World group captain Mike Weir named 3 fellow Canadians amongst his six captain’s alternatives for the 2024 Presidents Cup.
Weir constructed up his squad’s “home-field” benefit when he finalized his roster Tuesday for the Sept. 24-29 tournament on the Royal Montreal Golfing Membership.
Canada’s Corey Conners, Taylor Pendrith and Mackenzie Hughes had been decided on along side South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Korea’s Si Woo Kim and Australia’s Min Woo Lee.
They sign up for the six computerized qualifiers up to now introduced: Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, Australia’s Adam Scott and Jason Day, and South Korea’s Tom Kim, Sungjae Im and Byeong Hun An.
That is the primary time 3 Canadian gamers will compete for the World group, which is searching for its first victory over the US since 1998.
Conners, 32, made his Presidents Cup debut in 2022.
“Corey is without doubt one of the perfect ball-strikers at the PGA Excursion and his skill to persistently put himself and his enjoying spouse ready to assault is useful in group pageant,” Weir stated. “He has seemed against the 2024 Presidents Cup for 2 years now, and I do know he is desperate to compete in entrance of his fellow Canadians.”
Pendrith, 33, may be competing in his 2nd instantly Presidents Cup.
“Taylor is in the middle of his perfect 12 months at the PGA Excursion, and it was once nice to look him step forward for his first win in Dallas and advancing to the Excursion Championship,” Weir stated. “He has constructed a name as some of the longest hitters in our recreation, and that duration must be fantastic in fit play pageant at Royal Montreal.”
Hughes, 33, is a first-time player, along side Lee.
“Canadian golfing lovers have adopted Mackenzie’s profession for almost twenty years and it is fantastic to grasp he’ll make his Presidents Cup debut in his domestic nation,” Weir stated. “He’s secure and calm beneath power and is one of the perfect putters at the PGA Excursion, which is a smart mixture for our group.”
–Box Degree Media
