INTERNATIONAL TEAM

Byeong Hun (Ben) An (South Korea)

Age: 28

Ranking: 42

PGA Tour wins: 0

Presidents Cup: debut

A late call-up after the injury withdrawal of Jason Day, An was unlucky not to be selected initially given his form with three recent top 10 finishes.

Abraham Ancer (Mexico)

Age: 28

Ranking: 39

PGA Tour wins: 0

Presidents Cup: debut

Mexican Ancer captured the headlines last year when he won the Australian Open. Making his debut, he's hoping some fresh blood can turn the tide.

Adam Hadwin (Canada)

Age: 32

Ranking: 48

PGA Tour wins: 1

Presidents Cup: 1 (2017)

Hadwin is well-suited to the famed sandbelt course, with his short-game skill and experience earning him a captain's pick. Hadwin has twice played in the World Cup on sandbelt courses.

Sungjae Im (South Korea)

Age: 21

Ranking: 36

PGA Tour wins: 0

Presidents Cup: debut

A captain's pick, Im was the 2018-19 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Making his debut, he just missed out on a maiden PGA title with a playoff loss in September.

Marc Leishman (Australia)

Age: 36

Ranking: 28

PGA Tour wins: 4

Presidents Cup: 3 (2013, 2015, 2017)

The Victorian will be right at home at Royal Melbourne. A Presidents Cup win would sit alongside Leishman's joint runner-up finish at the 2015 Open at St Andrews.

Haotong Li (China)

Age: 24

Ranking: 65

PGA Tour wins: 0

Presidents Cup: debut

Li is the first golfer from mainland China to play in a Presidents Cup. A two-time European Tour winner, Li has some form in Melbourne with a joint-second finish at the World Cup of Golf in 2016.

Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)

Age: 27

Ranking: 21

PGA Tour wins: 5

Presidents Cup: 3 (2013, 2015, 2017)

Set for his fourth Cup, the pressure is on Matsuyama to perform as one of only three International players ranked above the United States' lowest in Matt Kuchar.

Joaquin Niemann (Chile)

Age: 21

Ranking: 56

PGA Tour wins: 1

Presidents Cup: debut

Chilean sensation Joaquin Niemann will become the third youngest player to compete at the Presidents Cup after being named one of four captain's picks. Niemann claimed his maiden PGA Tour victory in September

Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa)

Age: 37

Ranking: 20

PGA Tour wins: 1

Presidents Cup: 3 (2013, 2015, 2017)

The winner of the 2010 Open Championship and a runner-up in golf's other three majors, Oosthuizen is the only South African in countryman Ernie Els' team this edition.

C.T. Pan (Taiwan)

Age: 28

Ranking: 64

PGA Tour wins: 1

Presidents Cup: debut

Another debutant, Pan is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his countrymen Hsieh Min-Nan and Lu Liang-Huan, who were part of the country's shock World Cup victory at Royal Melbourne in 1972.

Adam Scott (Australia)

Age: 39

Ranking: 18

PGA Tour wins: 13

Presidents Cup: 8 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)

The team veteran and highest-ranked player, Scott must fire to give the Internationals any chance. The former World No.1 knows how to deliver under pressure, winning the 2013 Masters.

Cameron Smith (Australia)

Age: 26

Ranking: 52

PGA Tour wins: 1

Presidents Cup: debut

Playing a course that sets up well for his wedge game, Smith is sure to be a crowd favourite. He thrives on home turf, winning the Australian PGA Championship in 2017 and 2018.

Captain: Ernie Els (South Africa)

Age: 50

PGA Tour wins: 19

Presidents Cup: 8 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)

Winner of four majors, Els knows Royal Melbourne better than most after shooting a course record 12-under-par round of 60 en route to winning the 2004 Heineken Classic.

UNITED STATES TEAM

Patrick Cantlay

Age: 27

Ranking: 7

PGA Tour wins: 2

Presidents Cup: debut

A former amateur World No.1, Cantlay has had a big 2019. He tied for third place at the US PGA Championship, won in Ohio and then in October lost a playoff in Las Vegas.

Bryson DeChambeau

Age: 26

Ranking: 13

PGA Tour wins: 2

Presidents Cup: debut

DeChambeau has had success in Australia, finishing runner up at the 2015 Australian Masters while still an amateur. He plays with unique clubs – all cut to exactly the same length.

Tony Finau

Age: 30

Ranking: 16

PGA Tour wins: 1

Presidents Cup: debut

Finau is the first person of Tongan and Samoan descent to play on the PGA Tour and he has cousins in the NBA and NFL. A captain's pick, he impressed in the 2018 Ryder Cup despite the US loss.

Rickie Fowler

Age: 30

Ranking: 22

PGA Tour wins: 5

Presidents Cup: 2 (2015, 2017)

Drafted into the team to replace injured World No.1 Brooks Koepka, Fowler's impressive wedge game is a great fit for Royal Melbourne. He says he loves to play on a course where he has to think his way around.

Dustin Johnson

Age: 35

Ranking: 5

PGA Tour wins: 20

Presidents Cup: 3 (2011, 2015, 2017)

A former World No.1 and US Open champion, Johnson is under an injury cloud after knee surgery. He pulled out of Tiger's tournament to focus on rehab and insists he will be good to go.

Matt Kuchar

Age: 41

Ranking: 24

PGA Tour wins: 9

Presidents Cup: 4 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)

A consistent performer, Kuchar is the most experienced player in the US team apart from playing captain Woods. Kuchar was part of the 2011 US team that was victorious at Royal Melbourne.

Patrick Reed

Age: 29

Ranking: 12

PGA Tour wins: 7

Presidents Cup: 2 (2015, 2017)

Winner of the 2018 Masters and runner-up of the 2017 US PGA Championship, Reed has the nickname "Captain America" for his success in the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup. But he was involved in a cheating scandal at the World Challenge last week when television cameras captured him making improper swings in a waste bunker to improve his lie.

Xander Schauffele

Age: 26

Ranking: 9

PGA Tour wins: 4

Presidents Cup: debut

Making his debut, Schauffele loves the big stage. He finished behind champion Woods at this year's Masters and third in the US Open, which was his fifth top-10 finish from 11 majors.

Webb Simpson

Age: 34

Ranking: 11

PGA Tour wins: 5

Presidents Cup: 2 (2011, 2013)

Simpson was the youngest member of the triumphant 2011 team at Royal Melbourne. Winner of the 2012 US Open, Simpson tied for fifth in the 2019 Masters before making a late surge to win team selection.

Justin Thomas

Age: 26

Ranking: 4

PGA Tour wins: 11

Presidents Cup: 1 (2017)

Thomas is nicknamed Mr Go-Low – in six of his 11 wins on Tour, he has shot one round of 63 or better. He's the winner of the 2017 US PGA Championship and briefly reached World No.1 in 2018.

Gary Woodland

Age: 35

Ranking: 17

PGA Tour wins: 4

Presidents Cup: debut

A captain's pick and debutant, Woodland earned his call-up after taking home the 2019 US Open trophy while also enjoying some strong results in Asia.

Tiger Woods

Age: 43

Ranking: 6

PGA Tour wins: 82

Presidents Cup: 8 (1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)

The first playing captain at the Presidents Cup since Hale Irwin in 1994, Woods' record speaks for itself. Woods won the 2019 Masters, which was his first major championship win in 11 years after battling chronic back issues.