EXPERTS EXPLANATIONS
Ben Everill: Im and Niemann are young and in form and won't be intimidated. An was unlucky last time out and given Branden Grace's lack of form and no Japanese-speaking player setting the world on fire to go with Matsuyama, An is the choice over Adam Hadwin, Corey Conners and Jazz Janewattananond. Day hasn't been at his best but being an Australian who has won a World Cup at Royal Melbourne and two WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play titles gets him over the line.
Sean Martin: Conners is a name that’s not getting enough discussion. He has four consecutive top-20s and his strong ball-striking makes him a perfect partner for Foursomes. He ranked eighth in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and ninth in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green last season. Paul Casey was the only other player to rank in the top 10 in both stats. Some may take exception with my omission of Jason Day, but he's had just one top-10 since the Masters (T8, Travelers). I’ll take form over experience any day. Do I think Ernie Els will pick Day? Of course. I just think captain’s picks exist to give the captain a chance to think outside the box, and I’d advocate Els do that in this case.
Mike McAllister: Jason Day presents a real conundrum for Els, since the Aussie's form can't match those of my four choices (of course, he does have course history and match play success in his favor). Niemann and Im have won events this fall; Conners and An have top-20 finishes in a combined seven starts. If form really matters with these picks, well, here you go. Yes, it'd be a shock to not see Day on the team, but perhaps a shock is what the Internationals need.
Cameron Morfit: Day because he has it in him to beat some of the Americans. (Whether he will or not is an open question.) Im is just too darn consistent (Rookie of the Year, T11 at WGC-HSBC) to leave him off the team. Niemann is a future star whose future stardom turned into present stardom at A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier. And An knocked out a third at Sanderson Farms, top-10s at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES and the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, and a T14 at HSBC. That should be enough.
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