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Needing to win the last seven singles matches to draw the Presidents Cup, the Internationals won five and halved another to serve notice the US era of dominance might be coming to an end.
The Americans improved to 8 wins 1 draw and 1 loss in the biennial team golf showdown with an 18 1/2-15 1/2 victory over their global rivals at Muirfield Village, but not before getting a scare at the finish.
After the hosts moved within one point of clinching their fifth victory in a row over the Internationals, the US was beaten in four matches in a row.
Not until top-ranked Tiger Woods won 1-up over world number 41 Richard Sterne did the US clinch the Cup and the final US victory margin was the slimmest since the same score in 2005.
