Jon Rahm’s play-off defeat in the Spanish Open by the world number 398 shows golf’s enduring capacity to yield upsets - but this trait rarely extends to the Presidents Cup, writes Iain Carter.
Jon Rahm must play in two more DP World Tour events before the season ends in November to retain his card and Ryder Cup eligibilityJon Rahm’s play-off defeat in the Spanish Open by world number 398 Angel Hidalgo, shows golf’s enduring capacity to yield upsets - but this trait rarely extends to the Presidents Cup.
The Presidents Cup has plenty of critics. It is seen as 'Ryder Cup-lite' with its less intense four-day format. Kim also complained that he and partner Kim Si-woo had been sworn at during their Saturday clash with Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele. And the Montreal crowds were raucous, not quite a 'bear pit' but not far off it.
Right now, it is too one-sided and the gulf is accentuated by the arrival of the breakaway LIV tour, which deprived the home team of Australia’s 2022 Open champion Cameron Smith and the highly rated Chilean Joaquin Niemann. But, even with yet another one-sided contest in the books - the Internationals have only won one of the 15 Presidents Cups to date - it is very difficult to see the PGA Tour changing course.
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