CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There’s no denying the Americans have the advantage on paper at the 2022 Presidents Cup.
All 12 players on Davis Love III’s U.S. squad rank inside the top 25 in the world, with five inside the top 10. Only five International players rank inside the top 30. The Americans have five rookies, but two have played in the Ryder Cup.
The Americans aren’t afraid to tell you just how good they are, too.
“I mean, they don’t miss many shots, and they have a good time doing it,” said assistant captain Fred Couples, “and they like to show off a little bit and chirp.”
If anyone knows about chirping and jabbing players, it’s Couples, the three-time Presidents Cup captain who’s now in his fourth stint as a captain’s assistant.
“So he’s a great guy to have in the team room. He’s very calm, relaxed, rubs off on everybody,” Steve Stricker said of Couples. “And he’s not afraid to jab people, have fun with people, but when it comes time to be serious, he’s right there to be serious and, like I said, to provide that knowledge and that insight that he has.”
“Inside the team room, it may seem like he’s got this really easygoing, simplistic view, but it’s extremely cerebral. There’s a lot of thought, and he puts a lot into it. He’s invested. You just want to be around that,” added Zach Johnson, a two-time captain’s assistant who’s preparing for his Ryder Cup captaincy in 2023. “Then I like that he chirps. He gets on these kids. He’s not going to let them get on him or get complacent. He’s going to get after ’em, and that’s what you want in a leader.
“He’s been one of my favorite guys that I’ve ever had to play for, period.”
The love for Boom Boom Couples wasn’t the only thing discussed on the last day of practice rounds before Thursday’s foursomes matches. From the International challenge ahead to some fun players to watch, here are some highlights from a busy day of press conferences ahead of the 2022 Presidents Cup.
The International challenge
“The challenge is, I don’t know, we’ve got to win 15.5 points against a really good team,” said assistant captain Geoff Ogilvy. “(Ernie Els) did an unbelievable job last time. I think we got a little bit of momentum out of it. We’ve got eight new players, maybe more, this week coming out here.
“It’s a perfect year, I think, for a really sort of fresh young team. Everyone is super excited.”
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