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Sunday 25 September 2005Team cupsYear in Review

United States wins Presidents Cup

Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Virginia (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 September 2005 · Friday four-balls were suspended for 80 minutes for dangerous weather (BBC)

Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

11 h 49 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).

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The name over time

Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.

The ones it got away from

24 started

Same week

Team cup

Presidents Cup

Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Virginia

2 of 5 researched

Winner

United States

18½–15½Total
18½–15½Margin

To par and runner-up not yet researched.

From the papers

BBC Sport

I may never captain another team, I may never play another round of golf, and if I end my career this way, it's a pretty good way to end it,

Jack Nicklaus, quoted in BBC Sport, 25 September 2005. The report

The Independent

People were getting down on us, saying we don't care. But we're the only ones that knew how much we cared. We cared. We cared bad,

Chris DiMarco, quoted in The Independent, 26 September 2005. The report

BBC Sport

Any time you have two Presidents Cups in a row go to the last green, golf is the winner. It was absolutely unbelievable.

Gary Player, quoted in BBC Sport, 25 September 2005. The report
Top 10

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The golfer

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What’s in the bag

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