When Tiger Woods is involved, the most popular golfer is usually, well, Tiger Woods. But that isn’t the case at the Presidents Cup in Montreal, Steve Elling says, after Canadian Mike Weir defeats Woods 1 up on an otherwise disappointing day for the Internationals.

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The United States won the Presidents Cup. Mike Weir gave Canada quite a consolation prize. The Americans won enough of the singles matches Sunday to capture the Presidents Cup for the second straight time, and Weir won the final two holes to beat Tiger Woods in his home country.

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Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk rebounded from a blowout loss in the Presidents Cup to help the United States sweep the five Saturday morning foursomes matches for a 12-5 lead over the International team.

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Woody Austin provided comic relief that instantly became part of Presidents Cup lore when he lost his balance and fell face-first into the lake along the 14th fairway. But he picked himself up, dried himself off and found redemption with three straight birdies to earn an important halve on a day the International team dominated.

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The Americans got off to a near-perfect start Thursday in the Presidents Cup, getting superb play from veterans and rookies alike in winning 5 1/2 points out of the six alternate-shot matches at Royal Montreal.

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There are several reasons the featured pairing in Day 1 foursomes at the Presidents Cup will be Mike Weir and Vijay Singh vs. Phil Mickelson and Woody Austin. Steve Elling cites two, both involving Lefty: His icy relationship with Singh, and Weir’s success rate against him.

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The PGA Tour on Thursday will join hands with the major governing bodies of golf in taking the first step toward formulating a worldwide list of banned substances and establishing a uniform drug-testing policy.

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The FedEx Cup wasn’t a disaster, but it was far from perfect. Steve Elling has seven ways to fix golf’s playoffs, starting with adopting more from NASCAR, flushing the FedEx points system and curbing the incessant propaganda.

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