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Michael Campbell's form slump has ruled him out of the International golf team for next month's President's Cup against the United States.
Team captain Gary Player has gone for match-play experience in naming his 12 man line up which includes four Australians. Nick O';Hern and Canadian Mike Weir are Player's captains picks.
US team captain Jack Nicklaus went the opposite route and opted for youth when he named Lucas Glover and Hunter Mahan as his wildcard selections.
The 25-year-old Mahan, 14th in the US Cup rankings, has been one of the game's hottest players over the last two months with three top-10s on the PGA Tour since winning his maiden title at the Travelers Championship in June.
The seventh Presidents Cup will be held from September 27-30 at Royal Montreal Golf Club.
The US have dominated the team competition, winning four times including a thrilling victory in 2005 by 18-1/2 points to 15-1/2 in Lake Manassas, Virginia.
The only success for the Internationals came in 1998 when the event was staged in Melbourne. In 2003, the two teams battled to a 17-17 draw in South Africa.
US team: Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson, Zach Johnson, Charles Howell III, Scott Verplank, David Toms, Steve Stricker, Stewart Cink, Woody Austin, Lucas Glover, Hunter Mahan.
International team: Ernie Els, Adam Scott, Vijay Singh, Geoff Ogilvy, KJ Choi, Rory Sabbatini, Retief Goosen, Trevor Immelman, Angel Cabrera, Stuart Appleby, Nick O'Hern, Mike Weir.
- REUTERS, NEWSTALK ZB
