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Why Adam Scott didn’t have a driver Thursday at Bay Hill

With the rough up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Adam Scott used a calculated plan of attack to shoot a 4-under 68 that put him comfortably in the top 10 after the first day at Bay Hill. Instead of using the popular bomb-and-gouge approach, Scott went without a driver Thursday. The driver stayed in his locker, and the longest club in his bag was a 13.5-degree TSi2 fairway wood with a Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 9X shaft (more on the T-Series woods here). “The basic stats are you hit more fairways with a shorter club than you do a longer club, and a 3-wood you hit more fairways than a driver,” Scott said after his round. “I thought it was a premium on hitting fairways here this week. … It’s kind of hard to figure how I’m going to get (the driver) back in the bag for tomorrow. I want to. It’s inspiring to watch Rory (McIlroy) drive it, and I’d like to hit a couple. I’m going to hit a few on the range and see how it feels, but my game plan worked pretty good so far. It’s hard to criticize it.” Scott entered this week fresh off a T4 finish at The Genesis Invitational, where he used a 9-degree Titleist TSi4 driver. But he’s currently ranked 183rd in driving accuracy on the season, hitting just 52.7% of fairways. “I just don’t think anyone is particularly accurate with the driver, myself included,” Scott said. “Once you’re up at these ball speeds, it’s just hard to be relatively accurate. Rory (McIlroy) made it look great today. … (My driver) is far from terrible, but I have to say since the middle of last year the confidence is really improved with the driver. I just didn’t see the advantage with it (this week). I can get home on all the par-5s with the (13.5-degree wood). …I felt like I wasn’t really handicapping myself at all, even though I was watching a guy 50 yards in front of me.” How much distance is Scott really giving up? Well, his playing partner Rory McIlroy averaged 314 yards off the tee and hit 78.6% of the fairways on Thursday, while Scott averaged 276.7 yards and hit the short grass just half the time. Scott estimated that he gives up about 15 yards on average between his gamer driver and the 13.5-degree fairway wood. “Tomorrow it looks a bit windier and I’m going to have to have a serious think, because if it was into a stiff breeze on 18, maybe I’m handicapping myself,” Scott said. “You have to have your head in the right place to do stuff like this. Like if you miss a fairway anyway, you’re chipping out to the same spot whether it’s a 3-wood or a driver … and you have to get it up and down anyway.” Although Scott has admitted his accuracy is an issue with his driver, he asserts the no-driver-strategy was strictly based on the course setup (and windless conditions): “I’m not trying to get away from hitting a driver, I just really felt I’d only hit it a couple times here, and what was the benefit? Nothing. I’d still get home on the par 5s.”

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Keegan Bradley+100
Russell Henley+110
Tie+750
1st Round 2-Balls - M. Hughes / M. Kuchar
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Mackenzie Hughes-105
Matt Kuchar+115
Tie+750
1st Round 3-Balls - N. Hataoka / A. Lee / E. Henseleit
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Esther Henseleit+170
Nasa Hataoka+170
Andrea Lee+185
1st Round 2-Balls - N. Taylor / J. Bridgeman
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Nick Taylor+100
Jacob Bridgeman+110
Tie+750
1st Round 3-Balls - A. Yang / L. Woad / A. Furue
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ayaka Furue+120
Lottie Woad+200
Amy Yang+225
1st Round 3-Balls - G. Lopez / H.J. Kim / L. Maguire
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Hyo Joo Kim+110
Gaby Lopez+190
Leona Maguire+260
1st Round 3-Balls - P. Tavatanakit / A. Yin / L. Grant
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Linn Grant+145
Angel Yin+160
Patty Tavatanakit+225
1st Round 3-Balls - N. Korda / C. Hull / L. Thompson
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Nelly Korda-110
Charley Hull+190
Lexi Thompson+335
1st Round 3-Balls - L. Duncan / I. Yoon / S. Koiwai
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Sakura Koiwai+150
Lindy Duncan+175
Ina Yoon+210
