Workforce USA made a strong begin to their bid for an eleventh consecutive Presidents Cup victory by constructing a 3-2 lead in Thursday’s fourballs session towards the Worldwide Workforce.
Brandt Snedeker’s aspect have traditionally dominated the biennial contest however had been offered with a tricky take a look at on the opening day at Medinah Nation Membership, the place the Internationals received two of the 5 factors on provide.
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler ended his winless file alongside Sam Burns by edging a final-hole thriller towards Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im, following Justin Thomas partnering rookie Jackson Koivun to a 4&3 win over Corey Conners and Nico Echavarria.
The all-Japanese pairing of Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune despatched Cameron Younger and Xander Schauffele 3&1, earlier than Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa beat Ryan Fox and Adam Scott 3&2 to make sure Workforce USA would win the session.
America have led after the opening day in 9 of the final 10 Presidents Cups, though Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim decreased their benefit by seeing off Chris Gotterup and Patrick Cantlay 3&2 within the backside match.
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