Tour Championship: Fed-Ex Cup Champion Jim Furyk Flourishes

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Published: September 26, 2010

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A three-foot putt equated to a $10 million dollar bonus. It may not make much sense, but in a game where people use a crooked stick to whack a tiny, white, dimpled ball, sometimes its better to just let it lie.

With the flatstick in the hands of the unflappable Jim Furyk, a technician under even the most nerve-wrecking circumstances, there was no question he'd drain his final putt to win the Tour Championship. After a brilliant bunker shot on the 18th hole, Furyk approached his ball, saluted the golf gods by flipping his hat around and transformed it into a rally cap. After a glance at the hole then a visible, deep-breath, he calmly sank the putt.

The pressure vanished and his elation flourished. Furyk has never displayed more joy, appreciation and pride than in that mind and body consuming moment. It was especially refreshing because it was completely unexpected out of the often stern and stoic Furyk.

Jim Furyk won the Tour Championship by just a single stroke over Englishmen Luke Donald at East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta, GA. After a bogey on the 17th hole, for a moment it seemed like Furyk may have been entering the realm of 'choking,'  where Dustin Johnson owned property throughout the season. However, his second shot out of the soggy greenside bunker on the 18th hole was loaded with so much spin that it hit the green once, bounced forward and came to a sudden halt as if on command.

He may not have been the guy who we expected to win, but Furyk has always been a contender incapable of ignoring. Furyk is just too much of a die-hard, cut-throat, go-for-broke competitor. He led the field in Ball Striking and consequently Greens in Regulation all week. Furyk was consistently aggressive with his putting, but maintained his meticulous pre-shot routine that allowed him to gauge the speed and break with precision.



In his four rounds of the Tour Championship Furyk never shot above par, finishi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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