Wyndham Clark holds the Wanamaker Trophy and the BMW trohy after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in St. Louis.
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Chris Gotterup chips the ball to the first green during the third round of the PGA Tour Championship golf tournament, Saturday, Aug 29, 2026, in Atlanta.
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MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — A capsule look at the U.S. team in the Presidents Cup, which starts Thursday at Medinah Country Club:
Jacob Bridgeman
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Career wins worldwide: 2.
2026 victories: Genesis Invitational, Biltmore Championship Asheville.
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Presidents Cup record: Rookie.
Noteworthy: A captain’s pick for his first Presidents Cup, he leads the PGA Tour in the key putting statistic this year. Coming off a win in North Carolina last week with a closing 61.
Sam Burns
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Career wins worldwide: 8.
Presidents Cup record: 3-3-3.
Noteworthy: He had two close calls in the majors this year but still hasn’t won a tournament in more than three years.
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Patrick Cantlay
Career wins worldwide: 8.
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Presidents Cup record: 10-4-0.
Noteworthy: He hasn’t won in four years. He hasn’t had a top 10 in his last nine majors. But he has proven to be the most clutch player for the Americans in the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup.
Wyndham Clark
Career wins worldwide: 6.
2026 victories: The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, U.S. Open, BMW Championship.
Majors: U.S. Open (2023, 2026).
Presidents Cup record: 1-2-1.
Noteworthy: He was the winner no one wanted against Scottie Scheffler in the U.S. Open and Rory McIlroy in the BMW Championship. At least now he’s on the U.S. team on U.S. soil.
Chris Gotterup
Career wins worldwide: 4.
2026 victories: Sony Open, WM Phoenix Open, John Deere Classic.
Presidents Cup record: Rookie.
Noteworthy: He was nearly picked for the Ryder Cup last year and since then has won three more times.
Russell Henley
Career wins worldwide: 6.
2026 victories: Charles Schwab Challenge.
Presidents Cup record: 3-1-0.
Noteworthy: He made his U.S. team debut at the last Presidents Cup and went 3-1-0. He is coming off an 0-2-1 record in the Ryder Cup.
Jackson Koivun
Career wins worldwide: 1.
Presidents Cup record: Rookie.
Noteworthy: The No. 1 amateur in the world, he won in his third PGA Tour start. He qualified for the PGA Tour postseason in just over two months and became the first player since Jordan Spieth in 2013 to be on the Presidents Cup team after not having a PGA Tour card at the start of the year.
Collin Morikawa
Career wins worldwide: 8.
2026 victories: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Majors: PGA Championship (2020), British Open (2021).
Presidents Cup record: 6-2-0.
Noteworthy: Won at Pebble Beach, but it has taken five months to regain momentum from a back injury at The Players Championship.
Xander Schauffele
Career wins worldwide: 11.
Majors: PGA Championship (2024), British Open (2024).
Presidents Cup record: 10-4-0.
Noteworthy: Has a 17-9-0 record in the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup combined. Even without winning this year, remains in the top 10 in the world.
Scottie Scheffler
Career wins worldwide: 25.
2026 victories: The American Express, FedEx St. Jude Championship, Tour Championship.
Majors: Masters (2022, 2024), PGA Championship (2025), British Open (2025).
Presidents Cup record: 3-5-1.
Noteworthy: Undisputed as No. 1 in the world, not so much in professional team competition. He went 3-2-0 last time, but his overall cup record is 6-11-4.
Justin Thomas
Career wins worldwide: 16.
Majors: PGA Championship (2017, 2022).
Presidents Cup record: 10-3-2.
Noteworthy: He missed the last Presidents Cup when his game was down. He has been on eight of the last nine U.S. teams.
Cameron Young
Career wins worldwide: 3.
2026 victories: The Players Championship, Cadillac Championship.
Presidents Cup record: 1-2-1.
Noteworthy: Made his U.S. team debut at the Presidents Cup in 2022 and was an American bright spot at the Ryder Cup last September.
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