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By T.J. Auclair
PGATOUR.com Interactive Producer

MONTREAL, Canada -- It's not often that you get two Elvis-caliber rock stars in the same place at the same time. However, that's exactly what's going to happen inside the ropes at The Royal Montreal Golf Club on Sunday afternoon.

Mike Weir would love to raise the level of his game with a singles victory over the world No. 1. (Halleran/WireImage)

When the week started, there were two things Canadian golf fans wanted to see -- a Presidents Cup win by the Internationals and a Sunday singles showdown between Tiger Woods and their national hero and 2003 Masters champion, Mike Weir.

It's a stretch to say the welcoming Canucks will get both, as the Internationals will need a whopping 10 points in 12 matches to defeat the Americans. However, they will get Woods versus Weir in the fourth match of the day, teeing off at 12:46 p.m., with a not-too-shabby opening act of Phil Mickelson versus Vijay Singh at 12:34.

Playing in his homeland of South Africa four years ago, Ernie Els drew Woods in the singles. Woods won rather handily, 4 and 3, but the two played brilliantly in a playoff that eventually resulted in a draw.

Asked on Wednesday evening before the matches started what advice he might have for Weir in a potential Sunday showdown with Woods having been in that situation before, Els shook his head, grinned and replied, "Not much I can say. Shoot 62 and hope for the best."

Weir knows it will be the ultimate challenge, but he's up for the task, tied for the Internationals team lead in points this week with 2 1/2.

"I've got my hands full, that's for sure," Weir said. "I think it's good for the fans. Everybody is fired up about the match. We need some momentum so hopefully I can play well and get some blue on the board."

For Woods' part, he's grabbed three points for the Americans this week. He did, however, suffer his lone loss of the week in record fashion. Singh and Stuart Appleby handed Woods his worst defeat as a professional in match play -- 4 and 3 -- in Friday's Four-Ball with Jim Furyk.

After that, Woods bounced back to get two wins on Saturday -- a 4 and 3 win with Furyk in Foursomes, followed by a 5 and 3 win with David Toms in the Four-Ball.

U.S. Captain Jack Nicklaus wasted no time giving the Canadian fans precisely what they wanted Saturday evening. A split second after International Team Captain Gary Player announced Weir's name for the fourth match of the day, almost before he could finish getting the words out of his mouth, Nicklaus said, "Tiger Woods."

Both Player and his assistant, Ian Baker-Finch, knew that this marquee match is what the fans wanted, but as Weir alluded to, they are also hoping it will get a fire brewing early for the Internationals.

"It would be a huge boost to our team if Mike could go out there and take it to Tiger," Baker-Finch said. "The roars for Mike will be huge. That's what we need. That's what I've been trying to instigate all week. We need as loud of roars for our team as Mike and Tiger are receiving.

"And I really think this could be a wonderful thing, not only for the tournament and the event and the crowd and the TV, etc., etc., but for our team personally; I think it could be just what we need to spark something special," he added. "And as you all know, we need something really special tomorrow. If Mike could do something extraordinary against Tiger, that would be just the spark we need to get started."

Weir's teammates had no qualms at all about the Canadian having a crack at Woods. In fact, they thought it was the right thing to do.

"I think Mike has earned the right to represent us against the No. 1 player in the world and certainly in Canada, it's a bit of a Cinderella story," Appleby said. "We have not put him there for token value. He's obviously a player that has got some form, found some form and showing form. Who do you put up against Tiger Woods? I guess there's a sentimental point to it and also a functional point. He's not a weak link and it's not lambs to the slaughter."

Els, winner of two matches with Weir this week, agreed with Appleby.

"He's playing very solidly," Els said. "If there's one player on our team that can really give Tiger a go, it will be Mike Weir. He's going to have all of Canada behind him tomorrow. I think it will be great for the tournament."

Woods isn't perfect in singles at The Presidents Cup. He's 3-1-0 all time. That one loss was a 2 and 1 tilt that went to Retief Goosen in 2005.

Weir is no slouch either, having posted a 2-1-0 record. His lone loss was to Jim Furyk, 3 and 1, in 2003.

On Sunday, the two icons will be playing for pride, not blood, and both are looking forward to it.

"It's going to be loud," Weir said. "Hopefully I can give them a lot to cheer about. I've been able to do it so far through three days, but tomorrow, obviously anybody who plays Tiger has got their hands full. But I'm playing well and I feel like if I can keep that up, it's going to be a great match."

"I think it will be a fun match, we're great friends, have been for years, and I think we're really looking forward to it," Woods said.

All of Canada is looking forward to it as well.