Jim Furyk Disqualified from The Barclays for Missing Pro-Am Tee Time
by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 25, 2010 11:30 AM EDT
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PrintThe PGA Tour has announced that Jim Furyk - currently sitting in third position in the FedExCup standings - has been disqualified from this week's first round of the Playoffs at The Barclays for missing his 7:30 pro-am tee time by five minutes. The disqualification is the set penalty for tardiness for these pro-am outings.
Furyk will still make the next two rounds of the playoffs, and almost certainly make the Tour Championship at East Lake. In terms of points for the FedExCup, it can be treated like a missed cut this week. Furyk can fall no lower than to 19th in the FedExCup rankings.
He was naturally dismayed about the impact it has on his chances at the FedExCup and its $10 million bounty.
"“What is the worst part of it? There are a lot of worst parts. It is a great golf course. I was looking forward to the event. I’m third in [FedExCup] points, so to possibly severely hurt a good year, it depends on how I play the rest of the way, but to hurt a good year after putting myself in that position. I played my heart out all year, so to then limit myself to one less event than the rest of the field."
He added later, “No matter what tournament it was, I’d be upset. But I’m more upset because it is this one. We are here at the end of the deal.”
The excuse for the missed tee time - by five minutes? Furyk's cell phone/alarm clock lost power.
“I overslept. I always use my phone as an alarm and it had no power this morning. I don’t know if something happened with the charger or what but I never got it. I woke up at 7:23 and tore out of there, put a pair of pants on and shirt … I have no belt or socks and my shoes aren’t tied yet. I actually got into the locker room at 7:35, but I guess I had to be on the tee. But when I got done with Slugger (White) in the area at 7:35 and I had to be on the tee … which it wasn’t a one-tee start today, so I had to be on No. 11 by 7:35. There was no way to get there.”
Furyk has missed a tee time before for a pro-am, but before the dawn of the DQ for tardiness installed by the Tour about four years ago.
“A long, long time ago I got there a little late at Bay Hill. The alternate filled in for me for two holes and then I just stepped in and played the rest of the way. In seventeen years, twice.”
PGA Tour rules official Slugger White explained the situation from the Tour's perspective, saying, "We were looking for him this morning for a good half an hour prior to his tee time. I was with his caddie … with Mike Cowan, Fluff, and he asked me if I had seen him and I said ‘No, we are looking for him’.
"I asked him if he had seen him and if he had tried to call him and he said, ‘I have tried to call him but the phone won’t ring.’ I tried and it wouldn’t ring through. When things like that happen sometimes you think the worst … worried some stuff happened on the road. Thank goodness that wasn’t what it was.
"We kept looking and kept trying to call. I didn’t know where he was staying, but it would have been too late. He rushed down and saw me on the deck down there by the clubhouse.
"He said, 'Disqualified?' and I said, ‘Yes, I’m sorry.' He said he woke up at 7:23 and he got here in 12 minutes."
Furyk has a polished record in this event as a Playoff stop and in its former life at Westchester. Furyk finished T12 at Ridgewood in '08, T15 last year at Liberty National. After struggling early in his career at Westchester in the Buick Classic, Furyk notched two runner-up finishes.
While I completely understand keeping non-members out of the Playoffs, this seems a bit unjust. Furyk will be impacted for four weeks because of this disqualification and his alarm clock not working. On a regular event, the penalty seems more appropriate - it has just a week's worth of impact (though longer for a guy who is on the verge of certain money list thresholds).
For a Playoff event - a major-lite Tour stop - to have a pro-am seems a little out of whack, but acceptable. To cause a guy to have such a severe penalty in his quest for $10 million, though, seems unconscionable.
Phil Mickelson missed his pro-am tee time for the Byron Nelson Championship in 2007 due to poor weather blocking his plane from making it from Alabama to Dallas-Ft. Worth's Love Field the night prior. Mickelson took his time getting to Las Colinas in time for the pro-am, but was not disqualified by Tour officials. That set off an uproar of anger about the exemption.
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OUCH!!!!
Thanks for the info…..he WAS on my fantasy team. Unfortunately Yahoo doesn’t inform us of DQ’s or WD’s that happen prior to the tournament so we can make changes.
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
Man what a rip off.
