Fox, Lee keep Internationals in lead over USA
New Zealand's Ryan Fox and Australian Min Woo Lee have won a vital point for the International team on the penultimate day of the Presidents Cup against the United States at the Medinah Country Club in Chicago.
For the second conseutive day Fox and Lee won their foursome, this time over Sam Burns and Wyndham Clark wtih a 3 and 2 victory that finished on the 16th hole.
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The Internationals take a 10-1/2 to 7-1/2 lead into the final day of singles matches. They need five of the 12 points on offer to gain a rare win over the United States who have won the last 10 of their biennial clashes.
The trans-Tasman team of Fox and Lee eked out a tough point on Saturday, when they edged out Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark 1-up, on a day when the Internationals won all five matches, to give them a 7-3 lead.
Fox nailed a birdie on the seventh to even up the score and it stayed close, until Fox and Lee won three consecutive holes from 13 to 15.
The US team managed to claw back a point over the day. Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns claimed the last holes to beat Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune 2 and 1 in the last fourball match of the morning.
On the final day Fox is featured as the last player and will face Xander Schauffele
