Tony Finau hit the first tee ball Thursday morning to kick off the 2024 Presidents Cup. Teaming up with Xander Schauffele, the American duo went out in fourballs against Byeong Hun An and Jason Day of the Royal Montreal Golf Club international team, the first of five matches on the first day.

Canadian Mackenzie Hughes was one of two international players given the day off, but he made his presence felt on home soil with a morning beer on the first tee to fire up the fans.

While this event doesn’t have the drama of the Ryder Cup, there were some friendly sparks flying after Tom Kim and Scottie Scheffler made back-to-back huge putts.

There was a lot of red on the board for nine holes, but all matches were exciting throughout.

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Presidents Cups results Thursday 2024

USA leads 1-0

Xander Schauffele/Tony Finau (USA) def. Jason Day/Byeong Hun An (INTL), up 1

Adam Scott/Min Woo Lee (INTL) vs. Collin Morikawa/Sahith Theegala (USA)

Sungjae Im/Tom Kim (INTL) vs. Scottie Scheffler/Russell Henley (USA)

Taylor Pendrith/Christiaan Bezuidenhout (INTL) vs. Wyndham Clark/Keegan Bradley (USA)

Hideki Matsuyama/Corey Conners (INTL) vs. Patrick Cantlay/Sam Burns (USA)

Sitting for the US: Brian Harman and Max Homa. Sitting for the Internationals: Si Woo Kim and Mackenzie Hughes.

The process begins again on Thursday evening, with the captains making their Friday celebrations. Once again there are five games and two players are out.

How to watch the 2024 Presidents Cup

Thursday September 26

Opening Ceremony, 11 a.m. ET, Golf Channel

Round 1 fourballs, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Golf Channel

Post-round coverage, 6pm ET, Golf Channel

There will also be streaming coverage on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. View the full viewing schedule here.