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Presidents Cup 2026, live updates: Scores, highlights, news from Day 3

Follow the double-session Day 3 of the Presidents Cup at Medinah.

Breaking down the Day 3 fourball matches at the Presidents Cup
The "Live From" crew breaks down the Day 3 fourball matches at the Presidents Cup.

Two team sessions down and two to go. They’ll double up Saturday at Medinah Country Club in the 16th Presidents Cup.

With the International team leading, 7-3, the U.S. will try to mount a comeback beginning with the four morning fourball matches.

The two sides will then compete in four foursomes matches, marking 8 points up for grabs on Day 3.

Follow the action with our live blog and our live scoring!

Updates
Matsuyama misses golden opportunity as birdie putt runs long

Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns got a massive break on the first hole at Medinah when Hideki Matsuyama failed to convert his birdie putt opportunity.

Matsuyama, who is playing in his seventh Presidents Cup, had a chance to win the International team the hole but his attempt ran long and to the right of the hole.

He’s playing with Ryo Hisatsune during Saturday morning’s fourball session.

Burns and Scheffler are playing for the third straight day together.

What mentorship looks like 👀
JT mentors Koivun on green as U.S. gets much-needed early win
Jackson Koivun birdied the first hole at Medinah to ignite the crowds early Saturday at the Presidents Cup. Watch the moment before his big putt as he got some advice from veteran Justin Thomas.

JT attempts two left-handed shots on opening hole at Medinah

For those not taking count at home, Justin Thomas hit more shots left handed (2) than he had right handed (1) during his first three attempts at Medinah on Saturday morning.

Here’s a look at the latest fence trouble from the Presidents Cup.

JT works his way out of difficult lie near Medinah fence
Justin Thomas got back onto the fairway thanks to this challenging left-handed approach shot at the first hole.

Snedeker nothing but confident ahead of Saturday’s double session
Snedeker: U.S. prepared to regain momentum Saturday at Medinah
U.S. Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker talks with Golf Channel's Todd Lewis at Medinah's Course No. 3 ahead of Saturday's fourball session.

Si Woo Kim nails par putt, keeps match level

Si Woo Kim tied the opening hole with a clutch par putt and threw up an emotional fist into the Medinah air.

The Americans had conceded their par attempt giving Kim the opportunity to keep the foursome level.

Kim’s partner, Tom Kim, had set him up with a look from 13 feet on the previous shot.

International captain Geoff Ogivily has successfully tapped the Kim-and-Kim for two points already this week outside of Chicago.

U.S. wins first hole on Saturday behind Koivun birdie putt

Jackson Koivun and Justin Thomas went 1-up over Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im at Medinah thanks to Koivun’s birdie putt on the opening hole.

Koivun showed his emotions immediately with a fist bump to get the crowd ignited.

The Americans are desperately trying to regain momentum after suffering a sweep during Friday’s foursome session.

The second match between Collin Morikawa-Wyndham Clark and Si Woo Kim-Tom Kim is playing the first hole currently, with the final two fourballs still waiting to tee off.

Weather forecast for Saturday

Three key reasons the U.S. is in a large hole
After sifting through the Snedeker coach-speak, here’s a closer look at what went wrong for the Americans on Friday at Medinah.

Day 3 fourballs matchups
Day 3 at Medinah features four fourballs matches in the morning session. Here are the starting times, how to watch and when each team will pick its players for Saturday morning.

Here’s how we got to 7-3
The Americans were white-washed by the Internationals, who used their second Friday foursomes sweep in as many Presidents Cups to take a convincing 7-3 lead heading into the weekend at Medinah.