Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy have made their choices. Now comes the hard part. The 2026 Presidents Cup brings 24 players to Medinah Country Club, with Snedeker commanding an American roster loaded with established stars and Ogilvy trying to squeeze everything possible from an International team that appears considerably more uneven.
At the top of the rankings is exactly who you would expect: Scottie Scheffler.
The world No. 1 enters Medinah with a 3-5-1 Presidents Cup record, an unusual mark considering his dominance in individual competition. His struggles extend to partner formats across both the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup, and he is also 0-2-0 in Presidents Cup singles.
Still, nobody on either roster brings Scheffler’s combination of current form and overall ability. With a deep pool of potential partners, this could be his chance to finally deliver the kind of team-event performance expected from the world’s top-ranked player.
Sam Burns checks in at No. 2 after a 2026 season in which he did just about everything except win. His putting remains a major weapon, and previous partnerships with Patrick Cantlay and Collin Morikawa give Snedeker several possibilities.
Wyndham Clark follows at No. 3 after completely changing his season’s direction. Six months earlier, his place on this team looked uncertain. Three victories later, he qualified automatically.
Then comes the first International player.
Si Woo Kim earns the No. 4 spot after producing the second-most top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour this season, trailing only Scheffler. His improved course management and more reliable putting add to a player who has already demonstrated that he is comfortable in the Presidents Cup environment.
Morikawa rounds out the top five, followed by Cantlay, Xander Schauffele and first-time Presidents Cup participant Chris Gotterup. Hideki Matsuyama is the second International player to appear, landing at No. 9, with Players Championship winner Cameron Young completing the top 10.
The American depth becomes particularly obvious through the middle of the rankings.
Russell Henley sits 11th, followed by International veteran Adam Scott at No. 12 and Tom Kim at No. 13. Jacob Bridgeman, Jackson Koivun and Justin Thomas occupy spots 14 through 16, meaning a player with Thomas’ remarkable 10-3-2 Presidents Cup record ranks outside the top 15.
Thomas has never lost a Presidents Cup team match, going 6-0-0 in four-ball and 4-0-2 in foursomes. After offseason back surgery delayed the start of his season, his play improved enough during the summer for Snedeker to use a captain’s selection on him.
The International roster becomes much more prominent farther down the list.
Champion Golfer of the Year Ryan Fox ranks 17th in his Presidents Cup debut, followed by Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im. Nick Taylor, Corey Conners, Ryo Hisatsune, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Nico Echavarria occupy the final five positions.
That bottom portion illustrates Ogilvy’s challenge.
The International team has experienced Presidents Cup performers in Matsuyama, Scott, Si Woo Kim, Tom Kim and Im. It also has players capable of producing exceptional individual performances. What it lacks is the American team’s depth from top to bottom.
That makes the familiar International names particularly important.
Si Woo Kim owns a 6-5-0 Presidents Cup record. Im is 6-7-2 and has enjoyed success against Cantlay and Schauffele. Scott will bring more Presidents Cup experience than anyone else at Medinah, while Matsuyama enters another edition carrying substantial responsibility.
The International team showed in Montreal in 2024 what can happen when everything clicks, sweeping a Friday session 5-0 and pulling the competition back to even.
At Medinah, Ogilvy may need several stretches just like it.
Snedeker, meanwhile, has the opposite problem. He has so many viable combinations that accomplished players such as J.J. Spaun and Ryan Gerard were left off the roster entirely.
The selections are finished. The rankings put Scheffler at the top and Echavarria at No. 24. Once play begins at Medinah, however, individual standing matters considerably less than finding the right partner at the right moment.
