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 United States battled back to regain control of the Presidents Cup on Saturday, coming after a chastening Friday performance. Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele picked up wins in the Saturday Four-ball, helping the US to a 11-7 advantage at the end of a thrilling day’s play.

At one point on the back nine, the U.S. had 1-up leads in all five matches. Taylor Pendrith, one of two Canadians in the lineup, squared his match with a birdie on the 12th. Schauffele and Tony Finau missed 3-foot par putts on the 16th and their opening match against Jason Day and Byeong Hun An was all square.