It was a quiet Monday for members of the U.S. and International Presidents Cup teams, with both sides limiting their practice to nine holes on a wet and cold day. The Americans played the back nine early at Royal Montreal,

Stop if you have heard this before: The United States is favored to win the Presidents Cup. Despite a hiccup in Rome at the 2023 Ryder Cup, the U.S. team finds itself as a heavy favorite to enter enemy territory and capture its 10th straight Presidents Cup against the International team.

Mike Weir, captain of the International team at the 2024 Presidents Cup in Canada at Royal Montreal Golf Club, has plenty of experience among his captain’s assistants. The International team has assistants from four different countries that will try to help the team win for only the second time in the event’s history.