The Internationals have work to do, but eight crucial points are up for grabs on Saturday at Quail Hollow Club.
It’s a pivotal day in this 14th Presidents Cup, as the U.S., holding a commanding 8-2 lead after two days, can technically put this thing away with a dominating performance on Saturday. Meanwhile, it’s the perfect opportunity for the Internationals to flip the entire event.
The U.S. won the first session 4-1 and the second 4-1 as well, but anything can happen with eight matches slated for the second-to-last day. They’ll play four foursomes matches (alternate shot) in the morning and four fourballs matches (best ball) in the afternoon, which will set the stage for 12 singles matches on Sunday to decide who wins the Presidents Cup.
Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas will team up again on Saturday morning. They are 2-0 this week. The other 2-0 U.S. duo, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, are sitting the foursomes session.
The U.S. leads the all-time series 11-1-1. The U.S. needs 15 points to retain the Cup and 15.5 to win.
The complete matchups for the foursomes session are below, with the first match beginning at 7:12 a.m. ET. Matchups for the afternoon session will be announced on Saturday morning. The first hour of the TV broadcast will be 7-8 a.m. ET on Golf Channel, and NBC will handle the bulk of the coverage from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Presidents Cup format
Thursday: 5 foursomes matches (alternate shot)
Friday: 5 fourballs matches (best ball)
Saturday: 4 foursomes matches; 4 fourballs matches
Sunday: 12 singles matches
Presidents Cup Saturday foursomes pairings, matchups (ET)
Match 11, 7:12 a.m. — Jordan Spieth/Justin Thomas (USA) vs. Sungjae Im/Corey Conners (INT)
Match 12, 7:24 a.m. — Cameron Young/Collin Morikawa (USA) vs. Adam Scott/Hideki Matsuyama (INT)
Match 13, 7:36 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler/Sam Burns (USA) vs. K.H. Lee/Tom Kim (INT)
Match 14, 7:48 a.m. — Tony Finau/Max Homa (USA) vs. Si Woo Kim/Cameron Davis (INT)
Sitting USA: Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Kevin Kisner, Billy Horschel
Sitting INT: Taylor Pendrith, Sebastian Munoz, Mito Pereira, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Presidents Cup Saturday fourballs pairings, matchups (ET)
Match 15, 12:05 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele (USA) vs. Si Woo Kim/Tom Kim (INT)
Match 16, 12:20 p.m. — Justin Thomas/Jordan Spieth (USA) vs. Hideki Matsuyama/Taylor Pendrith (INT)
Match 17, 12:35 p.m. — Tony Finau/Kevin Kisner (USA) vs. Sungjae Im/Sebastian Munoz (INT)
Match 18, 12:50 p.m. — Billy Horschel/Sam Burns (USA) vs. Adam Scott/Cameron Davis (INT)
Sitting USA: Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa
Sitting INT: Corey Conners, K.H. Lee, Mito Pereira, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
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