( CNN ) -- Former world number one Tiger Woods scored the winning point in the Presidents Cup for the second competition in a row to help the United States retain their trophy against an International team in Melbourne on Sunday . Woods claimed a comfortable four and three success over Australian Aaron Baddeley in their singles match to send the United States past the required 17 1/2 points total needed for victory . Despite enduring a frustrating competition prior to the final day , Woods was able to rediscover some form to replicate the winning point he achieved in San Francisco in 2009 . Golfing presidents : Putting for politics . The American side held a healthy four-point lead going into the 12 singles matches , and those were eventually split 6-6 to ensure a 19-15 win for the visiting side -- their seventh success in nine Presidents Cup events so far . Woods told reporters : `` We did n't get off to a good start early on . We needed to get our point so we went out there and played really well -- putting a lot of heat on Badds ( Baddeley ) . '' The success completed a dominant American display over the four days , as they won both foursomes , split a fourball and narrowly lost the second fourballs sessions . On Sunday , Woods ' victory was complimented by wins for Hunter Mahan , Nick Watney , Jim Furyk , David Toms and Steve Stricker -- with Furyk the only player to finish unbeaten in his five matches . In response to critics who believe the Americans fail to bond together in golfing team events , Furyk told the official PGA Tour website : `` This stuff about how we are n't close and how we ca n't come together as a group , it 's just not accurate . `` We will win some of these events like the Presidents Cup and the Ryder Cup , and we 'll lose some . But whatever we do , we 'll always do it as a team . '' He continued : `` Since I 've started playing in these , I 've always loved them . But so do all the guys . They all care . Look at Tiger and Phil ( Mickelson ) in his room . Do they look like they do n't care about what we just accomplished ? ''
United States retain the Presidents Cup after beating Internationals 19-15 in Melbourne . Tiger Woods defeated Aaron Baddeley to score the winning point for the United States . Woods had also provided the winning when the United States won the team event in 2009 .