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Presidents Cup 2017 Leaderboard: US Holds 2-Point Lead After Day 1

The 2017 Presidents Cup began with the United States taking a 3.5-1.5 lead over the International team after Thursday's foursome matches.

Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler set the pace early for the American team, defeating Charl Schwartzel and Hideki Matsuyama, 6 and 4.

Since the Presidents Cup's inception in 1994, Team USA has dominated the International squad with a 9-1-1 record. America's lone defeat came in 1998, though the Internationals had their best showing since a 2003 draw in a one-point loss in 2015 (15.5-14.5).

Here are the results from each of Thursday's five foursome matches from Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey:

Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler (USA) def.