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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Author
There’s just one occasion left within the 2024 FedEx Cup season, this week’s Tour Championship at revamped East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta.
Lots of the prime golfers on the earth will tee it up on the Presidents Cup in Canada, which might be performed Sept. 26-29 at Royal Montreal Golf Membership.
On Sunday, the six automated qualifiers for the USA and Worldwide groups have been finalized. Jim Furyk of the U.S. and Mike Weir of the Worldwide group will announce their six captain’s picks on Sept. 3.
Keegan Bradley, who subsequent 12 months would be the youngest Ryder Cup captain since 34-year-old Arnold Palmer was a taking part in captain in 1963, may need altered Furyk’s plans when he captured the BMW Championship on Sunday. Furyk had already named Bradley as an assistant captain for the Presidents Cup.
He may need to be a taking part in one now.
“I do not know the place that is going to go, however I am joyful to play no matter position they need me to play,” Bradley stated. “I hope I did not throw an enormous wrench in all people’s plans, however I am proud to be in consideration.”
The U.S. group has dominated the Presidents Cup since its inception in 1994, profitable 12 of 14 matches and tying as soon as. The U.S. gained the latest match 17½-12½ at Quail Hole Membership in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2022.
This is a have a look at the who has made the Presidents Cup groups, who ought to make it and the golfers on the bubble:
United States group
Computerized qualifiers
Scottie Scheffler (first in Presidents Cup factors)
For as dominant because the world No. 1 golfer has been the previous three seasons, he hasn’t fared properly in his previous two worldwide competitions. He went 0-3-1 in his Presidents Cup debut at Quail Hole in 2022 and was 0-2-2 on the 2023 Ryder Cup. Scheffler was left in tears after he and Brooks Koepka fell 9 & 7 to Ludvig Åberg and Viktor Hovland at Marco Simone Golf and Nation Membership outdoors Rome.
Xander Schauffele (second)
A two-time main winner this season, Schauffele has performed in addition to anybody outdoors of Scheffler. He picked up three factors in every of his previous two appearances within the Presidents Cup in 2019 and 2022. Schauffele secured the profitable level at Quail Hole with a singles victory over Corey Conners.
Collin Morikawa (third)
The 2-time main winner might be making his fourth look in a global occasion as a professional. He had a 6-4-1 mixed document in two Ryder Cups and the 2022 Presidents Cup. Morikawa has seven top-10 finishes this season, together with ties for third and fourth on the Masters and PGA Championship, respectively.
Wyndham Clark (fourth)
After a scorching begin this spring, the 2023 U.S. Open winner at Los Angeles Nation Membership struggled off the tee for a lot of the summer time. He tied for thirteenth on the BMW Championship, an indication that he may be turning issues round. Clark went 1-1-1 in his worldwide group debut on the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Patrick Cantlay (fifth)
Cantlay’s tempo of play and calm demeanor has drawn the ire of European followers, who waved their hats at him all through the 2023 Ryder Cup. Cantlay allegedly needed to be paid for competing on the U.S. Ryder Cup group, an allegation he denied. He’s 11-5-1 in 4 previous appearances in worldwide group competitions.
Sahith Theegala (sixth)
The 26-year-old might be making his Presidents Cup debut in Montreal. He has seven top-10 finishes this season, together with runner-ups at The Sentry and RBC Heritage. Whereas taking part in at Pepperdine, he competed within the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in France.
Ought to make the group
Sam Burns (seventh)
After a tough stretch in March and April, Burns has performed higher recently, with six top-15 finishes in his previous eight begins. He completed within the prime 5 of the primary two FedEx Cup playoff occasions, together with a runner-up on the BMW Championship. Burns went 0-3-2 in his Presidents Cup debut in 2022.
Tony Finau (eighth)
Finau’s kind has been good over the previous three months — he completed within the prime 20 in eight of his previous 9 begins. He tied for 18th on the PGA Championship and for third on the U.S. Open. He has good size off the tee and is third in strokes gained: method (.824) however his placing is a priority. He is 132nd in strokes gained: placing (-.215) this season.