Another Reason to take a second look at the Tour Rules and do a little updating.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Late is not betterthan never
Furyk was DQed Wednesday morning at 7:30. There was no notification by PGA Tour.com or Yahoo until Thursday morning where the start of play has not started as of 10 a.m.. The PGA Tour.com site has a habit of being either late or not in the game with omissions.
Don't worry, nothing will be allright.
Roscoe......It's still Wednesday where I am.....
If you already into Thursday morning, would you mind sending me tonight’s (or last nights) Powerball numbers……I’ll split it with you….:).
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
You could always
blame it on my Martinis that your drinking….Did you get a stiff neck from sleeping in the Lounger?….STUB
Don't drink spirits during the week, STUB
(‘less I’ve got the excuse of visitors). I wouldn’t even put you on the lounger in the torrential rain we have this afternoon/evening.
Rain??? Explain, what is rain?
If it’s that wet stuff that falls from the sky, we haven’t seen any in weeks…..many weeks, but at least the temp is down about 10 degrees…..only 93 today…..lol
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
What you do is invite Easing to your part of the world
We had a flaming June; in July the country was split north to south – we had a heatwave & the lawns/fairways turned brown, Easing’s north was colder & wetter. He comes south in August, and the whole month has been a washout. Lawns/fairways are green again. Couldn’t take your temperatures, Em.
I'm sure Em's temperature ain't 98.6.
That would be normal. Not his style. (J/K)
Thanks Wendy.....for a minute there, I thought I was
the only one who thought Roscoe was talking from the future……:)
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
Yet another shining example...
…of how “The Rules” are anything but an attractant to would-be players. Who wants to get mixed up in a sport where the wind blowing a blade of grass across your club head at the wrong time might bring a stiff penalty? Sheesh.
Makes the “Sorta Golf Association” seem more and more attractive every time another rules SNAFU hits the press.
There is a VERY good reason for this rule.
Hmm – let’s see – a chance to make millions of dollars playing golf…but I might be DQ’d for missing a pro-am – so I’m not going to play on the PGA Tour ?
Spin – there is a very good reason for the stiff penalty. Pro-Ams are taken very seriously by The Tour because in many cases, the players are employed by sponsors and clients of the tournament – and they pay some pretty good cash to play in the pro-am. The players, as part of their card, are expected to play a number of these every year. What was happening before this penalty was instated, players were just blowing off the pro-am and sticking someone else with the job – or worse, nobody was there to play with the people who paid to play 18 with a pro. Not good.
So in an effort to let these guys know that the pro-am is to be taken seriously (because you don’t want to lose sponsors – thereby losing those millions they are playing for in the first place) – The Tour put this rule into place. If it’s your week to play in a pro-am and you don’t show up – you don’t play for part of the millions on the table that week.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Court.....agreed
this is one of the good rules and though it seems harsh, the consequences of breaking the rule have to be harsh in order to get the guys to show up. This potentially cost Furyk a cool million…….I’ll bet he has 3 alarm clocks next week…..:)
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
He’ll at least stop using his cell phone as an alarm clock. These smart phones aren’t very reliable that way. But you can bet he’s going to let Fluff know where he’s staying next time. I’ve already heard people blaming Fluff for this mess, but caddies aren’t supposed to be baby sitters.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I agree with the reasoning Court
But 5 minutes late for whatever reason , sheeesh. It’s not like he didn’t show up at all or was an hour late. Of course I’m going to be a little bias on my opinion on this as Jim and I are neighbors but I think that is to hefty a penelty for ANY player to pay for being 5 minutes late.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Didn't this decision also penalise the amateurs
who had paid to play with Jim? Was there another pro standing by who had already teed off in his place? Otherwise he could easily have caught them up. Seems everyone lost out here – pretty harsh for 5 mins.
yes – they have several other pros on site in case this happens. Doesn’t happen often – but they are prepared if it does.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I know they have other pros standing by, Court
I just wondered if the stand-in (who was?) had already teed off? I presume yes as he probably had the honour.
