{
  "id": 9982796,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T13:02:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/breaking-news/article/presidents-cup-saturday-scores-live-updates-international-team-enters-weekend-leading-at-medinah-after-sweep-130236876.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As of Friday's foursomes sessions, the International team has swept the United States, leading the Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club in Chicago with a commanding 7-3 score. This is the largest lead the International team has held over the United States after two sessions since 1998, the last time they upset the United States and claimed the cup.\n\nOn Saturday, the competition will continue with four sessions. The morning will see four-ball matches, with the following matches taking place: Match 11 featuring Thomas-Koivun vs. Lee-Im (United States), Match 12 with Morikawa-Clark vs. Kim-Kim (United States), Match 13 between Gotterup-Young and Taylor-Conners (United States), and Match 14 featuring Scheffler-Burns vs. Matsuyama-Hisatsune (International). In the afternoon, the four-day matches will continue with the same pairings.\n\nOn Sunday, all 24 golfers will compete in singles matches. The team that reaches 15.5 points first will be crowned the winner, but the International team only needs 8.5 points with three sessions left.",
  "summary": "The International Team is carrying a 7-3 lead into the weekend in Chicago.",
  "key_points": [
    "International team leads Presidents Cup 7-3 after two days at Medinah",
    "Four sessions remain on Saturday with four-ball and four-day matches",
    "International needs 8.5 points to win, with 15.5 needed for victory"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Presidents Cup: Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Adam Scott lead International team’s historic day 2 surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/presidents-cup-christiaan-bezuidenhout-and-adam-scott-lead",
        "published": "2026-09-26T09:17:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}