London LONDON: Golf has never seen a rivalry as lopsided as the Presidents Cup, which was so heavily tilted in favor of the Americans it can hardly be considered a rivalry.Adam Scott needs no reminding. He was the 23-year-old who made his Presidents Cup debut in 2003, right in the middle of the action in South Africa, urging the Tiger Woods-Ernie Els playoff to continue in the dark if it meant the International team wouldn't get a share of the trophy. It ended in a tie. They shared the gold trophy.
But for Scott and the international players, it's all been downhill – like falling off a cliff – since then. The Americans have won nine in a row since that tie, and the only International victory came in 1998 at Royal Melbourne, Australia. “I think our team is better than it has been in a while, world ranking-wise – not that it's everything, but it's something,” Scott said. “I think we're building a strong team, and with 18-hole match play and some momentum, we can fit right in.”
He's said it before. He hasn't done it before.The Presidents Cup starts Thursday at Royal Montreal, the oldest golf club in North America and the site of another American victory in the Presidents Cup in 2007. Canada's only consolation that year was Mike Weir beating Woods, even though the result was decided. Weir is now the international captain and hopefully Canada has more to cheer about.
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