After missing his first major since 1995, Jim Furyk finished a solid opening round at the Barbasol Championship on Thursday.
Furyk fired a two-under, 69 under the hot sun at Grand National on Thursday. The 47-year-old birdied the first two holes of his round before trading a bogey and birdie on his third and fourth holes. He finished the final 14 holes of his round with a par.
“Got off to a great start birdieing the first two. Kind of got up and down to start,” the 17-time winner on the PGA Tour said. “Three birdies and a bogey through 4, and then I made 14 pars, so it got real boring quick.
“But it was a solid round. I made some good saves, got the ball up and down a few times to save par, and then also hit it close a few times and wasn’t able to make birdies.”
Furyk was paired with K.J. Choi and Davis Love III, who finished two-under and one-over, respectively.
The trio will tee off at 1:04 p.m. Friday afternoon, and Furyk feels he is in a spot to finish strong over the weekend.
“(Today) wasn’t a great round by any means, but it was a good, solid round and kind of keeps me in there,” Furyk said.
When Furyk finished his round, he was four shots off the lead behind Martin Flores and Cameron Triangle.
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