subject: Jim Furyk Disqualified from the Barclays [print this page] PARAMUS, N.JPARAMUS, N.J. -- Jim Furyk, ranked No. 3 in details proceeding into the PGA Visit Playoffs for the FedExCup, has been disqualified from The Barclays following lacking his professional-am tee time Wednesday morning.
Furyk was planned to tee off at 7:30 a.m. ET in Wednesday's pro-am but failed to show. The Linked Press reported that Furyk makes use of his cell mobile phone as an alarm clock, but when he woke up Wednesday, he recognized he had no power on his cell phone.
Visit policy is that any participant lacking a pro-am time except for injury or spouse and children emergency is ineligible to play in that week's tournament.
The DQ does not do away with Furyk from the Playoffs, but it does eradicate an opportunity to solidify his spot proceeding into the up coming event, the Deutsche Financial institution Championship held next 7 days at TPC Boston.
In accordance to the TOUR's Playoff scenarios, Furyk could drop as far as nineteenth on the points listing right after The Barclays, depending on how others conduct this week. Keeping a prime-five place in the Playoffs is vital simply because the top rated five heading into the ultimate Playoffs party, THE Visit Championship introduced by Coca-Cola, can win the FedExCup merely by winning that celebration.
Furyk was planned to perform with No. 1-ranked Ernie Els and No. 2 Steve Stricker in the very first two rounds on Thursday and Friday.
That's 1 of those "what the hell was I pondering moments", that we all have. Unfortunately, this a single will possibly value Jim hundreds of thousand of bucks. Time to wake up and smell the espresso Mr. Furyk...virtually. Future time just set the damn alarm clock or get a wake up call.
