Presidents Cup: Day 2 match recaps

MELBOURNE, Australia – The International Team continues to roll at Royal Melbourne. Foursomes has usually been a session dominated by the United States, but the International Team looks like it will increase the 4-1 lead it took after the first day. Stay here for updates after each match finishes. PRESIDENTS CUP: Scoring | Quiz: Which team should you support? DAY 2 FOURSOMES MATCH 1: INTERNATIONAL WINS, 3 and 2 Louis Oosthuizen/Adam Scott (International) def. Dustin Johnson/Matt Kuchar (U.S.) Holes won: International 6, U.S. 3 Holes led: U.S. 8, International 6 Recap: Kuchar got the U.S. Team on the board by holing a 13-foot birdie putt on the first hole. He made a 20-footer on No. 5 to give his team a 2-up lead. The United States was still 2 up after seven holes, but it didn’t win another hole the rest of the match. The International Team won three of the next four holes, taking the lead with Scott’s 8-foot birdie putt on 11. The International team tacked on wins at 13 and 14. Scott and Oosthuizen are both 2-0 this week. MATCH 2: U.S. WINS, 1 UP Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele (U.S.) def. Adam Hadwin/Joaquin Niemann (International) Holes won: U.S. 6, International 5 Holes led: International 6, U.S. 3 Recap: Cantlay holed a big putt for the United States, sinking a 14-footer for birdie on 18 to give his team its first win of the session. It was Cantlay and Schauffele’s first lead since the 11th hole. The Internationals had the early lead, winning the first hole after Niemann hit his approach to 8 feet. The International Team was still 1 up after eight holes, but the U.S. birdied 9 to square the match at the turn. The International Team took a 1-up lead with a birdie at the par-3 14th, where Niemann hit his tee shot to 5 feet, but they couldn’t keep it. The U.S. birdied the next hole, though, and added another at 18. MATCH 3: INTERNATIONAL WINS, 3 and 2 Abraham Ancer/Marc Leishman (International) def. Patrick Reed/Webb Simpson (U.S.) Holes won: International 7, U.S. 4 Holes led: International 13, U.S. 1 Recap: Simpson stiffed his approach shot at No. 1 for an opening birdie. The Internationals won the next two holes, though, and were still 1 up after seven holes. Ancer holed a 40-footer on 8 to give his team a 2-up lead. The U.S. won the next after Simpson stiffed another approach, but Ancer holed a 10-foot birdie putt to win the 10th. The Internatioanls added wins at Nos. 12 and 14 to take a 4-up lead and guarantee at least a half-point. They closed it out on the 16th hole. Reed is now 1-5 in his last six matches in the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup, and Reed-Simpson is 0-2 as a team this week.

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