Go f*** yourself” – ‘Offended’ Presidents Cup Captain Jim Furyk unloads on reporter during interview
United States Presidents Cup captain Jim Furyk recently responded to golf journalist Adam Schupak for his suggestion that the International team also needs to win to energize the matches. The US team has been dominant at the Presidents Cup over the last few editions and are yet to lose a match since 2005.
Schupak remembered when he went to spend some time with some of the American Presidents Cup members like Wyndham Clark and Jim Furyk on the eve of the last week Procore Championship and wrote a Golf Week Column about that. They had a conversation on the coming team âs event with reference to Schupakâs idea and the International team. He said:
âNothing personal. But the competition really needs an International Team victory to energize the matches
Joining the conversation, Jim Furyk shared a story of a high-ranking PGA Tour official from the 2017 Presidents Cup without revealing the name and stated how offended he was when the person tried to wish him luck for the prestigious team event. But Furyk was offended by the way the person had said it.
Just the way he said it, it was so back-handed. I said, âYou know, Iâm not exactly sure I know what thatâs supposed to mean,â â Furyk said
The US captain further talked about the hard work the team and players put in to win their matches and said that he was very offended by Schupak’s question.
âDo you know how hard, how many hours, the captains work to try to win these matches?” Furyk said. Do you know how hard and how much effort the players, how hard they take it when they donât play well? Iâve seen grown men cry in the locker room because theyâre upset and Iâve seen how much it means to them when they do play well. I know what youâre saying, but do you know how offended I am?”
The 54-year-old then told Schupak:
“So itâs not like Iâm killing you right now, but F**k you. Go f**k yourself. You can quote me on that one.”
The upcoming edition of the tournament that started in 1994, will take place from September 24 to 29
Unstoppable US team holds firm grip on Presidents Cup glory.
The US team holds a strong grip on the Presidents Cup. They have only lost one tournament and tied in another edition since the inception of the competition in 1994.
In the first edition of the event, Team USA defeated the International team by 20-12. That year, Hale Irwin was the captain, while David Graham led the International team. Team USA won the first two editions but lost in the third edition in 1998. That year, the International team, led by Peter Thomson, won the tournament held at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club by 20 ½ to 11 ½.
However, the US team bounced back and won in 2000, and in 2003, the event resulted in a tie. Since 2005, the US team has been dominant and has not lost any edition of the Presidents Cup. The last time the event was held at Quail Hollow Club, the United States registered a victory by 17 ½ to 12 ½. Davis Love III was the team captain. Tiger Woods led the USA team to victory in the 2019 Presidents Cup in Melbourne.
