Internationals Lead United States in President's Cup
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The Internationals team is close to winning the President's Cup for the first time in 28 years. After day three of the event in Medinah, the team holds a three-point lead over the United States.
The United States tried to reduce the gap with a fightback during the day, but they were not able to catch up with the Internationals.
The President's Cup is a golf competition between a team from the United States and a team of top players from other countries, called the Internationals. It has been held for many years, but the Internationals have rarely won.
With this lead, the Internationals now have a strong chance to win the title on Sunday, the final day of the competition. If they succeed, it will end a 28-year wait for another victory.
The competition takes place over several days, with points added up after each round. The team with the most points at the end wins the cup.
Fans and players will now wait to see if the United States can produce another comeback, or if the Internationals can hold on to secure their historic win.
Vocabulary10 words
- Cup
- a big prize competition, often named after something
- fightback
- a strong effort to win again after being behind
- chance
- a possible way something can happen
- victory
- the act of winning
- lead
- being ahead of others in points
- gap
- the difference in score between two teams
- round
- one full part of a competition, played on one day
- comeback
- a return to a winning position after doing badly
- secure
- to succeed in getting or keeping something
- competition
- an event where people or teams try to win
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1. The Internationals lead by three points 2. Reduce the Internationals' lead 3. False
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The Internationals team is close to winning the President's _____ for the first time in 28 years. After day three of the event in Medinah, the team holds a three-point _____ over the United States.
The United States tried to reduce the gap with a _____ during the day, but they were not able to catch up with the Internationals.
The President's Cup is a golf _____ between a team from the United States and a team of top players from other countries, called the Internationals.
With this lead, the Internationals now have a strong _____ to win the title on Sunday, the final day of the competition. If they succeed, it will end a 28-year wait for another _____.
The competition takes place over several days, with points added up after each _____. The team with the most points at the end wins the cup.
Fans and players will now wait to see if the United States can produce another _____, or if the Internationals can hold on to _____ their historic win.
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