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WEATHER: Thursday: Heavy rains delayed the play of from 12:45-1:15 p.m. Mostly cloudy the rest of the day with a high of 61 degrees. Winds S 5-10 mph. Friday: Mostly cloudy with a brief late-afternoon shower. High temperature of 64 degrees and NW winds 8-12 mph. Saturday: Sunny skies and cool in the early morning, warming up to 83 degrees in the afternoon. Light winds E 6-12 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny with a high temperature of 66 degrees. Winds SE 5-10 mph.

DAY ONE
Foursome Matches -- United States 5 ½, International ½

Match 1 Hunter Mahan/Steve Stricker (United States) def. Adam Scott/Geoff Ogilvy, 3 and 2
Match 2 Vijay Singh/Mike Weir (International) halved with Phil Mickelson/Woody Austin
Match 3 Stewart Cink/Zach Johnson (United States) def. Rory Sabbatini/Trevor Immelman, 1 up
Match 4 David Toms/Jim Furyk (United States) def. Ernie Els/Angel Cabrera, 1 up
Match 5 Lucas Glover/Scott Verplank (United States) def. Stuart Appleby/Retief Goosen, 2 up
Match 6 Tiger Woods/Charles Howell III (United States) def. K.J. Choi/Nick O'Hern, 3 and 1

DAY TWO
Four-Ball Matches -- United States 1 ½, International 4 ½
Total -- United States 7, International 5

Match 7 Angel Cabrera/Retief Goosen (International) def. Phil Mickelson/Hunter Mahan, 1 up
Match 8 Vijay Singh/Stuart Appleby (International) def. Tiger Woods/Jim Furyk, 5 and 4
Match 9 Ernie Els/Mike Weir (International) def. Zach Johnson/Charles Howell III, 3 and 1
Match 10 Steve Stricker/Scott Verplank (United States) def. Adam Scott/K.J. Choi, 2 and 1
Match 11 Geoff Ogilvy/Nick O'Hern (International) def. Stewart Cink/Lucas Glover, 1 up
Match 12 Trevor Immelman/Rory Sabbatini (International) halved with Woody Austin/David Toms

DAY THREE
Foursome Matches -- United States 5, International 0
Total -- United States 12, International 5

Match 13 Steve Stricker/Hunter Mahan (United States) def. Trevor Immelman/Rory Sabbatini, 2 up
Match 14 Phil Mickelson/Woody Austin (United States) def. Retief Goosen/Stuart Appleby, 5 and 4
Match 15 Tiger Woods/Jim Furyk (United States) def. Adam Scott/Ernie Els, 4 and 3
Match 16 Lucas Glover/Scott Verplank (United States) def. Vijay Singh/Mike Weir, 2 and 1
Match 17 Zach Johnson/David Toms (United States) def. Nick O'Hern/Geoff Ogilvy, 2 and 1

Four-Ball Matches -- United States 2 ½, International 2 ½
Total -- United States 14 ½, International 7 ½

Match 18 Stewart Cink/Jim Furyk (United States) def. Angel Cabrera/K.J. Choi, 1 up
Match 19 Adam Scott/Retief Goosen (International) halved with Phil Mickelson/Woody Austin
Match 20 Mike Weir/Ernie Els (International) def. Charles Howell III/Lucas Glover, 4 and 2
Match 21 Vijay Singh/Stuart Appleby (International) def. Steve Stricker/Hunter Mahan, 1 up
Match 22 Tiger Woods/David Toms (United States) def. Nick O'Hern/Geoff Ogilvy, 5 and 3

