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topicnews · September 29, 2024

Team USA dominated Saturday’s matches

Team USA dominated Saturday’s matches

The 2024 Presidents Cup is shaping up to be an up-and-down affair for the international team. After the catastrophic 0:5 start to the tournament, the team fought back furiously the next day and went into Saturday’s fourballs and foursomes with a 5:5. However, the Americans dominated there again and won both rounds 3-1. This is how it goes with a score of 11:7 for the defending champions in the twelve individual matches on the final day.

Presidents Cup 2024: Team USA with 11:7 lead on final day

There wasn’t much to gain for the international team in Saturday’s fourballs and foursomes. The Americans started the day perfectly with victories in the first two fourballs of the morning. The duo of Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa secured the first point against Adam Scott and Taylor Pendrith (2&1), the second point was secured by Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele against Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes (3&2). In the third match of the day, Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim gave Team International a breather: with a comfortable 4&3 and the shot of the day, the duo won against Keegan Bradley and Wyndham Clark. The next setback, however, came in the fourth game of Saturday’s Fourballs. There the Americans, in the form of Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns, scored their third point of the day against Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im (2&1).

From the perspective of the international team, the foursomes of the afternoon live similarly modest lives. In the first four, Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley rose to 9:6 for Team USA in the overall standings (3&2) in a clash with Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae. The relaxing afternoon turned into a crime thriller. All three remaining matches were decided on the last hole: First, Taylor Pendrith and Adam Scott won the second and very important point of the day for Team International. With a one-shot lead going into the 18th hole, Max Homa and Brian Harman made a par to win the match (2 up). The international team failed dramatically on the last two holes: both the Conners/Hughes duo against Morikawa/Burns and the Kim duo against Cantlay/Schauffele went into the 18th hole with a tie. In both cases, however, the Americans held their nerve and were able to win both holes in front of home fans. Amid euphoric cheers, Patrick Cantlay marked the end of what was, from the international team’s perspective, a bitter day.

So Team USA goes into the final day with an 11:7 lead. Despite the good starting position for the defending champions, everything is still open here. After all, there are still twelve points to be awarded in the individual matches. Things remain exciting in Canada.

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