Golf-US captain Furyk says changes coming for Ryder Cup team

FILE PHOTO: May 12, 2026; Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA; Jim Furyk looks on during a practice round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-Imagn Images/File Photo

Oct 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Ryder ⁠Cup captain Jim Furyk conceded on Tuesday that his team's dismal foursomes record was "not an anomaly" ⁠and promised changes ahead of next year's competition atAdare Manor where they will try to ‌deny Europe a third consecutive victory.

The U.S. have won only three of 16 foursomes matches across the last two editions of the biennial Ryder Cup and also struggled in the same format at the last two Presidents Cups where they went 5-13-0against a ​lineup of international players from outside Europe.

"There's some issues. We understand ⁠that. Not something I'm very happy with,"Furyk, ⁠speaking alongside Team Europe captain Luke Donald, said during a press conference at Adare Manor in Limerick, ⁠Ireland. "I ‌plan on making some changes."

Furyk, who was named captain of the US team in April after Tiger Woods declined the role following his arrest on a driving-under-the-influence charge, has already implemented a ⁠revamped qualification system for the 2027 matches and counts a new ​analytics teamamong the changes he hopes ‌will lead to success in foursomes.

Still, his squad will face a tall order at Adare ⁠Manor giventhe US have ​not won a Ryder Cup on European soil since 1993 at The Belfry in Warwickshire.

"I will promise you, we will be prepared. I'm going to ask this team to do more than any other United States team has in ⁠the past," saidFuryk."We'll be prepared. We'll be ready to go ​in that format, and hopefully we can showcase our talent. We have too much depth to have that poor record in alternate shot."

US Presidents Cup captain BrandtSnedeker fired an early battle cry after his players delivered the ⁠most lopsided singles session in that event's history, boasting after the17-13 triumph that the American team is "going to be a problem" for Europe at the next Ryder Cup.

Donald, who next year will aim to become the first captain to guide a team to three straight Ryder Cup victories, was not about to disagree.

"I ​have zero complacency about how strong the US are going to be. ⁠They always are. On paper, they tend to be stronger than us through the world rankings," said Donald.

"Obviously we ​have a great record at home but again, zero complacency. You ‌know, I've seen what Jim has been doing behind ​the scenes, changing the stats, changing the qualification system. He is very, very motivated to come here and put up a good fight."

(Reporting by Frank Pingue in TorontoEditing by Toby Davis)

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10 月 6 日（路透社）——美国莱德杯队长吉姆·福瑞克周二承认，他所在球队糟糕的四人赛战绩“并非偶然”，并承诺在明年于阿黛尔庄园举行的比赛中做出改变，届时他们将力争阻止欧洲队连续第三次夺冠。

在过去两届两年一度的莱德杯中，美国队在 16 场四人赛中仅赢了 3 场，在最近两届总统杯的同赛制比赛中也表现不佳，面对由欧洲以外的国际球员组成的阵容，他们的战绩为 5-13-0。

“确实存在一些问题，我们明白这一点。我对现状并不满意，”弗瑞克在爱尔兰利默里克阿黛尔庄园与欧洲队队长卢克·唐纳德一同出席的新闻发布会上说道。“我计划做出一些改变。”

今年四月，泰格·伍兹因酒后驾车被捕而拒绝担任美国队队长，弗瑞克接任。他已经为 2027 年的比赛实施了新的资格赛制度，并组建了一个新的分析团队，他希望这些改变能够帮助球队在四人赛中取得成功。

不过，鉴于美国队自 1993 年在沃里克郡贝尔弗里球场赢得莱德杯以来，就再也没有在欧洲的土地上赢得过莱德杯，因此他的球队在阿黛尔庄园将面临艰巨的挑战。

“我向你们保证，我们会做好准备。我会要求这支队伍比以往任何一支美国队都做得更好，”弗瑞克说道。“我们会做好准备。我们会适应这种赛制，希望我们能展现出我们的实力。我们的阵容深度足够，不应该在交替击球赛中取得如此糟糕的战绩。”

美国总统杯队长布兰特·斯内德克尔在队员们打出该赛事历史上最悬殊的单打比赛后，早早地发出战斗号召。在以 17-13 获胜后，他吹嘘说美国队将在下一届莱德杯上给欧洲队“带来麻烦”。

唐纳德明年将力争成为首位带领球队连续三次赢得莱德杯的队长，他自然不会反对这种说法。

“我对美国的实力毫不掉以轻心。他们一直都很强大。从纸面实力来看，他们在世界排名上往往比我们更强，”唐纳德说道。

“显然，我们在主场战绩斐然，但我们绝不会因此而自满。你知道，我看到了吉姆在幕后所做的一切，他修改了统计数据，改变了资格赛规则。他非常有动力来到这里，全力以赴地拼搏。”

（弗兰克·平格多伦多报道，托比·戴维斯编辑）

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