https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/furyk-core-ryder-cup-team-obvious-pick-woods-57150841
Furyk gets core of Ryder Cup team, and obvious pick in Tiger Woods
The upside to
Jim Furyk finishing so early at the PGA Championship was being able to watch the final round on television, partly as a player but mostly as
the Ryder Cup captain. And that meant seeing plenty of
Tiger Woods.
"I really wanted to see kind of how Tiger was playing, and I only got to see ... I don't know, like every shot he hit for the rest of the day," Furyk said Monday with a laugh. "It was great theater, really."
Ultimately, nothing really changed.
Woods was as dynamic as he has been all year, shot 6-under 64 for the lowest final round of his career in the majors, had
his lowest 72-hole scoring (any of his)
majors, captivated one of the largest and loudest galleries in golf and was runner-up to
Brooks Koepka by two shots.
He's a threat at majors or anywhere else.
He gets attention inside and outside the ropes.
As for the Ryder Cup,
Furyk ended up with the same eight players who started the week atop the U.S. standings.
Brooks Koepka, who won three of the eight majors during the qualifying period, overtook
Dustin Johnson to lead the points list, and the next six players stayed the same.
Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and
Webb Simpson.
Woods, who started the year with zero points, moved from No. 20 to No. 11 on the strength of his tie for sixth at the British Open, where he briefly led during the final round, and his runner-up at Bellerive.
Furyk was not willing to say what appears certain for everyone else:
Woods will be in France with golf clubs for the Sept. 28-30 matches.
another consideration for adding
Tiger Woods is NO golfer draws TV ratings like he does. the PGA coverage on CBS had it's BEST ratings in the last ten years and I am SURE
Jim Furyk KNOWS THAT!!! even people who are NOT normally golf fans WILL WATCH when Tiger is playing. he is MONEY!!!
