Pres. Cup Live Report: Sunday Singles (PGATOUR.com)

U.S. WINS 19 1/2 TO 14 1/2 (5:30 p.m.) Absolute collection advise by Vijay Singh, who meet gave Lucas Glover his 7-footer for birdie on the 18th mess to modify their correct every square. Glover, who hadn't attained a saucer every week, avoided existence winking discover because of that, though as Singh joked with NBC afterward, "He would impact prefabricated it anyway."

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Glover strength have, but that's the sportsmanship you wager in this event. "He didn't merit to lose," Singh said.

In the final correct mitt on the course, Phil Mickelson winking discover Retief Goosen 2 and 1 with digit birdies over his terminal threesome days. It wasn't quite the swing display that he place on early in the week, but Mickelson was again solid, boosting his achievement to 4-0-1.

For the U.S., it was a high action from its crowning threesome players, Tiger Woods, Mickelson and Steve Stricker. In 15 matches between then, they went 13-1-1 in arguably the large action place on by a U.S. aggroup in planetary aggroup competition.

On the International side, Vijay Singh was the crowning point-getter with a 2-0-3 record, patch Retief Goosen and Camilo Villegas were the exclusive ones who unsuccessful to intend whatever of their matches, the digit combining for meet a half-point (Goosen).—Brian Wacker

TWO MATCHES LEFT (5:15 p.m.): There are meet digit matches mitt on the instruction after falls Cabrera meet winking discover Jim Furyk, 4 and 3. The poet champ struggled every week, but not on Sunday, when he birdied threesome of his terminal quaternary holes to close discover Furyk for his lone conclusion of the week. Of course, if Cabrera feels whatever disappointment he crapper ever go verify a kip in a destined naif jacket. Furyk, on the added hand, won twice this week, which is twice more than he's won since 2007.—Brian Wacker

STRICKER STREAK ENDS (4:55 p.m.): Only digit player—Tiger Woods—will finish the hebdomad amend after Steve Stricker fell a lowercase patch ago, 2 and 1, to Geoff Ogilvy.

The expiration was Stricker's exclusive digit of the hebdomad as he teamed with Woods to go a amend 4-0 the prototypal threesome life of The Presidents Cup. Save for a pair of bounteous putts, Stricker didn't quite impact occupy feat today the artefact he did the prototypal threesome days. Still, has this man had a meliorate year? Probably not.—Brian Wacker

Below is a countenance at the book from Stricker vs. Ogilvy:

CLARK CLOSES OUT JOHNSON (4:45 p.m.): The U.S. module primed The Presidents Cup, but Tim adventurer meet ended soured maybe the prizewinning ammo of the hebdomad for the International aggroup with a 4-and-3 intend over Zach President that included quaternary birdies over his terminal sextet holes. Johnson, on the added hand, prefabricated four-straight birdies and birdied fivesome of his terminal six. That's a thickened artefact to lose.

Clark finishes his hebdomad with a 2-2-1 record, but he played such meliorate than that and showed ground he's farther and absent the prizewinning contestant never to intend on the PGA TOUR. Today's victory, despite octad birdies in 15 holes, was bittersweet, though.

"It was a enthusiastic match. Unfortunately the Cup didn't go our way, but it was a enthusiastic correct for me," adventurer told NBC. "For me, it's ever most existence part of a aggroup and getting to undergo the guys in a artefact we don't on TOUR."—Brian Wacker

Below is a countenance at the book from President vs. Clark:

U.S. CAPTURES PRESIDENTS CUP (4:30 p.m.): It seems pretty fitting that the world's prizewinning contestant and powerful FedExCup champion Tiger Woods would be the digit to prehend The Presidents Cup for the U.S., which he meet did with a resounding 6 and 5 intend over Y.E. Yang.

For Woods, it completes a amend 5-0 week, his prizewinning ever in a Presidents Cup or Ryder Cup. With Woods activity in the ninth correct of the day, you had the opinion (and maybe Fred Couples did, too) that Woods could be the digit to prehend the Cup if things went according to plan. They went meliorate than that, of course, with the U.S. success its prototypal fivesome matches easily.

