Canada's Conners, Taylor topple world No. 1 Scheffler at Presidents Cup to put U.S. in hole

Ryan Fox and Nick Taylor each delivered clutch moments Friday that carried the Internationals to another stunning sweep in foursomes at the Presidents Cup, giving them a 7-3 lead going into the weekend as they look to end more than two decades of losing.

"It was an incredible day for us," International captain Geoff Ogilvy said from Medinah Country Club in Illinois.

It was the second straight time the Americans were shut out in foursomes. Unlike two years ago at Royal Montreal, they had swept the opening session and could afford to get blanked.

Now the Internationals have their largest lead after two sessions since Royal Melbourne in 1998, the only year they won the Presidents Cup.

Taylor and Corey Conners were 1 up over Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns going to the 18th hole at Medinah when Taylor went into the trees and Conners could only punch back to the fairway. The Canadian duo was playing their third shot before Scheffler hit his second.

Taylor hit a cut 9-iron from 151 yards that plopped down a foot from the cup for a par, and Burns's birdie putt to halve the match rimmed out.

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"Maybe I bailed myself out after that drive," Taylor said.

"Yeah, when it mattered most, it was nice to hit a close one in there and apply the pressure back to them."

Canadian duo Conners and Taylor upset world no. 1 Scheffler and Burns at Presidents Cup

Fox and Min Woo Lee were in match equally tight with the Americans taking their first lead on the 12th hole. Fox holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 15th to square the match, and he made a birdie putt from 20 feet on the par-3 16th to go 1 up. They halved the last two holes, with Fox making a four-footer for par on the 18th.

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