Welcome back to Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15, our 18-part series looking at every major aspect of professional golf heading into the New Year. As we work our way through the 2014-ending world top 10, we arrive at the seemingly ageless Jim Furyk. Jim Furyk hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since he won […]
Jim Furyk holes out one of the most creative chip shots you’ll ever see at Riviera
There are few par-3s in the United States that are as popular, and as quirky, as the sixth at Riviera. Known for the bunker in the middle of the green, No. 6 is the site of plenty of strange golf shots, pitch shots from the putting surface and creativity at its finest. Jim Furyk was […]
Jim Furyk becomes the sixth player in PGA Tour history to post a round of 59
The major season in golf might be over, and the interest in the sports world might be on the NFL and Johnny Manziel, but a veteran on the PGA Tour did something on Friday that should bring all the eyeballs back to golf. Jim Furyk posted the sixth round of 59 in the history of […]
PGA Championship, Round 1: Adam Scott and Jim Furyk take the early lead at Oak Hill
• The opening round at Oak Hill will be remembered as a scoring day for most of the players. Adam Scott and Jim Furyk took the lead after day one, but a ton of big names were able to post rounds in red figures. Rain on Wednesday night added the players, making greens a bit […]
Wanting It Too Much: Jim Furyk can’t close at the Ryder Cup
Jim Furyk is a popular and respected member of the PGA Tour. He’s been a pro for two decades and he’s bagged 26 wins; he even took down a major, the U.S. Open, in 2003. But right now, he’s just another guy who choked under the brightest of international lights — the cruel magnifying glass […]
Jim Furyk rallies to lead as Tiger, Phil falter in Tour Championship
ATLANTA – Jim Furyk has had good times at East Lake. Eight figures’ worth of good times, to be exact. He won the Tour Championship here a couple years ago, and on Friday proved that he’s still got an eye for the course with a six-under performance that paced the entire field. He now sits […]
Showdown, Week 27: Webb Simpson vs. Jim Furyk
So in an attempt to inject a bit more life and interest into tournaments, and because we’re all inveterate gamblers who are one bad card from being out on the streets, Jay Busbee and I are playing a golf version of a football suicide pool: We each pick one golfer per tournament and see how […]