Top 100 players to watch in 2011: No. 4 Jim Furyk

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Dec. 29, 2010

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There's nothing like the respect of your peers and while Jim Furyk has always had it, he now has the Jack Nicklaus Trophy, too, after being voted the PGA TOUR Player of the Year. Oh, and then there's that $10 million FedExCup bonus to make the holidays even more special.

Furyk's 2010 season
Furyk wins the FedExCup
Swingplex: Back view

Furyk made up for a three-year victory drought in a big way when he won three times on the PGA TOUR in 2010 -- including the season-ending TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola that sealed the FedExCup, as well. The 40-year-old took a one-stroke lead into the final round and had the same advantage when he came to the 72nd hole where a stellar bunker shot to 26 inches secured the victory.

Furyk's other 2010 wins came at the Transitions Championship and Verizon Heritage where he won in a playoff after Brian Davis pulled even with a birdie at the 72nd hole. After a trip to Wales to play in his seventh Ryder Cup, the avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan was able to turn his attention to football and more leisurely prepare for next year's encore.

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Can you imagine Furyk's career ending with only one major? Me neither.

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Four wins since the 2009 Chevron World Challenge, including THE TOUR Championship. A smart salary fade for 2011, but still a cornerstone elsewhere.

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Here's how Jim Furyk has ranked in three key categories in the last five years
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010*
  11th 5th 4th 1st
2nd 7th 12th 7th 2nd
2nd 3rd 13th 5th 6th
* - end of 2010 PGA TOUR season
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HOW THE RATINGS ARE COMPILED
Power Rating: An aggregate score based on several Off the Tee statistics used to measure a player's performance off the tee. The statistics used to compute this are: Driving Distance, Percentage of Drives over 300 yards and Percentage of Drives over 320 yards.
Accuracy Rating: An aggregate score based on several Off the Tee and Approach the Green statistics used to measure a player's overall accuracy from tee to green. The statistics used to compute this are: Driving Accuracy, GIR over 100 yards and Proximity to Hole over 100 yards.
Short Game Rating: An aggregate score based on several Around the Green statistics used to measure a player's performance 100 yards and in (not including putting). The statistics used to compute this are: Scrambling, Proximity to the Hole (PTH) from sand, PTH from Rough, PTH from fringe, PTH from less than 100 yards and Greens in Regulation from less than 100 yards.
Putting Rating: An aggregate score based on several Putting statistics used to measure a player's performance on the green. The statistics used to compute this are: Putting Average, Putting inside 5 feet, Putting from 5-15 feet, Putting from 15-25 feet, Average distance of putts made and 3-putt avoidance over 25 feet.
Scoring Rating: Score used to measure a player's performance on scoring. The statistic used to compute this is Scoring Average.
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