Brandt Snedeker unveils star-studded US line-up for Presidents Cup opener

The US captain has a host of world-class talent at his disposal, and has opted to send out World no 1 Scottie Scheffler and his good friend Sam Burns (No. 8) for Thursday's first of five fourballs matches.

The duo will take on Min Woo Lee (No. 30) of Australia and Im Sung-jae of South Korea (No. 60).

The Internationals will look to put pressure on Scheffler, whose team golf record is not as strong as his individual one, but Snedeker hopes to create a positive environment for the world No. 1 by pairing him with a good friend.

"I think our pairings worked out the way they did just because of more personality-wise than anything else," Snedeker said. "We're trying to create partnerships and a team vibe where everybody is as comfortable as possible.

"I feel like these events do a lot, put a lot of pressure on these guys. A lot of it's internal, but there's a lot of external pressure on them."

The second match of the day sees world No. 3 Cameron Young and No. 10 Xander Schauffele team up for the US against Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (No. 27) and Ryo Hisatsune (No. 67).

Ogilvy has paired No. 55 Corey Conners with Colombia's No. 61 Nico Echavarria for Match 3. They will face No. 25 Justin Thomas, a veteran of these competitions, and rookie Jackson Koivun (No. 57).

US Open champion Wyndham Clark (No. 5) and No. 11 Collin Morikawa will face New Zealand's Ryan Fox (No. 22) and Australian veteran Adam Scott. The 46-year-old Scott has played in every Presidents Cup since 2003, while Fox is making his debut.

The fifth match sees No. 7 Chris Gotterup and No. 28 Patrick Cantlay represent the US against South Korea's No. 31 Tom Kim and No. 14 Kim Si-woo, the Internationals' highest-ranked player.

The Internationals know they have their work cut out for them, having won just one Presidents Cup since the competition began in 1994 and never lifting the trophy on US soil, but International captain Geoff Ogilvy says his team will give it their best shot.

"These tournaments, I think everyone comes into these tournaments with optimism," he said. "We've been thinking about this for a long time. So we're just excited to get going."

The action gets underway on Thursday and continues through Sunday at Medinah Country Club just outside of Chicago.