For a while, the enduring image of Friday’s second session at the Presidents Cup, the enduring image of the entire Cup, period, came courtesy of Patrick Reed. At No. 11, one fan yelled “miss it” while Reed poured in a birdie putt. Reed turned, shushed the crowd and mimicked a shoveling motion, two digs’ worth.
This wasn’t the exuberant shushing of the iconic 2016 Reed-Rory Ryder Cup match. This was a frustrated golfer sick of taking heat from the crowd, sick of getting called a cheater, sick of losing golf holes. But his reaction — and the horrific miss he made with his very next swing — dug the metaphorical hole even deeper.
For a while, it was hard to imagine a better start for the International team, or a worse one for the Americans. The Internationals hadn’t led after any session since 2005 before their surprising 4-1 opener on Thursday. On Friday, they looked even more dominant, holding the lead in all five matches at one point. But a late stand by the U.S. side led to a 2.5-2.5 split, highlighted by match-winning birdie putts from Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay. Those replaced Reed as the enduring images, even though the Internationals lead 6.5-3.5 heading to the weekend.
Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar led the Americans in the first match of the day and jumped out to a 2-up lead over Louis Oosthuizen and Adam Scott. But the International veterans came alive. Through seven holes, they were 2 down; by 14 they’d flipped that to a 3-up lead and went on to close out the Americans 3 and 2.
The most lopsided match of the day was Reed and Webb Simpson taking on Abraham Ancer and Marc Leishman. After the Americans went 1-up with a birdie at No. 1, Leishman and Ancer birdied 6 of the next 10 holes, built their lead to 4-up and closed out another 3-and-2 win.
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2019-12-13 05:52:08Z
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