They were all square or leading in all the afternoon matches at one point until the Americans took control, as they often do. Morikawa and Burns dug out of an early hole and beat the Canadian duo of Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes on the 18th hole when when Hughes hit a poor chip and Conners never came close on the 12-foot par putt.

The 1-up victory capped a strong day for the Americans, who fended off numerous International parries to take a comfortable 11-7 lead heading into Sunday’s 12 singles matches. Entering the day tied at 5-5, the U.S. got three points in the morning fourball and another three in the alternate shot.

Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im made history at the Presidents Cup on Friday, as they defeated Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele in a record-breaking performance