Presidents Cup Captain's Blog: Ready as away team and villains

Jim Furyk will spearhead the US Team as captain for the first time against the International Team in the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club from September 24-29. With seven appearances as a player and a two-time captain’s assistant, the 17-time PGA Tour winner intends to extend his nation’s domination over the International Team. This is his blog ahead of the biennial showdown.

Every captain has their own personality. A lot of the guys know me very well, and I’m not a rah, rah type of guy, and if I acted like that, the guys would look at me funny. I kind of lead more by example. I have played on a lot of Ryder Cup teams and Presidents Cup teams, and I believe the guys understand who I am.

They know how much these events mean to me, and I know it also means a lot to them. I don't think you need to go into the team room and explain how important the event is. The guys are nervous, they want to play well for our country and play alongside their buddies. I think it's more about providing a great atmosphere for them, whether that's in the team room or at the hotel, so they can play their best golf.

It is an amazing honor to be the US Team captain for the 2024 Presidents Cup. I was excited when I was named US captain for the 2018 Ryder Cup in Paris, and I’m just as excited now at the opportunity to lead our team at Royal Montreal.

After I was named captain, everyone talked about the pressure for our team to maintain our winning streak where we’ve won the last nine editions. I mean, a team changes every year and it’s often a different set of 12 players competing on a different golf course. What we can do is learn from things we've done well as a team in the past and apply those lessons to a new group.

We intend to go to Canada and come back with a victory. I don't feel any more pressure or any less pressure as a captain simply because we have had success in the past. I expect a tough fight as the International Team has become very competitive. They could have won in Australia in 2019 and I think the score wasn't quite reflective in Quail Hollow two years ago as to how close those matches really were. While we have a good track record and will be playing away