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Woods leads U.S. to Presidents Cup win


Tiger Woods had a perfect week, and the Americans stayed unbeaten at home in the Presidents Cup.

Woods delivered the clinching point Sunday with a 6-and-5 victory over Y.E. Yang, a token of revenge from losing the PGA Championship. Phil Mickelson wrapped up another anticlimactic finish by beating Retief Goosen, and the celebration at Harding Park in San Francisco was on.

The Americans won, 19 1/2-14 1/2, extending their domination in the Presidents Cup.

British Open champion Stewart Cink put the first point on the board by overwhelming Adam Scott, and Sean O'Hair and Anthony Kim followed with big victories of their own.


Woods went 5-0 for the week, joining Mark O'Meara and Shigeki Maruyama as the only players to win all five matches. Woods now has 18 victories, the most of any player in this event.

"Did it really?" Woods said to media, when he was told his point clinched the cup for the Americans. "I was trying to get my point. I was 5 up trying to make it 6. I didn't look at any boards. I just kept my head down."

U.S. captain Fred Couples was the first to greet Woods with a hug.

"I needed him — this is going to sound stupid — to go 5-0," Couples said.

Woods won all four of his team matches with Steve Stricker, who lost to Geoff Ogilvy in singles. After falling behind early in singles, Woods poured in putts and never gave Yang a chance. It was quite a change from August at Hazeltine, where Yang shocked the golfing world by rallying from 2 shots behind in the final round to beat Woods in the PGA Championship.

The Americans are 5-0 on home soil in the Presidents Cup, winning the previous four times at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in northern Virginia.

McGowan wins in Spain — Ross McGowan captured his first European Tour title by winning the Madrid Masters by 3 strokes over Mikko Ilonen. McGowan shot a 1-under 71 in Sunday's final round to finish at 25-under 263 at the Centro Nacional golf course.

Playoff decides Indian Open — Chinaswamy Muniyappa won the Indian Open in a playoff against Lee Sung of South Korea to earn his first Asian Tour title. Muniyappa shot a 2-under 70 on Sunday and then won with a birdie on the first playoff hole.

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