Vijay Singh won three times in 2008, including the first two tournaments of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup on the way to capturing the FedExCup trophy. He also won the Arnold Palmer Award as the season’s leading money winner.
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All-Exempt TOUR Priority Rankings Each PGA TOUR player has earned a position on the priority ranking system that will be used to select tournament fields. The complete ranking system, in order of priority, is as follows: 1. 2.
Winner of PGA Championship or U.S. Open prior to 1970 or in the last 10 calendar years: (Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exemption.) Jack Burke, Jr. Retief Goosen Arnold Palmer Angel Cabrera Padraig Harrington Gary Player Billy Casper Don January Bob Rosburg Dow Finsterwald Gene Littler Vijay Singh Jack Fleck Phil Mickelson Lee Trevino Ray Floyd Bobby Nichols Ken Venturi Doug Ford Jack Nicklaus Tiger Woods Al Geiberger Geoff Ogilvy Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship in the last 10 calendar years: (Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exemption.) Stephen Ames Sergio Garcia Fred Funk Adam Scott
3. Winners of the Masters Tournament in the last 10 calendar years: (Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exemption.) Trevor Immelman Zach Johnson 4. Winners of the British Open in the last 10 calendar years: (Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exemption.) Todd Hamilton 5.
Winners of THE TOUR Championship, beginning in 2005 (a three-year exemption): Camilo Villegas 6.
Winners of World Golf Championships events, beginning in 2005 (a three-year exemption):
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The winner of the FedExCup in each of the last five calendar years.
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The leader in PGA TOUR official earnings in each of the last five calendar years:
9. Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved events (except team events) within the last two calendar years, or during the current year; winners receive an additional year of exemption for each additional win, up to five years: Stuart Appleby Charley Hoffman Ryan Palmer Woody Austin J.B. Holmes Kenny Perry Aaron Baddeley Charles Howell IIII Carl Pettersson Brian Bateman Ryuji Imada Chez Reavie Cameron Beckman Dustin Johnson Andres Romero Jonathan Byrd Richard S. Johnson Rory Sabbatini Mark Calcavecchia Anthony Kim Brandt Snedeker Chad Campbell Greg Kraft Steve Stricker K.J. Choi Justin Leonard David Toms Daniel Chopra Davis Love III D.J. Trahan Stewart Cink Steve Lowery Marc Turnesa Ben Curtis Will MacKenzie Scott Verplank Ernie Els Hunter Mahan Johnson Wagner Steve Flesch Parker McLachlin Nick Watney Jim Furyk George McNeill Boo Weekley Brian Gay Sean O’Hair Mike Weir Paul Goydos Joe Ogilvie Mark Wilson
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10. Leaders in official PGA TOUR career earnings, as follows: A. Players among the top 50 in career earnings as of the end of the preceding calendar year may elect to use a one-time, one-year exemption for the next year: Jeff Sluman Bob Estes Loren Roberts Jeff Maggert David Duval B. Players among the Top 25 in career earnings as of the end of the preceding calendar year may elect to use this special exemption for a second year, provided that the player remains among the Top 25 on the career money list. Chris DiMarco Brad Faxon Tom Lehman 11. Sponsor exemptions (a maximum of eight, which may include amateurs with handicaps of 0 or less), on the following basis: A. Not less than two sponsor invitees shall be PGA TOUR members not otherwise exempt. B. Not less than two of the top 25 finishers and ties from the last Qualifying Tournament, as well as 2-25 from the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list, if not all of them can otherwise be accommodated. (Note: PGA TOUR members may receive an unlimited number of sponsor invitations. Non-TOUR members may receive a maximum of seven per year.) 12. Two international players designated by the Commissioner. 13. The current PGA Club Professional Champion for a maximum of 6 open events (3 must be opposite British Open and World Golf Championships events), in addition to any sponsor selections. Scott Hebert 14. PGA Section Champion or Player of the Year of the Section in which the tournament is played. 15. Four low scorers at Open Qualifying which shall normally be held on Monday of tournament week. 16. Past champions of the particular event being contested that week, if cosponsored by the PGA TOUR and the same tournament sponsor (except for Team events), as follows: a. Winners prior to July 28, 1970: unlimited exemptions for such events. b. Winners after July 28, 1970 and prior to Jan. 1, 2000: 10 years of exemptions for such events. c. Winners after Jan. 1, 2000: five years of exemptions for such events. 17. Life Members (who have been active members of the PGA TOUR for 15 years and have won at least 20 co-sponsored events). Greg Norman Tom Watson 18.
Top 30 on the previous year’s FedExCup points list. Kevin Sutherland Billy Mayfair Dudley Hart Tim Clark Robert Allenby Briny Baird Ken Duke Bubba Watson
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24. Top 25 and Ties from the previous year’s PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, in order of their finish, and players 2-25 on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list. Scott Gutschewski Notah Begay III Harrison Frazar Chris Riley Rick Price Brendon de Jonge Spencer Levin Matthew Borchert James Nitties Ted Purdy Kris Blanks Jeff Klauk Bryce Molder Gary Woodland Derek Fathauer Mathias Gronberg David Mathis Jarrod Lyle Matt Weibring Jason Dufner Chris Stroud Y.E. Yang Casey Wittenberg Bill Lunde Ricky Barnes Troy Kelly John Huston Aaron Watkins D.A. Points Colt Knost Kent Jones Jimmy Walker Robert Garrigus Bob Heintz Arjun Atwal Darron Stiles Jay Williamson Tyler Aldridge Greg Chalmers Jonathan Kaye (medical) Aron Price Webb Simpson Wil Collins Scott Piercy Duffy Waldorf (medical) Marc Leishman James Oh Roland Thatcher (medical) Leif Olson Greg Owen Carl Paulson (medical) Brendon Todd Glen Day Brian Vranesh Peter Tomasulo
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27. Next 25 members after the Top 125 members from previous year’s Official Money List. If needed to fill the field, the next 25 PGA TOUR members after the top 125 PGA TOUR members from the previous year’s Official Money List, in order of their position on the list. Shane Bertsch Matt Jones Scott Sterling Patrick Sheehan Jason Day Kevin Stadler Joe Durant Steve Allan Tag Ridings Charles Warren Rich Beem Tommy Gainey Bob Tway James Driscoll Frank Lickliter II Jason Gore Jesper Parnevik* *Has the option of taking a one-time Top 50 in PGA TOUR Career Earnings exemption by the end of 2008 28. Non-Exempt, Major Medical Extension 29. Past Champions, Team Tournament Winners and Veteran Members Beyond 150 on Money List: If not otherwise eligible and as needed to fill the field, Past Champion members, Team Tournament Winners and Veteran members beyond 150th place on the previous year’s Money List, in order of their combined official PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour earnings in the previous year. 30. Past Champion Members: If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, Past Champion members, in order of the total number of co-sponsored or approved events won, excluding Team events. If two or more players are tied, the player who is higher on the PGA TOUR Career Money List shall be eligible. 31. Special Temporary: If during the course of a PGA TOUR season, a non-member of the PGA TOUR wins an amount of official money (e.g., by playing in PGA TOUR events through sponsor exemptions, Open Qualifying, etc.) equal to the amount won in the preceding year by the 150th finisher on the official money list, he will be eligible for the remainder of the year. 32. Team Tournament Winners: If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, winners of co-sponsored team championships, in order of the total number of team championship tournaments won. If two or more players are tied based on the number of such tournaments won, the player who is higher on the official PGA TOUR Career Money List shall be eligible. 33. Veteran Members: If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, Veteran members (players who have made a minimum of 150 cuts during their career), in order of their standing on the PGA TOUR Career Money List.
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23. Top-10 and Ties among professionals from the previous open tournament whose victory has official status are exempt into the next open tournament whose victory has official status.
26. Minor Medical Extension.
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21. Major Medical Extension: If granted by the Commissioner, if not otherwise eligible, and if needed to fill the field, Special Medical Extension. Chris Perry Shaun Micheel Hank Kuehne Brett Wetterich Jose Maria Olazabal Jose Coceres Arron Oberholser David Berganio, Jr. Paul Azinger Joey Snyder III Kirk Triplett Chris Couch Brandt Jobe Stephen Leaney Wes Short, Jr. 22. Leading Money Winner from 2008 Nationwide Tour. Matt Bettencourt Patrick Moore (Medical)
25. Nationwide Tour 3-Win Promotion to any player winning 3 times during the current season, in priority determined by the date in which they win their third event.
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19. Top 125 on previous year’s Official Money List: If not exempt under “Special Exemptions,” the top 125 PGA TOUR members on the previous year’s Official Money List, in order of their position: Steve Marino Kevin Streelman Bill Haas Jeff Quinney Dean Wilson Lucas Glover Mathew Goggin Tom Pernice, Jr. Michael Allen Nicholas Thompson John Merrick Tim Petrovic Pat Perez Steve Elkington Scott McCarron Bart Bryant John Senden Fred Couples Rod Pampling Ryan Moore J.J. Henry Jerry Kelly Troy Matteson Corey Pavin Fredrik Jacobson John Mallinger Nathan Green Charlie Wi Tim Wilkinson Bo Van Pelt Tommy Armour III Michael Letzig Eric Axley Heath Slocum Tim Herron Alex Cejka Ben Crane Paul Casey Jeff Overton Ian Poulter Brian Davis Brett Quigley Peter Lonard Cliff Kresge Jason Bohn Luke Donald Vaughn Taylor Brad Adamonis Matt Kuchar Justin Rose Martin Laird Rocco Mediate Kevin Na Nick O’Hern John Rollins 20. Players who finished in the Top 125 on the 2008 PGA TOUR Money List as non-members:
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Brad Adamonis
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EXEMPT STATUS: 124th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Bradfred John Adamonis HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 215 BIRTHDATE: January 16, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Cumberland, RI RESIDENCE: Hallandale, FL; plays out of Sherbrooke CC (Lake Worth, FL); International Links of Miami; Carnegie Abbey Club in Portsmouth, RI
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2008 John Deere Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 WNB Golf Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—John Deere Classic; T6—Travelers Championship; T10—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
2008 SEASON:
Despite missing the cut in his final three starts of the season, snuck in at No. 124 on the money list to secure his card for the 2009 season. Finished rookie campaign with 14 made cuts in 29 starts, with three top-10 finishes… Carded the first top-10 finish of his career with a T6 at the Travelers Championship. Held the first-round lead with a 6-under-par 64…Three weeks later, reached a playoff with Kenny Perry and Jay Williamson at the John Deere Classic. Had an 18-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win, but two-putted to finish at 16-under-par 268. Perry won the playoff with a par after Adamonis and Williamson hit their approach shots on the first playoff hole, the par-4 18th, into a green-side pond. The runner-up finish was the best of his career…Opened with rounds of 67-65-66 on his way to T10 finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002-04 and 2006-07. 2007: Earned his rookie card on the 2008 PGA TOUR after
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FAMILY: Wife, Stacey; Grace Olivia (9/9/05), Nicholas Christian (5/24/07) EDUCATION: Miami (Ohio) University (1996, Sports Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Spending time with family, all sports, beach TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL: 2007 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
finishing T9 at the 2007 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Made the cut in 15 of 26 events on the Nationwide Tour, finishing the year with seven top-25s. Earned $169,146 to finish No. 33 on the money list. Slow start to the season, but caught fire late with three top-20s in his last five starts to advance to the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek. Won the WNB Golf Classic, outlasting Tjaart van der Walt, Vance Veazey and Ron Whittaker with a par 3 on the eighth playoff hole—the second-longest extra session in Tour history. Posted eight pars during the playoff and with the victory collected $85,500. 2006: Made the cut in 12 of 28 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with three top-10s. Finished the season ranked No. 71 on the money list with $81,599. Recorded T5s at The Rex Hospital Open and the Chattanooga Classic and T3 at Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Retired executive Joe George caddied for Adamonis at the Utah EnergySolutions Championship (missed cut) as a part of “Today Show’s” “Dream Job” series on NBC. 2005: T26 at the Knoxville Open in his only start on Nationwide Tour. 2004: Finished the season No. 113 on the Nationwide Tour money list. Most of his earnings came with a T4 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic ($15,717). Only made cut in seven career TOUR appearances (prior to 2008) was a T76 at the 2004 Buick Classic. 2003: Made the cut in seven of nine tournaments on Nationwide Tour. Finished T24 at the Henrico County Open, marking his only top-25 finish of the season. Had a hole-in-one at No. 16 during the second round of the Dayton Open. 2002: Made the cut in 11 of 26 Nationwide Tour events, with four top-25s. Has also played on the Hooters Tour. Amateur: First-team All-Mid-American Conference
his senior year at Miami. Finished seventh individually at the 1996 MAC Championship. Helped the Red Hawks to the 1996 team title. Won the 1994 New England Invitational.
