Furyk's $10 Million Mistake

Jim Furyk overslept. The 2003 U.S Open champion was supposed to be on the tee at 7:30 A.M on Wednesday for the Pro-Am that preluded The Barclays that started Thursday. However, Furyk's cell phone alarm didn't go off and he missed his tee time by five minutes. Furyk arrived to Ridgewood Country Club without a belt, socks, and an untied pair of shoes on his feet only to be told he had been disqualified. Golf is a game of rules, one just has to look at this year's PGA Championship to know that, but this could be a rule that could cost Furyk a shot at the FedEx Championship and its $10 million grand prize. Golf is often known as the "Gentlemen's Game" and penalizing Furyk to this degree doesn't sound very gentlemanly does it?