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Stuart Appleby is headed back to the Presidents Cup.

Appleby, who has played on four previous Presidents Cup teams, leapfrogged over fellow Aussie Nick O'Hern and replaced the red-hot Argentine, Andres Romero, in the No. 10 spot. O'Hern tied for 50th at Southern Hills while Romero missed the cut.

"It was really important for me to play my way on," Appleby said. "I didn't want to make Gary have to make a tough decision."

The other nine automatic qualifiers are Australians Adam Scott and Geoff Ogilvy, Fiji's Vijay Singh, K.J. Choi of South Korea, Argentina's Angel Cabrera and South Africans Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini and Trevor Immelman.

"This has got to be the toughest team in the world to make," said Immelman, who moved to eighth in the rankings after tying for sixth in the PGA. "You've pretty much got to be in the Top 20 in the world rankings. Obviously on paper, I think we have a hell of a strong team, but we've had a terrible record in that tournament.

"So, you know, hopefully our big guns can be ready for it, and come and lead the way for us."

The U.S. holds a 4-1-1 record in the matches.