Danny Lee booked his spot at the President's Cup despite a poor round at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

If Danny Lee is true to his word he can now "die in peace" after clawing his way into the International team for its Presidents Cup golf showdown against the United States in October.

Lee, 25, has often poured out his heart over his desire to make the team for the tournament in Korea, where he was born.

He stumbled on the threshold of his dream, shooting a 77 in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston on Tuesday.

He had started the day tied sixth, needing a top 42 finish to be one of 10 automatic selections. He ended the day battered, tied 33rd with a mere shot to spare, but thrilled to have made the team.

"Now I can die in peace," joked Lee, who started the PGA Tour season ranked 84th in the international team standings.

"I am very excited. Making the team has been my goal for this year; it was my biggest goal this year."

Lee is the first Kiwi selected for the International team in a decade - since US Open winner Michael Campbell in 2005 - and only the fourth ever.

Frank Nobilo played in 1994, 1996 and 1998; Greg Turner in 1998, and Campbell in 2000 and 2005.

Missing automatic selection meant Lee would have had to rely on captain Nick Price naming him as one of two additional players on Wednesday (NZT).

A double bogey on the par-five last could have tipped him out of the 10, yet Lee did not back off.

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He hit his second to the shadow of the green, chipping on and two-putting for par.

Lee is now 54th in the world golf rankings, which decided the international team. He was just .0098 points ahead of Australian Steven Bowditch, who ranked 55th.

Lee was two-over for his front nine, slipping from sixth to 16th. The back nine was even worse, as he went four-over from the 14th to the 16th to raise the stress levels of his fans.

After opening with a bogey, Lee alternated birdies and bogeys for the next four holes, parred the sixth, had a bogey on seven, birdied eight, then finished the front with another bogey.

Lee is assured of being among the top 70 players advancing to the BMW Championship, the third tournament of four in the PGA Tour playoffs.

After that tournament in weeks away, the top 30 go into the Tour Championship where there is a NZ$15 million purse for the winner.

Lee began the playoffs 10th in the rankings. He is now projected at 14th, after outstanding form in the past few months, notching his first tour victory at the Greenbrier Classic.

He had a simple message for Korean fans intending to watch the Presidents Cup.

"Scream when I hit my golf ball … come out and have fun!"

United States: Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar, Chris Kirk.

International: Jason Day (Australia), Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa), Adam Scott (Australia), Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), Branden Grace (South Africa), Marc Leishman (Australia), Anirban Lahiri (India), Charl Schwartzel (South Africa), Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand), Danny Lee (New Zealand).