Scheffler and Burns finally win together and stake Americans to 3-2 lead in Presidents Cup

MEDINAH, Illinois: Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns finally won a match together on their fifth try, and it came at just the right time for an American team that hung on to win the opening session of fourballs Thursday in the Presidents Cup.

The Americans led 3-2, the ninth time in the last 10 Presidents Cup they won the opening session. “A session win is a session win. We’re going to take it any way we can get it,”…