AUSSIES IN BID TO END PRESIDENTS CUP WOES
AUSTRALIAN trio Jason Day, Adam Scott and Marc Leishman are among the automatic qualifiers for the International Team to contest the Presidents Cup.
Japan’s world No.3 Hideki Matsuyama and Day, ranked No.9, are the team’s only top 10 players.
The team also includes South African trio Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Branden Grace, Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas, Si Woo Kim of South Korea and Canadian Adam Hadwin.
Captain Nick Price will add two picks this week with Hideto Tanihara, Emiliano Grillo, Yuta Ikeda, Byeong Hun An, Anirban Lahiri and Australian Scott Hend among the possible inclusions.
Gold Coast-raised star Scott this week confirmed his attendance at the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Pines.
The US have won nine of the 11 Presidents Cup matches, with one tie, and will be heavily favoured for victory when the 12th edition tees off on September 28 at Liberty National in New Jersey.
Meanwhile, Marc Leishman suffered a back nine blow up and squandered his shot at a $1.9 million payday as Justin Thomas secured victory at the Dell Championship in Boston yesterday.
But despite conceding a two-shot lead in the final nine holes, after five birdies in his first nine, Leishman’s thirdplaced finish continued a stellar season in which he has eclipsed his big name Aussie compatriots.