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May 12
Perhaps Furyk simply tries too hard on his home course in the Players Championship, where he hovered on the fringe of contention much of last week before finishing in a tie for 27th. He has finished in the top 10 twice in 13 appearances at TPC Sawgrass. He still had an outside chance to contend from a tie for 20th after three rounds with iffy weather on the way, but that disappeared quickly when Furyk made three bogeys in four holes on the front nine Sunday en route to a 76. After putting well all week, he needed 32 putts on Sunday and finished with an average of 28.3 putts per round. He was at even par through 16 holes in round one but hit into the water on No. 17 and made double bogey on his way to a 72. Those strokes would have come in handy when he made four birdies on his front nine Friday after starting on No. 10 to get into red numbers, but he gave them all back with four bogeys on his second nine. That was the story of his week -- Furyk ranked among the leaders with 18 birdies but also made 18 bogeys. He will stay home for a week before going back out on the PGA Tour for the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, where he has finished second twice. |
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