The International team, who began the second-day fourballs with a 3½-2½ lead over the US, kept up the pressure on the Presidents Cup hosts yesterday before play was suspended due to dangerous weather.
Horns sounded across the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, clearing the course with the US and International teams each leading in three of the six fourball matches.
South Africa's Refief Goosen and Australia's Adam Scott, who beat Tiger Woods and Fred Couples in Thursday's foursomes, again blazed a trail by going one up after 13 holes against Couples and David Toms.
Australians Peter Lonard and Nick O'Hern were three up on Davis Love III and Kenny Perry after 11 holes while South Africa's Trevor Immelman and Canada's Mike Weir were one down to Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank through 12.
US Open champion Michael Campbell of New Zealand and Argentine Angel Cabrera had a one-hole advantage over US PGA champion Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco with just two holes to play.
Fred Funk and Stewart Cink were one up on Vijay Singh of Fiji and South Africa's Tim Clark with 12 holes completed while world number one Woods and Jim Furyk were two up on Australia's Stuart Appleby and Mark Hensby after 10.
Having laboured through the foursomes with strained rib muscles, Furyk's participation in the fourballs was not confirmed until shortly before the start. But his ribs did not appear to be a problem as Furyk and Woods got off to a fast start.
The International team held a one-point edge over the United States after the first day.
Australian Adam Scott and South African Retief Goosen set the tone, thumping Tiger Woods and Fred Couples four and three in the opening match.
US captain Jack Nicklaus sent Woods out first in the hope he could, with the help of Couples, post an early victory, but the move backfired.
The Americans were never in the match and were powerless to answer four birdies and an eagle by their opponents. "We did a good job out there," said Scott. who improved his foursomes record to 3-0-0.
"It was important playing against Tiger and Freddie to take control early and keep them down, because it's hard to come back against those guys."
"We made the right putts at the right time," Goosen said. "The pressure was always on them." Couples accepted the blame for the defeat. "Four great players started out. Three of them played and I was mediocre," he said. "I enjoyed playing with Tiger. We just were not good enough. I was outclassed by three guys and couldn't help Tiger at all."
In match two, Americans Fred Funk and Jim Furyk fought to a stalemate with Vijay Singh and Mark Hensby.
Americans Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco barely outlasted Nick O'Hern and Tim Clark one up, while Americans Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank were easy four and two winners over Stuart Appleby and Peter Lonard.
But the Internationals won the final two matches, with Michael Campbell and Angel Cabrera winning 2 and 1 over Davis Love and Kenny Perry, while Mike Weir and Trevor Immelman beat David Toms and Stewart Cink 6 and 5.
