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<\/p>\n9.30am Did Brandt Snedeker just give the European Ryder Cup team bulletin board material? What a difference a day makes. On Saturday night, US Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker was practically despondent over the situation facing the Americans. They were trailing an undermanned International team 10\u00bd-7\u00bd, and Snedeker pointed a lot of the blame at himself for the situation they faced, a heavy favourite now looking at possibility of an historic defeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried to work my tail off to put these guys in the best situation possible, and I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve done a very good job this week to be where we are right now,\u201d Snedeker said in a stunning act of admission. \u201cThey look to me to put them in the best position where they\u2019re comfortable. I hold myself to a high standard. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve done the best job for them in that room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Come Sunday, however, Snedeker boasted about the heart that his 12 players showed at Medinah, the team rallying with the most dominant Sunday singles performance in the history of the event and capping a comeback that rivaled the one the Europeans pulls off at this course in the 2012 Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n
Snedeker deserved to be proud of his group. But in the euphoria of victory, he might have spoken a little too boastfully during an interview on SiriusXM PGA Tour radio<\/p>\n
\u201cThis team is going to be a problem in Ireland,\u201d Snedeker said.<\/p>\n
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Maybe it is, but that quote is likely going to be a problem too. The European Ryder Cup team doesn\u2019t let even the slightest of slights be forgotten. And in the span of 10 words, Luke Donald just got fresh bulletin board material.<\/p>\n
Think we\u2019re exaggerating? All you have to do is remember what Keegan Bradley said in the afterglow of the 2024 Presidents Cup win at Royal Montreal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re gonna go to Bethpage to kick their f\u2014ing ass!\u201d<\/p>\n
OK, Snedeker wasn\u2019t quite as blunt, but the Europeans know how to squeeze out every ounce of hostility from even the most innocuous of quotes and turn it into motivation. In the process, next year\u2019s US Ryder Cup captain, Jim Furyk, might have just seen his job at Adare Manor get a bit\u00a0harder. \u2013\u00a0Ryan Herrington<\/p>\n
8:50am Give credit to the Americans for pulling off a dominating performance in Sunday singles to come back and win the Presidents Cup.\u00a0 By going 9-2-1 in the one-on-one session, the US overcame a three-point deficit to win 17-13. And they did it by doing the thing they didn\u2019t do the first three days at Medinah: win holes down the stretch. On Sunday, American players won 22 holes over the 12 matches on the back nine. Interestingly, 12 of those wins came with pars, hinting at the notion that the Internationals might have finally run out of gas.\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0Ryan Herrington <\/p>\n
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8:25am The only player on Team USA not to lose a match. Oh, and he\u2019s 21 years old. Think we might be seeing Jackson Koivun at Kingston Heath in 2028.<\/p>\n
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8am: The comeback is complete. Team USA dominates the Sunday singles to win the 2026 Presidents Cup. Final score: 17-13.<\/p>\n
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7.40am The kid comes up clutch! American rookie Jackson Koivun defeats Si Woo Kim 2up to all but seal an incredible comeback. The best the Internationals can do now is secure a second tie. <\/p>\n
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7:05am Corey Conners\u2019 putting was really, really bad on Sunday.\u00a0 If you were watching the final day of the Presidents Cup \u2013\u00a0or any day, for that matter \u2013\u00a0you probably don\u2019t need to see any stats to know that putting is not Corey Conners\u2019 strength. However, it was particularly bad at Medinah on Sunday as the Canadian lost the first four holes of his match with Justin Thomas before losing 5-and-3. Anyway, as of late Sunday afternoon,\u00a0Data Golf<\/a>\u00a0had Conners at an insanely bad -4.62 strokes gained: putting, a full THREE shots worse than anyone else on the greens. Yikes. \u2013\u00a0Alex Myers<\/p>\n 7am Scottie Scheffler got a little testy with NBC reporter Cara Banks.\u00a0As insufferable as athletes have made this saying, Scottie Scheffler likes to \u201ckeep the main thing the main thing.