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Presidents Cup teams finalized: Spieth, Simpson, de Jonge, and Leishman added as captain’s picks
Presidents Cup captains Fred Couples and Nick Price announced their picks to fill out their respective rosters live on the Golf Channel. Captain Couples chose Jordan Spieth and Webb Simpson to fill out his roster, while Price selected Brendon de Jonge and Marc Leishman.
The live-airing of the captains’ selections highlights how every spot in the two biennial national competitions is a matter of both media and public interest, as well as how high-profile the competitions have become.
The teams (minus the captain’s selections) were finalized Monday after the Deutsche Bank Championship with some intrigue, as Zach Johnson nudged out Webb Simpson to make the squad and Steve Stricker squeezed in as well.
Speculation has swirled for months as to who the captains might select. Most notably, tour rookie Jordan Spieth, who has compiled a record both improbable and incredible in 2013, was considered a favorite to get the nod from Couples.
As Spieth said following his final-round 62 at the Deutsche Bank Championship: “The only way to make a statement was play great golf the last few weeks, and I feel really solid about today’s round.” The rookie’s statement earned him a spot on the Presidents Cup roster.
Spieth has arguably been the hottest player on the PGA Tour in the last three months. He became the first teenager to win a PGA Tour event since 1931 at the John Deere Classic in mid July. In his last three events, he’s had a runner-up finish at the Wyndham Championship (he lost on a playoff), a T19 at The Barclay and a T4 at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Spieth started 2013 with no status on the PGA Tour. After the Valero Texas Open, he was ranked as low as 1224 in the Official World Golf Rankings, but has since climbed nearly 1200 spots to 28th. While he only finished 22nd in Presidents Cup team qualifying, his rookie status means he only had one year to accumulate his points, while all the other qualifiers earned theirs in two.
Webb Simpson’s inclusion is no surprise. The 2012 U.S. Open Champion finished 11th in U.S. Presidents Cup team qualifying, one spot shy of earning a spot on the team. In 2011, Simpson’s first appearance in The Presidents Cup, he had a record of 3-2-0 at the Royal Melbourne Club in Australia, which helped the U.S. win the event 19-15 over the International Team.
In selecting Jordan Spieth, Couples chose to pass over the 10 players with more points than the rookie. Most notably, Jim Furyk, veteran of seven Presidents Cup competitions. Furyk was 5-0 for the U.S. side at the 2011 Presidents Cup, but went a paltry 1-3 at the Ryder Cup last year, and photos of the golfer doubled over staring blankly at the ground embodied the U.S. collapse in that competition.
Acording to reports, International team captain Nick Price’s short list included Thongchai Jaidee, Marc Leishman, Tim Clark, and Brendon de Jonge, so the selection of de Jonge and Leishman is less than shocking, as well.
The Presidents Cup will take place on Oct. 3-6 at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. The American team has a 7-1-1 lead in the event.
You can view the top-10 finisher for each Presidents Cup team below (note: does not include the captain’s picks):
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
See what GolfWRXers are saying in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.
As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.
Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.
General Albums
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Monday #2
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Zurich Classic – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Alex Fitzpatrick – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Austin Cook – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Alejandro Tosti – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Davis Riley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- MJ Daffue – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Nate Lashley – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- James Nicholas – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Kevin Streelman – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rasmus Hojgaard – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Tom Whitney – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- SangMoon Bae – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Daniel Berger – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Rory McIlroy – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Russ Cochrane – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Aldrich Potgieter – WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Steve Stricker WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Drew Brees WITB (Legendary New Orleans Saints QB) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints QB) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Thriston Lawrence WITB – 2024 Zurich Classic
Pullout Albums
- MJ Daffue’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Cameron putters – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Swag covers ( a few custom for Nick Hardy) – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Custom Bettinardi covers for Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Doug Ghim’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
- Patrick Cantlay spotted testing a Scotty Cameron blade putter – 2024 Zurich Classic
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Matthew Carter
Sep 7, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Congrats Hunter…..forget about the chip shot. Jordan well done! Stricker: Great job. Note to Freddie: don’t put Tiger and Strick together . Combo doesn’t work which is why Europe has the Cup.
ACGOLFWRX
Sep 5, 2013 at 7:00 am
International’s to win this year! C’mon Aussie!!!
SkierGolferNH
Sep 4, 2013 at 8:43 pm
Congratulations to Jordan. What a year for a rookie!
Sean
Sep 4, 2013 at 7:35 pm
Nice to Spieth and Leishman make it. 🙂
Charlie
Sep 4, 2013 at 6:15 pm
Snedeker, Mickelson and Bradley? Wow! Three players who consistently do not play to their potential. Mickelson is getting too old, Bradley has never shown me a thing ( because i think of being a Jim McLean student) and Snedeker, well, he is so inconsisent it hurts to watch him play.
Just me opinion in watching these guys play.
leftright
Sep 4, 2013 at 8:52 pm
I guess I was mistaken when I saw Mickelson win the British Open a few weeks ago and almost win the US Open. I see Snedeker for the most part always in the competition and Bradley has not been top notch lately but won the spot based on his play for the past year. Tiger has won 5 times this year but can’t bust an egg at the moment but he got no criticism from you. Good things you are not picking the players.
Daniel
Sep 5, 2013 at 3:16 am
phil gets luck time to time. But he has failed the US many times when its all on the line! Tiger is allowed to have bad games no body else on tour will win as much as he will this year! Also did i miss something no bubba? even if he plays bad still great to watch
OhioGolfDude
Sep 4, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Way to go Rook!
Tiger Woods
Sep 4, 2013 at 4:08 pm
Even though the Presidents Cup is meaningless, the team s terrible.