Internationals take first-day lead at Presidents Cup
Ernie Els’s rookies impress on opening day despite Tiger Woods’s team winning their fourballs match
12 December 2019 - 16:51
Melbourne — A Presidents Cup rivalry all but buried by decades of American dominance flickered back to life at Royal Melbourne on Thursday, as the unfancied Internationals stormed to a 4-1 lead by routing Tiger Woods’s US in the fourballs matches.
Ernie Els’s rookie-laden outfit played fearlessly on a gusty day at the sandbelt course as the Internationals secured a day-one lead for the first time at the biennial tournament since 2003...
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