Fred

Funk

Not surprisingly, the 55-year-old led the field in fairways hit (47 of 56) en route to his best finish on the PGA TOUR since the 2008 Sony Open (T10). Funk will deposit a check worth $36,408.89, leaving him with two starts on his Major Medical Extension to bank $610,837 and retain status.

Funk split 22 (of 28) fairways but hit only 14 greens in regulation at PGA National this week. He carded 10 bogeys, one double and a triple. This leaves him with four starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $647,246 and retain status.

Funk hit only 15 greens at Harbour Town this week and still needed 60 putts. While he carded an eagle and three birdies, it wasn’t anywhere enough to offset 12 bogeys and two doubles. This leaves him with three starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $647,246 and retain status.

The inaugural champion of this tournament (in 2007) did what he does best by splitting fairway all week. He missed just nine of 56, good for second-most in the field. He now has five starts remaining on his Major Medical Extension to earn $647,246 and retain status. He’s scheduled to tee it up at this week’s Honda Classic where he’s 0-for-3 since the event moved to PGA National’s Champion Course.

The 55-year-old was fully exempt in 2011 but made just seven starts on the PGA TOUR, opting for his usual full schedule on the Champions Tour. Funk made his last start at the U.S. Senior Open on the final weekend in July before having surgery for a torn ligament in his left thumb in early August. Three days later, he had surgery to repair scar tissue on his right knee. Should he earn $656,286 on his medical, he will retain status for the remainder of the year, but he has zero fantasy value.

Funk eagled the Par-4 15th hole and only needed 25 putts in Round 1. Funk was one of only three players to play bogey free rounds on Thursday.

Funk was in the driver’s seat going into Sunday but let it slip away. Still a nice finish for him.

Funk had an up and down round on Saturday but did come through with the lead. Funk’s best finish was a T2 in Milwaukee. He has to be feeling very confident heading towards the Ryder Cup.

Funk’s game was a little funky in the first round.

Funk is four strokes back of the overnight quad-leaders in this 54-hole event. Since we last relayed news on the 56-year-old, Rotoworld has learned that he no longer has a Major Medical Extension in play on the PGA TOUR. This is due to his choice to stick with a regular schedule on the 50-and-over circuit.