OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) Jim Furyk would ordinarily be playing in the British Open this week.
Instead, the 47-year-old former U.S. Open champion is 4,000 miles away at the Barbasol Championship trying to improve his standing for the FedEx Cup playoffs. It’s the first time Furyk hasn’t been eligible for a major since the 1995 British Open at St. Andrews in just his second full year on the PGA Tour.
”I’ve got no one to blame but myself,” the 17-time PGA Tour winner said Wednesday at Grand National. ”I’ve had some shining moments since last summer but since I’ve come back from (wrist) surgery, I haven’t played consistent.