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Presidents Cup: Team USA's Dynasty Rolls On, International Hopes Fade
Here we go again. The Presidents Cup is trotting back into town, looking like the same old story: Team USA strutting around like they own the place, which, let's be honest, they kind of do. It’s less a golf tournament and more a highly paid photo op for American golfing supremacy.
Read the originalZach Johnson’s Senior Circuit Takeover: Is He Cheating Time?
You might have noticed Zach Johnson has found some sort of temporal loophole, or perhaps a secret backdoor into the PGA Tour Champions winner’s circle. In just fifteen starts, he’s bagged six victories.
Read the originalScottie Scheffler Calls Team USA "Not a Close Team" Talk Pure Fiction
Apparently, even the world's undisputed golf king can get a bit fed up when the rumor mill churns out more garbage than a bad slice. Scottie Scheffler, a man usually as emotionally expressive as a damp towel, recently let a little bit of golfer annoyance slip out about the nonsense floating around American players in team events.
Read the originalKevin Yuan Wins Taiwan Masters, Apparently Without Breaking a Sweat (Or a Rule)
Well, folks, Kevin Yuan just went and did it. He won the Mercuries Taiwan Masters. And not just won, but led from start to finish, like he’d personally drawn up the blueprints for the whole damn tournament and was just checking off the boxes.
Read the originalUSC's Already Popping Champagne, Everyone Else Just Trying Not to Sweat
The Golfweek Red Sky Classic is starting to feel less like a golf tournament and more like USC’s personal victory parade. The Trojans have built a lead so colossal, it’s probably already got its own zip code.
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