Dan Hicks, who has called golf for NBC since 2000, says golf fans should not underestimate the International team at Royal Montreal.

The U.S. enters the Presidents Cup in Montreal as the favourite, but International Team captain Mike Weir believes his squad can challenge American dominance. The U.S. team's top players are ranked within the top 25 globally.

The United States are once again heavy favourites entering this week's Presidents Cup in Montreal but International Team captain Mike Weir said on Tuesday his squad should not be underestimated in their bid to snap the Americans' dominance.

It can be hard to call the Presidents Cup a rivalry when one team keeps winning all the time. The International team is trying to avoid losing for a 10th straight time when it faces the Americans at Royal Montreal.

Canadian golf great Mike Weir leads the International team against the USA in the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club; Weir has played in five and has been a captains assistant in the last three;

Over the last three Presidents Cups, there have been 11 International players who were outside the top 50 that week in the OWGR. Their combined match record is 12-19-5, a point average of 0.47. The bottom three Americans in OWGR in that span have a record of 9-11-11, a points per match rate of 0.65.

It’s such a great honour to be captain of the International Team, especially when it is being played in my home country (Canada). As a player and captain’s assistant previously, my experiences in this team event have been some of the most memorable of my career.

There are different kinds of pressure on the two captains at this year's Presidents Cup, whether they let on about it or not. Jim Furyk's job is to extend the U.S.