1st Round 3-Balls - M. Lee / M. Saigo / J.Y. Ko
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Minjee Lee+150
Jin Young Ko+160
Mao Saigo+220
1st Round 3-Balls - J. Kupcho / R. Yin / M. Sagstrom
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ruoning Yin-115
Jennifer Kupcho+220
Madelene Sagstrom+300
1st Round 3-Balls - G. Kim / Y.M. Hwang / Y. Kawamoto
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
You Min Hwang+165
Yui Kawamoto+170
Grace Kim+200
Principal Charity Classic
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Padraig Harrington+600
Ernie Els+800
Angel Cabrera+1000
Bernhard Langer+1200
Soren Kjeldsen+1200
Miguel Angel Jimenez+1400
Retief Goosen+1600
Thomas Bjorn+1800
YE Yang+1800
Stephen Ames+2000
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1st Round Scores - Daniel Berger
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-145
Under 71.5+110
1st Round Scores - Tony Finau
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-165
Under 71.5+125
1st Round Scores - Denny McCarthy
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-155
Under 71.5+120
1st Round Scores - Shane Lowry
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-145
Under 71.5+110
1st Round Scores - Xander Schauffele
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5+110
Under 71.5-145
1st Round Scores - Ludvig Aberg
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-120
Under 71.5-110
1st Round Scores - Viktor Hovland
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-130
Under 71.5+100
1st Round Scores - Collin Morikawa
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5+110
Under 71.5-145
1st Round Scores - Hideki Matsuyama
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-145
Under 71.5+110
1st Round Scores - Andrew Novak
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-155
Under 71.5+120
1st Round Scores - Corey Conners
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-130
Under 71.5+100
1st Round Scores - Aaron Rai
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-155
Under 71.5+120
1st Round Scores - Tommy Fleetwood
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-120
Under 71.5-110
1st Round Scores - Si Woo Kim
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-145
Under 71.5+110
1st Round Scores - Justin Thomas
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Under 71.5-130
Over 71.5+100
1st Round Scores - Patrick Cantlay
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 71.5-120
Under 71.5-110
1st Round Scores - Scottie Scheffler
Type: 1st Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 70.5+115
Under 70.5-150
1st Round Six-Shooter - Group E - D. Berger / J.J. Spaun / D. McCarthy / H. English / T. Finau / A. Noren
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Daniel Berger+350
Denny McCarthy+400
J.J. Spaun+425
Tony Finau+425
Harris English+450
Alex Noren+500
1st Round Six-Shooter - Group F - A. Bhatia / J. Rose / C. Bezuidenhout / C. Young / R. Fowler / A. Eckroat
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia+375
Christiaan Bezuidenhout+375
Rickie Fowler+400
Justin Rose+450
Austin Eckroat+475
Cameron Young +475
1st Round Six-Shooter - Group D - V. Hovland / M. McNealy / A. Novak / B. Griffin / J.T. Poston / B. Cauley
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Viktor Hovland+350
Andrew Novak+400
J.T. Poston+425
Maverick McNealy+425
Ben Griffin+450
Bud Cauley+550
1st Round Six-Shooter - Group B - C. Morikawa / H. Matsuyama / X. Schauffele / S. Lowry / L. Aberg / J. Spieth
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Collin Morikawa+335
Xander Schauffele+350
Ludvig Aberg+425
Hideki Matsuyama+475
Shane Lowry+475
Jordan Spieth+550
1st Round Six-Shooter - Group C - C. Conners / K. Bradley / S.W. Kim / S. Im / A. Rai / M. Fitzpatrick
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners+375
Si Woo Kim+375
Aaron Rai+450
Keegan Bradley+450
Matt Fitzpatrick+450
Sungjae Im+450
1st Round Six-Shooter - Group A - S. Scheffler / T. Fleetwood / J. Thomas / S. Straka / P. Cantlay / R. Henley
Type: 1st Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+180
Justin Thomas+450
Patrick Cantlay+500
Tommy Fleetwood+500
Sepp Straka+600
Russell Henley+650
Major Specials 2025
Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN
Bryson DeChambeau+500
Jon Rahm+750
Collin Morikawa+900
Xander Schauffele+900
