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SAN FRANCISCO ? Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker remained unstoppable Friday, notching their second straight dominant victory in the Presidents Cup.

A day after teaming up for an emphatic victory in the foursomes, they were just as impressive in a 5 and 3 four-ball rout over Geoff Ogilvy and Angel Cabrera.

Stricker generally adopted the more conservative game plan, firing safely for the heart of the greens, which gave Woods a chance to aggressively attack the pins.

The Americans always had at least one ball in play and never gave the Internationals a chance, leading from the very first hole.

"Steve and I gel well together, and in this format you have to make a bunch of birdies, and we did for most of the day," Woods said.

Joked Stricker: "Hitting first, I felt a lot of times I should put it on the side of the green and let the great iron play [of Woods] take over.

"That?s what I found myself doing a lot, aiming away [from any danger], so at least he could feel comfortable taking dead aim and knowing I was going to get at least a par.

"It?s tough when you?ve got the best player in the world and he?s such a great iron player. You just don?t want to get in his way at times."

But Stricker said he was enjoying his partnership with the 14-time major champion.

"It has been a lot of fun. I?m very comfortable with him out there and I think he?s comfortable with me. I think we enjoy each other?s company."

That's good, because American captain Fred Couples had no hesitation keeping Woods and world number three Stricker together for Saturday morning?s foursomes, when Canadian Mike Weir and South African Tim Clark will have the dubious distinction of taking them on.

"Until they get tired of each other, they will play again and again and again," Couples said.

Internationals captain Greg Norman likened the duo to a "buzzsaw," one that Ogilvy has run into twice in two days.

Ogilvy and Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa went down 6 and 4 to Woods and Stricker in Thursday's foursomes.

Ogilvy, who looked to be struggling by the end of Friday's match, was to sit out Saturday's foursomes.

Norman said that was a decision he and Ogilvy made together.

"Geoff's played a lot of golf of late," Norman said. "Quite honestly, he was beaten up a lot too. He was against Tiger and Stricker for two straight days. He felt like he was playing OK, fairly decent golf yesterday, and he just got into a buzzsaw."