Tiger Woods has called for a mouth-watering showdown between Jason Day and Jordan Spieth in the Sunday singles at the Presidents Cup.
An assistant to US captain Steve Stricker this week, Woods believes a duel between the two former world No.1 ranked golfers could add much-needed drama to the lopsided biennial teams event.
The Internationals have won just once (1998) since the inaugural edition in 1994.
Day and Spieth famously battled down the stretch of the 2015 US PGA Championship, when the Queenslander defeated his final group playing partner by three shots.
They have never collided in Presidents Cup singles.
"I think you'll find guys want to see Jordan play Jason," Woods said on Tuesday.
The 14-time major champion, whose six points in singles are the most in Presidents Cup history, faced off against rivals Greg Norman, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els in the height of their powers.
"You try get the top players to play against each other. I had Vijay once (2000), I had Greg in Australia (1998), I had Ernie in South Africa (2003)," Woods said.
"You can give the fans what they want on a Sunday."
Day said he would welcome the clash with three-time major winner Spieth at Liberty National golf course in New Jersey.
"I'm okay with that. Jordan or Justin, I'll play against them," he said.
"I enjoy stiff competition. So the harder, the better, for me."
The match-up would be at the discretion of opposing captains Stricker and Nick Price, who go head-to-head in picking opponents for Sunday's singles at the conclusion of Saturday's play.
It is unlike the Ryder Cup, where each captain simply picks his 12 players in an order for the final day.
"Sometimes the captains will make a quiet agreement on the side that they're going to put these guys out together," Woods said.
"Other times, it's pretty cold-hearted and you are just trying to beat the other guy."
Woods admitted the unfancied Internationals are up against it again, with all 12 Americans inside the world's top 30 -- including three of the top five.
"This is one of the better teams that we've had," Woods said.
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