Tony Finau hit the first tee ball Thursday morning to kick off the 2024 Presidents Cup. Teamed with Xander Schauffele, the American duo went out against Byeong Hun An and Jason Day of the International squad at Royal Montreal Golf Club in fourballs, the first of five matches on the first day.
Canadian Mackenzie Hughes was one of the two International players getting the day off but he made his presence felt on home soil, by chugging a morning beer on the first tee to get the fans fired up.
While this event doesn’t have the drama of the Ryder Cup, there were some friendly sparks flying after Tom Kim and Scottie Scheffler made back-to-back huge putts.
Through nine holes, there was a lot of red on the board but all the matches were tightly contested throughout but the Americans pulled away late in all of them.
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2024 Presidents Cups Thursday scores
U.S. leads 5-0
Xander Schauffele/Tony Finau (USA) def. Jason Day/Byeong Hun An (INTL) — 1 up
Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley (USA) def. Sungjae Im/Tom Kim (INTL) — 3 and 2
Collin Morikawa/Sahith Theegala (USA) def. Adam Scott/Min Woo Lee (INTL) — 1 up
Patrick Cantlay/Sam Burns (USA) def. Hideki Matsuyama/Corey Conners (INTL) — 2 and 1
Wyndham Clark/Keegan Bradley (USA) def. Taylor Pendrith/Christiaan Bezuidenhout (INTL) — 1 up
Sitting out for the U.S.: Brian Harman and Max Homa. Sitting for the Internationals: Si Woo Kim and Mackenzie Hughes.
Thursday evening, the two captains made their picks for Friday’s foursomes, which start at 1:05 p.m. ET.
How to watch the 2024 Presidents Cup
Thursday, Sept. 26
Opening Ceremony, 11 a.m. ET, Golf Channel
Round 1 fourballs, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Golf Channel
Post-round coverage, 6 p.m. ET, Golf Channel
There will also be streaming coverage on NBCSports.com as well as the NBC Sports app. See the full viewing schedule here.