I’ve written before about what a heavy sleeper I am.  Given the chance, I can sleep through any number of annoying sounds, from the television to conversations, in just about any situation.  It’s great, in that I always get rest when I need it, but it’s bad, because I have a lot of trouble getting up on time.  Jim Furyk is the same way; the PGA golfer was disqualified from The Barclays tournament in New Jersey because Furyk overslept and missed his tee time.

When Furyk went to bed the night before, he set an alarm clock, but not a hotel alarm clock.  He set the alarm clock on his cell phone, and assumed the device had power enough to go off and wake him up in the morning.  It never went off.  (I’ve found that’s a fairly common occurrence for my cell phone alarm clock.)  He did wake up before his tee time, but only five minutes before he was scheduled to tee off.

“The hotel had power … but somehow my phone died.  I never use a backup because I just figure if the phone is charged, I’m good to go,” Furyk said. “The rules are rules.  No matter what tournament it was, I would be upset.  But I’m more upset because it’s this one.”  The Barclays is the first round of the FedEx Cup play-off; however, missing this tourney won’t harm Furyk too much, as he’s in third place overall and has already qualified for the Tour Championship in September.

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