Jim Furyk
James Michael Furyk (born May 12, 1970) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. In 2010, he was the FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has won one major championship, the 2003 U.S. Open. Furyk holds the record for the lowest score in PGA Tour history, a round of 58 which he shot during the final round of the 2016 Travelers Championship, and has earned notoriety for his unorthodox golf swing.
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Furyk in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | James Michael Furyk | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Mr. 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 12, 1970 West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Tabitha (m. 2000) | ||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||||
| College | University of Arizona | ||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions | ||||||||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | Nike Tour | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (September 10, 2006) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||
| PGA Tour | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sunshine Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| European Senior Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||||||||||||
| Masters Tournament | 4th: 1998, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | Won: 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | 4th/T4: 1997, 1998, 2006, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
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In September 2006 he reached a career high of second in the Official World Golf Ranking. He ranked in the top-10 for over 440 weeks between 1999 and 2016.
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