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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-25 · by Doug Ferguson The Associated Press
At the Presidents Cup held at Medinah in Illinois, the International team significantly outperformed Team USA on Friday, securing all five matches in foursomes play to lead 7-3 heading into the weekend. This marks the largest deficit for the Americans after two days since 1998 when the Internationals last won. Notable performances included Ryan Fox and Nick Taylor's comeback victory over Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns, and Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im’s strong start that led to a decisive win over Russell Henley and Jacob Bridgeman. Both teams acknowledge Saturday as crucial with four matches in each session left to play.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
At the Presidents Cup in Medinah, Illinois, the International team gained significant momentum by sweeping all foursomes matches on Friday, leading 7-3 heading into Saturday's matches. This was a repeat of their performance from two years ago at Royal Montreal but with an even stronger start this time. Key players like Ryan Fox and Nick Taylor secured crucial wins for the Internationals. On Saturday morning, the Americans managed to narrow the lead slightly by winning three out of four fourballs matches, trimming the deficit to 8½-5½ as they head into the afternoon's foursomes matches aiming to further close the gap.
Written for “Presidents Cup Golf Tournament” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Fox and Nick Taylor each delivered clutch moments Friday that carried the Internationals to another stunning sweep in foursomes at the Presidents Cup, giving them a 7-3 lead going into the weekend as they look to end more than two decades of losing.
“It was an incredible day for us,” International captain Geoff Ogilvy said.
asserted
Ogilvy → deliver → us
It was the second straight time the Americans were shut out in foursomes.
asserted
Americans → shut → foursomes
Unlike two years ago at Royal Montreal, they had swept the opening session and could afford getting blanked.
uncertain
they → sweep → session
Now the Internationals have their largest lead after two sessions since Royal Melbourne in 1998, the only year they won the Presidents Cup.
asserted
they → have → Cup
Taylor and Corey Conners were 1 up over Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns going to the 18th hole at Medinah when Taylor went into the trees and Conners could only punch back to the fairway.
uncertain
Conners → go → fairway
The Canadian duo were playing their third shot before Scheffler hit his second.
asserted
Scheffler → play → second
Taylor hit a cut 9-iron from 151 yards that plopped down a foot from the cup for a par, and Burns’ birdie putt to halve the match rimmed out.
asserted
putt → hit → match
“Maybe I bailed myself out after that drive,” Taylor said.
asserted
Taylor → bail → drive
“Yeah, when it mattered most, it was nice to hit a close one in there and apply the pressure back to them.”
asserted
it → matter → them
Fox and Min Woo Lee were in match equally tight with the Americans taking their first lead on the 12th hole.
asserted
Americans → take → hole
Fox holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 15th to square the match, and he made a birdie putt from 20 feet on the par-3 16th to go 1 up.
asserted
he → hole → 16th
They halved the last two holes, with Fox making a 4-footer for par on the 18th.
asserted
Fox → halve → 18th
Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im won four straight holes on the front nine to build a 3-up lead, and after Russell Henley and Jacob Bridgeman narrowed the deficit to 1 down, Matsuyama made a 20-foot birdie that carried them to a 3-and-2 win.
asserted
that → win → win
Adam Scott and Christiaan Bezuidenhout never trailed in a 3-and-2 victory over Justin Thomas and Cameron Young, while Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim had an easy time against the once formidable duo of Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, winning 4 and 3.
asserted
Kim → trail → 4
“You’re going to have sessions like this in these things,” U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker said.
asserted
Snedeker → go → things
“I feel terrible for the guys because I know they grinded out there and gave me everything they had today, and it wasn’t meant to be.
asserted
it → feel → everything
Two years ago in Canada, the Americans won six out of eight and sailed to another win.
asserted
Americans → win → win
“There’s a lot of golf left,” Scott said.
asserted
Scott → ’ → golf
I think we had a similar situation two years ago in Canada.
asserted
we → think → Canada
Hopefully we learned from that, and we can back a great day up tomorrow.”
asserted
we → learn → day
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