Presidents Cup 2013: What Makes Tiger Woods and Matt Kuchar the Perfect Pair?

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Published: October 6, 2013

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After years of searching and so many failed pairings, the ideal partner for Tiger Woods has finally been found. Ironically, it was the world’s top-ranked player himself who discovered the golfer hiding in plain sight.

Six-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar and Woods have combined to form the most lethal duo through the first several days of the 10th Presidents Cup, going undefeated in their first three matches at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

Their confident, competitive natures, tempered with an appropriate dose of playfulness, have kept them focused but loose. At the same time, Woods’ power and aggressiveness has been the perfect complement to Kuchar’s consistency, accuracy and solid short game. The duo have long been friends and play practice rounds together often.



It’s a wildly successful pairing Fred Couples would love to take the credit for. But the reality is he’s just the beneficiary of a hunch Woods had earlier in the week when he asked the U.S. captain to put them together at the beginning of the international competition.

Couples smartly agreed, and as a result, Tiger and Kuchar are the unquestioned stars of this Presidents Cup heading into Sunday.

The duo has accounted for three of the Americans' 11.5 points while providing a significant lift to a team that has played inspired golf on Jack Nicklaus’ course despite multiple weather delays and solid play from the Internationals.



In their three victories, which was highlighted by a 1-up win over Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama in Saturday’s four-ball match, Woods and Kuchar were pushed past the 16th hole only once. That’s not just good, that’s crazy good.

It’s also a pleasant development for Tiger, who not only has struggled to find a consistent partner in team match play competition, but also came into this event fighting his game and confide...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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