Adam Scott shows his true colors in post-Presidents Cup controversy | Golf | sport

Former Masters champion Adam Scott showed his champion spirit as he stressed he remains determined to win the Presidents Cup despite adding another dominant defeat to his tally. The Australian was part of an international team that lost 18.5 to 11.5 to their US counterparts at the Royal Montreal Golf Club on Sunday.

But 2002 PGA Championship winner Rich Beem, who has won three PGA Tour events in his career, believes things are only getting worse for the Internationals in this particular competition. The superstars from Australia, Asia, Europe and Africa have struggled to test their American opponents over the years, having won the Presidents Cup just once in its 30-year history.

It is Beem’s suggestion that the Internationals are caught in a vicious circle that becomes increasingly difficult to escape the longer it lasts. But he assured that Team USA’s rivals “will be tired of losing” after failing to win in more than a quarter century.

“Until the Internationals get their next win, it will become increasingly difficult for them to do so,” Beem wrote for Sky Sports. “The longer you go without a win, the harder it becomes to win. We heard that in the individual game and something has to change here, but at the moment there is nothing to suggest that that will change.”

Scott, 44, has been a member of the Internationals team at each of the last 11 editions of the Presidents Cup. And while this year’s result narrowly missed out on becoming the heaviest defeat he has ever suffered in the competition, he is adamant things are improving despite Beem’s comments.

“Like I said, I think something is happening internally under that shield (emblem) with this team,” Scott said after Sunday’s graduation. “I would like to move on and try again if I can.”

The former world No. 1 went on to say that he finds it difficult to keep up with his teammates at the Presidents Cup because “the level of golf is so high.” And while some may no longer be motivated to keep competing after so many losses in a tournament, Scott remains confident that his teammates motivate him to keep trying.

After a lopsided start in Team USA’s favor, the Internationals gave hope again by earning their own 5-0 win in Friday’s foursome game to even the score. However, a 6-2 victory in the two sessions on Saturday all but secured victory for the Americans.

The end result was the United States’ most dominant Presidents Cup victory on foreign soil to date. And yet, not only is Scott determined to go for more, but he is as confident as ever that the Internationals are building a team capable of breaking the duck.

When the tournament returns in 2026, it will be 28 years since Scott’s compatriot Peter Thomson captained the Internationals to their only Presidents Cup triumph. And despite having a winning streak spanning nearly three decades, the veteran’s faith will do no harm as he tries to prove his doubters wrong.