PERSONAL:
Grandfather and father introduced him to golf. Father, Dave, is the golf coach at Johnson and Wales University in North Miami, FL, leading the team to the 2005 NAIA national championship. Brother, Dave, oversees the United States Challenge Cup of the Junior Golf Organization. Lists his parents as his heroes.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.93 Driving Distance............................................290.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................57.24% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.87% Putting Average............................................1.782
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Travelers Championship/1 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2008 Travelers Championship/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $369,600–2008 John Deere Classic/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 PGA Championship/226
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 1 2003 1 2004 1 1 $9,713 2005 2 2007 2 2008 29 14 1 3 4 94,110/121 862,413/124 Total 36 15 1 3 4 872,126 nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1999 5 2002 26 11 4 $33,181/107 2003 9 7 1 14,286/173 2004 28 11 1 1 34,097/113 2005 1 1 3,531/252 2006 28 12 1 3 3 81,599/71 2007 26 15 1 2 7 169,146/33 Total 123 57 1 1 6 16 335,840 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Michael Allen EXEMPT STATUS: 106th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Michael Louis Allen HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: January 31, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: San Mateo, CA RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of Mesa CC FAMILY: Wife, Cynthia; Christy (12/8/93), Michelle (6/3/97)
2—2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1998 Greater Austin Open.
1989 Bell’s Scottish Open [Eur.].
T3—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open; T6—Travelers Championship; 9—Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart.
2008 SEASON:
Made a late surge to keep his TOUR card, finishing No. 106 on the money list, thanks to two top-10 finishes in his last four starts of the season. Recorded a career-high 18 made cuts in 28 starts...Closed with a 6-under-par 64 in June at the Travelers Championship to claim a T6, his best finish since a second at the 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship, which earned him exempt status for the 2008 season...A 9-under 63 left him just one shot off the opening-round lead at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Entered the final round just one shot behind eventual winner Marc Turnesa, finishing a season-best T3...Entered the final week of the season ranked No. 123 in earnings but posted a final-round 67 for a solo-ninth-place finish at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, propelling him to No. 106 on the final money list...Turns 50 in early 2009.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Surpassed the $1-million mark in earnings for the first time in his career, keyed by a runner-up finish at the inaugural Turning Stone Resort Championship. Finish secured his card
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1988 1 1990 30 16 4 $95,319/140 1991 29 15 2 47,626/177 1992 16 4 11,455/233 1993 27 15 2 3 6 231,072/73 1994 32 17 2 91,191/162 1995 21 7 1 1 55,825/197 1996 1 1 2,425/362 1999 1 2000 1 1 4,936 2001 1 1 1 91,734 2002 29 9 1 108,777/197 2004 28 15 1 2 4 882,872/88 2005 30 15 2 5 591,829/130 2006 25 17 3 470,946/153 2007 22 15 1 2 4 1,279/162 1,016,952/95 2008 28 18 1 3 5 96,922/90 981,263/106 Total 322 166 2 3 13 38 4,684,221
PERSONAL:
Was planning to be a stockbroker before turning to golf as a profession...Won the 2003 Southern Arizona Open with daughter Christy caddying.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.91 Driving Distance............................................286.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................69.29% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.39% Putting Average............................................1.790
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–5 times, most recent 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $648,000–2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Bell Canadian Open/175
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 U.S. Open DQ British Open CUT T52 T53 PGA T61 THE PLAYERS CUT T62 Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open T12 CUT T67 CUT PGA CUT T47 THE PLAYERS T27 CUT
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1992 1 1 $1,125/219 1995 5 3 1 4,840/158 1997 20 9 3 4 26,792/75 1998 21 10 1 4 7 67,482/42 1999 24 10 1 3 22,871/93 2000 11 8 1 3 6 103,373/49 2001 21 13 2 4 59,864/71 2003 24 14 1 2 7 89,201/55 Total 127 68 1 2 15 32 375,548 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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dropped the wind chill into the low 20s. His 4-over-par 76 was the highest finish by a winner on the Nationwide Tour that season. 1995: Posted third career TOUR top-10 with a T5 at the weather-shortened Quad Cities Open. 1993: Then-career-best PGA TOUR finishes came back-to-back in his first two events of the season, a T3 in Northern Telecom and Phoenix Opens. 1992: Made his TOUR card for fourth straight season via Q-School finals. 1989: Won Bell’s Scottish Open on European Tour. Fired a 9-under-par 63 in the final round to defeat Ian Woosnam and Jose Maria Olazabal by two strokes at Gleneagles. Finished 15th on European Tour Order of Merit.
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for the 2008 season after he had already paid to enter the 2007 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament...Finished second at the Turning Stone Resort Championship, two strokes behind winner Steve Flesch. Finish tied his career best (2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro) and moved him from 154th to 89th on the money list, securing his card for 2008...Held the first-round lead at the inaugural Fry’s Electronics Open with a 63 before finishing T55. 2006: In 13th trip to the Qualifying Tournament finals, earned 2007 card for a record ninth time. Finished 153rd on money list with three top-25s in 25 starts. 2005: After finishing 130th on the money list, earned higher status for 2006 via the Qualifying Tournament with a T7 finish. Made cut in half of his 30 starts during the year, while posting two top-10s (a T10 at the MCI Heritage and a T6 at the B.C. Open). 2004: Finished in the top 125 on the money list for just the second time in his career and first since finishing 73rd in 1993. His $882,872 was more than he had earned in his first 187 events on TOUR ($740,360)...First top-10 of the season was T9 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Last time he finished in the top-10 on TOUR was at the 1995 Quad Cities Open, where he finished T5... Posted a hole-in-one on the 193-yard par-3 fourth hole with a 6-iron in the third round at the FedEx St. Jude Classic...Posted career-best finish with a solo second at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Birdie putt on 72nd hole put him in solo second, worth $92,000 and payday of $496,800 jumped position on money list from No. 153 to No. 84. 2003: Successfully qualified at Qualifying Tournament for the seventh time in his career (1989-92, 1994, 2001, 2003) with a third-place finish. Marked the 11th time he had been to Q-School finals...Played primarily on the Nationwide Tour, where he was also a member from 1997-2001, with two top-10s in 24 events. Finished T2 at the Monterey Peninsula Classic. 1998: Using a long putter, earned his first career Nationwide Tour victory at the Greater Austin Open, shooting a final-round 76 as winds in excess of 40 mph
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EDUCATION: University of Nevada (1982, Horticulture) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, wine, reading, politics, motorcycles TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1984 Q SCHOOL: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Robert Allenby EXEMPT STATUS: 19th in 2008 FedExCup points FULL NAME: Robert Allenby HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: July 12, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Melbourne, Australia RESIDENCE: Melbourne, Australia
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4):
2000 Shell Houston Open, Advil Western Open. 2001 Nissan Open, Marconi Pennsylvania Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (16):
1999 Victorian Open [Aus]. 1992 Perak Masters [Aus], Johnnie Walker Classic [Aus]. 1993 Optus Players Championship [Aus]. 1994 Heineken Australian Open [Aus], Honda Open [Eur]. 1995 Heineken Classic [Aus]. 1996 Alamo English Open [Eur], Peugeot Open de France [Eur], One2One British Masters [Eur]. 2000 Australian PGA Championship [Aus]. 2001 Australian PGA Championship [Aus]. 2003 MasterCard Australian Masters [Aus]. 2005 Australian Open [Aus], Australian PGA [Aus], Australian Masters [Aus].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—Turning Stone Resort Championship, Stanford St. Jude Championship; T3—AT&T National; 4—Wachovia Championship, The Honda Classic; T7—Northern Trust Open, British Open; T10—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
2008 SEASON:
Despite not winning in 2008, posted career-best numbers in money list finish (No. 11), earnings ($3,606,700), cuts made (27), top-10 finishes (9) and top-25 finishes (17). After missing the cut in his first event of the year at the Sony Open in Hawaii, did not miss a cut the remainder of the year (27 consecutive). Among his nine top-10 finishes were a playoff loss at the Stanford St. Jude Championship, a runner-up finish at the Turning Stone Resort Championship and a T3
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FAMILY: Wife, Sandy; Harry Jack (9/20/99); Lily Bella (1/17/02) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 1998
at the AT&T National…Finished T7 at the Northern Trust Open in February, an event he won in 2001…Recorded his second top-10 finish of the season with a T4 effort at The Honda Classic…Recorded his fifth PGA TOUR hole-in-one in the second round on No. 4 at Harbour Town GL, site of the Verizon Heritage…Finished fourth at the Wachovia Championship thanks in part to a bogey-free 66 in the final round. After bogeying the first hole on Saturday, did not record a bogey over his final 35 holes…Finished T10 at the Memorial Tournament, for his second top-10 in Dublin, OH, in 12 appearances…Posted a final-round 65 at TPC Southwind in the Stanford St. Jude Championship to get into a playoff with Justin Leonard and Trevor Immelman. Lost in a three-man playoff to Leonard on the second extra hole. It was his third runner-up finish since winning the 2001 Marconi Pennsylvania Classic (178 starts). Playoff loss was the first of his career. He holds a 3-1 PGA TOUR playoff record and a 10-1 mark worldwide in playoffs dating back to a 1991 victory as an amateur in Australia at the Victorian Open. Three of his four TOUR victories have come in playoffs…Finished T3 at the AT&T National for his fourth top-10 in his six starts. He and Jim Furyk are the only players to finish in the top 10 in each of the first two AT&T Nationals held at Congressional CC…Opened in a three-way tie for the lead at the British Open with a 1-under 69. Three over-par rounds resulted in a T7. It was his best finish out of 16 starts at the British Open. His only other top-10 finish was a T10 in 1997…Played in all four of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events, including making his sixth start at THE TOUR Championship, where he finished 16th. Finished 19th in the FedExCup standings…
PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1993 6 1 $11,052/235 1994 1 1 1995 9 5 3 73,288/176 1996 7 2 15,932/252 1997 8 3 1 2 69,990/185 1998 9 7 1 4 191,867/141 1999 27 17 4 321,507/126 2000 26 22 2 1 3 10 1,968,685/16 2001 29 25 2 5 14 2,309,029/16 2002 27 22 2 1 8 14 2,115,771/20 2003 24 21 1 9 13 2,176,452/24 2004 26 22 5 11 1,513,537/44 2005 31 17 3 9 1,184,458/63 2006 22 20 3 12 1,503,581/56 2007 28 18 2 8 11 96,634/23 2,219,538/27 2008 28 27 2 1 9 17 107,701/19 3,606,700/11 Total 308 230 4 5 5 55 124 19,281,384 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
Fifth runner-up finish of his career came at the Turning Stone Resort Championship, finishing 8-under 280 and one stroke behind champion Dustin Johnson…Ninth top-10 finish of the season was a T7 at Ginn sur Mer Classic, two strokes behind champion Ryan Palmer. Nine top-10 finishes ties career best set in 2003.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
A four-time winner on the PGA TOUR, has also earned 12 PGA Tour of Australasia victories and four European Tour titles. Twice led the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit (‘92 and ‘94) and participated in four Presidents Cup competitions. 2007: Steady finisher all year, never out of the top-30 in the FedExCup points standings or the money list...Past champion finished T3 at the Nissan Open, three strokes behind champion Charles Howell III with four rounds in the 60s...Shared the first-round lead at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship with a 5-under 67. Closed with the low round of the day at Doral Golf Resort and Spa (5-under 67) to finish T3, his first top-10 in six career starts at the event. 2006: Finished in the top 65 on the PGA TOUR money list for the seventh consecutive season. Missed just two cuts in 22 starts and finished in the top 25 in more than half of them (12)...First top-10 was solo fourth at the Bay Hill Invitational...Shared the 36-hole lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, but closing rounds of 73-68 dropped him to T4 in Boston...Finished second on TOUR in All-Around Ranking behind Tiger Woods, and fifth in Total Driving. 2005: Made a career-high 31 starts on TOUR while finishing 63rd on the money list, his lowest finish since finishing 126th in 1999. His three top-10s were the lowest since he posted three in 2000. Plagued much of
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 Masters CUT U.S. Open T33 CUT T46 British Open CUT CUT T60 T15 T55 T10 T19 T36 PGA CUT CUT CUT T49 T13 CUT T19 THE PLAYERS 73 CUT CUT T53 TOUR Championship T16 Accenture Match Play Championship Bridgestone Invitational T12 CA Championship T25 Year 04 05 06 Masters CUT CUT T22 U.S. Open T7 CUT T16 British Open CUT T52 T16 PGA T9 CUT T20 THE PLAYERS T33 CUT T38 TOUR Championship Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T5 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T9 T22 CA Championship T54 T26
07 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T11 T33 81 T3
01 47 CUT T47 T16 T21 T22 T17 T23 CNL
02 T29 T12 CUT T10 T11 T22 T33 T2 T31
03 T39 CUT T43 T39 T4 T13 T9 T6 T21
08 T42 T18 T7 T31 T42 16 T33 T20 T20
NATIONAL TEAMS: Presidents Cup (4) 1994, 1996, 2000, 2003; World Cup (2) 1993, 1995; Dunhill Cup, 1993.
