MELBOURNE — Heartbroken Internationals captain Ernie Els said he would shoulder the blame for his team's defeat to the United States at the Presidents Cup but defended his Sunday pairings after they crumbled at Royal Melbourne. The Internationals brought an overnight 10-8 lead into the final day but bowed out 16-14, winning only two of the 12 singles and halving four. Els put five of his seven debutants in the first seven matches and only South Korean Im Sung-jae stood up as he thrashed Gary Woodland 4&3. The Internationals' hopes of ending their 21-year win drought ended with three matches to spare, leaving team leaders Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman playing in vain for a share of the Cup.

Source: International New York Times December 15, 2019 07:18 UTC