Presidents Cup: US come back to deny Internationals

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Author: Cameron McMillan,
Publish Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026, 11:49am

The United States made a stunning rally to capture an 11th consecutive Presidents Cup on Sunday, completing a 17-13 victory over the Internationals with US President Donald Trump in attendance.

Jacob Bridgeman secured the clinching point at Medinah by sinking a four-foot par putt at the 18th hole to defeat Australian Min Woo Lee 1-up.

The Americans improved to 14-1-1 in the biennial rivalry after trailing 10.5-7.5 entering 12 concluding singles matches, the Internationals poised to end a 28-year win drought but failing.

The Americans, boasting eight of the world’s 11 top-ranked golfers, won on the same suburban Chicago layout where Europe took the 2012 Ryder Cup with the famed “Miracle at Medinah” fightback.

Kiwi Ryan Fox was playing in the last match and struggled on the front nine making just one birdie to be 3-down early on against fellow Open Championship winner Xander Schauffele. Schauffele eventually won 2&1.

“These guys never lost faith,” US captain Brandt Snedeker said. “I told the guys last night that funny stuff happens here. Medinah’s got a history of funny things happening, and sure enough, they went out there and played their asses off. I’m so damn proud of those guys.”

Trump, who attended last year’s US Ryder Cup loss, added to a 2026 live sports viewing list including the World Cup final, NBA Finals, collegiate American football, UFC and IndyCar events plus PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV tournaments.

“He told me I was going to bring some energy today for you guys. You guys need it,” Snedeker said. “And I told him if we did this, he gets all the credit. So thank you, President Trump.”

International Team 13 USA 17

Singles matches

Match 19: Ryo Hisatsune (Int) LOST TO Cameron Young (US) - 3&2

Match 20: Tom Kim (Int) BEAT Wyndham Clark (US) - 3&2

Match 21: Corey Conners (Int) LOST TO Justin Thomas (US) - 5&3

Match 22: Nico Echavarria (Int) LOST TO Scottie Scheffler (US) - 2&1

Match 23: Sungjae Im (Int) BEAT Sam Burns (US) - 3&1

Match 24: Christiaan Bezuidenhout (Int) LOST TO Chris Gotterup (US) - 1 UP

Match 25: Hideki Matsuyama (Int) LOST TO Collin Morikawa (US) - 1 UP

Match 26: Adam Scott (Int) LOST TO Patrick Cantlay (US) - 2&1

Match 27: Si Woo Kim (Int) LOST TO Jackson Koivun (US) - 2 UP

Match 28: Min Woo Lee (Int) LOST TO Jacob Bridgeman (US) - 1 UP