MONTREAL (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im tied a record for the biggest blowout, and Si Woo Kim polished off a most perfect day as the International team produced a sweep of its own tie the Americans in the Presidents Cup on Friday. “Incredible,” Adam Scott said. “Incredible day for us to come back and show everyone what this team is made of.
” A Presidents Cup that started out looking like another American victory took on an entirely different feel before a Royal Montreal crowd that was chanting “I-N-T!” from the opening tee. Unlike the American sweep in fourballs Thursday, most of the foursomes matches weren't even close. The Internationals only trailed in one match, and that was only for one hole.
Every video screen showing the scores was filled with yellow. “There was a lot of belief amongst the room, amongst the guys, that hey, we can still do this. We’re still a great team, and we’ve got a lot of golf left to play,” Mackenzie Hughes said.
“We came here this morning, we had our heads held high, chin up, and we were ready to play.” Patrick Cantlay and and Xander Schauffele, 3-0 in foursomes at the Presidents Cup, never stood a chance against Matsuyama and Im. The Internationals birdied their final seven holes, a staggering streak considering they were alternating shots, for a 7-and-6 win.
It tied the Presidents Cup record, last done in 2011 when Scott and K.J. Choi defeated Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker in 12 holes.
The Americans didn't hel.