Where can Team USA improve before the 2027 Ryder Cup? Jim Furyk identifies 3 key areas

Jim Furyk got what he wanted without being pushy. The 2027 United States Ryder Cup Captain admitted that he didn't want to throw his "name in the hat" for captaincy but said he was confident in his experience and knowledge could help an American roster come back from consecutive losses in Rome and Bethpage Black. "I'll be honest, I was hoping I'd be approached," Furyk told reporters ahead of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club outside of Philadelphia.

It's ironic Furyk's entry into the job can be seen as passive. He's committing his players take the exact opposite approach. "It's not going to be easy — we have to scratch and claw, but I think we have the talent to be able to do that," Furyk said of the mentality the team needs to have to win on foreign soil for the first time since 1993 at The Belfry in Wishaw, England.

"We need to create a blueprint; we need to create more continuity for our players and for our future captains," he added. "And we really need to start making the Ryder Cup more of a priority each and every year, year in and year out, and focus on growing and evolving into the future. Furyk said his interest was gauged the week before this year's Masters and he accepted the job the week of the tournament.

"This is something that I quite honestly have been thinking about for years because I've been involved with so many teams," said Furyk, who has served as Ryder Cup vice captain the last three events after leading the American team in a losing effort at Le Golf National in 2018. "As soon as Bethpage kind of ended, I really started taking a lot of notes and writing things down and moving forward. " What needs to be done starting now Furyk's Wednesday press conference expectedly leaned toward his plans for Team USA ahead.