Final Score – United States 16, International 14
Round 5 – Singles – United States 8, International 4
Round 4 – Foursomes – United States 3, International 1
Round 3 – Four-Ball – International 2.5, United States 1.5
Round 2 – Foursomes – International 2.5, United States 2.5
Round 1 – Four-Ball – International 4, United States 1
The Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Things to Know
• Matt Kuchar’s 5’5” birdie putt on the par-4 17th hole to go 1-up over Louis Oosthuizen clinched the
Presidents Cup for the United States; his eventual tie officially provided the winning half point
• The U.S. Team becomes the first team to come from behind to win the Presidents Cup after trailing
heading into Sunday Singles; the International Team entered the final round this week with a 10-8 lead
• The U.S. Team earns eight points in Singles, equaling their previous benchmark from 1994
• U.S. Captain Tiger Woods surpassed Phil Mickelson for the most victories in Presidents Cup history (27)
• At 3-0-0, Woods goes undefeated in the Presidents Cup for the second time (5-0; 2009)
• With 3.5 points each this week, Justin Thomas (U.S.), Sungjae Im (INT) and Abraham Ancer (INT) were the top point earners for each respective team
• Sungjae Im and Cameron Smith provided the International’s Teams only outright victories in Singles
• 2019 marked the first time the International Team held a lead heading into Sunday Singles since 2003
• The U.S. Team wins its first Singles session since going 7-5 in 2009
• U.S. Team now holds an 83.5-72.5 lead in the Singles format
Final Round (Sunday) – Singles – United States 8, International 4
Match 19 – Tiger Woods (U.S.) def. Abraham Ancer (INT), 3 and 2
Match 20 – Hideki Matsuyama (INT) vs. Tony Finau (U.S.), tied
Match 21 – Patrick Reed (U.S.) def. C.T. Pan (INT), 4 and 2
Match 22 – Dustin Johnson (U.S.) def. Haotong Li (INT), 4 and 3
Match 23 – Adam Hadwin (INT) vs. Bryson DeChambeau (U.S.), tied
Match 24 – Sungjae Im (INT) def. Gary Woodland (U.S.), 4 and 3
Match 25 – Patrick Cantlay (U.S.) def. Joaquin Niemann (INT), 3 and 2
Match 26 – Xander Schauffele (U.S.) def. Adam Scott (INT), 2 and 1
Match 27 – Webb Simpson (U.S.) def. Byeong Hun An (INT), 2 and 1
Match 28 – Cameron Smith (INT) def. Justin Thomas (U.S.), 2 and 1
Match 29 – Louis Oosthuizen (INT) vs. Matt Kuchar (U.S.), tied
Match 30 – Marc Leishman (INT) vs. Rickie Fowler (U.S.), tied
Fourth Round (Saturday Afternoon) – Foursomes – United States 3, International 1
Match 15 – Dustin Johnson/Gary Woodland (U.S.) def. Louis Oosthuizen/Adam Scott (INT), 2 and 1
Match 16 – Marc Leishman/Abraham Ancer (INT) vs. Justin Thomas/Rickie Fowler (U.S.), tied
Match 17 – Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay (U.S.) def. Cameron Smith/Sungjae Im (INT), 2 and 1
Match 18 – Byeong Hun An/Joaquin Niemann (INT) vs. Matt Kuchar/Tony Finau (U.S.), tied
Third Round (Saturday Morning) – Four-Ball – International 2.5, United States 1.5
Match 11 – Justin Thomas/Rickie Fowler (U.S.) def. Marc Leishman/Haotong Li (INT), 3 and 2
Match 12 – Sungjae Im/Abraham Ancer (INT) def. Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay (U.S.), 3 and 2
Match 13 – Hideki Matsuyama/C.T. Pan (INT) def. Patrick Reed/Webb Simpson (U.S.), 5 and 3
Match 14 – Adam Scott/Byeong Hun An (INT) vs. Matt Kuchar/Tony Finau (U.S.), tied
Second Round (Friday) – Foursomes – International 2.5, United States 2.5
Match 6 – Louis Oosthuizen/Adam Scott (INT) def. Dustin Johnson/Matt Kuchar (U.S.), 3 and 2
Match 7 – Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay (U.S.) def. Adam Hadwin/Joaquin Niemann (INT), 1-up
Match 8 – Marc Leishman/Abraham Ancer (INT) def. Webb Simpson/Patrick Reed (U.S.), 3 and 2
Match 9 – Justin Thomas/Tiger Woods (U.S.) def. Byeong Hun An/Hideki Matsuyama (INT), 1-up
Match 10 – Sungjae Im/Cameron Smith (INT) vs. Gary Woodland/Rickie Fowler (U.S.), tied
First Round (Thursday) – Four-Ball – International 4, United States 1
Match 1 – Tiger Woods/Justin Thomas (U.S.) def. Marc Leishman/Joaquin Niemann (INT), 4 and 3
Match 2 – Adam Hadwin/Sungjae Im (INT) def. Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay (U.S.), 1-up
Match 3 – Adam Scott/Byeong Hun An (INT) def. Bryson DeChambeau/Tony Finau (U.S.), 2 and 1
Match 4 – Hideki Matsuyama/C.T. Pan (INT) def. Webb Simpson/Patrick Reed (U.S.), 1-up
Match 5 – Abraham Ancer/Louis Oosthuizen (INT) def. Dustin Johnson/Gary Woodland (U.S.), 4 and 3
Final Round Match-by-Match Recaps
Match 19 – Tiger Woods (U.S.) def. Abraham Ancer (INT), 3 and 2
U.S. Captain Tiger Woods never trailed in his match against Abraham Ancer, winning 3 and 2. After tying the first hole, the players alternated hole victories through seven holes, with Woods winning Nos. 2, 4 and 6 and Ancer capturing Nos. 3, 5 and 7. Birdies on Nos. 9 and 10 gave Woods a 2-up lead and he was never seriously threatened in the remainder of the match.
