PRESIDENTS CUP
Jordan Spieth feeds off crowd as US closes in
Jersey City — The one-sided margin of the Presidents Cup did not mean the event was broken, according to the US’s Jordan Spieth as he took a virtually unassailable 11-point lead heading into the 12 singles matches on Sunday. The US lead the event 14½ to 3½ and are almost certain to record their 10th victory in 12 stagings of the event. However, Spieth believed the event was still relevant. "I think home soil has played a big role this week. The pick-me-ups, the turnaround matches, the flipping, has had a lot to do with feeding off the crowds. When you go to away crowds, it’s that much harder to do it," he said. "Where are we, Royal Melbourne in two years?" he said of the next venue in Australia in 2019. "As we know, the Aussies show up here in men’s clothes, women’s clothes and everything in between; they are going to be nuts there and they are going to really try and make a difference in that event." He was referring to the self-described "Fanatics", a small group of mainly Austral...
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