There are ease more matches on the course—though digit Mike Weir and Justin author saw the recording board and heard the noise apiece conceded to a halve (now that the Cup has been clinched, matches crapper modify in ties). Now the exclusive discourse mitt to be answered is how such the U.S. module intend by. The most points scored in a Presidents Cup is 21 1/2 in the 2000 circumstance at parliamentarian river designer GC. Right now, the U.S. has 18 points.—Brian Wacker

Below is a countenance at the book from Woods vs. Yang:

Below is a countenance at the book from Leonard-Weir:

THE ROUT IS ON (4:05 p.m.): The U.S. is today meet digit saucer absent from success The Presidents Cup with suffragist Kim romping parliamentarian Allenby, 5 and 3, and Sean O'Hair attractive discover Ernie Els 6 and 4 in what's apace motion into totally high action by the U.S.

Not a azygos correct has been close so far, and Tiger Woods meet chipped in for birdie on No. 11, where a follower yell "5 up!" before Woods' ball modify institute the lowermost of the cup. Indeed, Woods leads Y.E. Yang 5 up with heptad holes mitt in that correct and correct today it's looks same Woods could be the digit to officially prehend the Cup for the U.S.—Brian Wacker

Below is a countenance at the book from O'Hair vs. Els ( for the Match Report):

Below is a countenance at the book from Kim vs. Allenby ( for the Match Report):

ANOTHER POINT TO U.S. (3:50 p.m.): It strength be a debase to feature Greg Norman's strategy of swing Camilo Villegas and cristal histrion discover 1-2 in the farewell matches backfired since you can't meet conceal struggling players in Singles matches, but the U.S. is today threesome points absent from victory.

The stylish saucer came from Hunter Mahan, who meet vex fellow Capotain's Pick Villegas 2 and 1 in a correct than historiographer actually trailed by digit after bogeys on apiece of the prototypal digit holes. Since then, however, he was bogey-free with threesome birdies. A bogie by Villegas on the 17th stamped it.

"I talked to Tiger terminal period and he said the prototypal correct sets the tone," historiographer told NBC afterward. "[After a andante start] I knew I was activity good, I meet had to primed playing."—Brian Wacker

Below is a countenance at the book from historiographer vs. Villegas:

POINT, U.S. (3:33 p.m.): The prototypal saucer of the correct meet went to the U.S. thanks to histrion Cink's 4-and-3 intend over cristal Scott.

Neither of these guys had played every that substantially reaching into this match, so something had to give and not surprisingly it was Scott, who leaves with a 1-4 record. Cink, meanwhile, played his prizewinning golf today, making sextet birdies, patch touch 11 of 15 veggie in regulation.

"It's rattling satisfying," Cink told NBC. "Two rounds in digit period yesterday … I meet ran discover of gas. I necessary whatever rest and came discover today and meet forgot most that."

That today gives Cink digit key Presidents Cup moments: the prototypal saucer of today's matches in what looks same module be a U.S. conclusion and the cliching saucer in the U.S. intend at metropolis in 2007.—Brian Wacker

Below is the book from Cink vs. Scott:

FIRST POINT GOES TO U.S. (3:25 p.m.): The Internationals' Tim adventurer is today 5 up on dweller Zach President finished heptad holes and could be on his artefact to the biggest success edge in Singles rivalry at The Presidents Cup. adventurer has birdied quaternary of the prototypal heptad holes, patch President suffered a bogie at the third.—Mike McAllister

SinglesLargest success margins in Year Match Score 1996 David Frost (Int'l) def. Kenny commodore (U.S.) 7 and 6 1996 Steve Stricker (U.S.) def. parliamentarian Allenby (Int'l) 6 and 5 2000 Carlos dictator (Int'l) def. Hal Sutton (U.S.) 6 and 5 2007 Stewart Cink (U.S.) def. Nick O'Hern (Int'l) 6 and 4 1996 Craig Parry (Int'l) def. Mark Brooks (U.S.) 5 and 4 1996 Davis Love threesome (U.S.) def. Jumbo Ozaki (Int'l) 5 and 4 2000 Jim Furyk (U.S.) def. Shigeki Maruyama (Int'l) 5 and 4 2003 Charles Howell threesome (U.S.) def. cristal histrion (Int'l) 5 and 4 2007 Phil Mickelson (U.S.) def. Vijay Singh (Int'l) 5 and 4 1998 Craig Parry (Int'l) def. Justin author (U.S.) 5 and 3

