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The US team holds off the International team with a final score of 7-5 thru two days of competition. It was another day of surprises, including Tiger Woods coming up short once again for the U.S.. Overall the day was a draw between the two teams, with each team winning 3 of its matches. It will be interesting to see how the next few days will play out. The International team will need a good day of play to overcome the U.S. lead.
Day 2 Friday Four-Ball results:
Match 1: Watson/Simpson win 3 & 1 vs Els/Ishikawa
This was certainly the group to watch. You have Webb Simpson who is coming off his best professional season, Ryo Ishikawa, the next big thing to hit Asia, and finally two long hitters. Overall the Americans had the momentum in the match winning 6 holes over the span of 18 holes compared to 3 by the international dual.
Match 2: Baddeley/Day win 1 up vs Johnson/Woods
This was one of my favorites. Tiger partnered up with Dustin Johnson, now thats a lot meat behind that stick. Compare them to two of Australia’s best golfers, resulting in a must see match. This is evident when you look at the scoring differentiation between the two teams which was close to none. But sadly this was a lost for the U.S. and for the millions of Tiger Fans.
Match 3: Mickelson/Furyk win 2 & 1 vs Scott/Kim
The veterans showing us hows it done, never allowing Scott/Kim to obtain the lead in the match.
Match 4: Ogilvy/Choi win 1 up vs Hass/Watney
This result was a bit surprising, for the fact that Hass and Watney seemed to be the favorites coming into this match. But Ogilvy once again showed us, he is a fierce match play competitor, getting the job done.
Match 5: Kuchar/Stricker win 4 & 3 vs Yang/Allenby
The Kuchnator took full control of the match by winning 5 holes thru out the match. Robert Alleby is a great match-play player but wasn’t able to find that little spark to get the engines roaring.
Match 6: Goosen/Schwartzel win 2 & 1 vs Mahan/Toms
This group was stacked with talent. The result of the match is not surprising, Goosen and Schwartzel both major champs can handle the pressure and from experience know how to deliver a great show.
Day 3 Saturday Foursomes
The International team will have to win a majority of the matches to overcome the U.S. , giving them a bit of breathing room heading into Sunday Single matches.
Match 1: Watson/Simspon vs. Allenby/Ogilvy
Match 2: Hass/Kuchar vs Els/Ishikawa
Match 3: Mahan/Toms vs Goosen/Schwartzel
Match 4: Woods/Johnson vs Scott/Choi
Match 5: Mickelson/Furyk vs Baddeley/Day
Followed by Saturday Four-Ball
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