U.S. Reduces Internationals’ Lead as Singles Play Starts in Presidents Cup

This year’s Presidents Cup presents a daunting challenge for the United States, which is down by three points going into Sunday at Medinah Country Club. Historically, the U.S. team has dominated with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie against the International squad, but they now need to make a significant comeback to hold onto the Cup.

The Americans’ struggles can be attributed to a mix of poor performance, bad luck, and misguided strategies. Team captain Brandt Snedeker is hoping to spark a quick turnaround by sending out Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Justin Thomas, and Scottie Scheffler in the first four matches to build some early momentum.

On the other hand, International team captain Geoff Ogilvy has strategically spread out his star players across the lineup for Sunday. Throughout the event, the International players have shown significant resilience, repeatedly seizing points that the Americans could have secured.

To win the Presidents Cup, the United States must reach a score of 15.5, which means they need to double their score from the first four rounds. Meanwhile, the International team only requires five points from 12 matches to achieve an impressive upset.

We’ll keep track of the scores below as the matches progress right up to the final putt.

Overall Score

International: 11.5
United States: 9.5
As of 3:45 p.m. ET

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Sunday Singles Matches

Match 19
International: Ryo Hisatsune
United States: Cameron Young

SCORE: United States wins, 3&2

Match 20
International: Tom Kim
United States: Wyndham Clark

SCORE: International wins, 3&2

Match 21
International: Corey Conners
United States: Justin Thomas

SCORE: United States wins, 5&3

Match 22
International: Nico Echavarria
United States: Scottie Scheffler

SCORE: United States 2UP through 16

Match 23
International: Sungjae Im
United States: Sam Burns

SCORE: International 2UP through 15

Match 24
International: Christiaan Bezuidenhout
United States: Chris Gotterup

SCORE: United States 2UP through 13

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Match 25
International: Hideki Matsuyama
United States: Collin Morikawa

SCORE: International 1UP through 13

Match 26
International: Adam Scott
United States: Patrick Cantlay

SCORE: United States 2UP through 11

Match 27
International: Si Woo Kim
United States: Jackson Koivun

SCORE: International 1UP through 11

Match 28
International: Min Woo Lee
United States: Jacob Bridgeman

SCORE: United States 1UP through 10

Match 29
International: Nick Taylor
United States: Russell Henley

SCORE: United States 1UP through 10

Match 30
International: Ryan Fox
United States: Xander Schauffele

SCORE: United States 3UP through 9