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Six U.S. and Eight International Players Secure Presidents Cup Spots

The qualifying period for automatic spots ended after the BMW Championship, but there's no guarantee that all players will compete.
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Six U.S. and Eight International Players Secure Presidents Cup Spots
Six U.S. and Eight International Players Secure Presidents Cup Spots

WILMINGTON, Del. – The BMW Championship marked the ended of the qualifying period for both the United States and International Presidents Cup teams, with the top six automatically making the U.S. squad and the top eight qualifying for the International team.

The Presidents Cup is Sept. 22-25 at Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.

International captain Trevor Immelman will add four picks on Sept. 6, followed by U.S. captain Davis Love III adding his six selections on Sept. 7.

The automatic qualifiers for the U.S. team were Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Sam Burns, Justin Thomas and Tony Finau.

Making the team for the International side were Cam Smith, Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Joaquin Niemann, Joohyung Kim, Corey Conners, Adam Scott and Mito Pereira.

The International team could conceivably take a hit as Smith is expected to sign with LIV Golf immediately after the Tour Championship next week, likely making him ineligible for the Presidents Cup. The team has already lost potential members Abraham Ancer, Carlos Ortiz and Louis Oosthuizen, all of whom have gone to LIV Golf.

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Bob Harig
BOB HARIG

Bob Harig is a senior writer covering golf for Sports Illustrated. He has more than 25 years experience on the beat, including 15 at ESPN. Harig is a regular guest on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio and has written two books, "DRIVE: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods" and "Tiger and Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry." He graduated from Indiana University where he earned an Evans Scholarship, named in honor of the great amateur golfer Charles (Chick) Evans Jr. Harig, a former president of the Golf Writers Association of America, lives in Clearwater, Fla.

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