The USA tightened its already vice-like grip on the 2022 Presidents Cup after Davis Love III’s group gained three of Friday’s 5 fourball matches to increase their lead over the Worldwide group to 8-2 on day two.
With an extra 21 factors on provide at Quail Hole, the US want simply 7½ factors to win for a twelfth time in 14 matches. The US have gained the previous eight editions of the occasion and lead the sequence 11-1, with one match tied.
“Our backs are up in opposition to the wall,” mentioned Worldwide captain Trevor Immelman. “We’re going to need to dig deep. However it’s going to have to begin with making some putts.”
The US may retain the trophy on Saturday with 4 foursomes (alternate shot) matches and 4 fourball matches to be performed, earlier than Sunday’s 12 concluding singles matches.
Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas gained the primary level of the second day by beating Australian pair Adam Scott and Cam Davis 2&1. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele defeated Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and South Korea’s Kim Joo-hyung 3&2, whereas Max Homa holed a birdie putt on the final to assert a 1up win with Billy Horschel over over Canadians Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith.
The Worldwide group picked up one level on Friday from two halved matches. Colombian Sebastian Munoz gained the 18th with a par to make sure he and Sungjae Im earned a half-point in opposition to world primary Scottie Scheffler and his accomplice Sam Burns, whereas Chile’s Mito Pereira and South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout additionally floor out a half-point in opposition to Cameron Younger and Kevin Kisner.
Regardless of their six-point benefit, US captain Davis Love III mentioned: “We’re not sitting there going, ‘OK, that is nice.’ We’ve seen a whole lot of massive leads misplaced. We’re going to attempt to be motivated and probably not discuss concerning the end result until the top.”
