U.S. team members stand as “The Star-Spangled Banner” plays during the opening ceremony for the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines on Thursday.SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Jim Furyk has spent four days watching his team play loosely and confidently, an approach he hopes will allow the United States to end 25 years without winning the Ryder Cup away from home.
The U.S. team captain can only hope that’s what he sees at Le Golf National starting Friday, when the shots will really count.
“What would make me nervous?” Furyk said on the eve of the biennial golf matches against Europe. “If I showed up in the morning and guys had a look on their face that made me nervous. I don’t usually see that with this group.”
Flags were raised, anthems were played and the partisan cheers began late Thursday afternoon to signal the end of the hype and anticipation of a Ryder Cup featuring two of the strongest teams each side has presented at the same time.
Now it’s time to play.