Rex Hoggard’s reaction to Jim Furyk being announced as USA’s Ryder Cup captain for 2027

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The USA have confirmed their captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup, with Jim Furyk set to lead the visitors at Adare Manor.

Furyk will reprise his role from 2018, when the USA were defeated 17.5-10.5 by Team Europe at Le Golf National in France.

Since then, Europe have won two of the last three editions of the prestigious tournament, going back-to-back in 2023 and 2025.

Many US Ryder Cup fans aren’t happy with Furyk being named as the team’s captain, with Rex Hoggard now sharing his take on the decision.

Rex Hoggard thinks Jim Furyk is the ‘best option’ for USA’s Ryder Cup captain

Speaking on the Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav, he said: “If you go back to Paris, when he was captain last time around, and you break down a lot of his decisions, a lot of them were questionable.

“I will start with his captain’s picks on that particular golf course, it did not seem that he made good choices with some of his pairings.

“All of that being said, I guess I keep coming back to the idea of why do Ryder Cup captains, either US or Europeans, only get one turn?

“USA basketball seem to have it right. You have the coach who is the coach for a decade or longer. You have the continuity and all that institutional knowledge that goes into it.

“Why not give Jim Furyk two or three tries? Why not give a Davis Love two or three tries? My guess is that Jim Furyk learned a lot in Paris that he is going to apply next year in Ireland.

“He learned a lot about what not to do in Paris, that I hope he applies in Ireland! So I tend to agree he is the captain that we probably need because there wasn’t another option out there.

“There was a shortlist this time around and unlike last time the PGA of America did not get blindsided this time around by Tiger Woods. He withdrew his name to be captain this year.