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Unfit to be tied

Does anything deflate faster than the drama from a match that ends all square? The last match of the Presidents Cup on Saturday was pointing toward a dramatic conclusion, with everyone from both teams anxiously...

By John Strege

Published Oct. 11, 2009

Keywords Presidents Cup

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Couples to be named U.S. Presidents Cup captain

Fred Couples will replace Jack Nicklaus as captain of the U.S. team for the 2009 Presidents Cup, Golf World has learned. The United States team has defeated the international squad in the last two Presidents...

Published Feb. 24, 2008

Keywords Presidents Cup

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Woody's Fragility

On the heels of yesterday's admission by Padraig Harrington that he plays better in fear than in confidence, comes a letter from Californian Paul Cervantes on Golf World's John Hawkins' depiction of Wet Woody Austin...

Published Oct. 12, 2007

Keywords Presidents Cup

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Tiger and Weir

I thought we might hear from you on this. Jack Sebeslav of Ontario—Canada, not California—took exception to the Johnny Miller comments during the Mike Weir/Tiger Woods singles match at the Presidents Cup. Laurels to the US...

Published Oct. 04, 2007

Keywords Presidents Cup

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Mickelson: Don't Give Them Another One

Two groups after Jack Nicklaus instructed Phil Mickelson and Woody Austin to concede Vijay Singh's four-foot putt on the 18th hole Thursday at the Presidents Cup, Ernie Els faced a four-footer for par that would...

Published Sep. 28, 2007

Keywords 2007 Presidents Cup

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Good (And Bad) Sportsmanship in Montreal

The early atmosphere at the Presidents Cup on Thursday, before the U.S. swamped the leader boards in red, was reminiscent of the partisan cheering of a Ryder Cup. On the third hole, after Phil Mickelson...

Published Sep. 28, 2007

Keywords 2007 Presidents Cup

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Nicklaus Pairs Tiger With Charles Howell

MONTREAL--It takes thick skin to be a member of Jack Nicklaus' Presidents Cup team. In a meeting with his squad last month at the Deutsche Bank Championship, the Golden Bear was going around the tables,...

Published Sep. 27, 2007

Keywords 2007 Presidents Cup

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What if he misses the cut? Again?

Adam Scott has announced that he will play in the Turning Stone Resort Championship, the PGA Tour's first Fall Series event. This story calls it a tune-up for the Presidents Cup the following week. Scott,...

By John Strege

Published Sep. 11, 2009

Keywords Adam Scott | Presidents Cup

2007 The Presidents Cup Highlights

The U.S. versus The International Team: Highlights

Published Oct. 01, 2007

Keywords Presidents Cup | roundup | highlights

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Presidents Cup: Why Adam Scott?

As we prepare for the Presidents Cup this weekend, I asked John Hawkins, who has written about the captains' choices on golfdigest.com, to reply to this letter from a New Jersey Golf World reader: Dear...

By Bob Carney

Published Sep. 30, 2009

Keywords Hawkins | Norman | Presidents Cup | Scott

2007 The Presidents Cup: Singles

The U.S. versus The International Team: Sunday Singles

Published Sep. 30, 2007

Keywords Presidents Cup | round 4 | singles

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Player Reverses His Canadian Stance

Kudos to Craig Dolch in the Palm Beach Post and Lorne Rubenstein in the Toronto Globe and Mail for reminding us today what Gary Player said back in February about his captain's picks for...

Published Aug. 14, 2007

Keywords 2007 Presidents Cup | Craig Bestrom