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Americans win Presidents Cup on 18th hole
DiMarco put himself in trouble on 18 with a tee shot into the right rough, forcing him to play it with his feet in the bunker. But the shot came out clean and settled 15 feet from the cup. Appleby missed his birdie putt, and DiMarco settled in for a putt he won't soon forget.
The crowd chanted "U-S-A!" after it was over, then turned their praise to DiMarco and yelled, "M-V-P!" The only other match that reached the 18th hole was equally important, and produced the loudest cheer of the day. Couples already has made his own highlight reel from the Presidents Cups, having won the clinching point in 1994 with a 9-iron from the bunker that spun across the green to within a foot, and with a 35-foot birdie putt to beat Vijay Singh for a one-point victory in 1996. Couples got Singh again under different circumstances. He is an aging star at 45, while Singh is the No. 2 player in the world who has won more on tour than anyone in the last three years. Tied coming to the 18th, Couples summoned one more piece of magic by rolling in a 20-foot birdie putt. He turned as it fell, dropping his putter, raising his arms and screaming toward the gray skies, unable to contain his joy. "I figure if I beat him, there might be a small, golden rainbow out there, and I did," Couples said. "I hope my point means something." Did it ever. Davis Love III closed out an easy victory behind him, assuring the Americans
at least a tie and turning the stage over to DiMarco and Mickelson, who never
lost a match all week.
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