Despite the brilliance of team captain Tiger Woods, who earned Team USA its first point in the 2019 Presidents Cup, the American team fell in a huge hole during Day 1 of the competition in Australia, losing four of five matches to the International team.
Play will resume on Friday in Melbourne, Australia – Thursday night in the United States – with five foursomes matches. Woods will return to the course with playing partner Justin Thomas, but the captain has switched up a few of his other pairings and brought two players off the bench.
If you’re unfamiliar with the different formats used in golf’s team events, foursomes is a two-on-two competition where players on each team alternate shots.
Team International leads Team USA 4-1 through one day of play.
Televised coverage of the Presidents Cup will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. You can stream the Golf Channel online via NBC Sports Live, or via fuboTV.
Foursomes match 1
Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar vs. Louis Oosthuizen and Adam Scott
Tee time: 7:02 p.m. ET
Foursomes match 2
Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay vs. Adam Hadwin and Joaquin Niemann
Tee time: 7:15 p.m. ET
Foursomes match 3
Webb Simpson and Patrick Reed vs. Marc Leishman and Abraham Ancer
Tee time: 7:28 p.m. ET
Foursomes match 4
Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods vs. Byeong Hun An and Hideki Matsuyama
Tee time: 7:41 p.m. ET
Foursomes match 5
Gary Woodland and Rickie Fowler vs. Sungjae Im and Cameron Smith
Tee time: 7:54 p.m. ET
Unused players: Bryson DeChambeau, Tony Finau, Haotong Li, C.T. Pan
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