S2026 Ep238: Joe LaCava: From Tiger Woods and Fred Couples to the Family of the Year

But what does that mean, really, for the far more important international competition, the Ryder Cup, which will take place next September at Adair Manor in Ireland? To me, there's certainly some good that emerged from the number three course at Medina.

Let's start at the end with the U.S. once again showing great resiliency with that powerful display in the 12 singles.

And just as you heard at the start of this show with Cameron Young at the President's Cup, it was Cameron Young who also got it started last fall in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, where the Americans won eight and a half of the 12 points available in singles.

Nice to have Proven Guy and Cameron Young as your leadoff hitter when it comes to those 12 important singles on the final day of international competitions.

Likewise, thought that U.S. Captain Brent Snedeker looked really wise in selecting Jackson Coivin to the team.

And Coivin really proved... that this could be a kid that we see on the international stage for a long time.

He's already won as a rookie on the PGA Tour.

And at Medina, he was 2-0-1.

He was the only player on both sides not to have a defeat.

I thought it was very smart.

for Snedeker to pair Jackson Koivin with Justin Thomas, you know, to a certain, Justin's certainly a guy, highly emotional.

They went out and won their first match.

And ultimately, in the singles, it was Koivin who, frankly, upset, if you will, Siwoo Kim.

And I just think with that Look, with that twirl of the club, that kid's got the type of mentality that the U.S. needs to have long-term success in the Ryder Cup.

It's that you just got to be a tough son of a gun and just believe that you're going to beat whoever you're playing.

You have to like a lot what you're seeing at Jackson Coy.

It was another captain selection and President's Cup rookie in Jacob Bridgman who secured the winning point with a one-up win over Min Woo Lee.

The kid could really putt.

Talking about Bridgman, he won the week before at the tournament in Asheville, North Carolina.

And much like Coy, I think you'll see this kid on the international scene for a long time to come.

How about Chris Goderup? I mean, if you're looking for a team that you're going to not pencil in but pen in for the Ryder Cup next fall, it's Chris Goderup and Cameron Young.

They won both their four-ball and foursomes matches on Saturday.

Then Goderup won his singles match on Sunday.

Again, I love the attitude of these guys.

They come across to me as guys that don't care who they're playing.