Team USA and the Internationals will clash in the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club in Illinois from September 24-27. A look at the 2026 Presidents Cup teams.
The 16th Presidents Cup will be played in the Chicago area, with Brandt Snedeker captaining the United States and Geoff Ogilvy leading the International side.
Team USA are the defending champions after their 18.5-11.5 victory at Royal Montreal in 2024 and will be bidding for another victory on Medinah Country Club’s No. 3 Course.
Neither side has been finalised, but the leading six players are in line for automatic qualification, with both captains then set to make six wildcard selections.
United States Presidents Cup Team
- Brandt Snedeker (Captain)
Automatic Qualifiers
- Scottie Scheffler
- Cameron Young
- Wyndham Clark
- Sam Burns
- Russell Henley
- Collin Morikawa
Potential Captain’s Picks
- Ben Griffin
- Chris Gotterup
- J.J. Spaun
- Justin Thomas
- Xander Schauffele
- Akshay Bhatia
- Patrick Cantlay
The USA team is made up of six automatic qualifiers, determined by Presidents Cup points accumulated from FedExCup points across the qualifying period.
Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns, Russell Henley and Collin Morikawa earned their spots on the team via the automatic places.
Captain Brandt Snedeker has major decisions to make over established names such as Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, the talented Ben Griffin, JJ Spaun and Chris Gotterup as well as rising left-hander Akshay Bhatia.
International Presidents Cup Team
- Geoff Ogilvy (Captain)
Projected Automatic Qualifiers
- Si Woo Kim
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Ryan Fox
- Tom Kim
- Min Woo Lee
- Adam Scott
Potential Captain’s Picks
- Corey Conners
- Nico Echavarria
- Jason Day
- Ryo Hisatsune
- Nick Taylor
- Sungjae Im
The International team is set to comprise six automatic qualifiers and six captain’s picks from Geoff Ogilvy.
The automatic places went to the top six eligible non-European players in the Official World Golf Ranking after the Tour Championship.
Si Woo Kim, Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Hideki Matsuyama, Tom Kim, Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott claimed the six automatic positions.
Corey Conners narrowly missed out, but the Canadian would be an extremely likely selection for Ogilvy.
Jason Day brings major championship pedigree and Presidents Cup experience, while Nico Echavarria, Ryo Hisatsune and Nick Taylor have each put themselves firmly into the conversation through their 2026 form.
Sungjae Im would also be difficult to overlook given his match-play record and previous International Team experience.
2026 Presidents Cup Schedule
- Thursday, September 24: 5 x Fourball Matches
- Friday, September 25: 5 x Foursomes Matches
- Saturday, September 26: 4 x Morning Foursomes & 4 x Afternoon Fourball Matches
- Sunday, September 27: 12 x Singles Matches
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