Brandel Chamblee makes huge claim after Team USA's Presidents Cup rout

Former PGA Tour player turned broadcaster Brandel Chamblee says Team USA's dramatic 17-13 victory over the International team at the Presidents Cup is the greatest Sunday singles display he has ever seen in a team event.

The Americans began the final day at Medinah three points behind, knowing they needed to collect eight points from the 12 singles matches to prevent the International side from claiming its first Presidents Cup victory since 1998.

Brandt Snedeker's dozen produced an emphatic response, winning the session 9½-2½. 

Cameron Young, Justin Thomas and Scottie Scheffler got the United States off to a fast start by securing early wins. 

Chris Gotterup, Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa and Jackson Koivun then added further points, while Xander Schauffele had already secured at least a half against Ryan Fox.

The result left the International team with no route back into the contest.

Jacob Bridgeman eventually delivered the decisive point for the United States, overcoming a one-hole deficit with just three holes remaining before beating Min Woo Lee on the final hole. 

His victory completed the largest comeback on the final day in Presidents Cup history and triggered jubilant celebrations among the American team.

Chamblee praised the United States' performance and believes it even topped their comeback at the 1999 Ryder Cup where Ben Crenshaw's side came from 10-6 to complete a stunning victory at The Country Club at Brookline. 

“The US team nailed it,” Chamblee said on Golf Channel. 

"What we saw today was historic - this is the greatest ever Sunday singles performance, not just by a Presidents Cup team, but by a US Ryder Cup team."

Chamblee pointed to the historical record to underline the scale of the achievement, noting that American teams had never previously won more than eight and a half points in a Ryder Cup Sunday since the competition began using its current format in 1979. 

He also highlighted that the United States had never collected more than eight points in a Presidents Cup singles session dating back to the competition's launch in 1994.

"What happened today was what was predicted to happen all week long, given the disparity between the world rank of the international team and the US team,” Chamblee added.

He also suggested that the Americans may have been driven by a desire to respond to criticism following their defeat to Europe in the 2025 Ryder Cup.

"But when you look at the final result, nine and a half to two and a half, and again, go back to 2025, the final day of the Ryder Cup - look at what happened today.

"In the final day of the singles at the Ryder Cup in 2025, Europe only won one match. 

"Today, the Internationals only won two matches. So you're talking about 24 matches.

"It feels like to me that the US team is chagrined a little bit at some of the criticism coming their way, perhaps from the Ryder Cup lack of success.

"But in the individual performances, in the Sunday singles, what they did last time they were out at the Ryder Cup was historic."