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Robert Allenby
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.73 Driving Distance............................................290.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................58.19% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.90% Putting Average............................................1.761
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/4 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2002 Air Canada Championship/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $648,000–2008 Turning Stone Resort Championship/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/13
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1996 season on European Tour, when he finished third on Order of Merit, ended prematurely in October when he suffered a broken sternum and facial injuries in a traffic accident in Spain. Was presented 2001 Ben Hogan Award by the Golf Writers Association of America for recovering from that accident…Patron and spokesperson for Challenge Cancer Support Network, which has raised more than $9 million since 1993 for children with cancer and blood disorders.
Hot Shots Toughest Holes in 2008
Rank Course Hole 1 Royal Birkdale GC 6 2 Oakland Hills CC (South) 18 3 Torrey Pines (South) 12 4 TPC Sawgrass 18 5 Royal Birkdale GC 1
Easiest Holes in 2008
Rank Course 1 TPC Summerlin 2 PGA West (Palmer) 3 Palm GC 4 La Quinta CC 5 Doral Golf Resort
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Avg Score Tournament Name 4.764 British Open 4.661 PGA Championship 4.581 U.S. Open 4.522 The PLAYERS Championship 4.513 British Open
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Yds 492 512 532 527 529
Avg Score Tournament Name 4.301 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open 4.307 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 4.320 Children’s Miracle Network Classic 4.336 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 4.361 CA Championship
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Second win came on first hole of playoff with Nick Price at Advil Western Open...Participated in his third career Presidents Cup as member of International Team, combining for 0-3 record in losing effort...Edged Steve Conrad by one stroke to win the Australian PGA Championship in December. 1999: In rookie season on TOUR, finished just outside the top 125 in earnings (No. 126). 1998: Earned exempt status for 1999 by finishing 17th at PGA TOUR Qualifying School. 1997: Posted first top-10 in a major with T10 at the British Open. 1996: Won three times on European Tour, at the Alamo English Open, Peugeot French Open and One2One British Masters, to finish third on European Tour Order of Merit. 1995: Claimed Heineken Classic title...Member of World Cup team for second time. 1994: Member of Presidents Cup Team...Won Heineken Australian Open and European Tour’s Honda Open...Led PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit for second time in career. 1993: Captured Optus Players Championship and named PGA Tour of Australasia’s Most Consistent Player... Member World Cup team and participated in Dunhill Cup. 1992: Won Perak Masters and Johnnie Walker Classic to lead Australasian Tour Order of Merit...Named PGA Tour of Australasia Rookie of the Year. 1991: Won Riversdale Cup for second consecutive year. Amateur: Began career as one of Australia’s finest young amateurs. Won the 1991 Victorian Open as an amateur for his first professional victory. Won Riversdale Cup and Victorian Amateur Championship. Represented Australia in Eisenhower Cup and on World Amateur Team.
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the early part of the season by chronic inflammation in his hands that kept him from being able to bend his fingers after waking up until he held them under hot water for a period of time. Ended year with three consecutive wins on the PGA TOUR of Australasia. Became first player to win Australian “Triple Crown” at the Australian Open, PGA and Masters in consecutive weeks. Won second Australian Open title despite an injured hand and improved playoff record to 10-0 worldwide with victory over Bubba Watson on first extra hole of Australian Masters. 2004: Finished in the top 50 on the money list and earned more than $1 million for the fifth straight season. 2003: Posted a careerbest nine top-10s, placing in the top 30 in earnings for the fourth consecutive season...Best finish was third at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship...Also won at the MasterCard Australian Masters. 2002: Finished 27th on the money list despite not winning for the first time since 1999...T2 at NEC Invitational at Sahalee CC. 2001: His second consecutive top-30 finish in earnings (16th) was driven by two victories. Beat Brandel Chamblee, Toshi Izawa, Dennis Paulson, Jeff Sluman and Bob Tway in a playoff at the Nissan Open with birdie on first extra hole when he laced a 3-wood through a cold rain to 5 feet and made the putt. Improved playoff record to 3-0 on TOUR and 9-0 overall...Later in the year, earned second title at the Marconi Pennsylvania Classic with a three-stroke victory. Took the lead after second round and cruised to three-stroke victory. 2000: Earned first two TOUR victories. Posted first win at Shell Houston Open. Despite placing one shot in water and another in grandstand, defeated Craig Stadler in four-hole playoff.
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EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2006 THE PLAYERS Championship (through 2011) FULL NAME: Stephen Michael Ames HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: April 28, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: San Fernando, Trinidad RESIDENCE: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; plays out of SilverTip GC (Canmore, Alberta, Canada)
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3):
2004 Cialis Western Open. 2006 THE PLAYERS Championship. 2007 Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1991 Pensacola Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (3):
1989 Trinidad and Tobago Open. 1994 Open V33 [Eur]. 1996 Benson and Hedges International Open [Eur].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
3—Mercedes-Benz Championship; 4—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial; 5—THE PLAYERS Championship, BMW Championship; T6—Valero Texas Open; T7—British Open; T10—Sony Open in Hawaii.
2008 SEASON:
Enjoyed another solid year, defined by seven top-10 finishes, including a season-best third in the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Missed just five cuts in 24 starts…After missing the Daniel Chopra-Steve Stricker playoff by one stroke at the Mercedes-Benz Championship, finished third. Recorded one bogey over his final 47 holes en route to the eighth top-three finish of his TOUR career…The next week at the Sony Open in Hawaii, posted a T10. It was his third consecutive top-10 finish, including a win at the 2007 season-ending Children’s Miracle Network Classic… Past champion finished fifth at THE PLAYERS, marking the highest finish by a former winner. Double bogeyed the par-4 18th on Saturday and Sunday without hitting a single ball in the water and wound up five shots behind champion Sergio Garcia. Led the field in birdies with 20…Finished fourth two weeks later at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at
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FAMILY: Wife, Jodi; Justin (2/28/97), Ryan Michael (5/25/99) EDUCATION: Boca Raton (Business Administration) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Reading, films, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 Q SCHOOL: 1997 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Colonial. Fired a second-round, 6-under-par 64. Has finished fourth or better at Colonial Country Club every even year since 2004…Finished T7 at the British Open for his fifth top-10 finish of the season…Posted all four rounds in the 60s on his way to a T5 finish at the BMW Championship. At No. 31, finished one spot and 242 points out of the 30-man field for THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola... An 8-under 62 on Sunday led to a T6 finish at the Valero Texas Open.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Member of the PGA TOUR since 1997. Played European Tour from 1993 through 1997 and had three consecutive stints on Nationwide Tour starting in 1990. 2007: In a season in which he worked on swing changes, won for the second consecutive year and also contended in two major championships...Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Fell to Chad Campbell, 1-up, in the quarterfinals...Entered the final round of the U.S. Open tied for third. Shot a 76 on Sunday to finish T10...In the year’s final major, the PGA Championship, posted three rounds in the 60s to claim a T12...Final-round 68 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart earned him his third career PGA TOUR win by one stroke over Tim Clark. Got up and down for par out of a bunker on the 72nd hole to secure the victory. Prior to win, had already declared season a success after tweaking his swing to cope with lingering neck and back problems. 2006: Won THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass, blowing away the strongest field in golf with a 5-under 67 in the final round to win by six strokes and earn a trip to the Masters. Finished at 14-under 274, six shots clear of twotime U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen. Posted the lowest final-round score when the scoring average was 75.378,
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996 1 1 $8,816/282 1997 2 2 1 1 110,461/163 1998 16 10 1 3 7 357,859/83 1999 18 11 1 4 5 460,760/84 2000 31 19 4 9 747,312/63 2001 26 19 2 8 574,451/89 2002 28 17 1 4 9 1,278,037/46 2003 27 19 4 9 1,005,959/72 2004 27 21 1 1 11 16 3,303,205/8 2005 24 18 3 6 959,665/83 2006 21 14 1 3 9 2,395,155/26 2007 23 18 1 4 9 91,013/69 2,103,426/31 2008 24 19 1 7 10 102,570/31 2,285,707/27 Total 268 188 3 1 4 50 98 15,590,813 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1990 24 20 5 15 $32,226/28 1991 23 14 1 1 1 5 9 58,415/8 1992 20 10 3 5 25,906/58 Total 67 44 1 1 1 13 29 116,547
the second-toughest Sunday in TPC Sawgrass history... Started having problems with his back at the end of the season. Withdrew from the Canadian Open in September and the American Express Championship outside London three weeks later. Also missed THE TOUR Championship in Atlanta. It marked the second time he has qualified for the final 30-man field in his career...Teamed in the World Cup in Barbados with his brother Robert. 2005: Made his first appearance at the Masters, finished T45...The next week, recorded first top-10 and best result of the season with a T6 finish at the MCI Heritage. 2004: Finished eighth on the money list and compiled a career-best 11 top-10s, including his first TOUR victory. Made 21 cuts in 27 tournaments entered and made over $3 million in a single season for the first time in his career...At age 40, captured his initial TOUR win at the Cialis Western Open by two strokes over Steve Lowery. Became first player over 40 to capture initial win since Brad Bryant at the 1995 Walt Disney World / Oldsmobile Golf Classic. Shared third-round lead with Mark Hensby at 9-under 204 prior to his final-round 1-under 70. Win capped a period of eight top-10s in his last 10 starts and moved him to 17th in the Official World Golf Ranking... Also placed third at the Bank of America Colonial, T7 at the U.S. Open and T9 at PGA Championship. One of 10 players to record multiple top-10s in the majors in 2004... Earned a spot in the TOUR Championship for the first time in his career and finished T4. 2003: The 72nd and last player to earn $1 million on the PGA TOUR during season... Season’s best finish was a T5 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. 2002: Runner-up to Craig Perks at THE PLAYERS Championship. After starting the final round T21, recorded seven birdies (including four straight on Nos. 9-12) en route to 67, the second-lowest score of the day...Teamed with brother Robert to finish T17 in the World Cup. 2001:
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Masters U.S. Open T68 DQ T9 British Open T51 T55 T5 T24 T69 CUT PGA T30 W/D CUT T9 THE PLAYERS CUT T42 CUT 2 T17 T13 TOUR Championship T4 DNS Accenture Match Play Championship Bridgestone Invitational T22 CA Championship T36
05 T45 T71 CUT T72 CUT T33 T36 10
Year 06 07 08 Masters T11 T24 T25 U.S. Open CUT T10 T58 British Open T41 CUT T7 PGA T55 T12 CUT THE PLAYERS 1 CUT 5 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T5 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T18 T22 T48 CA Championship W/D T28 T15
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup (4), 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006.
