The Presidents Cup opening-day four-ball matches are in the books and the International team leads the U.S. 4-1, a series of Day 1 results that surprised most.
Now it’s on to Day 2, Friday in Australia and Thursday night live in prime time in North America.
About 60 minutes after the conclusion of the first round, U.S. Captain Tiger Woods and Internationals Captain Ernie Els met once again in the media center to announce their second-day selections.
The format for Day 2 will be foursomes.
Adam Scott, Louis Oosthuizen (International) vs. Matt Kuchar, Dustin Johnson (U.S.), 11:02 a.m.
Joaquin Niemann, Adam Hadwin (International) vs. Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele (U.S.), 11:15 a.m.
Abraham Ancer, Marc Leishman (International) vs. Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson (U.S.), 11:28 a.m.
Hideki Matsuyama, Byeong Hun An (International) vs. Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas (U.S.), 11:41 a.m.
Cameron Smith, Sungjae Im (International) vs. Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland (U.S.), 11:54 a.m.
These picks mean Tony Finau and Bryson DeChambeau will be on the U.S. sidelines while Haotong Li and C.T. Pan will be on the International bench.
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Foursomes (essentially alternate shot) works as follows: Each team consists of two players who play one ball in alternating order on each hole.
Overall, there will be nine matches of foursomes, nine matches of four-ball and 12 singles matches. Each match is worth one point. It takes 15 ½ points to win the Cup.
The Day 2 action starts 11 a.m. local time on Thursday, 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Golf Channel’s live TV coverage starts at 7 p.m.
Following Friday’s action, the captains will announce pairings for Saturday morning’s four-ball matches. Saturday afternoon will then feature another round of foursomes.
