- The International Team leads the US 10½-7½ heading into Sunday Singles at the Presidents Cup.
- Saturday afternoon’s four Foursomes matches ended 2-2.
- The Internationals need five points from Sunday’s 12 Singles matches to win.
The International Team leads the United States 10½-7½ at Medinah heading into Sunday’s Presidents Cup Singles after the sides split Saturday afternoon’s Foursomes 2-2.
Brandt Snedeker’s US side cut its deficit from four points to three by winning the morning Four-ball 2½-1½. The Internationals’ 5-0 sweep of Friday’s Foursomes had created that gap. The Americans won two afternoon matches, but the Internationals took the final two left on the course.
This is the fourth time in a Presidents Cup that the International Team has outscored the US Team in Foursomes:
• 1996: International 5½, US 4½
• 1998: International 8, US 2
• 2024: International 6, US 3
Young and Gotterup win again
Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup won five of the first seven holes against Adam Scott and Sungjae Im before closing out a 6&4 victory, the largest margin in a match this week. They had also beaten Corey Conners and Nick Taylor in the morning Four-ball and are 2-0 as a pairing.
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele beat Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim 2&1, reversing their 4&3 defeat to the same pair on Friday. Cantlay holed a birdie putt at the fifth to put the Americans one up, and they never trailed.
A perfect Saturday for Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup 🔥
— PGA Tour (@PGATour) September 26, 2026
They go 2-0 on the day after defeating Adam Scott and Sungjae Im 6&4 in foursomes. pic.twitter.com/E9Pk3BgqSf
Conners and Taylor recover from three down
Russell Henley and Jacob Bridgeman won the first three holes against Conners and Taylor and still led by three after 10. The Canadians won the 11th, 12th, 14th and 15th to move ahead. Conners then holed a six-foot par putt on the 18th to secure a 1 up victory.
Ryan Fox and Min Woo Lee recovered from two down after two holes against Sam Burns and Wyndham Clark. They won the 13th, 14th and 15th, then closed out a 3&2 win in the last match on the course. Fox and Lee also won together on Friday, helping the Internationals to a 7-2 record in Foursomes this week.
Saturday Foursomes 2-2 |
|||||
| Match | International | vs. | US | ||
| 15 | Tom Kim / Si Woo Kim | 2&1 | > |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele
|
|
| 16 | Corey Conners / Nick Taylor | < | 1 Up |
Russell Henley / Jacob Bridgeman
|
|
| 17 | Adam Scott / Sungjae Im | 6&4 | > |
Cameron Young / Chris Gotterup
|
|
| 18 | Ryan Fox / Min Woo Lee | < | 3&2 |
Sam Burns / Wyndham Clark
|
|
Sunday’s Singles target
This is the fourth time the International Team has entered Singles with the lead and first time in the United States. They are 1-1-1 converting that into a victory.
• 1998 (Australia): International led by 9 points (14½-5½); won by 9 points (20½-11½)
• 2003 (South Africa): International led by 3 points (12½-9½); ended in a tie (17-17)
• 2019 (Australia): International led by 2 points (10-8); lost by 2 points (16-14)
• 2026 (United States): International leads by 3 points (10½-7½)
The Internationals need five of Sunday’s 12 points to reach the winning mark of 15½ and claim their first outright Presidents Cup victory since 1998. The Americans need eight to extend their run of 10 consecutive wins. A 15-15 finish would leave the teams sharing the Cup.
Format
• The Presidents Cup is a four-day, match play event with 30 total matches, comprised of a 12-person US Team and 12-person
International Team
• All matches are worth one point, for a total of 30 points; there are no playoffs, with each side receiving a half point if a match is
tied after 18 holes
• In a change inspired by the events of the 2003 Presidents Cup, if the match is deadlocked at the end of Singles play, the
competition will be deemed a tie and the teams will share the Presidents Cup
• The team that earns the most points after four days of competition wins the Presidents Cup
– Thursday: Five matches total, Four-ball (best ball)
– Friday: Five matches total, Foursomes (alternate shot)
– Saturday: Eight matches total, Four-ball (morning) and Foursomes (afternoon)
– Sunday: Twelve matches total, Singles
It all comes down to Sunday Singles 👀
— PGA Tour (@PGATour) September 26, 2026
📺 Live on NBC beginning at Noon ET pic.twitter.com/eCzHAtIllP
Related: Bernardus Welcomes Golfers Back After Europe’s 2026 Solheim Cup Victory
Simon Bale
Simon Bale is the publisher of Golf Today. A low single-figure handicap golfer, he was previously a major shareholder and course reviewer for Top100GolfCourses.com for over a decade, starting in 2010. Through this role, he developed extensive knowledge of golf course design and architecture while playing more than 300 courses worldwide.