Biography
Jim Furyk
His early years were spent in the Pittsburgh suburbs learning the game from his father, who was head pro at Uniontown Country Club near Pittsburgh. He graduated from Manheim Township High School in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1988 where he was a standout basketball player in addition to being a state champion golfer. He attended the University of Arizona and turned professional in 1992.
Furyk won at least one tournament each year on the PGA TOUR between 1998 and 2003. At the time, this was the second best streak of winning seasons behind Tiger Woods and he made the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings. In 2004 he only played in fourteen events after missing three months due to surgery to repair cartilage damage in his wrist and he fell out of the top hundred on the money list, but he returned to good form in 2005 and regained his top ten ranking, again winning a PGA TOUR event in that year and in 2006.
Furyk's biggest win to date came on June 16, 2003, when he tied the record for the lowest 72-hole score in US Open history to win his first major championship.
The only instructor he has ever used is his dad, Mike Furyk, which may account for his unusual swing. His caddy is Fluff Cowan, who was Tiger Woods' caddy for his first couple of years as a professional
PGA Tour wins
1995 (1) Las Vegas Invitational
1996 (1) United Airlines Hawaiian Open
1998 (1) Las Vegas Invitational
1999 (1) Las Vegas Invitational
2000 (1) Doral-Ryder Open
2001 (1) Mercedes Championships
2002 (1) Memorial Tournament
2003 (2) U.S. Open, Buick Open
2005 (1) Cialis Western Open
2006 (1) Wachovia Championship
Other professional wins
1993 Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic (Nike Tour)
1997 Argentine Open
1998 Fred Meyer Challenge (with David Duval)
2003 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
2005 Nedbank Golf Challenge (South Africa - unofficial event)
National team appearances
Ryder Cup: 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004
The Presidents Cup: 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005
World Cup: 2003
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Furyk#Biography
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