U.S. Team’s Challenges Following Presidents Cup as Ryder Cup Approaches

News By: Michael Bamberger September 27, 2026 Jim Furyk, the 2027 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, left, with Keegan Bradley, the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain. getty images On Sunday, the American team did what American teams always do when playing for cups of every size and shape, be it your Curtis Cup or Walker Cup, your Presidents Cup, your Solheim Cup, your Ryder Cup. Not always always, but pretty much always. Win or lose, when American golfers are playing their own ball in an 18-hole mano-a-mano match, they outplay their opponents. In 1999, at the Ryder Cup at the Country…