Presidents cup internationals
'It's been an honour', says emotional Woods after Presidents win
The 43-year-old won all three matches he played, skipping only the Saturday fourballs and foursomes to focus solely on his captaincy duties.
With 30 points at stake over the week, the Internationals need another nine from Saturday's eight matches and the 12 singles on Sunday for a famous victory.
International captain Ernie Els hailed his seven rookies after taking a 4-1 Presidents Cup lead Thursday and the experienced Louis Oosthuizen said the veterans were feeding off the youngsters' energy.
Woods will be playing captain when he leads a star-studded United States against the Internationals skippered by Ernie Els in the biennial team match-play showdown at Royal Melbourne from 12-15 December.
With the Internationals boasting only two players in the world top 20, Els’s young outfit face a huge task to win the trophy for the first time since 1998 against a powerful US team captained by Woods.
South Africans Louis Oosthuizen & Branden Grace beat world number one Jordan Spieth & partner Dustin Johnson.
The United States were on the brink of retaining the Presidents Cup and lead by six.
Jeremy Harris delights in some humble pie dished up by Internationals Captain Nick Price.
Jeremy Harris takes a swing at day one's happenings from the Presidents Cup.
The SA golfer says Team USA will have the home-course advantage at the Presidents Cup this year.
The 10th Presidents Cup starts on Thursday at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.