U.S. team Phil Mickelson hits out of a bunker on the first hole during their singles matches of the 2015 Presidents Cup golf tournament at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea, October 11, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - Captain's pick Bill Haas claimed the crucial final point at the Presidents Cup on Sunday, as the United States beat the Internationals 15.5 to 14.5 to clinch the team golf event for the ninth time in 11 editions.
Haas, who is also the son of U.S. captain Jay Haas, held his nerve in the last of Sunday's 12 singles matches to beat local favourite Bae Sang-moon on a day of missed putts, momentum swings and hand-wringing tension.
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