Overview
- Furyk announced the choices on NBC during the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, naming Leonard and Cink as his first assistants for Adare Manor in Ireland.
- He said their away Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup experience, plus past work with him including the 2024 Presidents Cup, made them the right fit.
- Leonard played in three Ryder Cups, made the clinching 45‑foot birdie at Brookline in 1999, and now takes his first Ryder Cup assistant role.
- Cink competed in five Ryder Cups, assisted Zach Johnson in Italy in 2023, and served on Furyk’s Presidents Cup staff in 2024.
- The United States has not won a Ryder Cup in Europe since 1993, and Europe retains Luke Donald as captain as it pursues a third straight victory.