May 20 (Reuters) – Former and current Ryder Cup captains Keegan Bradley and Jim Furyk were named captain’s assistants on Brandt Snedeker’s U.S. team for this year’s Presidents Cup showdown against Geoff Ogilvy’s International squad at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago. • Furyk is a 17-times winner on the PGA Tour and last month was […]
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May 20 (Reuters) – Former and current Ryder Cup captains Keegan Bradley and Jim Furyk were named captain’s assistants on Brandt Snedeker’s U.S. team for this year’s Presidents Cup showdown against Geoff Ogilvy’s International squad at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago.
• Furyk is a 17-times winner on the PGA Tour and last month was named U.S. captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup
• Furyk, the winning captain at the 2024 Presidents Cup, returns for his third appearance as an assistant
• Bradley, the losing captain at the 2025 Ryder Cup, has a 3-3-1 record as a player in two Presidents Cups
• Snedeker has two remaining spots available to round out his slate of captain’s assistants
• The U.S. are 13-1-1 in the biennial match play event against a line-up of international players from outside Europe
• The 2026 Presidents Cup will be held September 24 to 27 on Medinah Country Club’s Course #3
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, editing by Ed Osmond)