Im Sung-jae selected as captain's pick for Presidents Cup
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South Korean PGA Tour veteran Im Sung-jae will compete in the upcoming Presidents Cup after being selected as a captain's pick for the International Team. International Team captain Geoff Ogilvy announced the selection on Tuesday, adding Im and five other players to the roster of six automatic qualifiers who earned their spots through world ranking positions. The biennial match play event will take place from September 24 to 27 at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois.
Im, currently ranked No. 57, will be one of three South Koreans on the team alongside automatic qualifiers Kim Si-woo and Tom Kim. Kim Si-woo is the top ranked player on the International Team at No. 13. Im has been a consistent presence on the PGA Tour since his 2018 to 2019 Rookie of the Year award, though he missed the first two months of this year because of a wrist injury. He recorded five top 10 finishes in 22 starts and five top 15 finishes in his final six tournaments of the season.
Captain Ogilvy described Im as a birdie machine and an invaluable member of the team. This will be Im's fourth Presidents Cup appearance, following his participation in 2019, 2022, and 2024, where he posted a record of 6 wins, 7 losses, and 2 halves. Other captain's picks include Corey Conners and Nick Taylor from Canada, Nico Echavarria from Colombia, Ryo Hisatsune from Japan, and Christiaan Bezuidenhout from South Africa.
This marks the 16th edition of the competition. The United States has won 13 times, while the International Team has one victory in 1998 and one tie in 2003. The U.S. team is considered the favorite this year, featuring world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and major champions including Wyndham Clark, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, and Justin Thomas.
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