Ex-Cat Furyk recognizable in pros
There isn’t quite an Annika Sorenstam, or Lorena Ochoa, to pinpoint in Arizona men’s golf history.
That is, a bona fide star in both college and professionally.
But that’s OK.
Jim Furyk is the most recognizable ex-Wildcat in the pros, with more than $60 million in career earnings, a U.S. Open win, a second-place finish in the PGA Championship, two fourth-place finishes at the Masters and four fourth-place finishes at the British Open.
Ricky Barnes has had a solid post-UA career — notably finishing in second place at the 2009 U.S. Open — and Rory Sabbatini has six PGA tour wins in his career, including a runner-up finish at the 2007 Masters.
In the 1970s and ’80s, Don Pooley and Dan Pohl were stars in their own right.
But this isn’t a list of the best post-college careers, anyway.
It’s about what these golfers did while they were Wildcats.
And for that, Pooley, Pohl, Sabbatini, Barnes and Furyk are among the 10-best in program history. But they’re not the best.
