Adam Scott says he will be back again to try to win a Presidents Cup after big loss in Canada

In his 11th attempt to help topple the USA, Adam Scott had never been more confident but left another losing Presidents Cup with a big goal.

Adam Scott has vowed to return for a 12th Presidents Cup in 2026, better prepared and “ready to win in Chicago” after another big defeat to the mighty USA in Canada.

Scott was among the final day losers in the singles as the Americans recorded a comprehensive 18½ to 11½ win over the International Team for their 10th consecutive victory.

Having recovered from an opening day disaster, when the International Team lost all five matches, and levelling things up after day two, the result never seemed in doubt going into the final day at Royal Montreal Golf Club.

Despite finding some “positives”, including rookie Min Woo Lee halving his singles match after not playing at all on days two and three, Scott, who has never played in a winning Presidents Cup, was confident a “deep dive” post-mortem would propel them to better next time around.

“I had a great feeling for this team coming in. I felt like there’s been an evolution under this shield the last two cups, four or five years of that, and buy-in from all the international players. It’s something that they aspire to play for,” he said after losing his last match to Collin Morikawa.

Adam Scott lost his Sunday singles match. Picture: Vaughn Ridley / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP

“And I felt we just had a great trip up here. The personalities were great. I think you saw that under the heat of competition this week from some of these guys, maybe some unexpected personalities out on the golf course, some expected as well.

“But you know, the result unfortunately is the same.

“With a deep dive, I think there are positives always to see, and hopefully this competition inspires all of us sitting up here to play really hard, go on with our careers the next two years, win big events, and come back better prepared and ready to win in Chicago.”

Scott, 44, was unequivocal when asked if he’d be back, as a player, next time around, and teammate Si Woo Kim said: “He’s in already. We wrote his name down.”

“I think I can play for another couple years. I’ve come this far,” Scott said.

“If I can play in a couple more years and contribute a point, then I’d love to be on a winning Presidents Cup team.

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“I believe there’s something happening with this team internally under this shield. I’d love to push along and give it one more shot if I can.”

Lee, who was a captain’s pick for his first Presidents Cup, said he was “a little upset” about being benched after an opening day loss, but it didn’t dampen his enthusiasm for the team.

“Of course you want to contribute as much as I wanted to. I wanted to play every day,” he said having from behind to tie his match with major champion Wyndham Clark.

“But full trust in the team, and the boys were playing really good. People have said they would have loved me out there, but I would have loved to, too, but I had a good rest and then came out, tried to win my match today.

Min Woo Lee tied his Sunday singles match. Picture: Harry How/Getty Images

“You can get a little upset about it, but again, you’re a team. The boys played amazing on Friday. They came back with a 5-0 sweep to a reverse. They were playing great golf and fair enough.

“Yeah, next time. Play a little bit better and then I’ll be there.”

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