JERSEY CITY, N.J. – It was a scene reminiscent of the 1999 Ryder Cup, when the U.S. team stormed the 17th green after Justin Leonard holed a crucial putt with the Europeans still looking at a chance to match his effort.
With the International duo of Anirban Lahiri and Si Woo Kim clinging to a 1-up lead playing Liberty National’s 17th hole, Charley Hoffman chipped in for birdie from 20 yards short of the green - igniting an American celebration.
Lahiri, however, allowed the crowd to settle down and calmly rolled in his own birdie putt from 20 feet to maintain the International lead and assure that the U.