Presidents Cup capsules of foursomes matches at Medinah

MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — Capsules of the foursomes matches Friday at the Presidents Cup:

The opening foursomes match had the feel of one that was going the distance when the Canadians twice responded to early deficits. The Internationals took their first lead when Taylor clipped a beautiful pitch over the bunker to 4 feet on the par-5 sixth. The Americans squared the match on the 10th, the only hole won with a par. The Internationals went 1 up when Conners hit wedge to 5 feet for birdie on No. 12. It came down to the 18th and it looked like the Americans would escape with a halve when Taylor drove into the trees and Conners hit back to the fairway. Taylor hit 9-iron from 151 yards to a foot to secure par, and Burns’ birdie attempt lipped out.

Bridgeman made his Presidents Cup debut by rolling in a 7-foot birdie putt for an early lead. That was the Americans’ only lead in the match. The Internationals won the next four holes, including the fourth with a par when Henley missed a 6-foot putt. The Internationals gave away the 10th and 11th holes with poor tee shots that led to bogeys, and their lead was only 1 up. But Matsuyama made a 20-foot birdie putt on the 12th to go 2 up, and he closed out the match on the par-3 16th when he made a 20-foot par putt and Bridgeman missed a 6-foot par putt.

The opening five holes were halved until Fox made an 18-foot birdie on the sixth for the Internationals' first lead. The Americans tied it two holes later and took the lead on the 12th when Clark made a 12-foot birdie putt. The Americans were 1 up with four holes to play when Fox made birdie putts from 15 feet on the 15th and 20 feet on the par-3 16th. Morikawa missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 17th that would have squared the match, and Morikawa put his approach in the bunker to take away a birdie chance they needed for a half.

Scott broke the Presidents Cup record by playing in his 56th match, one more than Phil Mickelson. And then the Australian delivered on the greens, winning the third hole with a 30-foot birdie putt, the fourth with a 5-foot birdie putt and the seventh with a 45-foot birdie putt. They closed out the front nine when the South African hit his tee shot to 3 feet on the par-3 ninth. The only birdie on the U.S. card was conceded after Bezuidenhout ended the match with a 30-foot birdie.

Even though the Internationals never trailed, this match stayed close until Si Woo Kim made a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 ninth to go 2 up. By then, the scorecard was filled with gold as the Internationals led every match. The first four holes on the back nine were halved with par, and the Americans found themselves in a big hole on the 14th when Schauffele couldn’t get a shot out of the bunker and they made bogey to fall 3 down. Tom Kim missed a 6-foot birdie putt on the 15th that would ended it. No matter. Schauffele followed by missing a 3-footer for par.

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USA teams' Patrick Cantlay, left, and Xander Schauffele watch the International team play on the seventh green during the Presidents Cup golf tournament second round foursomes match at Medinah Country Club, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

International teams' Christian Bezuidenhout, of South Africa, celebrates on the seventh hole with Adam Scott, of Australia, during the Presidents Cup golf tournament second round foursomes match against the USA team at Medinah Country Club, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

International teams' Ryan Fox, of New Zealand, left, greets teammate Min Woo Lee, of Australia, as USA teams' Collin Morikawa walks off the 18th green after their Presidents Cup golf tournament second round foursomes match at Medinah Country Club, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

International teams' Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, right, celebrates with Sungjae Im, of South Korea, on the eighth green against the USA team during the Presidents Cup golf tournament second round foursomes match at Medinah Country Club, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

USA teams' Scottie Scheffler, right, and Sam Burns greet International teams' Corey Conners, of Canada, left, and Nick Taylor, of Canada, after their Presidents Cup golf tournament second round foursomes match at Medinah Country Club, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

The White House signaled Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip, the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.

The news organization was replaced by Real America’s Voice News, a conservative outlet, for the president's trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, according to White House guidance. Trump is scheduled to attend a college football game between the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas at midday.

The news came just after journalists from three news outlets that Trump banned last week from the White House grounds — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — returned to the executive complex with TV cameras, laptops and microphones in hand.

A judge temporarily struck down the ban in an overnight ruling early Thursday, but his decision didn’t directly address the pool. The networks continued to refrain from covering Trump as part of the pool, even as reporters from all three outlets were allowed back in the White House.

The temporary order from the judge mentioned only the White House grounds and said nothing directly about Air Force One.

Theodore Boutrous Jr., the news outlets’ attorneys, did not immediately respond to an email and phone call from The Associated Press requesting comment Friday night.

Earlier Friday, on “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Boutrous had said the plaintiffs believe the recent court ruling by U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly also covers the issue of pool access.

For a while during the day, the U.S. network video pool for the White House was back in operation for the first time since Trump banned three news outlets in an extraordinary showdown over media access.

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The pool consists of five major U.S. broadcast outlets that take turns shooting and sharing video. When the White House banned CNN — which belongs to the pool — from White House grounds, along with MS NOW and Politico, the other four pool providers declined to participate in a show of solidarity.

The spot that was meant for CNN on this flight has long been saved for a member of the U.S. network video pool, which Real America’s Voice News is not a part of.

CNN was not commenting directly earlier Friday, referring instead to its editorial coverage. But Brian Stelter, the network’s media analyst, posted on X that CNN had a pool assignment at the National Archives event and that the White House had approved the network’s credentials.

The motorcade of President Donald Trump departs the White House en route to the National Archives to greet China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A CNN camera crew is setup to cover President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the National Archives, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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