2024 Presidents Cup, Day 1 fourballs: U.S. sweeps Internationals, 5-0

Brentley Romine details the pivotal moments in all five fourball matches:

Pivotal moments: How U.S. swept opening Presidents Cup session

The Americans were throwing darts and canning putts throughout Thursday’s four-ball session – and the Internationals, well, were not.

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Vice captain-turned-player Keegan Bradley birdies the 18th hole from 19 feet to give the U.S. a clean sweep on Day 1.

Bradley/Clark (USA) win, 1 up
U.S. 5, Internationals 0

Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns won the 13th hole to go 2 up and then halved the next four as Hideki Matsuyama and Corey Conners couldn’t make birdies.

Cantlay/Burns (USA) win, 2 and 1
U.S. 4, Internationals 0

His team 1 down — and the Internationals down 3 points — Christiaan Bezuidenhout had putts inside 7 feet to win the 14th, 16th and 17th holes, and missed all three.

He then hit his tee shot into the hazard at the par-4 18th.

And the U.S. leads in both, in search of 5-0 sweep.

• Clark/Bradley (USA) lead Pendrith/Bezuidenhout (INT), 1 up thru 16
• Cantlay/Burns (USA) lead Matsuyama/Conners (INT), 2 up thru 15

Sahith Theegala birdies the 18th hole to give the U.S. another full point as he and Collin Morikawa knock off Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee.

Theegala/Morikawa (USA) win, 1 up.
U.S. 3, Internationals 0

Says Scottie Scheffler to NBC Sports’ Damon Hack, referring to Tom Kim and the back-and-forth on the seventh and eighth holes.

‘What was that?!': Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim match gets emotional and chippy

After Tom Kim birdied the seventh and got pumped up, Scottie Scheffler did the same.

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Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley defeat Tom Kim and Sungjae Im, 3 and 2.

It’s Henley’s first win in his first cup match while Scheffler picked up his first full point in a cup since 2021 Ryder Cup singles when he defeated Jon Rahm.

Scheffler/Henley (USA) win, 3 and 2
U.S. 2, Internationals 0

Down 1 on the 18th, Ben An hits his approach shot inside 5 feet.

Xander Schauffele follows by hitting his inside 3.

Point 1 to the Americans.

Schauffele/Finau (USA) win, 1 up
U.S. 1, Internationals 0

Russell Henley rolls in a 20-footer to win the 15th and go dormie.

Scheffler/Henley (USA), 3 up thru 15

Those were the words of Paul McGinley after Jason Day and Ben An lost the 17th.

The International duo won back-to-back holes to even the match but couldn’t take advantage of the par 3 and lost to birdie. The U.S. locked up at least a tie in this match.

Schauffele/Finau (USA), 1 up thru 17

U.S. vice captain Kevin Kisner said Russell Henley was “about to start knocking em down,” and that’s just what he did at No. 14.

Henley hit it to 2 feet and then watched as Sungjae Im missed from 8 feet and Tom Kim missed from 4 feet to tie.

Scheffler/Henley (USA), 2 up thru 14

Bradley drains one from 35 feet to win the 14th hole.

Bradley/Clark (USA), 2 up thru 14

Both Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele miss putts inside of 4 feet to lose the 16th hole.

Jason Day and Ben An are now tied with two holes to play.

After Collin Morikawa made a birdie putt at the 14th, Adam Scott missed from 9 feet to tie. The Americans are now 1 up in every match.

Morikawa/Theegala (USA), 1 thru 14

Captain Mike Weir told NBC Sports’ Cara Banks that the International side had plenty of time to flip the matches.

Jason Day and Ben An are trying to do that, having just won the 15th to cut their deficit to 1 down against Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele.

The U.S. leads in four matches but none of the advantages is greater than 1 up.

With Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley 1 up through 12 holes against Sungjae Im and Tom Kim, U.S. vice captain Kevin Kisner has belief in the rookie.

After partner Xander Schauffele nearly chipped in at the 14th, Tony Finau holed his from the thick stuff.

Jason Day tied the hole with a 7-footer but the U.S. maintained its advantage and kept momentum.

Schauffele/Finau (USA), 2 up thru 14

NBC Sports analyst Brad Faxon said U.S. vice captain Kevin Kisner texted him what Kisner told International VC Camilo Villegas:

“If you’re going to do that, then it’s game on.”

After Tom Kim and Sungjae Im walked off the eighth green before Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley finished out, Kisner and Villegas had a conversation that on-course reporter John Wood said, “didn’t look all that friendly.”

Scheffler made birdie from 25 feet on the par-4 10th and Kim followed by rolling in a 21-footer to match.

There were no theatrics, however, just some fist-pumps and a big exhale from Scheffler.

