With just one official PGA Tour event (this week’s RSM Classic) left between now and Royal Melbourne, let’s take a look at the realistic candidates for a potential fifth captain’s pick.
Following the US Presidents Cup Captain’s announcement of his four captain’s picks Thursday, including the most newsworthy name among them – Tiger Woods – we put the question to the man himself.
Day joins fellow countrymen Adam Scott, Marc Leishman and rookie Cameron Smith, bringing the number of Australians who have played in the Presidents Cup to 54, by far the most on the International team.
The No.1 ranked golfer in the world was not listed among those who will be competing at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China next week when the initial field was released on Friday.
International team captain Ernie Els has pleaded with Aussie golf fans to not be blinded by the star power of the American team and provide a genuine home-ground advantage when the Presidents Cup returns to Royal Melbourne Golf Club in December.
Tiger Woods, playing captain. After four magical days in Augusta, that seemed inevitable for this year’s Presidents Cup. What has transpired since has put that into doubt, and placed Woods in an unenviable, and unwinnable, position.
Pick-up games with potential Presidents Cup teammates in Florida will form part of the criteria for whether Tiger Woods serves as a playing captain at the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club from December 12. Woods revealed the top eight qualifiers for the American team following the PGA TOUR’s BMW Championship but the decision Read more…
Captain Tiger Woods will turn to his No.1-ranked player Brooks Koepka to bring both fire and ice as Team USA seek to continue their Presidents Cup dominance at Royal Melbourne Golf Club from December 12.
Australian Golf Digest