Mark Leishman – and he was sent out with the group, so at least technically, yes, they had teed off.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Wendy, I sense you may have
picked “jimmy Boy” on your fantasy ?….What about Loverly Luke, Stinky Cinky and G-Lover?….STUB
Don't play Fantasy, STUB
(think you need a zip code or summat). I am indeed a Furyk fan,
but right now I am less interested in Fedex points than watching
jostling for Ryder Cup positions at The Barclays (a good dozen players Including Stewart & Luke) & Gleneagles (Jimenez, Hanson, etc).
pro – if you’re late for a tee time and the course is packed (especially if nobody knows where you are) – you lose your tee time. You don’t get to go warm up and then head out to play. Furyk was supposed to be on the tee at 7:30 for the shotgun start. He wasn’t there, so they had to call Mark Leishman to take his place. He, Furyk, had inconvenienced 5 people to that point.
It’s not like he was just there to meet 4 guys for a social round at the local muni. If he’s late for his tee time in the tournament – he’s DQ’d. The Tour takes the pro-am just as seriously.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Do we know that neither he or Fluff called and said they are running behind 5 minutes ?
Not that it would have mattered. I betcha if it was Tiger 5 minutes ate it would have been different. Just speculation on my part mind ya.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Yes – Fluff and Slugger White had been trying to call him. He was using his cell phone as his alarm and apparently either the battery went dead or it locked up on him, so nothing was getting through.
ain’t technology grand ?
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Whenever I had an important appointment,
I always placed my watch alarm near my bed as an alternate.
I've noticed your typos pop up mostly on weekdays, PG.
But that’s probably cuz you don’t comment as often on weekends.
Regardless, I always read/enjoy your stuffff.
I hear ya TXQ
I type better when I’m on the road with less distractions. When I’m in the office, I type way to fast and generaly don’t proof read my comments. Besides the fact that my retired boxing fingers don’t work as well as they used to. { :o)
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Just 3 houses down the street TXQ
I’ve known Jim for a very long time. Veej as well.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Jumpin...what would your
thinking be if your BGF said…“I’m late honey” wouldn’t matter if it was 5 minutes, or 5 days….and OH, the penalty you’d have to pay…..jist sayin….STUBO
Penalty I would pay if she was late ? ey ?
I must be missing something. LOL Well STUBBO, I’m late all the time getting home, in fact it’s now 6:06pm and I am still at the office. I probably won’t leave until 7:15 or so. I can get more accomplished between 5-7:00 pm than I can all day. No e mails pinging, no phones ringing. She’s quite used to it at this point in our 8 year relationship. LOL When I am on the road, I’m never late for anything with the exception of missing a few flights here and there when I go commercial.
If she is late getting home, I dont mind at all, that just means I get to listen to the stereo as loud as I want. hehehehe
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
It's Not a Rule Of Golf
So how is this an example to any would be player?
All a new player really needs to know about the rules is this: play your ball where it lies and count all your strokes.
Yes, yes, hazards, decisions, etc. and eventually all that comes into play as one learns the game, but I have yet to see a beginning player thrown into an important competition where the esoterica of the Decisions really matter. Maybe a scramble or something like that, but that’s it.
by Charles Boyer on Aug 25, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
This isn't a rule of golf
It’s a PGA Tour rule. All tours have a similar rule for the reasons CG stated above.
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
I should have read all the comments before posting mine.
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
8-)
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
especially anything *I* write
As evidenced by the traffic on Old Man Par.
At least we get over one million unique visitors a year at one of my other sites (about college sports.)
by Charles Boyer on Aug 25, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I always read Old Man Par
but you rarely if ever respond/acknowledge comments, so after a few times ‘m left with the impression "Why doesn’t that stupid woman bogoff". Just saying.
Sometimes I don’t respond to comments, but I do read and very much appreciate them all.
Agreeing with me is never necessary, while I believe in what I say, I have no illusions of infallibility and will not argue a point when I know I have been proven wrong….that happens a good bit, so I try to allow my opinions to be malleable. When my awareness of the facts change, so can my opinion.
by Charles Boyer on Aug 25, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll have to check
I don’t recall ever disagreeing with you about anything. All is so well written – but I don’t feel OMP site invites interaction. (“as evidenced by the traffic on OMP”). Doesn’t mean you’re not appreciated.
Not True......I always like what you write......
I don’t always agree, but it’s always thought out and well written.
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
That was for OMP......Wendy sneaked in there before I did.
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
Wendy.....Yes, of course. Love what you write.