\u201d The main thing being golf. He doesn\u2019t really want to talk about much else. Not LIV, not politics and certainly not the decision, whether it was his or US captain Brandt Snedeker\u2019s, to sit out Saturday afternoon\u2019s foursomes session at the Presidents Cup. The thing Scheffler doesn\u2019t understand, of course, is that golf fans were very puzzled by that move, and wanted to know more about what went into it. Banks was doing her job asking Scheffler about it on Sunday, but the World No.1 was irked by the timing of it. He had just won his singles match against Nico Echavarria, earning the Americans another huge point:<\/p>\n Ok then!<\/p>\n Both the question, and the response, are perfectly fair. We\u2019re sure this won\u2019t become an oddly polarising moment on the internet or anything \u2026\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Christopher Powers<\/p>\n 6:40: Finally, Match 23 goes to the Internationals courtesy of Sungjae Im. Geoff Ogilvy\u2019s men lead 12.5-10.5 but there\u2019s literally no more yellow on the leaderboard right now. Worrying signs. They need to conjure up three more wins from the seven remaining matches. Can they do it?<\/p>\n 6.38am: Matsuyama misses from three feet after a Morikawa bomb, bringing their match back to all square and leaving the leaderboard with no yellow on it. What\u2019s happening?<\/p>\n 5am: True to form, US President Donald Trump made himself the main character at Medinah on Sunday. He orchestrated\u00a0an Air Force One flyover\u00a0that our colleagues onsite said literally \u201crattled the media centre\u201d A short while later, his walk out at the first tee drew a chorus of cheers and jeers from the crowd [below], before he delivered a brief speech and stepped back to greet each player as they arrived for their matches. That\u2019s when the real fun began, as the leader of the free world took the opportunity to engage in a bit gamesmanship with International elder statesman Adam Scott. Check it out:<\/p>\n The ol\u2019 tug of war is one President Trump\u2019s favourite moves. He\u2019s used it on everyone from political adversaries to fellow world leaders over the years in an effort to establish dominance. As we wrote on Friday after Scott\u00a0buried a long birdie putt to silence a heckler, however, if you\u2019re going to come at Adam Scott, you better dot your Ts and cross your Is. The Aussie has the looks, the style and, most importantly, the skill to hang against just about any opposition. He has effortlessly avoided controversy throughout his career and rarely lets emotions get the best of him. If you\u2019re trying to fluster an International player, may we suggest Nico Echavarria?<\/p>\n Jokes aside, the US team needs all the help they can get as they attempt to come back from a three-point deficit and avoid an embarrassing loss on home soil to what looked to be one the weakest International squads ever on paper. If that means calling in a few favours with the President, then so be it.<\/p>\n Monday 4am (AEST): US President Donald Trump is here at Medinah.\u00a0After a report that Trump requested to speak for 15 minutes at the Presidents Cup, the 45th and 47th commander-in-chief spoke for less than a minute, noting that while PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp asked him to make a speech, he\u2019d rather just watch golf. There was a small crack at the \u201cfake news media\u201d reporting he would be received poorly after cheers to his arrival; otherwise, nothing inflammatory from Trump. On Medinah Road near the course, dozens of pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators took over separate corners, waving flags and signs. He is expected to stay on property and award the winners the trophy later today.<\/p>\n 5pm: Can the US rally at Medinah? Breaking down the Sunday singles matches. For all that is made about how the Ryder Cup is more compelling than the Presidents Cup for myriad reasons, the junior of the international team competitions outdoes its elder in one compelling department: the session pairings.<\/p>\n In the Ryder Cup, captains and their assistants have to decide on their lineups and deliver them in a sealed envelope. That requires strategic guesswork in some cases, with a bit of educated anticipation thrown in.<\/p>\n Similar to your fantasy team draft, the Presidents Cup features a live game of cat-and-mouse, with decisions sometimes made on the fly depending on how the draw is shaping up.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can kind of have a little bit of control with half of this pairings thing,\u201d Internationals captain Geoff Ogilvy said on Saturday night at Medinah, \u201cbut you can lose control pretty quick as the whole thing \u2026 it\u2019s like a snake draft. That\u2019s interesting. We had a sort of general idea, but we just let it unfold as it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n We have no way of knowing if either team celebrated with fist pumps behind closed doors after the Sunday singles matches for this Presidents Cup were decided, but the results were interesting enough to wonder who thinks they came out on top.