Jim Furyk awoke Sunday morning unsure how his final round would unfold. Following a third round 72, Furyk retreated to the range at TPC River Highlands to try and come up with a fix to a swing issue that left him frustrated and perplexed. “I felt like someone else leaped into my body and was […]
Jim Furyk will return to his roots, and the site of one of his toughest losses, when the U.S. Open is played next week at Oakmont Country Club. His family is from western Pennsylvania — his grandparents were mill workers — and he lived there briefly as a boy while his father Mike was a […]
The bone contusion in Jim Furyk’s left wrist that has sidelined him since September will now require surgery and is expected to keep him out of action for another three months. Furyk hasn’t played on the PGA TOUR since he withdrew from the first round of the BMW Championship last fall. At the time, he […]
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jim Furyk wanted nothing more than to be in Kapalua for the start of the new year on the PGA TOUR. His left wrist refused to cooperate. Furyk hasn’t played since he walked off the course in the first round of the BMW Championship on Sept. 17 with what turned out […]
In November, Davis Love III named Jim Furyk as one of his vice captains for the Ryder Cup along with Steve Stricker, Tiger Woods and Tom Lehman. At the time of the announcement, though, Furyk was ranked ninth in the world and 10th in the U.S. standings so it’s not a stretch to expect him […]
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Reigning major champions Bubba Watson (Masters), Martin Kaymer (U.S. Open) and Rory McIlroy (Open Championship and PGA Championship) join past major champion Jim Furyk to form the elite foursome that will compete Oct. 14-15, at Bermuda’s Port Royal Golf Course in the 32nd PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jim Furyk wanted nothing more than to be in Kapalua for the start of the new year on the PGA TOUR. His left wrist refused to cooperate. Furyk hasn’t played since he walked off the course in the first round of the BMW Championship on Sept. 17 with what turned out to be a bone bruise on his wrist. He wound up missing The Presidents Cup, and took the rest of the year off to make sure it was fully healed. But it’s taking longer than he expected.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — It was 19 years ago, but Jim Furyk still remembers the day vividly. It was his second year on TOUR and Furyk had just shot a 67 that put him in contention at the Shell Houston Open. Among the players tied with Furyk was veteran Wayne Levi, who was 43 at the time and clearly, shall we say, burned out after his round.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jim Furyk had gone 100 starts without winning, a stretch that gnawed at his psyche and challenged his confidence. That all disappeared in uncharacteristic fashion Sunday when he won his first PGA TOUR title in five years with birdies on both playoff holes to outlast Kevin Kisner at the RBC Heritage. When the winning putt fell on the par-3 17th, the typically reserved Furyk dropped his putter and punched the air.