Especially when the translator is here…..:)
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
I guess I'm in the Minority
I don’t have a big problem with this. I mean, I feel bad for Furyk because I’m assuming he wasn’t out partying or something and it was an honest mistake (or equipment failure, technically, more than a mistake).
From the point of view of the Tour, they made this rule to address a problem. Namely, that people were bagging the pro-ams, which the Tour considers to be of vital importance in attracting sponsor dollars. So they took the stance that if you expect to play for the big money, you’re going to put in face time with the people that provide that money.
Now, that said, I would have no problem if the Tour just let him join his group in progress and said “just don’t let it happen again”, since he was only a few minutes late. If he had been an hour late or didn’t show at all, that’s a big difference.
How many of you would feel the same way if this was John Daly we were talking about and the circumstances were exactly the same? Be honest. I think we all know, there would be uproar about him drinking in the past and possibly again, about him withdrawing all the time with all the associated drama, and how the rules should apply to everyone equally and the the penalty is just. Not only that, but if Daly showed up and used the same excuse, many of you would have accused him of making it up, whether he did or not.
Either the rules are the law and they are applied evenly to everyone, or the rules are just guidelines and we’re saying that what really matters is, who breaks them and how they do it.
The moral of the story is, don’t be late. It’s that simple.
You're absolutely logical in everything you say -
but …….I do wish they had let Jim rejoin the group, and I bet the amateurs and Leishman would have OK with it too.
They had already sent Mark Leishman out with the group – the round was underway. They do get paid for the pro-am.
It’s a hard and fast rule and the players know it.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Yebbut
according to the information RB added to the article, on the only other occasion Jim missed his pro-am tee time, the alternate played two holes and then Jim rejoined. Is RB right that most people don’t have a clue who their pro will be? Sorry Mark Leishman, but I I had been expecting JIm, I would have been bitterly disappointed not to get him.
So give the money to Leishman
but let Jim play (they were only on the first hole). I am not disagreeing about DQ for a no-show, but DQ for 5 mins. late seems too harsh. OK, OK, rules is rules.
I agree that there has to be some kind of penalty for skipping out on pro-ams, but in this Playoffs situation, a DQ is absolutely absurd. I’d say a big fine, or they can’t win prize money that week, or a percentage goes to charity.
Because most people don’t really have any clue who their pro is before they arrive, it’s not that big of a deal WHO it is, so long as it’s someone.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 25, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree too, even more so than PG agrees.
Dan Quinn simply doesn’t belong in the playoffs.
i disagree Ryan
The second you eliminate DQ as a punishment for missing the Pro-Am is the second pros start blowing it off.
I’m not super familiar with te Pro-Am rules, but it sounds like not all players are assigned to all tourneys. So if I am Dean Wilson and I am on the Pro-Am list during the New Orleans stop (can’t think of the name right now), I can get DQed if I no show. But the penalty is different for Matt Kuchar at the Barclays?
If the playoffs are so important, do away with the Pro-Am.
by TwoNuse on Aug 25, 2010 1:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That’s right – not every players gets in the pro-am. The Tour even introduced a policy to allow sponsors to pick non-golf activities to spend with their pros.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 25, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I tend to look at it another way
A DQ is absurd to start the playoffs, so it’s that much more critical to be on time.
You know what I do for my first day at a new job, or when I have to catch a flight or for something else of high importance? I set a second alarm clock. I really do. Mainly because I consider it to be of the utmost importance to not risk being late on those days.
Yeah, there are limits. I’m not suggesting someone set 100 alarm clocks to remove the risk of oversleeping. But two nuggets of wisdom carry me through these situations. 1) Murphy’s Law. If something can go wrong, it will. and 2) the Boy Scout Motto: Be Prepared.
It doesn’t mean you won’t get the short end of the stick at some point, but if you do, at least you know you did your best and you accept the outcome like a man and try and do better next time.
by Double Eagle on Aug 25, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
When I have to drive 4-7 hours to a tournament.....
the last thing I want to do is oversleep and get DQ’d. I always have the Hotel give me a wake up call, and I set the alarm clock in the room and then set my cell phone alarm. I have had all 3 fail (not at the same time), so I want to make sure I am going to wake up. A cell phone will drain its battery if you are in an area that has a low signal and the phone is constantly searching for signal and more than once the hotel didn’t give me the requested wake up call. You have to be responsible for waking up. Tough deal, getting DQ’d in the first week of the playoffs, but at least he is still going to play next week.
