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09/27 16:59 CDT Americans rally in singles to win the Presidents Cup for the
11th straight time
Americans rally in singles to win the Presidents Cup for the 11th straight time
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) --- U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker won't have to second-guess
the outcome of this Presidents Cup. The Americans won for the 11th straight
time Sunday with key rallies on the back nine by two-time major champion Collin
Morikawa and 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun.
Outplayed over three days in team matches, the Americans leaned on their
strength in singles to make up a three-point deficit.
President Donald Trump was on the first tee for the start of 12 singles
matches, and he kept his speech short. "It's going to be a very interesting
game of golf," he said.
That it was, even if the outcome was all to familiar.
Cameron Young and Justin Thomas set the tone early. Scottie Scheffler took down
Nico Echavarria with a show of pure sportsmanship when a spectator disrupted
the Colombian's swing. Patrick Cantlay had another moment, as he always seem to
do in this competition, holing a birdie putt from just inside 60 feet on the
par-3 16th against hard-luck Adam Scott.
Five matches remained on the course --- the Americans were 1 up in three of
them, the other two were all square. All the Internationals had to do was find
three points from them. The Americans simply refused to budge.
Koivun was 2 down through 10 holes to the Internationals' top performer this
week, Si Woo Kim, when he won three straight holes to flip the color to
American red on the board. The kid drilled his tee shot on the 18th, and
twirled his iron when he knew the approach was pure. He wound up with a 2-up
victory, and then it was a matter of time.
The clinching point came from Jacob Bridgeman, who rolled in a 3-foot par putt
on the 18th green for a 1-up victory over Min Woo lee, assuring the Americans
the 15 1/2 points they needed.
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