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E-mailFuryk to miss homecoming
"I'd like to, I really would," he said Thursday after shooting a 68 in the first round of the NEC Invitational. "But I really don't think I'm healthy enough to play four rounds in a row, so I'm not going to push it."
Furyk, who had wrist surgery March 22, faced upward of six months rehab but healed faster than expected and played in the U.S. Open in June.
He's played sporadically since then but plans to play the Bell Canadian Open the week before the Ryder Cup, then play the Ryder Cup, skip the 84 Lumber Classic and then play in the American Express World Golf Championship in Ireland.
"I've heard Mr. Hardy has done some tremendous things with the course, and he's going to make it happen there," Furyk said. "He's going to get a great field there, too, and I'll be part of it, but it just can't happen this year."
Singhing in the rain
Vijay Singh didn't get off to the kind of start he'd hoped to as he attempts to take over the No. 1 spot in the world rankings.
He shot a 3-over-par 73, which included a bogey on No. 8, a double bogey on No. 9 and a bogey on 10.
"I think I didn't play too bad of a round, but we'll see tomorrow," Singh said. "I was fine, my game was, you know, everything is good. I need to make a run tomorrow."
Singh played in the first group of the day and disagreed a bit with those who said the delays hurt their rounds.
"The rain delay kind of messed up everything," he said. "I was ready to go. It's not an excuse, but it does affect you. I was the first one to go out so you are always waiting to go, and you get antsy."
A memory
Joey Sindelar, an Ohio native, had never played in the NEC Invitational until this year but had played in other events at Firestone. One of his strongest memories of the course?
"Well for sure, I don't remember walking backward 50 yards on every tee the last time I was here," he said, in reference to how much longer the course is set up today.
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