Furyk and Bjorn follow in Palmer's footsteps by hitting balls off Eiffel Tower

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk (R) and European Ryder Cup Captain Thomas Bjorn (L) attend a golf event at France's Golf National where the Ryder Cup 2018 tournament will be held at Saint-Quentin-en Yvelines, France, October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

PARIS (Reuters) - Ryder Cup captains Thomas Bjorn and Jim Furyk hit synchronised shots off a platform high up on the Eiffel Tower to continue the countdown to next year's showdown between Europe and the United States - to be held in France for the first time.

From the edge of a huge drop, the duo sent two balls flying into the Champs de Mars Square below to recreate Arnold Palmer's famed 1976 drive off the Paris landmark.