The upcoming 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club features Team USA as heavy favorites with odds of -450 against the International Team. Led by captain Brandt Snedeker and star players like Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Young, the American team has a dominant record in this biennial event, winning 11 consecutive matches since 2003 when they tied against the International Team. The article highlights betting picks for top scorers, including Patrick Cantlay at 11/1 odds as the best bet for highest scorer on the USA side due to his strong performance and success in team competitions.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-23,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The 2026 Presidents Cup golf competition concluded with Team USA securing a 17-13 victory over the International team at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago. Prior to the final day's play, Team USA had trailed by 10.5 points, but they rallied on Sunday to win nine of the twelve singles matches and claim their eleventh consecutive Presidents Cup title. President Donald Trump attended as honorary chairman, addressing the crowd briefly before the start of the matches and receiving both support from fans and protests from opponents outside the venue. The tournament's history shows that Team USA had never previously faced such a deficit heading into Sunday play; this comeback was described by Trump as "a great victory." With eight of the world's top 11 golfers on their roster, the American team managed to outperform their international counterparts despite entering with a significant disadvantage. This marked another instance where Trump received credit for sports victories during his presidency, even though his direct influence on the game remains debatable. Protests against Trump were held alongside demonstrations supporting him as he visited Chicago for the event. Overall, it was a dramatic turn of events that highlighted Medinah's historical significance in golf competition history.
Written for “Presidents Cup Golf Tournament” on 2026-10-06,
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Golf’s most one-sided rivalry returns this week at Medinah Country Club, just outside of Chicago.
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rivalry → return → Chicago
Team USA, captained by Brandt Snedeker and headlined by Scottie Scheffler, is a decided -450 favorite over the International Team, captained by Geoff Ogilvy and headlined by Si Woo Kim, at FanDuel Sportsbook.
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USA → captain → Sportsbook
The Americans are 13-1-1 in this biennial event, and have won 11 Presidents Cups on the spin.
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Americans → win → spin
The last time the United States didn’t win was in 2003 in South Africa when the two sides tied.
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sides → win → Africa
And the last (and only) time Team International won was in 1998, just over a year after Tiger Woods won his first major and a few weeks before Bill Clinton’s impeachment hearings.
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Woods → win → hearings
As the odds suggest, it seems unlikely to expect the International Team to get off the schneid this weekend in Illinois.
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Team → suggest → Illinois
Team USA will trot out a powerhouse team anchored by Scheffler, Cameron Young, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley, and Wyndham Clark.
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USA → trot → Scheffler
The Americans are so confident that they should cruise in this event that Snedeker was happy to hand a roster spot to 21-year-old phenom Jackson Koivun.
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Snedeker → cruise → Koivun
The International Team will counter with Si Woo Kim, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama, Tom Kim, and a host of solid-but-unspectacular PGA Tour veterans like Nick Taylor, Corey Conners, and Min Woo Lee.
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Team → counter → Taylor
It may be tricky to find betting value in what looks to be a well-priced mismatch, but there are some really tempting numbers in the prop markets:
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what → find → markets
Top overall scorer: Patrick Cantlay (11/1, FanDuel)
It’s no surprise that Scheffler is the favorite in this market, but the World No. 1 has never really stood out in these team events.
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. → ’ → events
So instead, we’ll focus on Patrick Cantlay to be the leading man in Medinah.
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we → focus → Medinah
He’s flown under the radar on the PGA Tour lately because he hasn’t won since the 2022 BMW Championship, but Cantlay had himself a really strong 2026 campaign.
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Cantlay → fly → campaign
The 34-year-old posted five top-5 finishes and 11 top-10s in 20 starts, and he was runner-up at the BMW Championship, the penultimate tournament of the season.
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he → post → season
Normally paired with Schauffele, Cantlay is 15-6-1 in international events, and 10-4-0 in his Presidents Cup career.
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Cantlay → pair → career
We’re going with form over experience for this one.
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We → go → one
Much like his more famous countryman, Matsuyama, Ryo Hisatsune is becoming a force on the PGA Tour thanks to his precise ball-striking.
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Hisatsune → become → striking
That skill is massively important in team competitions, as the captains want to turn to players they can trust to stay on the straight and narrow during high-pressure moments.
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they → want → moments
The 24-year-old native of Okayama had himself a standout 2026 campaign with a runner-up, five top-10 finishes, and eight top-20s in 26 starts.
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native → have → starts
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Opportunity matters a lot in this market, but I’d suspect that Ogilvy will pair Hisatsune with Matsuyama when he can, which means that he will be getting plenty of chances to rack up points.
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he → get → points
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Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry.
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Leboff → trust → industry
He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.
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punters → use → sports
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