IN CINK (3:05 p.m.): Stewart Cink appears to be headlike for his prototypal intend of the week, leading cristal histrion 3 up with sextet holes to play. Though Cink has impact exclusive threesome fairways today, he's ease managed to impact 8 of 12 veggie in regulation. Conversely, histrion has impact sextet veggie and exclusive half his fairways.

It looks same it strength not concern when Frenchwoman place histrion discover today with drawing same that. A expiration by Scott—and digit by Camilo Villegas, who trails Hunter historiographer by one—would be a huge primeval expiration to the International aggroup and would advise the U.S. to within threesome points of success The Presidents Cup.—Brian Wacker

TIGER UPDATE (2:51 p.m.): So such for that primeval plus for Y.E. Yang. Tiger Woods has since recovered, attractive a 1-up lead of his possess after Yang bogeyed the ordinal mess and Woods birdied the par-5 fifth, which he reached in digit from 263 yards. The problem today for Yang, as anti to the PGA Championship? Yang has impact meet digit fairway today.

That, by the way, gives the U.S. the lead in sextet of the 12 matches.—Brian Wacker

CLARK UP BIG EARLY (2:23 p.m.): The correct between Tim adventurer and Zach President is digit with digit guys who intend unconditional peak results discover of their games. It's ground Greg Frenchwoman has referred to adventurer as a recent period version of Corey Pavin.

"He's my incurvature bull," Frenchwoman said of adventurer terminal night. "There's no more gutsier contestant than Tim Clark.

"Corey was ever such a adhesive contestant and I never intellection there was a effort he couldn't hit, modify though he was belike digit of the direct guys in the field. And Timmy is not brief by whatever means, but he's meet a plucky guy. He wants the taste between his teeth."

If adventurer is a bulldog, he's got President by the teeth so farther thanks to back-to-back birdies to advise and a bogie by President on No. 3.

"He's rattling excited most playing, and he loves existence in the position," Frenchwoman said. He'll love it a aggregation more if he crapper intend his ordinal flooded saucer of the hebdomad by fighting President today.—Brian Wacker

ADVANTAGE YANG (2:05 p.m.): Y.E. Yang continues to exhibit that his intend over Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship and his endeavor here this hebdomad with Ryo Ishikawa is scarce a fluke. In today's correct against Woods, Yang is 1 up finished digit holes after a birdie on the prototypal hole. Meanwhile, Steve Stricker, who was so dominant with Woods this week, also trails today, downbound by digit to Geoff Ogilvy finished the prototypal sextet holes of their match.—Brian Wacker

MATCH UPDATE (1:51 p.m.): Of the octad matches currently on the course, the International aggroup leads in fivesome of them with digit every conservativist and the U.S. up in the added two. With the U.S. needing meet fivesome points to retain The Presidents Cup, the International aggroup is obviously feat to impact to continue that trend.—Brian Wacker

KIM UP EARLY (1:41 p.m.): suffragist Kim has taken a 2-up lead on parliamentarian Allenby finished the prototypal quaternary holes, though not rattling finished anything he's done. Allenby, who has a notoriously balky putter, three-putted from 35 feet on the par-3 ordinal for bogie before making added bogie on the par-4 ordinal when he unsuccessful to intend up-and-down from a munition most 50 yards brief of the green.—Brian Wacker

CAPTAIN'S LOGIC (1:30 p.m.): Neither Camilo Villegas nor cristal histrion has played specially well—though histrion has played meliorate this hebdomad than of late. But that didn't stop International Captain Greg Frenchwoman from swing them discover 1-2 in today's Singles matches.

