The US Team had a dominant start at the 2024 Presidents Cup on Thursday. The US won all five matches on the first day to take a commanding lead, 5-0. The tournament is being held at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Quebec.
The final blow on the first day was delivered by Keegan Bradley. On Thursday, he was paired with Wyndham Clark who is playing in his first Presidents Cup. The duo faced Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Taylor Pendrith in their four-ball match.
Bradley scored a birdie on the final hole, and immediately following his putt, the US team had an explosive reaction to Bradley and Clark's win. In a video posted by the PGA Tour's official X(formerly Twitter) account, the entire team including Scottie Scheffler erupted in cheers and clapped for the duo. Scheffler then pats Bradley on the back and congratulates him.
The video of the moment can be watched below:
Bradley and Clark won on the 18th hole. They took the lead on the first hole with an 11-foot birdie by Bradley. On the seventh hole, they extended their lead to 2 up.
However, the International team answered back with Taylor Pendrith scoring birdies on the eighth and tenth hole to tie the scores. Bradley scored another birdie on the 13th hole and then the 18th to win the match.
The results of other matches in the 2024 Presidents Cup on Thursday are as follows:
Match 1
- Tony Finau / Xander Schauffele vs Byeong Hun An / Jason Day
- Result: U.S. Team wins 1 UP
Match 2
- Collin Morikawa / Sahith Theegala vs Min Woo Lee / Adam Scott
- Result: U.S. Team wins 1 UP
Match 3
- Russell Henley / Scottie Scheffler vs Sungjae Im / Tom Kim
- Result: U.S. Team wins 3 & 2
Match 4
- Keegan Bradley / Wyndham Clark vs Christiaan Bezuidenhout / Taylor Pendrith
- Result: U.S. Team wins 1 UP
Match 5
- Sam Burns / Patrick Cantlay vs Corey Conners / Hideki Matsuyama
- Result: U.S. Team wins 2 & 1
Keegan Bradley: US team has 'a long way to go' at 2024 Presidents Cup
Keegan Bradley is playing in his second Presidents Cup, after a decade's gap. He last played this tournament in 2013 when the US team won by 18.5-15.5 against the International team.
Talking about the US team leading by 5-0, he said (via PGA Tour),
"What a great day for the USA but we've got a long way to go."
Of his celebration upon winning the four-ball match against Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Taylor Pendrith, he said,
"It was 10 years of pent-up energy of not playing these. I just had such a blast out there today."
The matchups for Friday, Sept. 27 with time at the 2024 Presidents Cup are as follows (all times ET):
Match 6
- Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele vs Hideki Matsuyama / Sungjae Im
- Time: 1:05 PM
Match 7
- Sahith Theegala / Collin Morikawa vs Adam Scott / Taylor Pendrith
- Time: 1:19 PM
Match 8
- Max Homa / Brian Harman vs Christiaan Bezuidenhout / Jason Day
- Time: 1:33 PM
Match 9
- Wyndham Clark / Tony Finau vs Corey Conners / Mackenzie Hughes
- Time: 1:47 PM
Match 10
- Scottie Scheffler / Russell Henley vs Si Woo Kim / Byeong Hun An
- Time: 02:01 PM