Day, Hadwin headline 4 captain's picks for International Presidents Cup team

Captain Ernie Els selected Jason Day, Adam Hadwin, Sungjae Im, and Joaquin Niemann to round out the International team for the upcoming Presidents Cup, it was announced Wednesday.

Day will represent the International side for the fifth time. He missed out on an automatic qualifying spot by fewer than four points.

Hadwin previously played in the 2017 Presidents Cup while Im and Niemann will make their debuts in the team competition. The International team will send six rookies to Australia's Royal Melbourne Golf Club to take on the heavily favored Americans.

Here is the final roster for the International squad:

• Marc Leishman (Australia)
• Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)
• Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa)
• Adam Scott (Australia)
• Abraham Ancer* (Mexico)
• Haotong Li* (China)
• C.T. Pan* (Chinese Taipei)
• Cameron Smith* (Australia)
• Jason Day (Australia)
• Adam Hadwin (Canada)
• Sungjae Im* (South Korea)
• Joaquin Niemann* (Chile)

* Denotes Presidents Cup rookie

Tiger Woods will make his selections for Team USA on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET.

The four-day team event begins Dec. 12.