The United States is primed for its seventh-straight Presidents Cup win on Sunday at Liberty National. With a 14.5 to 3.5 lead, the Americans need to only win one or split two of the 12 singles matches on Sunday to reach the magic number of 15.5.
U.S. captain Steve Stricker will lead off with a rookie while Rickie Fowler will play the anchor match. The Internationals are front-loading their pairings in hopes of a miracle.
Here is a look at the 12 pairings for Sunday.
| Match | Time (ET) | U.S. Team | International Team |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12:04 p.m. | Kevin Chappell | Marc Leishman |
2 | 12:15 p.m. | Charley Hoffman | Jason Day |
3 | 12:26 p.m. | Justin Thomas | Hideki Matsuyama |
4 | 12:37 p.m. | Daniel Berger | Si Woo Kim |
5 | 12:48 p.m. | Matt Kuchar | Charl Schwartzel |
6 | 12:59 p.m. | Patrick Reed | Louis Oosthuizen |
7 | 1:10 p.m. | Dustin Johnson | Branden Grace |
8 | 1:21 p.m. | Brooks Koepka | Adam Scott |
9 | 1:32 p.m. | Jordan Spieth | Jhonattan Vegas |
10 | 1:43 p.m. | Kevin Kisner | Anirban Lahiri |
11 | 1:54 p.m. | Phil Mickelson | Adam Hadwin |
12 | 2:05 p.m. | Rickie Fowler | Emiliano Grillo |
The Americans will be shooting for the highest point total ever of 21.5 (and that was achieved in 34 matches, this year there are only 30).
"It's been very difficult," said International captain Nick Price of the 11-point deficit. "But you know, there's no hard feelings. These guys have played phenomenally well so far. So you know, there's an outside shot tomorrow, and the guys all know that.
"They are going to go play for their pride, they are going to play for themselves, they are going to play for the team and they are going to play for us. They are going to do their best. You're not going to be able to take the spirit away out from our team, that's for sure."
There has never been a #PresidentsCup team in which no team member had a losing record. USA can achieve that tomorrow.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGC) October 1, 2017
Stricker noted that the U.S. will once again simply try to win the session, just as it has done (in a big way) all week.
"It's different playing with a big lead like we have," said Stricker. "The message is it's not over yet, either. Even though we need a full point, it's not over and we have to go out and still take care of business."
