CAPTAIN FURYK HAS HAD HIS PHIL
JIM FURYK finally saw reason yesterday and realised Phil Mickelson was not fit for purpose as a foursomes player. He also realised he wasn’t good enough for fourballs either.
What an embarrassment for the skipper who chose the outof-form veteran as a wildcard. What a personal calamity for Mickelson, playing in a record 12th Ryder Cup, yet frozen out of both sessions yesterday, reduced to a Saturday role of cheerleading and bumping knuckles with team-mates as they made their way to the tee.
To be fair, he was right there when Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth chose to rub his belly as they made their way to the 16th in the morning fourballs. It’s good luck, apparently, to rub Phil’s belly. To judge by the American performance so far, that goodluck charm is about as useful as one of Phil’s current drives.