America’s captain in 2018? Here's why Tiger Woods could be the man

Jim Furyk was still very much in the mix to be a captain’s pick for the upcoming American Ryder Cup when he was asked in late August about his role of vice-captain with said Ryder Cup team.
America’s captain in 2018? Here's why Tiger Woods could be the man
Mon, 03 Oct, 2016 - 01:00
Jim McCabe

Was he a player or a captain?

Both, of course, and that hits at the curious nature of the current American Ryder Cup landscape, which now features The Ryder Cup Committee, spawned from The Ryder Cup Task Force.

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