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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Watson, Kirk To Play In The Presidents Cup

• Two Bulldogs — Bubba Watson and Chris Kirk — will be playing for the United States in the Presidents Cup in South Korea Oct. 8-11. Watson played in the match in 2011, going 3-2, and Kirk will be making his debut.

The team is made up of the U.S. players who earned the most official FedExCup points, beginning with the 2013 BMW Championship through the 2015 Deutsche Bank Championship, with points earned in 2015 doubled. 

The rest of the U.S. team will be Jordan Spieth, Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and Matt Kuchar. The International Team also includes Jason Day, Louis Oosthuizen, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama, Branden Grace, Marc Leishman, Anirban Lahiri, Charl Schwartzel, Thongchai Jaidee and Danny Lee.

• The FedExCup Playoffs will continue next week at the BMW Championship in Illinois. The top 70 players are alive in the Playoffs, including No. 5 Bubba Watson, No. 15 Kevin Kisner, No. 32 Harris English, No. 37 Chris Kirk, No. 48 Brendon Todd, No. 50 Brian Harman and No. 58 Russell Henley. After the BMW Championship, the top 30 will advance to the season-ending Tour Championship.