The U.S. set a record 10th consecutive Presidents Cup victory after Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley held off the International Team for a 18.5-11.5 victory.
Jim Furyk's side won six of the eight points on offer on Saturday with an 11-7 advantage on the final day at Royal Montreal Golf Club, leaving them needing just 4.5 more points from 12 singles games Just to continue their dominance in the biennial competition.
Xander Schauffele beats Jason Day in top competition as Team USA gains further ground through Russell Henley and Patrick Cantlay Full marks and they were close to victory despite world number one Scottie Scheffler being beaten by former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama.
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World No. 1 Scotty Scheffler birdies the bunker on the first hole of singles play
Sam Burns shared the win with Tom Kim, Bradley beating Si Woo Kim on the final hole with 5 on the course game situation, bringing the U.S. team's score to the required 15.5 points.
After an exciting four days of action, the U.S. extended its lead with six wins and three draws in the singles competition. The first win since 1998.
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Two-time major champion Xander Schauffele leads the way for the U.S. in the top spot against Jason Day, who was on the bench for both Saturday's games During the match, he won five consecutive holes starting from the fifth hole.
Day made an eagle from a bunker on No. 12 but could never come close to Schauffele, who went 4-and-3 in par on No. 15, despite tighter scores at the other top levels. Much more.
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Scottie Scheffler breaks out of the woods with a creative left-handed shot on the fourth hole of the Presidents Cup!
Tom Kim fought back from six shots down to level with Sam Burns, who was the only one still standing at the end of the week The undefeated player, Hideki Matsuyama, defeated world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler by one stroke in a battle on the final hole.
Russell Henley never trailed in a 3&2 win over Sungjae Im to put the United States within one point of victory, while Patrick Cantlay added a 3&1 Defeated Taylor Pendrith for his fourth win of the year.
Patrick Cantlay won four of five games as Team USA won Presidents Cup
Corey Conners defeated Tony Finau 5-3 for the biggest win of the day, although Bradley won the first five holes on the back nine Four holes in and a three-stroke lead with three holes to play, the Americans were close to victory.
Bradley missed a 4-foot putt on the 16th and an 8-foot putt on the next par-3, allowing Kim to extend the match, but when Kim When he missed a birdie opportunity, the American held on to get the full point.
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Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley seals the victory, helping Team USA reach the magical 15.5 points needed to win the Presidents Cup
“It's incredible,” Bradley said. “I've been saying it all week, I don't know if I can do it again. If this is my last round as a player [USA] Players, maybe so, I'm happy with that. “
Min-woo Lee birdied the final hole to tie with former U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, while Christian Beziidenhout responded to his two-match absence on Saturday with 2 Defeated Brian Harman 1 to score another international point.
Sahisi Tigala tied with An Byung-hun after squandering a birdie chance on the final hole, Collin Morikawa beat Presidents Cup veteran Adam Scott 2-1, and Max Homa Defeated Mackenzie Hughes 2-1 in the bottom game.
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Max Homa hits hole-in-the-fairway for eagle against Mackenzie Hughes
Furyk: Back nine is the difference for Team USA
“We put a lot of work into it,” winning captain Furyk told us golf channel. “Ultimately the players are really good. It's a really good group of 12, a relaxed group of guys. I have good leadership at the top.
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Keegan Bradley says he'll lead cultural captain Jim Furyk to Presidents Cup victory in 2025 Ryder Cup
“They made the captain’s job really easy, these guys gave it their all this week and they played really well on the back nine. We talked all week about being a dog and being a tougher team.
“I just feel like on the back nine if you look at how many holes you win versus how many holes you lose, I definitely feel like we had the back nine this week and that's the difference.”
Keegan Bradley is congratulated by Xander Schauffele and Russell Henley after winning for Team USA
What to do next?
The DP World Tour heads to Scotland for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship featuring Rory McIlroy, while the PGA Tour heads to Mississippi for the Sanderson Farms Championship. Both games start on Thursday and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
The U.S. hopes to regain the Ryder Cup next year against Europe at Bethpage Black on Sept. 26-28, and the next Presidents Cup will be played at Medina Country Club in 2026. Stream PGA Tour, DP World Tour and more with NOW.
