The USA made a shocking rally to seize an eleventh consecutive Presidents Cup on Sunday, defeating the Internationals 17-13 in a victory devoted to US President Donald Trump.
Jacob Bridgeman secured the clinching level at Medinah Nation Membership by sinking a four-foot par putt on the 18th gap to defeat Australian Min Woo Lee 1-up.
“I am simply so rattling pleased with this crew,” US captain Brandt Snedeker mentioned. “All these guys, they fought for one another. They fought for this nation. They fought for this crew.”
Snedeker mentioned Trump — who visited the Chicago-area course for Sunday’s last day — ought to take credit score for the win.
“He informed me (he) was going to convey some power immediately for you guys. You guys want it,” Snedeker mentioned. “And I informed him if we did this, he will get all of the credit score. So thanks, President Trump.”
The People improved to 14-1-1 within the biennial rivalry after trailing 10.5-7.5 coming into 12 concluding singles matches, the Internationals poised to finish a 28-year win drought however failing.
“It was on a knife edge all day,” Internationals captain Geoff Ogilvy of Australia mentioned. “It is a very troublesome factor to beat the US in singles within the US. All of them performed nice.”
The People had 9 wins and a draw on the ultimate day.
“I do not assume I would do something in another way,” Ogilvy mentioned. “It type of drifted the unsuitable means all day.”
The non-European facet’s lone win was in 1998 at Australia with a shared trophy at South Africa in 2003.
The People, boasting eight of the world’s 11 top-ranked golfers, gained on the identical suburban Chicago structure the place Europe took the 2012 Ryder Cup with the famed “Miracle at Medinah” fightback.
“These guys by no means misplaced religion,” Snedeker mentioned. “I informed the fellows final night time that humorous stuff occurs right here. Medinah’s received a historical past of humorous issues occurring, and certain sufficient, they went on the market and performed their asses off. I am so rattling pleased with these guys.”
Drama constructed with each match and ended with Bridgeman, who gained his second PGA Tour title final week, falling behind for the primary time with a bogey at 15 solely to win 16 and 18 with pars.
“It was the good second,” he mentioned. “I felt like I held in my feelings all day. To let it out on the final gap is fairly candy.”
