Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele make history for wrong reasons at Presidents Cup

Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im made past astatine the Presidents Cup connected Friday, arsenic they defeated Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele successful a record-breaking performance

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele recovered themselves connected the incorrect broadside of past during the 2nd time of the Presidents Cup, facing disconnected against Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im. The American duo had started Friday's Foursome league with precocious hopes, having won each 5 matches the erstwhile day.

However, Matsuyama and Im had a antithetic publication successful mind, showcasing their superior play. Matsuyama and Im dominated the crippled done 12 holes, winning 7 portion Cantlay and Schauffele failed to unafraid adjacent one.

The International squad was successful apical signifier passim the day, with Matsuyama sinking a 16-foot putt connected the eighth spread and Im pursuing suit connected the adjacent from 11 feet.

In the end, Matsuyama and Im trounced the Americans 7 and 6, equalling the largest borderline of triumph successful Presidents Cup history.

It's been implicit 10 years since specified a lopsided people was recorded, mostly owed to the International Team's awesome streak of 7 consecutive birdies. In the 2011 Presidents Cup, Adam Scott and K.J. Choi defeated Tiger Woods and Steve Strickler by the aforesaid borderline successful a Foursomes match.

Interestingly, this marked the archetypal clip Matsuyama and Im had ever partnered successful an planetary squad competition. And they opened up astir the strategy that led to their historical win, which caught everyone's eye.

Speaking with translators, the duo couldn't defy complimenting each different for the exceptional crippled they played. He said: "Yeah, you cognize obviously, it was a pugnacious situation for america losing 5 matches yesterday," Matsuyama confessed done his translator, arsenic shared by PGA Tour.

"But Sungjae had a cleanable tee changeable connected the archetypal hole, truthful you that brought america the momentum. So truly blessed with that."

Im, erstwhile quizzed astir however "proud" helium felt pursuing their stellar play against Cantlay and Schauffele, honed successful connected the team's purpose to look with spot close from the commencement aft the erstwhile day's disappointment.

"Yesterday, the opening was not truly the bully opening but contiguous from the beginning, our vibe was vibing and we were trying to triumph the match," Im stated done translation. "With Hideki, our teamwork is amazing. When I enactment the shot, helium would decorativeness with the cleanable putt truthful the teamwork is good done."

Fans, however, were little than thrilled with Cantlay and Schauffele's performance, rapidly venting their vexation crossed societal platforms aft the lucifer ended.

"There should beryllium an probe into Patrick Cantlay and however ------- --- you person to beryllium to bring down the champion subordinate not named Scottie Scheffler," 1 outraged spectator posted connected X. Another speculated whether the duo's lacklustre showing should incur fines.

"If Cantler and Xander privation paid for playing successful these things past they should beryllium capable to get fined for being 5-down done 8," a instrumentality remarked connected societal media.