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Jim Furyk

Jim Furyk is just the kind of player anyone would want on their team, whether in a Presidents Cup or a weekend Nassau. For starters, he is consistent; witness his PGA TOUR record. He comes to Harding Park with 13 career wins including a streak of at least one win a year from 1998 through 2007 (with the exception of 2004 when he was recovering from wrist surgery). Interestingly, three of those wins came in Las Vegas, two came in Hawaii, and two others came in Canada. His biggest victory, however, came in the 2003 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields Country Club outside Chicago. He is also a veteran of team play, posting a 13-8-2 record in The Presidents Cup while going 8-13-2 in the Ryder Cup. Furyk, who grew up in Pennsylvania, remains a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

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The Furyk File

Full Name: James Michael Furyk

Height: 6-2

Weight: 185

Birthdate: May 12, 1970

Birthplace: West Chester, Pa.

Residence: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Family: Wife, Tabitha; Caleigh Lynn (6/24/02); Tanner James (12/12/03)

Education: University of Arizona

Special Interests: All sports

Turned Professional: 1992

Nationwide Tour Graduate: 1993

Personal Info

Jim Furyk might have one of the PGA TOUR's less orthodox swings but it has been proven to be both consistent and efficient. His father, Mike, has been his only swing instructor, and he went out of his way to thank and credit him following his U.S. Open victory. Jim started putting cross-handed at age 7 and no less a figure than Arnold Palmer once said that, if he had it to do over again, that might be how hed putt as well.

Playing Record

PGA TOUR Victories: (13) 1995 Las Vegas Invitational. 1996 United Airlines Hawaiian Open. 1998 Las Vegas Invitational. 1999 Las Vegas Invitational. 2000 Doral-Ryder Open. 2001 Mercedes Championships. 2002 Memorial Tournament. 2003 U.S. Open Championship, Buick Open. 2005 Cialis Western Open. 2006 Wachovia Championship, Canadian Open. 2007 Canadian Open presented by Franklin Templeton Investments.

2009 PGA TOUR Highlights: Furyk trailed by three strokes entering the final round of the Masters Tournament and finished tied for 10th, his fourth career top-10 at Augusta National Golf Club. He tied for fifth at THE PLAYERS Championship, his third top-5 finish in his last six starts at the tournament. He closed with 11 consecutive pars in a final-round 65 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial to tie for ninth, his fifth top-10 of the season. He finished second at the Memorial, one stroke behind Tiger Woods. The runner-up finish was the 21st of his career and came in his 400th career TOUR start. He earned his third consecutive top-10 finish at AT&T National and seventh top-10 of the season with a tie for seventh.

National Teams: The Presidents Cup (6), 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009; Ryder Cup (6), 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008; World Cup, 2003

Presidents Cup Record: 13-8-2

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