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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSJim Furyk (Continued)Section Player BiograPhies2Finished at 13-under 271 and won for the 14th time in hiscareer, moving to No. 6 in the official World golf ranking.Had gone 58 starts on the pga tour without winning…parred the first playoff hole to beat Brian Davis at theVerizon Heritage for his second victory of the season andthe 15th of his career. Davis birdied the par-4 18th hole toforce a playoff at 13-under par. the players went back tothe 18th tee for sudden death. Davis’ second shot found thehazard left of the green and Furyk hit the back of the green.While hitting out of the hazard, Davis called a two-strokepenalty on himself for striking a loose impediment duringhis backswing. that left Furyk to make a short par puttfor the win…a second-round 65 led to a t7 at the QuailHollow championship…Finished t10 at the memorialtournament, his sixth top-10 in 15 career starts at muirfieldVillage…posted his fifth top-10 finish of the season witha t9 at the greenbrier classic, set up by four rounds in the60s…Earned sixth top-10 of the season at the World golfchampionships-Bridgestone Invitational on the strength ofa 6-under-par 64 in the final round. top-10 was the seventhof his career at the Bridgestone Invitational, second-mostin tournament history trailing only tiger Woods’ nine…Ineligible for the first pga tour playoff event after oversleepingand missing his pro-am time at the Barclays…Went on to finish t37 at the Deutsche Bank championshipand t15 at the BmW championship to enter tHE tourchampionship presented by coca-cola in 11th place inthe FedExcup standings. opened in atlanta with roundsof 65-67 to share the 36-hole lead at 8-under, with LukeDonald. an even-par 70 Saturday gave him a one-shotlead heading into the final round. capped off a final-round,even-par 70 with a spectacular 72nd-hole sand save (hit a57-foot, 7-inch bunker shot to 26 inches) to win the event(a career-high third of the season) and the 2010 FedExcup.For his efforts, collected $1.35 million for the tournamentwin and $10 million for winning the FedExcup…madehis seventh-career appearance in the ryder cup in a slimone-point loss to the European team. Hit a pitching wedgeto 4 feet on the 18th hole and then watched as foursomespartner rickie Fowler made the birdie putt to halve thematch against martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood. the halfpoint was all he would earn, going on to a 0-2-1 record.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Enjoyed a consistent year, where he finished insidethe top 10 in nearly half of his starts (11 of 23)...Finished t9when he lost to ross Fisher, 4 and 3, in the third round ofthe World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship...trailed by three entering the final round ofthe masters and finished t10, his fourth career top-10 atthe first major championship of the season...Finished t5 attHE pLaYErS championship, his third top-five finish in hislast six starts at the tournament (t4 in 2003, t3 in 2006 andt5 in 2009)...closed with 11 consecutive pars in final-round65 at crowne plaza Invitational for a t9, his fifth top-10 ofthe season...Finished second at the memorial, one strokebehind tiger Woods. the runner-up finish was the 21st ofhis career and came in his 400th career tour start...Earnedthird consecutive top-10 finish at at&t National (t3, 2007-08) and seventh top-10 of the season with t7, finishing t1in putts per round (27.2) for the week...Earned eighth top-10 of the year with a t8 at Deutsche Bank championshipafter sharing the 18- and 36-hole leads. Hit all 18 greens inregulation for the seventh time in his career (1,438 rounds)during first-round 8-under 63...recorded rounds of 67-66 onthe weekend to finish t2 at the BmW championship.Jumped from No. 18 to No. 3 in the FedExcup standingsentering tHE tour championship presented by cocacola...Final-round3-under 67 led to a t7 finish at tHE tourchampionship, leading to a fourth-place finish in theFedExcup, making him one of just three players (alsomickelson and Stricker) to finish inside the top 15 each ofthe first three seasons of the playoffs...posted a careerbestfinal round of 9-under 62 for his 11th top-10 of the yearat Justin timberlake Shriners Hospitals for children open.previous best final-round was 63 to win the 1998 Las VegasInvitational...made a long par putt on the 17th hole and ashort birdie putt on the 18th to win the chevron Worldchallenge in early December, his first victory in more thantwo years. Beat graeme mcDowell by one stroke. 