SA's Christiaan Bezuidenhout named in final six International Team picks for 2022 Presidents Cup

With preparations for the 2022 Presidents Cup ramping up, Trevor Immelman announced six players to round out his 12-player International Team that will take on the United States.

While no South African golfer automatically qualified for the International Team, team captain Immelman decided to call on the services of Christiaan Bezuidenhout.

Bezuidenhout is joined by Australia's Cam Davis, South Korea's Si Woo Kim and K.H. Lee, Colombia's Sebastian Muñoz and Canada's Taylor Pendrith. 

The Presidents Cup takes place at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, from September 20-25.

Five of Immelman's six picks are first-time participants, with Kim having played in the 2017 tournament. 

Bezuidenhout's highlights for 2021/22 saw him qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs and advance to the BMW Championship in his first season as a PGA TOUR member, thanks to a runner-up finish at the John Deere Classic. 

He finished in the top 25 in 10 of his 24 starts during the 2021-22 PGA Tour Season and only missed only four cuts.

Immelman said that Bezuidenhout was one of the best putters in world golf.

"Christiaan is a world-class player who has enjoyed a lot of success on the DP World Tour and has become more of a household name for fans in the US over the last two years," said Immelman.

"As a fellow South African, I've watched his game evolve throughout his career, and he is statistically one of the best putters in the game. I look forward to him bringing that weapon to Quail Hollow Club."

The Presidents Cup is a unique golf event in that there is no purse or prize money. Players are not paid for their participation, but each competitor allocates an equal portion of the funds generated to charities of his choice. Since the event's