Phil Mickelson has been selected as a captain’s pick for the Presidents Cup and will be on a U.S. team for the 23rd consecutive time.
Anirban Lahiri of India was picked to play for the International team second time, and it might be just as meaningful.
U.S. captain Steve Stricker used his two picks on Mickelson and Charley Hoffman, who was narrowly bumped out of the top 10 automatic qualifiers in the final week. Mickelson tied for sixth at the TPC Boston on Monday to finish at No. 15 in the Presidents Cup standings.
Mickelson was No. 30 when picked for the 2015 team.
The surprise was International captain Nick Price taking Lahiri, who missed a short putt on the 18th hole in 2015 that proved pivotal in the Americans winning. Price also selected Emiliano Grillo of Argentina.
Rosters
United States
Captain: Steve Stricker
Daniel Berger
Kevin Chappell
Rickie Fowler
c-Charley Hoffman
Dustin Johnson
Kevin Kisner
Brooks Koepka
Matt Kuchar
c-Phil Mickelson
Patrick Reed
Jordan Spieth
Justin Thomas
International
Captain: Nick Price
Jason Day, Australia
Branden Grace, South Africa
c-Emiliano Grillo, Argentina
Adam Hadwin, Canada
Si Woo Kim, South Korea
c-Anirban Lahiri, India
Marc Leishman, Australia
Hideki Matsuyama, Japan
Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa
Charl Schwartzel, South Africa
Adam Scott, Australia
Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela
