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How each player (and captain) performed
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How each player (and captain) performed

Jim Furyk lifts the Presidents Cup trophy.

Jim Furyk receives a passing grade as US captain.

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Once again the Americans won the Presidents Cup, defeating the international team for the tenth time in a row, 18.5 to 11.5.

The international team fought with more vigor and recovered from a 5-0 deficit after Thursday’s first training session to finish Friday’s games with a 5-0 win. But the weekend proved to be their undoing as the USA pulled away in the final three sessions, including a 7.5-4.5 mark in Sunday singles.

Here’s how every player (and captain) performed in Montreal.

Team USA

Xander Schauffele

Record: 4-1-0
Degree: A+

The only man to win two major championships this season played like that, as his only blemish came during the U.S. disaster on Friday, exiting the first game on Sunday and promptly quashing any notions that Jason Day was an international attacker could lead. Furyk alluded to Schauffele being the leader in the team room, which earned him a “plus” grade.

Patrick Cantlay

Record: 4-1-0
Degree: A

Cantlay was right there with his close friend Schauffele, posting a 4-1-0 record, his only loss coming on Friday again with Schauffele in the foursome. Cantlay was unstoppable the rest of the week, especially toward the end of his four-ball session on Saturday morning, where he shot five-under over the final five holes to secure a 2-1 victory.

Collin Morikawa

Record: 4-1-0
Degree: A-

The only downside to Morikawa’s record compared to the other two was that his singles victory over Adam Scott came after the trophy had already been won. No matter, Morikawa still shined, carrying Sahith Theegala to victory on the first day and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler through 15 holes on Saturday morning.

Keegan Bradley

Record: 2-1-0
Degree: B+

In his first U.S. national appearance in 10 years, Bradley’s moment came full circle when he secured the American victory by defeating the international team’s best player this week, Si Woo Kim. In his two four-ball games, he helped Wyndham Clark to a 1-up victory over Taylor Pendrith and Christiaan Bezuidenhout with five birdies, including the decisive one on the 18th. On Saturday, he and Clark faced Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim’s buzzsaw.

Russell Henley

Record: 3-1-0
Degree: B+

According to DataGolf, Henley quietly won three points in his first team event and was the nation’s fourth-best player in strokes gained. He arguably outworked Scheffler in their four-man win on Saturday and then took care of Sungjae Im early on Sunday to lead the Americans to victory.

Sam Burns

Record: 3-0-1
Degree: b

Thanks to Sam Burns not taking part in Friday’s four-way battle, he was the only player on both sides not to suffer defeat this week. While he let Cantlay carry him in their two four-ball games, he and Morikawa picked up a crucial point in Saturday afternoon’s four-ball games. He let a lead slip against international energizer bunny Tom Kim, but it was still desirable to stop him from taking a full point.

Scottie Scheffler

Record: 3-2-0
Degree: B-

Scheffler’s grade is more a product of expectations than anything else, but it was clear he wasn’t quite the player who won the Masters, an Olympic gold medal and six other PGA Tour titles this year. He lost more than two shots on the green this week and it seemed like his ball striking wasn’t as sharp as normal. Scheffler has just a 3-4-2 record in team games since last year’s Ryder Cup.

Tony Finau

Record: 2-2-0
Degree: C+

Finau won both four-ball games, but he played with Schauffele and only really made an impact in his win on Thursday. On Sunday he quickly edged past Corey Conners 2-0, but the Canadian quickly flipped the script and won 5 and 3.

Sahith Theegala

Record: 1-1-1
Degree: C+

It is difficult to judge Theegala’s team debut as he played in only three games but tried his hand in each of the three formats. He played both four-ball and four-ball with Morikawa and managed a birdie on the 18th hole to secure a 1-up victory in the American game. Then there was a boat race on Friday before Theegala surprisingly sat out both sessions on Saturday. He shared his match with Ben An Sunday.

Max Homa

Record: 1-2-0
Degree: C+

Homa took a 0-2 lead in his two foursome games but was toppled largely by playing in both sessions with Brian Harman, who was the only player on either side not to score even half a point. He proved his form was returning by winning the first hole and defeating Mackenzie Hughes 2 and 1. It was surprising that he didn’t get a chance at four-balls considering he was 2-0-1 in that format in the 2023 Ryder Cup and most recently the Presidents Cup in 2022.

