Mackenzie Hughes, of Canada, lines up a putt on the 13th green during his opening round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in Troon, Scotland, Thursday, July 18, 2024. Canadians Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners and Hughes have been named to the International Team's for the upcoming Presidents Cup in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Peter Morrison
Canadians Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes have been named to the International Team’s for the upcoming Presidents Cup in Montreal.
It’s the first time three Canadians have played in the prestigious international event at the same time.
Canadian golf legend Mike Weir used three of his six captain’s selections on Pendrith, Conners and Hughes. He also picked South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Korea’s Si Woo Kim and Australia’s Min Woo Lee.
Fellow Canadian Adam Hadwin had also been vying to join the team but missed out.
Pendrith finished the 2024 season on a heater, earning his way into the PGA Tour’s playoffs and finishing the Tour Championship tied for 14th.
Weir’s International side will face off against Jim Furyk’s U.S. squad in the match-play competition, Sept. 24-29, at The Royal Montreal Golf Club.
Pendrith and Conners – close friends – also played for the International Team at the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte.
That was the first time two Canadians had played at the elite event.
Ultimately, the Internationals lost 17 1/2 to 12 1/2 to the United States.
The International team has only won once in the event’s history, emerging victorious at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in 1998 when captain Peter Thompson led them to a 20 1/2 – 11 1/2 triumph over Jack Nicklaus’s American squad.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 3, 2024.
