Who made the 2024 Presidents Cup International Team Captain's picks? Full list explored

Modified Sep 03, 2024 21:24 GMT

PGA: Presidents Cup - Day Four Rounds - Source: Imagn — International Team and Team USA, Presidents Cup (Image via Imagn)

The 2024 Presidents Cup will be played at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Quebec, Canada. The tournament will run from September 24 to 29 and the International Team's captain, Mike Weir, has announced the 12-player squad.

Following the six players who automatically qualified to play for the International Team, Weir has announced his six captain's picks. Christiaan Bezuidenhout will be making his second Presidents Cup appearance as one of the captain's picks. The South African has a record of 1-0-1 from the 2022 edition of the tournament.

Canada's Corey Conners will also make his second start in the tournament following a 0-4-0 record at the 2022 Presidents Cup. The International Team's captain said he was in awe of Conners' ball striking and that the Canadian's consistency on the course will be a great advantage to the team.

Mackenzie Hughes, also from Canada, will be making his maiden Presidents Cup appearance. With two wins on the PGA Tour under his belt, Weir believes that Hughes' demeanor on the golf course will help him excel on home ground later this month.

Si Woo Kim will make his third Presidents Cup appearance this year. Following his appearances in 2017 and 2022, the South Korean has a record of 4-3-0 and will bring a wealth of experience to the team.

Australia's Min Woo Lee will make his debut Presidents Cup appearance this year. He will also be joined by Taylor Pendrith from Canada, who seeks to beat his record of 0-4-0 from the 2022 edition of the event.

Here's what the captain Weir had to say about Pendrith's inclusion (via PGA Tour):

"Taylor is in the midst of his best year on the PGA TOUR, and it was great to see him breakthrough for his first win in Dallas and advancing to the TOUR Championship. He has built a reputation as one of the longest hitters in our game, and that length should be advantageous in match play competition at Royal Montreal.”

Here's a look into the International Team:

Hideki Matsuyama (Automatic Qualifier)
Sungjae Im (Automatic Qualifier)
Adam Scott (Automatic Qualifier)
Tom Kim (Automatic Qualifier)
Jason Day (Automatic Qualifier)
Byeong Hun An (Automatic Qualifier)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (Captain's Pick)
Corey Conners (Captain's Pick)
Mackenzie Hughes (Captain's Pick)
Si Woo Kim (Captain's Pick)
Min Woo Lee (Captain's Pick)
Taylor Pendrith (Captain's Pick)

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2024 Presidents Cup Team USA captain's picks and full team explored

Team USA captain, Jim Furyk, has announced his six captain's picks for the upcoming Presidents Cup in addition to the six players who automatically qualified.

Here's a look into Team USA's 12-man squad:

Scottie Scheffler (Automatic Qualifier)
Xander Schauffele (Automatic Qualifier)
Collin Morikawa (Automatic Qualifier)
Wyndham Clark (Automatic Qualifier)
Patrick Cantlay (Automatic Qualifier)
Sahith Theegala (Automatic Qualifier)
Keegan Bradley (Captain's Pick)
Sam Burns (Captain's Pick)
Tony Finau (Captain's Pick)
Brian Harman (Captain's Pick)
Russell Henley (Captain's Pick)
Max Homa (Captain's Pick)

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