Wyndham Clark

Record: 1-2-1
Degree: C-

Clark picked up his win against Bradley on Thursday, but dragged it down with a loss on Saturday morning. He and Finau were struck down at the international rally on Friday.

Brian Harman

Record: 0-3-0
Degree: D

There’s not much to say about this. According to DataGolf, Harman was the worst player on both teams in terms of strokes scored.

Captain Jim Furyk

Grade: B+

Furyk succeeded by not messing with what worked. Sure, he could have played more against Homa, Theegala and Bradley, but it’s hard to predict a winner.

Team International

Si Woo Kim

Record: 2-2-0
Degree: A-

Kim was easily the national team’s best player and brought the same energy as he did two years ago when he silenced the crowd in a shocking upset of Justin Thomas. He took an early lead against Bradley and tried to do the same this year, but the Ryder Cup captain would not be denied. He and Tom Kim were dynamic on Saturday and he carried Ben An to victory in the foursome on Friday.

Tom Kim

Record: 1-2-1
Degree: B+

Everyone was shocked when Tom Kim sat in for Friday’s four-way session, but it turns out Kim was helping lead the international offense as a hype man. For the second time in a row, Kim reached a new level in both sessions on Saturday with Si Woo Kim, but a second victory was denied them by Cantlay and Schauffele. It made some headlines this week and even caused some controversy, but that’s exactly what the Presidents Cup has been missing over the years.

Hideki Matsuyama

Record: 2-3-0
Degree: B+

According to DataGolf, the highest-ranked player at the Internationals was his normal ball hitter, but the worst player on the field and on the greens. But that didn’t play a role in his individual win on Sunday against Scheffler. His other win came with a 7-6 win over the nation’s top duo of Schauffele and Cantlay in Friday’s four-ball.

Adam Scott

Record: 2-3-0
Degree: b

The league leader and most experienced national player proved in all five games this week that he is the oldest player on both teams. He achieved his two victories as a foursome, paired with Taylor Pendrith. He and fellow Australian Min Woo Lee failed to get anything going in their only four-ball match together.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Record: 2-1-0
Degree: b

Bezuidenhout was the only international player with a winning record this week, but both wins came against the struggling Brian Harman. He actually recorded the fourth-fewest shots scored: total of any player in games, but wins are wins.

Corey Conners & Taylor Pendrith

Records: 2-3-0
Grades: B-

Both Conners and Pendrith more than made up for their pathetic performances at the 2022 Presidents Cup with two points apiece on home soil. Both went 0-2-0 in the four-ball.

Byeong Hun An

Record: 1-1-1
Degree: C

An didn’t get a chance to play on Saturday, so we only have three games by which to judge his week. He and Day lost narrowly to Schauffele and Finau on Thursday, and on Friday Si Woo Kim carried him to a narrow victory. He and Theegala played to a draw on Sunday.

Jason Day

Record: 1-2-0
Degree: C

As one of the international team’s few veterans, Day didn’t have much of an impact this week as he also didn’t play on Saturday. In the first game on Sunday he had the chance of a clear win against Schauffele, but lost clearly.

Mackenzie Hughes

Record: 1-3-0
Degree: C-

Hughes only picked up one win in a true home game in his Presidents Cup debut. He and Conners were unable to repeat their 6s and 5s tournament from Friday in any of their Saturday games. Then on Sunday he lost against Homa.

Min Woo Lee

Record: 0-1-1
Degree: D+

Lee’s absence on Saturday was shocking and we only saw him in two games. He did manage to come into the game with half a point against Clark Sunday, but otherwise it was a forgettable debut for the electrifying Australian.

Sungjae Im

Record: 1-4-0
Degree: D

I was one of the international team’s best players in the last two Presidents Cups, but played little role this week, winning just one of its five games.

Captain Mike Weir

Degree: D

Hindsight is always 20/20, but Weir will forever be judged for fielding the same groups on Saturday afternoon as he did in the morning session, the only captain ever to do so. He also only played Min Woo Lee once and constantly played Im even though his game wasn’t there.

Jack Hirsh

Jack Hirsh is an editorial assistant at GOLF. Jack is a Pennsylvania native and a 2020 graduate of Penn State University with degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program as head coach. Jack is also still *trying* to stay competitive in the local amateurs. Prior to joining GOLF, Jack worked for two years at a television station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a multimedia journalist/reporter, but also as a producer, anchor and even weather reporter. He can be reached at [email protected].

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