Woods (3-0-0) goes undefeated in the Presidents Cup for the second time (5-0; 2009).
Woods (27-15-1) moved out of a tie with Phil Mickelson (26-16-13) for most matches won in Presidents Cup history.
Most matches played in tournament history: Phil Mickelson (55), Adam Scott (44), Tiger Woods (43).
Abraham Ancer and Sungjae Im led the International Team with 3.5 points each this week.
Ancer’s Presidents Cup record: 3-1-1
Ancer’s 2019 record: 3-1-1
Ancer’s Singles record: 0-1-0
Woods’ Presidents Cup record: 27-15-1
Woods’ 2019 record: 3-0-0
Woods’ Singles record: 7-2-0
Match 20 – Hideki Matsuyama (INT) vs. Tony Finau (U.S.), tied
Led by four birdies on the front side, Hideki Matsuyama built a 4-up lead at the turn before four straight hole victories (Nos. 11-14) by Tony Finau tied their match with four holes to play. Matsuyama grabbed a 1-up lead with a birdie on the par-4 16th hole but then suffered a costly 3-putt bogey on the 17th hole that tied the match. Both players parred the final hole for the tie.
Matsuyama’s Presidents Cup record: 6-7-4
Matsuyama’s 2019 record: 2-1-1
Matsuyama’s Singles record: 2-1-1
Finau’s Presidents Cup record: 0-1-3
Finau’s 2019 record: 0-1-3
Finau’s Singles record: 0-0-1
Match 21 – Patrick Reed (U.S.) def. C.T. Pan (INT), 4 and 2
Patrick Reed built a commanding 6-up lead through seven holes over C.T Pan en route to a 4 and 2 victory. It represented Reed’s first victory and Pan’s first loss of the week.
Reed jumped out to a huge lead with birdies on Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 and a hole-winning par on the fourth hole. Pan fought back by winning Nos. 8, 9, 10 and 13, but never got closer than 2-down.
Pan’s Presidents Cup record: 2-1-0
Pan’s 2019 record: 2-1-0
Pan’s Singles record: 0-1-0
Reed’s Presidents Cup record: 5-6-2
Reed’s 2019 record: 1-3-0
Reed’s Singles record: 1-1-1
Match 22 – Dustin Johnson (U.S.) def. Haotong Li (INT), 4 and 3
Dustin Johnson defeated Presidents Cup rookie Haotong Li, 4 and 3. Johnson built a commanding 5-up lead through 11 holes with hole victories on Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7 and 11. Li managed victories on Nos. 12 and 14, but was closed out on the par-5 15th hole with a birdie by Johnson.
Li’s Presidents Cup record: 0-2-0
Li’s 2019 record: 0-2-0
Li’s Singles record: 0-1-0
Johnson’s Presidents Cup record: 10-6-2
Johnson’s 2019 record: 2-2-0
Johnson’s Singles record: 2-1-1
Match 23 – Adam Hadwin (INT) vs. Bryson DeChambeau (U.S.), tied
Bryson DeChambeau built a 2-up lead through five holes over Adam Hadwin before hole victories by the Canadian on Nos. 6 and 9 tied the match heading to the back nine. After matching pars on the next six holes, DeChambeau grabbed a 1-up lead with a birdie on the par-4 16th hole, followed by Hadwin tying the match with a par-4 on the 17th hole. Both players parred the closing hole for the tie.
Hadwin’s Presidents Cup record: 1-3-2
Hadwin’s 2019 record: 1-1-1
Hadwin’s Singles record: 0-1-1
DeChambeau’s Presidents Cup record: 0-1-1
DeChambeau’s 2019 record: 0-1-1
DeChambeau’s Singles record: 0-0-1
Match 24 – Sungjae Im (INT) def. Gary Woodland (U.S.), 4 and 3
Sungjae Im picked up the International Team’s first full point of the day, defeating Gary Woodland, 4 and 3. The match was close throughout the first 12 holes, with neither player holding more than a 1-up lead. Im closed out the match with victories on Nos. 13, 14 and 15 (birdie-par-birdie), winning 4 and 3.