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Stephen Ames
first European Tour title in the Open V33. 1991: Earned only Nationwide Tour victory in the Pensacola Open. 1990: Rookie on the Nationwide Tour. 1989: Winner of Trinidad and Tobago Open.
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2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.93 Driving Distance............................................284.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.45% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.53% Putting Average............................................1.776
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Valero Texas Open/4 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2000 Doral-Ryder Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,440,000–2006 THE PLAYERS Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 Target World Challenge/17
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Both parents were born in Trinidad and Tobago (father of English ancestry, mother of Portuguese)…He is the first touring professional to emerge from Trinidad and Tobago…Grandmother was a two-time Trinidad and Tobago champion…Met his Canadian wife, Jodi, a former flight attendant, on a flight between tournaments…Part owner of several restaurants in Calgary, Alberta, including the Vintage Chophouse & Tavern…Started the Stephen Ames Foundation in 2005 to provide funding for junior golf programs and other children’s initiatives in Canada and Trinidad and Tobago. Hosts the annual Stephen Ames Cup, both a tournament and cultural exchange between teams of male and female junior golfers from each country.
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Toughest Par 3s in 2008
Rank Course 1 Quail Hollow Club 2 Oakland Hills CC (South) 3 TPC Sawgrass 4 Oakland Hills CC (South) 5 PGA National
Easiest Par 3s in 2008
Rank Course 1 PGA West (PC) 2 Annandale GC 3 TPC River Highlands 4 LaCantera GC 5 Palm GC
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Hole 17 9 13 17 15
Par 3 3 3 3 3
Yds 217 257 181 238 179
Avg Score Tournament Name 3.418 Wachovia Championship 3.396 PGA Championship 3.351 The PLAYERS Championship 3.350 PGA Championship 3.346 The Honda Classic
Hole 15 15 11 13 3
Par 3 3 3 3 3
Yds 156 176 158 142 165
Avg Score Tournament Name 2.811 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 2.837 Viking Classic 2.839 Travelers Championship 2.841 Valero Texas Open 2.859 Children’s Miracle Network Classic
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Recorded T8 at Compaq Classic of New Orleans and T6 in the B.C. Open. 2000: Was two strokes off the lead heading into final round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, but had to withdraw Sunday morning due to a pulled muscle in right shoulder...Recorded course-record 61 at “Blue Monster” course in second round of Doral-Ryder Open and was three back through 36 holes. Finished eighth...Best week of the season was Compaq Classic when he was two strokes behind Carlos Franco after 36 holes and finished T4. 1999: Due to visa problems was unable to start the season until May. Made the most of the 18 events entered, making 11 cuts and finishing among top 10 four times...His debut came at the Kemper Open where he finished T44 after closing with 68. Missed birth of his second child during tournament week…Finished third at the Sprint International. 1998: Was first rookie to post a top-10 on the year with a solo third at Nissan Open. 1997: Finished third at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1998 season. 1996: Claimed second European Tour title at the Benson and Hedges International Open. 1994: Won
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EXEMPT STATUS: 2006 two-time tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Stuart Appleby HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: May 1, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Cohuna, Australia RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL
1997 Honda Classic. 1998 Kemper Open. 1999 Shell Houston Open. 2003 Las Vegas Invitational. 2004 Mercedes Championships. 2005 Mercedes Championships. 2006 Mercedes Championships, Shell Houston Open. 1995 Monterrey Open, Sonoma County Open.
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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (8):
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
1998 Coolum Classic [Aus]. 2001 Holden Australian Open.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
1999 CVS Charity Classic [with Jeff Sluman]. T2—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational; T4—FBR Open; T7—Northern Trust Open; T8—Buick Invitational; T9—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship; T10—PODS Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
2008 SEASON:
Posted a career-high seven top-10 finishes en route to a 17th-place finish in the FedExCup standings. Surpassed $2 million in earnings for the fifth time in his career and finished among the top 55 on the money list for the 12th consecutive season. Just two missed cuts in 23 starts… Opened the season with a bang, posting five consecutive top-10s beginning with a T8 at the Buick Invitational… Posted second- and fourth-round 66s at the FBR Open, good for a T4…Third consecutive top-10 came two weeks later at the Northern Trust Open when, despite gusting winds up to 25 mph, he managed to post a first-round 69. It was his first time posting three consecutive top-10s since winning the Las Vegas Invitational in 2003…Finished T9 in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
2007: Several near-misses marked the season. Made the International Team at The Presidents Cup for the fifth time...In attempt to win a fourth consecutive MercedesBenz Championship, finished T13...In defense of Shell Houston Open title, held a share of the 18- and 36-hole leads before finishing T2 behind countryman Adam Scott. One shot behind Scott on the 72nd hole, posted a doublebogey six after approach shot found a water hazard. Scott made a miraculous par to finish three shots clear...Held the 54-hole lead at the Masters Tournament before a finalround 75 dropped him to T7, his fourth career top-10 in a major championship...Shared the lead after the first two rounds and was the third-round leader at the inaugural AT&T National at 9-under, two strokes ahead of eventual winner K.J. Choi, but finished T3 after dropping six strokes in his first seven holes on the final day. Closed with 6-over 76...Earned 10th and final automatic spot for The Presidents Cup International Team with T12 finish at the PGA Championship. 2006: Won twice and finished in the top 10 (No. 8) on the money list, both firsts in his 11-year TOUR career...Joined Gene Littler (1955-57) as the only players to win three consecutive Mercedes Championships. Trailed
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996 30 18 1 5 $164,483/130 1997 23 18 1 2 5 12 1,003,356/18 1998 22 12 1 5 7 717,962/40 1999 29 21 1 1 5 12 1,359,724/25 2000 24 20 1 1 5 15 1,642,221/24 2001 29 23 4 8 1,004,528/55 2002 28 21 2 4 10 1,729,459/32 2003 27 19 1 3 5 13 2,662,538/12 2004 25 18 1 1 1 5 14 2,949,235/13 2005 25 19 1 4 8 2,202,506/23 2006 23 20 2 6 11 3,470,457/8 2007 24 15 1 1 3 9 93,640/36 1,803,385/45 2008 23 21 1 7 14 108,025/17 2,484,630/22 Total 332 245 8 12 3 59 138 23,194,485 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1995 22 18 Total 22 18
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European Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2008 8 8
FAMILY: Wife, Ashley; Ella (1/12/05); Mia (3/1/06) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Action sports, motor racing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 1996 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1995)
Defeated Tim Clark (3 and 2) and Phil Mickelson (2 and 1) before falling to Justin Leonard, 3 and 2, in the third round…At the PODS Championship in early March, finished T10, four strokes behind champion Sean O’Hair…His next top-10 did not come until August when he finished T2 (the 12th runner-up finish of his career) at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. It was his 29th career World Golf Championships start, having competed in every World Golf Championships event since the inception of the series in 1999 (the only player to do so)…Ended the season with a T10 at THE TOUR Championship, his fourth top-10 at the event in eight appearances.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Olin Browne by two strokes after first round, then held second- and third-round leads prior to defeating Vijay Singh with a birdie on the first playoff hole. One of two players in 28-man field to post four sub-par rounds as he finished the event at 8-under 284, the highest 72-hole winning total since the tournament moved to Kapalua in 1999 and the highest in tournament history since Gary Player won with a 4-under 284 in 1969 at La Costa CC...Three months later, became a two-time winner by taking the Shell Houston Open in wire-to-wire fashion, the first player in the 59-year history of the tournament to lead outright in all four rounds. Finished six strokes ahead of Bob Estes, matching the largest victory margin at the tournament (Vijay Singh in 2002 and Jack Burke, Jr. in 1952). In previous seven TOUR wins, won by a total of five strokes. 2005: Won for the third consecutive season and was the first player during the year to successfully defend a title with his victory at the Mercedes Championships. Became the first back-to-back winner in 22 years at the TOUR’s season-opening event. Came from four strokes back on final day to pass 54-hole leader Vijay Singh. Almost did not return to defend title due to a nerve problem in his left hip and upper thigh causing severe pain and expectant due date of pregnant wife Ashley...Made fourth International Presidents Cup Team. 2004: Finished in the top 20 (No. 13) on the money list for the third time in his career and second consecutive season. Earned fifth career victory at the Mercedes Championships, topping Vijay Singh by one stroke. Held first- and third-round leads...Held four-stroke lead through 54 holes at the Bay Hill Invitational but a finalround 76 left him six strokes behind winner Chad Campbell. 2003: Season punctuated by fourth career victory at the Las Vegas Invitational, his first win since 1999. Finished 12th on the money list and represented the International team at The Presidents Cup in South Africa...Surpassed the $10-million mark in career TOUR earnings with Vegas vic-
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 97 98 Masters T21 CUT U.S. Open T36 T10 British Open T20 CUT PGA T61 CUT THE PLAYERS T14 CUT TOUR Championship T22 Accenture Match Play Championship Bridgestone Invitational CA Championship
99 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T26 T33 T23 T30
00 01 02 CUT T31 CUT CUT CUT T37 T11 61 T2 T4 T16 T17 T22 T33 T28 7 T33 T9 T33 T20 T5 T42 T25 CNL T11
03 CUT CUT T15 T23 T21 27 T33 T46 T2
04 T22 CUT T36 T17 CUT T15 T17 T9 T16
05 T43 CUT T41 T15 CUT T7 T17 T13 T11
06 07 T19 T7 CUT T26 CUT CUT T55 T12 CUT T16 T10 T33 T33 T71 T14 T6 T35
08 T14 T36 T51 T15 T15 T10 T9 T2 T34
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (5), 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007; Dunhill Cup (3), 1997, 1998, 1999; World Cup, 2003.
2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 7 15 $144,419/5 1 7 15 144,419 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1 2 5 $1,159,961
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Stuart Appleby
good for one-stroke victory over John Cook and Hal Sutton. Credited his late wife Renay with giving him the strength to win his first title since her death in the previous year. 1998: Earned his second TOUR victory at Kemper Open. Trailed by one through 54 holes and survived windswept Sunday with closing 72, one stroke better than Scott Hoch. 1997: Established himself as one of TOUR’s young stars, becoming the first Q-School graduate to earn more than $1 million the following year...Won the Honda Classic, finished second twice and earned trip to THE TOUR Championship... Held one-stroke lead over Payne Stewart after 54 holes at Honda Classic. Closing 71 on windy Sunday enough for one-stroke victory over Stewart and Michael Bradley. 1995: Became eighth player to win first Nationwide Tour event with victory at Monterrey Open...Earned place on PGA TOUR in 1996 by finishing fifth on the Nationwide Tour money list.
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.48 Driving Distance............................................290.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................60.43% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................61.57% Putting Average............................................1.802
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Raised on dairy farm, where he used to hit golf shots from paddock to paddock once his chores were completed… Former Australian Rules football player before turning to pro golf in 1992 and competed in Australia before coming to the United States in 1995.
