The top eight players in the International Presidents Cup points standings automatically qualified for the team that faces the United States on Dec. 12-15 at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The remaining four team members will be selected by captain Ernie Els the week of Nov. 4.
Here are the top eight players to qualify for the International squad:
No. 1 Marc Leishman
Age: 35
PGA Tour wins: 4
Presidents Cup appearances: 2013, 2015, 2017 (3-7-3 record)
No. 2 Hideki Matsuyama
Age: 27
PGA Tour wins: 5
Presidents Cup appearances: 2013, 2015, 2017 (4-6-3)
No. 3 Louis Oosthuizen
Age: 36
PGA Tour wins: 1
European Tour Wins: 9
Presidents Cup appearances: 2013, 2015, 2017 (7-5-3)
No. 4 Adam Scott
Age: 39
PGA Tour wins: 13
Presidents Cup appearances: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 (14-20-5)
No. 5 Abraham Ancer
Age: 28
PGA Tour wins: 0
Presidents Cup appearances: 0
No. 6 Haotong Li
Age: 23
PGA Tour wins: 0
Presidents Cup appearances: 0
No. 7 C.T. Pan
Age: 27
PGA Tour wins: 0
Presidents Cup appearances: 0
No. 8 Cameron Smith
Age: 25
PGA Tour wins: 0
Presidents Cup appearances: 0
Options as captain’s selections
International captain Ernie Els will make his four selections to complete the team during the week of Nov. 4.
Here are the next 12 in the points standings heading into the Tour Championship:
9. Jason Day: 120.57
10. Jazz Janewattananond: 113.86
11. Sungjae Im: 112.04
12. Justin Harding: 109.67
13. Corey Conners: 102.34
14. Shugo Imahira: 100.47
15. Byeong Hun An: 97.26
16. Si Woo Kim: 94.85
17. Sung Kang: 94.05
18. Adam Hadwin: 89.72
19. Emiliano Grillo: 88.34
20. Kiradech Aphibarnrat: 81.21
