JERSEY CITY, N.J. – As the Presidents Cup singles matches moved through the signature hole at Liberty National Golf Club, the large crowds gathered around the green essentially had their backs to the action.
Yes, that was partly because the outcome of the biennial matches was never in doubt on the event’s final day, with the U.S. team walloping their International counterparts and quickly clinching the cup in the final session. But it had more to do with the arrival of President Donald Trump, who stood on the second floor of the glass clubhouse overlooking the action on the 14th green, which typically plays as No.