Jim Furyk

Jim Furyk
Furyk in 2010
Personal information
Full nameJames Michael Furyk
NicknameMr. 58
Born (1970-05-12) May 12, 1970 (age 54)
West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidencePonte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Tabitha
(m. 2000)
Children2
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arizona
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)Nike Tour
Professional wins29
Highest ranking2 (September 10, 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour17
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions3
European Senior Tour1
Other7
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament4th: 1998, 2003
PGA Championship2nd: 2013
U.S. OpenWon: 2003
The Open Championship4th/T4: 1997, 1998, 2006, 2014
Achievements and awards
Vardon Trophy2006
PGA Tour
FedEx Cup winner
2010
PGA Tour
Player of the Year
2010
PGA Player of the Year2010
GWAA ASAP Sports/
Jim Murray Award
2015
Payne Stewart Award2016
PGA Tour Champions
Rookie of the Year
2020–21
PGA Tour Champions
Byron Nelson Award
2020–21

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.[2] 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.

In September 2006 he reached a career high of second in the Official World Golf Ranking.[3] He ranked in the top-10 for over 440 weeks between 1999 and 2016.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Week 36 2006 Ending 10 Sep 2006" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Daily Wrap-up, Round 4: The Tour Championship". PGA Tour. September 26, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "Jim Furyk Wins the Canadian Open and is the New World Number Two". Official World Golf Ranking. September 11, 2006. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Players who have reached the Top Ten in the Official World Golf Ranking since 1986". European Tour Official Guide 09 (38th ed.). PGA European Tour. 2009. p. 558.