The former USGA chief executive returns to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club this week for the 2026 US Open, as interested as ever in the championship and how it plays out on one of the most storied courses in America but no longer invested in the outcome.
On Wednesday at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, the 2003 US Open champion noted that changes almost certainly will be made to the player qualifying process.
Jim Furyk was not expecting to get another chance to serve as US Ryder Cup captain, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t ready to take the reins again when the PGA of America called on him to lead the American team next year at Adare Manor in Ireland.
After Bradley helped the American team to its 10th straight win over the International team in the Presidents Cup, he is now on the hot seat as the leader of a US team that was beaten handily by the Luke Donald-led European squad in Rome.
Kim made it a point to seek out Furyk and Schauffele to explain exactly what he meant by his comments, and he revealed what he said to them in the International team’s post-Presidents Cup press conference.
It has been speculated that Woods could be the Ryder Cup captain for the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black or 2027 in Ireland. But Furyk sounded like any other golf fan who has a genuine curiosity about what Tiger might do.
Furyk and Friends has become one of the most vibrant stops on the senior circuit, bringing celebrities, music, local food and, of course, golf together for truly great weekend.
The idea of players wanted to be paid to play in the Ryder Cup really took off in the pages of Golf Digest, and almost derailed one of the most iconic moments in golf history.
The inaugural playing of such a tournament was supposed to take place in late 2022. That didn’t happen, but many of the same organisers have kept pushing forward, and the event will become a reality later this year.
Australian Golf Digest
