{"id":990,"date":"2005-09-25T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-26T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/uncategorized\/presidents_cup_wrapup\/"},"modified":"2005-09-25T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2005-09-26T03:00:00","slug":"presidents_cup_wrapup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/pga\/presidents_cup_wrapup","title":{"rendered":"Presidents Cup Wrapup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/b\/imgs\/pga\/presidents_cup_celebration.jpg\" height=\"224\" width=\"299\" alt=\"Presidents Cup Celebration\" class=\"bordered\" \/>Just before the start of the Presidents Cup, the staff of The Sand Trap .com <a href=\"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/pga\/presidents_cup_staff_predictions\/\" title=\"Predictions\">made some predictions<\/a>. By now, of course, you know that the United States won the Presidents Cup, 18&frac12;-15&frac12; over a strong International team. You know that Chris DiMarco holed a clutch 15-footer to seize the 18th and critical point. You know that Phil Mickelson is the only player to halve his match on Sunday, and that Tiger Woods lost in singles &#8211; a rare occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see how our predictions held up.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Final Score<\/h3>\n<p>The staff by and large predicted a win for the United States, with only Jeff Smith (17&frac12;-16&frac12;) predicting any less than 18&frac12; points for the United States. Donald MacKenzie nailed the final tally, 18&frac12;-15&frac12;, but five others (Jeff, Erik, Cody, Everardo, and Josh) were within one point. The worst predictions belong to Dave Koster (21-13) and Brian Whittaker (22-12).<\/p>\n<h3>Biggest Point-Getter<\/h3>\n<p>The honor of most points won belongs to both Chris DiMarco (4-0-1) and Retief Goosen (4-0-1), a pair of polar opposites on the golf course. Only Cody Thrasher, who chose Chris DiMarco to win 4 points, and Josh Premuda, who listed Retief Goosen, chose the two top point-getters. Jeff and I chose Tiger Woods to earn 4&frac12; &#8211; he won 2&frac12;. Dave Koster chose Davis Love III to win 4 &#8211; he too won 2&frac12;. Everardo Keeme chose Phil Mickelson, and Phil came close with 4 points. Brian Whittaker and Donald MacKenzie chose Kenny Perry and Fred Couples, respectively, Fred managed only 1&frac12; and Kenny even less with one solitary point.<\/p>\n<p>The final records, for those interested, are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>Name                W  L  T  Points\nTiger Woods         2  2  1  2&frac12;\nPhil Mickelson      3  0  2  4\nDavid Toms          1  3  0  1\nKenny Perry         1  3  0  1\nChris DiMarco       4  0  1  4&frac12;\nJim Furyk           3  0  2  4\nFred Funk           0  2  2  1\nStewart Cink        1  3  1  1&frac12;\nDavis Love III      2  2  1  2&frac12;\nScott Verplank      2  2  1  2&frac12;\nJustin Leonard      3  1  1  3&frac12;\nCouples             1  2  1  1&frac12;<\/pre>\n<p><strong>International Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>Name                W  L  T  Points\nVijay Singh         0  2  3  1&frac12;\nRetief Goosen       4  0  1  4&frac12;\nAdam Scott          3  1  1  3&frac12;\nAngel Cabrera       1  1  3  2&frac12;\nTim Clark           2  2  1  2&frac12;\nMichael Campbell    2  1  2  3\nStuart Appleby      0  4  1  &frac12;\nMike Weir           2  2  0  2\nNick O'Hern         2  3  0  2\nMark Hensby         1  2  1  1&frac12;\nPeter Lonard        2  2  0  2\nTrevor Immelman     1  3  0  1<\/pre>\n<h3>Biggest Disappointment<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Erik J. Barzeski<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Premuda<\/strong> pointed at Fred Funk for a let-down, and with only one point, he was the lowest American point-earner along with David Toms and Kenny Perry (both of whom earned a win &#8211; Funk only earned two halves). Erik was right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cody Thrasher<\/strong> suspected Tiger Woods would be a disappointment. With 2&frac12; points, it&#8217;s tough to call this a disappointing loss, particularly after a thrilling battle on Sunday. Cody was wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave Koster<\/strong> threw Mike Weir under the bus, but the scrappy left earned two points in a losing effort while one member of this team earned only &frac12; (Stuart Appleby) and five others earned as many points <em>or less<\/em>. Dave was wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everardo Keeme<\/strong> didn&#8217;t choose anyone, hedging his bets by saying &#8220;one of the Americans who has been stuggling as of late.&#8221; Here at The Sand Trap .com, we put our money where our mouth is. Everardo was disqualified for being a weenie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Whittaker<\/strong> chose Phil Mickelson, who was nearly the top American point-earner with a 3-0-2 record. Brian was wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeff Smith<\/strong> lay the burden of &#8220;biggest disappointment&#8221; on Vijay Singh. Vijay managed to earn 1&frac12; points through three ties. Several players earned less on both teams. Jeff was wrong.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Matchup<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Erik J. Barzeski<\/strong> chose International Team Chemistry versus American putting, and American putting was certainly on fire this week, yet we heard little about how &#8220;closely knit&#8221; the International team was. Who won? The Americans with their putting, and Erik with this choice. Erik was right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cody Thrasher<\/strong> chose the first foursomes match on Thursday. The International Team won handily, 4&amp;3, and were up 3-2 at the end of Thursday, but lost the Presidents Cup. Cody was wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave Koster<\/strong> believed the key matchup would lie in the International Rookies vs. the less experienced Americans. The American &#8220;youngsters&#8221; dominated, and the US won the matches while the International rooks faltered. <strong>Everardo Keeme<\/strong> similarly supposed that the American team would easily handle the International rookies, and that was, for the most part, true. Dave and Everardo were right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Josh Premuda<\/strong> figured that the Couples\/Woods pairing (which lost 4&amp;3 in the Thursday Foursomes) would set the tone for the matches. Couples never paired with Woods after that loss, and Josh was wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Whittaker<\/strong> listed experience vs. inexperience. The Americans had more experience and won the matches, so Brian was right.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donald MacKenzie<\/strong> cited Tiger Woods vs. the clock, saying that Woods would be looking for Sunday night to roll around so he could get out of there. Woods, however, seemed to have his most enjoyable Presidents or Ryder Cup experience to date. Donald was wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeff Smith<\/strong> took Retief Goosen and Michael Campbell versus anyone. With 4-0-1 and 2-1-2 records, respectively, Goosen and Campbell handled things well enough. Though their team lost, Jeff was right.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credit\">Photo Credit: &copy; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pga.com\/news\/tours\/pga-tour\/presidents092505.cfm\" title=\"AP\" class=\"external external_icon\">AP<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidents Cup is over, and our staff predictions are either right or wrong. 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