Presidents Cup hopefuls will try to impress Tiger, Els
SAN FRANCISCO: With eight Presidents Cup qualifiers and a dozen potential
to make strong impressions.
US captain Tiger Woods, the reigning Masters champion who hasn’t ruled out making himself a captain’s pick, and Internationals captain Ernie Els of South Africa will be keeping an eye on the scores when play starts Thursday in Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick
Among the Americans at Napa who could be in the hunt for a Presidents Mickelson will play alongside Cantlay and Collin Morikawa in the
DeChambeau, who plays alongside 2018 Europe Ryder Cup hero Francesco Molinari of Italy and defending Safe
two rounds, defends his Shriners Hos
He’s not really looking to see who might make a good Cup partner, see
foursomes and four-ball matches. Chambeau said.
‘ We’re going to want it more’
- On the Internationals side, Australia’s Adam Scott and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama — both set to play in Melbourne already — will play alongside Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz, last week’s PGA winner in Jackson, Mississippi.
include Aussie Marc Leishman, Mexico’s Abraham Ancer and Taiwan’s C.T. Pan.
Other possible Els captain’s picks in the lineup include South Koreans Im Sung-jae, Kim Si-woo, Kang Sung and An Byeong-hun, Canada’s Corey Conners and Adam Hadwin and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo.
- ing their lone win at Royal Melbourne in 1998.
“No matter how much they’re going to want it, we’re going to want it more — I know that,” DeChambeau declared.
Part of the US inspiration will be playing for Woods, an idol since his 1997 Masters win who inspired many of today’s top young players.
“What he brings to the table, the inten
going to be a lot of fun to be a part of,” DeChambeau said.