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  "id": 4954489,
  "title": "US, International teams add captain's picks for Presidents Cup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-international-teams-add-captains-picks-for-presidents-cup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T22:28:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/us-international-teams-add-captains-picks-presidents-cup-6356121"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a bid to break a prolonged losing streak against the United States, the International Team bolstered their roster with captain's picks. Geoff Ogilvy selected rookies Nick Taylor, Nico Echavarria, and Ryo Hisatsune. Ogilvy also included Canadian Corey Conners, South Korean Sungjae Im, and South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout. On the U.S. side, Brandt Snedeker added world number 10 Xander Schauffele, world ranking top 11 players Justin Thomas, and Patrick Cantlay. The 2026 Presidents Cup will be held at Medinah Country Club's Course No. 3 from September 24-27. The U.S. team, currently unbeaten in the competition with an 13-1-1 record, boasts automatic berths for Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns, Russell Henley, and Collin Morikawa.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Jackson Koivun added to American team for Presidents Cup 3 months after leaving college",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/jackson-koivun-added-to-american-team-for-presidents-cup-3-months",
        "published": "2026-09-01T21:44:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}