​MEDINAH, Ill. — The International team lost another Presidents Cup on Sunday, and it’s not a stretch to say that this was one they probably should have won. The perennial upstarts hadn’t had a better opportunity to beat the United States since the 2003 edition in South Africa, where they led by three going into singles and settled for a tie. This time, they had a similar three-point lead and momentum on their side, not to mention having American captain Brandt Snedeker muttering about all the mistakes he had made over the first three days.And still the International team comprised of non-European players could not win it. With the U.S. capturing 9½ of a possible 12 points in singles play—a record not likely to be broken—the Americans emerged with a 17-13 victory, their 11th straight win and 14th overall in 16 editions of the Presidents Cup.The overmatched International team put forth a valiant effort to make it competitive, and that’s what everyone at Medinah Country Club wanted to see. But moral victories come with all sorts of emotional baggage because something remarkable was brewing before the Americans authored a singles rally even more impressive—and ultimately more rewarding—than their last-day push that came up short in last year’s Ryder Cup.The disappointment from the International team loss is more acute because a win was not only there to be had but to be savored. A win on U.S. soil. At Medinah Country Club, where Europe made history. What a story.Didn’t happen. So, you have to ask yourself, is that all this event can ever hope for—having an International team that is more a legitimate sparring partner than a punching bag? Either way, it still gets knocked out in the end.RELATED: Grading all 24 players at the Presidents Cup, from Koivun’s A to Scott’s DIt’s too soon for a complete autopsy to determine the cause of Internationals’ stinging defeat. Captain Geoff Ogilvy was terrific in keeping his charges calm and confident, and it showed in the way his players continually bounced back from slow starts, especially on Saturday when the U.S. tried to fight back from a 5-0 foursomes shellacking. The Australian native and former U.S. Open champion, Ogilvy has a keen intellect and feel for the game. He got a lot out of a team that had only one top 20 player, Si Woo Kim.Kevin C. CoxTo come so close to pulling off the upset can engender pride or disappointment. Ogilvy chose both.“Look, the effort makes me really happy as a captain. They did an amazing job this week,” Ogilvy said. “It was incredible. It doesn’t make it any less disappointing. Proud to be a captain, disappointed that it didn’t go their way. They wanted it, and they did everything they could to win this tournament this week.“We tried to put them in the best position possible. Clearly, we’ll go back to … we’ll have a debrief at some point in the next month and see if we can keep polishing the way we go about this,” he continued. “I felt like we