1:23 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The first day of the Presidents Cup didn’t go as planned for the United States. The romp to victory that was widely expected was derailed for now, and the Americans find themselves in a hole for the first time in seemingly forever in the 13th playing of the competition,
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12:46 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — An inspired International team shook off an opening four-ball loss to Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas by getting big shots and key putts from rookies and veterans alike to lead for the first time in 14 years at the Presidents Cup on Thursday. The International squad
10:31 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Tiger Woods the player is doing far better than Tiger Woods the captain so far at the Presidents Cup. Woods birdied the first two holes and chipped in for another at the fifth at Royal Melbourne on Thursday to help him and partner Justin Thomas to a 4 and
9:47 AM ET The U.S. has the bigger names. After all, Tiger Woods is the captain. Oh, and he’s a player, too. Then there’s Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler and Patrick Reed and … well, you get the point. Every player on the U.S. roster is in the top 23 in the
1:51 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — He may have been left in the locker room for the opening Presidents Cup pairings but Australian Cameron Smith did not retreat from his comments about United States team member Patrick Reed. Just an hour before Els and U.S. captain Tiger Woods took to the stage to announce the
12:27 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Not only is U.S. captain Tiger Woods playing in the Presidents Cup on Thursday, he’s in the first match. Woods and Justin Thomas will go against the International team of Marc Leishman and Joaquin Niemann at Royal Melbourne, it was announced. They will tee off at 5:32 p.m. ET
9:32 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Once again, the situation looks bleak. Unlike the Ryder Cup, which has seemingly delivered drama for the better part of three decades, the Presidents Cup has yet to come close. The Americans lead the series 10-1-1. The rout was so extensive two years ago at Liberty National that the
12:39 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The rules violation that cost him two strokes and, perhaps, part of his reputation has followed Patrick Reed from the Bahamas to Australia. The seven-time PGA Tour winner who was deemed to have improved his lie in a sandy waste area last week at the Hero World Challenge heard
5:42 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Nobody has finished second to Tiger Woods more than Ernie Els, a testament to the South African’s stature in the game over the years as well as the frustration he faced in trying to beat the game’s top player. Els now has a different task in trying to bring
7:39 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Jason Langer made a 16-foot eagle putt on the first hole of a playoff Sunday to give father Bernard his fourth victory in the PNC Father Son Challenge. The Langers closed with a second straight 12-under 60 to match Retief and Leo Goosen and Tom and Thomas