Scheffler/Henley (USA), 1 up thru 10

After losing the seventh, Patrick Cantlay rolled in a birdie at the eighth to win the hole against Matsuyama and Conners.

There is a lot of red on the board with the U.S. up in four matches.

Cantlay/Burns (USA), 1 up thru 8

Golf Channel walking reporter John Wood said that International assistant captain Camilo Villegas and American assistant captain Kevin Kisner “had some words” after Tom Kim and Sungjae Im walked ahead while Scottie Scheffler was putting to tie the eighth hole.

“I’m not sure what was said, but it didn’t look all that friendly to be honest with you,” Wood added.

‘What was that?!': Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim match gets emotional and chippy

After Tom Kim birdied the seventh and got pumped up, Scottie Scheffler did the same.

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Patrick Cantlay birdies No. 5 and Sam Burns birdies No. 6 as the Americans take both holes to flip their match against Hideki Matsuyama and Corey Conners.

Cantlay/Burns (USA), 1 up thru 6

Tom Kim and Scottie Scheffler are good friends, though surely that friendship is being put on hold for the next couple hours.

Scheffler made a putt on top of Kim at the seventh and then screamed, “What was that?!” But a hole later, he had no answer for Kim’s 23-foot make. Kim erupted after that one, too, and then he and Sungjae Im walked to the next tee before Scheffler even stepped up to his putt. Scheffler would miss.

Scheffler/Henley (USA), 1 up thru 8

Xander Schauffele got his 15-footer to fall at No. 10, he and Tony Finau’s fifth birdie in 10 holes, to take a 2-up lead against Jason Day and Ben An.

Schauffele/Finau (USA), 2 up thru 10

“Let’s go!”

Tom Kim sparked the crowd by canning a 27-footer for birdie at the par-3 sixth. But Scottie Scheffler wasted no time answering with a 27-footer of his own.

Scheffler then turned and yelled toward Kim, “What was that?!”

Things are getting good!

Scheffler/Henley (USA), 2 up thru 7

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That would be in Match 3, where Russell Henley, with Scottie Scheffler facing a 4-footer, rolled in a 7-foot birdie putt at the par-5 sixth to double their lead over Tom Kim and Sungjae Im.

Scheffler/Henley (USA), 2 up thru 6

Collin Morikawa hits his tee ball at the par-3 seventh to 12 feet and rolls in the birdie. Adam Scott then tugs one from 6 feet to lose he and Min Woo Lee’s lead.

Tied thru 7

Neither Collin Morikawa or Sahith Theegala birdie the par-5 sixth, and the Internationals get a second yellow stripe on the board.

Scott/Lee (INT), 1 up thru 6

Tony Finau stuffs his approach at the par-4 eighth from 99 yards to 5 inches, and Ben An can’t match from 9 feet.

Finau/Schauffele (USA), 1 up thru 8

After Xander Schauffele misses badly, Tony Finau walks in a 10-footer for birdie at the par-3 seventh to stay tied with Jason Day and Ben An, who chipped in for his birdie.

Tied thru 7

Russell Henley matched an International par with a par save from 7 feet to maintain he and Scottie Scheffler’s 1 up advantage over Tom Kim and Sungjae Im.

After missing a 5-footer for birdie at No. 2, Scheffler had 61 feet for his par at the par-4 third, which he missed.

Scheffler/Henley (USA), 1 up thru 3

Corey Conners rolled in a 15-footer for birdie at the opening hole as the Internationals get some yellow back on the board.

Conners/Matsuyama (INT), 1 up thru 1

With Keegan Bradley converting a 12-footer for birdie at the first, the Americans now lead in three of the four matches on the course so far.

Bradley/Clark (USA), 1 up thru 1

With Scottie Scheffler 0-3-1 in his Presidents Cup career so far, he received a new partner for today’s session – and Russell Henley made a great first impression by sinking a 15-footer for birdie to give the American duo an early lead over Tom Kim and Sungjae Im.

Scheffler/Henley (USA), 1 up thru 1

Collin Morikawa’s has shown up early, as Morikawa drains a 19-footer for birdie at the par-4 first to win the hole for he and Theegala, who was in tight but didn’t get to putt.

Morikawa/Theegala (USA), 1 up thru 1

Xander Schauffele hits a short wedge to a few feet at the par-4 second, and the Americans take the hole and tie the match after Jason Day can’t convert his birdie from 9 feet.

Tied thru 2

Jason Day makes birdie from 25 feet and Xander Schauffele can’t match from 13 feet.

Day/An (INT), 1 up thru 1

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Jason Day/Byeong Hun An (INT) take on Xander Schauffele/Tony Finau (USA) in the first fourball match.

The opening ceremony is over and the first match is set to begin at 11:35 a.m. ET.

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