“We have 25 years of scars to overcome,” Furyk told a press conference in the French capital.
“But that being said, I will have a lot of young talent on my team and I’m anxious to see how they handle that challenge.
“And surely, Europe has handled those away matches far better for the last 25 years than we have. So we might have to take a page from their book and try and figure it out.”
Furyk, 47, was part of the American sides for all five of those losses in Europe between 1997-2014, but he hopes the exciting young raft of US golfers can help turn things around.
Americans Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas all won major championships this year, with Koepka the oldest of the three at just 27.
“I’d like to see how those young guys react, and hopefully we’ll react better than we have done in the past,” added Furyk, the 2003 US Open champion.
In contrast to his American counterpart, European skipper Thomas Bjorn only tasted Ryder Cup defeat for the first time last year as vice-captain to Darren Clarke, after three wins from three as a player in 1997, 2002 and 2014.
“I’m a professional athlete; losing always hurts,” said the Dane.
“You’ve got to look at Hazeltine... there was certainly a transition on the European team, and an American team that played unbelievably well, and it became a very difficult task for Darren and the team from earlier on in the week.
“And sometimes, I think we lose track about that there’s two extremely capable sides standing across from each other, and there’s only one that can win.
“And it was the Americans’ turn to win. They played better than we did.”
Home comforts for Europe
The Albatros course at Le Golf National is well known to many of Bjorn’s key players, who often play the French Open on the European Tour.
“We love this golf course. We love this city,” added Bjorn.
“We’ve come here for many years, and we believe that we are going to bring a team here that can win on that golf course.
“I believe we could win on any golf course in the world, but there is a home advantage in the sense that we know the golf course very well.”
Home advantage has made a big difference in recent Ryder Cups, with the Americans benefiting from generous fairways, low-cut rough and fast greens in Minnesota. Furyk will ask his players to play the course next summer, but wouldn’t make it a requirement.
“Depending on their schedule, I will put an invite out,” he said. “I will try to schedule a time... If the players can make the trip and would like to make the trip.”
Furyk also said 14-time major champion Tiger Woods, who has been cleared by doctors to start hitting full practice shots after a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a back injury, could play some role in Paris.
“I will say that Tiger Woods is a great resource and would be a welcome to the team, whether that would be as a playing personnel or whether that would be as a vice captain,” he said.
‘Woods welcome on Ryder Cup team’
Fourteen-time major champion Tiger Woods would be “welcome” on the 2018 American Ryder Cup team, whether as a player or a vice-captain, skipper Jim Furyk said yesterday.
The 41-year-old Woods posted a video on Twitter of himself hitting a shot with his driver on Sunday and has been cleared to resume ‘full golf activities’ by doctors after his fourth back surgery in April.
He hasn’t played since February, when he withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic.
“I will say that Tiger Woods is a great resource and would be a welcome to the team, whether that would be as a playing personnel or whether that would be as a vice-captain,” Furyk told a press conference in Paris.
“He’s been a great resource and a great person to have in the team room, so I’m hoping he will be part of that team.”
Woods served as a vice-captain in the USA’s win at Hazeltine last year, and during the Presidents Cup thumping of the Internationals earlier this month.
But the former world number one last played in the Ryder Cup back in 2012, and has only been on the winning side once in his seven appearances.
Woods’ last professional title came in 2013 when he won five on the PGA Tour, while he hasn’t claimed a major championship since the 2008 US Open.
But were he to return to form before next year’s showdown with Europe at Le Golf National in Paris, then there would be huge clamour for Furyk to give him a Ryder Cup place.
“I think that’s great news. The swing that I saw on that video looked a lot like Tiger Woods,” Furyk added.
“It reminded me of his swing of the past. It probably still needed a little speed. He probably still needs a little bit of golf strength maybe.”