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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) \u2014 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Jim Furyk<\/a> said Saturday that Justin Leonard<\/a> and Stewart Cink<\/a> will be two of his captain’s assistants for the 2027 matches at Adare Manor in Ireland.<\/p>\n

Furyk announced the selections at the Kentucky Derby. Both were under consideration as captain, and their appointments could indicate a future captaincy.<\/p>\n

Leonard played in three Ryder Cups \u2014 two of them U.S. victories \u2014 and is best known for his 45-foot birdie putt at The Country Club in 1999 that clinched the Americans’ comeback against Europe.<\/p>\n

This is Leonard’s first time as a Ryder Cup captain’s assistant. He was a captain’s assistant under Furyk at the 2024 Presidents Cup and Furyk referred to him as \u201cmy right-hand man.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most organized, meticulous person I know,\u201d Furyk said. \u201cSo when I got this job, the first guy I called was Justin Leonard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cink played on five consecutive U.S. teams, including part of the 2008 U.S. victory at Valhalla Golf Club. He was a captain’s assistant to Zach Johnson<\/a> in Italy in 2023, a resounding European victory.<\/p>\n

Europe has won the last two times. Luke Donald<\/a> returns as captain and will try to be the first to win three straight in the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n

Furyk played in his first Ryder Cup in 1997 and has been part of every team as a player, captain’s assistant or captain since then. This will be his second time as U.S. captain, having been on the losing side in Paris in 2018.<\/p>\n

The Americans have not won the Ryder Cup away from home since 1993.<\/p>\n

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