MONTREAL — Scottie Scheffler delivered big shots late in two matches, and Patrick Cantlay capped a strong recovery by living up to his «Patty Ice» reputation with a clutch birdie in the dark that gave the Americans an 11-7 lead on a long Saturday in the Presidents Cup.
Scheffler finished off a tight four-ball match with two late birdies in the fog-delayed morning, and then he gave the U.S. team its first lead in foursomes with a wedge into a foot on the 14th hole that led to another point.
The 90-minute fog delay made it a race to beat darkness. Carts pulled up alongside the 18th green at Royal Montreal with lights on to help illuminate the green.
Cantlay and Xander Schauffele were all square with the dynamic South Korean duo of Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim. Both had birdie putts just inside 17 feet — a 2-inch difference.