World No 1 Scottie Scheffler has stated there aren’t any benefits to being the favourites or the underdogs on this week’s Presidents Cup between Staff USA and the Worldwide Staff, reside on Sky Sports activities Golf.
The four-day occasion begins on Thursday and is performed throughout 5 periods, with Jim Furyk captaining a robust United States workforce and former Masters champion Mike Weir main the Worldwide line-up on ‘house soil’ on the Royal Montreal Golf Membership.
“Can there be [an advantage]? I guess you could say one team would have nothing to lose if they’re the underdog, but at the same time, when you’re the underdog – I’ve been the underdog plenty of times in my career – I still wanted to win just as bad as I did when I was the favourite. That stuff for me never really applied too much,” Scheffler stated.
“I am most likely not the perfect man to ask that to. I am internally motivated. I prefer to attempt to show myself, nearly to myself typically. I really like popping out right here and competing as a result of it is what I like to do.
“I attempt to do my greatest to dam out the noise at occasions, and I believe at occasions all year long it may be difficult when both I am having a tough 12 months or I am having a fantastic 12 months. Each side of the coin may be difficult.
“I do my greatest to remain simply as even keel as I can and probably not suppose an excessive amount of about that stuff as a result of the rating is 0-0. It would not matter who’s favoured and who’s not favoured. We have to go on the market and play.
“My job is to exit within the first match and do my greatest and attempt to get a degree for our workforce. Exterior of that, I do not actually take into consideration if we’re favoured to win the match or not.
“My job is to win. All I can try to do is win one point in Thursday’s match.”
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Talking on the Sky Sports activities Golf Podcast, Simon Holmes says the one approach the Worldwide workforce can beat the USA on the Presidents Cup is that if the Canadian gamers rise to the event on house soil
A two-time Ryder Cup competitor (2021, 2023), 2022 Presidents Cup winner and 2024 Olympic gold medallist for the USA, Scheffler stated competing to your nation brings with it a unique kind of vitality and satisfaction.
“I think there’s a big difference. That’s probably why you saw me so emotional after the Olympics,” he stated.
“I really do take a lot of pride in playing for my country. I’ve had the opportunity to do it a few times, and it’s very special.
“Coming right here to overseas soil for us and attempting to compete and convey again the cup, I believe will likely be fairly enjoyable.
“When you’re in these team events, it’s a bit more relaxed at the beginning of the week. You see guys in a different environment. When you’re sitting with a guy at dinner at night that you may have never had dinner with, you see him.
“So getting extra time with one another in a extra relaxed atmosphere is vital. That is why the reminiscences are so fond. You get to know guys higher and make nice associates. Going out and competing collectively is numerous enjoyable.”
Captains Furyk, Weir ready for Presidents Cup pressures
International Team captain Mike Weir told media on Tuesday…
“Jim [Furyk] is aware of how shut it has been the previous few years. It is a tight, intense competitors. The rating the final bunch of years has gone the US’ approach, however they have been very aggressive matches.
“I think it’s heading the right direction no matter what happens. Sure, it’s competitive. We want to win. We’re not putting any of that extra, ‘we need to do this to elevate the event’.
“It is only a nice competitors, and we’re not including any layers on prime of that.
“This is at home in front of your own fans. I guess for me I used the energy in a positive way when I was here in 2007. I didn’t take it as pressure. I took it as, ‘just embrace it’. I don’t know if I’ll ever have this kind of chance again to play in front of my home country fans. So I just tried to embrace it.
“That may most likely be many of the message, is get pleasure from your self.”
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Highlights from the ultimate day of the 2022 Presidents Cup, held on the Quail Hole Membership in Charlotte, North Carolina
Staff USA captain Jim Furyk informed media on Tuesday…
“I would say it’s just an extremely emotional week as far as there’s ups, there’s downs. The US team gets on a run, then the International team gets on a run. It’s kind of a rollercoaster ride all week.
“These guys expend a ton of vitality. Quite a lot of it’s most likely simply letting [players] understand how a lot. It is a marathon. It is a week lengthy, and just remember to avoid wasting vitality for the top and tempo your self on the best way.
“I’ll make some different changes. I’ll run this team a little different. I’ll draw from some good experiences that we’ve had in the past.
“The most important query I all the time get requested from 18 is, in case you had the possibility to return and do one thing in another way, would you?
“First time I heard the question, I started laughing. My answer was very simple. How arrogant would you have to be to say. ‘Nope, we didn’t win, but I wouldn’t do anything different at all?’ Of course I would. I’d go back and change it.”
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