MONTREAL (AP) — Scottie Scheffler delivered big shots late in two matches, and Patrick Cantlay capped off a strong recovery by living up to his “Patty Ice” reputation with a clutch birdie in the dark that gave the Americans an 11-7 lead on a long Saturday at the Presidents Cup. Scheffler finished off a tight fourballs match with two late birdies in the fog-delayed morning, and then he gave the Americans their first lead in foursomes with a wedge into a foot on the 14th hole that led to another point. The 90-minute fog delay made it a race to beat darkness.
Carts pulled up alongside the 18th green at Royal Montreal with lights on to help illuminate the green. Cantlay and Xander Schauffele were all square with the dynamic South Korean duo of Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim. Both had birdie putts just inside 17 feet — a 2-inch difference.
Cantlay went first and poured it in the heart, just like he did with so many putts Saturday morning in a fourballs victory with Sam Burns. Si Woo Kim, who produced so many big moments, couldn't answer this one. The Americans won three out of the four matches in both sessions, expanding the lead to the same margin it was two years ago at Quail Hollow.
All that's left for them to make it 10 straight victories in the Presidents Cup are the 12 singles matches. The International team has won the singles session only three out of 14 times, all of them when it trailed by at least six points and the cup had been all but decided. “Xander helped me read.
