Eight players have qualified for International Team

The International Team for the 2022 Presidents Cup is starting to take shape.

The qualification period for captain Trevor Immelman’s squad wrapped up at the end of the 2022 BMW Championship, with the top eight players on the points list earning a spot on the team for the biennial event against the United States to be held Sept. 22-25 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In a recent Q&A with Golfweek, Immelman said the players who have left for LIV Golf and are currently unable to play in the event have “hurt us immensely,” and expanded on the costly loses of Louis Oosthuizen and Abraham Ancer, saying “We’ve lost two guys that were absolutely going to be there at Quail Hollow.”

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Immelman will announce his four captain’s picks at a later date.

The Presidents Cup is a match play event with 30 total matches, comprised of a 12-person U.S. Team and 12-person International Team. The U.S. leads 11-1-1.

Let’s take a look at the eight internationals who qualified.

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Cameron Smith

One of the biggest question marks surrounding Immelman’s side will be Smith, the Players winner and Champion Golfer of the Year, for his connection with LIV. Smith made his debut for the Internationals in his native Australia in 2019 and compiled a 1-1-1 record. Since that time he’s gone on to become one of the best players in the world who shows up when the lights are the brightest.

If the Internationals are to have a shot at winning for the first time on foreign soil, they’re going to need Smith.

Cameron Smith plays his second shot on the second hole in his match with JSungjae Im against Gary woodland and Rickie Fowler of the United States team during the second day foursomes matches in the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club on December 13, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

Hideki Matsuyama

And this guy.

Matsuyama has made four appearances in the competition and holds a 6-7-4 record. He’ll be a rare veteran in a youth-laden team going up against an American squad not short on confidence after their Ryder Cup rout of the Europeans last year.

This season Matsuyama has missed just one cut and has six top 10s and a pair of wins at the Zozo Championship and Sony Open.

Hideki Matsuyama watches his tee shot on…