"That was four-and-a-half years of frustration in that celebration"

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You don't normally associate emotional outbursts with Jim Furyk, but it all came pouring out for the veteran after sinking a playoff putt to win in Hilton Head.

Jason Sobel on Furyk's win over Kevin Kisner in the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town.

"That was four-and-a-half years of frustration in that celebration," he admitted.

He admitted something else, too.

He said that his positive spin and unique perspective in the face of adversity weren't so much the byproducts of a sunny disposition -- or at least a keen sense of mental fortitude. The truth is, he simply didn't show his frustration, because that's not in his nature.

"I'm just not real good at sharing my emotions," Furyk said. "I'm good at definitely hiding it. And I was frustrated. I was getting to the point where losing hurts a lot more than winning feels good. I was starting to believe that."

The winning putt from PGA Tour Entertainment:



And as SkratchTV's Tweet noted, it was a premature celebration born out of sheer confidence in his putt or in the Harbour Town grounds crew in producing a pristine surface.

For the Savannah readership, we apologize that you had to miss the putt to get news of all clear on the thunderstorm front, as Deadspin notes (with video of the offending cut-in).

Furyk's entire post-round press conference.

The SI/golf.com gang kicked the topic of Furyk's legacy around in this week's Confidential. This from Michael Bamberger was interesting...easy there on multiple captaincies!

As the last of the independents, although Spieth does things his own way, too. Jim has used intelligence as much as anything to survive all these years. He'll likely finish in the Hall of Fame, and, like DL3 before him, he'll likely captain multiple RC teams. He's not going anywhere. He's a lifer.