Adam Scott is making his 11th consecutive appearance in the Presidents Cup, the most of any player from the International team. This was expected.
The six automatic qualifiers for both the American and International teams were also anticipated.
The BMW Championship was the last chance for players to secure one of the six automatic spots for the U.S. and International teams, who will compete from Sept. 27-30 at Royal Montreal.
The top six players for both teams remained the same.
For the American team, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, and newcomer Sahith Theegala qualified. Sam Burns could have taken the sixth spot with a win but finished one shot behind Keegan Bradley.
The six qualifiers for the International team are Hideki Matsuyama, Tom Kim, Sungjae Im, Jason Day, Scott, and Byeong Hun An.
Corey Conners from Canada had a chance to qualify with a strong finish at Castle Pines but ended with a 73 and tied for 22nd. The International team is based on world rankings.
Jim Furyk and Mike Weir from Canada will announce their six captain’s picks after the Tour Championship, which adds some excitement.
“I hope I didn’t throw a huge wrench in everybody’s plans,” said Bradley, whose win at the BMW Championship moved him to No. 10 in the U.S. standings.
Bradley, 38, is the youngest Ryder Cup captain since Arnold Palmer (34) was a playing captain in 1963. He has won PGA Tour titles in each of the last three years, and his BMW Championship victory moved him to No. 11 in the world ranking.
Burns moved to No. 7, followed by Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Bradley, Brian Harman, and Max Homa. Henley has not played in the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup teams before.
Harman and Homa have struggled for most of the summer. Meanwhile, Justin Thomas, who has been part of every U.S. team since 2017, is currently ranked No. 19.
Last year, he was the lowest-ranked player selected for the Ryder Cup. Thomas did make it to the Tour Championship, which is the final spot, giving him another chance to show his skills.
“I feel like I played well in some big tournaments this year. I just did it earlier in the season,” Thomas said. “I know I’m playing well enough, but it’s up to Jim and the rest of the captains and the team. My hope is that I get to Atlanta and prove that I belong.”
Weir would have liked to include Canadians on his team for the home crowd, but none qualified. Conners was ranked No. 7, followed by Cam Davis and Min Woo Lee from Australia, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, and three Canadians—Taylor Pendrith, Nick Taylor, and Adam Hadwin.
Pendrith, who played in the last Presidents Cup, managed to hold it together on the back nine to secure a spot in the Tour Championship next week.
“I want to be at East Lake. I want to be in the Presidents Cup badly. But I’ve had a great season, and if I didn’t play great these last two weeks, I’d be OK with it,” he said.
“It would sting a little bit for sure, but to come out here and perform under pressure feels incredible. I can’t wait to keep going.”
Scott has been part of every Presidents Cup team since 2003, the year after Tom Kim was born, but has never been on a winning team. The 2003 matches ended in a tie in South Africa, and the Americans have won nine straight since then.
