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USA teams’ Chris Gotterup, right, celebrates with Cameron Young against the International team during a Presidents Cup golf tournament third round foursome match at Medinah Country Club, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Medinah, Ill.<\/p>\n
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USA teams’ Wyndham Clark, right, celebrates with Chris Gotterup on the 17th green after Gotterup and Cameron Young won their Presidents Cup golf tournament third round four-ball match against the International team at Medinah Country Club, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Medinah, Ill.<\/p>\n
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USA teams’ Cameron Young reacts to his missed shot on the 12th green against the International team during a Presidents Cup golf tournament third round four-ball match at Medinah Country Club, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Medinah, Ill.<\/p>\n
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USA teams’ Cameron Young, right, celebrates with Chris Gotterup after defeating the International team in their Presidents Cup golf tournament third round four-ball match at Medinah Country Club, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Medinah, Ill.<\/p>\n
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USA teams’ Chris Gotterup, right, celebrates with Cameron Young after defeating the International team after their Presidents Cup golf tournament third round foursome match at Medinah Country Club, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Medinah, Ill.<\/p>\n
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MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) \u2014 Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup have similar backgrounds and playing styles. They often play together when they are home in Florida.<\/p>\n
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The connection between the two helped keep the United States within striking distance of the International team in the Presidents Cup on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI think both of us, when in doubt, tee it up, hit it hard, go find it,\u201d Young said.<\/p>\n
That strategy worked quite well as Young and Gotterup combined for two big points for the Americans after a disastrous Friday session against the Internationals. They beat Nick Taylor and Corey Conners 2 and 1 in fourballs and then routed Sungjae Im and Adam Scott 6 and 4 in foursomes in the afternoon at an increasingly difficult Medinah.<\/p>\n
Playing with different partners, Gotterup dropped his first match on Thursday and Young lost on each of the first two days. But together they helped the U.S. trim its deficit to three points going into Sunday’s singles matches.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re different, but we play similar styles of golf in the fact that if he hits it in the rough, I\u2019ve been in, like, a similar position where we\u2019re not going to be in the fairway all the time just with how far we hit it,\u201d Gotterup said. \u201cIt\u2019s not uncomfortable in the spots we put each other in.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe just have a connection through being from the Northeast and just playing golf, and then being from the same area, I think it helps.\u201d<\/p>\n
Young, 29, was born in Scarborough, New York, and Gotterup, 27, grew up in New Jersey. They both played college golf, Young at Wake Forest and Gotterup at Rutgers and Oklahoma. They also hit the ball a long way.<\/p>\n
They both drove the 354-yard, par-4 No. 4 in their fourballs match on Saturday, and Young made a 39-foot eagle putt to give the Americans a 4-up lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s just such a strong pairing,\u201d U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker said. \u201cThe way those guys hit it, the way those guys played, they vibed today. They were having fun. Cam was making putts. Chris was hitting it a mile. It was fun to watch. Those guys have a long career in front of them in these things, and I\u2019m glad we found that pairing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Young has two wins this year and is ranked No. 3 in the world. Gotterup has three victories and is ranked No. 7.<\/p>\n
The duo got off to a fast start in each of their matches. They were 5 up through seven holes while downing Im and Scott in the shortest match of the week.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe played a fourball match the other day at home, and he beat all of us on his own ball,\u201d Young said of Gotterup. \u201cAnytime you\u2019ve got someone with that gear to go like that, it\u2019s exciting. I\u2019ve seen him do a lot of crazy stuff with the golf ball. It\u2019s fun to watch, and he\u2019s very, very talented.\u201d<\/p>\n
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