Day 1 of the Presidents Cup was an electrifying start to the four day competition between the US Team and the International Team. The US team took a commanding 5 point lead, after sweeping to victory in all five fourball matches.
Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele were victorious against Byeong Hun An and Jason Day. In the second match, Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala overturned their opponents' lead to claim victory against Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott.
The third match between Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley and Tom Kim/Sungjae Im ended with the Americans taking a huge lead, as the match finished in 16 holes. Keegan Bradley and Wyndham Clark won over Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Taylor Pendrith.
Finally, the last match of the day saw Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns win over Hideki Matsuyama and Corey Conners. With the result, the International team has a lot of ground to make up, going into day 2.
Following are the tee times and the pairings for foursome matches on Day 2 of the Presidents Cup (all times ET):
- 1:05 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama/Sungjae Im (INT) vs. Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele (USA)
- 1:19 p.m.: Adam Scott/Taylor Pendrith (INT) vs. Sahith Theegala/Collin Morikawa (USA)
- 1:33 p.m.: Christiaan Bezuidenhout/Jason Day (INT) vs. Max Homa/Brian Harman (USA)
- 1:47 p.m.: Corey Conners/Mackenzie Hughes (INT) vs. Wyndham Clark/Tony Finau (USA)
- 2:01 p.m.: Si Woo Kim/Byeong Hun An (INT) vs. Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley (USA)
Max Homa, Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim and MacKenzie Hughes will be in action on Day 2 after not playing on the first day.
International Team captain Mike Weir reflects on Day 1 of the Presidents Cup
Mike Weir spoke about the first day of the Presidents Cup, after a tough start for the International team. wHe said that even though the scores of the team may be down, their spirits are not. Responding to a question about the hardest part of recovering from a day such as yesterday, Weir said (via ASAP Sports),
"The hardest part? Well, it's certainly not the team unity and the team spirit. Our guys are still very positive. Look, reality is it wasn't a great day, but it's like the first period of a hockey game, the way I look at it. You're down, but there's a long way to go. Still significant sessions left. That's the way we're looking at it."
The International Team is looking for their first victory since 1998, and only their second victory in Presidents Cup history.