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Jim Furyk showed everyone how much the Presidents Cup meant to him by coming to South Korea without his golf clubs.
He qualified for the U.S. team easily, but due to his left wrists’ deep bone bruise, he missed the last two FedEx Cup playoff events, trying to get ready for the Presidents Cup. Unfortunately, on Friday he decided he wouldn’t be able to play, after all. Captain Jay Haas asked if he wanted to be an assistant, and Furyk jumped on a plane.
“This week has two components, really,” Furyk said Wednesday. “It’s an honor for us to represent our country. It’s the greatest to go out there and compete in an event like this, test your ability under a lot of pressure on a big stage. I’m missing that part. But the other component really is the camaraderie, the hanging out in the team room, the talking about pairings, just really having a good time with your boys.” (via ESPN)
Bubba Watson made a supporting comment:
“To come over here hurt, knowing that he wants to be putting, he wants to be hitting tee shots, knowing that he can’t, that just shows how much he really wants to be a part of these teams and how much all these veteran guys want to be a part of these teams,” Bubba Watson said. “You give nothing but utmost respect and love for him because it proves veterans want to be here.” (via ESPN)
Furyk has been a staple of American team events dating to the 1997 Ryder Cup. The only team he missed was in 2013 at the Presidents Cup, when Fred Couples decided to use a pick on 20-year-old Jordan Spieth.
“If I were home this week, I’d be miserable,” Furyk said.
(via ESPN)
