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Jim Furyk is returning arsenic nan skipper for nan United States' Ryder Cup squad adjacent year, The Associated Press reported Friday.
It's a blast from nan past, though not needfully a affirmative past - Furyk captained nan 2018 team that was shellacked successful France, pinch his captain's picks combining to spell 2-10.
Keegan Bradley captained past year's squad astatine Bethpage Black, which had an embarrassing first 2 days but gave a valiant effort astatine an unprecedented comeback successful Sunday singles. They fell conscionable short, 15-13, aft entering nan time trailing by 7 points.
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Jim Furyk coaches connected nan eighteenth greenish during a believe information of nan Ryder Cup play tourney astatine Bethpage Black successful Bethpage, New York, connected Sept. 25, 2025. (Dennis Schneidler/Imagn Images)
Members of that USA squad backed Bradley aft their loss, but it appears to beryllium for naught.
Furyk led nan Americans to triumph arsenic Presidents Cup skipper successful 2024, and he was said to beryllium a reliable sound arsenic an adjunct to Bradley astatine Bethpage.
Furyk's 2018 squad had issues down nan scenes, too, arsenic Patrick Reed was not happy pinch being benched twice. He besides blamed Jordan Spieth for nan 2 not playing together, which Reed felt could person been successful.
Furyk would beryllium nan 4th U.S. skipper to get a 2nd chance making love to 1979, considered nan modern era of nan Ryder Cup, erstwhile continental Europe became portion of it, on pinch Davis Love III (2012 and 2016), Tom Watson (1993 and 2014) and Jack Nicklaus (1983 and 1987).
U.S. Team skipper Jim Furyk addresses nan media during a property convention astatine Bellerive Country Club successful St. Louis, Missouri, connected Aug. 13, 2018, to denote nan 8 qualifying members of nan 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup team. (John David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports)
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Tiger Woods' sanction was floated astir for nan tourney successful Ireland, but he took himself retired of information soon pursuing his apprehension connected March 27. It was not known which measurement Woods was leaning erstwhile his SUV clipped nan backmost of a trailer being pulled by a pickup motortruck connected a residential roadworthy successful Florida, turning his SUV connected its side. Woods was arrested and concisely jailed aft Florida authorities wished he was impaired.
Europe has won 11 of nan past 15 matches making love to Oak Hill successful 1995. Last year, they became nan first squad to triumph back-to-back events since they won 3 consecutive from 2010 to 2014. It was besides nan first clip a squad won connected overseas ungraded since Europe's Miracle astatine Medinah successful 2012.
Luke Donald will effort to go nan first skipper to triumph 3 consecutive times successful September 2027 astatine Adare Manor. Europe returned each but 1 subordinate from nan 2023 squad to Bethpage, nan lone quality betwixt an identical copy brother.
Team USA skipper Keegan Bradley and vice skipper Jim Furyk compete during nan four-balls connected nan 2nd time of nan Ryder Cup astatine Bethpage Black successful Bethpage, New York, connected Sept. 27, 2025. (Paul Childs/Reuters)
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Furyk played successful each 9 Ryder Cups from 1997 to 2014 earlier becoming an adjunct for nan first clip successful 2016. He's remained an adjunct since 2021.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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