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The United States completed a historic comeback on Sunday at Medinah Country Club, clinching the Presidents Cup for the eleventh consecutive time by defeating the International team 17–13. It was the largest three-point final-day deficit ever overcome in the competition’s history, and the Americans turned it around with a record-breaking singles session, securing 9.5 out of 12 available points.

Presidents Cup, results

US Captain Brandt Snedeker won’t have to dwell on the outcome. After three days of team matches where the Internationals had pulled ahead (leading 10.5–7.5 on Saturday night), the Americans turned around two key matches on the back nine—one featuring two-time major winner Collin Morikawa and the other 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun—and filled the scoreboard with red points.

President Donald Trump, the Honorary Chairman of the Presidents Cup, was at the first tee as the 12 singles matches began. He delivered a very brief speech: «It’s going to be a very interesting golf match.» And it was, even if the final result proved all too familiar for the Internationals. Trump also stayed for the trophy presentation, just as he had in 2017 at Liberty National. The US won nine of the twelve singles matches and tied the final match on the course after the Cup had already been decided. It wasn’t a heart-stopping comeback like Europe’s 2012 Ryder Cup victory at Medinah; this time, the home crowd was firmly behind the Americans, loud and engaged. At one point, someone shouted during Nico Echavarria’s backswing, causing him to abandon his driver swing; Scottie Scheffler scolded the fan and, after missing a birdie putt himself, conceded a par putt to his opponent in a gesture of great sportsmanship. Scheffler went on to win his match. Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, and Chris Gotterup did the same, as the deficit narrowed before turning into another comfortable victory. “Last night I told the guys that strange things happen here. Medinah has a history of oddities,” said Snedeker, who was on the losing team at the 2012 Ryder Cup. “And sure enough, they went out and played lights-out golf. I’m incredibly proud of these guys.” Among them was Koivun. Just over a year ago, he won the Walker Cup as an amateur; four months ago, he helped Auburn win the NCAA title. On Sunday, he went from 2 down to 2 up against Si Woo Kim—the Internationals’ best player of the week—and sealed the win with two decisive shots on the 18th. “The kid is special. He’s different,” Snedeker said. Patrick Cantlay, as often happens in these competitions, had his moment: a birdie on the par-3 16th against an unlucky Adam Scott. With five matches still on the course, the Americans were 1 up in three of them and all square in the other two. The Internationals needed three points. The USA didn’t give an inch. The decisive point came from Jacob Bridgeman: trailing by one with three holes to play, he sank a par putt to beat Min Woo Lee 1 up, securing the 15.5 points the Americans needed.

Now, the International Team must regroup and try again in two years at Kingston Heath in Australia. Their only victory dates back to 1998 at Royal Melbourne; their only draw was in 2003 in South Africa.

Medinah—the scene of the 2012 European “miracle”—smiled upon the Americans this time around. An eleventh consecutive Presidents Cup—the fourteenth in sixteen editions. And a captain, Snedeker, who can finally smile.