Tom Kim leads International team fightback at Presidents Cup but US still in command

The International team won five of eight matches on Saturday to cut into the US team's lead after three days of the Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte.

The US team entered Saturday's foursome and four-ball events with an 8-2 lead, but the International team won three of the four four-ball matches in the afternoon session to shave the lead. The US leads 11-7 heading into Sunday's singles and need 4.5 points on Sunday to win the Presidents Cup.

Tom Kim and Adam Scott starred for the Internationals, winning both of the matches they played on Saturday.

Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, paired together in both of Saturday's events, won both of their matches for the Americans.

The 20-year-old Kim sank a 10-foot birdie on 18 to clinch the victory for him and his partner, Si Woo Kim, in their 1-up four-ball win over Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele. The American duo was trying to improve to 3-0 overall.

Kim ignited the celebration before his putt even dropped in the cup, dropping his putter and throwing his hat down.

"I mean, in tournaments, I would never, ever shout this loud or go this crazy," Kim said. "But I'm just trying to bring some good energy to the team. You know, that's all I can do. We're behind a little bit. So, I'm just trying to bring positive vibes and try to get the team going and just give momentum to the team.

"To beat a team like that today, I feel like tomorrow we're going to have a lot of momentum going in."

Sungjae Im and Sebastian Munoz took down Americans Tony Finau and Kevin Kisner 4 and 2, while Scott and Cam Davis topped Sam Burns and Billy Horschel 1-up in the afternoon session.

Thomas and Spieth earned the only afternoon win for the US, 4 and 3 over Hideki Matsuyama and Taylor