CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The first match of the 2022 Presidents Cup featured what was on pace to be a historic beatdown and set the table for what would follow Thursday at Quail Hollow Club.
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele danced all over International vets Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama to the tune of a 6-and-5 victory to put the first point on the board (the largest American margin of victory is 7 and 5). From there the United States went on to win its next two matches, both 2 and 1, before Si Woo Kim and Cam Davis bested Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns, 2 up, for the lone International point of the day. Tony Finau and Max Homa also went to the 18th hole to squeak out a 1-up win over Taylor Pendrith and Mito Pereira to seal the 4-1 Day 1 win.
