{
  "id": 10034682,
  "title": "USA trims International lead after Presidents Cup four-balls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/usa-trims-international-lead-after-presidents-cup-four-balls",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T18:15:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/usa-trims-international-lead-presidents-181528947.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After trailing 8.5 to 5.5 following Saturday morning's four-ball session, the United States fought back to regain a three-point lead by the Presidents Cup's final four-balls at Medinah. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns secured the win in a 2&1 victory over Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune. Scheffler birdied the 15th hole, and Burns sank crucial four-foot putts at the 16th and 17th holes. The South Korean duo of Kim Si-woo and Tom Kim rallied to cut the US lead to just one point. Kim Si-woo and Tom Kim each secured victories with impressive birdie putts at the 11th and 17th holes. The United States, boasting eight of the world's top 11-ranked golfers, seeks an 11th consecutive Presidents Cup win to lift the trophy.",
  "summary": "Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns rallied late to win and the United States fought back to within three points of the Internationals after Saturday morning's four-ball session at the Presidents Cup.The United States, with eight of the world's 11 top-ranked golfers, grabbed an early lead in all four Saturday four-balls (best-ball) but saw three of those leads erased.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Presidents Cup Saturday scores, live updates: International Team enters weekend leading at Medinah after sweep",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/presidents-cup-saturday-scores-live-updates-international-team-enters",
        "published": "2026-09-26T13:02:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Golf.com",
        "title": "Team USA was on the ropes at the Presidents Cup. Then came a Scottie Scheffler lightning bolt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/team-usa-was-on-the-ropes-at-the-presidents-cup-then-came-a-scottie",
        "published": "2026-09-26T18:23:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}