Day to lead International team on Presidents Cup quest

Jason Day.
Jason Day will lead out the International team in the opening fourballs in the Presidents Cup. -AP

Jason Day will lead out the International team as they begin their attempt to win the Presidents Cup for the first time in 26 years.

The Australian will be partnered by South Korea's Byeong Hun An in the opening fourball at Royal Montreal. They will be up against world No.2 Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau.

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)