Thursday notebook: The Presidents Cup

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• Day One -- Results

• Match 1

Phil Mickelson/Anthony Kim made four consecutive birdies on holes No. 13-16 to close out their match against Mike Weir/Tim Clark. The U.S. duo made putts of 6'3" (Mickelson), 18' (Mickelson), 7'6" (Mickelson), and 10'4" (Kim). The Internationals did not record a birdie all day, but stayed in the match thanks to bogeys by Mickelson/Kim on holes 2, 6, 7 and 9.

Kim is the only one of five rookies in this year's Presidents Cup to win his match today (Y.E. Yang earned a half point).

• Match 2

Adam Scott/Ernie Els defeated Hunter Mahan/Sean O'Hair, 2&1. Scott and Els went without a birdie on the card until the final two holes of the match. Scott's approach shot on the par-4 16th landed just 18 inches from the cup and Els tapped in for birdie to put the twosome 2 up. Both teams made birdie on 17.

Scott was the only captain's pick to win his match today.

Hunter Mahan lost his first foursomes match at The Presidents Cup (he was 2-0-0 in foursomes at the 2007 Presidents Cup, his first appearance in the event).

• Match 3

Vijay Singh/Robert Allenby handed Lucas Glover his first loss in The Presidents Cup foursomes format (with partner Stewart Cink; they were defeated, 1 up). Glover went 2-0-0 in foursomes in 2007, his first Presidents Cup appearance.

Robert Allenby won his first foursomes match since the 1996 Presidents Cup today. Allenby, who did not play in the 2005 or 2007 Presidents Cup, improved his foursomes record to 3-5-1.

Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson are the only two players who have competed in every Presidents Cup, but Singh owns the record for most matches played at 36 (including today; Mickelson has participated in 34 matches). After today's foursomes, Singh moved one step closer to Davis Love III's all-time Presidents Cup record for most matches won. Love has 16 wins in The Presidents Cup; Singh now has 15.

• Match 4

Zach Johnson/Kenny Perry defeated Camilo Villegas/Angel Cabrera, 2 up. Johnson won his third consecutive foursomes match (he was 2-0-0 in foursomes at the 2007 Presidents Cup, his first appearance in the event).

• Match 5

In their first time being paired together in either The Presidents Cup or the Ryder Cup, Tiger Woods/Steve Stricker defeated Geoff Ogilvy/Ryo Ishikawa, 6&4. The victory margin was the largest for Woods in The Presidents Cup foursomes since he and Notah Begay III defeated Vijay Singh/Ernie Els, 6&5, in 2000. Woods/Stricker never lost a hole all day and recorded six birdies, compared to two birdies and two bogeys by the Internationals.

Woods/Stricker missed only two greens (No. 7, missed by Stricker; and No. 8, missed by Woods) and one fairway (No. 7, missed by Woods) today.

Woods maintains his position as the all-time leader in The Presidents Cup foursomes matches won (8). Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh, who also won today, are second with 7.

• Match 6

In the only halved match of the day, Justin Leonard missed a 14-inch putt that would have won the match for the U.S. Team (with Jim Furyk) against Retief Goosen/Y.E. Yang. The U.S. Team was 1 up headed to 18. Yang's approach landed just 4 feet from the hole and Goosen made the putt for birdie. Leonard then missed the birdie to halve the hole and win the match 1 up.

• The Presidents Cup rookies

Here's a look at how the five rookies in this week's Presidents Cup fared after Day One:

• Updated standings: