The new Miracle at Medinah: Team USA completes wild comeback to win the Presidents Cup in front of Trump

Team USA completed one of the greatest comebacks in Presidents Cup history to overcome their international rivals in front of a raucous crowd at Medinah.The Americans headed into Sunday singles three points down and at risk of a humbling loss, but Scottie Scheffler and Co won eight of the 12 singles matches to seal an 11th straight win.The day began with a rousing speech from Donald Trump, before the players went out and stormed back, with Jacob Bridgeman clinching the trophy for his country.There were key rallies on the back nine by two-time major champion Collin Morikawa and 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun.Outplayed over three days in team matches, the Americans leaned on their strength in singles to make up a three-point deficit.President Trump was on the first tee for the start of all 12 singles matches, and he kept his speech short. ‘It’s going to be a very interesting game of golf,’ he said. Team USA celebrates after Jackson Koivun secured a huge win for his country at Medinah Jacob Bridgeman holed the winning putt as America surged back from three points down The day began with a speech from Donald Trump, who watched the start of all 12 matchesThe president had hot-footed it to Illinois fresh from watching Texas beat Tennessee in Knoxville on Saturday, and he drew roaring applause from the packed grandstands at Medinah.Dressed in a dark suit and red tie, Trump smiled, pumped his fists, and blew kisses to the excited crowd as spectators broke out into deafening chants of ‘USA! USA!’Taking to the microphone ahead of the Sunday singles matches, Trump poked fun at reports that he had requested a 15-minute speech window from the PGA Tour. ‘You know, the fake news media will say I got a very bad reception. We got a good reception!’ Trump told the cheering gallery.’He [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 want to see golf, they don’t want to hear speeches!”I’ll only say this: Our country is doing great, better than ever before.’ His Sunday arrival brought enhanced security measures across Medinah, with gates opening at 8 a.m. as the Secret Service implemented tight restrictions. Koivun celebrates after birdieing the 12th hole on his way to a big win in the Sunday singles  Trump continued his whirlwind weekend of sport on Sunday after attending the Texas gameThe lighthearted quip came after Golfweek reported on Saturday that Trump had asked organizers for 15 minutes to address the crowd before the start of play.Trump stepped aside quickly to let the action begin, as Brandt Snedeker’s U.S. squad looked to battle back from a 10.5 – 7.5 deficit against Geoff Ogilvy’s International team.On Sunday, it was Cameron Young and Justin Thomas who set the tone early. Scottie Scheffler took down Nico Echavarria with a show of pure sportsmanship when a spectator disrupted the Colombian’s swing. Patrick Cantlay had another moment, as he always seem to do in this competition, holing a birdie putt from just inside 60 feet on the par-3 16th against hard-luck Adam Scott. Scottie Scheffler was another of the Americans who secured a big win at Medinah on Sunday Trump is accompanied by Secret Service as he walks to make his speech at the Presidents Cup Outside the gates at Medinah, some anti-Trump protestors spoke out against the presidentFive matches remained on the course – the Americans were 1 up in three of them, the other two were all square. All the Internationals had to do was find three points from them. The Americans simply refused to budge.Koivun was 2 down through 10 holes to the Internationals’ top performer this week, Si Woo Kim, when he won three straight holes to flip the color to American red on the board. The kid drilled his tee shot on the 18th, and twirled his iron when he knew the approach was pure. He wound up with a 2-up victory, and then it was a matter of time.The clinching point came from Jacob Bridgeman, who rolled in a 3-foot par putt on the 18th green for a 1-up victory over Min Woo Lee, assuring the Americans the 15 1/2 points they needed.