By WEB STAFF
sportsnet.ca
Meet the International Team for the eighth Presidents Cup, being held Oct. 8-11 at Harding Park Golf Club in San Francisco. It is the first time it will be played in a U.S. city on the West Coast. The previous four times it has been hosted by the U.S. it was played at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va.
The International Team is 1-5-1 in the seven previous Presidents Cups.
Captain: Greg Norman
The players:
Geoff Ogilvy
Birthplace: Australia
Presidents Cup record: 2-3-0
Noteworthy: Won his second career WGC Match Play title in March (more than any but Tiger).
Vijay Singh
Birthplace: Fiji
Presidents Cup record: 14-15-6
Noteworthy: He and Mickelson the only players to have competed in every Presidents Cup.
Camilo Villegas
Birthplace: Colombia
Presidents Cup record: 0-0-0
Noteworthy: Talented South American, wasn’t able to build on his two ’08 FedEx Cup wins.
Retief Goosen
Birthplace: South Africa
Presidents Cup record: 11-7-2
Noteworthy: One win in the U.S. and another in South Africa got his 2009 season going.
Ernie Els
Birthplace: South Africa
Presidents Cup record: 13-10-2
Noteworthy: Top 10s in final two majors after missing the cut at Augusta and Bethpage.
Angel Cabrera
Birthplace: Argentina
Presidents Cup record: 3-3-3
Noteworthy: Won his second career major at the Masters (at the expense of Kenny Perry).
Mike Weir
Birthplace: Canada
Presidents Cup record: 11-7-1
Noteworthy: Has always played well at the Cup events and his win over Tiger in Montreal was epic.
Robert Allenby
Birthplace: Australia
Presidents Cup record: 6-11-2
Noteworthy: Returns to Presidents Cup for first time since 2003 by virtue of strong 2008 campaign.
Y.E. Yang
Birthplace: South Korea
Presidents Cup record: 0-0-0
Noteworthy: Not only won his first major, but did it by staring down Tiger on Sunday.
Tim Clark
Birthplace: South Africa
Presidents Cup record: 4-5-1
Noteworthy: Still searching for first PGA Tour win, but has 10 pro victories worldwide in his career.
Ryo Ishikawa
Birthplace: Japan
Presidents Cup record: 0-0-0
Noteworthy: Norman went out on a limb picking the 18-year-old, but he has 4 wins in Japan in ’09.
Adam Scott
Birthplace: Australia
Presidents Cup record: 7-6-2
Noteworthy: Even riskier pick going with his countryman; he’s struggled, missing 10 of 18 cuts.