\u201cI\u2019ll be honest, I was hoping I\u2019d be approached,\u201d Furyk told reporters ahead of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club<\/a> outside of Philadelphia. <\/p>\n It\u2019s ironic Furyk\u2019s entry into the job can be seen as passive. He\u2019s committing his players to take the exact opposite approach. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be easy \u2014 we have to scratch and claw, but I think we have the talent to be able to do that,\u201d Furyk said of the mentality the team needs to have to win on foreign soil for the first time since 1993 at The Belfry in Wishaw, England.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to create a blueprint; we need to create more continuity for our players and for our future captains,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd we really need to start making the Ryder Cup more of a priority each and every year, year in and year out, and focus on growing and evolving into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n Furyk said his interest was gauged the week before this year\u2019s Masters and he accepted the job the week of the tournament. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is something that I quite honestly have been thinking about for years because I\u2019ve been involved with so many teams,\u201d said Furyk, who has served as Ryder Cup vice captain the last three events after leading the American team in a losing effort at Le Golf National in 2018. \u201cAs soon as Bethpage kind of ended, I really started taking a lot of notes and writing things down and moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n What needs to be done starting now<\/p>\n Furyk\u2019s Wednesday press conference expectedly leaned toward his plans for Team USA. He\u2019s already named Justin Leonard and Stewart Cink as his vice captains<\/a> for Adare Manor. <\/p>\n In addition to creating a culture of continuity, he highlighted three areas for improvement: logistics and travel, playing foursomes, and analytics. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s no secret that foursomes has been a glaring problem. Our team play the last two Ryder Cups on Friday and Saturday, we\u2019ve dug massive holes,\u201d said Furyk, who turned 56 on Tuesday and was born just 11 miles from Aronimink at Chester County Hospital. \u201cBut foursomes is the glaring problem.\u201d<\/p>\n When it comes to approaching analytics, Furyk said he\u2019d like \u201cto leave no stone unturned\u201d while noting that no decision has been made yet as to what company or source he would use.<\/p>\n \u201cOne will be made here in the next month, that\u2019s my job,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a number of different ways to look at analytics, a number of different ways you apply them,\u201d he added. \u201cI look out at the range, and everyone\u2019s got a TrackMan or a quad out there. I know a lot of the equipment reps, they call that the drama box. So when used properly, it\u2019s a great tool, and it really helps. But used improperly, I\u2019ve seen a lot of guys mess their games up using the drama box.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I think the same thing applies with our analytics, numbers crunching. It\u2019s the application that becomes very important. That\u2019s something that we need to look at and improve on. Surely that doesn\u2019t fall totally on scouts. That falls on captains as well and me included.\u201d<\/p>\n
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