Internationals storm back at Presidents Cup to tie elite golf tournament 5-5
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The Internationals stormed back with a 5-0 second-round shutout to tie the United States 5-5 in the overall score at the elite biennial men's golf tournament.
South Korea's Tom Kim and Canada's Taylor Pendrith called on International team fans to be louder at Royal Montreal Golf Club after a disappointing first round at the Presidents Cup.
The spectators answered that call on Friday.
A boisterous gallery chanted "I-N-T," sang "O Canada!", and generally made their presence known at virtually every hole as the Internationals stormed back with a 5-0 second-round shutout to tie the United States 5-5 in the overall score at the elite biennial men's golf tournament.
Resounding wins by Japan's Hideki Matsuyama and South Korea's Sungjae Im, Australia's Adam Scott and Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., and the all-Canadian pairing of Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., and Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., whipped the crowd into a frenzy.
"The fans really brought it. We felt that from the get-go," said Hughes, who did not play in Thursday's first round. "Corey mentioned that the first tee felt a lot different today than it did yesterday. Just electric all day.
"I joked to Corey on No. 2 tee, I said 'how many times will we hear 'O Canada' today? What was the over-under?'"
Whatever line Hughes and Conners settled on, the galleries at Royal Montreal almost certainly were over. Kim and Pendrith had both said on Thursday that fans needed to make as much noise as possible to boost the International squad against a U.S. lineup that features five of the top 10 players in the world.
