Scottie Scheffler showed his trash-talking side that is legendary in Dallas circles and illustrates the ultracompetitive nature of golf's No. 1 player. Tom Kim expected no less. The Presidents Cup turned spicy Thursday when the 22-year-old Kim took his celebrations to another level after he buried a birdie putt from just inside 30 feet on the par-3 seventh hole.

After a rainy morning, sleepy opening ceremony and muted Canadian crowd, this Presidents Cup was finally coming alive. Tom Kim, human sparkplug, was up to his old antics. Long putts. Fist pumps. Guttural screams.

Three years ago, Scheffler broke onto the scene as the risky Ryder Cup captain’s pick who Steve Stricker boldly matched with then-world No. 1 Jon Rahm, and Scheffler faced him down for a 4&3 win. From there, he took the leap to stardom, winning the 2022 Masters, becoming world No. 1 himself and taking over as the best player in the game.