The U.S. Presidents Cup juggernaut continued this weekend at Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina, moving to a 12-1-1 record in the event, and raising questions about what might make team competition more engaging in the LIV Golf era.

Even before the event started, the International Team was hit hard be defections of players like Cam Smith to LIV Golf, rendering them unable to play in the PGA Tour-backed Presidents Cup.

But in Canada there was plenty of interest, with native sons Cory Conners and Taylor Pendrith appearing for the International Team.

Overall the Americans recorded 17.5 points to the International Team’s 12.5, with the Americans winning six points in Sunday singles to dash any hope of an International Team comeback.

There were high hopes for Conners, who has the highest world ranking among Canadian players, and Pendrith, a PGA Tour rookie who exceled in the last few months of the season, heading into the Presidents Cup. It didn’t turn out the way either hoped. Neither Conners nor Pendrith managed a single point in the event, with both dropping their final singles matches on Sunday. The pair lost eight points between them, the only players to be shut out completely on either team. Regardless, having the pair at the tournament was the first time the Presidents Cup has had two Canadians on the International Team.

Few players rise to the occasion more than Jordan Spieth. Spieth won all five of his matches, beating Australian Cam Davis in the Sunday singles matches. Paired with friend Justin Thomas, Spieth was unstoppable, including wins over team matches that included both Pendrith and Conners.

Spieth wasn’t alone in having an exceptional week. Max Homa went 4-0 over the week, while Thomas dropped one match, in the Sunday singles against Si Woo Kim, to finish at 5-1-0. The Americans are now 8-0-0 on home soil in the Presidents Cup.

What’s next?

The continued dominance of the American team raises questions about what might be done to make the event more competitive and more entertaining. One suggestion that has a lot of support and could gain more traction is bringing the LPGA Tour into the Presidents Cup, increasing the strength of the International Team. Eight of the Top 10 women in the world, including World No. 1 Jin Young Ko and Canadian Golf Town ambassador Brooke Henderson, would qualify to play for the International Team in the event was altered.