when the U.S. Presidents Cup captain called to tell him he would NOT be wearing the red, white and blue next week at Medinah. Spaun had just landed in Phoenix and said the convo lasted about 45 seconds. “Just said I wasn’t on the team and said I was the ‘odd man out’ and I wished him luck and that was it.” Spaun was then asked if Snedeker specifically used the term “odd man out.” Said Spaun: “He did. You can quote me on that.” Ouch! You can read more about it here in Evin Priest’s piece from Wentworth.

J.T. Poston started the final round of the Biltmore Championship tied for 31st place and slowly started to plod his way up the leaderboard. He made five birdies on his first nine holes (the back nine at the Cliffs at Walnut Cove), then an eagle on the third hole (his 12th) got him to seven under on the par-71 layout. He then birdied four straight, giving him a chance at 59 with a birdie on the final hole. Poston, who grew up an hour from Asheville and played college golf at Western Carolina, hit his approach to 26 feet and the putt missed just left, leaving him to "settle" for a 60. When he finished he was tied for second place at 21 under par, one behind Jacob Bridgeman. On the PGA Tour this year, only Michael Kim has shot 59, but Poston joins a list of five others who shot 60.

He had just made an eagle on the par-5 17th hole to tie J.J. Spaun for the lead at the BMW PGA Championship. So the 30-year-old from Spain just needed par on the last to get into a playoff, or even a birdie to win his first DP World Tour title outright. Instead, he hit iron off the tee, was 254 yards back and decided to lay up, but found a bunker. Elvira then smoked his third shot well over the back of the green, chunked the chip shot into a bunker, hit out to five feet and missed that for bogey. Here is video of his older brother, Nacho, who tied for 44th, consoling Manuel after what was a tough way to end what was so nearly his crowning moment in professinoal golf. 

"Devastating that I hit the wrong shot at the right time on the lay up and left myself the toughest shot in the fairway bunker, and wasn't able to pull it off," Manuel said.

making a 90-foot putt on 17 then another from outside 25 feet on 18 for her and Lindy Duncan to top Carlota Ciganda and Celine Boutier. It was significant because it pulled the Solheim Cup matches into a tie at 8 after two days. Shortly after, singles matchups were released and Ciganda, playing in her eighth Cup, saw her opponent: Jennifer Kupcho.

“I was really happy to see that I was playing against Kupcho,” Ciganda said. “She's a fighter, I'm a fighter, and I told her, ‘look, great playing.’ I mean, even yesterday what she did was amazing on 17 and 18. But today I knew she had no chance. I was like, I want to kill you. So I had it very clear in my mind, and I was, like, I'm just going to do this for the team, for Anna [Nordqvist], for all the captains.”

Lottie Woad had the winning putt because Carlota Ciganda was guaranteed a half point in her match behind. Charley Hull got things started, Linn Grant came next to end the week a perfect 4-0 and the blue wave followed at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands. Here is a look at final records for each player this week.

EUROPE: Celine Boutier 0-4, Carlota Ciganda 1-1-1, Linn Grant 4-0, Esther Henseleit 2-1, Charley Hull 1-3-1, Nanna Koerstz Madsen 1-2, Leona Maguire 2-2, Nastasia Nadaud 3-1, Julia Lopez Ramirez 1-0-1, Mimi Rhodes 2-1, Maja Stark 3-1, Lottie Woad 1-3-1.

UNITED STATES: Allisen Corpuz 1-3, Lauren Coughlin 3-1-1, Lindy Duncan 2-1, Nelly Korda 2-1-1, Megan Khang 1-2, Auston Kim 1-3, Jennifer Kupcho 1-3, Alison Lee 4-0, Andrea Lee 1-3, Yealimi Noh 1-1-1, Angel Yin 0-1-1, Rose Zhang 2-2.

It’s the first time in 20 editions of the matches that both sessions ended 2-2. Weird. But Charley Hull and Lottie Woad, Europe’s two best players, went 0-1-1 together. Rookies contributed on the European side and World No. 1 Nelly Korda went 1-0-1 playing with Allisen Corpuz and Lauren Coughlin. So, yes, it’s tight with two days remaining. Here are morning foursomes pairings for early Saturday at Bernardus Golf Club. (Keep in mind that east coast time is six hours earlier than those posted here, so do the math!)

This is the 20th Solheim Cup and history was made Friday at Bernardus Golf Club in the Netherlands. The morning foursomes session was a 2-2 tie after the U.S. won two and Europe won two. In the afternoon fourballs each side one a match outright and two were halved, the last coming via an incredible par by Carlota Ciganda on the 18th green. Furthermore, the fact that two Day 1 ties hasn’t happened in the Ryder Cup in more than 60 years is odd too. We know the math of these team matches—four matches a session and 12 singles on Sunday—and you’d think that ties historically would've happened more often. Nope.

U.S. captain Angela Stanford, a Texas native, gave her three assistant captains custom cowboy boots and cowboy hats. Among the gifts that players and caddies presented to Stanford was an autographed jersey from Dak Prescott, the quarterback of Stanford’s beloved Dallas Cowboys. It was personalized for Stanford, encouraging her and her team to bring the Solheim Cup back to the U.S.

Great Britain & Ireland came from three points behind with 10 singles matches remaining to win 13½ to 12½ at Lahinch in Ireland. Josh Hill had the honors of making the last putt that mattered, sending everyone into the area into an all-night celebration. Here are final records for each member of both the U.S. and winning GB&I teams.

GB&I: Stuart Grehan (2-1-1), Eliot Baker (2-1-1), Niall Sheils Donegan (2-1-1), Luke Poulter (2-2), Tyler Weaver (2-2), Josh Hill (2-1), Jack Whaley (1-1), Connor Graham (1-2-1), Sam Easterbrook (0-3), Ben Bolton (0-2).

U.S.: Ethan Fang (2-1-1), Miles Russell (2-1-1), Tyler Watts (2-2), Ryder Cowan (2-1), William Jennings (2-1), Jay Leng Jr. (2-2), Preston Stout (1-2-1), Kihei Akina (1-1-1), Stewart Hagestad (1-1), Josiah Gilbert (1-2).

but he never played in a Walker Cup. His son Luke was in Ireland playing for the GB&I Walker Cup team and collected a 2-2 record. He topped Ethan Fang, 3 and 1, in the second singles match Sunday to help give his squad hope for a comeback after starting the session three points behind. Ultimately it came down to the final match on the course and GB&I complete its biggest comeback in the history of the Walker Cup. Ian, of course, was front and center with his son to help celebrate the moment.

Looking for his first victory anywhere in five years, watch how lucky the 49-year-old Englishman gets with his approach shot that landed short of the creek, hit a rock and bounced over. Incredible. Now, he ended up with a terrible lie there and did not get it up and down, sending him into a playoff with Thriston Lawrence.

for the Walker Cup at Lahinch in Ireland. Great Britain & Ireland leads by a point, 6 ½ to 5 ½, after splitting the afternoon singles session on Saturday. The U.S. has won each of the last five Walker Cups, with GB&I last winning in 2015 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. (Times are ET.)

3:05AM: Preston Stout-Ethan Fang (US) vs. Stuart Grehan-Eliot Baker

3:20AM: Jay Leng Jr.-Kihei-Akina (US) vs. Luke Poulter-Sam Easterbrook

3:35AM: Miles Russell-Tyler Watts (US) vs. Tyler Weaver-Connor Graham

3:50AM: William Jennings-Ryder Cowan (US) vs. Niall Sheils Donegan-Josh Hill