2008:Finished the season ranked fifth in the FedExcup standings,thanks to 23 made cuts in 26 starts. Despite a tour-highnine top-10 finishes, failed to record a victory for the firsttime since injury-riddled 2004 season...Shot 64-68 on theweekend to finish t2 at the World golf championships-cachampionship, one stroke behind winner geoff ogilvy...Finished t3 at the at&t National on the strength of a closing,5-under 65. Joined robert allenby as the only playersto finish in the top 10 in each of the first two at&tNationals held at congressional cc...Finished t5 at theBritish open. Began his British open career with five consecutivemade cuts (including three top-10 finishes and at4 at royal Birkdale in 1998), but then missed the cut in hisnext five starts (2001-05)...posted the week’s best round atthe BmW championship with an 8-under 62 (including afront-nine 28) during the second round, equaling his careerlowround. Went on to finish t3...Scored the winning pointin the ryder cup for the united States team, beatingmiguel angel Jimenez 2 and 1 in Singles to secure the u.S.victory. Improved ryder cup Singles record to 4-1-1 withthe win...consecutive 69s on the weekend led to a t6 finishat tHE tour championship presented by coca-cola. 2007:competed in all four pga tour playoffs for the FedExcupevents and finished 11th on the season-long points list.captured his 13th career pga tour title at the canadianopen, where he also won in 2006. Exceeded $4 million inearnings for the third consecutive season and earned a spoton his fifth presidents cup team...Four rounds in the 60s atthe crowne plaza Invitational at colonial forced extra holeswith Bernhard Langer and rory Sabbatini. missed 35-footbirdie putt on the first extra hole to finish t2 with Langerwhen Sabbatini made a 15-foot birdie putt. It was his 18thpga tour runner-up finish...Became the first player sincearnold palmer in 1966-67 to be a runner-up in the u.S. openin consecutive years, as he finished t2 (with tiger Woods)to angel cabrera at oakmont cc. Was tied for the lead untila bogey on the par-4 17th...captured 13th career tourvictory as he successfully defended his canadian open titleby one stroke over Vijay Singh at age 37 years, 2 monthsand 17 days. First player since Jim Ferrier (1950-51) to winthe canadian open back to back. posted rounds of 69-66-69-64—268, overcoming the three-stroke, 54-hole lead ofSingh. First player since mark Hensby (2004 John Deereclassic) to post an ace (final round, No. 4, 209 Yards, 5-iron)and go on to win...Earned a spot on his fifth presidents cupteam and compiled a record of 3-2-0, thus bringing his alltimerecord to 13-8-2. 2006: Finished a career-best secondon the money list and won twice in a season for just thesecond time (2003)...Led tour in top-fives with 11, includingnine top-threes. Shared tour lead in top-10s with VijaySingh (13)...Won his first Vardon trophy awarded by thepga of america for best scoring average on the pga tour(68.86) but finished second on tour, where the minimumnumber of rounds to qualify is 50 (tiger Woods- 68.11).Vardon trophy minimum is 60...Won the Wachoviachampionship in a one-hole playoff over trevor Immelmanand won the canadian open. collected a runner-up finish atthe Verizon Heritage for the second consecutive year...atthe Wachovia championship, had a one-shot lead through54 holes, closed with a 1-under 71 and earned $1.134 millionfor his 11th career victory. made an 8-foot par putt onthe 72nd hole to force the playoff and made a 6-foot parputt on 18 to win...Finished runner-up at the u.S. open atWinged Foot. Has made cuts in 12 of 13 u.S. opens in hiscareer and has collected five top-10 finishes, including the2003 victory...captured his 12th career tour victory at thecanadian open. posted rounds of 63-71-67-65—266 toedge Bart Bryant by one stroke, moving to No. 2 in theofficial World golf ranking...compiled 2-3-0 record in hisfifth u.S. ryder cup appearance...Beat Sweden’s HenrikStenson by two strokes in early December to claim a secondconsecutive Nedbank challenge title in South africa.2005: In July, picked up his first win since the 2003 Buickopen and since his wrist surgery in early 2004 at the cialisWestern open. Shared the first- and third-round leads. Fellfour behind leader Ben curtis through three holes