Historic start to 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal sets up for wild weekend

data-mm-id=”_7cjbroove”>The Presidents Cup has lost some juice over the years. The biennial bash between the Americans and Internationals (excluding Europe) hasn't been competitive for quite some time, seeing as the U.S. Team is 12-1-1 in the previous 14 editions and the International Team hasn't won since 1998 or tied since 2003. It appeared fans were in for more of the same when the red, white and blue swept Thursday's Four-ball session, 5-0, to begin the week at Royal Montreal in Canada. Then came Friday.Led by veterans Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama, as well as a home-country pairing of Corey Conners and Mackezie Hughes, the Internationals responded with a 5-0 sweep of their own in Friday Foursomes (alternate shot). The consecutive sweeps marked the first time in t…