Welcome to Playing Through’s morning ritual: Golf Talk Today.
Each morning will characteristic a Golf Talk Today, wherein the crew will focus on varied parts of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and different skilled golf tournaments.
Today, the crew continues the best way too early dialogue in regards to the 2024 Presidents Cup. Team International will host Team USA on the Royal Montreal Golf Club from Sept. 24 to 29.
Professional golf will get one other journey to Canada in 2024 after a extensively profitable RBC Canadian Open. The golf followers within the Great White North don’t disappoint, however will the International group be capable of get the crowds it must problem the Americans?
Team International’s lone victory within the Presidents Cup got here in 1998 below captain Peter Thomson. They received 20.5 to 11.5 at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia.
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Six International PGA Tour players qualify by way of factors, per the Presidents Cup web site. They even have six captain’s picks.
Earlier this yr, Team International captain Mike Weir revealed no LIV Golf gamers might be on Team International. This means guys like Joaquin Niemann, Cam Smith, or Louis Oosthuizen is not going to be a part of this squad.
The six qualifiers shall be introduced on the finish of the BMW Championship. Then, Weir will make his picks throughout the Tour Championship week in Atlanta.
To be eligible for a qualifying spot, a golfer should play in 15 or extra OWGR-rated occasions from Sept. 15, 2022, to Aug. 26. Captain’s picks wouldn’t have a minimal, however all gamers should be eligible to compete in PGA Tour occasions.
Current Team International Presidents Cup standings
*as of June 26, 2024, (factors)
1: Hideki Matsuyama: 3.9934
2: Tom Kim: 3.5815
3: Jason Day: 2.9434
4: Sungjae Im: 2.9293
5: Byeong Hun An: 2.8187
6: Nick Taylor: 2.5441
*On the skin trying in:
7: Min Woo Lee: 2.5149
8: Corey Conners: 2.4920
9: Adam Hadwin: 2.4558
10: Christiaan Bezuidenhout: 2.4170
11: Si Woo Kim: 2.2724
12: Taylor Pendrith: 2.0408
13: Emiliano Grillo: 1.9940
14: Adam Scott: 1.9435
What technique will Weir use to finish his group?
A later Golf Talk Today will characteristic a extra detailed dialogue about who the International captain ought to have on his group.
Team International Presidents Cup scorching take
Another brief and candy scorching take for the Presidents Cup.
Team International has sufficient scrappy gamers that if they’ll come collectively, they might upset Team USA in dramatic trend. It shall be shut, however the American streak may finish in Montreal, Canada.
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