International and USA Presidents Cup teams http://www.presidentscup.com/
If the Presidents Cup is ever going start to approach the lore of the Ryder Cup, the International Team has got to start to win at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, in Songdo IBD, Incheon City, Korea, Oct. 6-11, 2015.
Since the competition started in 1994, the USA team has won 8 and tied 1 of the 10 played.
As I looked at this year's squads captained by Jay Haas and Nick Price respectively. the American team looks so much stronger, especially with the new young lions Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed injecting some much needed life into the regulars who have taken it on the chin for 8 of the last 10 Ryder Cups..
Apart from Bill Haas, Patrick Reed, Phil Mickelson and Chris Kirke, the other 8 players in the US squad are the guys who have been atop the leaderboards this year, especially this summer.. Spieth, Walker, Furyk, Johnson's (DJ and Zach) Bubba and Rickie
While Jason Day leads the International team, and he is the world's best player right now others like Anirban Lahiri, Danny Lee, Marc Leishman, Steve Bowditch and Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee have all had their moments this year, but are question marks when it comes to the bright lights on this their biggest stage.
Remember the US Team plays every year, and the pressure of the Ryder Cup compared to the Presidents Cup is like playing in the triple A finals in Pawtucket or the World Series at Yankee Stadium.
There are no Canadians in the team this year sadly, especially when you remember how strong Graham DeLaet and Brendon de Jonge were as a team for the Internationals in their 18.5 - 15.5 loss in 2013.
It is the biggest golfing event in golf crazy South Korea and their own Sangmoon Bae has made the team. Hopefully the authorities in the military will let him play before he starts his 2 years service.
25 days to go and counting...
Bryan Angus
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