Furyk all-excuses as a faulty alarm gets him disqualified

Jim Furyk had his excuses ready after being late for the pre-tournament pro-am of the Barclays FedEx Cup play-offs.

World number six Furyk overslept in his hotel room, causing him to be late for his 7:23 tee-off time in the pre-tournament pro-am.

“I always use my phone as an alarm and it had no power this morning,” Furyk said. “I don’t know if something happened with the charger or what but I never got it. I woke up at 7:23 and tore out of there, put a pair of pants on and a shirt.”

“I have no belt or socks and my shoes aren’t tied yet. I actually got into the locker room at 7:35, but I guess I had to be on the tee. But when I got done with Slugger White in the area at 7:35 and I had to be on the tee. There was no way to get there.

“The hotel had power, because actually on the phone it said 7:23. But somehow my phone died. I never use a backup, because I just figure if the phone is charged I’m good to go.

“I was trying to call my caddie, trying to call anyone – just getting here as quick as possible. Calling wouldn’t have done any good.”

As a result of his tardiness, Furyk has been disqualified from the rest of the FedEx Cup play-off tournament.

“I missed the first day of school. I should have just stayed home,” he added. “I’m beside myself, but I have a way of climbing into stupid situations.”

“The rules are rules. No matter what tournament it was, I’d be upset. But I’m more upset because it is this one. We are here at the end of the deal.”