Team USA captain thanks Trump after massive Presidents Cup comeback: He gets all the credit

U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker credited President Donald Trump after the Americans rallied for a 17-13 victory over the International team at the Presidents Cup on Sunday.

"One last shoutout: Donald Trump. President Trump. He told me, 'I [am] going to bring energy today for you. You guys need it,'" Snedeker said.

"I told him if we did this, he gets all the credit. So, thank you, President Trump."

With Trump in attendance, the United States team found itself in uncharted territory heading into Sunday singles at Medinah Country Club. For the first time in the event's history, Team USA trailed on home soil entering the final session.

Trump, the event's honorary chairman, briefly addressed the crowd from the first tee before play began.

"You know, the fake news media will say I get a very bad reception," Trump said as the crowd laughed. "But we get a good reception."

"[PGA Tour CEO] Brian [Rolapp] said, 'Could you make a short speech?' I said, 'No, I don't have the courage to make a speech. These people wanna see golf. They don't wanna hear speeches.' I'll only say this: Our country is doing great, better than ever before."

The Americans entered the week having won all eight Presidents Cups played on home soil and 10 straight overall. But Team USA was also coming off a 15-13 loss to Europe at last year's Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. The last thing American golf needed was another visiting team celebrating a victory on U.S. soil.

Instead, the Americans erased a 10½-7½ deficit by winning nine of the 12 singles matches and outscoring the Internationals 9½-2½. Presidents Cup rookie Jacob Bridgeman delivered the winning point with a par putt on the 18th green.

Snedeker sent out some of his best players in the first few matches, hoping to swing the event and put pressure on the Internationals. Cameron Young led off, with Justin Thomas and Scottie Scheffler going out third and fourth.

The plan worked.

Young did his job as the leadoff man, despite falling 2 down to Ryo Hisatsune after four holes. He won five of the next 12 holes to close out a 3&2 victory.

Match play specialist Justin Thomas, who entered Sunday with a 20-10-5 career record in Ryder Cups and Presidents Cups, won five of the first six holes against Corey Conners before coasting to a 5&3 win.

Nico Echavarria gave Scheffler a little more trouble than many might have expected, but the world's No. 1 player ultimately closed out the 32-year-old Colombian, 2&1.

However, the International team wasn't going down easily. Tom Kim capped an incredible week by beating world No. 5 Wyndham Clark, finishing as the tournament's leading scorer with four points. Sungjae Im also took down world No. 8 Sam Burns.

Chris Gotterup was a major bright spot for the Americans all tournament. The 27-year-old Presidents Cup rookie defeated Christiaan Bezuidenhout 1 up and finished 3-1 for the week. He made a strong case for a spot on the 2027 Ryder Cup team in the process.

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