Jim Furyk wins The Tour Championship and the Fed Ex Cup

Jim Furyk, 2010 Fed Ex Cup Champion

Despite being forced to miss the first playoff event, Jim Furyk is the 2010 Fed Ex Cup Champion.  Furyk's victory at The Tour Championship today gave him just enough points to pass Matt Kuchar and win the Fed Ex Cup, as well as the $10 million bonus that goes with it.  Kuchar had a pretty sizeable lead coming in to the final event at East Lake, with Dustin Johnson the only other player that was even close.  The way those 2 had been playing coming in, it seemed very likely that one of them would walk away with the Fed Ex Cup trophy and the huge bonus.  I guess the pressure got to both guys (or maybe it was just the curse of being tabbed as the favorites by me), as Kuchar finished tied for 25th, and Johnson a tie for 22nd. 

Furyk came to East Lake 11th in the Fed Ex Cup standings, and needed help to take home the title.  The way the playoffs are set up, any player coming into the last event in the top 5 would win the Fed Ex Cup with a victory.  Furyk got exactly the help he needed, as numbers 1,2, and 4 (Kuchar, Johnson, and Stricker) had terrible weeks, and #3 Charley Hoffman (finished 6th) and #5 Paul Casey (tied for 4th) played well but didn't finish quite high enough.  The win was the 3rd of the season for Furyk, the most he has ever had in one year, and will likely win him Player of the Year honors as well.  Furyk has been great for many years, and it's good to see him take down golf's most prestigious honors in a year when Tiger Woods made them available for someone else to win.  Hopefully Furyk can carry this momentum into next weekend and lead the United States to a victory over Europe in the year-ending Ryder Cup.

Final Fed Ex Cup Standings

1		Jim Furyk
2		Matt Kuchar
3		Luke Donald
4		Charley Hoffman
5		Dustin Johnson
6		Paul Casey
7		Steve Stricker
8		Jason Day
9		Ernie Els
10		Retief Goosen