Nick Price has one week to decide who his captain's picks will be ahead of the Presidents Cup, which takes place in October.
Nick Price: Captain of the International team
When Price makes his final decision, the two aspects under consideration will be experience and current form. At this juncture, it would appear Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day, South Africans Charl Schwartzel, Ernie Els, Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace and Richard Sterne, and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama have all secured their spot in the international team.
Masters runner-up Angel Cabrera and Canadian Graham DeLaet are in the top ten and will gain automatic selection if they stay there next week.
However, their performances this weekend's Deutsche Bank will determine their immediate prospects. Other contenders for immediate selection are Tim Clarke and Thonchai Jaidee, who are 11th and 12th on the Presidents Cup standings.
If the standings remain unchanged both players will have to rely on a captain's pick.
In addition, Marc Lieshman (13th) and George Coetzee (14th) have emerged as good options for captain's picks. Price will certainly have tough decisions to make.
"There are so many things to think about," wrote Price wrote in his official captain's blog.
"My co-captains Tony (Johnstone), Mark (McNulty) and Shigeki (Maruyama) and I will weigh up how much experience we have on the team when the points are finalised, and if we are short on experience, we might include a player with more experience," explained Price.
"We will look at who the 'hot' players are and may look at players who have had success at Muirfield Village in the past," added the three-time Major champion.
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