It’s time for the 2022 Presidents Cup.
The competition will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina at Quail Hollow Club. The course is a regular stop on the PGA Tour, hosting the Wells Fargo Championship, as well as the 2017 PGA Championship.
Davis Love III is the captain for the U.S. team, and he has four assistant captains: Fred Couples, Zach Johnson (the 2023 U.S. Ryder Cup captain), Steve Stricker and Webb Simpson. Stricker captained the U.S. to victory in the Ryder Cup last September at Whistling Straits and Simpson is a member at Quail Hollow.
Here’s a look at the 12 players representing the United States against the Internationals in the 2022 Presidents Cup:
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Sam Burns
Hometown: Shreveport, Louisiana
Age: 26
Presidents Cup appearances: First
Sam Burns will be making his first appearance representing Team USA in international competition since his college days at LSU playing in the Arnold Palmer Cup. Burns was one of the players under serious consideration for a captain’s pick from Steve Stricker for the 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup team, but it wasn’t to be. Burns took care of business this time, finishing third in the point standings. Burns notched three victories this season – at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi, Valspar Championship in Florida and the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas, the latter beating Scottie Scheffler in a playoff. His victory at the Valspar Championship was his second straight at Innisbrook’s Copperhead course. Burns defeated Davis Riley in a playoff at this year’s Valspar to defend his title.
Captain Love on Burns: “I know he’s champing at the bit to get to Quail Hollow. He’s a steady, confident player, but also a great teammate and someone you want to partner with inside the ropes. He is one of the fiercest competitors we see on the PGA Tour each week and is simply a guy who hates to lose.”
Patrick Cantlay
Hometown: Jupiter, Florida
Age: 30
Presidents Cup appearances: 1 (2019)
Presidents Cup record: 3-2-0
Cantlay, the reigning FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year, finished second in the U.S. Presidents Cup point standing with 11,068 points. He won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with teammate Xander Schauffele and the BMW Championship on Sunday, while leading the Tour with 11 top-10 finishes this season, including twice losing in playoffs – to Scheffler at the WM Phoenix Open and to Jordan Spieth at the RBC Heritage.
Cantlay, 30, is making his second appearance on the U.S. Presidents Cup team. He played in the 2019 Presidents Cup and also represented Team USA at the Ryder Cup in 2021.
Tony Finau
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Age: 33
Presidents Cup appearances: 1 (2019)
Presidents Cup record: 0-4-0
Tony Finau qualified for his fourth straight international competition representing Team USA, but the first time via points.
“It’s quite cool,” he said. “A couple times I finished seventh or eighth right when they moved it to six picks. Officially my first time making it by points. It was a goal of mine to start the season, and when I finished playing in Melbourne (in 2019), it was a goal of mine to make the next team at home, and to be able to do it by points I think is pretty special for me.”
Finau won the 3M Open and Rocket Mortgage Classic back-to-back weeks to highlight a solid season and clinch the sixth and final automatic qualifier spot on the U.S. side. His victories helped him enter the FedEx Cup Playoffs as one of the hottest golfers in the field. Finau will be making his second Presidents Cup start. He also played in the last two Ryder Cups. He’s an impressive 3-for-3 on being on the winning side. Finau is playing much better now than his first Presidents Cup appearance, so expect his record to drastically improve.
Max Homa
Hometown: Valencia, California
Age: 31
Presidents Cup appearances: First
Another golfer who played at California, Homa is also an international competition rookie making his debut at the Quail Hollow Club. And as a captain’s pick, it’s a well-deserved honor for Homa, who has a great 2021-22 season on the PGA Tour. Homa won twice last year, the first victory coming in the opening tournament of the season, the Fortinet Championship. Homa shot consecutive 65s on the weekend to finish at 19 under and capture the title.
Then later in the season, he won the Wells Fargo Championship, which is normally hosted at Quail Hollow Club. This year, it was at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm right outside of Washington D.C.
It was an interesting victory for Homa, who beat the field on a soaked course that isn’t a normal part of the Tour rotation. Nevertheless, the two victories gave him four for his career and vaulted him up the Presidents Cup standings. He finished 10th in the qualification standings with 6,539 points. Homa also was spectacular at playing the weekend, making the cut in 21 of his 24 events.