Ludvig Aberg+1000
Justin Thomas+1100
Joaquin Niemann+1400
Shane Lowry+1600
Tommy Fleetwood+1800
Tyrrell Hatton+1800
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US Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+300
Rory McIlroy+650
Bryson DeChambeau+800
Jon Rahm+1200
Xander Schauffele+2000
Collin Morikawa+2200
Ludvig Aberg+2200
Justin Thomas+2800
Brooks Koepka+3500
Viktor Hovland+3500
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The Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+450
Rory McIlroy+500
Xander Schauffele+1200
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Jon Rahm+1600
Bryson DeChambeau+2000
Shane Lowry+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Tyrrell Hatton+2500
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Ryder Cup 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
USA-150
Europe+140
Tie+1200

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Ryder Cup: Match recaps, Day 1Ryder Cup: Match recaps, Day 1

FRIDAY MORNING FOUR-BALLS Match 1: Brooks Koepka / Tony Finau, USA, def. Justin Rose / Jon Rahm, Europe, 1-up Holes won: Europe 4, USA 5 Holes led: Europe 14 USA 1 Recap: After trailing for almost the entire match, the Americans stole a pivotal point with a great finish, helped by an incredible bounce. Koepka and Finau were two down with six holes to play and still under pressure when they reached the par-3 16th tee a hole behind. But Finau’s shot, that appeared well short and too far right, caught the wooden bulkhead and bounced up to just 3 feet from the hole. The birdie squared the match and then a pair of pars on the last was enough to steal the match when Rose found water and Rahm trouble in the deep rough. Quotes: “We will take the breaks when we can get them. I knew it needed to get up a little bit. It rose on me a little bit, started to spin. I said get lucky somehow, that’s what I was thinking in my head. Fortunately it did. That was a huge break for us.â€� – Tony Finau “Feels like two (points). They got us down early, which you never really plan on, but you just got to fight and keep fighting.â€� – Brooks Koepka Match 2: Dustin Johnson / Rickie Fowler, USA def. Rory McIlroy / Thorbjorn Olesen, Europe, 4 and 2 Holes won: Europe 1, USA 5 Holes led: Europe 1 USA 7 Recap: After halving the opening seven holes the European side took the lead on the par-3 eighth when neither American could make par. But it was the last bit of joy the home side faced. With Rory McIlroy playing poorly and unable to find a single birdie it was up to rookie Olesen to keep pace. He couldn’t despite some decent play. Fowler made back-to-back birdies around the turn to wrestle the lead and Johnson then stepped up with two of his own to create a big cushion. Johnson sealed the match with a clutch iron to a few feet on the 16th hole. Quotes: “I think the big thing was we tried to both be in as many holes as we could. We just played some solid golf. When one of us was out of the hole, the other picked the guy up. We knew that was going to be needed against Rory and Thorbjørn. They’re great ball-strikers, and knew it was going to be a tough match.â€� – Rickie Fowler “We believe in each other. Our demeanors are pretty similar, especially on the golf course. We practice a lot together. We spend a lot of time together, whether out here this week or even at home. We felt we’d be really good partners, and so far so good.â€� – Dustin Johnson Match 3: Jordan Spieth / Justin Thomas, USA def. Paul Casey / Tyrrell Hatton, Europe, 1-up Holes won: Europe 3, USA 4 Holes led: Europe 0 USA 16 Recap: It appeared the birth of a new super team for the USA after the good friends stormed to a 3-up lead through just seven holes. Spieth’s putter found form and the pair of former FedExCup champions were on fire. But Casey and Hatton refused to roll over and wins on 11, 12 and 13 squared the match. Thomas made his move to reclaim the lead on the 15th hole and they held firm over the difficult closing stretch. Quotes: “It was great. Playing Ryder Cups over here are extremely fun. We were able to feed off each other. We ham-and-egged it extremely well around this golf course. I don’t think we birdied the same hole once. We made a lot of birdies today. What a blast that was.