Ancer to face Woods in Presidents Cup singles

Mexico’s Abraham Ancer was handed the task of facing Tiger Woods in the singles at the Presidents Cup on Sunday with the match-play showdown poised for a tense finish.

The 15-time major winner won both matches he played with Justin Thomas on the opening two days, but he chose to focus on his captaincy duties during the fourballs and foursomes on Saturday.

With all 12 team members playing singles, the 43-year-old will be back to try and inspire the US to overturn a 10-8 deficit and inflict another demoralising defeat on the Internationals.

The Internationals have only ever won the match play event once, in 1998, also at Royal Melbourne when both Woods and fellow captain Ernie Els were playing.

The first team to 15.5 points will win.