Team USA celebrates its ninth consecutive Presidents Cup victory Wednesday in Nokia, Finland. Photo: Eino Ansio | Spin 18

NOKIA, Finland—At the midway point of Wednesday’s Presidents Cup, an upstart Team Europe squad was in the driver’s seat. The eight-person unit, whose average rating trailed Team USA by nearly 20 points, came out swinging during nine holes of stroke play at Nokia DiscGolfPark, winning three of four cards and taking a five-point advantage into the event’s match play portion.