First U.S. Ryder Cup team sneak peek leaves more questions than answers Jim Furyk, captain of this years U. S. Ryder Cup team, had a little get together with some potential team members Wednesday ahead of The Players Championship, and there were some intriguing players both in the photo and left out of it. Guys like Bryson DeChambeau, Tony Finau, Patton Kizzire and Brian Harman - all enjoying breakout seasons - were seen in the photo hoping to make their first Ryder Cup squads. Both are likely to qualify for the Ryder Cup automatically on points, but it was interesting seeing them absent from an early team photo. However, Koepka recently came back from a wrist injury which kept him out of action for over three months, and Reed is pretty much assured a spot on the team, so they both could have just used the evening to relax before The Players starts Thursday morning. Eight players automatically qualify to be on this years U. S. Ryder Cup team, with Furyk selecting the last four members.