September 25, 2017; Jersey Metropolis, NJ, USA; U.S. Crew assistant captain Jim Furyk on the driving vary through the apply spherical of The Presidents Cup golf event at Liberty Nationwide Golf Course. Obligatory Credit score: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports activities
JF: Nicely, I’m sensible sufficient to know that you simply by no means have something found out. Quickly as you say that, like, you understand how golf is, if you’re enjoying badly, you are feeling such as you’re by no means gonna get it again after which if you get rolling, you are feeling such as you’re by no means gonna lose it. And the second you suppose that, it simply bites you within the ass. So I’m smarter than that.
I feel I used to be much more ready this yr than I used to be in ’18 (as U.S. Ryder Cup Captain in Paris). I feel the expertise in ’18 and realizing that I might have achieved a number of issues higher, I feel, actually helped. Additionally, this group I had — I imply, I like my group from ’18, don’t get me mistaken, I’ve at all times stated I’d go to battle with these 12 any day — however I simply had a terrific group this time, and the leaders actually stepped up, made my job straightforward. All of them purchased into the messaging and sort of, , my entire purpose was to get the group transferring ahead collectively and that’s not simply 12 gamers. That’s the caddies, that’s the wives, that’s the entire U.S. workforce, no matter contingency was sporting purple, white and blue over there, sort of must be transferring ahead all collectively, and only a good bunch.
It’s exhausting as a result of they provide us three weeks by the point the workforce is set and it’s a whole lot of the identical guys, however by the point the workforce’s picked, you actually have three weeks to sort of transfer ahead earlier than you get to Montreal, and there’s loads that must be achieved, though you’re not seeing these guys loads, they usually’re battling via the playoffs and attempting to win a FedEx all of the whereas, you’re attempting to get some messaging throughout. I’m attempting to get golf balls of their fingers in order that they’re ready for alternate shot. I’m attempting to get a whole lot of stuff achieved, however treading traces, if that is sensible. And these guys simply did a great job.
When their season was over, they flipped the swap and every part was targeted on the Presidents Cup. Xander and Scotty and Pat and Colin, I relied loads on these guys they usually got here via.
