Jim Furyk: 2008 US Open Player

Jim Furyk was born on May 12, 1970, in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He resides in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and turned professional at the age of 22 in 1992. He currently plays the PGA Tour and has enjoyed 21 professional wins over the years - 13 on the PGA Tour, one on the Nationwide Tour and one other win.

In 2006, Jim Furyk reached second place on the official World Golf Rankings, received the Vardon Trophy and was also placed second on the money list.

He has an unorthodox swing, with Golf Digest magazine describing his hips as “under-turning” during his backswing and “over-turning” when playing through the shot. The best result of Jim Furyk's career to date was winning the US Open in 2003.

Jim Furyk's most significant finishes

Apart from his 2003 US Open win, Jim Furyk has accumulated a number of commendable finishes in various professional golf tournaments over the years and has consistently won a major every year since 1997 (with the exception of 2004).

He has come 4^th twice in The Masters, in 1998 and again in 2003. In the US Open golf tournament, he placed 5^th in 1996 and 1997, 1^st in 2003 and 2^nd in both 2006 and 2007. In The Open Championship, Jim Furyk finished 4^th in 1997 and 1998, 10^th in 1999 and 4^th again in 2006. He's had several top-ten finishes in the PGA Championship in recent years - in 1997 he placed 6^th, in 1999 he placed 8^th, in 2001 he reached 7^th and in 2002 he came 9^th.

Jim Furyk at the 2008 US Open

Jim Furyk, 2008 US Open player, is a good golfer to back given his solid track record. He won the US Open in 2003 and also in recent times claimed two 5^th places (in 1996 and 1997) and two 2^nd places (in 2006 and 2007) in the US Open. This makes him a serious contender for the 2008 US Open.