Mike Weir kept seeing American red on the scoreboard Friday, a familiar portrait at this Presidents Cup event in San Francisco.

Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker were dominant in a different format, winning so handily that they were the last match to tee off and among the first to finish. Phil Mickelson had a different partner and got the same result, closing out his match before reaching the 17th tee.

For the second straight day, the Americans were poised to take a comfortable lead. But thanks to a superb fairway metal from Weir, a clutch putt for eagle on the final hole by Tim Clark and another late rally by the International team, this Presidents Cup is far from over.

The Americans were ahead in five of six matches at some point on the back nine. The fourballs sessions wound up in a draw, the teams splitting the six matches. The American lead remained one point, 6½-5½.

"We watched the board a little bit and we knew all of the matches were within one or two, except for a couple of them, so we knew if we could turn it around ... there's still a lot of golf to play," Weir said.

Weir and Ernie Els won the final three holes for a 2-up victory over Jim Furyk and Anthony Kim, the clinching shot by Weir from the base of the bleachers and onto the green at the par-5 18th for an eagle that was conceded.

Clark rolled in a 15-foot eagle as he and Singh won the last two holes for a 1-up victory over Lucas Glover and Stewart Cink.

"It certainly didn't look good there for a while," Clark said. "When you come out of a day like that tied — and obviously, only one point back now — we are feeling good. It seems like most of the close matches that have come down to the last couple of holes, we've been able to salvage a halve or even win a point, which is huge."

Of the five matches that have gone the distance, the International team has picked up 3½ points.

The International team still doesn't have an answer for the Americans' best players, though. Woods and Stricker are the only players at Harding Park who have not trailed at any point over the last two days, and they have yet to play the 16th hole in competition.

Next up for Woods and Stricker: Weir and Clark, who volunteered to take a crack at America's latest juggernaut this morning in the alternate-shot session.

Mickelson teamed with Anthony Kim in foursomes, and had Justin Leonard at his side in fourballs. Leonard, who missed a 3-foot putt on the final hole Thursday event that cost the Americans a point, steadied himself quickly with a birdie on the first hole, and a key birdie on the 14th for a 2-up lead, and an 8-foot birdie to close out the match, 3 and 2, over Retief Goosen and Adam Scott.

"We had a great partnership," Mickelson said. "He came back after finishing (Thursday) not the way he wanted to, and on the very first hole making a critical putt, getting us off to a good start."

U.S. Mid-Amateur — Walker Cup player Nathan Smith won his second U.S. Mid-Amateur title, building a big lead and cruising to a 7-and-6 victory over Tim Spitz in Kiawah Island, S.C.

Smith, also the 2003 champion, was 3-up after five holes and never let Spitz back in it over 30 holes at Cassique at The Kiawah Island Club.

Madrid Masters — Spain's Sergio Garcia shot a 5-under 67 in the second round of the Madrid Masters for a share of the lead with Scotland's David Drysdale. Drysdale had a 65 to match Garcia at 13-under 131.