WILMINGTON, Del. — Half of the 12-man team to represent the stars and stripes at the Presidents Cup in Charlotte in September officially qualified Sunday.
There wasn’t much drama as the top six in the standings all held serve and remained among the six players that booked their place on Team USA Captain Davis Love III’s team that will try to retain the cup at Quail Hollow Club.
Love will announce his six captain’s picks on Sept. 6.
The Presidents Cup is a four-day, match play event with 30 total matches, comprised of a 12-person U.S. Team and 12-person International Team.
Let’s take a look at who the six U.S. qualifiers will be.
Scottie Scheffler
The 2021 champion Hideki Matsuyama applauds as Scottie Scheffler waves to the crowd after being presented the winner’s Green Jacket at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY Sports
After needing a captain’s pick for the Ryder Cup, Scottie Scheffler made sure that he wouldn’t have to sweat out waiting for a phone call with good news again for the U.S. Presidents Cup team.
Scheffler topped the U.S. team point standings with 12,670 points. He won four times, including the Masters, and heads into the FedEx Cup finale at East Lake next week in second place.
Scheffler, 26, will be representing the stars and stripes at the Presidents Cup for the first time. He recorded a record of 2-0-1, going 1-0-1 in a pair of For-Ball matches before defeating then-World No. 1 Jon Rahm in singles. Expect him to play at least four matches this go-round.
Patrick Cantlay
Team USA player Patrick Cantlay reacts on the sixth green during day three singles rounds for the 43rd Ryder Cup golf competition at Whistling Straits. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
Cantlay, the reigning FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year, finished second in the U.S. Presidents Cup point standing with 9,418 points. He won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with teammate Xander Schauffele and led the Tour with 11 top-10 finishes this season, including twice losing in playoffs – to Scheffler at the WM Phoenix Open and to Jordan Spieth at the RBC Heritage.
Cantlay, 30, is making his second appearance on the U.S. Presidents Cup team. He played in the 2019 Presidents Cup and also represented Team USA at the Ryder Cup in 2021.
Sam Burns
Sam Burns poses with the trophy…
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