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Keegan Bradley Delivers the Cup: USA Storms Back to Beat Internationals 16-14 at Medinah

Xander Schauffele ripped off four straight birdies and Bradley closed out Si Woo Kim on the 18th as the Americans overcame a Saturday deficit to extend their Presidents Cup win streak to 10.

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The Weekly Observer

SEP 27, 2026 · 3 MIN READ
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Keegan Bradley Delivers the Cup: USA Storms Back to Beat Internationals 16-14 at Medinah
The clubhouse at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois. (Dan Perry / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, file photo)

The United States rallied from behind on Sunday to win the Presidents Cup for the 10th consecutive time, beating the International team 16-14 at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago in a singles session that flipped the tournament on its head.

The Internationals had carried a 10.5-7.5 lead into Sunday's 12 singles matches, according to Yahoo Sports, putting the Americans in a position they needed to erase to keep the trophy at home. Xander Schauffele set the tone early, reeling off four straight birdies to spark what became a wave of red numbers on the board for Team USA.

Bradley's fairy-tale finish

The clinching point fell to Keegan Bradley, who beat Si Woo Kim 1 up after Kim missed a 10-foot putt on the 18th green, according to PGA Tour. Sam Burns completed the week unbeaten, and rookie Russell Henley capped an impressive Presidents Cup debut with a singles win of his own.

THE AMERICANS TURNED IT UP WHEN IT MATTERED MOST

Saturday had belonged to the Internationals, who swept both sessions 3-1 to build their cushion. But Sunday's singles produced a near-total reversal, with Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay each contributing four points across the week to lead the American charge, according to Sports Illustrated.

The win extends a streak that now stretches back over two decades for the Americans in this event, and adds another chapter to Bradley's own career arc — he is set to captain the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 2027. Medinah, a course with a complicated history for American teams in matchplay events, instead delivered a measure of redemption on Sunday.

The International team, built around a young core, will regroup having pushed the Americans further than in recent Presidents Cups, even in defeat. Team USA's celebration on the 18th green capped a week that swung dramatically from Thursday's opening four-ball through Saturday's International sweep to Sunday's singles turnaround.

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