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Incheon, South Korea • Bae Sang-moon delivered the biggest moment of his career. Phil Mickelson made a rookie mistake. All that really mattered Friday in the Presidents Cup was that the International team was back in business.

Bae made a dynamic debut at home in his first Presidents Cup by making a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to win a crucial fourballs match that helped the International team win a team session for the first time in four years and pull within one point of the United States.

Bae and Danny Lee topped Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker 1 up. Branden Grace and Louis Oosthuizen set the tone with a 4-and-3 win over Jordan Spieth and Justin Johnson, while Charl Schwartzel and Thongchai Jaidee won the anchor match, 2 and 1 over Bill Haas and Chris Kirk.

The International team picked a half-point in another match and cut the American lead to 5½-4½ going into the eight matches Saturday. That half-point involved Mickelson, and it led to confusion and a pair of mistakes at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea.

Mickelson and Zach Johnson were all square with Jason Day and Adam Scott through six holes when Mickelson switched to a firmer golf ball for a better chance of reaching the green in two on the par-5 seventh. Only when he saw U.S. captain Jay Haas did he start to think about the one-ball condition — players have to use the same model of golf ball for the entire match.

The penalty for a fourballs match is called a one-hole adjustment in the match.

The second mistake was from the rules committee. Mickelson was told he was disqualified from the hole, so he picked up his ball from the fairway. In fact, he should have been allowed to finish the hole because the one-hole adjustment was already in effect. Day won the hole with a birdie, so along with the adjustment, the International team went from all square to 2 up.

LPGA Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • South Korea's Ha Na Jang used a late three-hole birdie run to take a one-stroke lead Friday in the LPGA Malaysia.

The 23-year-old Jang shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 to reach 10-under 132 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.

SAS Championship

Cary, N.C. • Bernhard Langer shot a 7-under 65 in windy conditions to take a two-stroke lead in the Champions Tour's SAS Championship. The 58-year-old German star had seven birdies in a bogey-free round at Prestonwood Country Club. —

Friday's results

Presidents Cup Cards

At Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, Incheon, South Korea

Yardage • 7,380; Par • 72

UNITED STATES 5½, INTERNATIONAL 4½

Fourballs

International 3½, United States 1½

Par;445-434-435-444-345-435

Dustin Johnson-Jordan Spieth, US;445-424-434-444-345-xxx

Louis Oosthuizen-Branden Grace, Int;444-434-523-344-334-xxx

International, 4 and 3.

———

Par;445-434-435-444-345-435

Rickie Fowler-Jimmy Walker, US;434-424-435-444-355-435

Danny Lee-Sang-moon Bae, Int;445-424-434-344-355-434

International, 1 up.

———

Par;445-434-435-444-345-435

Zach Johnson-Phil Mickelson, US;435-424-534-432-345-434

Adam Scott-Jason Day, Int;444-433-435-444-344-434

a-Halved.

———

Par;445-434-435-444-345-435

J.B. Holmes-Bubba Watson, US;434-434-434-443-334-434

Marc Leishman-Steven Bowditch, Int;445-333-534-434-334-435

United States, 2 up.

———

Par;445-434-435-444-345-435

Bill Haas-Chris Kirk, US;445-434-534-4c4-324-33x

Thongchai Jaidee-Charl Schwartzel, Int;444-434-534-444-2c4-42x

International, 2 and 1.

———

a-U.S. was assessed a one-hole penalty for violating the one-ball condition on the seventh hole.

c-hole conceded.

x-hole on played or completed.