Internationals extend lead with Session 3 win over USA

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 14: Abraham Ancer of Mexico and the International team and Sungjae Im of South Korea and the International team celebrate defeating Xander Schauffele of the United States team and Patrick Cantlay of the United States team 3&2 during Saturday four-ball matches on day three of the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Course on December 14, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia.
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The Internationals extended their Presidents Cup lead over the Americans by winning Session 3 by a score of 2.5-1.5.

Ernie Els' squad now holds a 9-5 advantage as the teams quickly gear up for Session 4, which will begin at 9:56 p.m. ET.

International rookies Abraham Ancer and Sungjae Im continue to shine on the big stage. Ancer has a perfect 3-0 record while Im has collected 2.5 points for his side.

Justin Thomas remained undefeated by helping the United States secure its only full point alongside Rickie Fowler. They beat Marc Leishman and Haotong Li 3-and-2.

Tony Finau and Matt Kuchar won their final hole to split with Adam Scott and Byeong Hun An.

Here's the scoreboard from the four-ball session:

Americans Score Internationals
Justin Thomas
Rickie Fowler
3 & 2 Marc Leishman
Haotong Li
Xander Schauffele
Patrick Cantlay
3 & 2 Sungjae Im
Abraham Ancer
Patrick Reed
Webb Simpson
5 & 3 Hideki Matsuyama
C.T. Pan
Matt Kuchar
Tony Finau
Tied Adam Scott
Byeong Hun An

*Bold denotes winning pairing.

For the third day in a row, Patrick Reed and Webb Simpson were unable to win their match. Reed now drops to 0-7 in team competition when paired with someone other than Jordan Spieth.

Pairings for Saturday's foursomes were already announced. Captain Tiger Woods elected to sit himself for the second straight session despite his 2-0 record.

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