INCHEON, South Korea — Captain's pick Bill Haas claimed the crucial final point at the Presidents Cup on Sunday, as the United States beat the Internationals 15.5 to 14.5 to clinch the team golf event for the ninth time in 11 editions.
Haas, who is also the son of U.S. captain Jay Haas, held his nerve in the last of Sunday's 12 singles matches to beat local favorite Bae Sang-moon on a day of missed putts, momentum swings and hand-wringing tension.
Jordan Spieth and Jason Day, the top two players in the world, both lost their matches, while there was delight and heartbreak in equal measure for Asia's four representatives -- Thongchai Jaidee, Anirban Lahiri, Hideki Matsuyama and Bae.