Kim Si-woo and Tom Kim Secure 1 Win, 1 Loss at Presidents Cup... International Team Maintains Lead

Korean golf duo Kim Si-woo and Tom Kim earned one point by recording one win and one loss on the third day of the Presidents Cup.

Playing in the four-ball match play held at Course No. 3 (par 70) of Medinah Country Club in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on the 27th, Korea time, the International Team's Kim Si-woo and Tom Kim teamed up to defeat the U.S. pair of Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark 2 and 1 with one hole remaining.

The match, which was tied through the 15th hole, saw Kim Si-woo break the deadlock by sinking a birdie on the 16th hole (par 3).

Kim Si-woo then sealed the match on the 17th hole (par 4) by sinking a birdie putt from 5 meters away.

However, in the subsequent foursomes match play, they suffered their first defeat of the tournament, losing 2 and 1 with one hole remaining to the pair of Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.

On the third day of the tournament, which featured four four-ball matches and four foursome matches held in a single day, the International Team added 3.5 points by going 1 win, 1 draw, and 2 losses in four-ball and 2 wins and 2 losses in foursomes.

The International Team maintained its lead over the U.S. team with a total score of 10.5 to 7.5, though the gap narrowed.

Im Sung-jae, paired with Australian-Korean Min Woo Lee, secured a dramatic draw against the U.S. pair of Justin Thomas and J.T. Poston in the four-ball match.

The Im-Lee pair was down by 2 holes through the 14th hole, but won the 15th and 16th holes consecutively to level the match, adding 0.5 points.

However, in the foursomes match paired with Adam Scott (Australia), Im Sung-jae suffered a heavy defeat, losing 6 and 4 with four holes remaining to the pair of Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup.

On the final day of the tournament on the 28th, 12 singles match play games will be held featuring 12 players from each team.

Tom Kim will face Clark, Im Sung-jae will face Sam Burns, and Kim Si-woo will face Poston.

The team that first reaches a total of 15.5 points will lift the trophy.

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