Nicklaus’ trump-card fails as Woods and Couples crash

TIGER WOODS and Fred Couples crashed to a 4 & 3 defeat against Retief Goosen and Adam Scott in the first match of the Presidents Cup yesterday.

Nicklaus’ trump-card fails as Woods and Couples crash
Fri, 23 Sep, 2005 - 01:00
Brian Connor

US captain Jack Nicklaus put his top player out first in the hope that Woods and Couples could post an early victory and inspire confidence in the rest of the team.

Woods, who asked U.S. captain Jack Nicklaus to pair him with Couples, spent much of the outward nine at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club bailing out his partner who was having trouble finding the fairway.

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