Presidents Cup 2007

Jun. 4, 2007
By Abbey Mastracco
From PGATOUR.com Staff

The International Presidents Cup rankings have shifted this week after K.J. Choi’s win at the Memorial Tournament Presented by Morgan Stanley. After being ranked No. 12 last week, Choi is now up to No. 8 in the Presidents Cup standings.

Choi jumped 36 spots in the FedExCup standings into eighth place as well, plus moved up 15 spots to No. 17 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Choi’s win and Aaron Baddeley’s top-10 finish at the Memorial Tournament moved the last three spots on the International list around. With Choi now in the eighth spot, Nick O’Hern moves down to No. 9. Baddeley moved up to the tenth spot in the rankings, bumping Stuart Appleby and Robert Allenby out of the top-10, although both Appleby and Allenby are still right on Baddeley’s heels.

Across the pond, the rankings changed little. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson and Charles Howell III remain in the top-five. Mark Calcavecchia holds the coveted 10th position in the rankings, but David Toms is dangerously close to taking it from him.

Canadians Stephen Ames and Mike Weir have only a few weeks left to boost their points to be able to play in their home country at The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada. Ames is currently ranked 15th while Weir sits in 17th place.

If Weir were to make the team, or if he was selected by team captain Gary Player, it would be his fourth consecutive Presidents Cup. Ames has not previously been a member of a Presidents Cup team.

This will be Mickelson’s seventh time playing in the Presidents Cup. Mickelson has played in every Presidents Cup since its inauguration in 1994. He has played for captains Hale Irwin, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Ken Venturi.

Davis Love III has been the only other American to play in all six Presidents Cup events. Ranked at No. 15, he could potentially join Mickelson to play in his seventh.

Vijay Singh, currently No. 3 in the International rankings, will also likely make the team for the seventh time. Singh would become the only international player to play in all seven Presidents Cup competitions. Nick Price is behind him, having played in five.

The top 10 American players and top 10 International players as of Aug. 13 will make the team, lead by captains Nicklaus and Player. Nicklaus and Player will each add two players to their teams that were outside of the top 10 in August as well.