(CNN) If Captain America is one of Marvel Comics most famous and beloved superheroes, then Tiger Woods was feeling a similar level of affection from his Presidents Cup teammates after the US team narrowly beat Ernie Els' Internationals 16-14 at Royal Melbourne Sunday. Woods is only the second playing-captain to lift the Presidents Cup -- the biennial matchplay trophy, which is similar to the Ryder Cup between USA and Europe -- as the 43-year-old followed in the footsteps of Hale Irwin, who achieved the feat in the inaugural tournament in 1994. Looking to avoid an eighth straight defeat in the event, the International team had started Sunday 10-8 ahead"It was pretty awesome to play for the greatest player ever," Matt Kuchar, told the Presidents Cup website. "To have a chance to make a team captained by the greatest player ever that is also a player on the team, I can't tell you how unique, how cool of a thing that is -- to not only play for him, but alongside him."

Source: CNN December 15, 2019 16:41 UTC