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
Whenever I'm staying in an hotel
on a business trip, I would always ask for a wake up call. Don’t understand why Jim didn’t do this.
Good question......I'll bet he will explore that option in the future......:)
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
It might have been a rented home
A lot of times, they’ll rent people’s homes near the course at Tour stops (especially considering he was able to get to the course from dead sleep in 12 minutes).
He might not even know the phone number of the house or if he did, he might not have given it to anyone else figuring what’s the point because he has his cell phone. In that case, it’s not like Fluff could call the front desk and have them ring the phone in the room or even have someone run up there and beat on the door.
by Double Eagle on Aug 25, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
SORRY RB...Ya blew it...There is usually a
DRAWING PARTY THE NIGHT BEFORE and the amateur partners pick their Pros….It used to be accompanied by a Calcutta, but that was stopped (yea right) years ago…Not only do they know who they play with, they can hob nob with them after the drawing….My question is why in the world have a Pro Am during the play offs?….STUB
Because those events are sponsored too. I’m sure it would be a hard sell to tell Barclays, “Oops, sorry, you won’t be hob-knobbing with the pros because this is the playoffs. Thanks for the sponsorship, though!”
by Double Eagle on Aug 25, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
That comes with the title sponsorship – a pro-am. That’s why there are pro-ams at the Tradition and many of the LPGA majors.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 25, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't like part of my job
so I’m not going to do it. Oh, wait… my employer can DQ me from getting a paycheck for not doing part of my job?
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
Did Furyk's amateur partner get a substitute pro?
Maybe the club pro?
Marc Leishman was the fill-in for him.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 25, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
My iPhone Alarm is the Most Infallible One I Have
I use it more than I care to admit to, because it is the best alarm clock I have.
Fortunately, I don’t need one in my day to day job because my diurnal habits get me up within 10 minutes of seven every morning, giving me about 45-60 minutes to get going. On those days I do need an alarm, I put the sound of a klaxon alarm from a nuclear power plant on my phone and it can wake up the dead. The real ting, at 120 decibels can make the skin crawl off your bones. The phone is a lot more gentle, thank goodness.
I still use a clock radio for my alarm. I have it set to the Spanish station so I can hear confusing babble to force me awake.
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Accidents happen...
I understand why the rule was created and it makes sense why they have it…and if all that happened was a fine there may very well be pros who would pay it rather than have to particpate in the Pro-Am event…so it’s a good rule and I’m sure it has prevents many a player from opting out of their Pro-Am responsibility.
But clearly in this case Furyk didn’t intend to miss the Pro-Am, and he made every effort to get there to play…I know, I know…5 minutes is 5 minutes and they had already given the nod to Leishman, but still, a DQ seems unjust…or wait, are they calling him “inelligible” now?
And I’m sure Marc Leishman is a great guy, but if I had gotten my pairings sheet and saw Furyk and then got Leishman, I might be pretty disappointed – especially knowing he did show up 5 minutes later.
I write about golf at www.tees2greens.com, too.
Jim
Was robbed as the DQ by the ruling not only takes him out of this tournament, but it effects his outcome points wise in the next three and the final tally. A bad ruling indeed.
Playoffs = multiple tournaments = DQ effects all.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
then he should have let Fluff know where he was. he should have had a backup alarm. he should have made sure the house phone numbers were known to Slugger and Fluff and his wife.
Enough screaming at the Tour. The rule is the rule – Furyk knows the rule. Furyk isn’t complaining. (doesn’t hurt that he’s third in points and is set for The Tour Championship)
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Jims wife wasn't present.
School is starting. I plan on talking to Jim later today and see what he has to say. My suspicion he wont want to discuss anything but this weekends football games. ;o)
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
As soon as Jim woke up late, if he called the officials and said he might be just a few
minutes late, would that have changed anything?
good question – but, just my opinion, oversleeping isn’t going to an acceptable excuse. It took him, what, 16 minutes to get to the course ? If he had called, maybe someone could have ad libbed for a few minutes – but Leishman would have been called to the office more than 15 minutes ahead of time.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
The main thing is that mine was a good question.
That’s what matters.
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