Canadian trio from Kent State named Presidents Cup shock
Kent State golf alums Mackenzie Hughes Taylor Pendrith and Corey Conners earned International captain's picks for the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal. They surprised coach Herb Page during a FaceTime call while practicing at Royal Montreal GC. Page, who recruited the trio, called them top people and recalled their strong team era under longtime coach.
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Herb Page
Mackenzie Hughes
Kent State University
Hughes
Page
Taylor Pendrith
Corey Conners
Royal Montreal Golf Club
Kent State
Pendrith
Conners
Golden Flashes
Northeastern
Ohio
Mike
Weir
Royal Montreal
Dundas
Ont
Richmond Hill
Listowel
Markham, Ont
Golden Flash
Stanford University
Tiger Woods
Notah Begay III
John Hahn
Hahn
Alabama
Justin Thomas
Texas
Jordan Spieth
Ally
Ontario
Verstappen hit with wet blanket after F word at news conference
The FIA fined and ordered Max Verstappen to perform a day of community service after using a profane F word in a formal news conference. The crackdown extends to leaders like Ferrari’s Fred Vasseur and Mercedes’ Toto Wolff, with Ben Sulayem criticizing frequent swearing. Hamilton urged caution on racial implications of the term “rappers.” Verstappen defended his stance, hinting at a short F1 future as he protested the limits on his speech and criticized Sainz’s red flag crossing incident.
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FIA
Ferrari
Fred Vasseur
Mercedes
Toto Wolff
Las Vegas
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Motorsport.com
Ben Sulayem
Lewis Hamilton
Hamilton
Marshawn Lynch
Ture
Carlos Sainz Jr
Sainz
Presidents Cup rivalry leans heavily to American team
The Presidents Cup has leaned to the United States with nine straight wins since a 2003 tie in South Africa. Adam Scott notes depth but commitments to improve, while Canada’s Mike Weir leads the International side at Royal Montreal. Weir emphasizes team identity and home crowd impact as internationals seek first win since 1998.
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Ernie Els
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Royal Melbourne
Australia
Royal Montreal
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U.S
Canada
Mike Weir
Woods
Weir
Xander Schauffele
Els
South Korea
Chris Kirk
Anirban Lahiri
Sangmoon Bae
America
Quail Hollow
North Carolina
Cameron Smith
Joaquin Niemann
LIV Golf League
Liberty National
Schauffele
Max Homa
Napa
California
Sahith Theegala
Montreal
Eli
Hideki Matsuyama
Jason Day
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