Which is unfortunate, because OutKick had a suggestion for adding a little something extra to the competition at Medinah Country Club: The winning team gets to name the lake.Nick Taylor and Corey Conners laughed off the Lake Ontario vs.Lake America debate ahead of the Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club this week.
(Getty Images)Lake Ontario if the Internationals win.Lake America if Team USA wins.The two Canadians weren’t sold."I think we’ll leave the naming of lakes out of it," Taylor said with a laugh Tuesday.Conners laughed at the suggestion, too."I don’t think anyone would be too excited about that prospect," he said.
"I don’t know who’s in charge of lake naming."Fair enough.Probably not a responsibility either golfer expected to be offered during his pre-tournament media availability.US PRESIDENTS CUP PLAYERS EXPLAIN HOW CHRISTIAN FAITH BUILDS FRIENDSHIPS AND PUTS GOLF IN PERSPECTIVEPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug.
27 directing that Lake Ontario be renamed Lake America for U.S.federal use, including government maps and documents.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the change.With Taylor and Conners preparing to face a team of 12 Americans, OutKick asked them about the name change in a series of lighthearted questions."I just laughed.
That was pretty much it," Taylor said when asked about his initial reaction to the announcement.Conners said he hadn’t closely followed the news of the name change."I honestly haven’t read too much into that.I don’t really have an opinion one way or another," he said.
"I feel like being a proud Canadian, I think a lot of Canadians probably still refer to it as Lake Ontario.""Making the Great Lakes Even Greater" signage is displayed during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.(Bloomberg via Getty Images)So, does any of this provide a little extra motivation to beat the Americans?"No, that has nothing to do with my motivation," Tay...