On Sunday, before the start of Presidents Cup week, Homa defended his title at the Fortinet Championship, chipping in for birdie on the final hole.
Billy Horschel
Hometown: Ponta Vedra Beach, Florida
Age: 35
Presidents Cup appearances: First
Billy Horschel hasn’t been shy about his intentions in wanting to represent the United States in International Competition. Now, he’ll get his chance. Horschel, who won the 2014 FedEx Cup, will make his debut for the U.S. at the Presidents Cup and looks to contribute plenty coming off a great season. Horschel won Jack’s event, the Memorial Tournament, in May and also had multiple second-place finishes: The QBE Shootout, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. His victory at Muirfield Village came after a 7-under round of 65 on Saturday vaulted him to the top of the leaderboard, then he held on for victory with an even-par 72 on Sunday.
Horschel does have winning match-play experience, though. He won the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play last year in Austin. When he won the FedEx Cup in 2014, he won the BMW Championship and Tour Championship to capture the title. Horschel did play on the 2007 and 2008 Arnold Palmer Cup teams and the 2008 Walker Cup squad, but this experience will be quite a bit different from those.
Kevin Kisner
Hometown: Aiken, South Carolina
Age: 38
Presidents Cup appearances: 1 (2017)
Presidents Cup record: 2-0-2
Kevin Kisner has never lost in international competitions, which could be a good omen for the U.S. team at Quail Hollow Club. Kisner will make his second Presidents Cup appearance, though he has never been on a Ryder Cup team, narrowly missing captain’s picks multiple times. That isn’t the case this year. The winner of four career PGA Tour events, Kisner plays incredibly well in match play. Look no further than his record at the 2017 Presidents Cup and at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.
At the 2017 Presidents Cup, he went 2-0-2 and halved his singles match. He won the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club in 2019, and he has finished second twice, once earlier this year to Scottie Scheffler and the other time coming in 2018. Kisner is one of the veterans representing the United States, and his experience in match play could be pivotal in tight situations. Although Kisner doesn’t have a win this year, he had five top 10s, including a T-3 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He also finished fourth at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
Collin Morikawa
Hometown: La Canada, California
Age: 25
Presidents Cup appearances: First
The last time the Presidents Cup was held, Collin Morikawa was still in college at California. Now, he’s a two-time major champion (2020 PGA Championship and 2021 Open Championship) and one of the best players on the PGA Tour.
He made his international competition debut last year in the Ryder Cup, where he went 3-0-1, his tie coming against Viktor Hovland in singles. This time around, Morikawa makes his debut at the Presidents Cup, where he’s hoping to recoup some of the momentum he had at the beginning of the season. Morikawa didn’t win during the 2021-22 season, but he finished second twice, a solo second at the CJ Cup and a T-2 at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera. He finished fifth at the Masters and tied for fifth at the U.S. Open but missed cuts in three of his four events leading up to the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
However, he started strong with a T-5 in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and he seems to be finding his form at the right time. He has five career PGA Tour victories and has made nearly $20 million thus far in his short career.
Xander Schauffele
Hometown: San Diego, California
Age: 28
Presidents Cup appearances: 1 (2019)
Presidents Cup record: 3-2-0
Xander Schauffele finished fourth in the point standings, securing his third straight appearance representing America in international competition. He has been on the winning sides at the 2019 Presidents Cup and 2021 Ryder Cup. He and Patrick Cantlay have proven to be a formidable duo in team competition, and their comfort level playing together was on display again this year as they teamed to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The duo shot a winning score of 29 under.
Schauffele’s big year didn’t stop there. He also won consecutive starts at the Travelers Championship at TPC Highlands in Connecticut and the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. He has won seven times during his career, but 2022 has been his best thus far. Schauffele also finished tied for third at the BMW Championship, the penultimate event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
In 2019 at Royal Melbourne, Schauffele was paired with Cantlay for the first two days, and the duo went 2-2-0, winning both foursomes matches but dropping the four ball pairings. Then in singles, Schauffele beat Adam Scott 2 and 1 to help Team USA come from behind and secure victory.
