Internationals rally and take momentum into Sunday singles

TSN Senior Reporter

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The International team not only stopped the bleeding after two rounds of play on Saturday, but thanks to a furious late-afternoon charge, breathed some life into its chances at the Presidents Cup.

After splitting the morning Foursomes matches, they rallied to capture three of the four afternoon Fourball points. That pulled them to within four points of the U.S. team and gives them a fighting chance to win on Sunday.

The afternoon matches started well for the International side. Sungjae Im and Sebastian Munoz handled Tony Finau and Kevin Kisner 3&2. But the excitement came when two other matches came down the 18th hole.

First up was Tom Kim, the International team’s emotional spark plug, who rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to give he and Si Woo Kim a 1-up win over Patrick Cantlay and Zander Schauffele. Kim unleashed a furious celebration as he had done several other times during the round after dropping big putts.

“I'm trying to bring energy to the team,” stated Kim of his antics. “So I feel like that's the least I can do for the team. I just want to get the crowd going. We're on American soil, and it's not easy for us internationals. So I'm trying to use it as my motivation and definitely using it as my energy. I've thrown a lot of fist pumps. It's amazing."

Not long after that dramatic ending, Cam Davis drained a 10-foot putt for a birdie on the last hole that secured a 1-up win for he and Adam Scott over Billy Horschel and Sam Burns.

“Today was a great day,” said Scott, who is playing his ninth Presidents Cup. “We were in a deep hole coming here on the bus this morning, and all of the boys dug really deep.

“We halved the morning session, and we