Jim Furyk is finding his best form just in time for the Ryder Cup, matching his career best round of 62 to grab a share of the lead after a marathon day at the BMW Championship on Saturday.

With Tiger Woods sidelined after knee surgery, Furyk, a veteran of six U.S. Ryder Cup teams, will be called upon to provide leadership when the Americans host Europe at the Valhalla Golf Club from September 18-21.

"No matter what happens tomorrow, no matter how I play, it's definitely not going to be because I'm tired or because of an after effect," the 38-year-old Furyk told reporters.

"You play in the Ryder Cup you've got to go 36, 36 and 18 on Sunday at times and under extreme pressure.

"If I can make it around that and play pretty well, I'll be fine for one day 36."

After carding two stellar rounds at the Bellerive Golf Club, Furyk may yet head to Kentucky with a first win of the season under his belt.

He will enter Sunday sitting top the BMW leaderboard at 12-under alongside Colombia's Camilo Villegas, who will start the day by completing the final five holes of his third round.

"Well, I think ultimately you're going to judge your year on tournaments won and how you've played and competed and how many times you put yourself in position, how you played the major championships," said Furyk, winner of 13 career PGA Tour titles. "Of course, I'm disappointed I haven't won a tournament to this point, but I haven't put any pressure on myself here at the end of the year.

"I've only got a couple more events left; it is what it is.

"If I can pull it off tomorrow or at the Tour Championship and win an event, great. If I don't, I don't.

"Like I said, as of now I wouldn't put it in one of my top five years of my career, but it's been a solid year.

"I do take a lot of pride in making the Ryder Cup team."