GIF: Presidents Cup begins, pomp and circumstance ensues

By Luke Kerr-Dineen

How does that mantra go? Fake it till you make it? Well, the Presidents Cup looks to be doing just that.

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In the lead up to the first group of 2013 Presidents Cup matches, the tournament committee went all out trying get people excited. Former President George W. Bush, who has kept a low profile since leaving the White House, made an appearance (and chummed it up alongside Phil Mickelson for a while) as did the Ohio State marching band, and some kid holding the trophy in white gloves -- and all this before Tiger even teed off.

Jason Day and Graham DeLaet were the first group off, facing Hunter Mahan and Brandt Snedeker. You can find complete match-ups here.