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SPORTS Tuesday 1 OcTOber 2024
Americans get biggest road win and capture the Presidents Cup

for the 10th straight time

By DOUG FERGUSON ing his Presidents Cup de-
AP Golf Writer but. The U.S. winning streak
MONTREAL (AP) — U.S. cap- dates to 2005.
tain Jim Furyk raised the “A lot of these matches
gold trophy before a team were so close,” Interna-
that dressed in red shirts tional captain Mike Weir
that filled the scoreboard said. “It’s disappointing
early with red scores. The not to get a win. We put
Presidents Cup is one trophy our team together to win
the Americans own, for two this thing, and when you
decades and counting. It don’t get a win, it’s disap-
didn’t feel like another rout pointing, but a lot of great
at Royal Montreal, not with things to take away.”The
20 of the 30 matches nine Americans made a winner
of them Sunday not de- out of Furyk, the captain in
cided until at least the 17th France five years ago when
hole. Europe won the Ryder Cup.
The score suggested other- This is a new team a young
wise: United States 18 1/2, team free of distraction,
International 11 1/2. filled with confidence from
It was the largest margin of having won every Presi-
victory on the road for the dents Cup since 2005.
Americans in the Presidents “Really the matches come
Cup even if it was just north United States team captain Jim Furyk hoist the Presidents Cup as Canada Prime Minister Justin down to just some special
of the border and they Trudeau looks on at Royal Montreal Golf Club on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Montreal. moments,” Furyk said. “For
won for the 10th straight Associated Press one reason or another,
time. Xander Schauffele, a Cup captain for next year. later, and I got to do that “When it got tough, any- these guys usually play
double major this year, was He thought he might never today. time the Internationals put loose in the Presidents Cup,
tapped to lead the way play in another cup, and “Really something I’ll re- some pressure on us, they they let it fly, and we’ve
and delivered four straight he was mobbed when he member the rest of my life.” played their (tails) off for been able to win some cru-
birdies to set the tone in a won over Si Woo Kim on the For the Americans, it was us. I’m just so proud to be a cial points, make some cru-
4-and-3 victory over Jason 18th hole. old hat. Max Homa finished part of it.” cial putts.”
Day. Patrick Cantlay was “We talked about taking the scoring with his first The Internationals needed Furyk sent out Schauffele
bogey-free with seven bird- care of business today, point of the week, a 2-and- everything to go right at in the opening match, and
ies, three on his last four and we all went out there 1 victory over Mackenzie Royal Montreal. All they the cool Californian made
holes for 3-and-1 win over and did it. I was just lucky Hughes. They won four of could manage was a good five birdies in eight holes to
Taylor Pendrith. enough to be in that spot in the five sessions, with the fight, more tight matches, seize control early.
Perhaps fittingly the clinch- the day, but really a mean- Internationals picking up but still no cup. He holed a 45-foot birdie
ing point came from ingful moment in my life,” most of their points in a 5-0 Their only victory since putt on the opening hole
Keegan Bradley, who Bradley said. “The last time shutout Friday in the four- these matches for players with Day in close birdie
had gone 10 years with- I played in one of these I somes matches. from everywhere but Eu- range, took his first lead
out competing for the U.S. was the clinching point for “These guys get along so rope came in 1998 at Royal with a 25-foot birdie putt on
team and already has the Europeans in the Ryder well, but as you know, they Melbourne, so long ago the par-3 fifth and never let
been appointed the Ryder Cup. Fast forward 10 years can flat play,” Furyk said. that Tiger Woods was mak- his foot off the gas. q

Dodgers home run star Shohei Ohtani tops MLB jersey sales for 2nd

straight season

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani topped Houston’s Jose Altuve moved up two spots
Major League Baseball jersey sales for the to eighth, and San Diego’s Fernando Tatis
second straight season while becoming Jr. fell to ninth. Nolan Arenado of the St.
the first player to reach 50 homers and 50 Louis Cardinals moved up one to 10th.
stolen bases in the same year. Texas’ Corey Seager dropped two spots
The Los Angeles Dodgers star was fol- to 11th and Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero
lowed by Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper, the moved up two to 12th. Philadelphia’s Trea
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge and the Turner remained 13th, Cincinnati’s Elly De
Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, said Major League La Cruz moved up one to 14th and the
Baseball and the players’ association sub- Mets’ Pete Alonso fell three to 15th.
sidiary MLB Players Inc., on Monday. San Diego’s Manny Machado rose two to
The top four was unchanged from the list 16th, Cleveland’s José Ramírez was new
announced at the All-Star break. Ohtani to the top 20 at 17th and the Dodgers’
was seventh in 2022, when Betts topped Freddie Freeman rose two to 18th.
the list. Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw joined
Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets the list at 19th, after making his season de-
moved up two spots to fifth, dropping in- but on July 25 following shoulder surgery. Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani smiles after reaching
jured Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Baltimore’s Adley Rutschman fell four slots first base on a single off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Seth
and the Yankees’ Juan Soto one place to 20th. Atlanta’s Matt Olson and Toronto’s Halvorsen in the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept.
each. Bo Bichette dropped from the list.q 29, 2024, in Denver.
Associated Press