Presidents Cup 2026: International Team's Six Automatic Qualifiers

By Staff Writer

August 31, 2026

3 min read

Adam Scott plays a practice round at a Presidents Cup

Hone Morihana / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Key takeaways

Adam Scott qualified for a record-tying 12th International Team, matching Phil Mickelson's mark.
Si Woo Kim leads the automatic group after three runner-up finishes and the tour's second-most top-10s in 2026.
Ryan Fox is the lone rookie, qualifying after winning the British Open at Royal Birkdale.
Captain Geoff Ogilvy names his six captain's picks Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET.

Six players have automatically qualified for the International Team ahead of the 2026 Presidents Cup, a group topped by Si Woo Kim's consistent season and capped by a record-tying 12th selection for Adam Scott.

Who qualified automatically for the International Team?

Si Woo Kim claimed the top automatic spot after collecting three runner-up finishes this season, at the Farmers Insurance Open, the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and adding two third-place results. His 11 top-10s through the BMW Championship trailed only World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. Hideki Matsuyama qualified for his seventh Presidents Cup on the strength of six top-10s, including a runner-up at the WM Phoenix Open, while Tom Kim locked in his third straight appearance after winning the Genesis Scottish Open in his 111th career start.

Ryan Fox is the only newcomer in the group. He won his first major at the British Open at Royal Birkdale, becoming the second New Zealander to win the Claret Jug after Bob Charles, and the victory jumped him 34 spots in the world ranking to No. 22. Min Woo Lee also qualified automatically for the first time, building on his 2024 debut as a captain's pick with two runner-up finishes in 2026.

How does Adam Scott's streak compare to Phil Mickelson's?

Scott's 12th selection ties Mickelson for the most appearances in Presidents Cup history. The Australian has qualified automatically in 11 of those 12 editions, the lone exception coming in 2009, when Greg Norman added him as a captain's pick. Scott was part of the International side that tied the United States in South Africa in 2003, the closest the team has come to a win during his tenure, and has since played on 10 consecutive losing squads.

Five of the six automatic qualifiers have made a Presidents Cup team before; Ryan Fox is the only rookie in the group.

Player	Presidents Cup record	2026 highlight
Si Woo Kim	6-5-0 (2017, '22, '24)	Three runner-up finishes
Hideki Matsuyama	9-13-5 (six appearances)	Runner-up, WM Phoenix Open
Ryan Fox	First appearance	Won the British Open
Tom Kim	3-5-1 (2022, '24)	Won the Genesis Scottish Open
Min Woo Lee	0-1-1 (2024)	Two runner-up finishes
Adam Scott	20-28-6 (12 appearances)	T-9, British Open

Scott said playing for a fellow Australian carries its own weight. "He knows he has my 100 percent support," Scott said of Ogilvy, whom he has known since the two were practice-round partners years ago.

Ogilvy will fill out the rest of the 12-man International roster Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET, naming six captain's picks to join the automatic group for the matches against the United States.

Frequently asked questions

When is the 2026 Presidents Cup?

The matches are scheduled for Sept. 24-27, 2026, pitting a 12-man United States team against Ogilvy's International squad.

How are Presidents Cup teams selected?

Six players from each side qualify automatically through season-long points standings, and each captain fills the remaining six roster spots with picks.