We've Officially Entered Uncharted Territory at the 2026 Presidents Cup

Early on in both sessions Saturday, it looked like Team USA was going to close the gap after being swept in Friday Foursomes. But the International Team fought back late in both instances, and now they lead 10½—7½ going in Sunday Singles.

Hoping that changes would switch the vibe for the Americans in the afternoon, captain Brandt Snedeker sat World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas (it was his first-ever time sitting out a session in the Presidents Cup), and 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun. Instead, they walked away with a tie.

Now, here are some notes from Day 3 of the Presidents Cup.

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Match 11: Justin Thomas & Jackson Koivun tie Min Woo Lee & Sungjae Im

Match 12: Si Woo Kim & Tom Kim defeat Collin Morikawa & Wyndham Clark, 2 and 1

Match 13: Chris Gotterup & Cameron Young defeat Nick Taylor & Corey Connors, 2 and 1

Match 14: Scottie Scheffler & Sam Burns defeat Hideki Matsuyama & Ryo Hisatsune, 2 and 1

Match 15: Xander Schauffele & Patrick Cantlay defeat Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim, 2 and 1

Match 16: Corey Connors & Nick Taylor defeat Russell Henley & Jacob Bridgeman, 1 up

Match 17: Cameron Young & Chris Gotterup defeat Adam Scott & Sungjae Im, 6 and 4

Match 18: Ryan Fox & Min Woo Lee defeat Sam Burns & Wyndham Clark, 3 and 2

Chris Gotterup and Cameron Young dominated both their matches on Saturday. Although they only won 2-and-1 against the Canadian duo of Corey Connors and Nick Taylor in the morning, the match was in-hand early thanks to a 4-up lead through four holes. From there, all they had to do was hang on.

For afternoon foursomes, captain Brandt Snedeker kept the pair together and, well, they kicked ass once again. By the seventh hole, they were 5-up thanks to three birdies and an eagle. When all was said and done, Gotterup and Young walked off the 14th green with a 6-and-4 win.

Of course, the two wins were nice to see. But looking forward to next year and Adare Manor, this pairing for the Americans could be one Jim Furyk will look to lean on.

Early on in both sessions on Saturday, the leaderboard was as bloody as it gets. Every match was owned by the Americans, and it looked like they had a chance at holding the lead come sundown. But after being swept in Friday foursomes, Team USA was only able to gain a point.

Looking ahead to Sunday, the Americans will now need eight points during the singles session to win the Presidents Cup. If they were able to close out a little better during both periods on Day 3, that number would have been a whole lot smaller.

TV coverage receives criticism week in and week out on the PGA Tour, and this week at Medinah has been no different. On Saturday, we had to watch one of the turning points of the afternoon—Russell Henley missing a short par putt to fall even against Conners and Taylor—through “Playing Through.” And when the closing matches were getting closer to 18, it seemed like we were in commercial every few minutes.

As you’d expect, Twitter had some things to say.

For the first time in Presidents Cup history, the International Team holds the lead going into Sunday Singles on American soil. Its only win came in 1998, and now it is in prime position to pull off one of the biggest upsets in golf history.