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Presidents Cup recap: Follow the action as Sunday Singles unfolds at Medinah

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Cameron Young sinks a 31-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Sunday Singles

Cameron Young sinks a 31-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Sunday Singles

Team golf never fails when it comes to drama-filled action. The 16th edition of the Presidents Cup is no different.

For the first time in Presidents Cup history, the International Team held a lead (10.5-7.5) on foreign soil heading into Sunday Singles.

The Brandt Snedeker-led U.S. squad won Thursday's opening Four-ball session, 3-2, before the Internationals answered with a Friday Foursomes sweep, 5-0. The Americans clawed back Saturday morning, winning Four-ball 2.5-1.5, before the Internationals closed out the day by winning the final two matches of the afternoon Foursomes for a 2-2 split.

The Internationals eye history at Medinah, chasing their first Presidents Cup win since their lone victory in 1998, with a tie in 2003 being the only other blemish on the Americans' 13-1-1 record. The 1998 victory came in Australia, so if Captain Geoff Ogilvy's squad can notch 15.5 points on Sunday, it will be their first win on American soil.

Twelve Singles matches, worth one point each, will decide the Cup on Sunday.

Here’s everything you need to know about how Sunday’s action unfolded in the Windy City.

Match 19

Cameron Young (U.S.) def. Ryo Hisatsune (International), 3 and 2

  • Recap: After halving the first two holes, Young and Hisatsune struck first. Hisatsune won Nos. 3 and 4 with back-to-back birdies before Young answered with birdies of his own at Nos. 5 and 6. After halving the 10th, Young won three straight holes and closed Hisatsune out on the par-3 16th, rolling in an electric 31-foot birdie putt for a 3-and-2 victory, securing the Americans' first point of the day.

Cameron Young sinks a 31-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Sunday Singles

Cameron Young sinks a 31-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Sunday Singles


Match 20

Tom Kim (International) def. Wyndham Clark (U.S.), 3 and 2

  • Recap: Tom Kim delivered the International Team's first point of Sunday Singles matches, erasing an early deficit against Wyndham Clark. Clark controlled the front nine, but Kim turned the match around at the turn – seizing the lead on the 10th, then matching birdies on Nos. 12 and 15 and never letting go. Kim closed out Clark on the par-3 16th, 3 and 2, and put the International Team on the board.

Tom Kim makes birdie on No. 15 at Sunday Singles

Tom Kim makes birdie on No. 15 at Sunday Singles


Match 21

Justin Thomas (U.S.) def. Corey Conners (International), 5 and 3

  • Recap: Entering the day 0-3-0 in Sunday Singles at the Presidents Cup, Justin Thomas looked determined to finally break through – and did exactly that. Thomas jumped out to a 4-up lead through four holes and never let up, extending his advantage to 5-up by the time the match left the sixth green. Conners never found a foothold, and Thomas closed him out on No. 15, 5 and 3.

Justin Thomas sinks a 26-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Sunday Singles

Justin Thomas sinks a 26-foot birdie putt on No. 10 at Sunday Singles


Match 22

Scottie Scheffler (U.S.) def. Nico Echavarria (International), 2 and 1

  • Recap: Looking for an amazing example of sportsmanship? Look no further than Match 22 at Medinah. After a fan yelled "Go Scottie" during Nico Echavarria's backswing on the par-4 14th, sending his tee shot badly off line, Scheffler was seen confronting the fan directly. "There's no place for that," he was heard saying. Then, after missing his own birdie putt to win the hole outright, Scheffler conceded Echavarria's 30-foot par putt anyway, halving the hole rather than capitalizing on the disruption. Echavarria gave the world No. 1 a scare two holes later, draining a chip for birdie on the par-3 16th, but Scheffler closed out the match on the very next hole, 2 and 1.

Scottie Scheffler makes birdie on No. 10 at Sunday Singles

Scottie Scheffler makes birdie on No. 10 at Sunday Singles



Match 23

Sungjae Im (International) def. Sam Burns (U.S.), 3 and 1

  • Recap: Sam Burns entered Sunday 0-0-2 in Singles matches in his Presidents Cup career, and Sunday didn't provide his first win. Burns hooked his tee shot out of bounds on the par-4 second, handing Sungjae Im an early lead with a double bogey. Burns clawed back to even the match five separate times over the front nine, but Im regained control for good at the par-3 13th, where Burns found trouble again, splashing his tee shot into the water for another double bogey. Im capitalized with a birdie to push his lead to 2 up, then closed out the match on the 17th for a 3-and-1 victory.

Sungjae Im makes birdie on No. 15 at Sunday Singles

Sungjae Im makes birdie on No. 15 at Sunday Singles


Match 24

Christiaan Bezuidenhout (International) vs. Chris Gotterup (U.S.)

  • Recap: Chris Gotterup did his job on a day when every point mattered for the U.S., grabbing the lead over Christiaan Bezuidenhout on the second hole and never looked back. Birdies on Nos. 5 and 6 built him some cushion, and Gotterup held firm from there to get the 1-up win and close out the point for Team USA.

Chris Gotterup makes birdie on No. 5 at Sunday Singles

Chris Gotterup makes birdie on No. 5 at Sunday Singles


Match 25

Hideki Matsuyama (International) vs. Collin Morikawa (U.S.)

  • Recap: Collin Morikawa outlasted Hideki Matsuyama in what was probably the best match of the day, a back-and-forth battle filled with plenty of swings. Both players delivered a highlight early, each nailing 40-plus-foot putts on No. 4. The drama continued down the stretch, as Morikawa holed a 30-foot birdie on No. 15, and after Matsuyama missed a 6-foot putt, the match was knotted at all square. Morikawa refused to accept the half point and closed out the 1-up win on 18.

Collin Morikawa sinks a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Sunday Singles

Collin Morikawa sinks a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Sunday Singles


Match 26

Adam Scott (International) vs. Patrick Cantlay (U.S.)

  • Recap: Patrick Cantlay delivered a huge point for the U.S., putting away Adam Scott with a 2-and-1 win despite a shaky moment on the back nine. A bogey on No. 15 trimmed Cantlay's lead to just one, but he answered right back on the next hole, draining a 57-foot birdie putt on No. 16 and shutting the door on Scott a hole later to seal a point Team USA badly needed.

Patrick Cantlay holes out for birdie from 57-feet on No. 16 at Sunday Singles

Patrick Cantlay holes out for birdie from 57-feet on No. 16 at Sunday Singles


Match 27

Si Woo Kim (International) vs. Jackson Koivun (U.S.)

  • Recap: To come

Match 28

Min Woo Lee (International) vs. Jacob Bridgeman (U.S.)

  • Recap: To come

Match 29

Nick Taylor (International) vs. Russell Henley (U.S.)

  • Recap: To come

Match 30

Ryan Fox (International) vs. Xander Schauffele (U.S.)

  • Recap: To come