Presidents Cup: Internationals Take 3-Point Lead Into Final Day, Eye Historic Win Over US

The International team produced a series of dramatic fightbacks at Medinah to take a 10½-7½ lead over the United States heading into the final day of the Presidents Cup, putting themselves within reach of a historic victory.

The Internationals trailed at some stage in every match across Saturday's fourballs and foursomes sessions but repeatedly recovered to preserve their three-point advantage. It is only the fourth time since the Presidents Cup began in 1994 that the International team has led going into Sunday's singles.

“They showed a lot of passion and fight today,” International captain Geoff Ogilvy said.

The Americans narrowly won the morning fourballs session to reduce the deficit, but the Internationals responded in the afternoon foursomes, splitting the session and keeping control of the contest.

Min Woo Lee played a key role in both comebacks. He and Sungjae Im recovered from two down against Justin Thomas and Jackson Koivun to earn a halve in the morning. Lee then partnered Ryan Fox in the afternoon, overturning an early deficit to beat Sam Burns and Wyndham Clark.

The final point of the day came when Corey Conners holed a six-foot par putt on the 18th to complete a comeback with Nick Taylor against Russell Henley and Jacob Bridgeman.

The Americans had their own dominant spells, with Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup producing two convincing victories. Young and Gotterup won their fourballs match 2 and 1 before crushing Sungjae Im and Adam Scott 6 and 4.

US captain Brandt Snedeker has stacked his singles lineup, with Young facing Ryo Hisatsune, Wyndham Clark taking on Tom Kim, Justin Thomas meeting Conners and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler facing Nico Echavarria.

The US has dominated Presidents Cup singles historically, holding a 97½-82½ record. The Internationals, however, have their biggest lead since 2003 and will now attempt to end the Americans' 10-event winning streak.