MONTREAL – Patrick Cantlay is a menace late on Saturday afternoon in big international team competition.

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

So maybe this Presidents Cup won't be a walkover after all. One day after getting pasted, 5-0, in the Thursday fourballs round, the International Team swung back hard at the United States. Leading the charge: Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Sungjae Im,

The pair each had big moments that gave the Americans another win, moving them one session closer to another Presidents Cup victory.

Team USA forged ahead after the two Saturday sessions to lead the 2024 Presidents Cup 11-7 with one day to go. The first team to reach 15 ½ points wins the cup. A 15-15 tie means the Presidents Cup is tied, something that happened in 2003. Overall, the U.S. leads the event 12-1-1.

Patrick Cantlay couldn’t have hit the putt -- he might not have seen the hole -- without lights from a video board and the headlamps from golf carts surrounding the 18th green in the final match of the longest day at the Presidents Cup.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele make unwanted history at the Presidents Cup, joining Tiger Woods and Steve Strickler as the only duos to be outscored by 7 and 6, the largest margin of losses