Day to lead International team on Presidents Cup quest

Captain Mike Weir is then sending out the other Australians in the team, Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee, who will be up against Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala.

The Americans are 12-1-1 in the all-time series having only lost in 1998 at Royal Melbourne.

The event begins on Thursday (Friday AEST) in Canada.

PRESIDENTS CUP FOURBALLS:

* 11.35 Thursday (0135 AEST Friday): Jason Day and Byeong Hun An v Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau

* 11.53 (0153 AEST): Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee v Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala

* 12.11 (0211 AEST): Sungjae Im and Tom Kim v Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley

* 12.29 (0229 AEST): Taylor Pendrith and Christiaan Bezuidenhout v Wyndham Clark and Keegan Bradley

* 12.47 (0247 AEST): Hideki Matsuyama and Corey Conners v Patrick Cantlay and Sam Burns

(International team first)