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The three U.S. match wins on a beautiful Australian day were not even close.
Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson produced the best performance of the day, overcoming an early deficit to beat Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa 4 and 2; Watson and Simpson combined for a bogey-free 7 under on the day.
Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk also rallied on the front nine to beat Retief Goosen and Robert Allenby, 4 and 3. And David Toms and Hunter Mahan started fast with three birdies, then watched the Korean duo of K.T. Kim and Y.E. Yang struggle with their course management in a 6 and 4 romp.
"A good, solid day," Toms said.
The Americans are used to dominating in foursomes in this event, although the last time they were at Royal Melbourne in 1998, they were outpointed 8-2 in foursomes en route to their only Presidents Cup loss.
Despite the great start, though, the Americans were careful not to sound too euphoric.
"It's only day one," Furyk said. "A lot of points out there. We have a lot of work ahead of us."
The Internationals are hoping that home-course advantage kicks in during Friday's four-ball session. Norman has paired his troops so that players unfamiliar with the course will be partnered by guys who know Royal Melbourne. That was the reason he split up the Scott-Choi duo, despite their success against Woods-Stricker.
http://www.pgatour.com/2011/tournaments/presidentscup/11/17/mcallister-column/index.html
Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson produced the best performance of the day, overcoming an early deficit to beat Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa 4 and 2; Watson and Simpson combined for a bogey-free 7 under on the day.
Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk also rallied on the front nine to beat Retief Goosen and Robert Allenby, 4 and 3. And David Toms and Hunter Mahan started fast with three birdies, then watched the Korean duo of K.T. Kim and Y.E. Yang struggle with their course management in a 6 and 4 romp.
"A good, solid day," Toms said.
The Americans are used to dominating in foursomes in this event, although the last time they were at Royal Melbourne in 1998, they were outpointed 8-2 in foursomes en route to their only Presidents Cup loss.
Despite the great start, though, the Americans were careful not to sound too euphoric.
"It's only day one," Furyk said. "A lot of points out there. We have a lot of work ahead of us."
The Internationals are hoping that home-course advantage kicks in during Friday's four-ball session. Norman has paired his troops so that players unfamiliar with the course will be partnered by guys who know Royal Melbourne. That was the reason he split up the Scott-Choi duo, despite their success against Woods-Stricker.
http://www.pgatour.com/2011/tournaments/presidentscup/11/17/mcallister-column/index.html