Keegan Bradley (tenth)
Bradley, 38, was left off the 2023 Ryder Cup in a controversial determination by then-captain Zach Johnson. Bradley will captain the U.S. group at Bethpage Black Course in New York in September 2025. He may be a taking part in assistant captain on the Presidents Cup after he captured his seventh PGA Tour victory on the BMW Championship.
On the bubble
Russell Henley (ninth)
Henley has quietly climbed to 14th within the Official World Golf Rating with 10 top-25 finishes in 18 begins on tour. He tied for seventh within the U.S. Open and was solo fifth at The Open. He does not hit it far off the tee however is nice on method, across the inexperienced and on the inexperienced.
Brian Harman (eleventh)
The 2022 Open Championship winner at Royal Liverpool Golf Membership in England was the final golfer not noted of the Tour Championship after he completed thirty first within the FedEx Cup factors standings. He went 2-2 in his Ryder Cup debut and is thought to be an excellent match-play competitor.
Max Homa (twelfth)
Homa was the lone vibrant spot for the U.S. group on the 2023 Ryder Cup, incomes 3½ factors with a 3-1-1 document. He went 4-0 in his Presidents Cup debut at Quail Hole. Homa has struggled mightily this season, nonetheless, and does not have a top-20 end since tying for eighth on the Wells Fargo Championship on Could 12.
Chris Kirk (thirteenth)
The previous Georgia golfer picked up a victory in every of the previous two seasons and certified for the Tour Championship with a tie for ninth on the BMW Championship. He has one worldwide group look as a professional, on the 2015 Presidents Cup.
Akshay Bhatia (14th)
The 22-year-old is without doubt one of the PGA Tour’s rising stars with victories on the 2023 Barracuda Championship and Valero Texas Open on April 7. He competed within the Junior Presidents Cup, Junior Ryder Cup and Walker Cup, profitable every time. Bhatia will compete within the Tour Championship for the primary time this week.
Billy Horschel (seventeenth)
After struggling mightily along with his recreation in 2023, Horschel bounced again and gained the Corales Puntacana Championship on April 21. He went 1-2 in his Presidents Cup debut at Quail Hole. His kind has been stable recently with three straight prime 10s, together with a tie for second at The Open.
Justin Thomas (nineteenth)
Thomas has performed for each U.S. group in worldwide competitions since 2017, however he may need to do one thing particular at East Lake Golf Membership to have an argument this time. He was a controversial alternative for the 2023 Ryder Cup squad and went 1-2-1 in Rome. JT was one of many U.S. group’s greatest performers till his latest struggles.
“I really feel like I performed properly in some massive tournaments this 12 months,” Thomas stated. “I simply did it earlier within the season. I do know I am taking part in properly sufficient, however that is as much as Jim and the remainder of the captains and the blokes on the group.”
Nick Dunlap (twenty eighth)
The previous Alabama All-American obtained a late begin on the season and did not begin incomes Presidents Cup factors till he turned professional in February. He gained the American Categorical as an beginner earlier than that after which claimed the Barracuda Championship on July 21. He certified for the primary two legs of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, tying for fifth on the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and is ranked thirty sixth on the earth.
Worldwide Group
Computerized qualifiers
Hideki Matsuyama (No. 7 in Official World Golf Rating)
The 2021 Masters champion figures to be the Worldwide group’s greatest participant in Montreal. He picked up two extra PGA Tour victories this season on the Genesis Invitational and FedEx St. Jude Championship and gained a bronze medal on the Olympics in Paris. Matsuyama might be making his sixth Presidents Cup look. He was in rivalry ultimately week’s BMW Championship earlier than withdrawing earlier than the second spherical due to decrease again ache.
Sungjae Im (twentieth)
A two-time winner on the PGA Tour, Im has been one of many Worldwide group’s most constant gamers with a 5-3-2 document prior to now two Presidents Cups. He defeated Gary Woodland and Cameron Young in Sunday singles in 2019 and 2022, respectively.