â€� – Jordan Spieth “We’ve talked about this really for so long, so long being all of nine or so years, but it’s cool to finally be here and doing it. We’ve spent time at Ryder Cups together. We’ve played in the Junior Ryder Cup and he’s played in a couple of these now and it’s been my first. There’s not a partner in the world I’d rather have a chance to go out here with.â€� – Justin Thomas Match 4: Francesco Molinari / Tommy Fleetwood, Europe, def. Tiger Woods / Patrick Reed, USA, 3 and 1 Holes won: Europe 7, USA 4 Holes led: Europe 7 USA 3 Recap: The most up and down battle of the morning finished with a European flurry to post their only point of the Four-ball session. Woods and Reed were touted to be a formidable mix but Molinari set a tone with an opening birdie. Through eight holes things were tight and square before Woods took the ninth with birdie and Reed chipped in for birdie on the 10th to go 2-up. And then the European revival took flight. Molinari posted back-to-back birdies to square the match at 11 and 12 before Fleetwood stepped up late. Huge birdie putts on the 15th and 16th holes from the Englishman took control of the match and then just for good measure Molinari made a long one on the 17th to close it out. Quotes: “Just unreal. We had that little tough stretch in the middle of the round, I lost three holes out of four, I think, it’s easy for it to go flat, but the crowds, the home crowds, as soon as Fran holed that putt on 11, things changed straightaway. And the crowd carried us through it all the way. There is nothing like it. And that’s just my first morning experience. Guys have done this 10 times. There is nothing like it, and I can’t wait to get out and do it again.â€� – Tommy Fleetwood “I love him. What can I say? I love him. We both played really well. We had a couple of moments where we had to dig in, but we both stayed positive.â€� – Francesco Molinari

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Captain’s picks: Those that worked, those that didn’t, and those that defined careersCaptain’s picks: Those that worked, those that didn’t, and those that defined careers

Two legends of the game are keeping a very close eye over this fall portion of the new PGA TOUR season. Tiger Woods and Ernie Els are trying to figure out just who should join their respective teams in the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne on Dec. 12-15. And this time – more than ever before – the importance of those picks could be paramount. For the first time in tournament history, the captains will have four captain’s picks, up from the previous years where just two were added to the squads. Previous captains have used the selections a myriad of ways. To add experience – such as Phil Mickelson on the last two U.S. teams. To add a young star of the future – such as Jordan Spieth in 2013 or Ryo Ishikawa in 2009. Or to add a course specialist from the host country. Plenty of times the picks have worked. Others have failed. And on some occasions they’ve been part of a bigger picture in the player’s career. As we head towards Woods and Els making their picks in early November, let’s look back at some of the picks that have turned to gold, the ones that were more like stone, and the ones that helped define careers. PICKS THAT WORKED David Duval (U.S. Team) in 1996 Before Duval became a major winner and world no. 1, he was a young star on the rise who couldn’t quite close the deal for a win. In his first full season on TOUR in 1995, Duval had eight top 10s, including three runner-up finishes. In 1996 he had five top-three finishes. With one of his close calls coming the week before the second Presidents Cup at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Duval certainly entered the event in great form and seemed an inspired pick from U.S. Captain Arnold Palmer. The 24-year-old Duval certainly lived up to the hype – going 4-0-0 during a close-fought Cup. Paired with Mark O’Meara twice in Four-ball and once in Foursomes, Duval helped dispatch players such as Steve Elkington, Frank Nobilo, Craig Parry, Ernie Els and Mark McNulty. In Sunday singles, with the U.S. starting with a one-point advantage, Duval dispatched Peter Senior in the second match of the morning to maintain his unbeaten record. The U.S. would eventually win 16.5-15.5 — making his contribution to the week imperative. Said Duval: “I just told myself I wasn’t going to get beat, I just wasn’t. I was going to do everything I could not to get beat. I was going to try to win every match and I was going to try to win them very quick.