Tuesday 6 October 2015 09:11, UK
International captain Nick Price hopes to end the United States' dominance of the Presidents Cup at Incheon City in South Korea this week.
The USA have won eight of the previous 10 editions of the biennial team event, with the Internationals' only victory coming in 1998, while they earned a tie in 2003.
The PGA Tour has moved to level the playing field a little this year by reducing the total number of points on offer to 30 from 34, which blunts the stronger team's advantage as the weakest players do not compete as often - Australia's Jason Day is the only top-10 ranked player on the International team.
Price, returning as captain after being at the helm of the 2013 defeat at Muirfield Village, said the run of five straight defeats had had an effect on some of his players but the format change had rekindled their enthusiasm.
"Some of the veterans who have played in numerous Presidents Cups, they have had a tough time in the past, because it's been a bit one-sided," Price said.
"So I think that's changed and with the points change now I think the guys are looking forward to this a lot more than any of the previous two or three.
"I think we've seen in the past that the Presidents Cup needs more excitement. It needs to be more closely contested. Certainly most of us on the International Team feel that that hasn't been the case the last five or six Presidents Cups."
Price has the task of motivating a 12-man team made up of players from seven different countries and said the opportunities to foster team spirit ahead of the Presidents Cup had been few and far between.
"We had our first team meeting last night. It's the first time that all 12 of the players and the captains have been in the same room at the same time," Price told a news conference at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea on Tuesday.
"Of course these guys have all played a lot of golf together over the years, so there weren't any introductions necessary.
"We all feel that this is going to be a wonderful week and we are going to do a lot of entertaining with some wonderful golf. Everyone is keyed up, the team is ready to play."
International team: Jason Day (Aus), Adam Scott (Aus), Branden Grace (Rsa), Anirban Lahiri (Ind), Thongchai Jaidee (Tha), Steven Bowditch (Aus), Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Marc Leishman (Aus), Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Danny Lee (Nzl), Sangmoon Bae( Kor).
Watch the Presidents Cup live on Sky Sports 4HD from 3am on Thursday.
