U.S. down 3 at Presidents Cup as International team rallies - ESPN

MEDINAH, Ill. — The International team showed it knows how to finish matches. It rallied from deficits in every one, morning and afternoon, on Saturday at Medinah to build a three-point lead going into the final day at the Presidents Cup.

Now the question is whether the Internationals can finish off the Americans for the first time in 28 years.

«They showed a lot of passion and fight today,» International captain Geoff Ogilvy said.

The Americans narrowly won the four-ball session in the morning to trim the deficit to three points. The afternoon foursomes was a push. The result was a 10½-7½ advantage for the Internationals, only the fourth time since the Presidents Cup began in 1994 that they have led going into Sunday.

The International team leads the U.S. 10.5-7.5 heading into Sunday's singles matches at Medinah, where all 12 players from each team will compete:

Now comes the hard part.

Singles traditionally are an American strength in these team competitions. They have a 97½-82½ advantage dating to 1994.

But teams all time trailing entering singles at the event are just 1-12-1.

U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker stacked the front of his lineup to try to get momentum. Cameron Young is leading off against International rookie Ryo Hisatsune, followed by U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark against Tom Kim, Justin Thomas against Corey Conners, and Scottie Scheffler against Nico Echavarria, who has not hit a meaningful shot since Thursday.

«We kind of dug ourself a hole here,» Snedeker said. «We're going to need a special day tomorrow, and the only way to do that is to get the crowd going, get these guys making some putts, and get these people behind them.»

Scheffler, who teamed with Sam Burns to deliver a rare American rally in the