El Tigre Proves Perfect, Lefty Almost in the President’s Cup

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, who were alarmingly good in the last playoff event of the FedEx Cup, continued their domination of the rest of the golf betting world when playing almost perfect in the past weekend’s President’s Cup.

Tiger was 5 and 0 in the President’s Cup and hit the Cup clinching shot as the American’s dominated as -350 favorites in the golf sportsbook to easily win the President’s Cup. During the four team matches, Woods was helped by partner Steve Stricker, himself a terrific 4 and 1 in the President’s Cup, but Woods’s rout of Y.E Yang during singles on Sunday, the same Y.E. Yang that kept Tiger from securing a major in the PGA Championship this year, was a work of art.

Woods simply beat down Yang, securing the American’s victory at the Harding Golf Course on only the 13 th hole when he birdied putt. Yang had no shot against El Tigre who no doubt felt it was necessary to show Y.E., and every golf fan who ever doubted Tiger’s ability in team events, who the big dog was on the block.

Tiger was sensational becoming only the third player in history, the other two are Mark O’Meara and Shikegi Maruyama, to win every match in the President’s Cup.

It was all Tiger on Sunday who worked his magic in helping the U.S. clinch the Cup 19 ½ to 14 ½. U.S. Team manager Fred Couples said that he wanted Tiger to go undefeated and thought that the U.S. needed Tiger to go undefeated in the President’s Cup.

Well, he got his wish and the U.S. secured the victory.

Lefty Almost Perfect

Phil Mickelson was almost perfect in every match as well going 4-0-1. Coming off of a victory in the Tour Championship, Mick continued to use a forward-press putting stroke to near perfection in the President’s Cup when beating Retief Goosen on Sunday.

Lefty hasn’t lost a President’s Cup match on U.S. soil since 2000.

Other U.S. Golfers that did well in the President’s Cup are:

Steve Stricker who went 4 and 1. Stricker was fantastic during Saturday’s team play round prompting Tiger Woods, when asked about Stricker, to simply say, “He was a stud.”

Jim Furyk went 2-2-1 and showed that he still has what it takes in the game of golf even though he failed to win another PGA Event in 2009. That’s two straight years without a victory for the consistent Furyk.

Hunter Mahan went 2-1-1 and beat Camilo Villegas in singles matches.

Kid Does Well for International Team

International Team manager Greg Norman made Ryo Ishikawa one of his team captains even though Ishikawa is only 18 years old. The Japanese up and comer was brilliant during the President’s Cup going 3 and 2 and defeating Kenny Perry in singles matches.

The future is bright for Ishikawa who no doubt will begin his ascent into the upper echelon of golf’s best in 2010. Ishikawa has a beautiful swing and only needs to work on a few control issues before challenging the best in the world. The experience he gained playing in the President’s Cup was invaluable and will no doubt help him reach his primary goals much faster.

Look for Ishikawa to become a world superstar, not just a Japanese one, in 2010.