Hot Shots Toughest Par 4s in 2008
Rank Course 1 Royal Birkdale GC 2 Oakland Hills CC (South) 3 Torrey Pines (SC) 4 TPC Sawgrass 5 Royal Birkdale GC
Easiest Par 4s in 2008
Rank Course 1 Grayhawk GC 2 TPC Boston 3 Warwick Hills G&CC 4 Silver Rock 5 Magnolia GC
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Hole 6 18 12 18 1
Par 4 4 4 4 4
Yds 499 498 504 462 450
Avg Score Tournament Name 4.764 British Open 4.661 PGA Championship 4.581 U.S. Open 4.522 The PLAYERS Championship 4.513 British Open
Hole 15 4 14 5 13
Par 4 4 4 4 4
Yds 332 298 322 335 384
Avg Score Tournament Name 3.580 Frys.com Open 3.582 Deutsche Bank Championship 3.597 Buick Open 3.602 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 3.625 Children’s Miracle Network Classic
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tory. Defeated Scott McCarron in playoff after the two set a tournament record with scores of 31-under 328, including career-low 62 in first round...Prior to win, had finished T2 three times earlier in the year, Shell Houston Open, 84 LUMBER Classic of Pennsylvania and the American Express Championship. 2002: Moved back into top 50 in earnings, highlighted by near miss at British Open. Best career finish in a major, T2, at the 131st British Open at Muirfield. After posting final-round 65 to join Ernie Els, Thomas Levet and Steve Elkington in playoff, bogeyed the fourth and final hole of the aggregate playoff to be eliminated…Second runner-up finish came at the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas, one stroke shy of Phil Tataurangi, who posted a final-round 62. 2001: Despite four top-10s, fell out of the top 30, at 55th, for the first time since 1998. 2000: Although winless for first time in four seasons, stood 24th on the money list with earnings of $1,642,221 in 24 starts...Best of five top-10s came in his second start, as runner-up to Paul Azinger at Sony Open in Hawaii...Four sub-par rounds at PGA Championship produced T4 finish...Participated in second Presidents Cup as member of International Team. 1999: Earned his third title in as many seasons with Shell Houston Open win. Stood two strokes back after 36 holes and three back through 54 holes. Closing 71, the highest final round by a winner in 15 years at TPC Woodlands, was
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Tommy Armour III EXEMPT STATUS: 62nd on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Thomas Dickson Armour III HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: October 8, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: Denver, CO RESIDENCE: Dallas, TX FAMILY: Tommy (10/16/89)
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2):
1990 Phoenix Open. 2003 Valero Texas Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1994 Miami Valley Open, Cleveland Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 1993 Mexican Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Travelers Championship; T3—AT&T National; T6—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular; T7—Zurich Classic of New Orleans; T10—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
2008 SEASON:
Earned more than $1.5 million, the first time in his career he surpassed $1 million in a season. This was keyed by a career high-tying five top-10s (also 1999)…Recorded his first top-10 of the season with a T6 at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open…Followed that the next week with his second top-10, a T7, at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where a final-round 66 tied the low round of the day…The Dallas, TX, native posted his first career top-10 (10 starts) at the
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EDUCATION: University of New Mexico SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1981, 1987, 1996, 2001 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1994)
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial with a T10 finish… Claimed his fourth top-10 finish of the year with a T2 at the Travelers Championship in June after weekend rounds of 5-under-par 65s. It was his best finish since a T2 at the 2004 Chrysler Championship. With the finish, eclipsed the million-dollar-earnings mark for the first time in his 20-year PGA TOUR career…Posted four rounds in the 60s at the AT&T National to finish T3. Kept alive his streak of eight consecutive rounds in the 60s going back to the first round of the Travelers Championship…Turns 50 in October 2009 when he is eligible to join the Champions Tour.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Posted two top-10s and returned to the top 125...First top-10 was a fourth at the Shell Houston Open, aided by a final-round, 6-under-par 66...Closed with rounds of 68-68 to finish T5 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. Moved from No. 117 to No. 98 on money list with paycheck of $203,400, securing TOUR card for 2008. 2006: Finished outside the top-125 for the first time since 2002. Best finish was a T11 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. 2005: Made the cut in 10 of final 12 starts to finish No. 122 on the money list...In first start, finished T7 at the Sony Open in
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1982 14 5 $4,254/220 1983 1 1984 3 1 781/267 1985 2 1986 3 1 1 1 9,675/209 1987 3 1 970/290 1988 31 17 1 4 9 175,461/66 1989 32 21 1 2 7 185,018/81 1990 31 16 1 1 2 6 348,658/35 1991 31 15 1 3 90,478/140 1992 30 11 3 47,218/180 1993 20 7 1 2 52,011/181 1994 9 6 1 2 5 112,778/147 1995 30 16 1 5 134,407/141 1996 21 6 1 2 79,616/178 1997 30 18 7 163,664/131 1998 28 16 1 4 10 554,650/52 1999 28 16 1 1 5 6 782,185/54 2000 30 14 2 6 397,610/122 2001 32 14 3 238,091/161 2002 30 13 3 3 379,191/145 2003 23 11 1 1 4 932,984/76 2004 28 15 1 2 3 844,634/95 2005 29 22 1 4 636,643/122 2006 25 9 2 352,446/170 2007 24 16 2 8 87,283/112 919,134/110 2008 25 16 1 1 5 7 100,621/62 1,501,256/62 Total 593 303 2 7 3 40 106 8,943,812
Hawaii for only top-10 performance of the season...Led the field with 20 putts in the first round of the MCI Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links, just two strokes shy of the TOUR record of 18. 2004: With two-year exemption in hand after winning the 2003 Valero Texas Open, posted two top-10s to finish in the top 100 on the money list...Finished T2 at Chrysler Championship, the last full-field event of the year, to jump from 153rd to 95th on the money list. Paycheck in Tampa ($440,000) was more than half of season’s earnings ($844,634). 2003: After playing with partial status most of season, turned it around in September with second career victory at the Valero Texas Open, done in record-setting fashion with rounds of 64-62-63-65--254. The 254 total (26-under-par) broke Mark Calcavecchia’s 72-hole TOUR mark of 256 set in winning at the 2001 Phoenix Open. The 54-hole total of 189 matched the TOUR record shared by Calcavecchia and John Cook (1996 FedEx St. Jude Classic). Did not post a bogey until the back nine on Sunday. In relation to par for a par-70 course, also broke the PGA TOUR record of 22-under-par set by Donnie Hammond at the 1989 Texas Open. Win was worth $630,000, the largest payday of career. 2002: Picked up first top-10 finish since the 2000 Byron Nelson Classic with a T7 at the Sony Open
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Masters CUT U.S. Open CUT T55 T67 British Open T46 T28 T39 CUT PGA T24 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT 71 T31 Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT CUT T57 T40 PGA CUT T45 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT W/D CUT T56 CUT T73 Bridgestone Invitational T50
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1992 1 1993 5 3 2 $3,529/159 1994 19 14 2 1 1 5 7 126,620/7 1996 6 2 1 1,838/194 1998 1 1 1 1 1 14,813/106 2003 1 Total 33 20 2 1 2 6 11 146,799 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Tommy Armour III
Tommy Armour III
Finished seventh on Nationwide Tour money list to gain spot on 1995 TOUR...Played in 1994 U.S. Open at Oakmont CC, site of grandfather’s 1927 U.S. Open victory. 1990: Earned first TOUR victory at the Phoenix Open, his first start of the season and won by five over Jim Thorpe...Nearly won again three weeks later, finishing second, two strokes behind Shearson Lehman Hutton champion Dan Forsman... Played on European and Asian Tours until fall of 1987. 1983: Winner of the Mexican Open. 1982: Qualified for the TOUR in 1981, but earned only $4,254 in 1982. Amateur: Winner of the 1981 New Mexico State Amateur.
PERSONAL:
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.91 Driving Distance............................................286.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................70.00% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................69.24% Putting Average............................................1.790
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent BMW Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 60–1999 Las Vegas Invitational/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $630,000–2003 Valero Texas Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Buick Invitational/83
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No. 1 at Doral
Hot Shots Toughest 1st Holes in 2008
Rank Course 1 Royal Birkdale GC (Lancashire) 2 Torrey Pines (South) 3 TPC Southwind 4 Waialae CC 5 Augusta National GC
Easiest 1st Holes in 2008
Rank Course 1 Doral Golf Resort 2 Riviera CC 3 Palm GC 4 Colonial CC 5 Torrey Pines (North)
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Par 4 4 4 4 4
Yds 450 448 434 480 455
Avg Score Tournament Name 4.513 British Open 4.361 U.S. Open 4.287 Stanford St. Jude Championship 4.267 Sony Open in Hawaii 4.245 Masters Tournament
Hole 1 1 1 1 1
Par 5 5 5 5 5
Yds 529 503 495 563 520
Avg Score Tournament Name 4.361 CA Championship 4.422 Northern Trust Open 4.445 Children’s Miracle Network Classic 4.560 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial 4.639 Buick Invitational
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Grandfather, known as “The Silver Scot,” won the U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship…Got his start in golf from his mom and dad…After record-setting performance at the 2003 Valero Texas Open, commented on colorful career, “You only get one trip around life. Golf is just something that I love to do. I don’t play for the money, I never have. I’ve made a lot of good friends playing golf professionally.”
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in Hawaii...Led Greater Milwaukee Open after a first-round 63, lowest round on TOUR since 60 during second round of 1999 Las Vegas Invitational. Finished T8. 2001: Finished 161st on the money list, returned to Qualifying Tournament and finished T8 to retain his card for the 2002 season... Played in 32 PGA TOUR events and posted three top-25s. 2000: Earned full-exempt status for the third consecutive season on the strength of two top-10s. 1999: Came close to winning his first PGA TOUR title since 1990 Phoenix Open when he lost a playoff to Gabriel Hjertstedt at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. Hjertstedt won on the first extra hole with a birdie...Fired second-round 60 at Las Vegas CC in Las Vegas Invitational. His 12-under-par 60 included a missed 21⁄2-foot putt on 14. He became the only player 40 or older to shoot a 60 on a par-72 course. 1998: Finished among the top-60 on the TOUR money list for the first time since 1990...Shot final-round 64 to finish T2 at Phoenix Open for first runner-up finish since 1990. 1994: Found success on Nationwide Tour, winning Miami Valley and Cleveland Opens in consecutive weeks to become first player to win back-to-back Nationwide Tour events.
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Woody Austin EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Albert Woody Austin II HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: January 27, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Tampa, FL
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3):
1995 Buick Open. 2004 Buick Championship. 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Buick Open; T3—Turning Stone Resort Championship; T4—Zurich Classic of New Orleans; T5—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship; T8—Viking Classic; T9—John Deere Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Made the cut in 24 of 30 starts on his way to finishing No. 58 in the FedExCup standings. Surpassed $2 million in earnings for the second time in his career, thanks to six top-10 finishes (the most since a career-best seven during his rookie season in 1995)…Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Toru Taniguchi (6 and 5), Adam Scott (19 holes) and Boo Weekley (3 and 2), before falling to Henrik Stenson, 2 up, in the quarterfinals…Collected his third career top-10 at the Zurich Classic with a T4. Needed to birdie the last hole to tie eventual winner Andres Romero, but hit his third shot in the water and made double bogey…Recorded his third top-5 finish of the season with a T2 at the Buick Open. Took the lead on Sunday with a birdie at the par-5 16th, but bogeys at the final two holes, including a three-putt at the 72nd, left him one stroke shy of winner Kenny Perry. Played holes 12-16 in 17-under par on the week. Became the fourth player in Buick Open history to record back-to-back runner-up finishes…Two weeks later, finished T9 at the
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RESIDENCE: Derby, KS; plays out of Wolf Creek GC, Wichita CC and Willowbend GC FAMILY: Wife, Shannon; Parker, Peyton EDUCATION: University of Miami (1986, Business Administration) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 Q SCHOOL: 1994, 2002 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1998)
John Deere Classic in his 13th appearance in Moline, IL… Recorded four rounds in the 60s at Annandale Golf Club to finish T8 at the Viking Classic. It was his third top-10 in Madison in nine career starts…Despite an opening-round 74, posted three consecutive 69s to finish T3 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship…Posted sub-70 scores in 17 of his last 20 rounds to finish the season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Shot an 8-under-par 62 in the final round to win the Stanford St. Jude Championship. The five-stroke victory was the third of his career and the first since 2004. Trailed third-round leader Adam Scott by four and recorded the best final round on TOUR since Brad Faxon shot a 61 to win the 2006 Buick Championship. Entered the event with five missed cuts and a best finish of T18 in 2007...Three weeks later, finished T2 at the Buick Open, an event he won in 1995, one stroke behind Brian Bateman. With that 1995 victory, won a Buick Riviera which he still has today. Claims it to be in “excellent shape” with only 37,000 miles...Recorded his career-best finish in a major, placing second to Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship at Southern Hills. Was within one of Woods on the back nine on Sunday and finished with a final-round 67, two behind. Was the only player in the field to record all four rounds at par or better. Finish improved his position from 18th to 10th in The Presidents Cup standings, thereby making his first national team competition. 2006: Won more than $1 million for a fourth consecutive season. 2005: T3 finish at the Valero Texas Open was his best performance of the year. In San Antonio,
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1992 1 1995 34 22 1 7 12 $736,497/24 1996 35 26 1 5 15 539,397/32 1997 35 7 1 2 75,151/180 1998 10 5 1 56,028/203 1999 30 20 1 5 338,045/121 2000 32 19 3 5 485,589/100 2001 34 14 2 5 406,352/125 2002 36 14 1 3 307,348/156 2003 31 23 1 4 10 1,518,707/44 2004 29 18 1 3 8 1,495,980/45 2005 30 21 1 4 7 1,177,095/64 2006 31 23 4 9 1,179,321/78 2007 27 20 1 2 3 6 98,407/17 2,887,596/15 2008 30 24 1 1 6 11 100,775/58 2,146,431/33 Total 425 256 3 4 3 44 99 13,349,536 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1990 1 1993 1 1 $383/274 1994 26 18 1 1 6 10 72,206/23 1995 1 1998 23 17 2 2 9 15 140,955/8 1999 1 1 1 1 8,250/135 Total 53 37 3 3 16 26 221,793
held the 54-hole lead for the first time in his career and was in the final grouping for only the second time in his career, the other coming earlier in 2005 while defending his title at the Buick Championship. 2004: Earned a victory for the first time since his rookie season of 1995, a period of more than nine years, and went over the $1-million mark for the second straight season...Second TOUR victory came in August at the Buick Championship, his 301st career start. After opening 68-70-66, trailed leader Fred Funk by three strokes. Posted a 4-under-par 66 on Sunday to finish tied with Tim Herron at 10-under-par 270. Defeated Herron with a birdie-3 on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. 2003: Finished in the top-50 for the first time since 1996. Earned more than $1 million for the first time in his career, with $1,518,707... Runner-up to Davis Love III at MCI Heritage, falling on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff. Missed two putts inside 10 feet that would have clinched title on second and third playoff holes. Runner-up finish was best since playoff win over Mike Brisky at 1995 Buick Open. 2002: With four sub-par rounds, finished T10 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, first top-10 since T8 at the 2001 INTERNATIONAL. Finished T26 at the Qualifying Tournament to return to the PGA TOUR in 2003. 2001: A late surge earned playing card for 2002 by finishing 125th in earnings; second time in last three years he retained playing privileges with good play late in season. Made cut his last three events, including T16 in National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World...Only two top-10s came in consecutive starts, a T8 at John Deere Classic followed by a solo eighth in The INTERNATIONAL. 2000: Collected $485,589 in prize money and had three top-10s...
