​MEDINAH, IL — Actor and longtime Chicago sports fan Bill Murray carried the Presidents Cup out to its pedestal. Jim Cornelison, the legendary singer known to Chicagoans for his thunderous rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner” at Chicago Blackhawks games, belted out the National Anthem. Military choppers flew overhead as he reached the crescendo. Thousands packed into the stadium-style seating around the first tee at Medinah Country Club roared.But the rest of Day 1 at the 2026 Presidents Cup proved to be a more restrained experience for the American crowd as the U.S. and International teams went back-and-forth during the first session of matches.The U.S. grabbed a 3-2 lead when four-ball action was complete on Thursday, Sept. 24, as stars Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and Wyndham Clark were each part of pairings that secured a point. But the Internationals proved resilient playing in front of a revved-up crowd sporting red, white and blue.Here are the winners and losers from Day 1 at the 2026 Presidents Cup:PRESIDENTS CUP: Jackson Koivun might be golf’s next star. He still calls mom for help.2026 Presidents Cup Day 1 winnersJustin ThomasThomas has been the most reliable match-play golfer for the U.S. in these team events for a decade now, and Thursday only served as further confirmation of that status. Paired alongside 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun, Thomas was the steady veteran as the U.S. secured its first point of the Presidents Cup with a 4&3 win over Corey Conners and Nico Echavarria. Thomas was the best on the course off the tee, and nobody gained more strokes on the field during Day 1. Thomas has now won seven consecutive four-ball matches in international team competition.Sam BurnsThe most competitive match during Day 1 was the first one as Burns and Scheffler went all the way to No. 18 for a 1 up win over Sungjae Im and Min Woo Lee. It was Burns, though, who contributed what Scheffler later declared, “the shot of the match.” After the International team took its first lead with a birdie by Im on No. 13, Burns fired his approach shot on the 14th hole to within three feet of the cup to set up a birdie to tie the match once more. This was the first win in five tries for Burns when paired with his good friend and Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 golfer, at either the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup.Wyndham ClarkClark and Collin Morikawa coasted to a 3&2 win over Ryan Fox and Adam Scott by racing out to an early lead. The Americans had three birdies on the first four holes and a 3-up lead by the end of the sixth hole. Clark’s hot putter proved to be a difference maker as he gained more than two strokes putting when compared to everyone else playing at Medinah during Thursday’s four-ball matches.Hideki MatsuyamaMatsuyama entered this Presidents Cup as one of the longest-tenured members of the International team, but he hasn’t had much success in team golf over the years. On Thursday, he formed a strong combination with fellow Japane