Canada’s Pendrith, Conners to play last matches of first round at Presidents Cup

By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on September 25, 2024.

L’ÃŽLE-BIZARD”“SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE, Que. – Canadian golf fans will have to wait until the fourth and fifth matches of the Presidents Cup’s first round to see their homegrown players tee it up.

Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., will partner with South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout against Wyndham Clark and Keegan Bradley of the United States in the fourth match of the day.

Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., will be paired with Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama in the fifth match against Americans Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns.

The Presidents Cup is a biennial best-on-best tournament that sees 12 American golfers face 12 players from around the world, excluding Europe.

International team captain Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., chose four-ball as the format of the first round at Royal Montreal Golf Club.

A point is up for grabs in each match, with a total of 15 1/2 points required to win the entire five-round tournament.

Australia’s Jason Day and South Korea’s Byeong Hun An will face Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau of the U.S. in the opening match.

An all-Australian pairing of Adam Scott and Min-Woo Lee will play Americans Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala in the second matchup.

South Korea’s Sungjae Im and Tom Kim take on Russell Henley and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in the day’s third match.

Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., will not play in the first round.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 25, 2024.

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