We now have the pairings for Saturday afternoon’s Foursome matches, also referred to as alternate shot.
On Friday, the Internationals dominated Foursomes, sweeping the US by a outstanding 5-0 rating. That sweep got here sooner or later after the People accomplished a sweep of their very own, profitable the opening Fourball session 5-0 on Thursday afternoon.
Then, on Saturday morning, the U.S. bounced again, grabbing an 8-to-6 lead over the Internationals. Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa defeated Adam Scott and Taylor Pendrith 2-up within the opening match. Then, Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele closed out the all-Canadian pairing of Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners on the sixteenth gap. Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns closed out Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im within the morning’s last match.
However essentially the most electrical environment surrounded Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim’s match. This South Korean duo fed off the Canadian crowd, celebrating their birdie makes as if that they had simply gained the U.S. Open. They defeated Keegan Bradley and Wyndham Clark with ease, salvaging some extent for the Internationals and profitable the workforce’s first Fourball level within the course of. Captain Mike Weir determined to ship Kim and Kim out collectively once more this afternoon.
But, remarkably, Weir picked the identical eight gamers who performed on Saturday morning to exit on Saturday afternoon. It’s the primary time in Presidents Cup historical past that this has occurred, per Justin Ray. Whether or not that transfer pays off or backfires stays to be seen, however leaving Jason Day on the bench for all the day is a curious choice.
Day 3 Afternoon Pairings — Foursomes:
Match 1: 2:20 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley (USA) versus Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im (Internationals)
Match 2: 2:58 p.m. — Brian Harman and Max Homa (USA) versus Taylor Pendrith and Adam Scott (Internationals)
Match 3: 3:12 p.m. — Collin Morikawa and Sam Burns (USA) versus Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes (Internationals)
Match 4: 3:26 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele (USA) versus Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim (Internationals)
Sitting Out: Sahith Theegala, Wyndham Clark, Keegan Bradley, and Tony Finau (USA); Byeong Hun An, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Min Woo Lee, and Jason Day (Internationals)
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