United States in charge of Presidents Cup after dominating opening day against Internationals at Quail Hollow

The United States took an iron grip on the Presidents Cup after winning the opening day’s foursomes 4-1. Much of the talk before the event centred on how the Internationals had been weakened by defections to LIV Golf.

Ad Those concerns appear well founded, as Trevor Immelman’s men were blown away at Quail Hollow on Thursday. Golf'Feel like I have my mojo back' — McIlroy looking forward to big push for the majors in 20236 HOURS AGO Immelman elected to send his established stars Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama out in the opening match, but they were blown away by Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.

Scott found a bunker with his tee shot on the opening hole and although they scrambled a half, it set the tone for the match. The Schauffele and Cantlay families spend a lot of time together off the course, and they have an excellent understanding.

Day 1 Foursomes — USA 4-1 Internationals Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele 6&5 Adam Scott / Hideki Matsuyama Jordan Spieth / Justin Thomas 2&1 Sungjae Im / Corey Connors Cameron Young / Collin Morikawa 2&1 Tom Kim / KH Lee Scottie Scheffler / Sam Burns 2up Si Woo Kim / Cam Davis Tony Finau / Max Homa 1up Taylor Pendrith / Mito Pereira With the Internationals making mistakes and not rolling in putts, Cantlay and Schauffele ran into a four-hole lead after seven holes. It took the Internationals until the eighth hole to register a birdie, which proved enough to cut the gap in the top match to three holes.