â€� Frank Nobilo and Greg Turner (International Team) in 1998 The Kiwi duo of Nobilo and Turner played a big part of the lone International Team win in the Presidents Cup. Captain Peter Thomson already had four Australians on his team at Royal Melbourne, so he looked to the smaller nation of New Zealand, just across the Pacific Ocean, for his picks. He knew both players had experience in Australian conditions. The pair won both of their Foursomes sessions, beating the super team of Mark O’Meara-David Duval from the previous Cup and then Justin Leonard-Davis Love III. In the match against O’Meara (a two-time major winner) and Duval (the No.3 golfer in the world), the Kiwis were given no chance. But Nobilo’s 40-foot putt on the last hole clinched a famous upset. Overall Turner played his part by going 2-1-1 and Nobilo picked up two points with a 2-2-0 record as part of a 20.5-11.5 rout. Said Nobilo: “It did have the elements of a perfect storm. We were desperate for a win and we nearly had won in 1996 (a one-point U.S. win) when we really came together. So, we felt confident in 1998. Maybe they helped us, certainly the course helped us, but we truly had a great team chemistry that year. Such a cool experience.â€� Said Turner: “Fair to say we weren’t raging favorites. In some ways, it unburdened us.â€� Justin Leonard (U.S. Team) in 2005 Picking Leonard – the next man on the points list — was an easy decision for U.S. captain Jack Nicklaus. Not to mention Leonard had won twice in 2005, and was a past champion of THE PLAYERS Championship (1998) and The Open (1997); he’d also played on three Presidents Cup teams prior and had been a hero in the 1999 Ryder Cup. At the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Leonard proved his worth, partnering with Scott Verplank four times and going 2-1-1. With the score tied entering Sunday Singles, Leonard was charged with starting off the U.S. cause. He smashed Tim Clark 4 and 3, setting the tone for the American win. Said Leonard: “We’ve all played some match play and team events, and I think we all learn to enjoy that, enjoy that pressure, and if we didn’t enjoy it and thrive under it, we probably wouldn’t be on this team.â€� Mike Weir (International Team) in 2007 With the 2007 Presidents Cup played in Canada for the first time at Royal Montreal, International Team captain Gary Player dove down to 20th on the points list to select local Mike Weir. Picking a hometown hero has not always worked for the Internationals in the Presidents Cup (International captains picks selected to play in their home country have a 8-12-3 record overall), but this time it did. While Weir’s efforts — he earned 3.5 points with a 3-1-1 record — could not help the Internationals win the Cup, it did come with a giant-killing singles win over Tiger Woods. And it invigorated the home fans who did all they could to help the International cause. The problem was the Internationals trailed 14.5-7.5 heading to Singles. Said Weir: “For me being from Canada, to have this kind of support, it’s overwhelming, really, and I’m having a tough time putting it into words what it really means to me because it’s so shortly after. But when I look back on my career, this may be something, maybe even more special than the Masters, the support I’ve gotten here.â€� Phil Mickelson (U.S. Team) in 2015 and 2017 Mickelson has never missed a Presidents Cup, but he’s needed a captains pick the last two iterations (and will need another one this season to continue his streak). In both 2015 in South Korea and 2017 in New Jersey, Mickelson showed his worth with unbeaten 3-0-1 records. In 2015, the U.S. won by a single point, making Mickelson’s contribution incredibly important. In 2017, the team was dominant but Mickelson played the role of mentor, bringing rookie Kevin Kisner into the fold and providing him with extra confidence. Said Mickelson (2015): “That meant more to me than anything, having the players be involved and having me on this team. I’ve had so much fun being around them.â€� Said Mickelson (2017): “I had a great partner in Kevin Kisner, who was able to keep me relaxed, get the best out of me. We played very well together. We are a good pairing.