MELBOURNE, Australia — Not only is U.S. captain Tiger Woods playing in the Presidents Cup on Thursday, he’s in the first match.
Woods and Justin Thomas will go against the International team of Marc Leishman and Joaquin Niemann at Royal Melbourne, it was announced.
They will tee off at 5:32 p.m. ET Wednesday (9:32 a.m. local time Thursday) in the four-ball competition better known as best ball.
Woods, who is the first playing captain in the competition since the inaugural Presidents Cup, has a 24-15-1 record in eight previous appearances in the event.
The tournament consists of five four-ball matches Thursday, five foursomes (alternate shot) matches Friday, then four matches of each format on Saturday before all 12 players compete in singles on Sunday.