Missing a three-foot putt on the 18th hole on the final day of his maiden President Cup left him "gutted" but Indian ace golfer Anirban Lahiri vowed to bounce back and redeem himself in years to come.
On a dramatic day, it all came down to two shots - Lahiri missing a three-foot putt on the 18th and home boy Sangmoon Bae's messing his third shot on 18th, which rolled back onto the fairway.
Lahiri's miss came after Chris Kirk holed a massive 15-foot pressure putt to give the American a full point instead of a half.
Bae, who goes in for Military Service after the event, also had a chance to snatch a half point, but it ended with a botched-up chip. Bill Haas, one of the picks made by his father and captain, Jay Haas, held his nerve and won the last point and with it the Presidents Cup.
"I am gutted," said Lahiri. "I would like to rewind and just change the last ten seconds of it. No, I think it wasn't meant to be. I can't feel too bad because I didn't hit a bad putt; (it) didn't go in.
"I have to give credit to Chris as well. The team played great. Obviously I'm disappointed with my week. Hopefully I get a chance to redeem myself in years to come."
He added, "I was pretty sure what the line was and I made a good stroke. But I think I did what I've done all week: Misread putts."
For the third session in a row, the Internationals and US were locked in a tie - the singles ended 6-6, but the final score read 15.5 to 14.5 in favour of the Americans, who have now won nine out of 11 times. The Internationals won once in 1998 and the teams were tied in 2003.
Despite the loss, captain Nick Price said he was happy and proud of his International team.
"Anirban and to Moon (Bae), you know, they were in very difficult predicaments today, which I don't think they have ever felt before.
"But it's all part of the experience. Today is a day they will never forget, but I hope that they use it in a positive way to take the next step."
Price went on, "I said to Anirban, you know, he may never have a putt that he'll be that nervous over, but he hit a great putt. It was just a little unlucky it didn't go in. Probably 95 times out of 100, that putt would have gone in. But that's what makes this event so special."
Lahiri also mentioned, "I had Bubba Watson come up to me about a minute after we finished up and he said that he had done the same exact thing. Both of us thought -- I guess. I don't know about his putt. I didn't see it. It looked like right in to me. That's why I hit it. Went left to right and caught a big part of the lip. Spat it out.
