2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley scored the winning goal and the U.S. defeated the International 18.5-11.5 on Sunday at Royal Montreal for its 10th consecutive Presidents Cup victory.
Bradley defeated Korea’s Kim Si-woo 1-up to win the trophy, giving the U.S. a 13-1-1 lead in the series against a non-European team, its only win in 1998. .
“Wow, that was incredible,” Bradley said. “It’s just a matter of playing in this tournament and getting points, it’s been really nice.”
The U.S. team, which featured 12 of the 25 top-ranked players in the world, won the late-game battle and maintained its dominance in the rivalry.
“Their players were great,” U.S. captain Jim Furyk said. “They played hard this week and played really well on the back nine. We owned the back nine this week. That was the difference.”
The Internationals lost or tied seven games through 18 holes this week before the cup match was decided.
International captain Mike Weir (Canada) said, “It’s disappointing not to win, but we have a lot to gain.” “We’re close. A lot of these games were close.”
After winning Saturday’s foursomes and four-ball sessions 3-1 each, the Americans needed just 4.5 points from 12 singles matches to win the trophy.
Victories over second place Xander Schauffele, Russell Henry and Patrick Cantlay, and a half-point tie for Sam Burns sealed Bradley’s spot, but he last played for the U.S. team at the 2014 Ryder Cup. It was.
“The last time we played (in 2014), we almost got eliminated from the Ryder Cup,” Bradley said. “So if this is my last round as a player, I’m happy with it.”
Bradley, 38, made birdie from just inside 12 feet on the 14th hole to lead Kim by three.
However, Bradley missed a 4-foot par putt and lost the 16th hole, then missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th to clinch the match and the cup. He then watched as Kim sank a 5-foot birdie to push the match to the 18th hole. .
Kim dropped her approach just outside 8 feet and Bradley landed 8 feet away. Bradley rolled his putt to the edge of the hole for concession par, but Kim missed the birdie putt, sealing America’s Cup victory.
“It showed me I could still do it,” Bradley said. “It’s always tough. It was really unpleasant at the end, but I’m really proud of how everyone played.”
– Schauffele sets the tone –
Schauffele, winner of this year’s British Open and PGA Championship, made seven birdies and took the last five of the front nine for a 4-and-3 victory to finish the week at 4-1.
“My goal was just to set the tone and get red up on the board as quickly as possible, and I was able to accomplish that,” Schauffele said.
Burns and Tom Kim tied the match with the American never trailing. Kim made a 15-foot birdie putt to tie Burns for 15 wins, but missed another 15 feet for 18 wins and settled for a half-point.
“I struggled with the irons. I didn’t hit them very well,” said Burns, who was the only undefeated player this week with three wins and one draw.
Henry made a 4-foot par putt on the 16th, winning 3&2 over South Korea’s Im Sung-jae. Lim Sung-jae only won one hole and never took the lead.
Hideki Matsuyama, ranked No. 7 in Japan, scored an emotional 1-up victory over top-ranked Scottie Scheffler in a match that would have never been more than 1-up anyway. Matsuyama birdied three of the remaining five holes to secure the victory.
“I’m really satisfied with my play,” Matsuyama said.
With tensions high, Canada’s Corey Connors defeated Tony Finau 5&3.
Patrick Cantlay kept pace to push America to the brink with a 3&1 win over Canada’s Taylor Pendrith.
Cantlay sank a 5-foot birdie putt for the 14th win, taking a 1-up lead, dropped his approach inches short of the cup for the 15th win, and sank a 9-foot birdie putt to round out the victory for the 17th win. .
“It’s great to have the best players in the world on my team,” Cantlay said. “Everyone worked hard this week.”
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