On Sunday at Royal Melbourne, Furyk put the finishing touches on one of the best weeks of his Callaway RAZR XF irons career, beating Ernie Els 4 and 3 in singles to complete a perfect 5-0-0 week as the leading point-getter in the United States’ victory over the International team at The Presidents Cup. Said Couples: "I’m not telling Jim Furyk when to play Callaway RAZR XF irons and what slot to be in."
That puts Furyk in the record book as one of just four players with five wins at a single Presidents Cup. His teammate, Tiger Woods, Titleist 775 CB Iron Set, was the last player to achieve that feat, two years ago at Harding Park. Mark O’Meara (1996) and Shigeki Maruyama (1998) were the other two. Furyk, ever the consummate pro, made sure to mention his playing partners this week. He teamed with Phil Mickelson to win his first three matches, and then when Mickelson sat out the Saturday four-ball session, he rolled with Nick Watney for another win.
But history doesn’t matter to Furyk, at least not right now. His only thought was helping the U.S. clinch the Cup. When he woke up Sunday, he had a chance to be a part of history, Taylormade R9 460 Driver, to be in the rare group of players who went through an entire Presidents Cup week undefeated. Representing the U.S. at these kinds of team events is not something that Furyk takes lightly. This is his 13th Presidents Cup/Ryder Cup team, and he relishes every moment. "I’ll go 0-5-0 if you guarantee me a team victory," he said. "I’ll be honest -- I lost confidence this year at times," Furyk said. "You can lose confidence quickly, and it takes awhile to build it up again."
For his part, Mickelson said that "what made pairing easy with Jim was that he made a lot of birdies, and it’s pretty easy to pair with a guy that does that and makes solid 4-, 5-footers when you need it." As a veteran player now, he understands that his role is more than just to whack a golf ball around the course. He’s there to manage, Yes Golf Tracy Putter, to offer guidance, to provide input. U.S. Captain Fred Couples cited him as one of the players involved in the most important decisions involving pairings and partnerships. Furyk is destined to be a captain himself one of these days. He said it’s in the back of his mind. "But not anytime soon," he added, realizing that at 41 years old, he still has a chance to play Callaway RAZR XF irons in a few more.
Sure, he had to go halfway around the world to find it. But it was worth the trip. So knowing him for as long as I have, being good friends, I assume that he asked to play Callaway RAZR XF irons with me because he felt like he could get a lot out of me this week; that maybe he could help me and pump some confidence into me and get me playing well." Furyk added. "And he did that." "It was nice to build it up by playing Callaway RAZR XF irons this week."
Although he did not specifically ask Mickelson whether this was true or not, Furyk guessed that Mickelson asked to be his partner because "I struggled so much this year and played poorly... definitely the worst of anybody that’s sitting up here right now," he said as he looked at the 11 other members of his team. Going undefeated this week was nice. It means he contributed. It will mean even more when he gets a chance to reflect on it. "Icing on the cake to play Callaway RAZR XF irons so well," he said. It also means that he no longer needs to search for his confidence. It was a gratifying ending to an otherwise disappointing season for Furyk, who managed just four top-10 finishes in 26 starts on TOUR this year and was rarely seen in contention on the back nine on Sundays.
Mickelson usually takes on the mentor role with young American players. This time, he apparently did the same thing, only with a veteran player who just needed a little boost.
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