Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker named vice-captains on Ryder Cup team

PALM BEACH GARDENS – As expected, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk named Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker as vice-captains Tuesday.

Furyk said the selection of Woods doesn’t rule out Woods playing on the team as the Americans attempt to win their first Ryder Cup on foreign soil in a quarter century.

“The idea was, is it possible to do both; is it possible to play,” Furyk said. “If he could be valuable as a player, I'm sure we would want him playing on this team. But there's so much time to go.”

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Woods has played on seven Ryder Cup teams, but not since 2012. His record is 13-17-3.

Stricker was the captain of last year’s victorious U.S. Presidents Cup team and is expected to have that role in the 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.

Furyk already had named 2016 winning captain Davis Love III as a vice captain and said he likely will add two more players to his staff.

Woods tees off at 6:45 a.m. in Wednesday’s Honda Classic pro-am. Woods is grouped with Brandt Snedeker and Patton Kizzire in the first two rounds. They go at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday and 12:35 p.m. Friday.