United States Team Captain Davis Love III announced his picks to round out the 12-man team for the upcoming Presidents Cup: Max Homa, Billy Horschel, Kevin Kisner, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth and Cameron Young.
There aren’t any shockers here as Will Zalatoris was skipped over due to injury. Every other pick falls in line with the qualifying standings with the exception was Kevin Kisner who leap-frogged Tom Hoge and J.T. Poston on the list at the bottom. It’s easy to make a case for Kisner with his Carolina roots and recent success in match-play events. Captain Love shared the same sentiment, “There are a lot of great players who excel in match play, but Kevin Kisner thrives off of this format and I know he is eager to compete at Quail Hollow. As a South Carolina native and one of the more popular players on TOUR, he will bring some vocal fans with him and help to build an atmosphere that our team embraces.” This group of six will round out the team which already included Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Sam Burns, Justin Thomas, and Tony Finau. Team USA are heavy favorites in the early betting markets (-500) for the event which will take place the week of September 20-25.