U.S. Team Captain Jim Furyk has announced his captain’s assistants for the 2024 Presidents Cup at The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in September.
Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard and Kevin Kisner will form the core of Furyk’s backroom team, with the potential for an additional two to be added before the event gets underway.
“I am excited to announce Stewart, Justin and Kevin as my captain’s assistants for the 2024 Presidents Cup in Montreal,” said Furyk. “The three of them have a tremendous history with this event, but more importantly, they will be trusted voices in the team room and on the course for our guys. I look forward to working with them closely as we build a 12-man U.S. Team that is ready to compete at Royal Montreal this fall.”
Whilst both Cink and Leonard have prior assistant captain experience, matchplay specialist Kisner, who played in both the 2017 and 2022 winning US Presidents Cup sides, will be making his debut as an assistant.
“Match play is my favorite format in golf and I’m looking forward to adding some expertise and insight to our team room as we lead an incredible contingent of players into Montreal,” Kisner said in a media release. “Jim is someone I’ve looked up to throughout my career and is naturally just a great leader, so it was a thrill when he called and asked me to serve as a captain’s assistant this fall.”
Cink has played in four Presidents Cups, finishing on the winning side in all four, and had a perfect 4-0-0 record in his maiden appearance in 2000. Leonard is a veteran of five Presidents Cups and was a member of the 2003 US side who tied with the Internationals – the last Presidents Cup not to result in an outright victory for the United States.
Six players will automatically qualify for each team after the completion of the BMW Championship on Aug. 25th, 2024, and each captain will then pick six players to round out their 12-man squads, though the enforced absence of LIV players means that International side captain Mike Weir won’t be able to call on Cameron Smith, Louis Oosthuizen, Joaquin Niemann and several other high-profile players who would otherwise have been strong contenders for a place in the side.