U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker and International captain Geoff Ogilvy revealed their pairings for Thursday's opening Four-ball session at the 2026 Presidents Cup. The opening session will feature five Four-ball matches beginning at 12:35 p.m. ET outside Chicago.

World number one Scottie Scheffler will partner with Sam Burns against Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im in the first match. Xander Schauffele teams with Cameron Young to face Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune, forming the first all-Japanese pairing in Presidents Cup history. Justin Thomas pairs with rookie Jackson Koivun against Corey Conners and Nico Echavarria.

U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark will play alongside Collin Morikawa against Ryan Fox and Adam Scott. The anchor match features Chris Gotterup making his Presidents Cup debut with Patrick Cantlay against Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim. Russell Henley and Jacob Bridgeman will sit out for the U.S., while Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Nick Taylor remain benched for the International Team.

The U.S. Team has led after the opening day in eight of the last nine Presidents Cup editions, with all eight early leads resulting in American victories. The competition requires 15.5 points for victory from 30 total matches at Medinah Country Club.