Scottie Scheffler
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Age: 26
Presidents Cup appearances: First
After needing a captain’s pick for the Ryder Cup, Scottie Scheffler made sure that he wouldn’t have to sweat out waiting for a phone call with good news again for the U.S. Presidents Cup team. Scheffler topped the U.S. team point standings with 12,670 points. He won four times, including the Masters, his first major championship title, and led the FedEx Cup points standings for most of the year.
Scheffler will be representing the stars and stripes at the Presidents Cup for the first time. He recorded a record of 2-0-1, going 1-0-1 in a pair of Four-Ball matches before defeating then-World No. 1 Jon Rahm in singles. Expect him to play at least four matches this go-round.
Captain Davis Love III on Scheffler: “Scottie is a tremendous competitor and someone who gained valuable experience last fall at Whistling Straits. In 2022, we’ve seen his true potential shine as he’s ascended to the No. 1 player in the world, but also has cemented himself as a guy who has earned the respect of his peers and teammates. This will certainly be the first of many Presidents Cups for him.”
Jordan Spieth
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Age: 29
Presidents Cup appearances: 3 (2013, 2015, 2017)
Presidents Cup record: 8-6-0
Jordan Spieth enters the 2022 Presidents Cup as the most experienced golfer in international competition on the active U.S. roster. He was a stalwart on the 2013, 2015 and 2017 teams, the latter two coming during the best seasons of his career. He missed the 2019 Presidents Cup when he was in the middle of his slump, but Spieth, who was on the 2021 Ryder Cup team, is out of it and back to one of the best golfers in the world.
In the 2017 Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey, Spieth went 3-1-1, his only loss coming in singles. He was responsible for 1.5 points for the U.S. Ryder Cup team last year.
This past season, Spieth topped Patrick Cantlay in a one-hole playoff to win the RBC Heritage, the 13th PGA Tour victory of his career. A week before, the three-time major champion missed the cut at the Masters for the first time in his career. He finished eighth in the final Presidents Cup points standings with 7,214 points and was a captain’s pick for the second time in his career, the first in 2013.
Justin Thomas
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Age: 29
Presidents Cup appearances: 2 (2017, 2019)
Presidents Cup record: 6-2-2
Justin Thomas is becoming a stalwart for Team USA at the Presidents Cup. This marks his third straight appearance in the Presidents Cup and he has also played in two Ryder Cups. Thomas has played in every international competition since the 2017 Presidents Cup, and he has been strong for Team USA.
In the 2019 Presidents Cup, Thomas was paired with Tiger Woods during the first day of competition, and the duo won both their foursome and fourball matches. On the second day, Thomas was paired with Rickie Fowler, and they tied in foursomes but were the only U.S. pairing to win a fourball match. In singles, Thomas fell against Cameron Smith, but it didn’t stop Team USA from coming away with the crown.
In the 2021 Ryder Cup, Thomas went 2-2-0, beating Tyrrell Hatton 4 and 3 in singles to help USA run away with its victory at Whistling Straits.
Thomas won the PGA Championship in a playoff in May, earning his second Wanamaker Trophy, and recorded nine top-10 finishes last season on the PGA Tour. At one point during the final round of the PGA Championship at Southern Hills, Thomas was seven shots behind. Quail Hollow Club is where Thomas won his first PGA Championship.
Cameron Young
Hometown: Scarborough, New York
Age: 25
Presidents Cup appearances: First
In an era when PGA Tour rookies step into the biggest arenas in golf and aren’t afraid of anything, Cameron Young fits the mold perfectly and shown he’s going to be a force for a long time to come. Young hasn’t won yet, but he has been close many times. He was one of only two rookies to qualify for the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta, and it’s because of how many times he found himself near the top of the leaderboard all season. In his second event this year at the Sanderson Farms Championship, he finished tied for second, and that was only the beginning.
Young then tied for second at the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club and then had a stretch of three straight starts where he finished no worse than T-3: RBC Heritage (T-3), Wells Fargo Championship (T-2) and the PGA Championship (T-3). He then proceeded to finish solo second at the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews, making eagle on the 72nd hole. Now, Young will represent the U.S. in international competition for the first time and will look to continue his stellar play.
