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Captains Love, Clarke explain method behind first pairings

After countless hours of planning and strategizing, the first pairings are on the board, with Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed to start things off against Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose at Hazeltine.

During his Thursday news conference, Love spoke about the excitement of his players, and in turn how that has affected him.

"I hopped on a cart and raced back up here [from the opening ceremony] with Dustin Johnson on the back and he immediately said, 'I love these pairings.' That's what you want to hear from your players, that they are excited," Love said.