Aussies head Presidents Cup charge

Three Australians are in the International Team for the Presidents Cup, while Kevin Chappell has snatched the 10th and final automatic place in the US team.

Australian Adam Scott (L) and Jason Day

Adam Scott (l) and Jason Day have qualified for their eighth and fourth President Cups respectviely. (AAP)

Australian trio Jason Day, Adam Scott and Marc Leishman are among the automatic qualifiers for the International Team to contest the Presidents Cup.

Japan's world No.3 Hideki Matsuyama and Day, ranked No.9, are the team's only top 10 players.

The team also includes South African trio Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Branden Grace, Venezuelan Jhonattan Vegas, Si Woo Kim of South Korea and Canadian Adam Hadwin.

"Extremely honored & humbled to be apart of Captain Prices' #IntlTeam in the @PresidentsCup! Can't wait for New York. Let's do this boys," President Cup debutant Vegas tweeted.

Captain Nick Price will add two picks on Wednesday with Emiliano Grillo, Hideto Tanihara, Yuta Ikeda, Byeong Hun An, Anirban Lahiri and Australian Scott Hend among the possible inclusions.

Argentine Grillo closed with a 66 at the PGA Tour playoffs event in Boston to finish 22nd and push his case.

"That's not up to me," Grillo said. "Today was up to me and I did my best. It worked out."

Meanwhile, Kevin Chappell made his first US Presidents Cup team by 0.073 of a point, and he needed a lot more help that he realised.

"I made it a lot more exciting than it needed to be," Chappell said.

Chappell earned enough points in Boston to secure the 10th and final automatic spot on the US team, at the expense of Charley Hoffman.

Hoffman closed with a 68 on Monday and tied for 40th while Chappell shot an even-par 71 to be tied for 35th and that was good enough.

The other US qualifiers for the President Cup are Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger, Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka, Kevin Kisner, Matt Kuchar and Patrick Reed.

US captain Steve Stricker will make two wildcard selections Wednesday afternoon, and Hoffman is a favourite to get one of them.

The other pick could go to Phil Mickelson, who has never missed a team event since 1994 and finished tied-sixth in Boston for his best finish in stroke play since he was runner-up at the 2016 British Open.

"We'll see. I hope so," Mickelson said.

The United States have won nine of the 11 Presidents Cup matches, with one tie, and will be heavily favoured for victory when the 12th edition tees off on September 28 at Liberty National in New Jersey.


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