Internationals lead U.S. by 2 at Presidents Cup

The International team had the lead going into the final day of the Presidents Cup for the first time in 16 years, and it has a trio of rookies to thank for that.

Marc Leishman and unbeaten rookie Abraham Ancer staged a big rally Saturday afternoon in foursomes, going from 5 down with eight holes to play to earn an unlikely halve against Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler.

Byeong Hun An and Joaquin Niemann never led in the final match and scratched out another half-point against Matt Kuchar and Tony Finau.

That gave the Internationals a 10-8 lead going into Sunday singles at Royal Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, and a real chance to win the Presidents Cup for only the second time in its 25-year history.

“We’ve given ourselves a great shot to win the session tomorrow and win this cup,” said Adam Scott, who has been part of one tie and seven straight losses. “I think we’ve got to be pretty happy about that. Come out tomorrow, leave it all on the golf course.“

Nothing inspired the Internationals more than to watch the final two teams on the course scratch out a half-point despite never leading at any point in the match.

The Americans finally showed some fight, even with captain Tiger Woods sitting out for both sessions. And the caddie of Patrick Reed might have shown too much fight. He confirmed in a statement to the Barstool Sports podcast “Foul Play” that he shoved a spectator who he felt got too close to Reed while cursing him.

Kessler Karrain, who’s also Reed’s brother-in-law, wasn’t on his bag for the final session.

Fire broke at the future home of the Rangers, which is under construction in Arlington, Texas. Fire department offcials said the blaze was brought under control and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire hasn’t been determined. The estimated $1.1 billion Globe Life Field includes a retractable roof and is scheduled to open for the 2020 season.