Scottie Scheffler thinks Jim Furyk will do a 'great job' as 2027 United States Ryder Cup captain

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The PGA of America selected Jim Furyk to be the United States captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Ireland, making him the ninth man to captain the U.S. team on multiple occasions.

Furyk's selection wasn't cause for celebration for most United States fans, as it's hard to overlook the dreadful result from the last time Furyk oversaw the U.S. team in a 17.5-10.5 loss to Europe in 2018 at Le Golf National in France. That was the third-most lopsided loss in U.S. Ryder Cup history, and while Furyk has said there are things he'd want to do differently if given the chance, his selection didn't create much excitement among the U.S. golf faithful.

Exciting the fans for an away Ryder Cup isn't the main job of the U.S. captain, though, it's to get the American squad to finally play up to their full capability on foreign soil -- somewhere they haven't won since 1993. While we are more than a year away from the U.S. Ryder Cup team getting settled, one player we know will be on the team is World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who is fully behind Furyk as captain.

"Jim and Tabitha both are really, they're great people. Jim is a really, really good leader. He's extremely organized in the way he does things," Scheffler said. "I think with Jim you just have so much experience across so many team events whether it's playing or being a captain. The guy's been on those teams for seems like for forever. He had such a long career out here and was so good for a long time that he played on a bunch and then he's such a great guy that he's been a captain and assistant captain on 'em as well. I think he brings a lot of knowledge and experience to the table. He has a way that he likes to do things and he's very experienced and in that role and I think he's going to do a great job."

Scheffler played for Furyk in the 2024 Presidents Cup and has had Furyk as a vice captain in each of the last three Ryder Cups -- but wasn't on that ill-fated 2018 team. While Scheffler is excited about Furyk getting another crack at Ryder Cup captaincy, he made it clear that he was not consulted as part of the decision.

"I mean, to answer your input question, no, I have no input at all. I found out when you did," Scheffler said. "Would I like to have input? If they want me to have input, then I can have input. But the PGA of America runs the Ryder Cup, and it's not the PGA Tour, it's not the players, it's the PGA of America, it's not us. So if they want my opinion, they got my phone number, I'm sure. I had to fill out a bunch of forms to play in the tournament."