Tiger Woods chooses itself for the Presidential Cup as one of the four wildcards

This will be Woods' ninth Presidential Cup and the first since 2013, with 24 wins, 15 halves and one loss

Captain Tiger Woods has named himself one of the four wildcard selections for the US team at the Presidential Cup.

He is just the second captain in the event between the US and an international team – Hale Irwin played in the inaugural games 25 years ago.

Since returning from a fourth operation on his back in early 2018, Woods has won three tournaments, including his 15th major at the Masters in April.

Woods, 43, has also selected Tony Finau, Gary Woodland and Patrick Reed.

"As a captain I'm going to choose Tiger Woods as the last player in the team," he said when announcing his own selection, before turning off his Ryder Cup and Presidential Cup record.

"And I find it interesting to talk in the third person," he joked.

In October, Woods equaled the PGA Tour record w with his 82nd career victory at the Zozo Championship in Japan.

Woods is also the first captain to choose himself for the Presidential Cup – Irwin automatically qualified for the event that places the US in front of the rest of the world minus Europe, one of the top eight at that time. ranked American players.

The rest of the American team is Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, Matt Kuchar, Patrick Cantlay and Webb Simpson.

There is room for another player, who is currently Brooks Koepka, number one in the world, if he recovers in time from a knee injury.

The competition takes place between December 9 and 15 in Melbourne.