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Presidents Cup: How the U.S. team stands
 
May. 21, 2007
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If the Presidents Cup field was selected today, the United States team would have three rookies (Zach Johnson, Brett Wetterich, John Rollins).

Rollins would be the only true rookie -- Johnson and Wetterich played in the Ryder Cup in 2006.

Johnson's win in the AT&T Classic all but assures him a place on the squad. Scoitt Verplank, who won this month in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, is making a late push to make the Presidents Cup squad for the second straight time. Verplank was a workhorse in the 2005 Presidents Cup, playing in five matches.

Eligibility rankings are used to select 10 members for the team. Captain Jack Nicklaus will make two Captain's Picks to round out the 12-man team.

Here is how the United States team shapes up heading into this weekend's Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial:

Presidents Cup: Who will fill the squad?
Rank Rank Last Week Player Points Presidents Cup Appearances Record 2007 Wins 2007 Top-10s
1 1 Tiger Woods 21,639,096 4 10-9-1 3 5
2 2 Phil Mickelson 12,628,512 6 9-12-7 2 5
3 3 Jim Furyk 10,177,173 4 10-6-2 0 3
4 5 Zach Johnson 8,620,461 0 -- 2 3
5 4 Charles Howell III 7,231,515 1 3-2 1 4
6 6 Brett Wetterich 5,898,436 0 -- 0 3
7 7 Stewart Cink 5,654,227 2 5-3-1 0 3
8 8 John Rollins 5,554,046 0 -- 0 3
9 9 Mark Calcavecchia 5,542,018 1 1-1 1 4
10 10 David Toms 5,390,844 2 2-7 0 4
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11 11 Scott Verplank 5,296,172 1 2-2 1 2
12 12 Lucas Glover 5,294,558 0 -- 0 2
13 13 Chad Campbell 5,267,957 0 -- 0 1
14 14 Vaughn Taylor 5,007,913 0 -- 0 3
15 15 Davis Love III 4,956,928 6 16-8-4 0 2
*Members of the U.S. Team for The Presidents Cup 2007 will be selected based on earnings from the 2005 World Golf Championships - NEC Invitational through the 2007 PGA Championship.