As Adam Scott assessed another defeat in the Presidents Cup he is desperate to win, the Australian was asked in Montreal whether he believed he would get another chance in the prestigious teams event.

The big Queenslander had fallen 2&1 to Collin Morikawa in the third last singles match in Canada on Sunday, but the Internationals Presidents Cup dream was already in tatters by then.

Over four days in Quebec, the 44-year-old contributed two of the 11.5 points the Internationals won during their seven point loss to the dominant American combination led by the year’s shining stars Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.

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When pressed about his prospects of playing in a 12th Presidents Cup in Chicago in two years time, Scott responded; “Sure.”

But while the Australian remains among the fittest players on the tour, and is in sound form, he is mindful the clock is ticking on his capacity to continue to compete against the best golfers in the world, let alone secure another spot in the 12-man squad.

“I have a lot of fun with these guys. I told them at the start of the week it’s them … motivating me and inspiring me to make this team,” he said.

“The standard of golf is so high, and it’s harder for me to keep up, but it’s them who I look to to see what the standard is that I need to compete and be on this team. Hopefully I can keep it up for another couple years.”

It was left to his teammates to assure Scott, who shapes as a certain captaincy candidate whenever his playing career is complete, that he is very much a part of future plans.

Si Woo Kim, who fell by one hole to recent PGA Tour winner Keegan Bradley in the singles on Sunday, declared the Queenslander native was “in already” for Chicago and that he had “written his name down” with his leadership at the Royal Montreal Golf Club.

Tom Kim, who tied with Sam Burns in an early encounter on a day where the Internationals needed to dominate from the opening singles to clinch a win, was even more generous.

“Let’s make it three more. Three more,” he said.

Should Scott’s form and fitness hold – and to reiterate, he is clearly giving himself every chance based on his current physical condition and appetite for success – that is a chance.

It would ensure he had the opportunity to seek redemption in a third Presidents Cup in Victoria at Kingston Heath in 2028 after the tight tussles at Royal Melbourne in 2011 and 2019.

And a third? Why not? By the time the 18th edition of the Presidents Cup is held at the Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis in 2030, Scott will be 50 and while much can change as a golfer nears the age where they can compete on the senior tour, he is a rare athlete.

“I think I can play for another couple years. I’ve come this far. If I can play in a couple more years and contribute a point, then I’d love to be on a winning Presidents Cup team,” Scott said.

“Like I said before, I believe there’s something happening with this team internally under this Shield. I’d love to push along and give it one more shot if I can.”

There is no denying the appetite the Internationals have to win the event for just the second time following the success in 1998 at Royal Melbourne when Scott was just a teenager.

Scott had travelled to the Ryder Cup in Rome a year ago as part of his homework for forming a strategy he hoped would enable the Internationals break a 26-year drought.

The 2013 Masters Champion arrived in Quebec in strong form, having secured his spot in the signature FedEx Cup events in 2025 after regaining his sweet striking from the fairways.

But ultimately the result was the same. Another defeat, with the loss the Internationals biggest since the 19-11 defeat in New Jersey in 2017. Despite a deflating defeat, Scott believes there is hope and is confident in the ability to the Internationals to contend in Chicago.

“Like I said earlier in the week, I had a great feeling for this team coming in,” he said.

“I felt like there’s been an evolution under this Shield the last two Cups, four or five years of that, and buy-in from all the international players. It’s something that they aspire to play for.

“And I felt we just had a great trip up here. The personalities were great. I think you saw that under the heat of competition this week from some of these guys, maybe some unexpected personalities out on the golf course, some expected as well.

“But you know, the result unfortunately is the same. With a deep dive, I think there are positives always to see, and hopefully, hopefully this competition inspires all of us sitting up here to play really hard, go on with our careers the next two years, win big events, and come back better prepared and ready to win in Chicago.”

As a byproduct of what was a testing week of competition, the Australian veteran is confident the challenges will steel himself and others to perform strongly when they return to tour events.

After contributing three points on debut in the Presidents Cup tie in South Africa in 2003, he became the youngest winner of The Players Championship and clinched another PGA Tour title soon after, noting he drew confidence from performing under pressure in the teams event.

“I’ve seen it many times, going back even to ‘03 for me with that experience,” he said.

“(Golfers) use the experience of these tight matches, coming up the 18th, the pressure of playing, (being the) last match on the course, (with) all the teams are watching, (where) all the focus is on you, and the next time you put yourself in that position in a big event, you can lean on this experience.

“So I’ve seen it many times. I even think of Scottie Scheffler at Whistling Straits (back) then where he is now. These can do a lot for your confidence and give you a lot of experience. So like I said earlier, I hope these guys are inspired off the back of this and push to make the next team and rack up victories along the way.”