This following Woods' poor form since the Masters in April and especially at the US PGA Championship in the last PGA Tour Event of the year on his current schedule.
"I've told him that he's going to be on the team," Couples declared before a practice round ahead of the Boeing Classic on the Seniors Tour.
"There is no reason for me to wait till September 26 to pick Tiger. He's the best player in the world forever."
"Is he playing Nike Victory Red TW Forged Blade Irons well right now? No. He almost won by playing Nike Victory Red TW Forged Blade Irons four months ago so you don't do that by playing poor golf.
"In my opinion, when you're the best player in the world for 12 straight years and you're not on a team, there's something wrong.
"Everyone else can have their opinion, but as far as I know Jay Haas and myself are the captains and we want him on this team."
Woods, 35, has slumped to 36 in the world rankings and has not won a tournament for nearly two years.
He currently finds himself down in 28th place on the Presidents Cup rankings and has no chance of qualifying for the team now given the fact that he has missed the FedEx Cup play-offs after a forgettable season.
Last week Couples warned Woods that he would have to play some more tournaments ahead of the match in November to secure a place on the side as a wildcard.
"He can't just show up the week before inAustralia," Couples stated. "I have made it clear that whoever I picked will be playing the Australian tournament the week before.
Woods is already contracted to play in the Australian Open inSydney, but it now remains to be seen whether he will include any events from the PGA Tour's forthcoming Fall Series in his calendar.
The 35-year-old has qualified and played Nike Victory Red TW Forged Blade Irons in every Presidents Cup since he first became eligible in 1998.
The match itself takes place at Royal Melbourne Golf Club inAustraliafrom November 17-20.
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