Tiger Woods was capable of just about anything on the golf course, but even he was powerless to stop a disqualification for Jordan Spieth at the 2017 Presidents Cup.The 15-time major champion was part of Steve Stricker’s leadership team, taking on an assistant captaincy role for the 12th edition of the matches.Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed were a formidable USA team in 2017GettyTiger Woods was assistant captain and needed to join a controversial moment on the 12th holeGettyWoods, who has not featured on the PGA Tour since the 2024 Open, was two years away from his only captaincy role, which came at the 2019 Presidents Cup in Melbourne, where he led the US to victory.But his skills were needed early on Day 3 in 2017 as then world no. 2 Spieth found himself in trouble during his foursomes alongside Patrick Reed.Spieth, fresh off his third major title at The Open, had teamed up with Reed to win 2.5 out of a possible three points from the opening three sessions at Liberty National in New Jersey.Up against Australia’s Jason Day and South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen, the pair were level playing the 12th hole when controversy struck.View Tweet: https://x.com/JordanSpieth?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwDay had pitched his second shot to a distance that the Americans conceded, giving the International team a birdie.When Oosthuizen’s eagle chip raced past the hole, Spieth stepped in and while the ball was still moving away from the hole and rolling down a hill, picked it up to hand it back to the South African.The Americans still had a chance for a birdie to halve to the hole, but rules official Andy McFee stepped in.Amid the confusion both teams came together, with assistant captain Woods dramatically crossing the water to arrive on the green and help plead the case for Team USA.“I’m sorry for trying to do the right thing,” Spieth appeared to say to the officials.Despite Spieth and Woods argument that he was just trying to speed the match up but it was to no avail, as McFee decided Spieth had disrupted the path of the ball.Woods and Spieth tried to argue the case against a disqualificationGettyRules official Andy McFee had the final say at Liberty NationalGettyEven the International pair argued Spieth was justified, with Day’s birdie already conceded, but the rules of golf are the rules of golf.The American pair were disqualified from the hole and the International team took a one hole with six holes to play.However, it seemed to inspire Spieth and Reed who ran out 2&1 winners, as Team USA won the session and extended their overall lead to 11.5-2.5.By the end of Saturday the US led by 11 points, and while the International team fought back to win the singles session, it was enough as the USA cruised to a huge 19-11 win. Spieth eventually helped the US to the fourballs win and another Presidents Cup triumphGettyUSA dominate two decades of Presidents CupAlmost ten years on from the Spieth controversy, the US and International teams will gather at Medinah Country Club for the 2026 edition.The US have been so dominant in the Presidents Cup that even Rory McIlroy is rooting for an International win as Geoff Ogilvy leads them at Medinah.Pride is on the line for the Americans who lost the last Ryder Cup in 2025, and earlier this month were beaten by Europe in the Solheim Cup and the amateurs were beaten in the Walker Cup.Spieth is missing from the line-up this year as he battles to regain his best form, but a US team featuring Scottie Scheffler and US Open champion Wyndham Clark are heavy favourites to win again.Led by Brandt Snedeker, the US are aiming to win the cup for a 14th time with the Internationals only success coming back in 1998.In fact, the US have won each of the last 10 renewals, with the Internationals claiming a tie in 2003, but the USA retained the trophy after their record 21.5-10.5 win two years earlier.