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Masters CUT U.S. Open T23 T37 CUT T48 T32 British Open CUT PGA T23 T69 T27 T62 T66 T16 THE PLAYERS T67 CUT T61 CUT CUT T16 CUT 73 TOUR Championship T4 Bridgestone Invitational T36
07 CUT 2 CUT T11 T56
Year 08 Masters CUT U.S. Open T71 British Open T39 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS T21 Accenture Match Play Championship T5 Bridgestone Invitational T52 CA Championship T44
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (1), 2007.
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Woody Austin
Woody Austin
Final-round 68 earned spot in playoff, which he won with par on first extra hole. Win was worth $216,000...Made 10 of 12 cuts leading up to TOUR Championship, where he finished fourth. 1994: Made his debut on the PGA TOUR by capturing the 1994 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Finished 23rd on Nationwide Tour money list…Played in Japan (1989-90) and on mini-tours (1992-93).
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2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.97 Driving Distance............................................285.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.76% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.81% Putting Average............................................1.813
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent Frys. com Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000– 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/29
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Hot Shots No. 18 at TPC Sawgrass
Toughest 18th Holes in 2008
Rank Course 1 Oakland Hills CC (South) 2 TPC Sawgrass 3 Redstone GC 4 Quail Hollow Club 5 Riviera CC
Easiest 18th Holes in 2008
Rank Course 1 TPC Boston 2 Glen Abbey GC 3 PGA West (Palmer) 4 Waialae CC 5 Brown Deer Park GC
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Hole 18 18 18 18 18
Par 4 4 4 4 4
Yds 498 462 488 478 475
Avg Score Tournament Name 4.661 PGA Championship 4.522 THE PLAYERS Championship 4.389 Shell Houston Open 4.367 Wachovia Championship 4.321 Northern Trust Open
Hole 18 18 18 18 18
Par 5 5 5 5 5
Yds 528 524 543 551 557
Avg Score Tournament Name 4.438 Deutsche Bank Championship 4.444 RBC Canadian Open 4.48 0 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 4.492 Sony Open in Hawaii 4.516 U.S. Bank Championship
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Tore tendons and cartilage in left knee during 1987 Qualifying Tournament. Injury sidelined him for two years. Originally injured knee as 11-year old playing Little League baseball…Worked for years as credit-union teller during offseason. Also worked in supplies department at Eckerd Drug…After falling to Davis Love III in a playoff at the 2003 MCI Heritage, said of his previous struggles: “It’s just so much fun to actually be in the game again and show people that I do know how to play the game and hit quality shots. I had numerous chances, and it just wasn’t my day.”
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Missed the cut in his first six tournaments. Finished T7 in seventh start at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open... At Buick Open, 1995 winner finished T4, worth $118,000, moving from 108th on the TOUR money list to 81st, enough to keep his card. 1999: Made successful return to PGA TOUR, playing in 30 events and making the cut in 20 of those...Lone top-10 of the year came at the Reno-Tahoe Open where he finished T9...Finished 121st on the money list to retain his card. 1998: Played mainly on Nationwide Tour and was first in scoring average (69.61) on way to eighth-place finish on money list to regain TOUR playing privileges. 1997: Lost his card after finishing 180th on the money list. 1996: Was among top-25 in 15 events and among top-10 in five events...Shared U.S. Open first-round lead with Payne Stewart at 67...In defense of title, finished T3 at Buick Open. 1995: Earned PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year honors. One of three rookies to qualify for THE TOUR Championship...Highlight was a playoff victory over Mike Brisky at Buick Open. Opening 63 gave him two-stroke lead, but lost his advantage to Payne Stewart after second round.
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Eric Axley EXEMPT STATUS: 116th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Eric Axley HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: April 22, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Athens, TN RESIDENCE: Knoxville, TN FAMILY: Wife, Cortney; daughter, Teagan
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2006 Valero Texas Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2005 The Rex Hospital Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T4—John Deere Classic, Legends Reno-Tahoe Open; T9—U.S. Open.
2008 SEASON:
Enjoyed his best season on TOUR since his rookie year of 2006 with three top-10 finishes, including T4s at the John Deere Classic and Legends Reno-Tahoe Open…Finished T9 at the U.S. Open after closing with a 2-under 69. Had never made a cut in a major championship in four previous starts. It was his first top-10 of the season and first top-10 since finishing T3 at the 2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro… Second top-10 of the year was a T4 at the John Deere Classic. Held the 54-hole lead with Brad Adamonis, but closed with an even-par 71 to miss the three-man playoff… After no top-10s in 2007, claimed his third top-10 in six weeks with a T4 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, thanks to a birdie-birdie finish Sunday.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Struggled during the season with 18 cuts made in 36 starts. Best finish of the year came at the PODS Championship, a T19...Had two tournaments, the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial and Wyndham Championship, where he strung four consecutive sub-par rounds together...
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EDUCATION: East Tennessee State University TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2005)
Made a hole-in-one at the Ginn sur Mer Classic during the opening round and won a 2008 Chrysler Sebring convertible. 2006: Fresh off the Nationwide Tour, rookie earned first PGA TOUR victory and surpassed $1 million in earnings on the season. Jumped from No. 183 to No. 73 over the course of the final month and made the cut in nine of final 10 starts…After minimal success in his first 26 starts, became the eighth left-hander to win in TOUR history at the Valero Texas Open. After playing his first 14 holes 1-over par, played his final 58 holes 16-under and went a stretch of 53 holes without making a bogey (No. 6/first round to No. 13/ final round). Collected a first-place check for $720,000. Led by four entering the final round and carded a 1-over 71 to win by three over three players. The 71 marked the first time since 1960 that a Valero Texas Open champion carded an over-par final round. Arnold Palmer overcame sub-freezing temperatures to win in 1960 despite a final-round 75... Added a T3 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Held the lead on back nine at one point but two bogeys over his last five holes left him three strokes behind winner Davis Love III. 2005: One of three lefties to advance to the PGA TOUR from the Nationwide Tour, joining Greg Chalmers and Bubba Watson...In second start of season and sixth career start on the Nationwide Tour, the Monday qualifier captured his initial victory at the Rex Hospital Open in Raleigh, NC. Only player in field to post four rounds in the 60s. Became the Tour’s third left-handed winner (Vic Wilk and Steve Flesch)...Closed season with a runner-up finish at The Nationwide Tour Championship, which jumped him from No. 27 on money list to No. 16. 2003: Won the Capitol
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2004 1 2005 2 1 $11,100 2006 29 16 1 1 2 5 1,274,580/73 2007 36 18 4 1,740/145 440,911/156 2008 35 22 3 6 100,610/63 899,215/116 Total 103 57 1 1 5 15 2,625,806
City Open on NGA/Hooters Tour. 2002: Took home the first of two career NGA/Hooters Tour victories when he made an eagle on the first playoff hole to claim the Northwest Arkansas Classic. Amateur: Attended East Tennessee State University, the same school that produced TOUR golfers Mike Hulbert, Keith Nolan, Bobby Gage and Garrett Willis.
PERSONAL:
Almost gave up the game after a mountain-biking accident in the late 1990s.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.17 Driving Distance............................................287.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................56.02% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.56% Putting Average............................................1.766
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Wyndham Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2006 Valero Texas Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2006 Valero Texas Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Frys.com Open/169
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T9 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1998 1 2003 1 2004 2 1 $1,260/366 2005 21 14 1 1 4 8 227,997/16 2006 4 1 1 6,090/211 Total 29 16 1 1 4 9 235,347 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Paul Azinger
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EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Paul William Azinger HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: January 6, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Holyoke, MA RESIDENCE: Bradenton, FL
1990 BMW International Open [Eur]. 1992 BMW International Open [Eur].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T32—Sony Open in Hawaii.
