{"id":11495,"date":"2019-12-15T07:50:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T11:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=11495"},"modified":"2019-12-15T10:51:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T14:51:40","slug":"usa-comes-from-behind-to-win-presidents-cup-in-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=11495","title":{"rendered":"USA Comes from Behind to Win President&#8217;s Cup in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.49036300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.49036300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.49036300-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The United States doled out six of the best to come from behind and take the Presidents Cup 16-14 in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>The International team had held the edge going into the final day at Royal Melbourne with a 10-8 lead, but victory in the singles for Patrick Reed 4&#038;2 over Pan Cheng-tsung put the US in front.<\/p>\n<p>Playing captain Tiger Woods was among Sunday\u2019s winners, taking a 3&#038;2 win over Abraham Ancer as the tide turned in favor of his side, while Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele also won.<\/p>\n<p>The US picked up six wins across the singles, with Sungjae Im and Cameron Smith the only winners for the International Team and four matches halved.<\/p>\n<p>Woods finished the weekend with three-from-three and the eighth straight victory for the US was sealed when Matt Kuchar made a five-foot birdie on the 17th to go one-up over Louis Oosthuizen, guaranteeing the side went over the magic 15.5 point threshold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe relied on one another as a team, and we did it together,\u201d Woods told reporters after the victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis cup wasn\u2019t going to be given to us. We had to go earn it. 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