Electrical Australian star Min Woo Lee has been labelled a “captain’s dream” forward of his seemingly Presidents Cup debut and a September showdown with a US workforce led by rampant world No.1 Scottie Scheffler.
Former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy has been confirmed as an assistant to captain Mike Weir and stated the reinclusion of Jason Day additionally loomed as essential in a bid to finish practically three a long time of American dominance within the biennial contest.
Based mostly on present standings, Lee and Day can be the one two automated Australian qualifiers for the 12-man Internationals workforce that has received the competitors simply as soon as, at Royal Melbourne in 1998.
Weir has made it clear that he received’t be choosing LIV stars, which implies there’s no place for Cam Smith at Royal Montreal Golf Membership from September 24-29,
The energy of the US workforce for the occasion is unquestionable, with Masters champ Scheffler amid a surprising run and the Individuals stirred by a Ryder Cup defeat in Italy final 12 months.
Ogilvy stated the capability for Lee, now the world No.32, to interact the gang, and thrive, was splendid for the cauldron of a cutthroat competitors.
“I’d’ve thought he’d be a captain’s dream bringing in what he brings,” Ogilvy stated.
“Everyone noticed at residence on the PGA final 12 months at Royal Queensland how he can take the gang together with him. He’s that kind of man.
“He brings such enthusiasm with an unbelievable recreation as effectively. He’s clearly world class, among the best younger gamers on this planet, however he’s going to convey pleasure and the fist pumps and all that kind of stuff.
“When the opposite gamers see that, even when they’re not in the identical group, the messages get across the golf course. If Min is getting excited and doing his factor, it conjures up different teams and different gamers to do the identical factor.
“He’s tailored for one thing like this.”
Day, who has turned his profession round up to now 18 months after slipping outdoors the world’s prime 150 and is now ranked twenty second, has put his hand as much as go to the Paris Olympics and reinserted himself within the Presidents Cup actions with a view to taking part in in September.
He missed each the 2021 and 2019 editions however Ogilvy stated he can be a welcome addition to the 2024 workforce.
“It’s nice to have him again. It seems to be like he’s set to be again,” Ogilvy added.
“He brings a number of expertise and in these items, expertise is kind of vital. It’s not all the pieces, nevertheless it’s fairly vital.
“Clearly, he’d be completely satisfied to be despatched out in opposition to anyone. He’s not going to be intimidated taking part in in opposition to anyone.
“His physique appears to be again and he appears to have a little bit of a lighter kind of feeling on the golf course.
“I feel it obtained a bit heavy for him, however he appears to be in a extremely great place.”