â€� PICKS THAT DIDN’T WORK John Huston (U.S. Team) in 1998 The first Presidents Cup played on foreign soil for the Americans was one they’d rather forget – especially for Huston. Jack Nicklaus made the diplomatic decision and picked the next two players up on the points list when finalizing his team – Fred Couples and Huston. But in a week where the Internationals destroyed most of the U.S. Team, it was especially tough for Huston, the only player not to register any points. He had three different partners in team play but lost with Jim Furyk, Mark Calcavecchia and a young Tiger Woods. He was then pummeled 3 and 2 by Shigeki Maruyama in Singles. Nick O’Hern (International Team) in 2007 Picking the left-handed Australian was seen as an astute move from International captain Gary Player. O’Hern was next up on the points list and was flashing half-decent form, having won in his native Australia late in 2006. Most importantly, he was the Tiger tamer. O’Hern had beaten Tiger Woods at the 2005 and 2007 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. Sadly for the Aussie, he could not replicate his heroics in Montreal. O’Hern would go 1-4-0 for the week – two of those losses to Woods and his partner — as the U.S. cruised to a 19.5-14.5 victory. Lucas Glover (U.S. Team) in 2009 Glover getting a pick from Fred Couples at TPC Harding Park in 2009 for the U.S. Team was a no-brainer — he was next up on the points list and had won the U.S. Open that season. Unfortunately for Glover, he contributed just a half-point to the U.S. cause. In three team sessions he was paired with Stewart Cink and lost them all. He then scratched out a half in the Sunday singles against Vijay Singh. The good news? The U.S. Team still won handily. Robert Allenby (International Team) in 2011 With the Presidents Cup returning to Royal Melbourne for the first time since the Internationals’ famous 1998 victory, there was plenty of confidence among captain Greg Norman and his team. Norman used his two picks that year to take two Melbourne locals – Aaron Baddeley and Robert Allenby. The latter had spent countless hours of his life on the course and was seen as a potential secret weapon. But it turned into a nightmare for Allenby. He was the only player on either team not to register a point. His 0-4-0 record helped the U.S. power to a 19-15 win. Emiliano Grillo (International Team) in 2017 To be fair to the Argentinean star, there were no success stories in the 2017 International Team, who were just a half-point away from being beaten prior to Sunday Singles. But Grillo, one of Nick Price’s picks, was the only player in the competition to fail to trouble the scorers. His 0-3-0 record was finished off with a 6 and 4 loss to Rickie Fowler. PICKS THAT CHANGED CAREERS Adam Scott (International Team) in 2009 When Greg Norman picked a slumping Scott in 2009, it raised plenty of eyebrows. After winning the AT&T Byron Nelson 18 months earlier, Scott had just one other top-10 finish the rest of the season — and that was in the next tournament. In 2009, things really went south. After a tie for second in Hawaii in January, Scott finished no higher than a tie for 33rd and missed 10 cuts in 19 starts, including a run of six consecutive missed cuts. By October, he had bottomed out at No. 76 in the world and was wondering if it was all worth it. When Scott managed just a 1-4-0 record in another loss to the U.S., critics had a field day. But hindsight now shows just how important Norman’s pick was. His show of confidence set the ball rolling, allowing Scott to once again believe in his ability to beat the best. In December he won the Australian Open and began his climb back, eventually winning the 2013 Masters and getting to world No.1 in 2014. Said Scott: “It was big of Greg to pick me. He really stuck his neck on the line for me. It thrust me on to a stage where I couldn’t hide and where my game was exposed. It gave me a clear indication of what I needed to work on to turn it all around.