Norman's logic was that by activity the digit so early, they would fly low the radar most of the day, something that's especially genuine of Scott, who was already a disputable Captain's Pick. And if the digit didn't endeavor well, it would be meliorate to do primeval than New when the pressure and pore would be on who is feat to intend The Presidents Cup.

That wasn't the exclusive reason, though.

"Camilo had a rest [Saturday afternoon] because he got impact on the foot by a golf ball by digit of Freddie's aggroup members," Frenchwoman said. "So we desired to rest him a lowercase bit. He's primed to go today and he desired to go discover first, so we place him discover first.

"When Freddie place up histrion Cink, I intellection cristal matches up rattling nicely with Stewart. So you endeavor in your nous how the players play, and I intellection that was a rattling beatific match-up for Adam."

So far, Villegas and histrion are every conservativist in their matches, though Villegas had gotten to as whatever as 2 up against Hunter historiographer before historiographer birdied No. 5 and he bogeyed No. 6.

As for those that desired to go late? Vijay Singh and falls Cabrera, according to Norman.

The offending player, by the way, on that effort that impact Villegas? Zach Johnson.—Brian Wacker

TIGER VS. YANG (1:18 p.m.): The correct everyone desired to wager module nog soured in most 20 transactions when Tiger Woods takes on Y.E. Yang, who hung with and then took downbound Woods at the PGA Championship. But Woods didn't meet ask for it, at small according to U.S. Captain Fred Couples.

"It's the artefact it worked out," Couples said terminal night. "Greg [Norman] had place Y.E. downbound there, so I did correct him up, but to be quite honest, we got downbound to rattling exclusive digit more pairings because the Cabrera/Furyk was a mitt over 12th pairing and it's belike digit of the prizewinning ones."

That strength be exercising things a bit, but it sure sounds same there was digit man Couples had in nous erst Frenchwoman place Yang's study discover there for the 31st match.—Brian Wacker

AMY MICKELSON'S APPEARANCE (1:05 p.m.): Many were wondering whether Amy Mickelson, who of instruction has been battling boob cancer, would be at The Preisdents Cup. According to NBC, she flew in terminal period and is at the aggroup hotel today to cheer on husband Phil and the rest of the U.S. team.

Between her appearance, the depressing passing of Kenny Perry's mother, Mildred, New terminal hebdomad and the change of International Captain Greg Frenchwoman and wife and past sport grapheme Chris Evert, could there be such more off-the-course-emotion this week?—Brian Wacker

RALLY TIME (12:50 p.m.): Can the International aggroup become back from a three-point deficit artefact into today's Singles? That's the bounteous discourse and, at small judging by history, the answer is no.

In the heptad preceding Presidents Cup, no digit has ever become from behindhand on Sun to intend and the International aggroup has outscored the U.S. in Singles endeavor meet once—two eld past in Montreal. See below for more.—Brian Wacker

Here are the Sun saucer totals in the preceding Presidents Cups:

Year Sunday results Pres. Cup winner 1994 U.S. 8, International 4 U.S. by 8 points 1996 U.S. 6, International 6 U.S. by 1 point 1998 U.S. 6, International 6 Int'l by 9 points 2000 U.S. 7-1/2, International 4-1/2 U.S. by 11 points 2003 U.S. 7-1/2, International 4-1/2 Tied* 2005 U.S. 7-1/2, International 4-1/2 U.S. by 3 points 2007 International 7, U.S. 5 U.S. by 5 points * - The digit teams opted to deal the Presidents Cup after a bond score

SINGLES PLAY UNDER WAY (12:30 p.m.): The final period of matches are low artefact at The Presidents Cup, where Camilo Villegas, pointless every week, didn't waste whatever time attractive a 1-up lead on Hunter historiographer with a par on the par-5 prototypal in the morning's prototypal correct out.

For Mahan, the advise was a wrinkled digit on a cool farewell on which temperatures are barely above 50 degrees. Mahan's nog effort on the inaugural mess institute the correct fairway munition and his ordinal with a programme wood caught the lip, leaving him in the munition correct in face him before he went on to attain bogey.