<\/p>\n Ogilvy said \u201cwe had some ideas\u201d about a lineup as he anticipated that US captain Brandt Snedeker would front-load his lineup because the Americans are trailing 10\u00bd-7\u00bd, and the American skipper seemingly did that with players who have produced better statistics this week, if not always good results.<\/p>\n But Ogilvy didn\u2019t necessarily counterpunch with his heavyweights in the early going. To wit: He put Nico Echavarria, who has only played once (and lost), against World No.1 Scottie Scheffler in Match No.4. And for Match 6, Ogilvy chose Christiaan Bezuidenhout, another one-match guy (who won), against arguably America\u2019s second-best player for the week, Chris Gotterup.<\/p>\n At the bottom is where the Internationals are stacked, with their last four players combining for a 9-4-1 record this week. The US countered with players who are 2-6-1.<\/p>\n So, it is even more incumbent for the US to get red on the board early or it could be a very long day.<\/p>\n A look at the singles matchups, from both an American (Todd Leonard) perspective and an Aussie (AGD editor-in-chief Brad Clifton) take:<\/p>\n Cameron Young vs Ryo Hisatsune<\/p>\n Leonard: Young, even after losing his first two matches, has been the strongest American player, with he and Gotterup securing two points together on Saturday. His strokes gained total of 9.40 total is by far the best on his squad. Hisatsune is 1-1 and was carried a lot by Hideki Matsuyama in their win. Advantage: Young<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Wyndham Clark vs Tom Kim<\/p>\n Leonard: Clark has had a bizarre week. He has the second-best US overall SG at 5.41 and most SG in putting, but his record is 1-3. Kim has seemingly toned down his antics a bit, and that might be because it seems like his constant partner Si Woo Kim has considerably outplayed him in them going 3-1. Advantage: Clark<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Justin Thomas vs Corey Conners Kevin C. Cox<\/p>\n Leonard: Thomas gets deserved respect for his match-play prowess, but he\u2019s 1-1-1 and has seemingly played progressively worse, with his negative SG reaching a team-worst 5.01. Corey Conners has been just OK in going 2-2, and there is this strange stat for JT: He\u2019s 3-0 in singles in the Ryder Cup and 0-3 in the Presidents Cup. Will his love for Medinah turn that around? Advantage: Thomas<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Scottie Scheffler vs Nico Echavarria<\/p>\n Leonard: Who doesn\u2019t love a good underdog story? This one qualifies, with No.1 Scheffler taking on the Colombian who is World No.61. But this is matchplay, and Echavarria has nothing to lose after playing only once and badly (minus-5.37 SG) in a Day 1 defeat. And remember, Scheffler has not been a singles beast, with a combined record of 2-2-1 in the Cups. Advantage: Scheffler<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Sam Burns vs Sungjae Im<\/p>\n Leonard: Two players who will be venturing out for a fifth time this week. Who has more stamina? Neither played particularly well in their afternoon foursomes matches, each part of a losing team. But throughout the week, Burns has been excellent in some clutch spots. And we know he can putt. Advantage: Burns<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Chris Gotterup vs Christiaan Bezuidenhout Sarah Stier<\/p>\n Leonard: Gotterup was a monster on Saturday in a pair of wins with Cam Young, and now has a feel for the team matchplay environment. Bezuidenhout hasn\u2019t hit a ball since Friday, and that was in a foursomes win with Adam Scott. So this will be his first round playing his own ball. Good luck. Advantage: Gotterup<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Collin Morikawa vs Hideki Matsuyama<\/p>\n Leonard: One of only two matches featuring major champions and a great showdown between strong ballstrikers, which means this will come down to who is better with the putter. Matsuyama has looked particularly sharp in winning twice in three matches. Advantage: Matsuyama<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Patrick Cantlay vs Adam Scott<\/p>\n Leonard: Cantlay finally got a win in his traditional foursomes pairing with Schauffele, so that might get him in the right frame of mind to take on the former Masters champion and run his unbeaten singles record to 4-0. Scott, meanwhile, is a meager 5-6-0 in singles. With a chance to finally win once in his 12 appearances, the Australian should be motivated in what could be his final go as a player. Advantage: Cantlay<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Jackson Koivun vs Si Woo Kim Jared C. Tilton<\/p>\n Leonard: This is a fun one, simply because it matches a four-time Presidents Cupper with the stoic Cup rookie in Koivun. The American seemed like a nervous wreck in a win with Justin Thomas on Thursday, but he settled down to outplay JT, making four birdies, on Saturday in their fourball tie. Si Woo (3-1-1) has probably been his team\u2019s second-best player behind Sungjae