Americans rally to win Presidents Cup
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MEDINAH, Ill. -- U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker won't have to second-guess the outcome of this Presidents Cup. He went from blaming himself for a three-point deficit to watching the Americans deliver the biggest Sunday rout in tournament history to win for the 11th straight time.
Outplayed over three days in team matches at Medinah, the Americans flipped two key singles matches on the back nine -- one from two-time major champion Collin Morikawa, the other from 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun. And it was a rush of red scores at the end.
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.
The Americans won nine of the 12 singles and halved the final match on the course when the Presidents Cup already was decided, adding to a 17-13 victory.
Trump, the honorary chairman of the Presidents Cup, stuck around for the trophy presentation.
The U.S. rally wasn't on edge the way it was in 2012 when Europe stormed from a 10-6 deficit at Medinah to win the Ryder Cup. The Americans at least had a home crowd on their side, loud and boisterous all day, and over the top on one occasion.
Someone yelled in the backswing of Nico Echavarria, causing him to drop the driver as his ball sailed to the right. Scottie Scheffler barked at the fan, and after missing a birdie putt, he conceded a 30-foot par to the Colombian in a show of sportsmanship.
Scheffler went on to win. So did Cameron Young and Justin Thomas and Chris Gotterup as the deficit shrunk and soon turned into another victory.