Will there ever be alignment between Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup?
Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard shares his thoughts on what Presidents Cup's captain Brandt Snedeker's main goals are ahead of Medinah in September and why they are different from the Ryder Cup's objectives at Adare Manor in 2027.
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Is it reasonable that we would expect the President's Cup to be some kind of incubator for the Ryder Cup?
Because it's different captains, it's different owners, it's, you know, a, a very different product in a way.
Are, is there ever going to be alignment between those two teams?
I imagine Ryan Leiter's about to throw something at the TV because he and I continue to have this conversation.
But absolutely not.
The President's Cup is not the minor leagues or the developmental leagues for the Ryder Cup.
Would it be great to have a Jackson Koyeman on that team based on what he's done, based on what his future looks like?
Absolutely, and he has an opportunity this week, maybe even next week, the week after, to play his way onto that team.
I'm not talking about qualifying, but give Brandt a reason to ca- make him one of those picks.
But the idea that they should do it so next year's Ryder Cup has more experience is ridiculous to me.
I think Brandt Snedeker's only goal here is to win the President's Cup, and as Brandon just pointed out, it has been lopsided for a long time, but that doesn't change the analysis here.
The idea is you wanna go out, you wanna field your best possible team, and maybe that includes a Jackson Koyeman or a Michael Thorbjornsen, or maybe it doesn't.
He shouldn't be doing anything with an eye to next year, an eye-
