 UP)
3rd – HLV (INT 2 UP)
4th – USA (INT 1 UP)
5th – HLV (INT 1 UP)
6th – HLV (INT 1 UP)
7th – INT (INT 2 UP)
8th – INT (INT 3 UP)
9th – USA (INT 2 UP)
10th – INT (INT 3 UP)
11th – HLV (INT 3 UP)
12th – HLV (INT 3 UP)
13th – HLV (INT 3 UP)
14th – HLV (INT 3 UP)
15th – INT (INT 4 UP)
16th –
17th –
18th –
Match 4
Patrick Cantlay – Sam Burns 2 & 1
Hideki Matsuyama – Sungjae Im
1st – HLV (TIED)
2nd – INT (INT 1 UP)
3rd – HLV (INT 1 UP)
4th – USA (TIED)
5th – HLV (TIED)
6th – USA (USA 1 UP)
7th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
8th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
9th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
10th – INT (TIED)
11th – USA (USA 1 UP)
12th – USA (USA 2 UP)
13th – HLV (USA 2 UP)
14th – HLV (USA 2 UP)
15th – HLV (USA 2 UP)
16th – HLV (USA 2 UP)
17th – HLV (USA 2 UP)
18th –
Saturday Morning Foursomes
Match 1
Adam Scott – Taylor Pendrith 2 UP
Brian Harman – Max Homa
1st – HLV (TIED)
2nd – HLV (TIED)
3rd – INT (INT 1 UP)
4th – USA (TIED)
5th – USA (USA 1 UP)
6th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
7th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
8th – INT (TIED)
9th – INT (INT 1 UP)
10th – HLV (INT 1 UP)
11th – HLV (INT 1 UP)
12th – INT (INT 2 UP)
13th – HLV (INT 2 UP)
14th – HLV (INT 2 UP)
15th – USA (INT 1 UP)
16th – INT (INT 2 UP)
17th – USA (INT 1 UP)
18th – INT (INT 2 UP)
Match 2
Sam Burns – Collin Morikawa 1 UP
Mackenzie Hughes – Corey Conners
1st – HLV (TIED)
2nd – INT (INT 1 UP)
3rd – INT (INT 2 UP)
4th – HLV (INT 2 UP)
5th – USA (INT 1 UP)
6th – USA (TIED)
7th – USA (USA 1 UP)
8th – USA (USA 2 UP)
9th – INT (USA 1 UP)
10th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
11th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
12th – INT (TIED)
13th – HLV (TIED)
14th – USA (USA 1 UP)
15th – HLV (USA 1 UP)
16th – INT (TIED)
17th – HLV (TIED)
18th – USA (USA 1 UP)
Match 3
Patrick Cantlay – Xander Schauffele 1 UP
Si Woo Kim – Tom Kim
1st – HLV (TIED)
2nd – USA (USA 1 UP)
3rd – USA (USA 2 UP)
4th – HLV (INT 2 UP)
5th – INT (USA 1 UP)
6th – USA (USA 2 UP)
7th – HLV (USA 2 UP)
8th – HLV (USA 2 UP)
9th – INT (USA 1 UP)
10th – INT (TIED)
11th – HLV (TIED)
12th – HLV (TIED)
13th – USA (USA 1 UP)
14th – INT (TIED)
15th – USA (USA 1 UP)
16th – INT (TIED)
17th – HLV (TIED)
18th – USA (USA 1 UP)
Match 4
Russell Henley – Scottie Scheffler 3 & 2
Hideki Matsuyama – Sungjae Im
1st – INT (INT 1 UP)
2nd – HLV (INT 1 UP)
3rd – HLV (INT 1 UP)
4th – INT (INT 2 UP)
5th – INT (INT 3 UP)
6th – HLV (INT 3 UP)
7th – USA (INT 2 UP)
8th – HLV (INT 2 UP)
9th – HLV (INT 2 UP)
10th – USA (INT 1 UP)
11th – HLV (INT 1 UP)
12th – USA (TIED)
13th – HLV (TIED)
14th – USA (USA 1 UP)
15th – USA (USA 2 UP)
16th – USA (USA 3 UP)
17th –
18th –
