The President’s Cup: Examining the Impact of Experience on Performance

Does experience matter at the Presidents Cup? It can’t hurt.

When it comes to this year’s biennial bash, which begins Thursday at Royal Montreal Golf Club in Canada, there’s a stark advantage for the International team in terms of experience in the competition between the United States and rest of the world, excluding Europe.

Of the 12 golfers on the American team, four of them are rookies, and the remaining eight have 11 combined appearances at the Presidents Cup. This week, Adam Scott will make his 11th start in the competition.

With stalwarts like Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth not competing, there are some new faces for the Americans, like Sahith Theegala and Wyndham Clark, the latter of who competed in Rome last year in his first team competition.

For the Internationals, however, three players have competed in at least four Presidents Cups, and they have only two rookies in 2024, including Canadian Mackenzie Hughes.

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With the Americans owning a 12-1-1 advantage in the competition, it’s hard to say experience does matter, but perhaps this year can be when the International team gets an overdue victory.

Here’s a look at past records for every 2024 Presidents Cup competitor in Montreal.

Americans

Internationals