CASTLE PINES, Colo. — Half the teams competing in the International Presidents Cup are set, but the other half are yet to be decided.
The top six PGA Tour members in the points standings (LIV players do not need to apply as they are not eligible for the biennial tournament) will automatically qualify for a spot on International Captain Mike Weir’s team at the conclusion of Sunday’s BMW Championship.
To qualify for the automatic berth, a player must play in at least 15 OWGR-rated events between Sept. 12, 2022 and the 2024 BMW Championship (Aug. 25, 2024), which Keegan Bradley won in the second round of the FedEx Cup playoffs this week at Castle Pines Golf Club.
Those still in the running for a spot will have another chance to impress at the Tour Championship, with Weir set to select six captains on Tuesday, September 3, to round out the 12-man squad.
The Presidents Cup will be held from September 24th to 29th at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada.
Let’s take a closer look at the first six members of the team.
The 32-year-old Japan star will be making his sixth appearance for the International Team (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022), which ties him with Reetihu Goosen and Robert Allenby for the fourth-most appearances in International Team history. Matsuyama’s career record is seven wins, 10 losses and five draws.
He added two more wins this season at the Genesis Invitational and the FedEx St. Jude Championship, giving him his 10th career win on the tour. In the 2024 season, he finished in the top 10 overall six times and won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games by placing third in golf.
The 22-year-old South Korean had a breakout season in the 2022 Presidents Cup. Partnering with Kim Si-woo in a four-ball match on Saturday afternoon, he sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to beat Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, 1-up. He is 2-3 this week and will be competing in his second Presidents Cup. Kim is a three-time winner on tour, having recorded two top-10 finishes, including a season-best runner-up finish, at the Travelers Championship, where he lost in a playoff to Scottie Scheffler.
Lim has been a strong member of the international team in his past two Presidents Cup appearances and has an unbeaten record in Sunday singles matches since defeating Gary Woodland and Cameron Young in 2019 and 2022, respectively, with a career record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.
Im recorded eight top-10 finishes, including a season-best tie for third at the Travelers Championship, where he finished two strokes away from a playoff, and a tie for seventh at the British Open, marking the third top-10 of his major championship career.
The 36-year-old Australian returns to the team for the first time since 2017. Day, a 13-time PGA Tour winner, will be making his fifth career start (2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017) and will be looking to improve on his 5-11-4 record, which includes 3-1-1 at Muirfield Village Golf Club near his Ohio home.
Day has four top-10 finishes this season, including a season-best T-4 at the Wells Fargo Championship.
The 44-year-old Australian will be playing in Team International’s record 11th Presidents Cup appearance, the second-most in tournament history behind Phil Mickelson (12). Scott has recorded 21 points in 49 career starts with a career record of 18 wins, 25 losses and 6 draws (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022).
A 14-time Tour winner, Scott has four top-10 finishes, including a season-best runner-up finish at the Genesis Scottish Open, where he lost by one stroke to eventual winner Robert MacIntyre. The second-place finish was his best PGA Tour finish since losing in a playoff at the 2021 Wyndham Championship.
This is Ahn’s second time competing as a member of the International Team. In 2019, he played in all five matches at the 2019 Presidents Cup in Australia, pairing twice with Adam Scott in the Four-Ball competition, where he finished 1-2-2. Ahn’s match play career dates back to the 2009 U.S. Amateur, where he won at age 17, defeating future TOUR winner Ben Martin in the final at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He has five top-10 finishes this season, including a tie for second at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he lost in a playoff to Grayson Murray, the fifth runner-up finish of his tour career.