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Image: Adam Scott – Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media.
| MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada – The top six players for the International Team and U.S. Team set to compete in the 2024 Presidents Cup were determined with the conclusion of the BMW Championship today. With his joint runner up finish, Adam Scott (pictured) has automatically qualified for the International Team and will make his 11th-consecutive Presidents Cup appearance. International Team Captain Mike Weir and U.S. Team Captain Jim Furyk will announce captains’ picks live on Golf Channel on Tuesday, September 3 to round out their 12-man teams. The Presidents Cup returns to The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada, Sept. 24-29. INTERNATIONAL TEAM NO. 1 – HIDEKI MATSUYAMA Country: Japan Age: 32 PGA TOUR Wins: 10 Presidents Cup: 5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022) / 7-10-5 record 2024 Highlights: Two wins, including The Genesis Invitational and FedEx St. Jude Championship, where he vaulted from No. 8 to No. 3 in the FedExCup. Has notched six top-10s overall in the 2024 season and earned a Bronze medal with a third-place finish in the Olympic golf competition. Notable: Will be making his sixth Presidents Cup appearance, tied for fourth most in International Team history alongside Retief Goosen and Robert Allenby. NO. 2 – SUNGJAE IM Country: Republic of Korea Age: 26 PGA TOUR Wins: 2 Presidents Cup: 2 (2019, 2022) / 5-3-2 2024 Highlights: Has recorded seven top-10 finishes, including a season-best T3 at the Travelers Championship, where he finished two shots shy of a playoff. Notched the third top-10 of his major championship career with a T7 at The Open Championship. Notable: Owns an undefeated record in Sunday Singles play in the Presidents Cup after defeating Gary Woodland and Cameron Young in 2019 and 2022, respectively. NO. 3 – ADAM SCOTT Country: Australia Age: 44 PGA TOUR Wins: 14 Presidents Cup: 10 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022) / 18-25-6 2024 Highlights: Has notched four top-10 finishes including a pair of runner-up finishes at the Genesis Scottish Open and BMW Championship. Notable: Will be making a record 11th start for the International Team in the Presidents Cup, which is second most in event history, trailing only Phil Mickelson (12). Scott has recorded 21 points in 49 career matches. Adam Scott Quotes “I think qualifying for 11 straight Presidents Cups is certainly a highlight in the career. It’s not something that is focused on so much, but at this time of the year, it really feels like a great accomplishment to make this team and I’m really determined to keep making this team while I’m out on TOUR, being competitive and making sure the Internationals get another victory. What I bring to the international team is experience and enthusiasm.” NO. 4 – TOM KIM Country: Republic of Korea Age: 22 PGA TOUR Wins: 3 Presidents Cup: 1 (2022) / 2-3-0 2024 Highlights: Recorded two top-10 finishes including a season-best runner-up at the Travelers Championship, where he lost to Scottie Scheffler in a playoff. Notable: Delivered one of the moments of the week in 2022 while partnering with Si Woo Kim in Saturday afternoon’s Four-ball matches. On the 18th hole, tied with Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, converted a 10-foot birdie putt to win the match, 1-up. Tom Kim Quotes “I’m really excited. It’s (Presidents Cup) definitely up there, it’s very unique. It is the one week where we get to play on a team environment. After the last one, I just wanted to be on the team again. There’s so much joy and it’s just one week. I’m very passionate, so I think energy is a big thing, especially as a young guy. My first Presidents Cup was so passionate and I wanted to do so much for our team. I think going to our home ground, the crowds are going to be great. They’re going to be very feisty. And, you know, I can’t wait to get those Canadian crowds going.” NO. 5 – JASON DAY Country: Australia Age: 36 PGA TOUR Wins: 13 Presidents Cup: 4 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) / 5-11-4 2024 Highlights: Has recorded four top-10 finishes including a season-best T4 at the Truist Championship. Notable: Will make his fifth appearance in the Presidents Cup and first since 2017. Best performance came in 2013 at Muirfield Village Golf Club near his home in Ohio, where he notched a 3-1-1 record and partnered with Canadian Graham DeLaet four times before defeating Brandt Snedeker in Sunday singles, 6 and 4. Jason Day Quotes “I’ll hopefully bring more experience to the team. I know we are going to have a pretty experienced team. It’s something that we’ve struggled to win in the past and looking at the team currently, we’ve got guys that can go out there and compete, and play well to win the matches when they need to.” NO. 6 – BYEONG HUN AN Country: Republic of Korea Age: 32 PGA TOUR Wins: 0 Presidents Cup: 1 (2019) / 1-2-2 2024 Highlights: Has recorded five top-10 finishes including a T2 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he lost in a playoff to Grayson Murray. Marked the fifth runner-up of his PGA TOUR career. Notable: Played in all five matches at the 2019 Presidents Cup in Australia, partnering twice with Adam Scott in Four-ball competition. Match play history dates back to the 2009 U.S. Amateur, which he won at age 17 after defeating future PGA TOUR winner Ben Martin in the championship match. Byeong Hun An Quotes: “It’s not easy to get on the team, but I’m glad to be back. And now hopefully, I will never miss it again. I’m hoping to play some nice golf and deliver a lot of points. It was one of my priority goals for this year to make it to the Presidents Cup. It’s very unique you play for the team and as a team, and there are some great team members.” U.S. TEAM NO. 1 – SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER Age: 28 PGA TOUR Wins: 12 Presidents Cup: 1 (2022) / 0-3-1 NO. 2 – XANDER SCHAUFFELE Age: 30 PGA TOUR Wins: 9 Presidents Cup: 2 (2019, 2022) / 6-3-0 NO. 3 – COLLIN MORIKAWA Age: 27 PGA TOUR Wins: 6 Presidents Cup: 1 (2022) / 2-1-0 NO. 4 – WYNDHAM CLARK Age: 30 PGA TOUR Wins: 3 Presidents Cup: First Appearance NO. 5 – PATRICK CANTLAY Age: 32 PGA TOUR Wins: 8 Presidents Cup: 2 (2019, 2022) / 6-3-0 NO. 6 – SAHITH THEEGALA Age: 26 PGA TOUR Wins: 1 Presidents Cup: First Appearance |
