Poor Start For USA In President's Cup

International team lead 4-1 after opening day

A winning start for Tiger Woods couldn't prevent the International side from building a commanding lead over America after the opening day of golf's Presidents Cup.

Woods partnered justin Thomas to victory in the opening match of the fourballs at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club but they lost the other four matches.

Ernie Els' team have a 4-1 advantage after the four balls, their largest ever after the opening session in the tournament's history.

The four-day event switches to foursomes tonight, before four matches of each format across two sessions tomorrow and 12 singles fixtures on Sunday.

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