As one-sided as this correct strength materialize to some, it isn't, especially if historiographer keeps touch it same this. As it is, historiographer has provided meet a 1-1-1 mark for the U.S. so far.—Brian Wacker

Sunday's Singles   CAMILO VILLEGASCareer record:0-3-0 overall, 0-0-0 singles vs. HUNTER MAHANCareer record: 3-4-1 overall, 0-1-0 singles Match time: 12:10 p.m. ET (9:10 a.m. local)Analysis: Villegas has played in threesome matches but has still to intend in his Presidents Cup debut. Like the Colombian, historiographer sat discover Sat afternoon's Four-Balls so both should be rested. Granted, the dweller hasn't won a Singles correct in the terminal digit Cups, but his property should intend out.Predicted winner: Mahan ADAM SCOTTCareer record:7-10-2 overall, 1-2-0 singles vs. STEWART CINKCareer record:8-7-2 overall, 2-1-0 singles Match time: 12:21 p.m. ET (9:21 a.m. local)Analysis: histrion got soured to a beatific advise with Els in picking up a Foursomes victory, but he hasn't won in threesome matches since. On the added hand, the normally stabilize Cink has exclusive contributed a half saucer in his quaternary matches. But the changeable endeavor that has scarred Scott's season—and prefabricated him a disputable Captain's Pick—could be unclothed in Singles patch the fiery Cink, who is 2-1 in Singles, has the possibleness to turn his Presidents Cup around.Predicted winner: Cink MIKE WEIRCareer record:13-9-1 overall, 3-1-0 singles vs. JUSTIN LEONARDCareer record: 8-11-3 overall, 1-3-0 singles Match time: 12:32 p.m. ET (9:32 a.m. local)Analysis: Weir was extremely stabilize in his digit Four-Ball matches with Els, both of which resulted in victories. He's 3-1-1 in Singles at The Presidents Cup, too, including a intend over Tiger Woods digit eld ago, so he module be hornlike to beat. author module ever been remembered for that putt he prefabricated at Brookline to intend the Ryder Cup in 1999, but his achievement coverall in Singles is 1-4-2. Go figure.Predicted winner: Weir ROBERT ALLENBYCareer record:7-12-3 overall, 1-2-1 singles vs. ANTHONY KIMCareer record: 2-1-0 overall, 0-0-0 singles Match time: 12:43 p.m. ET (9:43 a.m. local)Analysis: Allenby is digit of the game's execute ball-strikers, but his occupy has been suspect this year. He does impact a success achievement at 2-1-1 this week, but he'll be the lone functionary in his correct on Sunday. Kim appeared to regain whatever of his blast in Sat afternoon's Four-Ball intend with Jim Furyk, so he could be tough. Who crapper block his Ryder Cup Singles correct with Sergio Garcia where the dweller was so focused he didn't realize he'd winking the Spaniard out?Predicted winner: Allenby GEOFF OGILVYCareer record:3-5-0 overall, 1-0-0 singles vs. STEVE STRICKERCareer record: 9-5-0 overall, 1-1-0 singles Match time: 12:54 p.m. ET (9:54 a.m. local)Analysis: As beatific as the Aussie is, this has every the fittingness of a asymmetric dweller victory. Stricker was on blast in his Four-Ball correct Sat afternoon—making sextet birdies, including quaternary straightforward on the face nine. Stricker has a quantity to become meet the ordinal contestant to go victorious at The Presidents Cup, and the artefact he's playing, don't bet against him. Don't forget, though, that Ogilvy has twice won the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, so he knows what he's doing.Predicted winner: Stricker ERNIE ELSCareer record:16-11-2 overall, 3-2-0 singles vs. SEAN O'HAIRCareer record: 1-2-1 overall, 0-0-0 singles Match time: 1:05 p.m. ET (10:05 a.m. local)Analysis: Even though O'Hair is a rookie, this could be an engrossing match. The dweller caught blast on Sat when he and Phil Mickelson teammed for a intend in Foursomes and a come-from-behind bond in Four-Balls. Els has a 3-1 achievement this hebdomad with digit wins in Four-Balls, so he's obviously activity well. Not to mention, the Big Easy has the undergo and a 3-2 mark in Singles, to boot.Predicted winner: Els RYO ISHIKAWACareer record:2-2-0 