"Have they put enough prep into this?" - Ex-Ryder Cup captain questions US Presidents Cup team

Former European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has questioned whether the United States golf team have prepared enough for the Presidents Cup. 

Brandt Snedeker's red, white and blue have it all to do at Medinah Country Club in Chicago this weekend after the International team raced into a 7-3 lead.

The Shield swept Friday's foursomes session 5-0 and are seeking only their second win in the biennial dust-up since it began in 1994.

McGinley told Golf Channel's Live From the Presidents Cup that he's unsure if Team USA "played enough" heading into the contest.

"The golf course that you play asks a different exam and you know what we do and again I've got to be careful I don't give away too much information from a European point of view but nonetheless this has been well documented," said McGinley.

"We reverse engineer, start the golf course and come back and where are the skill sets to sit this exam? 

"Because this exam is very different than the exam you might have in the FedEx finals or you might have in a major championship.

"Where are the par fives? Where are the par threes? How many drivers on the odds? So you look at it that way [and think] who's a good par five player.

"So I think that is the backbone of it."

McGinley added: "I think it's also a very difficult format and it takes a lot of preparation.

"Now again I don't want to criticise the Americans because I don't know, have they put enough prep into this? 

"Not just in terms of statistics but have they played enough?"

Day two re-cap

The International team delivered a remarkable turnaround in Friday’s foursomes at the Presidents Cup, sweeping all five matches to move into a 7-3 overall lead against the United States.

The Americans had entered the second day with a 3-2 advantage after Thursday’s fourballs, but they were unable to add to their tally in the alternate-shot fomat.

The result puts the International side in a strong position as they chase their first Presidents Cup victory since 1998, and only the second in the competition’s history since it began in 1994.

Sungjae Im and Hideki Matsuyama got the International team off the mark, defeating Russell Henley and Jacob Bridgeman 3&2.

Corey Conners and Nick Taylor followed that with another significant win, overcoming world number one Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns by a single hole. Burns had a chance to halve the match on the final green, but his lengthy putt caught the edge of the hole and stayed out.

Ryan Fox, the reigning Open champion, and Min Woo Lee then secured another narrow victory, beating Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark.

Adam Scott and Christiaan Bezuidenhout extended the International advantage with a 3&2 win over Justin Thomas and Cameron Young.

Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim completed a perfect day for the International team, defeating Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele 4&3 in the final match.

The competition continues on Saturday with four more foursomes contests followed by four fourballs matches. 

Sunday will feature the 12 singles matches that will decide the Presidents Cup.