Furyk looks to roll back the years

Jim Furyk has been one of golf's most consistent performers since turning pro in 1992, still challenging the game's elite has he enters his forties. His stunning record in the majors hasn't brought the success it has perhaps deserved, his only major title coming at the 2003 US Open.

Last year was a decidedly mixed year for the 40-year old, with three tour wins glossing over relatively disappointing performances in the four majors. Furyk missed the cut at the Masters and the Open and finished outside the top 10 at the US Open and PGA Championships. His disappointing Masters campaign last year was only the second missed cut at Augusta in his 14 appearances at a tournament where Furyk has racked up numerous top-20 finishes and two fourth place finishes. The Masters Golf betting odds suggest he will struggle to make an impact on the tournament this year, and he could really struggle.

So far in 2011, Furyk has failed to carry his momentum from the end of last year. The 40-year old was well below his best in the recent WGC-Accenture Match Play, his second round exit coming at the hands of Ryan Palmer. Furyk played well in places during the Match Play tournament but failed to see the job through with late bogeys bringing about his downfall.

While Furyk won't go into the Masters as one of the favourites, it would be a brave man who fully writes off the Pennsylvanian's chances of mounting a serious challenge in the year's first major. If Furyk can reproduce the kind of form he showed at the end of last year then the 40-year old could roll back the years at Augusta.