We’re just hours from the first fourball matchups being revealed for the 16th Presidents Cup.
Final preparations were being made on Wednesday as both sides set out for final practice rounds at Medinah Country Club’s No. 3 Course. For the U.S. squad, it was the third straight day of practice rounds, while the Internationals did not play on Monday. The visitors did, however, take a scouting trip to Medinah earlier this month.
Over these last few days, some potential partnerships have emerged. Here is a look at this week’s practice groupings, as well as a breakdown of who played with whom most often:
MONDAY
U.S.
Bridgeman, Burns, Henley, Scheffler
Cantlay, Gotterup, Schauffele, Young
Clark, Koivun, Morikawa, Thomas
TUESDAY
U.S.
Bridgeman, Henley, Koivun, Thomas
Burns, Cantlay, Schauffele, Scheffler
Clark, Gotterup, Morikawa, Young
International
Bezuidenhout, Conners, Echavarria, Taylor
Fox, S.W. Kim, T. Kim, Scott
Hisatsune, Im, Lee, Matsuyama
WEDNESDAY
U.S.
Bridgeman, Burns, Henley, Scheffler
Cantlay, Gotterup, Schauffele, Young
Clark, Koivun, Morikawa, Thomas
International
Bezuidenhout, Im, Matsuyama, Scott
Conners, S.W. Kim, T. Kim, Taylor
Echavarria, Fox, Hisatsune, Lee
GROUPED TOGETHER EVERY DAY:
• Burns-Scheffler
• Koivun-Thomas
• Cantlay-Schauffele
• Clark-Morikawa
• Gotterup-Young
• Bridgeman-Henley
• Kim-Kim
• Im-Matsuyama
• Conners-Taylor
• Hisatsune-Lee
NEVER GROUPED TOGETHER:
• Bridgeman – Cantlay, Clark, Gotterup, Morikawa, Schauffele, Young
• Burns – Clark, Gotterup, Koivun, Morikawa, Thomas, Young
• Cantlay – Bridgeman, Clark, Henley, Koivun, Morikawa, Thomas
• Clark – Bridgeman, Burns, Cantlay, Henley, Schauffele, Scheffler
• Gotterup – Bridgeman, Burns, Henley, Koivun, Scheffler, Thomas
• Henley – Cantlay, Clark, Gotterup, Morikawa, Schauffele, Young
• Koivun – Burns, Cantlay, Gotterup, Schauffele, Scheffler, Young
• Morikawa – Bridgeman, Burns, Cantlay, Henley, Schauffele, Scheffler
• Schauffele – Bridgeman, Clark, Henley, Koivun, Morikawa, Thomas
• Scheffler – Clark, Gotterup, Koivun, Morikawa, Thomas, Young
• Thomas – Burns, Cantlay, Gotterup, Schauffele, Scheffler, Young
• Young – Bridgeman, Burns, Henley, Koivun, Scheffler, Thomas
• Bezuidenhout – Fox, Hisatsune, Lee, S.W. Kim, T. Kim
• Conners – Fox, Hisatsune, Im, Lee, Matsuyama, Scott
• Echavarria – Im, Matsuyama, S.W. Kim, T. Kim, Scott
• Fox – Bezuidenhout, Conners, Im, Matsuyama, Taylor
• Hisatsune – Bezuidenhout, Conners, S.W. Kim, T. Kim, Scott, Taylor
• Im – Conners, Echavarria, Fox, S.W. Kim, T. Kim, Taylor
• Lee – Bezuidenhout, Conners, S.W. Kim, T. Kim, Scott, Taylor
• Matsuyama – Conners, Echavarria, Fox, S.W. Kim, T. Kim, Taylor
• S.W. Kim – Bezuidenhout, Echavarria, Hisatsune, Im, Lee, Matsuyama
• T. Kim – Bezuidenhout, Echavarria, Hisatsune, Im, Lee, Matsuyama
• Scott – Conners, Echavarria, Hisatsune, Lee, Taylor
• Taylor – Fox, Hisatsune, Im, Lee, Matsuyama, Scott