Furyk Wins First PGA Title In Five Years
Published on April 20 2015 6:32 am
Last Updated on April 20 2015 6:32 am
Written by Millie Lange
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- Jim Furyk had gone 100 starts without winning, a stretch that gnawed at his psyche and challenged his confidence.
That all disappeared in uncharacteristic fashion Sunday when he won his first PGA Tour title in five years with birdies on both playoff holes to outlast Kevin Kisner at the RBC Heritage. When the winning putt fell on the par-3 17th, the typically reserved Furyk dropped his putter and punched the air.
"I think getting excited on 17 there was a lot of pent-up frustrations," he said.
Furyk won for the second time at the RBC Heritage, the other coming in 2010 in what turned out to be the best year of his career, as he won two other events, including the Tour Championship, and captured the $10 million FedEx Cup.
