Furyk happy to revive 'dream-team' experiment

Putting the world’s top two players together did not work for the US in the last Ryder Cup but Jim Furyk can think of no reason why it should not be more successful next week.

Furyk’s victory in the Canadian Open last Sunday lifted him above Phil Mickelson into second place in the rankings behind Tiger Woods.

He and Woods have been likely partners at the K Club ever since they were unbeaten in the Presidents Cup victory over the rest of the world last year.

“I don’t really see it as a big issue,” said Furyk when it was put to him that the Europeans could gain real momentum by beating the game’s top pair in one hit.

“I don’t really personally see the difference between me being ranked third or second. If we put one and three together, one and two together, it’s just a number on paper.”