Presidents Cup Day One pairings revealed; Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau out first for Team USA

The most underrated part of the Presidents Cup is how each side unveils its pairings.

Unlike the Ryder Cup, the leadership teams from the U.S. and International delegations gather side-by-side in the media center and hold a snake-draft to determine the order of play.

The away team selects whether to go first or defer to the home team. So, American captain Jim Furyk opted to have International captain Mike Weir pick first on Wednesday.

Weir then selected Australian Jason Day and South Korean Byeong Hun An to go out first on Thursday. Furyk then picked Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau to face that duo in the first

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