Why the International Team Needs to Win the 2013 Presidents Cup

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Published: September 30, 2013

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How can the Presidents Cup emerge from the long shadow cast by its older, far superior brother, the Ryder Cup?

The International team can absolutely demolish the Americans this week at Muirfield Village.

The Presidents Cup began in 1994, and since that time the American side has a 7-1-1 record while the International side is 1-1-7. The International Team’s sole Presidents Cup victory came nearly 15 years ago at Royal Melbourne.

And this thing hasn’t even been close. The American side has won the last four consecutive matches with an average margin of victory of 4.25 points.

Two years ago many believed that the tide would finally begin turning towards the International side. The 2011 matches were held at Royal Melbourne. Australian Greg Norman was the captain and the team contained five Australians (Jason Day, Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy, Robert Allenby and Aaron Baddeley). It was the closest that the International side had ever come to a true home field advantage, yet it still was not to be.

The Americans thrashed the Internationals 19-15 and the Presidents Cup was all but over on Saturday afternoon when the Americans jumped out to a 13-9 lead heading into Sunday’s singles matches.

For any true sports rivalry to develop there must be a give and take. Each side must win their fair share of games, tournaments, events, etc. and there must be at least some form of heated competition when the two sides face off against one another.

When one side completely dominates a competition, there is almost no chance that a rivalry will develop; while on the other side of the coin there is an excellent chance that fans will simply lose all interest in the competition.

"The Internationals need to step up and win the thing and make it a real competition," Adam Scott told Agence France-Presse. "This is a big year for us. It's our time ... I think it's crucial. We have to...
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