Ryder Cup 2018: Tiger Woods to be replaced as vice-captain with Jim Furyk prepared to pick ‘priceless’ teammate

Jim Furyk will replace Tiger Woods as vice-captain should he make one of his captain’s picks for the Ryder Cup, with the 14-time major winner set to be one of his four additional inclusions for next month’s showdown in Paris. After a thrilling final day at the PGA Championship saw Woods narrowly miss out on a first major in more than a decade to fellow American Brooks Koepka, United States captain Furyk admitted that he will consider drafting in a replacement for Woods to allow the 42-year-old the chance to concentrate on his game at Le Golf National. Woods could still qualify in one of the eight automatic places, with Sunday’s runners-up spot lifting him from 20th to 11th in the rankings, but Furyk is almost certain to pick him as one of his four wildcards should he maintain his return to form and fitness.