Ernie Els' Presidents Cup captain's blog: Diversity can be International Team's strength

International Team captain Ernie Els was encouraged to hear players saying how determined they are in wanting to fight for their places in the Presidents Cup. PHOTO: AFP
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SINGAPORE - The past couple of months have been really exciting for the International Team, with many of our potential players producing some wonderful golf and enjoying success worldwide.

In a span of six weeks, we witnessed three PGA Tour wins by Canadian Corey Conners (Valero Texas Open), C.T. Pan of Chinese Taipei (RBC Heritage) and South Korea's Kang Sung-hoon (AT&T Byron Nelson) which have improved their chances of qualifying for the International Team to face the United States Team in the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Australia from Dec 9-15.

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