The 2026 Presidents Cup begins Thursday, September 24 with the first set of fourball matches at Medinah Country Club. Here’s the full list of matchups, tee times and how to watch.
The Americans will come out strong, with captain Brandt Snedeker opting to send out world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 8 Sam Burns first. Keep in mind, the close friends are 0-3-1 in Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup matches together. Still, the U.S. seems like a heavy favorite in the first two matches. The third match – Thomas/Koivun vs. Conners/Echavarria – could get interesting, especially as Jackson Koivun makes his Presidents Cup debut. The last two matches seem to favor the Internationals, with the down under duo of Ryan Fox and Adam Scott bringing the heat against Wyndham Clark and Collin Morikawa. The final match of the day will see the two Kims – Tom and Si Woo – together again as they look for revenge over Patrick Cantlay and playing partner Chris Gotterup.
Day 1’s Presidents Cup tee times: full schedule
Time (ET) | Matchup |
12:35 p.m. | Scottie Scheffler/Sam Burns (U.S.) vs. Min Woo Lee/Sungjae Im (Int’l) |
12:53 p.m. | Cameron Young/Xander Schauffele (U.S.) vs. Hideki Matsuyama/Ryo Hisatsune (Int’l) |
1:11 p.m. | Justin Thomas/Jackson Koivun (U.S.) vs. Corey Conners/Nico Echavarria (Int’l) |
1:29 p.m. | Wyndham Clark/Collin Morikawa (U.S.) vs. Ryan Fox/Adam Scott (Int’l) |
1:47 p.m. | Chris Gotterup/Patrick Cantlay (U.S.) vs. Tom Kim/Si Woo Kim (Int’l) |
How to watch Day 1’s matches
Day 1 of the 2026 Presidents Cup will be on Golf Channel from 12:30-7 p.m. ET. Full schedule below.
Presidents Cup format: What fourball means
Also known as better ball or best ball, each team consists of two players. Each golfer plays their own ball (so there are four balls on the course), and the team’s score on each hole is the lower of the two players’ scores.
For the complete format breakdown and FAQ, see our Presidents Cup format, history and FAQ guide.
