Major champions Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Webb Simpson, LucasGlover and Trevor Immelman all missed the halfway cut along with FedEx Cup series leader Brandt Snedeker.
South African Tim Clark hit a final-hole eagle as he and Fiji's Vijay Singh defeated LucasGlover and Stewart Cink to claw back vital points for the international team.
Australia helped the International side's cause -- antipodean Adam Scott and South Africa's Ernie Els earned a point with a two and one victory over Hunter Mahan and Sean O'Hair then Robert Allenby combined with Fiji's Vijay Singh to defeat the champion pairing of LucasGlover and Stewart Cink (US and British Open champions respectively).