Canadians Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes have been named to the Worldwide Workforce’s for the upcoming Presidents Cup in Montreal.
It’s the primary time three Canadians have performed within the prestigious worldwide occasion on the similar time.
Canadian golf legend Mike Weir used three of his six captain’s alternatives on Pendrith, Conners and Hughes. He additionally picked South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Korea’s Si Woo Kim and Australia’s Min Woo Lee.
Fellow Canadian Adam Hadwin had additionally been vying to affix the staff however missed out.
Pendrith completed the 2024 season on a heater, incomes his means into the PGA Tour’s playoffs and ending the Tour Championship tied for 14th.
Corey Conners
Nation: Canada
Age: 32
PGA TOUR Wins: 2
Presidents Cup: 1 (2022), 0-4-0
2024 Highlights: Has notched three top-10 finishes in 2024 together with a season-best, solo-sixth-place effort on the RBC Canadian Open.
Captain Weir on Conners: “Corey is without doubt one of the greatest ball-strikers on the PGA TOUR and his skill to constantly put himself and his enjoying accomplice ready to assault is invaluable in staff competitors. He has regarded in direction of the 2024 Presidents Cup for 2 years now, and I do know he’s desperate to compete in entrance of his fellow Canadians.”
Mackenzie Hughes
Nation: Canada
Age: 33
PGA TOUR Wins: 2
Presidents Cup: First look
2024 Highlights: Has recorded three top-10 finishes together with a season-best T3 on the Valspar Championship. Solely missed 4 cuts in 22 begins, marking a profession greatest.
Captain Weir on Hughes: “Canadian golf followers have adopted Mackenzie’s profession for practically 20 years and it’s unimaginable to know he’s going to make his Presidents Cup debut in his dwelling nation. He’s regular and calm below stress and is doubtless the most effective putters on the PGA TOUR, which is a good mixture for our staff.”
Taylor Pendrith
Nation: Canada
Age: 33
PGA TOUR Wins: 1
Presidents Cup: 1 (2022), 0-4-0
2024 Highlights: Picked up the primary win of his PGA TOUR profession at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson. Recorded 5 further top-10 finishes whereas advancing to the TOUR Championship for the primary time.
Captain Weir on Pendrith: “Taylor is within the midst of his greatest yr on the PGA TOUR, and it was nice to see him breakthrough for his first win in Dallas and advancing to the TOUR Championship. He has constructed a status as one of many longest hitters in our recreation, and that size must be advantageous in match play competitors at Royal Montreal.”
Weir’s Worldwide aspect will face off in opposition to Jim Furyk’s U.S. squad within the match-play competitors, Sept. 24-29, at The Royal Montreal Golf Membership.
Pendrith and Conners — shut buddies — additionally performed for the Worldwide Workforce on the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hole Membership in Charlotte.
That was the primary time two Canadians had performed on the elite occasion.
Finally, the Internationals misplaced 17 1/2 to 12 1/2 to the US.
The Worldwide staff has solely received as soon as within the occasion’s historical past, rising victorious at Royal Melbourne Golf Membership in 1998 when captain Peter Thompson led them to a 20 1/2 – 11 1/2 conquer Jack Nicklaus’s American squad.
