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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Saturday was a Presidents Cup first in a career that began in 2003 for Adam Scott.For the first time in 10 starts in the Presidents Cup, the Australian won twice in the same day at Quail Hollow Club and helped give the International team a glimmer of hope going into Sunday’s singles session.Scott began his day with a comeback victory alongside Hideki Matsuyama over Cam Young and Collin Morikawa, 3 and 2. He then helped lift the International team to within four poin

Tom Kim says he'd never shout this loud in individual tournaments."But I'm just trying to bring some good energy to the team," said the 20-year-old International team rookie from South Korea.He's brought more than some.And on Saturday afternoon, when his team needed it most, Kim delivered the biggest jolt of all to keep the visiting side in this 14th Presidents Cup. After several highlight moments – and celebrations – Kim knocked his final approach in the final fourball session to 10

This thing ain't over yet.While the Americans still lead this 14th Presidents Cup by a comfortable margin, the Internationals are still alive after taking Saturday afternoon's fourballs session, 3-1, and closing the gap to 11-7 entering Sunday singles.Tom Kim, the 20-year-old rookie from South Korea, and another rookie, Cam Davis, stepped up late to help the visiting side secure two big points. In order to win the Cup on Sunday, the Internationals will need to earn at least 8 1/2 out of a possib

The U.S. leads 11-7 entering Sunday singles after the Internationals won Saturday's two-session day, 5-3, at the 14th Presidents Cup. The home team needs to reach 15 1/2 point in order to win the competition for the 12th time.Here's a look at the 12 matchups, with NBC beginning live coverage at noon ET (all times ET):12:02 p.m.: Justin Thomas (U.S.) vs. Si Woo Kim (INT)12:14 p.m.: Jordan Spieth (U.S.) vs. Cam Davis (INT)12:26 p.m.: Sam Burns (U.S.) vs. Hideki Matsuyama (INT)12:38

JERSEY CITY N.J. — The U.S. has lost only one of 13 Presidents Cups. And with Team USA on the brink of another lopsided win, there's been chatter of adding women to the event to make the competition more competitive and entertaining. Integrating the biennial event would certainly even out the teams, as 13 of the current Rolex Ranking's top 20 players would be eligible for the International team (non-U.S. or Europe natives). In this year's Presidents Cup, only three International

The world No. 1 is one of us.Though the U.S. have dominated early at Quail Hollow Club, Scottie Scheffler hasn't had the best of Presidents Cup, going 0-2-1 through three sessions and being benched for Saturday afternoon's fourballs.Oh, and he hit a shank.The errant shot came off the tee at the par-3 10th hole during he and Sam Burns' foursomes match against K.H. Lee and Tom Kim on Saturday morning.World No. 1 Scheffler shanks tee shot on par-3 10thBurns was able to get the next shot on the gree

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It says much about the strength of the U.S. Presidents Cup team that its top-ranked player has contributed only a half-point in three matches, and yet the Americans are still in command.World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will sit out the afternoon fourballs session Saturday at Quail Hollow after he and partner Sam Burns suffered another defeat, this time a 2-and-1 loss to Tom Kim and K.H. Lee.Scheffler and Burns, one of his best friends, are 0-2-1 this week. In the match they

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The International team needed something they haven’t done since 2003, a clean sweep of a Saturday team session at the Presidents Cup. What they got, however, was a foursome split that left the side six back with just a single team session remaining.Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama salvaged what was shaping up to be a horrid week with a 3-and-2 victory over Collin Morikawa and Cam Young, but otherwise, the Rest of the World fell short in what needed to be a histo

The United States tightened its already vice-like grip on the 2022 Presidents Cup after Davis Love III’s team won three of Friday’s five fourball matches to extend their lead over the International team to 8-2 on day two.With a further 21 points on offer at Quail Hollow, the US need just 7½ points to win for a 12th time in 14 matches. The US have won the past eight editions of the event and lead the series 11-1, with one match tied.
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Saturday is a double session at the Presidents Cup, with four foursomes and four fourballs. The sides split the morning alternate-shot session, 2-2, to set the overall score at 10-4, in favor of the U.S.Here's a look at the afternoon better-ball pairings and tee times at Quail Hollow, with live coverage on NBC (all times ET):12:05 p.m.: Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele (U.S.) vs. Si Woo Kim/Tom Kim (INT)12:20 p.m.: Jordan Spieth/Justin Thomas (U.S.) vs. Hideki Matsuyama/Taylor Pendrith (IN

For the first time in this 14th Presidents Cup, the U.S. didn't win a session. Unfortunately for the Internationals, they could only manage a split of Saturday morning's foursomes at Quail Hollow Club.As a result, the Americans will take a 10-4 lead into Saturday afternoon's fourball session.In 10 of the previous 13 Presidents Cup, the leading team after three sessions has gone on to win the Cup, and just once has a team won the Cup after trailing through three sessions. That happened in 2019, w

Dominant Rasmus Hojgaard takes control in France.That was the main headline on the DP World Tour’s website on Saturday as Hojgaard, the 21-year-old Dane, was starting his third round of the Cazoo French Open with a commanding six-shot lead.It wasn’t long before the text needed to be updated.Hojgaard’s subsequent collapse was so quick, in fact, that the headline remained for a short time after Hojgaard had played his first three holes in a disastrous 6 over. A quintuple bogey at

Dominant Rasmus Hojgaard takes control in France.That was the main headline on the DP World Tour’s website on Saturday as Hojgaard, the 21-year-old Dane, was starting his third round of the Cazoo French Open with a commanding six-shot lead.It wasn’t long before the text needed to be updated.Hojgaard’s subsequent collapse was so quick, in fact, that the headline remained for a short time after Hojgaard had played his first three holes in a disastrous 6 over. A quintuple bogey at