Team USA secured its eleventh straight Presidents Cup triumph after an electrifying final‑day rally that turned a 13‑13 deadlock into a 17‑13 victory over the International side. Heading into the Sunday singles at Medinah, captain Brandt Snedeker found his squad trailing by three points, meaning the Americans needed to capture eight of the twelve available points to avoid their first defeat since 1998. What unfolded was a masterclass in resilience and clutch performance. The early part of the singles session saw three U.S.
players—Cameron Young, Justin Thomas and Scottie Scheffler—quickly add points to the scoreboard, giving the home team a brief surge. However, the International contingent responded with two pivotal wins from Tom Kim and Sungjae Im, tightening the gap and pulling the world’s best‑away team within three points of a historic first victory on foreign soil.
The tide turned decisively when Chris Gotterup, Patrick Cantlay and Collin Morikawa each secured wins for the United States. Their successes, combined with a crucial half‑point from Jackson Koivun—who held his own while Xander Schauffele already had a dormie half guaranteed against Ryan Fox—effectively quashed the International team’s hopes of overtaking the lead. The defining moment arrived when Jacob Bridgeman, playing his inaugural Presidents Cup match, earned the point that mathematically sealed the trophy for Team USA.
Bridgeman had been one down with three holes remaining against Min Woo Lee, but he rallied on the final hole to force a win, delivering the largest single‑day comeback in the event’s history and igniting jubilant celebrations among the American camp. Schauffele’s 2&1 victory over Open champion Ryan Fox further extended the margin, while Russell Henley’s halved match with Nick Taylor gave the United States a record‑breaking 9.5 points from the singles session alone.
This performance continued the United States’ unbroken streak of Presidents Cup titles dating back to 2005, leaving the International side—led by captain Geoff Ogilvy—still searching for that elusive second win and their first on U.S. soil. Young’s top‑match heroics mirrored his Ryder Cup debut earlier in the year: after falling two holes behind early against rookie Ryo Hisatsune, he surged back by winning three consecutive holes after the turn, ultimately seizing control of the match. The Players Championship winner then rolled in a 30‑foot putt on the par‑three 16th to clinch a 3&2 win, while Thomas dominated his encounter with Corey Conners, taking five of the first six holes and finishing 5&3.
On the International side, Tom Kim initially trailed Wyndham Clark but rallied with three birdies over a four‑hole stretch around the turn, eventually beating the U.S. Open champion 3&2 for his fourth point of the week. Sungjae Im also defeated Sam Burns, keeping the International scoreboard ticking, yet Scheffler’s rapid ascent—never falling behind against Nico Echavarria and building a four‑hole lead—helped the United States pull away.
A notable incident occurred when a spectator shouted at Echavarria during his backswing on the par‑four 14th. Despite the distraction, world No.
1 Scheffler graciously conceded a 32‑foot par, and Echavarria responded with a spectacular chip‑in from off the 16th green, extending the match before Scheffler ultimately secured the win, finishing as a joint‑top scorer for the U.S. team. Gotterup edged a nail‑biting final‑hole win over Christiaan Bezuidenhout, while Cantlay produced an astonishing 57‑foot birdie putt on the 16th to claim a 2&1 victory over Adam Scott, leveling the contest with five matches still in progress. Morikawa capitalized on a late bogey by Hideki Matsuyama to win 1up, and Koivun—who remained unbeaten throughout the week—came back from two down, birdied three of his last seven holes, and secured a 2up triumph over Si Woo Kim.
Schauffele appeared poised to deliver the decisive point, but after losing two consecutive holes late in his 2&1 win over Fox, the stage was set for Bridgeman’s debut victory over Lee, which finally pushed the United States over the winning threshold. After the matches, captain Brandt Snedeker praised his squad, saying, "These guys never lost faith. I know what that team room is like. I told the guys last night that funny stuff happens here.
Medinah has a history of funny things happening. Sure enough, they went out and played their a**** off today. I'm so damn proud of those guys.
I cannot get over what Jackson Koivun did today. I put him in a really tough spot out there. We thought he could handle it and sure enough, he did.
He went out there and looked like the stud we know he's going to be. So damn proud of Jacob Bridgeman getting his first point as a Presidents Cup rookie.
All these guys fought for each other, fought for this country, fought for this team." International captain Geoff Ogilvy acknowledged the challenge, noting, "The United States team came out firing—we knew they would. The crowd came out, which is great for them. We had a couple matches go up 1‑8 and it was sort of on a knife edge all day.
Some of those one‑downs that we had out there, if they'd flipped to one‑up, the numbers look really good and who knows what momentum can give. But look, it's a very difficult thing to beat the United States in singles in the US. They started the day with a lot to do, they started getting a chance and they all played great.
The golf that I saw today was of a pretty high level. Well done to Brandt's team." Looking ahead, the United States will shift focus to the Ryder Cup next September, where they will meet Team Europe at Adare Manor in Ireland from September 17‑19. The next Presidents Cup is slated for 2028 at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia.
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