Presidents Cup moves to Sunday's singles. Who's facing off at Medinah?

After three days and four doubles sessions, the 2026 Presidents Cup now comes down to 12 singles matches at the Medinah Country Club on Sept. 27. The International team continued to befuddle the U.S. in doubles on Sept. 26, going 2-2 in the afternoon foursomes to take a 10.5-7.5 lead over the U.S. t

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After three days and four doubles sessions, the 2026 Presidents Cup now comes down to 12 singles matches at the Medinah Country Club on Sept. 27.

The International team continued to befuddle the U.S. in doubles on Sept. 26, going 2-2 in the afternoon foursomes to take a 10.5-7.5 lead over the U.S. team after nine fourball matches and nine foursomes matches.

Xander Schauffele is undefeated in Presidents Cup singles, going 3-0 entering the final day of the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois.

U.S. coach Brandt Snedeker benched world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in foursomes on Saturday, a format in which he is 1-8 in combined Presidents Cup and Ryder Cups. Scheffler and Sam Burns beat Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune 2 and 1 in the Saturday morning fourballs.

International teams wins doubles for fourth time

It's only the fourth time the International team has led following doubles and it matches the team's second-largest lead in the format.

The Internationals have never led after doubles on U.S. soil.

The 2019 team led 10-8 in Australia; the 2003 team led 12.5-9.5 in South Africa; and the 1998 team led 14.5-5.5 in Australia. The International team tied the U.S. in 2003 and won in 1998.

The format now moves to what is historically the U.S. strength in team match play, singles. The nine veteran Presidents Cup players on the U.S. team have a combined 9-6-3 record in singles, while the eight returning International players are 14-13-4.

The first team to 15.5 points wins the Presidents Cup. The International team needs to win 5.5 of the 12 singles points, while the U.S. needs eight points. No Presidents Cup team has rallied from three or more points down to win entering singles.

If the U.S. loses, it would be the first time in history it has not held the trophies for the Presidents Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup (LPGA, U.S. vs. Europe) and the Walker Cup (the USGA amateur event between the U.S. and Great Britain/Ireland) at the same time.

Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas yet to win in singles

Oddly enough, the U.S. singles record includes winless marks of 0-2 for Scheffler nd 0-3 for Justin Thomas. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay have been money in the past, each going 3-0 in singles.

Watch for U.S. rookie Jackson Koivun. In the match play championships in SEC and NCAA tournaments at Auburn, he compiled a 13-4 record.

Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim of South Korea of the International Team try to hush the U.S. crowd behind the 16th green of the Medinah Country Club during a Presidents Cup fourball matche on September 26, 2026 in Medinah, Illinois.

In the previous 13 Presidents Cups, the U.S. (which leads 12-1-1) has won the singles session eight times, the International team three times, with four 6-6 ties. Even in the International team's only victory, in 1998 in Melbourne, Australia, the U.S. managed a singles tie.

The U.S. has outscored the International team 97.5-82.5 in singles.