Captain Tiger Woods will lead from the front when the United States begin their Presidents Cup defence after Wednesday picking himself and Justin Thomas for the opening fourball match at Royal Melbourne.
The 43-year-old Woods and world number four Thomas will tee off first on Thursday against Australian Marc Leishman and Chilean rookie Joaquin Niemann for Ernie Els' International team.
"I think from our side, we had a game plan, who we wanted to start out, and we were committed to putting Justin and myself out there, and that's who we're rolling with," said Woods.
"I got a chance to play all of yesterday. Played a little bit today. Just to try to get a feel for this golf course.
"It is quick and it has dried out and hopefully the forecast will hold for each and every day. The preparation is very simple."
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"But there's enough Australians out there tomorrow to rally a lot of guys."