With a few high-profile exceptions, team-play captaincies generally come and go without much fanfare. Continue Reading
Ernie Els laments inability of team to deliver a ‘knockout blow,’ but comes away encouraged
In hindsight, always the clearest view of all, the 13th Presidents Cup started to go wrong for the International side late on Saturday evening. Continue Reading
Seven things that broke right on Sunday for the Americans
Despite a record seven rookies on the team, the Internationals captained by Ernie Els put a real scare into the Americans.Continue Reading
Xander Schauffele is the easy choice for unsung hero of the U.S. team
Schauffele finished the week 3-2, behind only Justin Thomas in points and tied with Tiger and Cantlay for second. Continue Reading
Tiger Woods pulls all-time boss move by removing hat as his winning putt dropped
Tiger Woods had one of his most iconic reactions at the 2009 Presidents Cup, twirling a long iron and then holding it off to the side as he strutted toward the 18th green at Harding Park. A decade later in the same event, he may have topped it.Continue Reading
Patrick Reed’s miserable week ends with an impressive Sunday stand
To say the stage was too big for C.T. Pan, at least on the front nine of Sunday’s singles session, would be a massive understatement. Continue Reading
Tiger Woods drops the mic during victory press conference: “Abe wanted it, he got it”
We thought Tiger Woods’ most boss move of the Presidents Cup was him lifting his hat off before his winning putt dropped against Abraham Ancer. Turns out, Woods was just getting started.Continue Reading
The Americans pull off historic Sunday comeback at Royal Melbourne
The Americans pull off historic Sunday comeback at Royal MelbourneContinue Reading
Patrick Reed’s caddie gets into altercation with fan, forced to sit out Sunday singles
A difficult week in which partisan crowds have heckled U.S. Presidents Cup team member Patrick Reed in the wake of his rules violation at the Hero World Challenge became worse on Saturday at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.Continue Reading
The Sunday pairings come out amid slight tension between Tiger & Ernie
There are many engaging and positive storylines coming out of the 2019 Presidents Cup, and there will be many more to come as the teams head into Sunday singles in an outright duel, with the Internationals holding a slim 10-8 lead.Continue Reading
International team stakes a two-point lead after a long, emotional Saturday
The United States was bound to put together a run at some point in the 13th Presidents Cup. The Americans did so Saturday without Tiger Woods winning a point.Continue Reading
After surprising day off, Woods ready for singles clash with Abraham Ancer
Every team-play captain confronts difficult choices. Who will play with whom? In what order? And who sits?Continue Reading
A relentlessly optimistic Ernie Els embraces the opportunity heading into Sunday
For the first time in three days, things looked like they might not be adding up for International team captain Ernie Els at the 13th Presidents Cup.Continue Reading
Abraham Ancer keeps coming up big for the Internationals
Within an International team that for two-and-a-half days performed far above the expectations of, well, everyone, really, the play of Presidents Cup rookie Abraham Ancer has been especially outstanding.Continue Reading
Captain Tiger Woods will sit Tiger in morning matches, teams Justin Thomas with Rickie Fowler
Tiger Woods finally decided it was time he benched his best player.Continue Reading
Ernie Els remains positive, even after ‘what might have been’ slips away
Ernie Els, golfer, is a man well familiar with the pressures inherent in the professional game. But for Ernie Els, captain, this Presidents Cup is a new experience.Continue Reading
The grace of Adam Scott, International team stalwart
To discuss Adam Scott’s smile, you must first discuss Adam Scott’s looks.Continue Reading
Cameron Smith can’t explain ‘love tap’ with Patrick Reed, is done talking about him
The strange on-course meeting between Patrick Reed and Cameron Smith on Thursday at Royal Melbourne Golf Club was so difficult to characterize that one of the two protagonists still is befuddled by it.Continue Reading
