Forecasting the All-Important Sunday Singles — Presidents Cup News

The Internationals trailed 9.5 to 8.5 going into the final day at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea but got the first point on the board when Adam Scott thrashed an out-of-sorts Rickie Fowler 6&5 to level the match.

It all comes down to this – Sunday Singles at the Presidents Cup. You know it’s there.

The worldwide team’s fortunes had not fared much better than Lee’s personal ones early on the final day. – Fowler / Reed vs. Oosthuizen / Grace – Intl wins, 3&2 7:16 p.m. ET Friday.

Trailing by one on the 18th, Bae had to win the hole to tie – but he mishit his hard third shot into the green on the par-5, and the ball almost rolled all the way back to his feet. Both teams were awarded half a point. Australian Scott, in his seventh Presidents Cup, endured another woeful day on the greens, finding precious little encouragement after switching from a cross-handed to a “claw” grip with the conventional putter.

With the home crowd’s hopes on his shoulders and the fate of his team in his hands, the pressure finally told on Bae and he cracked on the last, stubbing his chip into a steep bank and seeing the ball roll back down the hill. The Haas clincher will get most of the publicity, but this enormous sequence was the biggest swing late in the session. The Americans have won the gold trophy five straight times, and the lone global victory was in 1998 in Australia.

Given that this was probably Bae’s last competitive hole for two years, it was heartbreaking to watch. He came within inches of holing a bunker shot on the 17th to halve the hole, which assured the Americans would do no worse than tie. They were 2 up through three holes, but the Americans hung in there and the match was all square through 10 holes. Entering the final hole all knotted up.

His birdie was enough for a 1up win over Bubba Watson and JB Holmes.

Oosthuizen delivered a clutch moment, but only after missing two putts that could have changed the outcome. I didn’t play well.

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More drama ensued at the 18th, as Anirban Lahiri of India missed a three-foot birdie putt that would have halved the match against Chris Kirk, who’d earlier drained a 15-footer for birdie.

Spieth and Johnson were down from the fourth hole, three down at the turn and one down with two to play. “We played pretty solid but didn’t make a lot of putts”, said captain’s pick Bae, who was rested on the first day.

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All four afternoon matches were completed however, if only just, and tomorrow the two sides face off starting at 10.30 Korea time. Unfortunately, Jason Day didn’t continue his dominance like he did in the final weeks of the season. On the par-5 18th, however, Oosthuizen hit his second shot to 12 feet and made eagle to earn a half-point. The 12 matches that will decide a champion in South Korea. Grace entered Day 4 4-0-0 for the week at the Presidents Cup and he had his eyes set on the flawless record. He just never could put the South African away. In the final hour, the matches seemed to be headed for a 15-15 split.

They were invited to attend the announcement and gave Finchem a standing ovation when he declared that, in 2019, he too would become a “Fanatic” for the Presidents Cup. It was Bill Haas’ first win truly that wasn’t just for himself.

Both events will be played in the November timeframe in 2016 and 2019 on one of Melbourne’s famous Sandbelt Golf Courses. Kirk’s chip ran 15 feet by.