CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Not every match went as expected, but it's impossible to be surprised at the Day 1 result. The United States notched four of the five available points in the Presidents Cup opening foursomes session and will take a commanding 4-1 lead into Friday.
If there weren't many surprises during the round, then maybe a few occurred afterward, as three of the four players who will sit out Friday's four-ball session earned a full point for their team in the opening format.
I asked U.S. captain Davis Love III how difficult it was to leave Tony Finau and Collin Morikawa out of the lineup and he admitted that even a few minutes before the announcement, as assistant Fred Couples was asking him who was sitting, he still wasn't sure.
For the International side, Trevor Immelman will rest Si Woo Kim, who won the final four holes of his match alongside Cam Davis to help secure the team's only point.