2022 Presidents Cup team: Davis Love III announces six captain selections for the highly favored US side

Following Tuesday’s partner announcement, the USA team revealed their six captain selections for the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow in two weeks. Captain Davis Love III handled the twists and turns on his own as the choice was said to be Will Zalatoris bowed in deliberation after he withdrew from the 2022 Tour Championship due to two herniated discs in his back.

In place of him, Love’s picks Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Billy Horschel, Cameron Young and Kevin Kisner will wear red, white and blue in Charlotte. They join the six auto qualifiers of Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and Tony Finau, and form the 12 men responsible for defending an impressive 2019 win at Royal Melbourne led by Tigers. Woods takes the lead.

Burns is the only auto qualifier entrant to make his team league debut, but he’s joined by several rookies among the captain’s picks. While Spieth is set to compete in the fourth Presidents Cup and eighth team event, this marks the first Presidents Cup for four of the picks. Only Kisner has previous Presidential Cup experience, while Morikawa was an integral part of the US Ryder Cup team last fall.

Morikawa recorded a 3-0-1 record in the 2021 Ryder Cup win at Whistling Straits and Kisner was part of the 2017 Presidents Cup team at Liberty National, where he went 2-0-2. A native of South Carolina and a key player at WGC Match Play, Kisner is likely to be the last to be selected and to be the beneficiary of Zalatoris’ injury.

Love said: “There are a lot of great players playing great games, but Kisner thrives on this format and I know he is very excited to play at Quail Hollow. “As a native of South Carolina and one of the more popular players on the Tour, he will bring some vocal fans with him and help build an atmosphere that our team accepts. .”

Homa had the strongest season of his PGA Tour career in 2021-22. Winner of the Fortinet Championship and the Wells Fargo Championship, he is one of nine multiple-time winners for the season and the first time in his career to hit a stroke count in each area of ​​the game. Known as his best golfer on long classic courses, a return to Quail Hollow – which marks his first career win in 2019 – will be comforting for newbies. soldiers.

Horschel brings a flair to the American side that is usually reserved for the likes of Thomas. Not receiving a phone call last fall for the Ryder Cup, the former FedEx Cup champion exploited this frustration into victory at the DP World Tour flagship event, the 2021 BMW PGA Championship, on next week. A player capable of clustering and winning at Muirfield Village this past summer, 35-year-old Horschel will be ready for his debut.

As well as Young, who proved wise beyond his years. Likely to be named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, former Wake Forest Deacon returns to North Carolina state with plenty of confidence and competition. The 25-year-old finished in the top three on seven different occasions in his first season on the PGA Tour, including his T3 result at the PGA Championship and a runner-up result at The Open.

2022 Presidents Cup team

With half of the US team having no experience in this particular competition, they will need to rely on their form – of which there are many. All but one player – world No. 26 Kisner – make their way into the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking and are led by world No. 1 Scheffler, who will make his Pres President Cup debut.

This is in stark contrast to an international team that boasts only two of the world’s top 20 players and no top 40 players in the captain’s selections. With Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann sacked from the team recently, the internationals have seen their chances dwindle without a solid pin.

Previously listed as -330 favorites at Caesars Sportsbook, the American team can now be found at -500. Having won the President’s Cup at home, betting experts believe that this match will be no different.