Paris — US captain Jim Furyk has poured cold water on the idea that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson could play together in the Ryder Cup this week after the two players got tongues wagging on Tuesday by suggesting it could happen. Asked on Wednesday about the chances of pairing his two hyper-experienced wild cards, Furyk said: "You know, I won’t ever say it wouldn’t happen, but it’s probably not too likely. I guess nothing’s out of the realm. They did play some golf yesterday. I think they both mentioned it would be a lot better pairing than it was in the past." It could hardly not be since they lost both matches in 2004 when they paired up for the only time. On Tuesday Mickelson said of the prospect: "I think we would both welcome it." A day later, however, he was accompanied on his practice round by Webb Simpson, Bubba Watson and Bryson Dechambeau, the rookie who looks like his most likely partner. Woods was out with Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed. Both captains were...
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