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Golf scores: Americans rally to win Presidents Cup and Fitzpatrick holds on to win French Open

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 28). Golf scores: Americans rally to win Presidents Cup and Fitzpatrick holds on to win French Open. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/golf/golf-scores-americans-rally-to-win-presidents-cup-and-fitzpatrick-holds-on-to-win-french-open/article_272b35cb-a504-50ed-b9ee-d3ab4add4bc9.html

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At the Presidents Cup, the American team secured an 11th consecutive win by outperforming their European counterparts in singles matches on Sunday at Medinah. The U.S., led by captain Brandt Snedeker, won nine of twelve singles and halved one match to achieve a decisive 17-13 victory. Meanwhile, Matt Fitzpatrick claimed his fourth title this year with a three-shot win at the French Open in Paris, closing strong despite early pressure from Ángel Hidalgo.
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The 2026 Presidents Cup golf competition concluded with Team USA securing a 17-13 victory over the International team at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago. Prior to the final day's play, Team USA had trailed by 10.5 points, but they rallied on Sunday to win nine of the twelve singles matches and claim their eleventh consecutive Presidents Cup title. President Donald Trump attended as honorary chairman, addressing the crowd briefly before the start of the matches and receiving both support from fans and protests from opponents outside the venue. The tournament's history shows that Team USA had never previously faced such a deficit heading into Sunday play; this comeback was described by Trump as "a great victory." With eight of the world's top 11 golfers on their roster, the American team managed to outperform their international counterparts despite entering with a significant disadvantage. This marked another instance where Trump received credit for sports victories during his presidency, even though his direct influence on the game remains debatable. Protests against Trump were held alongside demonstrations supporting him as he visited Chicago for the event. Overall, it was a dramatic turn of events that highlighted Medinah's historical significance in golf competition history.

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Americans European Ill. MEDINAH U.S.

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Americans NORP · 3× European NORP · 2× Fitzpatrick PERSON · 2× MEDINAH GPE · 2× Nishimura PERSON · 2× Brandt Snedeker PERSON · 1× Collin Morikawa PERSON · 1× Ill. GPE · 1× Jackson Koivun PERSON · 1× U.S. GPE · 1×

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Other tours Casandra Alexander of South Africa won for the second time in three Ladies European Tour events when she closed with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot victory over Sophie Hausmann and Anna Morgan in the Buccellati Ladies Italian Open. ...
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2026-09-28 · Toronto Star
Golf scores: Americans rally to win Presidents Cup and Fitzpatrick holds on to win French Open · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 0 hedged)

U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker won’t have to second-guess the outcome of this Presidents Cup. asserted
Snedeker → have → Cup
He went from blaming himself for a three-point deficit to watching the Americans deliver the biggest Sunday rout in tournament history to win for the 11th straight time. asserted
Americans → go → time
Outplayed over three days in team matches at Medinah, the Americans flipped two key singles matches on the back nine — one from two-time major champion Collin Morikawa, the other from 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun. asserted
Americans → outplay → Koivun
President Donald Trump was on the first tee for the start of 12 singles matches, and he kept his speech short. asserted
he → keep → speech
“It’s going to be a very interesting game of golf,” he said. asserted
he → go → golf
The Americans won nine of the 12 singles and halved the final match on the course when the Presidents Cup already was decided, adding to a 17-13 victory. asserted
Cup → win → victory
European tour PARIS (AP) — Matt Fitzpatrick closed with a 1-under 70 and eased to victory at the French Open on Sunday for his fourth title of the year. asserted
Fitzpatrick → close → year
Fitzpatrick saw his five-shot lead get trimmed to two shots at various points at Le Golf National before pulling away for a three-shot win over Spaniard Ángel Hidalgo (67). asserted
lead → see → Hidalgo
The win capped a special few weeks for Fitzpatrick who, with his wife Katherine, recently welcomed their first child. asserted
who → cap → child
Local favorite Tom Vaillant, a two-time winner on the smaller Alps Tour but still looking for his first European tour title, tied for third after a 70. asserted
Vaillant → look → 70
Hidalgo’s second-place finish guaranteed him a spot at the British Open at St. Andrews next year through the International Qualifying Series. asserted
finish → guarantee → Series
LPGA Tour ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Yuna Nishimura played a flawless back nine after allowing the chasing pack to get close early and won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship by five shots on Sunday for her first LPGA victory. asserted
pack → play → victory
A six-time winner on the Japan LPGA, the 26-year-old Nishimura closed with a 5-under 66 for a three-day total of 21-under 192 at Pinnacle Country Club. asserted
Nishimura → close → Club
Leading by five shots entering the day after back-to-back 63s, Nishimura shot even-par 36 on the front nine while another Japanese player, Aki Iwai, made a charge with six birdies in seven holes to start the back nine. asserted
player → lead → nine
Iwai shot a bogey-free 62 and tied for second with Chanettee Wannasaen (65) and In Gee Chun (67). asserted
Iwai → shoot → Wannasaen
Other tours Casandra Alexander of South Africa won for the second time in three Ladies European Tour events when she closed with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot victory over Sophie Hausmann and Anna Morgan in the Buccellati Ladies Italian Open. ... asserted
she → win → Open
Kaito Onishi held on with a 3-under 67 for a one-shot victory over Taichiro Ideriha and Satoshi Kodaira in the Richard Mille Charity Tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. asserted
Onishi → hold → Tour
Chien-yao Hung of Taiwan captured his first Asian Tour title with a 1-under 71 for a one-shot victory over Wade Ormsby of Australia in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters. ... asserted
Hung → capture → Masters
Kyle De Beer capped off a six-shot victory with an 8-under 64 in the Rwanda Open on the Sunshine Tour. ... asserted
Beer → cap → Tour
Women’s British Open champion Shiho Kuwaki closed with a 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory in the Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open, her third title this year on the Japan LPGA. asserted
Kuwaki → close → LPGA
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