Im, and he\u2019s got the experience on this stage, with a singles record of 1-2. Advantage: Kim<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Jacob Bridgeman vs Min Woo Lee<\/p>\n Leonard: We have to think that Bridgeman and Henley are motivated to show their own stuff after being paired twice in foursomes losses. Statistically, Bridgeman played far better than his partner, so he may not be too far off. And as the No.1-ranked putter on tour, he goes up against Lee, who has been the worst putter for his side. Lee tied Wyndham Clark two years ago in singles. Advantage: Lee<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Russell Henley vs Nick Taylor<\/p>\n Leonard: As a captain\u2019s pick in his first Cup, Taylor has mostly been a bright spot with a 2-1 record \u2013\u00a0specifically because of his putting. He\u2019s actually been bad from tee to green, losing nearly 6 strokes. Henley has been poor in that category, too, and has not display much in his strong suit \u2013\u00a0putting. Advantage: Toss up<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n Xander Schauffele vs Ryan Fox Leonard: In a normally front-loaded lineup, Schauffele would figure to be near the top, but he\u2019s struggled this week in being 1-2. Now, the thinking could also be that he\u2019ll muster his majors game in the moment as the anchor. He\u2019s got a formidable foe in Fox, who is 2-1 and brings spark to the Internationals with his presence alone. This could be a doozy of a match if the Cup goes down to the wire. Advantage: Fox<\/p>\n 11:20am: As the US tries to avoid historic loss, Brandt Snedeker has pointed the finger at himself. Trailing the Internationals 10.5-7.5 heading into Sunday\u2019s singles, Snedeker acknowledged the fact that he\u2019s made mistakes this week that may cost his team in the long run.<\/p>\n \u201cI tried to work my tail off to put these guys in the best situation possible, and I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve done a very good job this week to be where we are right now,\u201d Snedeker said in a stunning act of admission. \u201cThey look to me to put them in the best position where they\u2019re comfortable. I hold myself to a high standard. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve done the best job for them in that room.\u201d<\/p>\n 10:15am: When the Ryder Cup was held at Medinah in 2012,\u00a0Ian Poulter made a birdie to help cap a comeback win with Rory McIlroy to close out Saturday afternoon and keep Europe\u2019s deficit to just four points. In hindsight, it was a critical point as Europe pulled off the incredible rally on Sunday. <\/p>\n Fast forward to this Saturday afternoon at Medinah, and we might be remembering Corey Conners\u2019 clutch putt on the 18th hole to secure a comeback victory with Nick Taylor in a similar fashion. <\/p>\n Only this time it was to keep the Internationals\u2019 lead to 3 points, 10\u00bd-7\u00bd, rather than let the Americans cut it to 2 points and feel a little less pressure about the task at hand on Sunday. \u2013\u00a0Ryan Herrington<\/p>\n 9.45am: It all comes down to this. Sunday matchups for the Presidents Cup have just been announced. Who you got?<\/p>\n 8.40am: Canadian comeback!\u00a0Corey Conners and Nick Taylor storm back to victory after being 3DOWN thru 10!<\/p>\n The Internationals head into Sunday\u2019s singles with a 10.5-7.5 lead!<\/p>\n 8:20am: Min Woo Lee and Ryan Fox lock up another point for the Internationals! Their lead grows to two points.<\/p>\n 7.45am: NINE birdies in a row?!\u00a0 We interrupt our Presidents Cup coverage to let you know that Lauren Coughlin put together one of the most perfect nine-hole stretches in golf history. Starting on the back nine in the second round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, Coughlin birdied every (!) hole before making the turn in 26 (!) shots.\u00a0<\/p>\n Coughlin, who finally cooled off with a par on No.10, tied the LPGA record with her sizzling streak, matching Amy Yang in 2015 and Beth Daniel in 1999. The PGA Tour record for consecutive birdies also happens to be nine, a mark first set by Mark Calcavecchia in 2009 and matched by Kevin Chappell in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n 7am: Did our eyes deceive us or did a fan KICK a golf ball back in bounds at the Presidents Cup?<\/p>\n Indeed, just when you thought you\u2019ve seen it all as a golf fan, this happened Saturday at Medinah\u2019s second hole during the afternoon foursomes session.\u00a0We\u2019ve seen how the close OB fence has come into play already, but this was crazy as Corey Conners\u2019 approach sailed over that fence only to be kicked back onto the green by a spectator, who we\u2019re assuming is rooting for the Internationals. Have a look:<\/p>\n A fan appears to kick Corey Conners' errant shot back onto the green. \ud83e\udd2fpic.twitter.com\/PvV4mzZCwN<\/a><\/p>\n — Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) September 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Clifton: Young is a legitimate gun and will be hard to beat here. Hisatsune has been a solid partner for his countryman Matsuyama but I feel singles is where Young truly shines, particularly on an increasingly firmer Medinah layout. <\/p>\n