ofSunday’s final round but fought back with five birdies overthe remainder of the round and finished with a 2-under 69to defeat tiger Woods by two strokes. Led the field ingreens in regulation (75%)...Lost a four-hole playoff toVijay Singh at the Wachovia championship...In June, led orshared lead through the first 54 holes of the Barclaysclassic, but finished one stroke behind padraig Harringtonas Irishman drained 66-foot eagle putt on 72nd hole toclinch victory. Furyk led by two strokes with three holesremaining but made consecutive bogeys on Nos. 16 and17...Despite suffering from rib injury throughout the week,went undefeated in presidents cup play, posting a 3-0-2(2-0-1 with tiger Woods) record including a Sunday Singlesvictory over previously undefeated adam Scott...postedfourth runner-up finish of the season at the michelinchampionship at Las Vegas. carded four rounds in the 60sto match Wes Short, Jr., but tee shot on second playoffhole (par-3 17th) found water hazard. Short clinched victorywith tap-in par out of a greenside bunker...chipped in onthe second playoff hole to beat adam Scott, retief goosenand Darren clarke at the Nedbank challenge in Southafrica. 2004: Did not have a win for the first time since the1997 season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery torepair cartilage damage in his left wrist on march 22, whichsidelined him for nearly three months. played in 14 events,the lowest total in his 11-year tour career, and finishedoutside the top 100 on the money list for the first time.Decided the week of the Bay Hill Invitational to have surgeryafter sitting out more than two months...Finishedfourth on the ryder cup team points list to make his fourthryder cup team. 2003: collected first major championshipof his career, the u.S. open at olympia Fields near chicago.claimed a victory in sixth consecutive season. Became 57thplayer to make the u.S. open his first career major championship.Shared second-round and held third-round lead. Set36-hole record (133), along with Vijay Singh. Set 54-holemark (200) and tied 72-hole record (272)...With four roundsin the 60s, captured Buick open to win twice for first timein a season and jumped to a career-best No. 3 in the officialWorld golf ranking. Held 54-hole lead and with a finalround68, completed two-stroke victory over a group of fourplayers that included tiger Woods...Lost in playoff to ScottHoch at Ford championship at Doral...played on his thirdu.S. presidents cup team. 2002: Won the memorialtournament thanks to a final-round 65 that included a chipinfor birdie on the par-3 12th hole and an eagle from thefront bunker on the par-5 15th. Won by two strokes overJohn cook and David peoples, marking the fifth consecutiveseason with a victory. recorded third-round ace with 5-ironfrom 192 yards on No. 4...made his third appearance as amember of the u.S. ryder cup team and compiled a 1-2-2record. 2001: Earned sixth tour title at the mercedeschampionships. Was four strokes down to start the finalround in maui. Holed a 10-foot birdie putt on 72nd hole inKapalua that put him in the lead as rory Sabbatini missedthree-foot birdie that would have forced a playoff. Victorycame after slight cartilage tear in right wrist sidelined himlate the previous year. Suffered injury the previous fallwhile trying to intercept a pass in the parking lot of aBaltimore ravens-pittsburgh Steelers NFL game...Lost in aplayoff on the seventh extra hole at the World golfchampionships-NEc Invitational to tiger Woods. Holedbunker shot for par on first playoff hole to extend thematch. 2000: For the second consecutive year, missed onlyone cut all season, at SEI pennsylvania classic...Earnedfifth tour victory at the Doral-ryder open. Shared firstroundlead with a 7-under-par 65. Was three strokes backof Franklin Langham after 54 holes. trailed Langham by sixwith seven holes to play. Shot 30 on back nine for a finalround65 and equaled tournament record with 23-under-par265...member of his second u.S. presidents cup team.presidents cup record was 3-1-0 for a two-year total of4-4-0. 1999: Earned third Las Vegas Invitational title,becoming first successful defender. Victory started withrounds of 67-64-63 for a share of 54-hole lead. after awakeningto early morning earthquake, played in 40-mph windsand shot 71 to build a three-stroke lead. Final-round 66good enough to edge Jonathan Kaye by one stroke...a2-66 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com