Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas put the United States on the Presidents Cup's board first with a 4-and-3 four-ball win over Marc Leishman and Joaquin Niemann on Day 1 Wednesday at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia.
PGA TOURThe first @PresidentsCup point goes to the #USTeam. ud83cuddfaud83cuddf8 @TigerWoods and @JustinThomas34 close out the first match of the day, winning 4 and 3. https://t.co/aB72wJiEJb
Woods, who is the United States team captain, shined in this competition. He earned the best ball six times over 15 holes compared to two each for Thomas, Niemann and Leishman.