Shigeki Maruyama was all smiles, just like always, watching from in front of the 12th green as Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im delivered a record-tying rout over America's best foursomes duo Friday at the Presidents Cup.

Matsuyama and Im had an incredible Day Two at the Presidents Cup, putting the first International point on the board with authority.

The International Team, led by a wild 7&6 win from Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im, swept the Americans in Friday’s foursomes matches. That marked the International Team’s first win in an alternate shot match session since 2005 and it was the first time that there have been back-to-back sweeps in either a Presidents Cup or a Ryder Cup.

Hideki Matsuyama was described by some of his teammates as a Japanese sensation, leader, master and great golfer. The version that everybody on the International Team truly hopes will show up at the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club starting on Thursday is assassin.

Heading into the 2024 edition of the Presidents Cup, the International Team would like to end a long period of US domination and are looking at Japanese superstar Hideki Matsuyama to set the trend at Montreal.

So maybe this Presidents Cup won't be a walkover after all. One day after getting pasted, 5-0, in the Thursday fourballs round, the International Team swung back hard at the United States. Leading the charge: Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im,

Mike Weir’s Internationals fought back from the opening day’s rout to level scores with a sweep in the foursomes after Team IUSA had swept Thursday’s four-ball session to set up a intriguing contest on Saturday at the Royal Montreal Golf Club.

After a second straight historic day at Royal Montreal, we’ve suddenly got a battle for the Presidents Cup. The International Team, led by a wild 7&6 win from Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im, swept the Americans in Friday’s foursomes matches.