What Is Jim Furyk's Net Worth and Career Earnings?
Jim Furyk is an American professional golfer who has a net worth of $60 million. To date, Jim Furyk has earned a little over $70 million in PGA tournament prize money. Furyk turned pro in 1992, and at his peak, he ranked in the top 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings. Jim holds the record for the lowest score in PGA Tour history, thanks to a round in 2016 when he shot 58.
He learned how to golf from his father and was a state champion in high school. In college, Furyk played for the University of Arizona and helped lead the school to its only NCAA title. He went pro in 1992, and in 1993, he won the NIKE Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic. In 1994, Furyk joined the PGA Tour. He then won at least one tournament every year from 1998 to 2003.
Jim won his first major championship in 2003 at the U.S. Open, where he tied the record for lowest 72-hole score. In 2010, Furyk won the FedEx Cup championship and was named the PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has represented the United States in the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup, and World Cup.
Early Life
Jim Furyk was born James Michael Furyk on May 12, 1970, in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He has Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, and Hungarian ancestry. His father, Mike, was an assistant pro at the Edgmont Country Club and then later a pro at the West Chester Golf and Country Club and Hidden Springs Golf Course. He grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburg and then attended Manheim Township High School in Lancaster County, graduating in 1988. He played basketball in high school in addition to being a state champion golfer, as he had grown up playing golf due to his father. He then played college golf at the University of Arizona in Tucson where he was an All-American twice and led the team to their first and only NCAA title in 1992.
Career
Furyk turned professional in 1992. He won the Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic on the Nike Tour in 1993. He then joined the PGA Tour in 1994 and won at least one tournament each year between 1998 and 2003. At the time, this was the second-best streak of winning seasons behind Tiger Woods. He made the top ten in the Official World Golf Ranking as well. His biggest win during this period of time was in 2003, when he tied the record for the lowest 72-hole score in U.S. Open history to win his first major championship.
In 2004, Jim only played 14 events as he suffered a wrist injury that required surgery to repair cartilage damage in his wrist. During that year, he fell out of the top hundred on the money list, and his highest finish in any event was in the top six. However, he returned to good form in 2005 and regained his top-ten ranking. He won a PGA Tour event that year and then had two more wins in the 2006 season. In 2006, he finished a career-high second on the money list and won the Vardon Trophy for the first time. He had 13 top-10 finishes, nine of which were top-3 finishes.
Jim did not fare so well over the next few seasons, as he failed to secure any tour wins. However, in 2010, he had a very successful year. He won three tournaments: The Transitions Championship, the Verizon Heritage, and the season-ending Tour Championship. His victory in the Tour Championship also earned him the 2010 FedEx Cup after winning by one stroke. He was also named the 2010 PGA Player of the Year and the PGA Tour Player of the Year for the first time.
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At the 2012 U.S. Open, Furyk led after 54 holes and was the leader late into the final day of the tournament before suffering from two bogeys on the 16th and 18th holes. He finished in a tie for fourth place. He also was on course to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in 2012 but shot a double-bogey on the final hole. At the 2013 PGA Championship, Furyk led by one stroke going into the final day but lost the lead during the front nine of the day. He was luckier the following year. At the 2013 BMW Championship, he shot a 12-under-par score of 59, becoming the sixth player to shoot a 59 on the PGA Tour.
In July 2014, Furyk held the 54-hole lead at the RBC Canadian Open. However, his nearest competitor, Tim Clark, produced five birdies in the last eight holes to claim the title. The following year, he almost won at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am but ended up finishing with one of the worst rounds of the day. He finally ended his long slump of no wins in April 2015 when he won the RBC Heritage event.
Jim then had to sit out much of the rest of the 2015 season due to a wrist injury. He also missed part of the 2016 season. He returned for the 2016 U.S. Open in June of that year, where he finished in a tie for second place. In August, he shot a 12-under-par score of 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship. He became the first player to shoot a 58 in a PGA Tour event. Furyk served as the United States Ryder Cup captain in 2018.
In August of 2020, Jim made his debut on the PGA Tour Champions after having turned 50 that year. He won The Ally Challenge in his first start on the tour. In his second start on the PGA Tour Champions, he won the PURE Insurance Championship. In July 2021, he won his first senior major tournament, the U.S. Senior Open.
Personal Life
Jim and his wife, Tabitha, have two children. The family has homes in the Kapalua Resort in Hawaii and Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida.
