President's Cup stays in the USA's hands

The President's Cup added a bit of spice to this year's golf calendar especially in the wake of more headlines regarding Tiger Woods and his former caddie Steve Williams. Speaking of that, what were the chances of Tiger going up against Adam Scott and Williams in the first pairings? Not sure whether the captains had any idea about that but it made for an intriguing first round which Woods and Stricker consequently lost 7 and 6, Woods' biggest matchplay defeat of his career.

This year's competition was anticipated as being the best contested in years due to the strength of the International team especially since it was another exposure to big team golf events for youngsters Jason Day and Ryo Ishikawa, Day especially looking experienced beyond his years. Stalwarts in Ernie Els and Retief Goosen are continually playing high quality golf to qualify for the team.

The contest lit up as the International team managed to come within 4 points of the USA on the final day of singles. Of which in the end both sides recorded 6 victories a piece but not enough for the Internationals to win. Someone that did have a great tournament was Jim Furyk who finished off with 5 victories out of 5 matches, the fourth player in history finish up with those scores. Good news for Woods fans though; he won his singles match on the final day, playing a solid round to beat Aaron Baddeley 4 and 3. Tiger looks to be playing more consistently at the moment, especially after a good result at the Australian Open a few weeks ago. But overall a good performance from a dominating, yet understated American team.

Definitely didn't need those dark sunnies in Wales last year..