Vincent Publishing - Index

Vincent Publishing - 2008 Northern Trust Open - Index

Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Birthdate: May 12, 1970
Birthplace: West Chester, PA
College: University of Arizona
Turned Pro: 1992
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2008 OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT MAGAZINE
Jim Furyk successfully defended his title and
captured his 13th career PGA TOUR win at
the 2007 Canadian Open, one stroke over
Vijay Singh. He exceeded $4 million in
earnings for the third consecutive season and
earned a spot on his fifth Presidents Cup team.
Furyk closed with rounds of 67-67 at the Riviera
Country Club to finish T3, three strokes behind
champion Charles Howell III. At the Crowne
Plaza Invitational at Colonial when he missed a
35-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole, he
notched his 18th TOUR runner-up finish. Furyk,
who won the U.S. Open in 2003, became the
first player since Arnold Palmer in 1966-67 to be
PLAYER PROFILE
JIMFURYK
a runner-up in the U.S. Open in consecutive
years when he finished T2 (with Tiger Woods) to
Angel Cabrera at the Oakmont Country Club.
After sharing the first-round lead at the inaugural
AT&T National, Furyk finished T3, his fourth topfive
finish in his last five starts. He didn’t post a
top-10 finish in the Playoffs, but wound up 11th
on the season-long points list.