Presidents Cup: USA maintains one-point lead

DUBLIN, Ohio — The International team held its own in foursomes — where the USA had been dominant — to stay within one point after the rain-interrupted second session of play was completed Saturday morning at Muirfield Village.

The score for foursomes was 3-3, and the USA leads 6½-5½.

The USA was 58-27-5 in foursomes entering Friday.

Tiger Woods and Matt Kuchar stayed perfect this week, completing a 4-and-2 victory against Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel.

Steve Stricker and Jordan Spieth also won for the Americans, defeating Branden Grace and Richard Sterne 2 and 1.

The Internationals also completed two victories Saturday: Angel Cabrera and Marc Leishman, 2 and 1 against Webb Simpson and Hunter Mahan; and Hideki Matsuyama and Adam Scott, 2 and 1 against Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson.

Leishman's birdie on the 15th hole gave his side a 1-up lead. His 7-iron that plopped down a foot from the hole on the 17th for a birdie secured the victory. That was the pivotal match when the foursomes session concluded Saturday morning because of a rain delay.

Nearly an inch of rain fell on Friday, causing a delay of 2 hours, 34 minutes. Only two matches were finished Friday before darkness.

In the matches that finished, Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley won for the USA, defeating Jason Day and Graham DeLaet 4 and 3, and Ernie Els and Brendon de Jonge won for Internationals, defeating Bill Haas and Hunter Mahan 4 and 3.

Saturday pairings

First session: Fourballs (better ball)

8:33: Ernie Els/Brendon de Jonge vs. Keegan Bradley/Phil Mickelson

8:47: Jason Day/Graham DeLaet vs. Steve Sticker/Jordan Spieth

9:01: Angel Cabrera/Branden Grace vs. Bill Haas/Webb Simpson

9:15: Louis Oosthuizen/Charl Schwartzel vs. Brandt Snedeker/Hunter Mahan

9:29: Adam Scott/Hideki Matsuyama vs. Tiger Woods/Matt Kuchar