American said Presidents Cup vibe was ‘dead.’ So here’s 1 humble proposal

By admin — In News — September 26, 2026

   ​Corey Conners hits a shot on the 12th hole at Medinah on Friday.Getty ImagesMEDINAH, Ill. — Wyndham Clark wanted noise, and he knew how that sounded. “These guys are going to laugh,” Clark said, motioning to Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns sitting next to him. Clark, after all, had heard unpleasantries this year, even while winning the U.S. Open, which, by every account, should be a pleasant moment. There’d even been whispers that he was a villain, which here, in the Chicago area, is a term reserved for those who ask for a thin slice. But Thursday night, after Clark and partner Collin Morikawa won their Day 1 four-balls match at the Presidents Cup, Clark gave us the definition of irony.“It was kind of dead out there,” he said. “I felt like the momentum could have been better, to be honest, because we weren’t really feeling the fans, I think, as much as normal.“There was a few shots — I mean, Collin hit a 5-wood on, what was it, 11 to like 10 feet, and we didn’t even know if it was on the green because no one clapped. It was a little surprising. We’d make some big putts — I’m saying this more as a challenge that hopefully tomorrow and the weekend the fans are out there really rooting us on, and regardless of what happens, we have the momentum.”A few minutes later, Brandt Snedeker, Clark’s American captain, agreed with him, saying “it was a weird day.” And maybe it was at Medinah Country Club, for a variety of reasons: perhaps it was just because it was a Thursday; perhaps it was due to some of the viewing areas; perhaps it was general malaise over the injury uncertainty of the local football club’s quarterback. Fandom can at times be fickle. But there’s also a bit of Goldilocks-ness to it.    You don’t want it too church-like. But you don’t want whatever the hell you call what went down last September at the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black on Long Island. In short, even Webster’s probably hadn’t heard some of the words expressed. So what should be said, especially now, after a Friday stunner, where the Internationals dusted the Americans, 5-0, and lead 7-3 overall? Remember that things turned their nastiness at Bethpage on Saturday afternoon.Thing is, maybe words shouldn’t be said, though. They should be sung. You know the hits. There’s this one, on Rory McIlroy, sung to the Cranberries’ “Zombie”:He’s in your heeeeaaadHe’s in your heeeeeeeaaaaaadRo-ry, Ro-ry, Rory-y-y-y And there’s this one, on Tommy Fleetwood:Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, TommyTommy FLEETWOOD    And this one, on Team Europe, sung to “Freed from Desire,” from Gala:Europe’s on fireU-S-A is terrifiedEurope’s on fireU-S-A is terrifiedEurope’s on fireU-S-A is terrifiedEurope’s on fireWhompNah, nah, nah, nah, nah   There is a theme, of course. All centered on Europeans or the continent they come from. Most originate from the lyrical geniuses at the Guardians of the Cup, a European fan group; their website   

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