Presidents Cup win boosts US confidence for 2023 Ryder Cup

CHARLOTTE, AFP: Grinding out a ninth consecutive Presidents Cup victory on Sunday could be a launching pad for United States golfers to achieve something they haven’t managed since 1993 – a Ryder Cup victory on foreign soil.

Many of those who defeated a non-European Internationals squad 17.5-12.5 at Quail Hollow figure to play for the Americans against Europe next year in Rome.

Jordan Spieth, who went 5-0 to lead the US Presidents Cup squad, said his road-win confidence remains as high as it was after the Americans routed Europe 19-9 last year at Whistling Straits – the biggest Ryder Cup blowout since 1967.

“The same as it was the Sunday a year ago, if not more,” Spieth said. 

“It’s a tall task to ask, going over there. I’ve played in a couple of away games now, and they’re very different.

“But I’d take this team over there against anybody in the world.” 

Since a US golf task force was formed after a 2014 Ryder Cup loss at Gleneagles, the Americans are 6-1 in Ryder and Presidents Cups. The lone defeat came at the 2018 Ryder Cup in France.