United States hold Presidents Cup lead but Tom Kim heroics keep Internationals alive at Quail Hollow

The Internationals kept themselves in the Presidents Cup hunt by winning their first session of the match on Saturday afternoon. Davis Love III’s side took control from day one, winning the foursomes 4-1, and kept up the pressure on Friday.

Ad The Internationals, weakened by a host of defections to LIV Golf, showed excellent fight on Saturday morning to split the foursomes, and they carried that momentum into the afternoon to win the fourballs 3-1. Cazoo Open de France'I was pretty far down' — Hojgaard recovers from horror start to retain lead13 HOURS AGO It is still a tall order for Trevor Immelman’s Internationals, but an 11-7 deficit is not insurmountable in the race to 15.5 The USA’s strong position at Quail Hollow was built to a large extent on the partnerships of Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, and Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.

For the former, it was another cruise on Saturday afternoon as they took care of Hideki Matsuyama and Taylor Pendrith 4&3 for a fourth win from as many outings. Day 3 Fourballs: USA 1 (11) — 3 (7) Internationals Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele 1Up Si Woo Kim / Tom Kim Justin Thomas / Jordan Spieth 4&3 Hideki Matsuyama / Taylor Pendrith Tony Finau / Kevin Kisner 3&2 Sungjae Im / Sebastian Munoz Billy Horschel / Sam Burns 1Up Adam Scott / Cam Davis Matsuyama put on a clinic in iron play early in the second match, but the Japanese missed two short putts to put Spieth and Thomas under pressure — and from the moment the Americans got in front on the third hole, the result was never in doubt.