The International team swept all five Friday foursomes at the Presidents Cup, taking a 7-3 lead over the U.S. into the weekend. The Americans earned no points despite a ranking edge: their top eight players were all ranked above International No. 1 Si Woo Kim.
Nick Taylor and Corey Conners took the opener after Taylor hit his approach close and Sam Burns missed a birdie putt that would have tied the match. Sungjae Im and Hideki Matsuyama beat Jacob Bridgeman and Russell Henley 3&2; Cameron Young and Justin Thomas lost to Christiaan Bezuidenhout’s side by the same margin, and Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay fell 4&3 to Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim. Ryan Fox and Min Woo Lee finished their match against Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark at the 18th.
U.S. captain Snedeker said he kept Young and Thomas paired based on what he saw from them Thursday, while acknowledging the choice might not prove right in retrospect. The article said that, if the results held, the U.S. would have a 6-24 record in alternate-shot play in team events since 2023.
