jim furyk

Jim Furyk's one regret from a masterful US Open run

OAKMONT, Pa. — Jim Furyk, a Western Pennsylvania native son, made a terrific afternoon run, shooting 66 and taking the clubhouse lead at the U.S. Open Sunday when he finished...

8 players who could win the US Open

The Post's golf experts deliver their picks for the 116th US Open, which begins Thursday at the treacherous Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. Mark Cannizzaro Jordan Spieth: The defending champion...

Phil Mickelson falls short in latest bid for career grand slam

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — Phil Mickelson’s second bid to complete the rare career Grand Slam — though not officially over until the end of Sunday’s final round — is over....

If a player hits this magic number, he may win the Players

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — In an odd quirk regarding the Players Championship, the last four winners have finished on 275 strokes, 13-under par. “I would say [it’s] coincidence,’’ Jim Furyk...

Jim Furyk responds to Hall of Fame chatter that surrounds him

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — There might not be a hotter player in golf entering this week’s Players Championship than Jim Furyk, who happens to live in Ponte Vedra, making this...

Europe's Ryder Cup secret weapon: a more famous coach

GLENEAGLES, Scotland -- European captain Paul McGinley, in an effort to boost his team’s chances of retaining the Ryder Cup, invited legendary former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to...

Furyk plagued by final-round failures, but he 'didn't die out there'

It was early Sunday evening and Jim Furyk sat quietly in a room inside the Ridgewood Country Club clubhouse where the players signed their scorecards at The Barclays all week....

Jason Day, Jim Furyk tied for lead in tightly bunched Barclays

Moving day turned into a crowded free-for-all Saturday at The Barclays with eight players concluding play within two shots of the leaders. Jason Day birdied three of the last four...

McIlroy who? Watch out for Fowler and Lefty on Sunday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Watch out for the second-to-last tee time in Sunday’s PGA Championship final round at Valhalla. The winner very well might come from that pairing of Phil Mickelson...

Jim Furyk explained, by one very cool high school hoops tale

LOUISVILLE , Ky. — Don’t worry about Jim Furyk. He can handle it. Don’t feel sorry for Furyk for the seemingly endless succession of heartbreaks he has endured in his...

Mickelson struggles, says it's 'best I've hit it in over a year'

HOYLAKE, England — Defending champion Phil Mickelson shot a 2-over-par 74, playing in the afternoon wind, but came away saying he felt better about his game than he has in...

Tour vet Jim Furyk in the hunt at TPC

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Look at who’s in contention yet again at age 44: Jim Furyk. Furyk, who made a spirited run at the Wells Fargo Championship last week...

Weather turns WGC into a gust-win situation

DORAL , Fla. — In the case of the carnage you might have witnessed or heard took place at what turned into a queasy roller-coaster ride Friday at the WGC-Cadillac...

Zach Johnson wins BMW Championship

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Zach Johnson is having a September to remember, and there’s still one very big week to go. In one tournament, he made a 25-foot birdie putt...