Xander Schauffele defends team US after Tom Kim's 'cursing' accusations - "I'm not sure what he was hearing"

Xander Schauffele defended Team USA after Tom Kim accused it of "cursing at" International team players during the third round of the 2024 Presidents Cup. On Saturday, September 28, in the afternoon foursome match, Kim paired up with Si Woo Kim to play against Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay. The game resulted in Team USA winning.

However, Tom Kim said the American players had cursed at his team during a press conference following the round. He said (via Macra):

"As it got towards the end, it got a little feisty out there. I could hear some players cursing at us. That part wasn't really… I don't think there was good sportsmanship there.”

Later, Schauffele opened up about the incident in the press conference and said:

“I mean, I can speak for myself. I felt like Pat and I, we treated the Kims with the utmost respect. We're trying to quiet the crowds down when they were hitting. I have no clue if anyone was doing any of that. I don't believe any of our guys would do something like that. So I'm not sure what he was hearing.”

The 2024 Presidents Cup successfully concluded with its three rounds. It will have its finale on Sunday, September 29.

Xander Schauffele shines with back-to-back wins on Saturday at 2024 Presidents Cup

Xander Schauffele was impressive with his game on Saturday, September 28, at the 2024 Presidents Cup. He competed in both fourball and foursome matches and registered two back-to-back wins for his team.

Schauffele teamed up with Tony Finau to play against Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes in the morning fourball, winning by 3 & 2. In the afternoon foursome matches, he was joined by fellow PGA Tour player Patrick Cantlay. They played against Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim and again won the match.

Here are the results of Saturday's fourball matches at the Presidents Cup:

Scottie Scheffler/Collin Morikawa (U.S.) def. Adam Scott/Taylor Pendrith (International), 2 and 1
Tony Finau/Xander Schauffele (U.S.) def. Corey Conners/Mackenzie Hughes (International), 3 and 2
Si Woo Kim/Tom Kim (International) def. Keegan Bradley/Wyndham Clark (U.S.), 4 and 3
Sam Burns/Patrick Cantlay (U.S.) def. Hideki Matsuyama/Sungjae Im (International), 2 and 1

Here are the results of Saturday's foursome matches:

Taylor Pendrith/Adam Scott (International) def. Brian Harman/Max Homa (U.S.), 2-up
Collin Morikawa/Sam Burns (U.S.) def. Corey Conners/Mackenzie Hughes (International), 1-up
Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele (U.S.) def. Si Woo Kim/Tom Kim (International)
Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley (U.S.) def. Hideki Matsuyama/Sungjae Im (International), 3 and 2

Schauffele will play against Jason Day in the Sunday singles on September 29. He will tee off for the final round at 12:02 p.m. ET.