Jacob Bridgeman clinched the winning point as the United States (US) rallied to beat the International Team 17-13 and retain the Presidents Cup near Chicago on Sunday.
Bridgeman beat Australia’s Min Woo Lee 1-up to give the Americans the 15, 1/2 points required to secure the trophy, completing a final-day turnaround after the US began Sunday trailing 10-1/2 to 7-1/2.
The victory was the US’ 11th consecutive Presidents Cup title.
The Americans improved their overall record in the biennial team event against an international side drawn from outside Europe to 14-1-1.
The US needed eight points from 12 singles matches and received wins from Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, Chris Gotterup, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay and Jackson Koivun before Bridgeman delivered the decisive point in his tournament debut.
–Reuters–