Clifton: Clark has been a standout for the Yanks and I\u2019m not surprised he\u2019s been pushed out early as they look to close the deficit as quickly as possible. Kim is a big momentum player and, if he can win an early hole or two, look out \u2013\u00a0those antics will return for all to see.<\/p>\n![\"2297262464\"\/](\"https:\/\/golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com\/content\/dam\/images\/golfdigest\/fullset\/2026\/9\/justin-thomas-presidents-cup-2026-saturday-morning.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.966.644.suffix\/1790442100098.jpeg\")
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Clifton: Toss of the coin for me. Neither has blown me away this week but I can see Thomas getting a lift from the crowd and sneaking home in this one.<\/p>\n
Clifton: The classic sacrificial-lamb move from Ogilvy. With only 5 wins required to win the Presidents Cup, why waste one of your heavy hitters on the world\u2019s best player? With that said, Echavarria, too, has been one of the more impressive players over the past 12 months and will put in a good showing. But Scottie\u2019s benching for Saturday\u2019s foursomes will have him fired up and ready to close out his year on a high.<\/p>\n
Clifton: Another close call, this one. Sungjae has an uncanny ability to get on a run but you just feel at some pint, Burns\u2019 flatstick is going to fire. This HAS to be the occasion or we can start organising the champagne.<\/p>\n![\"2297278979\"\/](\"https:\/\/golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com\/content\/dam\/images\/golfdigest\/fullset\/2026\/9\/chris-gotterup-presidents-cup-2026-saturday.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.966.725.suffix\/1790455728692.jpeg\")
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Clifton: One of the match-ups I\u2019m really looking forward to. Gotterup is an absolute baller but write off the big South African at your peril. Bezuidenhout\u2019s Presidents Cup record is 3-1-1 and I have a feeling that will read 4-1-1 come Sunday afternoon. Love Gotterup\u2019s no-nonsense approach but I think there could be some added leaderboard pressure on his mind here as teammates start dropping holes around him. <\/p>\n
Clifton: Love the experienced Matsuyama\u2019s chances here. He looks ready to deliver for Ogilvy. Morikawa has putted really poorly and will need to rediscover his touch quickly to get something from this match. <\/p>\n
Clifton: I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve seen Scotty swing it better (or faster!) than the way he has these past 12 months, and he will be primed to deliver a statement win here for his mate Ogilvy and end the drought. But Cantlay has this uncanny ability to stick around and test his opponent\u2019s patience from tee to green. You\u2019d just hate to play him in singles, as his record suggests. Wouldn\u2019t surprise me if these two PGA Tour Policy Board Player Directors can\u2019t be split after 18.<\/p>\n![\"2175282738\"\/](\"https:\/\/golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com\/content\/dam\/images\/golfdigest\/fullset\/2026\/9\/si-woo-kim-presidents-cup-2026-rankings.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.966.644.suffix\/1789952316134.jpeg\")
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Clifton: Koivun has been a great story and I get the fanfare, but I don\u2019t think throwing him in this environment at the expense of a J.J. Spaun, for example, was the right call. Si Woo has been enormous, and you can chalk this up as one of the five points needed for a famous Internationals victory.<\/p>\n
Clifton: Mark it down, folks \u2013\u00a0Min Woo Lee will COOK! We put him on our latest cover [below] for this very moment. Sit back and enjoy the show!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/787858573_1072796638845507_1278972702009108215_n.png-777x1024.jpeg\")
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Clifton: Probably the least interesting match on paper but could be absolutely the centre of attention if Taylor, a notoriously great closer, can seal the deal and maybe even the cup!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Clifton: Two years ago you\u2019d have put your house on Schauffele spoiling the party but he\u2019s been off, all while Foxy has been absolutely phenomenal. An Open champion and Presidents Cup winner is some year if he\/they can pull it off. Part of me would love it to come down to this match but Foxy \u2013\u00a0along with every International player and fan \u2013 won\u2019t mind if it\u2019s a dead-rubber. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/us-golf-digest-import-152796.jpeg\")
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