27 Facts About Jim Furyk

Jim 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.

Jim Furyk ranked in the top-10 for over 440 weeks between 1999 and 2016.

Jim Furyk's ancestry is Czech and Polish on his mother's side and Ukrainian and Hungarian on his father's side.

Jim Furyk's father, Mike, was an assistant pro at the Edgmont Country Club and later spent time as a pro at West Chester Golf and Country Club as well as Hidden Springs Golf Course in Horsham.

Jim Furyk graduated from Manheim Township High School in Lancaster County in 1988, where he played basketball in addition to being a state champion golfer.

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Jim Furyk played college golf at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he was an All-American twice, and led the Wildcats to their first NCAA title in 1992.

Jim Furyk won the Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic on the Nike Tour in 1993.

Jim Furyk joined the PGA Tour in 1994 and won at least one tournament each year between 1998 and 2003.

Jim Furyk returned to good form in 2005 and regained his top ten ranking, winning a PGA Tour event in that year and two in 2006.

Jim Furyk had 13 top-10 finishes, including nine top-3s, four second-place finishes, and two victories.

Since 2012, Jim Furyk has come close on several occasions to winning more titles.

At the 2012 U S Open, Furyk led after 54 holes and was still the leader deep into the final day, before snap hooking his drive into the trees at the 16th which led to a bogey and was followed by another at the 18th.

Jim Furyk finished in a tie for fourth, two strokes behind Webb Simpson.

At the 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Jim Furyk led after the first three rounds and looked set to win the championship as he held a one-stroke lead going into the final hole, but a double-bogey cost him the title to Keegan Bradley.

At the 2013 PGA Championship, Jim Furyk led by one stroke going into the final day over Jason Dufner, but this time his lead was overturned on the front nine and he was unable to reduce the deficit as Dufner won by two strokes.

In July 2014, Jim Furyk held the 54-hole lead at the RBC Canadian Open, with a three stroke advantage over his nearest competitor Tim Clark.

However Clark produced five birdies in his last eight holes to claim the title, after Jim Furyk missed a 12 footer on the 18th green to force a playoff.

Jim Furyk's round was the worst of any player to finish within the top 50 on the final day.

Jim Furyk missed the early part of the 2016 season after under-going wrist surgery.

In June 2016, at the 2016 U S Open, Furyk finished in a tie for second, three shots behind Dustin Johnson at one under par.

Jim Furyk shot a four-under round of 66 in the final round to vault up the leaderboard.

Jim Furyk won The Ally Challenge in his first start on the tour.

Jim Furyk joined Arnold Palmer and Bruce Fleisher as the only golfers to win their first two starts on tour.

In July 2021, Furyk won his first senior major tournament, the U S Senior Open at Omaha Country Club.

Jim Furyk defeated Mike Weir and Retief Goosen by three strokes.

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Jim Furyk is married to his wife Tabitha, and they have two children.

Jim Furyk owns homes in the Kapalua Resort and in Ponte Vedra Beach.