GOLF All the Presidents men share in decision, draw

A winner couldn't be determined at the Presidents Cup.
GEORGE, South Africa (AP) -- Jack Nicklaus won 18 professional majors, and even that didn't prepare him for the heart-stopping scene that unfolded at the Presidents Cup.
The U.S. captain tried to imagine himself in Tiger Woods' position -- a sudden-death playoff against Ernie Els, standing over a 15-foot putt that went up a ridge and down toward the hole with about 10 inches of break.
No less than the Presidents Cup was riding on every shot Sunday night.
"I'd be shaking in my shoes," Nicklaus said. "Just like he was."
Coming through
When Woods made the putt -- "one of the biggest putts in my life" -- and Els followed with a 6-footer equally nerve-racking under the circumstances, Nicklaus and International captain Gary Player decided they had seen enough.
This was no place for a loser.
One of the most dramatic days in golf ended without a winner on the Links at Fancourt, when both teams agreed to share the cup after four days of matches ended in a tie at 17.
"I think it's the perfect decision," Woods said. "To have two guys decide the fate of the whole team in extra holes like that, I don't think any of the sides felt comfortable with that to begin with. We're here as a team. And we'd like to decide it as a team."
Ultimately, nothing was decided.
Two of the strongest teams ever played 34 matches over four days in just about every weather condition South Africa gets at this time of the year.
Each won 17 points, thanks to a stunning U.S. comeback in singles.
"I think you saw some unbelievable golf by both teams," Nicklaus said.
Two of the best players in the world played a sudden-death playoff, the only one of its kind in cup competition, and made three pars before the gloam gathered beneath the majestic Outeniqua Mountains.
"The putts the guys made when it mattered was unbelievable," Chris DiMarco said. "It was so good for golf."
The defending champion usually retains the cup when the matches end in a tie.
Nicklaus and Player agreed that both teams should share the cup, but only after a chaotic ending to an exquisite day.
Americans rally
It started with a stunning comeback by the Americans, who won 71/2 points from the 12 singles matches. It ended in a slugfest between Woods and Els, whose names predictably were placed in an envelope for a playoff no one expected.
Woods beat Els, 4 and 3, in their anticipated match. Charles Howell III and Jay Haas also had an easy time, while the pivotal performances came from Jerry Kelly, Chris DiMarco and Kenny Perry, all winning full points on the 18th green.
They were poised to win until Davis Love III muffed a difficult chip on the par-5 18th and took bogey, halving his match with Robert Allenby to give each team 17 points.
Both players missed the green and settled for par on the first playoff hole.