Adam Scott (twenty first)
Scott, from Australia, might be making his eleventh look within the Presidents Cup, which is second most in historical past. Phil Mickelson is the one different golfer with extra with 12. Scott has an 18-25-6 document within the occasion. His recreation has been heating up over the previous six weeks with a solo second on the Genesis Scottish Open and tie for second on the BMW Championship.
Tom Kim (twenty second)
The South Korean golfer grew to become a well known title when he offered some electrical energy on the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hole. Kim helped give the Worldwide group a preventing probability when he teamed up with K.H. Lee to take down Scheffler and Burns 2 & 1 in Saturday morning foursomes, then he and Si Woo Kim beat Cantlay and Schauffele 1 up in a day fourball match.
Jason Day (twenty ninth)
The 13-time PGA Tour winner might be making his fifth Presidents Cup begin and his first since 2017. He has a 5-11-4 document within the occasion with three of these victories coming at Muirfield Village Golf Membership in 2013.
Byeong Hun An (thirty fourth)
The South Korean golfer, often known as Ben An, has loved one in every of his higher seasons on tour. He is sixteenth in FedEx Cup factors and can make his Tour Championship debut. He has 5 top-10s in 21 begins, together with a playoff loss on the Sony Open in Hawaii.
Ought to make the group
Corey Conners (thirty ninth)
Again-to-back 73s on the weekend on the BMW Championship saved Conners from advancing to East Lake — he completed thirty ninth in FedEx Cup factors. The Canadian is a ball-striking machine and carried out properly prior to now two majors, tying for ninth within the U.S. Open and for twenty fifth at The Open. Conners went 0-4 in his Presidents Cup debut at Quail Hole.
Cameron Davis (forty first)
The Australian golfer had a stable efficiency in his first Presidents Cup with a 2-3 document at Quail Hole. Davis and Si Woo Kim picked up the group’s lone level within the opening session with a 2-up victory over Scheffler and Burns in a foursomes match.
Min Woo Lee (forty third)
The Worldwide squad might use a few of Lee’s power and confidence. He was runner-up twice on tour this season on the Cognizant Basic within the Palm Seashores and the Rocket Mortgage Basic. It might be his Presidents Cup debut.
On the bubble
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (forty fifth)
Bezuidenhout, from South Africa, picked up 1½ factors as a Presidents Cup rookie in 2022. He defeated Kevin Kisner 2&1 in Sunday singles. He completed twenty ninth in FedEx Cup factors and can play in his first Tour Championship.
Taylor Pendrith (forty sixth)
At one level this season, Pendrith missed the lower in 5 of six begins. However then he picked up his first PGA Tour victory on the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and piled up eight different top-25 finishes. Pendrith is taking part in in his first Tour Championship. He was 0-4 in his first Presidents Cup at Quail Hole.
Nick Taylor (forty seventh)
One other Canadian golfer who would love nothing greater than to compete at Royal Montreal Golf Membership, Taylor made the FedEx Cup playoffs, however did not advance previous Memphis. Final 12 months, he grew to become the primary Canadian to win the Canadian Open since 1954.
Adam Hadwin (forty eighth)
Hadwin, one more Canadian, scuffled along with his kind at occasions this season, however had some vibrant spots. He tied for fourth on the Genesis Invitational and for fifth on the Valspar Championship. He was solo third on the Memorial, a signature occasion. He went 1-3-2 in two earlier Presidents Cup in 2017 and 2019.
Si Woo Kim (forty ninth)
Kim was the highest factors earner for the Worldwide group with three factors at Quail Hole. He shushed the gang on the fifteenth gap whereas defeating Thomas 1 up in a Sunday singles match. After a tough stretch, Kim tied for fifth on the BMW Championship and almost cracked the highest 30 in FedEx Cup points-he completed thirty second.
Mackenzie Hughes (sixty fifth)
Yep, you guessed it: one other Canadian golfer on the bubble. Hughes hasn’t had a top-10 end since he tied for seventh on the Canadian Open on June 2 (he did tie for sixteenth at The Open). He is thought to be probably the greatest putters on tour — he is fourth in strokes gained: placing (.665) this season. It might be his first Presidents Cup choice.
