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.
2024 Presidents Cups Thursday scores
U.S. leads 2-0
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
Adam Scott/Min Woo Lee (INTL) vs. Collin Morikawa/Sahith Theegala (USA)
Taylor Pendrith/Christiaan Bezuidenhout (INTL) vs. Wyndham Clark/Keegan Bradley (USA)
Hideki Matsuyama/Corey Conners (INTL) vs. Patrick Cantlay/Sam Burns (USA)
Sitting out for the U.S.: Brian Harman and Max Homa. Sitting for the Internationals: Si Woo Kim and Mackenzie Hughes.
Thursday evening, the process begins anew, with the captains making their Friday foursomes picks. Again, there will be five matches and two players sitting out.
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.
