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Furyk left off US team for first time since '96
Barclays Golf Heal
Jim Furyk reacts after missing a putt on the 18th green during the third round of The Barclays golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) - photo by Associated Press
Jim Furyk kept waiting for the phone to ring to learn about the Presidents Cup. News came from the buzz of a text message, a peculiar way to find out he would not be part of an American team for the first time since Tiger Woods was still trying to get his PGA Tour card. U.S. captain Fred Couples used his captain's picks Wednesday on Webb Simpson and Jordan Spieth, the 20-year-old rookie and youngest American in Presidents Cup history.