It was a great weekend for the game of golf, as 24 of the world's best golfers competed in the 2012 President's Cup at Royal Melbourne Country Club in Australia.
The International team rallied from behind in the morning matches on Sunday, but ultimately the United States team prevailed, as wins by Furyk, Toms, Woods and Stricker in the final 4 afternoon matches sealed the victory 19 to 15 for the United States to win the 2012 President's Cup.
Jim Furyk, coming off a down year, was the only player to go 5-0, accomplished by only 3 other players in history (Maruyama, O'Meara and Woods). The other big winner was Australia, as despite the loss for the Australian players Allenby, Baddeley, Day, Ogilvy and Scott, the tournament highlighted a world-class golf course and the spirited Australian golf fans.
Below are the full match results and player records...
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FINAL RESULT - UNITED STATES 19, INTERNATIONAL 15
SUNDAY SINGLES - United States 6, International 6
K.T. Kim, International, def. Webb Simpson, United States, 1 up.
Charl Schwartzel, International, def. Dustin Johnson, United States, 2 and 1.
Ryo Ishikawa, International, def. Bubba Watson, United States, 3 and 2.
Geoff Ogilvy, International, def. Bill Haas, United States, 2 up.
Hunter Mahan, United States, def. Jason Day, International, 5 and 3.
Nick Watney, United States, def. K.J. Choi, International, 3 and 2.
Adam Scott, International, def. Phil Mickelson, United States, 2 and 1.
Retief Goosen, International, def. Matt Kuchar, United States, 1 up.
Jim Furyk, United States, def.. Ernie Els, International, 4 and 3
David Toms, United States, def. Robert Allenby, International, 7 and 5.
Tiger Woods, United States, def. Aaron Baddeley, International, 4 and 3.
Steve Stricker, United States, def. Y.E. Yang, International, 2 and 1.
SATURDAY FOURBALL - International 3, United States 2
Retief Goosen and Charl Schwartzel, International, def. Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson, United States, 2 and 1.
K.T. Kim and Y.E. Yang, International, def. Dustin Johnson and Tiger Woods, United States, 1 up.
Geoff Ogilvy and K.J. Choi, International, def. Steve Stricker and Matt Kuchar, United States, 1 up.
Bill Haas and Hunter Mahan, United States, def. Aaron Baddeley and Jason Day, International, 2 and 1.
Jim Furyk and Nick Watney, United States, def. Adam Scott and Ernie Els, International, 1 up.
SATURDAY FOURSOMES - United States 4, International 1
Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson, United States, def. Robert Allenby and Geoff Ogilvy, International, 3 and 2.
Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa, International, def. Bill Haas and Matt Kuchar, United States, 1 up.
Hunter Mahan and David Toms, United States, def. Retief Goosen and Charl Schwartzel, International, 5 and 4.
Dustin Johnson and Tiger Woods, United States, def. Adam Scott and K.J. Choi, International, 3 and 2.
Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk, United States, def. Aaron Baddeley and Jason Day, International, 2 and 1.
FRIDAY FOURBALL - United States 3, International 3
Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson, United States, def. Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa, International, 3 and 1.
Aaron Baddeley and Jason Day, International, def. Dustin Johnson and Tiger Woods, United States, 1 up.
Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk, United States, def. Adam Scott and K.T. Kim, International, 2 and 1.
Geoff Ogilvy and K.J. Choi, International, def. Bill Haas and Nick Watney, United States, 1 up.
Matt Kuchar and Steve Stricker, United States, def. Y.E. Yang and Robert Allenby, International, 4 and 3.
Retief Goosen and Charl Schwartzel, International, def. Hunter Mahan and David Toms, United States, 2 and 1.
THURSDAY FOURSOMES - United States 4, International 2
Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson, United States, def. Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa, International, 4 and 2.
Adam Scott and K.J. Choi, International, def. Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, United States, 7 and 6.
Hunter Mahan and David Toms, United States, def. K.T. Kim and Y.E. Yang, International, 6 and 5.
Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk, United States, def. Retief Goosen and Robert Allenby, International, 4 and 3.
Bill Haas and Nick Watney, United States, and Geoff Ogilvy and Charl Schwartzel, International, halved.
Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar, United States, and Aaron Baddeley and Jason Day, International, halved.
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UNITED STATES TEAM
Player / Points / Record
Jim Furyk 5 5-0-0
Hunter Mahan 4 4-1-0
Phil Mickelson 3 3-1-0
David Toms 3 3-1-0
Webb Simpson 3 3-2-0
Bubba Watson 3 3-2-0
Nick Watney 2 1/2 2-1-1
Steve Stricker 2 2-2-0
Tiger Woods 2 2-3-0
Bill Haas 1 1/2 1-3-1
Dustin Johnson 1 1/2 1-3-1
Matt Kuchar 1 1/2 1-3-1
INTERNATIONAL TEAM
Player / Points / Record
Geoff Ogilvy 3 1/2 3-1-1
Charl Schwartzel 3 1/2 3-1-1
K.J. Choi 3 3-2-0
Retief Goosen 3 3-2-0
Ryo Ishikawa 2 2-2-0
K.T. Kim 2 2-2-0
Adam Scott 2 2-3-0
Aaron Baddeley 1 1/2 1-2-1
Jason Day 1 1/2 1-3-1
Ernie Els 1 1-4-0
Y.E. Yang 1 1-3-0
Robert Allenby 0 0-4-0