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MONTREAL (AP) — A capsule look at the 12-man roster for the United States in the Presidents Cup, which starts Thursday at Royal Montreal:

Keegan Bradley

Age: 38.

World ranking: 13.

Worldwide victories: 7.

2024 victories: BMW Championship.

Majors: PGA Championship (2011).

Presidents Cup record: 2-2-1.

Noteworthy: He is the first Ryder Cup captain to play in the Presidents Cup. His last team appearance was in the 2014 Ryder Cup. He came into view as a captain’s pick by winning the BMW Championship at Castle Pines.

Sam Burns

Age: 28.

World ranking: 19.

Worldwide victories: 5.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 0-3-2.

Noteworthy: A former Match Play Championship winner, Burns has a 1-5-2 record in the last Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

Patrick Cantlay

Age: 32.

World ranking: 9.

Worldwide victories: 6.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 6-3-0.

Noteworthy: Cantlay was the center of attention at the Ryder Cup for not wearing a hat, and delivering a 45-foot winning putt with thousands of fans jeering him the entire day. Yes, he is wearing a hat at the Presidents Cup.

Wyndham Clark

Age: 30.

World ranking: 6.

Worldwide victories: 3.

2024 victories: AT&T Pebble Beach.

Majors: U.S. Open (2023).

Presidents Cup record: Rookie.

Noteworthy: He set the Pebble Beach record with a 60 in the third round for his most recent victory. Clark is one of two U.S. players at Royal Montreal who made their pro team debut at the more intense Ryder Cup.

Tony Finau

Age: 35.

World ranking: 23.

Worldwide victories: 6.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 3-2-3.

Noteworthy: He has gone 17 months since his last victory. He has been on five of the last six U.S. teams, missing the Ryder Cup last year.

Brian Harman

Age: 37.

World ranking: 22.

Worldwide victories: 3.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: British Open (2023).

Presidents Cup record: Rookie.

Noteworthy: He has only four top 10s since winning the British Open last year at Royal Liverpool. Harman went 2-2-0 in his Ryder Cup debut.

Russell Henley

Age: 35.

World ranking: 14.

Worldwide victories: 4.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: Rookie.

Noteworthy: He is playing in his first U.S. team competition in his 12th year on the PGA Tour.

Max Homa

Age: 33.

World ranking: 25.

Worldwide victories: 7.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 4-0-0.

Noteworthy: He has a 7-1-1 record in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup since making his team debut in 2022. He’s under scrutiny for these matches because he has been in a slump since early May.

Collin Morikawa

Age: 27.

World ranking: 4.

Worldwide victories: 7.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: PGA Championship (2020), British Open (2021).

Presidents Cup record: 2-1-0.

Noteworthy: He has accumulated the most world ranking points in 2024 of any player without a win. He made the clinching point at the 2021 Ryder Cup.

Xander Schauffele

Age: 30.

World ranking: 2.

Worldwide victories: 10.

2024 victories: PGA Championship, British Open.

Majors: PGA Championship (2024), British Open (2024).

Presidents Cup record: 6-3-0.

Noteworthy: He became the first player since Brooks Koepka in 2018 to win two majors in a year, winning the PGA Championship at Valhalla and the British Open at Royal Troon.

Scottie Scheffler

Age: 28.

World ranking: 1.

Worldwide victories: 15.

2024 victories: Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship, Masters, RBC Heritage, Memorial, Travelers Championship, Paris Olympics, Tour Championship.

Majors: Masters (2022, 2024).

Presidents Cup record: 0-3-1.

Noteworthy: Scheffler has a 2-5-4 record in the two Ryder Cups and one Presidents Cup he has played. He’s coming off a season of seven wins, a major, Olympic gold and the FedEx Cup title.

Sahith Theegala

Age: 26.

World ranking: 11.

Worldwide victories: 1.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: Rookie.

Noteworthy: He has three runner-up finishes this year. This will be his first U.S. team competition, and he’s the youngest player on his team.

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MONTREAL (AP) — A capsule look at the 12-man International team at the Presidents Cup, which starts Thursday at Royal Montreal:

Byeong Hun An

Age: 33.

Country: South Korea.

World ranking: 34.

Worldwide victories: 2.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 1-2-2.

Noteworthy: He had three partners in team matches in his only other Presidents Cup appearance in 2019, when he was added to the team because of Jason Day’s back injury.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout

Age: 30.

Country: South Africa.

World ranking: 45.

