{"id":646253,"date":"2026-05-04T02:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/646253\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T02:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:05:16","slug":"jim-furyk-shares-the-one-reason-he-chose-to-accept-u-s-ryder-cup-captaincy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/646253\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Furyk shares the one reason he chose to accept U.S. Ryder Cup captaincy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jim Furyk did not have to accept the U.S. captaincy for the 2027 Ryder Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In fact, he had a glaring excuse not to. His first go-around as captain in 2018 was a nightmare as his American squad was embarrassed in France by Team Europe 17.5-10.5. From his captain’s picks to his pairings, and certainly the result, everything went wrong for Furyk and his squad at Le Golf National.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, when the PGA<\/a> of America called on Furyk to give the captain role another go in another Ryder Cup across the pond in Ireland, he didn’t hesitate.<\/p>\n

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While there is undoubtedly a redemption factor in all of this for Furyk, he didn’t lean into that angle while explaining why he wanted to take on the challenge a second time.<\/p>\n

\"Jim <\/p>\n

Vice captains Kevin Kisner and Jim Furyk of Team United States look on during a practice round prior to the Ryder Cup 2025 at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 25, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Maddie Meyer\/PGA of America\/PGA of America via Getty Images) (Maddie Meyer\/PGA of America\/PGA of America via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I think it\u2019s really the players,” Furyk explained<\/a> during NBC’s Kentucky Derby broadcast on Saturday. “I mean, I\u2019ve gotten to know this generation really well through Presidents Cups, Ryder Cups. I love these guys. They show heart, grit, passion. I see how much they love to compete, and I know how badly they want to win the Ryder Cup. And so I love team sports. I love banding together, pulling together, being with these guys in the locker room. And that\u2019s the reason.”<\/p>\n

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\"Jim <\/p>\n

Jim Furyk coaches on the eighteenth green during a practice round of the Ryder Cup golf tournament at Bethpage Black in Bethpage, New York, on Sept. 25, 2025. (Dennis Schneidler\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Furyk has been a vice captain on previous U.S. Ryder Cup staffs in years past, including in 2025 when the Americans lost to Team Europe at Bethpage Black in New York.<\/p>\n

As a player, Furyk produced a Ryder Cup record of 10-20-4, but despite the multiple bad tastes the biennial event has left in his mouth, this stable of American players is one he very much believes in.<\/p>\n

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\"Team <\/p>\n

Team USA captain Keegan Bradley and vice captain Jim Furyk compete during the four-balls on the second day of the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Bethpage, New York, on Sept. 27, 2025. (Paul Childs\/Reuters)<\/p>\n

The U.S. team room that Furyk will construct in 2027 will look nothing like it did in 2018, so, at the very least, he has that going for him.<\/p>\n

The Americans have not hoisted the Ryder Cup on foreign soil since 1993. It’s no secret that the jaunt across the pond in ’27 will be a serious uphill battle for the red, white and blue, and while many see Furyk as a “sacrificial lamb<\/a>” of sorts, it’s a low-risk, incredibly high-reward situation for the 55-year-old.<\/p>\n

Mark Harris is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jim Furyk did not have to accept the U.S. captaincy for the 2027 Ryder Cup. In fact, he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646254,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,231762,13261,82],"class_list":["post-646253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-outkick-sports","tag-ryder-cup","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}