The Internationals' Tom Kim encourages the boisterous atmosphere on the first tee before his Sunday singles match. Photo: Keyur Khamar, PGA Tour via Getty Images
The final margin – a decisive five-point knockout by the heavyweight American team – wasn’t at all surprising. But it was a little deceiving.
Despite everything stacked against it, the International team put up a spirited fight in the Presidents Cup. After falling behind 9-2, Trevor Immelman’s International squad seemed ready for its obituary. NBC was in danger of nobody tuning in for a wipeout on the weekend, with dead men walking the Green Mile.
But then Tom Kim happened. The 20-year-old emotional sparkplug secured a foursomes split with partner K.H. Lee with a rally to beat Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns. Then he led off a four-balls charge with an 18th-hole birdie that lit a fire with his cap-slam eruption as the underdogs claimed five of the last seven points Saturday to give them a puncher’s chance down by four heading into the singles.
Ultimately, Davis Lo...
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