South Korea's Si Woo Kim missed a birdie putt on No. 18 and lost his match to Keegan Bradley as the United States clinched another win over the International team at the Presidents Cup.

The Internationals, in spurts, showed life. They poured in big putts, won convincing matches, even swept the opening foursomes session to enter the weekend tied. For a moment, they likely allowed themselves to believe that they could finally, after 26 years, win another Presidents Cup.

The sweep marked the fifth time that one team shut out the other in a session and the result each time has been the Americans wielding the brooms. The last time it happened also came at Royal Montreal in 2007. So much for hostile. The U.S. has never lost when leading after the first day. So there’s that.