US leads international team 10-4 after three days

In the alternative shot foursomes matchup against Canadian Corey Conners and South Korean Sungjae Im, Spieth and Thomas, who have so far proven to be a formidable duo, prevailed 4&3.

Despite losing two of their first five holes to Cameron Young and Collin Morikawa, Australia’s Scott and Japan’s Matsuyama won five straight holes starting on the ninth to take a three-hole lead that they would not give up.

In the bottom match, American duo Finau and Homa defeated Si Woo Kim and Cam Davis with ease, winning 4&3.

Players have left both teams for the contentious LIV Golf circuit, with the International squad maybe suffering the most. Three-time Open champion Cameron Smith, Joaquin Niemann of Chile, Abraham Ancer of Mexico, Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa, and Marc Leishman of Australia are all absent.

The quintet is prohibited from participating after choosing to join Greg Norman’s Saudi Arabian-funded start-up, which has already hosted five of the eight invitational events on its 2022 schedule.

Trevor Immelman, the captain, had to name eight rookies to his 12-member international squad.

Dustin Johnson, who won all five of his matches in the Americans’ record-breaking Ryder Cup victory over Europe at Whistling Straits last year, is absent.

Other major champions like Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau have moved from the PGA Tour to LIV, but 10 of the top 16 golfers in the world are still on the US Presidents Cup team.