2008 SEASON:
Made just nine starts in a season dominated by his captaincy of the United States Ryder Cup team. Led U.S. team to victory at Valhalla...Made just two cuts, with a T32 at the Sony Open in Hawaii his best outing...Finished T63 at the PGA Championship...Will play out of the Major Medical Extension category due to a back injury for second consecutive season. Has five tournaments to earn $568,521, which coupled with earnings of $174,069 in 2007, will equal No. 125 from the 2007 money list and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
2007: Limited to 13 events due to a back injury. Did not play after the Travelers Championship in June. Granted Major Medical Extension and had 14 events in 2008 to earn $611,111 (combined with 2007 earnings of $174,069, would equal 2007’s No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2008 campaign...Best finish was a T13 in first start of the season at the Sony Open in Hawaii. 2006: Finished in the top 125 for the first time since the 2002 season, thanks to seven top-25s, including one top-10, a 10th at the Memorial Tournament. Combined partial status on TOUR with work as analyst for ABC golf telecasts, paired with host Mike Tirico and co-analyst Nick Faldo. Used his one-time top 50 on the PGA TOUR career money list exemption for the season... Named U.S. Ryder Cup captain on Nov. 6. 2005: Made 10 of 22 cuts with two top-25s and finished 187th on money list. Best finish was T17 in first start at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Was one stroke off the lead through 54 holes. Finished with a 4-over-par 74 to fall from contention. 2004: Missed cut in final two events to finish No. 126 on the money list, outside the top 125 for the second consecutive season. Managed to post three top-10s, including back-to-back top-10s at the Sony Open in Hawaii (T10) and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (T9). 2003: Fighting an ailing back and hip, slumped to 169th on the money list, making only 10 cuts in 26 starts.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1982 21 10 1 1 $10,655/174 1983 2 1984 21 14 3 27,821/144 1985 33 18 3 6 81,179/93 1986 30 25 2 2 7 13 254,019/29 1987 27 22 3 1 9 15 822,481/2 1988 27 21 1 1 1 10 16 594,850/11 1989 25 21 1 2 4 13 16 951,649/3 1990 26 22 1 3 12 18 944,731/4 1991 21 18 1 2 2 6 13 685,603/9 1992 23 20 1 1 3 10 14 929,863/7 1993 24 17 3 1 6 12 13 1,458,456/2 1994 4 2 1 13,422/242 1995 23 15 1 5 182,595/100 1996 22 17 1 8 232,041/95 1997 20 12 3 4 262,045/93 1998 22 15 1 3 11 568,233/50 1999 24 14 4 10 562,053/73 2000 20 19 1 7 14 1,597,139/27 2001 20 19 1 4 13 1,509,130/33 2002 20 13 2 4 769,926/90 2003 26 10 1 222,643/169 2004 23 14 3 4 601,438/126 2005 22 10 2 246,489/187 2006 30 16 1 7 702,090/121 2007 13 7 1 174,069/201 2008 9 2 42,590/234 Total 578 393 12 13 20 112 213 14,447,210
2002: Finished in the top 100 for the eighth consecutive season and 17th time in 20-year career...Finished fourth at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, earning $360,000. Lost to eventual runner-up Scott McCarron in the semifinals. Fell to Brad Faxon in consolation match… Member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team for the fourth time. Provided thrilling moment as he holed out on No. 18 to halve singles match with Niclas Fasth. 2001: Made more than $1.5 million and missed just one cut for the second year in a row. The only missed cut was at the Sony Open in Hawaii, an event he came into as defending champion... Chosen by Curtis Strange as Captain’s Choice for U.S. Ryder Cup team...Finished season making 18 consecutive cuts, the second-longest current streak behind Tiger Woods’ 78. 2000: Captured his 12th career victory at the Sony Open in Hawaii, his first victory since the 1993 PGA Championship. Marked third year he began TOUR season with a victory, including 1987 Phoenix Open and 1990 MONY Tournament of Champions...Member of victorious U.S. Presidents Cup team. Was a Captain’s Pick by U.S. Captain Ken Venturi. 1998: Recorded a career-best fifth at Masters, a T14 at U.S. Open and T13 at PGA. 1994: Played in only four events following chemotherapy and radiation treatments. 1993: Enjoyed finest season of career before being diagnosed with lymphoma in right shoulder blade in December...Kept the longest active winning streak on TOUR, seven years,
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 83 84 85 86 Masters U.S. Open CUT CUT 34 British Open PGA CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T64 TOUR Championship
87 T17 CUT T2 CUT 6 4
88 CUT T6 T48 2 T30 T17
89 T14 T9 T8 CUT T14 T3
90 91 CUT 52 T24 CUT T48 T31 CUT T3 11 T24
92 T31 T33 T59 T33 T29 1
93 94 CUT T3 T59 1 CUT T6 21
95 T17 CUT CUT T31 CUT
Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T18 T28 5 CUT T28 T15 CUT U.S. Open T67 T28 T14 T12 T12 T5 CUT British Open CUT CUT CUT T7 W/D PGA T31 T29 T13 T41 T24 T22 CUT CUT T55 CUT CUT T63 THE PLAYERS CUT T14 CUT CUT T17 T7 CUT CUT T64 TOUR Championship T11 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33 4 Bridgestone Invitational T8 T5 T38 T39 CA Championship CNL T43
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (5), 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2008 (Captain); World Cup, 1989; The Presidents Cup (2), 1994 (Captain’s Assistant), 2000.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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1987 Phoenix Open, Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational, Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open. 1988 Hertz Bay Hill Classic. 1989 Canon Greater Hartford Open. 1990 MONY Tournament of Champions. 1991 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 1992 THE TOUR Championship. 1993 Memorial Tournament, New England Classic, PGA Championship. 2000 Sony Open in Hawaii.
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FAMILY: Wife, Toni; Sarah Jean (12/28/85), Josie Lynn (4/21/89) EDUCATION: Brevard Junior College; Florida State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1981, 1983, 1984
azinger, Paul
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Paul Azinger going with three victories. Captured first major title by defeating Greg Norman on second hole of sudden-death playoff at PGA Championship at Inverness. Earlier won Memorial Tournament in dramatic fashion, holing out from greenside bunker on 72nd hole to defeat Corey Pavin by one stroke and Payne Stewart by two...Won New England Classic after taking lead with third-round 64... Ten top-three finishes were most since Tom Watson in 1980...Finished second on money list to Nick Price. 1992: Held on to his three-stroke advantage heading into the final round to win THE TOUR Championship by the same margin over Lee Janzen at Pinehurst No. 2. 1991: Recorded four-stroke victory over Brian Claar and Corey Pavin at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February...Missed nine tournaments during the middle of the season after having right shoulder surgery on June 20...Won crucial singles match against Jose Maria Olazabal during the Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island. 1990: Opened with victory in the MONY Tournament of Champions. Final-round 69 carried the 54-hole leader to a one-stroke victory over Ian Baker-Finch...Shared the third-round lead with Fred Couples at the Doral-Ryder Open but ended up losing in a four-man playoff to Greg Norman. 1989: Captured his second Canon Greater Hartford Open by shooting a 65
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on Sunday to overtake third-round leader Wayne Levi by one stroke...Had 13 top-10s in 25 starts, the most in one season during his career...Captured singles victory over Seve Ballesteros during his first Ryder Cup. 1988: Shot three rounds of 66, one being the final round, to win by five strokes over Tom Kite at the Hertz Bay Hill Classic. 1987: Three-time winner, when he finished second on money list behind Curtis Strange. Finished with rounds of 65-67 to capture the Phoenix Open. Holed a 30-foot putt for eagle-3 on the last hole at the Panasonic-Las Vegas Invitational for second victory. Third-round 63 carried him to his third victory at the Canon Sammy Davis, Jr.-Greater Hartford Open...Runner-up at British Open...Named 1987 PGA and Golf World Player of the Year. 1984: PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament medalist.
PERSONAL:
Recipient of GWAA Ben Hogan Award in 1995, given to the individual who has continued to be active in golf despite physical handicap or serious illness…His book, “Zinger,” is about his fight against cancer…Started playing golf at age 5, but couldn’t break 40 until he was a high school senior… Gave a eulogy at longtime friend Payne Stewart’s memorial service in 1999…Loves to play foosball.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................72.08 Driving Distance............................................285.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................54.34% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................51.75% Putting Average............................................1.785
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 68–Sony Open in Hawaii/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 1989 Texas Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $522,000–2000 Sony Open in Hawaii/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Southwestern Bell Colonial/6
Hot Shots No. 15 at TPC River Highlands
Par 4s with the Most Eagles in 2008
Rank Course 1 TPC Boston 2 TPC River Highlands 2 TPC Summerlin 3 TPC Deere Run 4 Warwick Hills G&CC
Hole 4 15 15 14 14
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Rank Course 1 Glen Abbey GC 2 TPC Summerlin 3 TPC Summerlin 4 Sedgefield CC 5 Sedgefield CC
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Par 4 4 4 4 4
Yds 298 296 341 361 322
Avg Score Eagles Tournament Name 3.582 16 Deutsche Bank Championship 3.663 9 Travelers Championship 3.643 9 Justin Timberlake Shriners 3.717 8 John Deere Classic 3.597 7 Buick Open
Par 5 5 5 5 5
Yds 524 492 560 529 547
Avg Score Eagles Tournament Name 4.444 33 RBC Canadian 4.301 31 Justin Timberlake Shriners 4.475 28 Justin Timberlake Shriners 4.387 26 Wyndham Championship 4.407 25 Wyndham Championship
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Aaron Baddeley EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Aaron John Baddeley HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 182 BIRTHDATE: March 17, 1981 BIRTHPLACE: Lebanon, NH RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ
2006 Verizon Heritage. 2007 FBR Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (4):
1999 Holden Australian Open [Aus]. 2000 Holden Australian Open [Aus]. 2001 Greg Norman Holden International [Aus]. 2007 MasterCard Masters [Aus].
2008 SEASON:
Collected nine top-25 finishes en route to a No. 43 finish in the FedExCup standings. Made the cut in 17 of 22 starts, surpassing $1 million in earnings for the fourth straight season…Finished T9 in the World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Mark Calcavecchia (4 and 2) and then David Toms conceded the second-round match due to a bad back. Fell to eventual champion Tiger Woods in 20 holes in the third round… Fired four rounds in the 60s on Hilton Head Island in April to place T2 at the Verizon Heritage, where he won his first PGA TOUR event in 2006. The T2 was his third consecutive top-10 finish at Harbour Town…Didn’t crack the top 10 again until 11 tournaments later, finishing T10 at the BMW Championship.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Had the best season of his career, with seven top-10 finishes, a victory and more than $3 million in earnings... Won for the second time in 21 starts (dating back to the
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000A 9 1 2001 9 2 $19,435 2002 3 2 16,380 2003 20 15 1 3 4 989,168/73 2004 27 16 1 1 3 632,876/123 2005 27 16 5 8 1,006,006/78 2006 25 14 1 2 6 1,516,513/55 2007 23 19 1 1 7 13 103,350/6 3,441,119/10 2008 22 17 1 3 9 101,375/43 1,665,587/49 Total 165 102 2 4 21 43 9,287,083 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2001 1 1 $1,413/279 2002 17 11 3 1 5 9 216,536/10 Total 18 12 3 1 5 9 217,949
first PGA TOUR title, rallying with birdies on Nos. 14 and 15, two of the hardest holes on the PGA TOUR, and beating Jim Furyk with a 6-foot par putt on Harbour Town’s lighthouse closing hole. On Easter Sunday morning, Baddeley, who aspires to be a minister when his golf career is complete, spoke at Harbour Town’s Sunrise Service by the 18th green. He also celebrated his one-year wedding anniversary on Saturday...Led the TOUR in putts per round (27.96). 2005: Recorded back-to-back top-10s for the first time in his career with his T7 finish at the Nissan Open and T6 finished the next week at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson....Best effort of the season was a T4 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, six strokes behind wire-to-wire champion Vaughn Taylor. 2004: Made 70 percent of his season earnings during the West Coast Swing ($445,509, six tournaments), thanks to a runner-up finish in Tucson. In 38th career professional start finished second to Heath Slocum at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Had not made a bogey since the second round at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa, but a threeputt on the 72nd green ended the streak and his chance at victory...Needed to make the cut at the season-ending Chrysler Championship to secure a spot in the top 125 on the final season money list, finished 67th. 2003: PGA TOUR rookie had a strong debut thanks to three top-10s, including losing in a two-hole playoff to Ernie Els at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to get into a playoff. On the second playoff hole at Waialae Country Club, Els made a 43-foot birdie putt from the fringe of the 10th green. Baddeley left his 20-foot birdie putt on the edge. The runner-up spot was his first career top-10... Missed the better part of three months during the year due
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT T52 CUT U.S. Open CUT CUT T13 T29 British Open CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT PGA T57 T55 CUT T13 THE PLAYERS CUT 78 CUT T37 T32 TOUR Championship 24 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T9 Bridgestone Invitational T54 T20 T43 CA Championship CNL T6 T15
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup, 2001.
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T2—Verizon Heritage; T9—World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship; T10—BMW Championship.
