Presidents Cup 2013 Standings: Day 3 Highlights, Twitter Reaction and More

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Published: October 5, 2013

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Day 3 at the 2013 Presidents Cup belonged to the Americans.

With four matches yet to be decided in the fourth session, the United States holds a five-point lead over the International team, 11.5-6.5, as noted by the Golf Channel:



Thanks to a lengthy weather delay on Friday, the golfers headed out early to finish what they started in the second session. The International Team split the final four matches, giving the Americans a one-point lead heading into the third set of matches.

The competition was agonizingly close between these two evenly matched teams, but it didn't take long for the United States team to make the first definitive statement of the prestigious event. 

The Americans took four of the five morning four-ball matches to stretch their lead to four points, as noted by the Presidents Cup:



International captain Nick Price acknowledged during the NBC broadcast that his guys were a little low after getting crushed in the morning, but he rallied his troops, reminding them that the Presidents Cup was far from over:



They responded well, coming out to take early leads in four of the five afternoon foursome matches before the United States made a minor comeback. Before play was suspended due to darkness, Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson won their match against Richard Sterne and Marc Leishman to give the Americans another critical point.

Not surprisingly, weather was a factor once again on Saturday after delays occurred in both of the first two days.



Before the players could finish their early four-ball matches, a storm front moved into the area and drenched the course, causing another lengthy halt to the action. 

The storm dumped a half-inch of rain, moving the total since Thursday up to 1.60 inches, as noted by the PGA Tour. It forced greens crews to scramble to repair bunkers and remove standing...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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