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Furyk bemused by fuss over his lofty world ranking

By Staff

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland, July 17 (Reuters) Jim Furyk is flabbergasted he gets more recognition for his lofty world ranking than he receives for his one major victory.

The 37-year-old has frequently occupied second place behind Tiger Woods, although he was displaced today by Phil Mickelson after his fellow American was runner-up at the Scottish Open.

''I have probably gotten more attention for being ranked second in the world than I did for winning the 2003 US Open,'' Furyk told reporters at the British Open today.

''It's mind-boggling to me. I cannot understand or fathom why that would be the case.'' Furyk, one of the favourites for this week's championship, says he never considers rankings when he goes head-to-head with an opponent on the final day of a tournament.

''Coming down the stretch, everyone is playing well, you don't worry about the guy you're playing against, you worry about what you're doing,'' he said.

''It (rankings) don't mean that much to me. I am trying to win golf tournaments.'' DISMAL RUN Furyk ended a dismal run of five successive missed cuts at the British Open when he finished fourth at Hoylake 12 months ago.

''A lot of those events I didn't feel like I attacked the courses as I should have,'' said the experienced Ryder Cup campaigner. ''I didn't pick my spots wisely as far as where to attack, where to be conservative.

''I often got off to a poor start and probably tried to be over-aggressive instead of patient.'' Furyk said a good strategy would be important when the third major of the season starts on Thursday.

''This is probably the softest I've ever seen a links course in a championship and the rough is patchy,'' he said.

''Some holes there's not much rough at all, at others it's quite thick. You might want to be aggressive because you know you'll have a shot if you hit in the rough and other times you'll have to play more conservatively.'' REUTERS DH BD1825

Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 15:56 [IST]
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