Queenslander Steven Bowditch was elated and relieved today when he and Korean Bae Sangmoon were selected by Nick Price for the International Team at The Presidents Cup.

It’s been a nervous 24 hours for Bowditch who failed to
automatically qualify to compete in his first Presidents Cup team.

"I had a fair idea
of what I needed to do to get on Nick’s team, and unfortunately, I just didn’t
play well enough," said Bowditch.  

"I wasn’t as
confident these last 24 hours as what I was the previous four or five days leading
into last week.  It was a pretty nervous
feeling. It’s an unsettling feeling when you’ve got no control."

It was a huge
moment of relief as Captain Nick finally uttered the words that Bowditch had
been waiting for; he was selected at the first Captain’s pick.

"I’m very humbled
and honoured to be chosen by Captain Nick, and it’s just been a dream of mine
for a long time," said Bowditch.

"Now to be led by
Jason Day and all his accomplishments of late, I’m just over the moon and so
excited to get there."

Upon announcing his
selection Price said he has high hopes for Bowditch to play a vital role in the
team.

"He won the Byron
Nelson in May, and he’s shown consistency and I think he’s just hitting his
stride as a player, Steven Bowditch from Australia is my first pick.  I’m very excited to have him on our team,"
said Price.

"He fits the mould
I think for us as a player that will be able to play with anyone on the team,
so he will be very versatile in that."

Excited by the
prospect of playing as a team rather than just as an individual, Bowditch hopes
to repay the faith Price has shown in him.

"We don’t get to
play team sport much.  And if I can go
out there and just help anyone, whether it be as a cheering squad or being with
any of the other guys, I feel like I’ll be able to play and adapt to the way
they play golf," added Bowditch.

"I grew up playing
a lot of match play, as we do in Australia, a lot of state and inter‑state
match play, and I always thought that short game was an integral part of being
a really good match player." 

"You can completely
change the circumstances and the pressure just by hitting a good bunker shot or
a good chip when the opposition feels like they are ahead."

"I sort of feel
like I have that, and you know, I guess it’s one of my strengths and hopefully
I can bring that to the table."  

With the addition
of Bowditch the tally of Aussies on the International Team has swelled to four.
He joins Jason Day, Adam Scott and Marc Leishman who head to Korea hoping to
combine well with Louis Oosthuizen, Hideki Matsuyama, Branden Grace, Anirban
Lahiri, Charl Schwartzel, Jaidee Thongchai, Danny Lee and Bae Sangmoon to win
The Presidents Cup.