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Presidents Cup Comes Down to Sunday at Medinah as Internationals Hold 10½–7½ Lead

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MEDINAH, IL (9-26-26) — The International and United States teams compete during Saturday’s Presidents Cup matches at Medinah Country Club, with the International Team finishing the day ahead 10½–7½. The Presidents Cup concludes Sunday, 9-27-26, with 12 singles matches determining the champion.

MEDINAH, IL (9-27-26) — After three days of momentum swings, dramatic putts and a determined American comeback attempt, the 2026 Presidents Cup comes down to 12 singles matches Sunday at Medinah Country Club.

The International Team will carry a 10½–7½ advantage into the final session, putting Geoff Ogilvy’s team five points away from securing the Cup outright.

For the United States, the assignment is considerably more difficult. The Americans need eight points from Sunday’s 12 matches to reach the 15½ points necessary to retain the Presidents Cup.

La Prensa Latina News Wire will be back on the grounds at Medinah today providing full coverage and photography of the final matches.

Saturday demonstrated just how quickly the competition can change.

After entering the day trailing 7–3, the United States made its move during the morning Four-ball session, winning it 2½–1½ and cutting the International advantage to 8½–5½.

For a time, the scoreboard at Medinah was filled with American red as the U.S. threatened to erase much of the deficit created by the International Team’s 5–0 sweep Friday.

But the Internationals responded.

Saturday afternoon’s Foursomes session finished tied at two points apiece, allowing the International Team to preserve its three-point advantage heading into Sunday.

That means the Presidents Cup remains very much alive.

For the first time in Presidents Cup history on American soil, the International Team will enter the Sunday singles session with the lead. The Internationals are attempting to win the event for only the second time and for the first time since 1998.

Echavarría Gets Scheffler

One of Sunday’s most intriguing matches also carries special significance for La Prensa Latina News Wire’s coverage.

Colombia’s Nico Echavarría will face world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in the fourth match of the day, scheduled to begin at 12:38 p.m. ET.

Echavarría is making his Presidents Cup debut and is part of the Colombian presence we have followed throughout the week at Medinah.

That presence also includes International Team assistant captain Camilo Villegas, Manuel “Manny” Villegas — who is caddying for Si Woo Kim — and Fabián Azcárate, Echavarría’s caddie.

For Echavarría, Sunday’s match provides an opportunity to earn a point for the International Team against the world’s top-ranked player on the biggest day of the competition.

Twelve Matches Decide the Cup

The final session begins at 12:02 p.m. ET with Ryo Hisatsune facing Cameron Young.

Tom Kim follows against Wyndham Clark before Canada’s Corey Conners meets Justin Thomas.

Then comes Echavarría against Scheffler.

Other notable matches include Hideki Matsuyama against Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott against Patrick Cantlay and Si Woo Kim against Jackson Koivun.

The final match sends Ryan Fox against Xander Schauffele at 2:19 p.m. ET.

For the International Team, five points from the 12 singles matches would produce its first outright Presidents Cup victory in 28 years.

For the Americans, Sunday’s mission is a comeback.

The United States has won the last 10 Presidents Cups and owns a 13-1-1 record in the competition. But this time, the Americans will begin the final day chasing instead of protecting a lead.

That sets the stage for a Sunday unlike any previously played on American soil in Presidents Cup history.

Saturday’s photographs captured the emotion, crowds and momentum swings around Medinah’s Course No. 3.

Today, the photographs will document who finishes the job.

La Prensa Latina News Wire will be on location throughout Sunday’s final session with full coverage and photography from Medinah Country Club. Follow us throughout the day for photos from the course and our final Presidents Cup recap.


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