International captain Price struggling for answers
JERSEY CITY: International captain Nick Price was left scratching his head in search of answers at the Presidents Cup.
With the United States team already leading 8-2, only a massive turnaround in the eight matches will leave any suspense heading into today’s 12 singles at Liberty National.
“These guys are trying their best,” Price said.
“I don’t know what the recipe is. This is my third time (as captain) and I’m still trying to figure it out.”
The International team, comprised of players from around the world except for Europe, have lost nine of the 11 competitions and Price said it was difficult to come together as a team.
Price’s task has become harder with his top-ranked player, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, struggling to the point he was dropped for yesterday’s foursomes.
“I think we’ve got some strong teams out there tomorrow.
“So hopefully we can turn it around,” said Price, who will send out Australians Jason Day and Marc Leishman against Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed in the first match.
US captain Steve Stricker was not quite ready to deliver his victory speech, but said the team was one of the strongest he has been involved with.
“I’ve been on some pretty special teams. This reminds me a lot of the 2008 Ryder Cup team there when we finally were able to win at Valhalla.
“But this team is even I think better than that. They are young, they are explosive, they have a lot of fun with one another.
“We’re getting along great in the team room and they are playing great golf.” — AFP