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Jim Furyk

United States · born , West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 2003 U.S. Open
  • Ryder Cup 9 Cups · 10-20-4 · 12 points (35.3%)
  • Ryder Cup captain 2018
  • Runner-up in majors 4 times

Wins

  1. 2003 U.S. Open Olympia Fields C.C. · 272 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Stephen Leaney

Near misses

  1. 1997 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 4 · 279 (-5)
  2. 1998 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T4 · 282 (+2)
  3. 1999 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T10 · 295 (+11)
  4. 2006 U.S. Open Winged Foot G.C. · runner-up to Geoff Ogilvy
  5. 2006 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 4 · 276 (-12)
  6. 2007 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Ángel Cabrera
  7. 2008 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 290 (+10)
  8. 2013 PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) · runner-up to Jason Dufner · 272
  9. 2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 4 · 275 (-13)
  10. 2016 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Dustin Johnson

Ryder Cup

9 Cups, 34 matches: 10 won, 20 lost, 4 halved, 12 points. Foursomes 4-8-2, four-ball 2-8-1, singles 4-4-1.

  1. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
  2. 1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) USA · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
  3. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 1-2-2, 2 points · automatic
  4. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
  5. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
  6. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club USA · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
  7. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
  8. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · captain's pick
  9. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
  10. 2018 Captain USA · lost 10.5–17.5

Rivals

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Results by championship

    Best day

    2003 U.S. Open

    Olympia Fields C.C., Olympia Fields, IL · 272 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Stephen Leaney

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2003.

    Career line, 1997–2016

    PGA Championship
    2013 PGA Championship: runner-up to Jason Dufner
    U.S. Open
    2003 U.S. Open: won2006 U.S. Open: runner-up to Geoff Ogilvy2007 U.S. Open: runner-up to Ángel Cabrera2016 U.S. Open: runner-up to Dustin Johnson
    The Open
    1997 The Open: finished 41998 The Open: finished T41999 The Open: finished T102006 The Open: finished 42008 The Open: finished T52014 The Open: finished 4
    Ryder Cup
    1997 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-01999 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-02002 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-22004 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-3-02006 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-3-02008 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-1-12010 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-2-12012 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-02014 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-3-0
    2000200520102015

    20 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Jim Furyk was born on May 12, 1970, in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Furyk won one major championship: the 2003 U.S. Open. Furyk played in 9 Ryder Cups for USA (1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014), winning 10, losing 20 and halving 4 of 34 matches for 12 points, and captained the side in 2018 and 2027 (named).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 2003 U.S. Open Olympia Fields C.C., Olympia Fields, IL · 272 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Stephen Leaney

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1997 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 4 · 279 (-5)
    2. 1998 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T4 · 282 (+2)
    3. 1999 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T10 · 295 (+11)
    4. 2006 U.S. Open Winged Foot G.C. · runner-up to Geoff Ogilvy
    5. 2006 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 4 · 276 (-12)
    6. 2007 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Ángel Cabrera
    7. 2008 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 290 (+10)
    8. 2013 PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) · runner-up to Jason Dufner · 272
    9. 2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 4 · 275 (-13)
    10. 2016 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Dustin Johnson

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 7 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Furyk played 9 Ryder Cups for USA: 34 matches, 10 won, 20 lost, 4 halved, 12 points (35.3% of those available). By format: foursomes 4-8-2, four-ball 2-8-1, singles 4-4-1 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2016; 2021; 2023; 2025.

    1. 1997 Valderrama Golf Club USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
    2. 1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) USA · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
    3. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 1-2-2, 2 points · automatic
    4. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
    5. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-3-0, 2 points · automatic
    6. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club USA · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
    7. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
    8. 2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · captain's pick
    9. 2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
    10. 2018 Captain USA · lost 10.5–17.5

    Partners, with matches played together: Tiger Woods (4), Kenny Perry (3), Scott Hoch (2), Stewart Cink (2), Brandt Snedeker (2), Hunter Mahan (2), Tom Lehman (1), Lee Janzen (1), Phil Mickelson (1), Mark O'Meara (1), David Toms (1), Chad Campbell (1), Fred Funk (1), Rickie Fowler (1), Dustin Johnson (1), Matt Kuchar (1).

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    2. rydercup.com — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://rydercup.com/news-media/usa/ryder-cup-team-usa-past-captains
    3. Golf Compendium
    4. Golf Compendium
    5. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    6. R&A 1997
    7. R&A 1998
    8. R&A 1999
    9. R&A 2006
    10. R&A 2008
    11. R&A 2014
    12. GC: 1997 ryder cup
    13. SI Vault 1997 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/1997/08/25/you-da-man-lee-janzen-made-tom-kites-job-as-captain-a-little-easier-by-proving-with-his-play-at-winged-foot-that-he-belonged-on-the-ryder-cup-team
    14. Wikipedia: 1997 Ryder Cup
    15. GC: 1999 ryder cup
    16. Wikipedia: 1999 Ryder Cup
    17. CBS News 1999
    18. Golf Channel
    19. GC: 2002 ryder cup
    20. SI Vault 2001 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/tough-calls-picking-the-ryder-cup-wild-cards-was-a-difficult-job-but-somebody-namely-curtis-strange-had-to-do-it
    21. Deseret News 2001
    22. GC: 2004 ryder cup
    23. Golf Channel 2004
    24. Wikipedia: 2004 Ryder Cup
    25. GC: 2006 ryder cup
    26. 2006 WP mirror (2007 snapshot)
    27. Wikipedia: 2006 Ryder Cup
    28. GC: 2008 ryder cup
    29. Wikipedia: 2008 Ryder Cup
    30. Today's Golfer 2008
    31. GC: 2010 ryder cup
    32. Wikipedia: 2010 Ryder Cup
    33. Fox Sports
    34. Wikipedia: 2012 Ryder Cup
    35. GolfCompendium: 2012 ryder cup
    36. Wikipedia: 2014 Ryder Cup
    37. GolfCompendium: 2014 ryder cup