Furyk is $11 million survivor in Atlanta
ATLANTA - The biggest shot of his career gave Jim Furyk golf's biggest payoff. Clinging to a 1-shot lead, with a $10 million bonus riding on the outcome, Furyk nearly holed a bunker shot and knocked in the 21/2-foot par putt he had left to win the Tour Championship and capture a FedEx Cup that came down to the very last hole.
ATLANTA - The biggest shot of his career gave Jim Furyk golf's biggest payoff.
Clinging to a 1-shot lead, with a $10 million bonus riding on the outcome, Furyk nearly holed a bunker shot and knocked in the 21/2-foot par putt he had left to win the Tour Championship and capture a FedEx Cup that came down to the very last hole.
Furyk closed with an even-par 70 and a 1-shot victory over Luke Donald in a steady rain at East Lake.
After he rapped in his putt, he plucked the ball out of the cup, dropped his putter, fired the ball over the grandstands behind the green, and thrust his right arm into the air as he screamed with delight.
The West Chester native earned $1.35 million for winning, and $10 million from the FedEx Cup.
It was by far the most riveting finale of the FedEx Cup. With an hour to go, five players had a chance to win.
It was all in Furyk's hands when he birdied the 15th to build a 3-shot lead, but he had to scramble for bogey on the 16th, couldn't reach the green on the 17th, and made another bogey as he watched his lead slip on one of the course's toughest holes.
Elsewhere. Russ Cochran won his second straight Champions Tour title, shooting a 1-under 71 for a 2-stroke win at the SAS Championship in Cary, N.C. . . . John Parry of England shot a 2-under 70 Sunday to win the Vivendi Cup in Chambourcy, France. . . . Meghan Stasi, a former resident of Voorhees, and Lisa McGill of Philadelphia qualified for match play at the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship in Wichita, Kan. . . . Michael Brown of Cheltenham and Bill Jeremiah of West Grove, qualified for match play at the U.S. Amateur Championship in Bridgehampton, N.Y.