Henley, making his Presidents Cup debut, kicked off the match with a bang, sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on the first hole. Henley and Scheffler proved to be a formidable duo, winning four holes against Im and Kim. Good friends Scheffler and Kim faced each other all day. On the par-3 seventh hole, Kim drained a 27-foot birdie putt, but it was matched by Scheffler’s 28-footer. Scheffler and Kim halved another hole with putts of 25 and 21 feet respectively on the par-4 10e.

The American team extended their lead to 2-up on the 14th hole. On the 15eHenley drained a 20-foot birdie to extend the lead to 3-up with three holes to play. The match ended at 16e hole when both teams parred.