THE PRESIDENTS CUP

September 26, 2026

Corey Conners

Min Woo Lee

Medinah Country Club

Press Conference

THE MODERATOR: We're joined by Australia's Min Woo Lee and Canada's Corey Conners after Min went undefeated today.

Q. Corey, you were the last match on the course there. A lot of eyeballs on that last moment. Then sort of a nervy putt, at least, we would imagine from six feet there. What were you feeling, and how satisfying was that moment?

COREY CONNERS: Yeah, Nick and I battled hard all day, especially towards the end. Yeah, just tried to stick to the routine. It was a pretty straight putt, just get it rolling, and felt good to see that one go in. Get the point on the board for the International Team, having come back the way that we did.

Q. If I could follow up on that, did it feel almost like déjà vu on 18, and what does that say about you and Nick, that back-to-back days you were able to do that?

COREY CONNERS: Yeah, we were a little bit out of position both days, and just to battle hard, find a way to make a 4 yesterday afternoon and this afternoon, I've got a lot of confidence in his game, and he steps up in big moments. It was nice to knock that putt in today to secure the 4 on 18 again.

Q. Min, two years ago you only played a couple sessions. Now you're going to go all five. Did you feel that this year the role was going to be different, and is that something you were embracing?

MIN WOO LEE: Yeah, for sure. Definitely a better player than two years ago. Two years ago I was pretty nervous in the team environment format, but this week I felt very comfortable. Still nervous, of course, but felt like I could take the chaos a little bit and trust my game.

Yes, I am tired. There's a lot more golf than two years ago. It's been good. It's been good. Not much sleep last night, but nice to get the win on the board.

Q. Just wondering, two years ago in Montreal, you guys also swept in foursomes and then maybe came out a little flat on Saturday. What do you feel like the team as a whole learned from that experience? U.S., I guess, won the day by a point, but still you hold the advantage.

MIN WOO LEE: I think we celebrated last night. That was not that we won or anything, just because we did a really good job. We knew that Americans were going to come out firing, and they did. You look at the board this morning, it was a sea of red -- sea of red? Well, lots of red.

A few of us locked in and flipped that, but yes, maybe just -- maybe just locking in a little bit more, I guess, and not celebrating. I don't know. We did a good job. Americans are such a good side, so we expected it. Yeah, we trusted each other, and I think we're happy with where we're at. Yeah, one more day.

Q. For either one of you guys, can you speak to what Ogilvy's message has been in the team room heading into tomorrow?

COREY CONNERS: Just there's 12 points up for grabs tomorrow. There's still a lot of golf to be played. I think that helped us fight through today knowing there's still a lot of golf to be played. Just keep being resilient, keep fighting. If you're down, try and win a couple holes, get it back. Basically, just be resilient.

If everybody tries to get a point, everybody wins a point tomorrow, we'll be in good shape. Like I said, a lot of golf to be played, and he's definitely echoed that.

Q. Corey, did you know you were going to play all five coming into the week?

COREY CONNERS: I had a pretty good idea, yeah. I love the team format, love this event. I knew my energy level would be okay. I would certainly be able to get through both sessions today. So I was expecting that, and I think expecting that heading into the week was helpful in setting up my mind to be prepared for it.

Q. And just being able to be there for both of Nick's first two matches, I know he's waited a long time to play in this event. What's it been like to be with him, and what have you seen from what he's been able to do?

COREY CONNERS: It's been amazing to have Nick on the team, in the team room, and to partner up with him the last couple days and get two points on the board. He's an incredible player, incredible friend. I think we all know he steps up in the big moments, and he's certainly showed that this week. It's been quite a privilege to play alongside him.

Q. For either of you, Xander was in here yesterday, and he's looking at the Friday foursomes and he sees a bunch of yellow, and he said it was deflating. You feel like something's slipping away. You guys at some point today had to look up and see a fully red leaderboard. Did it feel deflating? Did it feel like something is slipping away? And what did you do about it?

MIN WOO LEE: For sure. We're just trying to be disciplined. We know what our job is to do. I knew that I haven't started very well in the matches, but when the back nine comes, me and Foxy did a great job of flipping that match, and Sungjae this morning. There's something early that I don't like, and there's something good that I really like.

I think a few of the boys had that mentality too. Obviously not the perfect scenario, but we did a good job to take some halves in the morning or a W too. Our job was to win the session, and we quite didn't do that, but we knew the guys were going to be firing and have -- you know, start well. Yeah, I think we did a good job.