Mickelson matches Woods with record 24 wins at Presidents Cup

A day after missing a six-footer that would have won his match at the 18th hole at Liberty National, Mickelson made amends on Friday to post his 24th victory by sinking a 12-foot birdie at the final hole as he and partner Kevin Wisner beat Jason Day and Marc Leishman one-up.

Mickelson matches Woods with record 24 wins at Presidents Cup

(Reuters)





The Australian duo had led for most of the match and were never behind until Leishman's 10-foot birdie chance at the final hole slipped wide.

Mickelson has played in all 12 Presidents Cups since the event was created in 1994 and improved his career record to 24 wins, 16 losses and 13 halves.

Woods, a U.S. assistant captain at the event, has a 24-15-1 career record.

"I get that I can't dance and I get that I can't take selfies, but I can putt," Mickelson, 47, quipped in reference to a bungled attempt to take a photo with U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton on Thursday, and an awkward celebration dance with Kisner on Friday.

"I don't really think much about," Mickelson added of matching the record.

"I just love every opportunity to be a part of these events and on these teams, and this team is a unique team from any in the past in that the talent level is high or higher than we've ever had."

U.S. captain Steve Stricker said Mickelson had been upset at the putt he missed for the win on Thursday.

"I know he probably lost a little sleep over that last n night," Stricker said.

"He brought it up to me again this morning. So it was eating at him. He just (could not) believe that he missed that putt yesterday.

"It's nice to see that he got a little redemption."





(Reporting by Andrew Both; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)


Share

2 min read

Published

Source: Reuters



Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world