Team Profile: Internationals

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2011 INTERNATIONAL TEAM CAPTAIN -- GREG NORMAN

The Presidents Cup 2009 marked the first time in The Presidents Cup history that both captains were former participants in The Presidents Cup -- Fred Couples for the U.S. Team and Greg Norman for the International Team.

Norman

In addition to his 2009 captaincy, Greg Norman has significant experience in the biennial match-play competition. Norman has appeared in The Presidents Cup three times (1996, 1998, 2000).

Greg Norman and Fred Couples, the U.S. Team Captain, actually matched up against each other at Royal Melbourne in 1998, the site of the International Team's only outright victory; Norman and Steve Elkington defeated Couples and Davis Love III, 2&1, in the Day Two four-ball matches.

Couples and Norman faced each other twice during The Presidents Cup 1996, with Couples winning both (Day One foursomes and four-ball). Couples compiled a 9-5-2 record in The Presidents Cup, while Norman was 7-6-1.

"I've always said that some of my best memories in golf were playing in and winning The Presidents Cup in Australia in 1998," said Norman. "And then after the incredible experience of serving as captain of the 2009 event, that went to the top of my list. So to have the opportunity to be International Team captain once more and to return to Royal Melbourne to do so, it's beyond words how thrilled I am.

"Freddie and I are great friends, so to have him on the other side as captain on the other side makes it all the better. I think it will be a joy to go to my home country and a golf club that I'm a member and try to finally win the Cup back after 13 years. It will be an honor."

International automatic qualifiers

Jason Day 1st Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Day Adam Scott 5th Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Scott Charl Schwartzel 1st Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Schwartzel K.J. Choi 3rd Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Choi Kyung-tae Kim 1st Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Kim Retief Goosen 6th Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Goosen Geoff Ogilvy 3rd Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Ogilvy Ernie Els 7th Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Els Y.E. Yang 2nd Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Yang Ryo Ishikawa 2nd Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Ishikawa

Captain's picks

Aaron Baddeley 1st Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Baddeley Robert Allenby 6th Presidents Cup appearance Click for more on Allenby

HOW THE INTERNATIONAL TEAM QUALIFIED

The top 10 international players (excluding those eligible for the European Ryder Cup team) from the Official World Golf Ranking as of Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, (through the BMW Championship) qualified.

The team was rounded to 12 with two Captain's Selections made by Captain Norman on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011.

FINAL INTERNATIONAL TEAM STANDINGS