Furyk’s picks were the players seventh through 12th in the points. That left him with a few tough phone calls to Justin Thomas and Billy Horschel (both on the U.S. side in 2022) as well as Akshay Bhatia, who was seeking to make his first team.

The International side has a clear experience advantage, but the Americans bring the two best players in the world into Canada

It can be hard to call the Presidents Cup a rivalry when one team keeps winning all the time MONTREAL — Golf has never seen a rivalry as lopsided as the Presidents Cup , so heavily weighted toward the Americans it can barely be considered a rivalry.