DAY FOUR
Singles Matches -- United States 5, International 7

Match 23 Scott Verplank (United States) def. Rory Sabbatini (International), 2 and 1
Match 24 Ernie Els (International) def. Lucas Glover (United States), 2 and 1
Match 25 Phil Mickelson (United States) def. Vijay Singh (International), 5 and 4
Match 26 Mike Weir (International) def. Tiger Woods (United States), 1 up
Match 27 Angel Cabrera (International) def. Woody Austin (United States), 2 and 1
Match 28 Adam Scott (International) def. Zach Johnson (United States), 2 and 1
Match 29 David Toms (United States) def. Trevor Immelman (International), 2 up
Match 30 Stewart Cink (United States) def. Nick O'Hern (International), 6 and 4
Match 31 Geoff Ogilvy (International) def. Steve Stricker (United States), 1 up
Match 32 KJ Choi (International) def. Hunter Mahan (United States), 3 and 2
Match 33 Charles Howell III (United States) def. Stuart Appleby (International), 2 and 1
Match 34 Retief Goosen (International) def. Jim Furyk (United States), 2 and 1

FINAL TOTAL
United States 19 ½, International 14 ½

Host Weir leads Internationals
Punctuated by a 1-up victory over Tiger Woods in the Sunday Singles matches, Canada's Mike Weir led the International squad with a 3-1-1 record. Weir became just the second International Captain's Selection to post a winning record, joining Greg Turner (2-1-1) in 1998. Weir's all-time record in Singles matches is 3-1-0 and he has a 11-7-1 record in his Presidents Cup career.

Veteran Toms leads the way for United States
David Toms, who entered the 2007 Presidents Cup record with a career record of 2-7-1, led the United States team as he went undefeated (4-0-1) and totaled 4.5 points.

Verplank extends match-play streak
Scott Verplank (4-0-0) went undefeated at the 2007 Presidents Cup and including the 2006 Ryder Cup matches, is 6-0-0 in his last six matches.

Mainstay Els continues strong Presidents Cup play
After a hiatus from the Presidents Cup in 2005 due to a knee injury and subsequent surgery, Ernie Els posted a 3-2-0 record in 2007 and has a career record of 13-10-2. It also marked the fourth time in five appearances that Els has earned at least three points, and he is 7-3-0 in his last two Presidents Cup appearances, rebounding from an 0-5-0 record in 2000.

Cink dominates singles match
Stewart Cink of the United States birdied the first five holes of his singles match en route to a 6 and 4 victory over Nick O'Hern. At the 2006 Ryder Cup, Cink started off in similar fashion with birdies in four of his first five holes on his way to a 4 and 3 dusting of Sergio Garcia.

United States dominates Foursomes
The United States won 10 ½ of a possible 11 points in Foursome matches in 2007.

Unbeaten streak ends at seven for Goosen and Furyk
Retief Goosen's unbeaten streak (6-0-1) in The Presidents Cup ended at seven as he and Stuart Appleby fell 2-up to Lucas Glover and Scott Verplank in the Day One Foursome matches. Jim Furyk won his first match, 1-up with David Toms over Angel Cabrera and Ernie Els, and then had his unbeaten streak (5-0-2) was snapped in the Day Two Foursomes as he and Tiger Woods were beaten 5 and 4 by Vijay Singh and Stuart Appleby.

Singh and Appleby strong combination in Four-Ball
Vijay Singh and Stuart Appleby were a combined 11-under-par through 14 holes en route to a 5 and 4 victory over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk in their Day Two Four-Ball match. The duo combined to go 2-0 in the Four-Ball format. Singh has a Presidents Cup-best eight wins in his career.

Woods continues strong play in Foursomes
Tiger Woods, 2-0 in Foursome play in 2007, is now 7-2-1 in Foursome matches at the Presidents Cup. The seven wins in Foursomes are a Presidents Cup best. Overall, Woods was 3-2-0 in 2007 and has a career record of 13-11-1. The 13 wins are tied with Jim Furyk and Ernie Els for third-most victories in Presidents Cup history behind Davis Love III (16) and Vijay Singh (14).

Ironmen Singh and Mickelson
Vijay Singh, playing in his seventh Presidents Cup, has played in all 35 matches, with a record of 14-15-6. Phil Mickelson, also playing in his seventh Presidents Cup, is second in matches played with 33 and has compiled a record of 11-13-9. The nine matches halved are a Presidents Cup record.