Jim Furyk on Sunday after the U.S. received the Presidents Cup.
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Victory secured and fewer essential questions addressed, the U.S. facet was nearing the tip of its winner’s press convention Sunday on the Presidents Cup when anybody who was keen to reply was requested about occasion plans —and Tony Finau answered this fashion:
“Within the sensible phrases of Travis Kelce,” he began, referring to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish …
“You bought to battle …
“To your proper …
“To occasion,” Finau shouted, referencing Kelce’s line in February on the Tremendous Bowl (which referenced the Beastie Boys).
Solely there was a priority:
How lengthy may they battle? The bus trip from Royal Montreal to the workforce lodge was some 45 minutes, Kevin Kisner stated. Vibes can be misplaced someplace alongside the Montreal streets. However catastrophe, together with sobriety, was prevented.
A DJ performed, and Jim Furyk freestyled to Eminem.
Severely. Right here’s the story as instructed by Kisner, one of many U.S. vice captains, on the latest “The Smylie Present” podcast (which you’ll hearken to in full right here). The present’s host, Smylie Kaufman, additionally an analyst on NBC’s broadcast of the Presidents Cup, had requested Kisner for celebration element, and it began this backwards and forwards:
“One in every of my favourite components of the celebration,” Kisner stated on the podcast, “is you clearly get again to the workforce room on the course, everyone’s partying, elevating cane, dancing, music, however then it’s a must to pack all of your stuff up, get on a bus to get again to the lodge the place the massive occasion’s going to be. However the bus drive is sort of a 45-minute drive. So that you’re sort of nervous, like, man …”
Requested Kaufman: “Is there a toilet?”
Answered Kisner: “There’s a lavatory, however you’re additionally nervous that the vibes are going to go down, proper? We acquired to sit down on a bus? Effectively, if anyplace was the most important occasion, it was the bus, and it was unbelievable as a result of we principally had a DJ on the entrance of the bus, we’re taking part in music full blast, we acquired police escorts, and on the very finish, Jim, we let Jim — everyone will get to select a track, proper, and then you definately stand up and sing it.
“On the finish, Jim Furyk picks ‘Lose Your self’ by Eminem, places his hood up and dances freestyle down the aisle and high-fives each particular person on the bus as we pull into the lodge.”
Mentioned Kaufman: “That’s epic. … I feel nothing else must be stated. …
“‘Lose Your self’ by Jim Furyk, boy, do I must see that music video, with the hood up from Jim.”
Certainly.
