Did Vijay's trash talking fire up Americans?

Vijay Singh has always been known for his unflinching, almost irritating calmness. So when reports surfaced that he had trash talked the American team at the last Presidents Cup, eyebrows certainly raised to a new high.

The Presidents Cup has had the reputation of being the Ryder Cup's nice, clean-cut younger brother. But that might be changed heading into the seventh edition of these biennial matches, which get underway Thursday at the Royal Montreal. The Americans, battered in both the Ryder and Presidents Cups since 2000, rode some alleged trash talk by Vijay Singh of the International team to victory in the last Presidents Cup.

Singh was matched up against veteran Fred Couples for the Sunday singles matches. Before the two got to the first tee, Singh apparently said the U.S. team needed to have a cart waiting by the 12th green, presumably because Singh would have finished Couples by that point and the veteran American would need a ride to the clubhouse (DANG!). Maybe Singh was kidding, if that's what he said--maybe not. It didn't matter to the Americans. Word of Singh's comment got back to the rest of the U.S. team and they were off and running.

Someday we'll see cage matches on the 18th green as well, right? :)

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