Sungjae Im and Abraham Ancer led the International Team with 3.5 points each this week.
Im’s Presidents Cup record: 3-1-1
Im’s 2019 record: 3-1-1
Im’s Singles record: 1-0-0
Woodland’s Presidents Cup record: 1-2-1
Woodland’s 2019 record: 1-2-1
Woodland’s Singles record: 0-1-0
Match 25 – Patrick Cantlay (U.S.) def. Joaquin Niemann (INT), 3 and 2
With Joaquin Niemann holding a 1-up lead over Patrick Cantlay through 10 holes, Cantlay birdied three consecutive holes on Nos. 11-13 to move to a 2-up lead with five to play. After matching pars on the 14th hole, Cantlay birdied the par-5 15th for a 3-up lead. He’d go on to close the match with a 3-and-2 victory after matching pars on the 16th hole.
Niemann’s Presidents Cup record: 0-3-1
Niemann’s 2019 record: 0-3-1
Niemann’s Singles record: 0-1-0
Cantlay’s Presidents Cup record: 3-2-0
Cantlay’s 2019 record: 3-2-0
Cantlay’s Singles record: 1-0-0
Match 26 – Xander Schauffele (U.S.) def. Adam Scott (INT), 2 and 1
Xander Schauffele built a 4-up lead through nine holes before Adam Scott picked up his first hole victory of the day, making birdie on the par-4 10th hole. Schauffele answered quickly with a birdie on the par-4 11th hole to lead 4-up. Despite winning Nos. 15 and 16 (including an eagle from 25’4” on the 15th), matching pars on the par-4 17th ended the match, with Schauffele winning 2 and 1.
Most matches played in tournament history: Phil Mickelson (55), Adam Scott (44), Tiger Woods (43).
Scott’s Presidents Cup record: 16-22-6
Scott’s 2019 record: 2-2-1
Scott’s Singles record: 5-4-1
Schauffele’s Presidents Cup record: 3-2-0
Schauffele’s 2019 record: 3-2-0
Schauffele’s Singles record: 1-0-0
Match 27 – Webb Simpson (U.S.) def. Byeong Hun An (INT), 2 and 1
Webb Simpson defeated Byeong Hun An, 2 and 1, to provide the 15th point of the week for the U.S. Team, guaranteeing at least a share of the Presidents Cup. Leading 3-up through 13 holes, Simpson survived pars by An on Nos. 14 and 16 to secure a 2-and-1 victory.
An’s Presidents Cup record: 1-2-2
An’s 2019 record: 1-2-2
An’s Singles record: 0-1-0
Simpson’s Presidents Cup record: 6-6-2
Simpson’s 2019 record: 1-3-0
Simpson’s Singles record: 1-1-1
Match 28 – Cameron Smith (INT) def. Justin Thomas (U.S.), 2 and 1
Cameron Smith survived a hot start by Justin Thomas, who sat 3-up through four holes, to win 2 and 1. Hole victories on Nos. 6, 9, 10 and 11 flipped the match to a 1-up lead for Smith. He’d add wins on Nos. 14 and 17 to secure the 2 and 1 victory.
Thomas led the U.S. Team with 3.5 points this week.
Smith’s Presidents Cup record: 1-1-1
Smith’s 2019 record: 1-1-1
Smith’s Singles record: 1-0-0
Thomas’ Presidents Cup record: 6-2-2
Thomas’ 2019 record: 3-1-1
Thomas’ Singles record: 0-2-0
Match 29 – Louis Oosthuizen (INT) vs. Matt Kuchar (U.S.), tied
Matt Kuchar birdied the par-4 17th hole from 5’5” to go 1-up on Louis Oosthuizen, clinching the Presidents Cup for the U.S. Team. The match would end up tied after a winning par by Oosthuizen on the final hole.
Oosthuizen’s Presidents Cup record: 9-6-4
Oosthuizen’s 2019 record: 2-1-1
Oosthuizen’s Singles record: 1-0-3
Kuchar’s Presidents Cup record: 6-9-5
Kuchar’s 2019 record: 0-1-3
Kuchar’s Singles record: 0-4-1
Match 30 – Marc Leishman (INT) vs. Rickie Fowler (U.S.), tied
In the final match of the day, Rickie Fowler and Australian Marc Leishman played to a tie. Leishman led 1-up through 14 holes before birdies by Fowler on Nos. 15 and 17 led to a 1-up lead heading to the final hole. Leishman won the final hole with a par, leading to the tie.
Leishman’s Presidents Cup record: 4-9-5
Leishman’s 2019 record: 1-2-2
Leishman’s Singles record: 2-0-2
Fowler’s Presidents Cup record: 5-3-4
Fowler’s 2019 record: 1-0-3
Fowler’s Singles record: 1-1-1
