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Down 10.5-7.5 entering Sunday at Medinah, the U.S. storms back to win the Presidents Cup 17-13. That's 11 in a row.

by Buck HalversonCommon Bell· 9/28/2026, 6:28:00 PM
via NBC Sports

Down three to start the day. A four-point wallop in the middle. A trophy at the end. The United States trailed the International team 10.5-7.5 entering Sunday singles at Illinois' Medinah Country Club and won the Presidents Cup 17-13, NBC Sports reports, the Americans' 11th consecutive win in the event. Medinah has a history. Fourteen years ago, Europe overcame a 10-6 deficit there to beat the U.S. for the Ryder Cup, and U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker was on that losing team. "I told the guys last night that funny stuff happens here," he said. "Medinah has a history of funny things happening." Cameron Young got the first point, beating Ryo Hisatsune 3 and 2, and Justin Thomas posted the most dominant win of the day over Corey Conners, 5 and 3. The Internationals hung around. Tom Kim beat Wyndham Clark to go 4-1 for the week, the first time an International player has won 4 points since 2015, and Sungjae Im's win over Sam Burns kept the visitors 2 points up. Then the wallop. Chris Gotterup, Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa and 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun won four straight to make it 14.5-12.5, Koivun with a particularly impressive comeback over Si Woo Kim. "He went out there and looked like the stud we know he's going to be," Snedeker said. Jacob Bridgeman closed it out, 1 up over Min Woo Lee, for the needed 15.5 points. "Someone in the crowd yelled, 'You're the best putter in the world,' and I was like, 'Yep, I'm going to make this thing.' It was the coolest moment," Bridgeman said. Honorary Chairman President Donald J. Trump presented the trophy. The Americans are now 14-1-1 all-time, and the Internationals get their next shot in 2028 at Kingston Heath in Australia. Coach's closing line: a lead going into the last day is a head start, not a finish line, and the team that remembers that usually carries the trophy home.

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