JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) President Donald Trump arrived at Liberty National on Sunday just as the Americans were closing in on victory in the Presidents Cup.

Trump was watching from the hospitality suite of PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. The tour said he would become the first sitting president to present the trophy at this event, which was named after the highest office.

Trump had a clear view of the 14th green, and he appeared behind a glass wall from an upstairs library in the clubhouse with Monahan and former tour commissioner Tim Finchem, who worked in the White House during the Carter administration.

He became the first president to attend the matches since Bill Clinton watched on Saturday in 2000 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia.

There has never been a more presidential week than this Presidents Cup, which started Thursday with the previous three U.S. presidents – Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama – sitting together at the opening ceremony and wat..

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. (AP) Heavy rain Sunday postponed the final round of the Web.com Tour Championship at Atlantic Beach Country Club until Monday.

Five-time PGA Tour winner Jonathan Byrd shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday in rainy, windy conditions to take the lead in the last of the four Web.com Tour Finals events that determine 25 PGA Tour cards.

Needing a high finish to regain his PGA Tour card, Byrd had a 20-under 193 total for a two-stroke lead over Sam Saunders. Byrd entered the week 66th in the race for 25 cards with $5,480. The winner will get $180,000.

Keyur KhamarJERSEY CITY, NJ – SEPTEMBER 30: Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler of the U.S. Team take a selfie with fans on the eighth hole during Saturday afternoon Four-Ball matches in the third round of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club on September 30, 2017, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR)JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Golf fans fondly remember the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah because of its exciting, intense finish. But it doesn't hurt that it also has a great nickname: “The War By The Shore.” In contrast, the 2017 Presidents Cup has been anything but a war by the (Jersey) shore. But that doesn't mean we can't come up with a memorable moniker for this landslide by Lady Liberty (Hey, that's not bad. . . ). Here are some suggestions, both from us and others.
Let's start with “The Romp By The Swamp.” We like it because it's a tribute both to the surrounding New Jersey Meadowlands as well as a nod to “The War By The Shore” — ju..

Besides his U.S. Presidents Cup team's impressive performance, the former Illinois golfer was inducted into the school's athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) Brooke Henderson took a big step towards her sixth LPGA Tour title in only six holes on Sunday, but will have to resume on Monday after rain, lightning and dangerous winds disrupted the final round of the New Zealand Women’s Open.

The 20-year-old Canadian leads the tournament by four shots at 17-under par from overnight leader Belen Mozo of Spain and American Brittany Lincicome.

Play was repeatedly suspended Sunday because of adverse weather conditions and finally called for the day at 5:30 p.m. local time when a violent squall brought heavy rain and winds which sent advertising boards flying across greens.

Tour officials ruled the tournament would remain 72 holes and players will return to the Windross Farm course Monday to complete their final rounds.

Henderson was 3-under Sunday after her six holes. She birdied the second, fourth and fifth holes to move past the faltering Mozo, who was 2-over after six holes when a trying day finally ended.

Linci..

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) Brooke Henderson took a giant stride toward her sixth LPGA Tour title on Sunday but will have to continue the chase Monday after rain, lightning and dangerous winds disrupted the final round of the New Zealand Open.

Managing only six holes Sunday, the 20-year-old Canadian leads the tournament by four shots at 17-under from overnight leader Belen Mozo of Spain and American Brittany Lincicome who continued her steady rise up the leaderboard.

Play was repeatedly suspended Sunday because of adverse weather conditions and finally called for the day at 5.30pm when a violent squall brought heavy rain and winds which sent advertising hoardings flying across greens.

Tour officials ruled the tournament would remain 72 holes and players will return to the Windross Farm course Monday to complete their final rounds.

Presidents Cup 2017: The winners & losers from Day 3 of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) The Americans came within one match of winning the Presidents Cup.

On Saturday.

Anirban Lahiri made two clutch birdies that only delayed the inevitable. This is a powerful U.S. team playing to its full potential, and the result is the biggest blowout since these matches began in 1994.

Lahiri and Si Woo Kim had the only victory for the International team over two sessions. From the sun rising over the Manhattan until the chilly twilight at Liberty National, the American poured it on. They had a 14 1/2-3 1/2 lead and need only one point Sunday to win the cup for seventh straight time.

Phil Mickelson set a Presidents Cup record with his 25th victory, breaking the record set by Tiger Woods. Mickelson hit two wedges into birdie range in the morning foursomes session with Kevin Kisner, when the Americans won three matches and halved the other.

Jordan Spieth’s best intentions cost him a hole in a ruling rarely seen in match play, though that didn’t matter. All..

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) Authorities in New Jersey say a Hawaii man stands accused of defacing the greens at four golf courses that President Donald Trump owns in New Jersey and New York.

Somerset County prosecutors say 61-year-old Clifford Tillotson, of Kaneohe, is charged with criminal mischief.

Tillotson allegedly used some sort of chemical to write various comments critical of the Trump administration on nine putting greens at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on or around Sept. 11. The damage was estimated at more than $10,000.

Tillotson also is charged in New York with defacing Trump golf courses in Ferry Point, Hudson Valley and Westchester.

It wasn’t known Saturday if Tillotson has retained an attorney.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. (AP) Five-time PGA Tour winner Jonathan Byrd shot a 7-under 64 in rainy, windy conditions Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Web.com Tour Championship.

Needing a high finish to regain his PGA Tour card, Byrd had a 20-under 193 total at Atlantic Beach Country Club for a two-stroke lead over Sam Saunders in the last of four Web.com Tour Finals events.

Byrd finished 55th on the Web.com Tour’s regular-season money list and 170th in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings. He entered the week 66th in the race for 25 cards with $5,480.

”I was telling myself, `I’m a clutch putter and I’ve made a lot of clutch putts over the year,”’ Byrd said. ”I just felt good out there,” the 41-year-old Byrd said. ”I felt at ease. When you feel that way, you’re kind of letting it come to you, you’re not working hard to make putts. You’re just kind of letting it happen and that’s kind of the way I felt.”

Saunders, Arnold Palmer’s grandson, had a 70, two days after shooting a ..