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Americans win Presidents Cup on 18th hole
"It feels a lot better to have a win, there's no question about that," said Nicklaus, whose team had lost badly in Australia in 1998, and tied in South Africa two years ago. "As far as being something special, I may never captain another team, I may never play another round of golf, and if I end my career this way, it's a pretty good way to end it."
Nicklaus put Phil Mickelson and DiMarco in the final two matches, and they came through in the clutch. Mickelson thought he had earned the clinching point when he stuffed a wedge into 4 feet and made birdie on the 18th hole to square his match with Angel Cabrera. But under new rules this year, every match had to go extra holes until one team had enough points to claim the cup. Someone apparently forgot to tell Mickelson. With the Americans already at 17 points, Mickelson pounded his fist when the putt fell, removed his cap to shake hands and was ready to start the celebration when European tour rules official Andy McFee broke the news _ the match wasn't over. Mickelson looked on with utter shock, and headed to the first tee. But he never had to finish the extra hole. A massive roar behind him told him all he needed to know. "For Chris to win it was so fitting this week," Mickelson said. "It's a memory that we'll have a lifetime, and we'll never forget." DiMarco was the star of this American team, not only by going 4-0-1, but for
emerging from a titanic duel with Appleby over the back nine. Both exchanged
clutch putts to halve three straight holes and keep the match square. Both gave
away a hole with bogey, DiMarco on the 16th, Appleby on the 17th.
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