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SPORTS Monday 2 october 2017
Americans win Presidents Cup for 7th straight time

President Donald Trump all five sessions in the Presi-
arrived at Liberty National dents Cup.
about 45 minutes before So thorough was this beat-
the Americans secured the ing that Chappell and
gold trophy that he was to Charley Hoffman could
present to them. Trump, the have clinched the cup Sat-
honorary chairman of the urday evening if they had
matches, is the first sitting won their fourballs match.
president to attend on the Stricker sent them out at
final day and present the the top of his lineup to give
trophy. them a chance to finish the
“This is a juggernaut of a job. Chappell nearly did.
U.S. team,” said Nick Price, Hoffman was beaten by
in his third and final stint of Jason Day, who had gone
the International captain, nine straight matches with-
all of them losses. “They’re out winning until a 2-and-1
an overpowering team victory. Instead, the clinch-
that played some phenom- ing match fell to Berger,
enal golf. It was tough to who had told Sky Sports
watch, especially being on in an interview Saturday,
the receiving end.” “Our goal from the minute
The Americans had an we got here was to crush
11-point lead going into them as bad as we can. I
The U.S. Team celebrates with the winner’s trophy after the final round of the Presidents Cup golf Sunday. All that remained hope that we close them
tournament at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. was the margin of victory, out today and we go out
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez) and to see if they could be- there tomorrow and beat
By DOUG FERGUSON that featured six players come the first team to win them even worse.” q
AP Golf Writer in their 20s. Mickelson has
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — played in every Presidents
The Americans won the Cup since it began in 1994.
Presidents Cup for the sev- This was his 23rd straight
enth straight time, and this team in the Presidents Cup
one was no contest. and Ryder Cup. And in his
With most of the work al- 100th career match, he
ready done, a dominant beat Adam Hadwin, 2 and
U.S. team needed only one 1.
point from the 12 singles The final score was 19-11.
matches Sunday. Kevin The Americans fell short of
Chappell halved the first their goal to become the
match with Marc Leish- first Presidents Cup team
man, and victory was as- to win all five sessions.
sured when Daniel Berger The Internationals won six
went 3 up with three to matches and halved two
play against Si Woo Kim in others. One of those vic-
the fourth match. tories belonged to Jhonat-
Berger wound up winning tan Vegas, who waved his
his match, and the cele- Venezuela flag after beat-
bration was on. ing Jordan Spieth, keeping
The last point came from Spieth winless in singles in
Phil Mickelson, a 47-year- his five team competitions
old on an American team as a pro.

Dunne holds off McIlroy in final
round to win at British Masters

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, finish three shots clear of
England (AP) — Paul Dunne McIlroy and secure a place
held off a thrilling chal- in the world’s top 100 for
lenge from Rory McIlroy in the first time.
the final round of the British McIlroy’s 63 was the lowest
Masters on Sunday to claim score of an injury-plagued
his first European Tour title. season which he will bring
Dunne, who sprang to to an early, self-imposed
prominence after sharing end next week.
the 54-hole lead in the 2015 European Ryder Cup vice-
British Open while still an captain Robert Karlsson,
amateur, shot seven birdies who began the day with a
and an eagle in a closing one-shot lead, finished third
61 to finish 20 under par. on 16 under, with Graeme
The 24-year-old Irishman Storm, David Lingmerth
sealed victory in style by and Florian Fritsch all on 14
chipping in on the 18th to under.q