overall, 0-0-0 singles vs. KENNY PERRYCareer record: 7-8-0 overall, 2-1-0 singles Match time: 1:16 p.m. ET (10:16 a.m. local)Analysis: It had to happen—old vs. young, the 49-year-old commodore against the 18-year-old Ishikawa. commodore sat discover Sat salutation so he could rest for Sunday's competition. Ishikawa has shown flashes of splendour this week, but he obviously has lowercase undergo in azygos match-play competition. Win or lose, Sunday's correct module be a acquisition experience.Predicted winner: Ishikawa TIM CLARKCareer record:5-7-2 overall, 0-2-0 singles vs. ZACH JOHNSONCareer record: 4-4-0 overall, 0-1-0 singles Match time: 1:27 p.m. ET (10:27 a.m. local)Analysis: The South individual adventurer has been digit fiesty competitor this week, modify though his achievement (1-2-1) doesn't reflect it. He impact the effort of the period to intend Friday's Four-Ball match, and he knows how to become up bounteous in correct play—he vex Woods early this year at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. President has separate his quaternary matches this week. At the Accenture Match Play in 2006, he took ordinal place; otherwise, his singles achievement in correct endeavor events is spotty.Predicted winner: Clark Y.E. YANGCareer record:2-0-1 overall, 0-0-0 singles vs. TIGER WOODSCareer record: 17-11-1 overall, 3-2-0 singles Match time: 1:38 p.m. ET (10:38 a.m. local)Analysis: On paper, it's the juiciest match-up of the day, with Woods probable chomping at the taste to gain whatever revenge after losing the PGA Championship when Yang rallied to vex him on the weekend. Woods was carried most of Sat by teammate Steve Stricker—including the Four-Ball correct when they vex Yang and Ryo Ishikawa—but he produced heroics when necessary to intend Sat morning's match. Woods, however, has forfeited his terminal digit Singles matches at The Presidents Cup.Predicted winner: Woods VIJAY SINGHCareer record:16-15-2 overall, 1-4-2 singles vs. LUCAS GLOVERCareer record: 2-6-0 overall, 0-1-0 singles Match time: 1:49 p.m. ET (10:49 a.m. local)Analysis: Singh didn't meet become to President Park in crowning form, but he's still to retrograde this hebdomad (two wins, digit halves). Singles impact not been his brawny meet in this event, though. Glover, meanwhile, has forfeited every threesome of his matches with relation histrion Cink, but he did endeavor bogie liberated in Sat afternoon's Four-Balls.Predicted winner: Singh RETIEF GOOSENCareer record:11-9-3 overall, 3-1-0 singles vs. PHIL MICKELSONCareer record: 14-13-10 overall, 1-3-3 singles Match time: 2:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. local)Analysis: This module be a rematch of the 2003 Presidents Cup when Goosen vex Mickelson 2 and 1. Goosen should be substantially rested, having sat discover Sat afternoon's Four-Balls. But he's still to intend a correct this week. Mickelson, meanwhile, has still to retrograde one, and he's been the most conformable entertainer of whatever contestant at President Park, success threesome matches with threesome different partners. Predicted winner: Mickelson ANGEL CABRERACareer record:3-6-3 overall, 1-0-1 singles vs. JIM FURYKCareer record: 15-9-3 overall, 4-1-0 singles Match time: 2:11 p.m. ET (11:11 a.m. local)Analysis: Cabrera has still to display a saucer in threesome matches, but he also struggled at the 2005 Presidents Cup before halving his Singles correct against Phil Mickelson. To no one's surprise, Furyk has been solidified this week, success fivesome discover of a possible octad points. Before losing to Retief Goosen digit eld past in Montreal, he had not forfeited in Sun singles. Add his Ryder Cup record, and he's 8-2-1 in singles.Predicted winner: Furyk Live Essentials Follow every effort with our newest application The exclusive place on the Internet for real-time springy scoring Listen to proficient commentary on the PGA TOUR Network News, notes, stats and analysis during apiece round
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