<p>A long, gruelling day at a chilly and overcast Harding Park ended with the US and Internationals splitting the afternoon's five fourball matches but the home team will take a commanding 12.5 to 9.5 lead into Sunday's singles.<br /><br />The US, winners of five-of-seven Presidents Cups, need only five points from the 12 singles matches on Sunday to clinch victory, leaving Greg Norman's men with a daunting uphill climb. No team has come from behind on the final day to lift the Presidents Cup. <br /><br />With Woods doing the heavy lifting in the morning foursomes, Stricker stepped forward in the fourball, dropping seven birdies as the pair roared into a six-up lead. Woods and Stricker looked ready to complete a quick afternoon's work until the Asians dug in their heels, winning three straight holes from the 13th before finally conceding defeat on the 16th green. <br /><br />With their victory, Woods and Stricker stretched their record to an unblemished 4-0, marking the first time the world number one has won four matches at a Presidents Cup. Canadian Mike Weir and South African Ernie Els picked up the first point of the afternoon session, crushing Justin Leonard and Zach Johnson 5&3 to trim the US lead to 10-8. <br /><br />Els had laid the foundation for the victory when he holed out from a greenside bunker at the 11th then drained a 25-foot birdie putt at the 12th to give the duo a four-up lead. The Internationals' fight back continued to pick up steam when Australian duo Geoff Ogilvy and Robert Allenby saw off British Open champion Stewart Cink and US Open winner Lucas Glover 2&1 to further cut into the American advantage. But the tide turned when Jim Furyk and Anthony Kim scored a two-up decision over Argentine Angel Cabrera and Australian Adam Scott before Woods and Stricker's victory. <br /><br />Phil Mickelson and Sean O'Hair never led against Fiji's Vijay Singh and South African Tim Clark but fought back from two down on the back nine to earn a half. <br /></p>
<p>A long, gruelling day at a chilly and overcast Harding Park ended with the US and Internationals splitting the afternoon's five fourball matches but the home team will take a commanding 12.5 to 9.5 lead into Sunday's singles.<br /><br />The US, winners of five-of-seven Presidents Cups, need only five points from the 12 singles matches on Sunday to clinch victory, leaving Greg Norman's men with a daunting uphill climb. No team has come from behind on the final day to lift the Presidents Cup. <br /><br />With Woods doing the heavy lifting in the morning foursomes, Stricker stepped forward in the fourball, dropping seven birdies as the pair roared into a six-up lead. Woods and Stricker looked ready to complete a quick afternoon's work until the Asians dug in their heels, winning three straight holes from the 13th before finally conceding defeat on the 16th green. <br /><br />With their victory, Woods and Stricker stretched their record to an unblemished 4-0, marking the first time the world number one has won four matches at a Presidents Cup. Canadian Mike Weir and South African Ernie Els picked up the first point of the afternoon session, crushing Justin Leonard and Zach Johnson 5&3 to trim the US lead to 10-8. <br /><br />Els had laid the foundation for the victory when he holed out from a greenside bunker at the 11th then drained a 25-foot birdie putt at the 12th to give the duo a four-up lead. The Internationals' fight back continued to pick up steam when Australian duo Geoff Ogilvy and Robert Allenby saw off British Open champion Stewart Cink and US Open winner Lucas Glover 2&1 to further cut into the American advantage. But the tide turned when Jim Furyk and Anthony Kim scored a two-up decision over Argentine Angel Cabrera and Australian Adam Scott before Woods and Stricker's victory. <br /><br />Phil Mickelson and Sean O'Hair never led against Fiji's Vijay Singh and South African Tim Clark but fought back from two down on the back nine to earn a half. <br /></p>
