Presidents Cup: Meet Ernie Els’ International team

We’re one step closer to the 13th edition of the Presidents Cup, held this year at Royal Melbourne in Australia, Dec. 9-15.

A Presidents Cup veteran, tied for most International squad appearances with eight and leading the way with 21 points, captain Ernie Els made his four captain’s picks on Wednesday night, adding Sungjae Im (South Korea), Joaquin Niemann (Chile), Adam Hadwin (Canada) and Jason Day (Australia) to his roster of eight automatic qualifiers.

The International roster is comprised of a mix of veterans of rookies, with nine countries represented. Four of the 12 team members are natives of Australia.

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Marc Leishman

Represents: Australia
Age: 35
PGA Tour wins: 4
Presidents Cup appearances: 3 (2013, 2015, 2017)
Presidents Cup record: 3-7-3

Marc Leishman during the Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Hideki Matsuyama

Represents: Japan
Age: 27
PGA Tour wins: 5
European Tour wins: 2
Presidents Cup appearances: 3 (2013, 2015, 2017)
Presidents Cup record: 4-6-3

Hideki Matsuyama during the WGC-HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China. (Photo: Wu Hong/EPA-EFE)

Louis Oosthuizen

Represents: South Africa
Age: 36
PGA Tour wins: 1
European Tour wins: 9
Presidents Cup appearances: 3 (2013, 2015, 2017)
Presidents Cup record: 7-5-3

Louis Oosthuizen during the WGC-HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai. (Ng Han Guan/AP)

Adam Scott

Represents: Australia
Age: 39
PGA Tour wins: 13
Presidents Cup appearances: 8 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Presidents Cup record: 14-20-5

Adam Scott during the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China. (Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Abraham Ancer

Represents: Mexico
Age: 28
PGA Tour wins: 0
Presidents Cup appearances: First

Abraham Ancer during the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. (Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE)

Haotong Li

Represents: China
Age: 23
PGA Tour wins: 0
Presidents Cup appearances: First.

Haotong Li during the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course on in St Andrews, United Kingdom. (Photo: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

C.T. Pan

Represents: Chinese Taipei
Age: 27
PGA Tour wins: 1
Presidents Cup appearances: First.

C.T. Pan during the Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Cameron Smith

Represents: Australia
Age: 25
PGA Tour wins: 1
Presidents Cup appearances: First.

Cameron Smith during the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Sungjae Im

Represents: South Korea
Age: 21
PGA Tour wins: 0
Presidents Cup appearances: First.

Sungjae Im during the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai. (Ng Han Guan/AP)

Joaquin Niemann

Represents: Chile
Age: 21
PGA Tour wins: 1
Presidents Cup appearances: First.

Joaquin Niemann during the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in Jeju, South Korea. (Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Adam Hadwin

Represents: Canada
Age: 32
PGA Tour wins: 1
Presidents Cup appearances: 1 (2017)
Presidents Cup record: 0-2-1

Adam Hadwin during the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin on in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

Jason Day

Represents: Australia
Age: 31
PGA Tour wins: 12
Presidents Cup appearances: 4 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Presidents Cup record: 5-11-4

Jason Day during The Challenge: Japan Skins at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. (Photo: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)