Kim Si-woo, Kim Joo-hyung suffer first loss after three-match win streak as International Team leads 10.5-7.5

The International Team's standout pairing of Kim Si-woo and Kim Joo-hyung suffered their first defeat at the 2026 Presidents Cup on Sunday after winning three straight matches.

The duo fell in their afternoon match on the third day of competition at Medinah Country Club (par 70) in Medinah, Illinois. Despite the setback, Kim Si-woo and Kim Joo-hyung hold a 3-1 record and have been a driving force behind the International Team's momentum throughout the event.

The International Team went 3-1-3 across Sunday's morning fourball and afternoon foursome matches, extending their lead to 10.5-7.5 — a three-point cushion heading into Monday's 12 singles matches on the final day. It marks only the second time the International Team has entered the final round with a points lead at the Presidents Cup, which is being held for the 16th time; the last occasion was at the 2019 edition in Australia.

In the morning fourball — where each player plays their own ball and the better score counts — Kim Si-woo and Kim Joo-hyung defeated the American pairing of Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa 2&1 to complete their third consecutive win. Kim Si-woo sealed the victory with back-to-back birdies on the 16th and 17th holes when the match was all square.

In the afternoon foursome — where partners alternate shots on a single ball — the pair lost 2&1 to Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay. The decisive blow came at the par-4 11th hole, where they made a double bogey after reaching the green in four and two-putting while trailing by one hole. Kim Si-woo and Kim Joo-hyung had previously beaten Chris Gotterup and Patrick Cantlay 3&2 in the opening day's fourball, and Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay 4&3 in the second day's foursome.

In the morning fourball, Im Sung-jae and Min Woo Lee (Australia) halved their match against Justin Thomas and Jackson Koiburn, each side earning half a point. The Canadian duo of Nick Taylor and Corey Conners lost 2&1 to Chris Gotterup and Cameron Young, while the Japanese pairing of Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune also fell 2&1 to world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns.

The four afternoon foursome matches were split evenly at two wins apiece. Kim Si-woo and Kim Joo-hyung lost 2&1 to Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay in the first match, but Corey Conners and Nick Taylor bounced back in the second, defeating Russell Henley and Jacob Bridgeman by one hole.

Adam Scott (Australia) and Im Sung-jae were routed 6&4 by Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup in the third match, but Ryan Fox (New Zealand) and Min Woo Lee restored the balance in the fourth, beating Sam Burns and Wyndham Clark 3&2.

The final day features 12 singles matches, with all 12 players from each team competing in head-to-head matchplay. The International Team needs just five points to claim their first Presidents Cup title since the 1998 edition in Australia — a gap of 28 years. The United States, meanwhile, must earn eight points to complete a comeback, requiring eight wins and four losses, or seven wins, two halves and three losses.

On paper, the Americans hold the edge in world rankings, statistical metrics and home-course advantage. Big hitters such as Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark and Chris Gotterup are expected to benefit from their familiarity with the course in the singles. Yet the International Team's fighting spirit throughout this event has been remarkable.

The International Team will be wary of history repeating itself: at the 2019 Presidents Cup in Australia, they also led by two points — 10-8 — heading into the final-day singles, only to go 4-8 in those matches and lose 14-16 in a painful reversal.