Worldwide victories: 5.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 1-0-1.

Noteworthy: He was unbeaten in two matches at Quail Hollow at the last Presidents Cup, beating Kevin Kisner in singles.

Corey Conners

Age: 32.

Country: Canada.

World ranking: 37.

Worldwide victories: 2.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 0-4-0.

Noteworthy: Renowned for his iron play, Conners was in a slump at the last Presidents Cup and didn’t win a match. He is one of three Canadians on the team, and the only Canadian to be in the Olympics and Presidents Cup.

Jason Day

Age: 36.

Country: Australia.

World ranking: 33.

Worldwide victories: 14.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: PGA Championship (2015).

Presidents Cup record: 5-11-4.

Noteworthy: He is playing in his first Presidents Cup since 2017 at Liberty National. A back injury kept him out of Melbourne matches in 2019. He is 1-7-2 in his last two Presidents Cup.

Mackenzie Hughes

Age: 33.

Country: Canada.

World ranking: 61.

Worldwide victories: 2.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: Rookie.

Noteworthy: Known for his putting, he was left off the last Presidents Cup team at Quail Hollow, where Hughes is a member. He is the only player outside the top 60 in the world at Royal Montreal.

Sungjae Im

Age: 26.

Country: South Korea.

World ranking: 21.

Worldwide victories: 5.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 5-3-2.

Noteworthy: He won in South Korea again this year. His last PGA Tour title was 2021 in Las Vegas. He first got the attention of his International team with his iron play in the wind at Royal Melbourne in 2019.

Si Woo Kim

Age: 29.

Country: South Korea.

World ranking: 49.

Worldwide victories: 4.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 4-3-0.

Noteworthy: He is coming off a 3-1 record at the last Presidents Cup. Kim and Im were part of the South Korean team that won the gold medal at the Asian Games last year.

Tom Kim

Age: 22.

Country: South Korea.

World ranking: 24.

Worldwide victories: 7.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 2-3-0.

Noteworthy: Made his Presidents Cup debut with a winning putt and a hat slam at Quail Hollow. Kim wasn’t born the last time the International team won the Presidents Cup.

Min Woo Lee

Age: 26.

Country: Australia.

World ranking: 40.

Worldwide victories: 4.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: Rookie.

Noteworthy: His “first” team appearance was in the Olympics. He opened with a 76 and closed with rounds of 65-68-68. He is the younger brother of LPGA major champion Minjee Lee.

Hideki Matsuyama

Age: 32.

Country: Japan.

World ranking: 7.

Worldwide victories: 19.

2024 victories: Genesis Invitational, FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Majors: Masters (2021).

Presidents Cup record: 5-9-4.

Noteworthy: His victories at Riviera and TPC Southwind made him the winningest player this year on the International team. Matsuyama made his Presidents Cup debut in 2013, his first year as a pro.

Taylor Pendrith

Age: 33.

Country: Canada.

World ranking: 44.

Worldwide victories: 1.

2024 victories: CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Majors: None.

Presidents Cup record: 0-4-0.

Noteworthy: Known as a power hitter, he won his first PGA Tour title at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson this year. One of three Canadians on the team.

Adam Scott

Age: 44.

Country: Australia.

World ranking: 18.

Worldwide victories: 29.

2024 victories: None.

Majors: Masters (2013).

Presidents Cup record: 18-25-6.

Noteworthy: He has played more Presidents Cups than any International team player and has still yet to be on a winning team. Scott’s first appearance was in 2003 when the teams tied in South Africa.

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TORONTO – AGF Management Ltd. says its net income attributable to equity owners totalled $20.3 million in its latest quarter, down from $23.0 million in the same quarter last year.

The investment manager says the profit amounted to 30 cents per diluted share for the quarter which ended on Aug. 31, down from 34 cents per diluted share a year earlier.

Total net revenue for the quarter amounted to $102.0 million, up from $84.0 million in the same quarter last year.

On an adjusted basis, AGF says it earned 37 cents per diluted share in its latest quarter, up from an adjusted profit of 34 cents per diluted share a year ago.

The company says its total assets under management and fee-earning assets totalled $49.7 billion at Aug. 31, up from $42.3 billion a year earlier.

Kevin McCreadie, AGF’s chief executive and chief investment officer, says the company was pleased to see early signs of improvement with positive retail net flows complementing its solid investment performance amid an uncertain economic backdrop and significant market volatility.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 25, 2024.

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