â€� Jordan Spieth (U.S. Team) in 2013 There is little doubt Spieth would have become a star even without Fred Couples bypassing 10 others higher on the points list in 2013, but the show of faith certainly helped the 20-year-old’s confidence. So too did making a hole-in-one in a practice match with Tiger Woods. His 2-2 record wasn’t the best on a U.S. Team that won 18.5-15.5 but it certainly didn’t hurt their cause. The youngster showed he belonged among the game’s elite … and two years later Spieth would win five times in the 2015 season, including two majors. Said Spieth: “It’s an honor. Just to hear from the best players in the world, some of the things that they have said, and they have come to me and said it. It’s inspirational for me, it really is. I’ve played a few rounds with Phil, now Tiger today. I know you guys have questioned them about it and they have been very, very nice about what they have said, and it means a lot to me.â€� Sangmoon Bae (International Team) and Bill Haas (U.S. Team) in 2015 The 2015 Presidents Cup in Korea came down to the final singles match, which turned out to be between two captain’s picks. On the U.S. side was Haas, picked by his father Jay. For the Internationals, it was local hero Bae. Bae came into the singles unbeaten at 2-0-1. On the other side, Haas hadn’t set the world on fire with a 0-1-1 record. But the form guide would ultimately turn in this critical match. With the Cup on the line, Bae faced a tough uphill chip around the 18th green knowing he needed to win the hole to give his team a share of the Cup. With Haas in a greenside bunker, anything was still possible. Sadly for Bae, he chunked the chip and it rolled back to his feet allowing the winning shot to be played by Haas. For Haas, who had won the FedExCup four years later, it was a career highlight to deliver the Presidents Cup for his dad; their emotional hug on the 18th green is one of the defining images of the Presidents Cup. For Bae, it was also an emotional ending to a wild week – and a temporary end to his pro career as he soon embarked on his mandatory two-year military service. Said Bae: “I wanted to make the winning point for the team, but at the end of the day, our team lost, so I was very sad and disappointed about it.â€� Said Haas: “It feels really amazing now the way it all worked out. … to be in this position and the way it all worked out was a very great moment for me and my dad, and certainly the whole team.â€� CAPTAINS’ PICKS OVER THE YEARS 1994 Internationals Fulton Allem, South Africa (1.5 points, 1-3-1) Tsukasa Watanabe, Japan (1 point, 1-2-0) United States Jay Haas (3 points, 3-2-0) Phil Mickelson (3 points, 2-1-2) 1996 Internationals Robert Allenby, Australia (2 points, 2-3-0) Peter Senior, Australia (1 point, 1-2-0) United States David Duval (4 points, 4-0-0) Kenny Perry (2 points, 2-2-0) 1998 Internationals Frank Nobilo, New Zealand (2 points, 2-2-0) Greg Turner, New Zealand (2.5 points, 2-1-1) United States Fred Couples (2.5 points, 2-2-1) John Huston (0 points, 0-4-0) 2000 Internationals Robert Allenby, Australia (1 point, 1-3-0) Steve Elkington, Australia (2 points, 2-2-0) United States Paul Azinger (1 point, 1-2-0) Loren Roberts (2 points, 2-1-0) 2003 Internationals K.J. Choi, Korea (2 points, 2-3-0) Tim Clark, South Africa (2 points, 2-3-0) United States Fred Funk (1.5 points, 1-2-1) Jay Haas (2.5 points, 2-1-1) 2005 Internationals Trevor Immelman, South Africa (1 point, 1-3-0) Peter Lonard, Australia (2 points, 2-2-0) United States Fred Couples (1.5 points, 1-2-1) Justin Leonard (3.5 points, 3-1-1) 2007 Internationals Nick O’Hern, Australia (1 point, 1-4-0) Mike Weir, Canada (3.5 points, 3-1-1) United States Lucas Glover (2 points, 2-3-0) Hunter Mahan (2 points, 2-3-0) 2009 Internationals Ryo Ishikawa, Japan (3 points, 3-2-0) Adam Scott, Australia (1 point, 1-4-0) United States Lucas Glover (0.5 points, 0-3-1) Hunter Mahan (2.5 points, 2-1-1) 2011 Internationals Robert Allenby, Australia (0 points, 0-4-0) Aaron Baddeley, Australia (1.5 points, 1-3-1) United States Bill Haas (1.5 points, 1-3-1) Tiger Woods (2 points, 2-3-0) 2013 Internationals Marc Leishman, Australia (2 points, 2-2-0) Brendon de Jonge, Zimbabwe (2 points, 2-3-0) United States Webb Simpson (3 points, 2-1-2) Jordan Spieth (2 points, 2-2-0) 2015 Internationals Sangmoon Bae, Korea (2.5 points, 2-1-1) Steven Bowditch, Australia (1 point, 1-2-0) United States Bill Haas (1.5 points, 1-1-1) Phil Mickelson (3.5 points, 3-0-1) 2017 Internationals Emiliano Grillo, Argentina (0 points, 0-3-0) Anirban Lahiri, India (1.5 points, 1-1-1) United States Charley Hoffman (1 point, 1-2-0) Phil Mickelson (3.5 points, 3-0-1)

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