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Ancer to become first Mexican to play in Presidents Cup

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Abraham Ancer's finish at The Northern Trust locked up a spot on the International Presidents Cup team, meaning he'll be the first-ever player from Mexico to participate in the biennial matches.

Ancer holed a 7-foot par putt on the final green to finish the week at 15 under, alone in second place and one shot behind Patrick Reed. After starting the week 10th in the International team standings, he moved all the way up to fifth and is now assured of staying inside the top-8 cutoff after this week's BMW Championship.

"I didn't want to leave it to a decision.