2009 PGA TOUR preview: Top 100 Players to Watch

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Dec. 21, 2008

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After a PGA TOUR high of 10 top-10 finishes but no victories, Jim Furyk will go into 2009 hungrier than ever. The 12-time champ has not won since the Canadian Open in 2007, although he continues to put himself in the mix. Furyk came closest at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship, where he tied for second behind the rock-steady Geoff Ogilvy. But he had five other top-five finishes, including two thirds and a tie for fifth at the 137th Open Championship. He was eighth in the FedExCup and didn't finish lower than 12th in any of the Playoff events, capping that run with a tie for sixth at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. He earned the winning point for the USA at the Ryder Cup, too, taking down Miguel Angel Jimenez by a 2-and-1 margin. -- Helen Ross

The chart above represents this player's rank on TOUR in 2008 for five skill ratings categories. Each category is based on an aggregate score which is calculated from key statistics for that skill area.

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