2006 Verizon Heritage) with a one-stroke victory at the FBR Open, close to where he lives at nearby Grayhawk GC. Closed with consecutive 7-under-par 64s for a winning total of 21-under-par 263. His 14-under-par total on the weekend tied the tournament record for the lowest last 36 holes. Became the fourth international player to win the event since the tournament moved to TPC Scottsdale in 1987... T6 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship, giving him top-10 finishes in two of the three World Golf Championships events...2006 Verizon Heritage champion finished T10 at the 2007 Verizon Heritage in his first career title defense. Second-round 66 was tied for the secondlowest round of the day, behind Ernie Els’ 65. Played his final five holes of the tournament 4-over par to drop out of title contention...Held the 54-hole lead over Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open at Oakmont CC after opening 72-70-70. Paired with Woods in final group on Sunday, triple-bogeyed first hole en route to 10-over-par 80. Finished T13...Shared the 36-hole lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, but a pair of 70s dropped him to fifth at TPC Boston... Tied for the 54-hole lead with Steve Stricker at the BMW Championship after opening 68-65-65. Playing in the final pairing with Stricker on Sunday, posted a final-round 66 to finish second, two shots shy of champion Tiger Woods...In first career start at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, finished 24th to lock up a sixth-place finish in final FedExCup standings, earning an $800,000 bonus...Beat Daniel Chopra on the fourth playoff hole in late November to win the MasterCard Masters in Australia. 2006: Won for the first time on the PGA TOUR and accumulated more than $1.5 million in earnings...Won the Verizon Heritage for his
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FAMILY: Richelle; Jewell Kalaiah (11/12/08) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, fitness TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2002)
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to ankle injury suffered playing ultimate frisbee after the Bay Hill Invitational in late March. He was out of action from THE PLAYERS Championship until coming back at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, where he finished T53. 2002: Earned his way on to the PGA TOUR via a 10th-place finish on the Nationwide Tour money list. Posted three runner-up finishes, at the Knoxville Open, Bank of America Monterey Peninsula Classic and the Gila River Classic. 2001: Played in nine TOUR events and teamed with Adam Scott for a T14 at the World Cup...Winner of the Greg Norman Holden International. Finished as the 2000-01 PGA TOUR of Australasia Order of Merit Champion and did not miss a cut on the PGA Tour of Australasia that year. Amateur: In 2000, made one cut, a T57 at Honda Classic, in nine TOUR appearances. Stayed with countryman Greg Norman during The Honda Classic, his first TOUR start. Highlight of the year came when he defended his Holden Australian Open title...In 1999, won the Holden Australian Open, becoming the youngest player to win that event and the first amateur
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since Bruce Devlin in 1959...First amateur to receive a special invitation to the Masters (2000) since 1976...Was selected to the Eisenhower World Team, becoming the youngest Australian to represent his country in any world team event.
PERSONAL:
Born in New Hampshire before family moved back to Australia when Aaron was only 2. Father Ron served as chief mechanic for Mario Andretti’s race team in New Hampshire. Holds dual American and Australian citizenship…Introduced to golf at age 8 by his grandmother, Jean Baddeley…Counts fashion as one of his hobbies along with fitness, food and music…If he didn’t become a professional golfer wanted to be the best fitness trainer in the world… The Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship, in its eighth playing, was held last December with the boys’ and girls’ winners receiving spots in the Australian men’s and women’s opens…Web site Badds.com.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.31 Driving Distance............................................289.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................59.38% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.19% Putting Average............................................1.750
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent BMW Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2003 Valero Texas Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2007 FBR Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/16
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Hot Shots Shortest Par 3s in 2008
No. 7 at Pebble Beach
Rank Course 1 Pebble Beach GL 2 El Camaleon 3 Torrey Pines (North Course) 4 Spyglass Hill GC 5 PGA West (Palmer Course)
Hole 7 7 3 15 17
Par 3 3 3 3 3
Yds 106 116 121 130 130
Avg Score Tournament Name 2.917 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 2.898 Mayakoba Golf Classic 3.019 Buick Invitational 2.906 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 2.969 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Rank Course Hole 1 Oakland Hills CC (South Course) 9 2 Colonial CC 4 3 Quail Hollow Club 6 4 TPC Sugarloaf 8 5 Doral Golf Resort 13
Par 3 3 3 3 3
Yds 257 252 250 248 245
Avg Score Tournament Name 3.396 PGA Championship 3.210 Crowne Plaza Invitational 3.239 Wachovia Championship 3.221 AT&T Classic 3.297 CA Championship
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Briny Baird
Briny Baird EXEMPT STATUS: 27th in 2008 FedExCup points FULL NAME: Michael Jancey Baird HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: May 11, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Miami Beach, FL RESIDENCE: Jupiter, FL
2—2001 John Deere Classic, T2—2003 Buick Open, 2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2000 Monterrey Open.
2008 SEASON:
Had the second best season of his PGA TOUR career, finishing 27th in the FedExCup standings, earning more than $2 million for only the second time in his career (2003) and ranking in the top 10 in Greens in Regulation…First top-10 of the season came at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open, where he was T2 through 54 holes before finishing T4 after a final-round 72. Bogeyed Nos. 9-12 in the final round to fall out of contention…Held the 36-hole lead at the Zurich Classic and was T2 through 54 holes before a final-round 74 left him T12…Recorded his second top-10 of the season with a fourth-place finish at THE PLAYERS. Was in contention for most of the final round before bogeys on 15 and 17 dropped him back. Finished four behind winner Sergio Garcia. Fourth-place check for $456,000 was the largest of his nine-year PGA TOUR career…Finished T9 at the Wyndahm Championship prior to playing in all four events of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, including a second appearance in THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola (T27). Finish also earned an invitation to his second Masters in 2009.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Played in two events in the inaugural PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, finishing 101st on the points list...Recorded seven top-25s and wound up 100th on the money list...Only top-10 came in 15th start, a T9 at the AT&T Classic...After missing the cut at the Travelers Championship in June, made 14 cuts in a row to finish the
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1999 28 12 $115,357/186 2001 31 22 1 2 6 812,001/63 2002 33 22 1 2 6 817,514/82 2003 33 24 1 1 7 16 2,202,519/22 2004 30 21 1 3 9 1,156,517/69 2005 33 18 2 5 624,191/126 2006 25 16 3 8 844,547/102 2007 31 26 1 7 88,298/101 985,453/100 2008 30 26 3 14 105,609/27 2,039,808/37 Total 274 187 3 2 23 71 9,597,907
PERSONAL:
Beginning in 2003, in cooperation with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), placed a photo of a local missing child on his golf bag at every PGA TOUR event to raise awareness of missing children in the United States…Was MVP of high school soccer team…Has an unusual putting style he adopted from his teacher in 1999. Keeps most of his weight on his left foot, which is placed decidedly forward, to encourage remaining still over putts.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.07 Driving Distance............................................285.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.55% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................70.37% Putting Average............................................1.814
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Wyndham Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–4 times, most recent 2008 Wyndham Championship/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $456,000–2008 THE PLAYERS Championship/4 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 BellSouth Classic/53
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT U.S. Open T40 CUT PGA T22 T43 T39 T37 T42 THE PLAYERS T49 T11 T33 T56 CUT 4 TOUR Championship T13 T27 Accenture Match Play Championship T33
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Raank 1996 22 8 2 $11,369/115 1997 23 11 2 7 33,433/58 2000 26 19 1 1 9 14 271,897/4 Total 71 38 1 1 11 23 316,699 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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4—THE PLAYERS Championship, Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular; T9—Wyndham Championship.
ner David Gossett. Second-place check worth $302,400 or $27,306 less than father Butch Baird won in 20-plus years on PGA TOUR. 2000: Graduated to the PGA TOUR with fourth-place finish on the Nationwide Tour money list...Won the Monterrey Open with tournament-record 20-under par. 1999: Finished 186th on the money list as a TOUR rookie. 1998: Finished 12th at PGA TOUR Qualifying School to earn his first TOUR card. Amateur: 1994 and 1995 Division II champion and Player of the Year at Valdosta (GA) State... Winner of Press Thornton Future Masters in 1989.
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season...Played the most rounds (115), led the TOUR in scoring on par 5s (137-under) and made the most birdies (411). 2006: Playing out of the No. 126-150 category, made the most of his limited opportunities to regain card for 2007... Carded T5 honors at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, before his third top-10 (T9) at the 84 LUMBER Classic, jumping into the top 100 on the money list. 2005: Fell out of the top 125 for the first time since rookie season in 1999. Unable to finish better than T58 in final three starts and finished the season at No. 126 on the money list…In eighth start of the season, posted first top-10, a T8, at the Bay Hill Invitational...Held the 18- and 36-hole leads at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas after opening 62-66. Fell from contention after a 6-over-par 78 in the third round, but rebounded with a finalround 65 to finish T8. 2004: Finished in the top 100 on the money list for the fourth consecutive season. Posted three top-10s in 30 TOUR starts, including a T2 finish at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort after holding the 36and 54-hole lead, his third career runner-up finish...Shot a second-round 62 at the Nissan Open and finished T10... Made a hole-in-one on the third hole during the first round of the Buick Open with a 4-iron from 197 yards. His father, Butch, made the first hole-in-one at the Buick Open in 1962 on the same hole. 2003: Finished a career-best 22nd on the money list with a career-high seven top-10s and played in THE TOUR Championship for the first time...Aided by rounds of 65-66 on the weekend, finished T2 at Buick Open, two shots behind champion Jim Furyk...Tied a TOUR birdieeagle streak record during the second round of the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Began streak with an eagle on the 15th hole and then birdied the next seven holes for a total of 9-under over eight holes. Billy Mayfair set the mark at the 2001 Buick Open. 2002: Recorded two top-10s and earned $817,514...Best finish of the year was a T3 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at 28-under-par 332, two strokes behind champion Phil Mickelson and David Berganio, Jr. 2001: Made most of return to PGA TOUR by finishing 63rd on the money list...Runner-up at John Deere Classic, where he finished one stroke behind first-time win-
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FAMILY: Wife, Laura; Madison Kaye (3/10/03), Taylor Rae (2/1/05), Brody Gray (12/3/07) EDUCATION: Valdosta State University (1995, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 Q SCHOOL: 1998 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2000)
Bateman, Brian
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Brian Bateman EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Brian Bateman HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: February 25, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Monroe, LA RESIDENCE: Monroe, LA; plays out of Bayou Desiard CC
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 Buick Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1998 Carolina Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T20—Masters Championship.
Tournament;
T23—Mercedes-Benz
2008 SEASON:
Struggled during the 2008 season, finishing No. 185 in FedExCup standings and No. 195 on the official money list (his worst showing since joining the TOUR in 2002)…Did not crack the top-10 in 18 starts, with a T20 at the Masters Tournament his best outing.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Collected his first PGA TOUR win at the Buick Open and surpassed the $1-million mark in earnings for the first time in his career...Competed in the first three events in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, finishing 67th... Became the first player to capture his first PGA TOUR win at the Buick Open since Tom Pernice, Jr. in 1999. First-round 7-under 65 set the pace for the win, culminating with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to avoid a four-man playoff. Got up and down for pars on 16 and 17 before the birdie. Prior to the win, referred to himself as a “Q-School veteran” having been there nearly 10 times. Most exciting part about the win, he said, was a trip to Augusta, GA, for the 2008 Masters, which Bateman has dreamed about since he was a kid. 2006: Collected his first top-10 of the season with a third-place finish at the Deutsche Bank
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FAMILY: Wife, Dawn; Oliver Edwards EDUCATION: Louisiana State University (1996, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Duck hunting, fishing, cooking, wine, Deuce (dog) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Championship. Closed with a 5-under 66 to move into the top-10. Collected $374,000 to improve his season earnings to $613,361. It was his third career top-10 and his first since he finished T7 at the 2004 HP Classic of New Orleans. His top-10 in Boston earned him a spot in the field at the Canadian Open the next week. 2004: Finished in the top 125 for the first time in his three-year TOUR career. Year included his first two top-10s on TOUR and a career-high six top-25s...Solid play allowed him to jump up the Official World Golf Ranking list from No. 428 to No. 176 after THE TOUR Championship...Finished third at The Honda Classic for first career top-10 in his 66th career start. Previous best was T11 at the 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans. Collected $340,000, which topped his best year on TOUR in 2002, when he made 31 starts and earned $281,421... Louisiana native and LSU graduate posted four rounds in the 60s to finish T7 at the HP Classic of New Orleans. 2003: Earned TOUR card for third consecutive season through the Qualifying Tournament where he finished T12. Made 10 cuts in 26 starts in 2003, with one top-25, a T11 in home state at HP Classic of New Orleans. 2002: Rookie season, making just over half of his cuts and posting four top-25s, including a then-career-best T15 at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic. Earned return trip to TOUR via a T8 finish at the Qualifying Tournament. 2001: Member of Nationwide Tour for fifth straight season. Finished 58th on Nationwide Tour money list but earned first TOUR card by finishing T32 at TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 1998: Best season on Nationwide Tour when he finished 20th on the money list with $107,590 in earnings. Picked up first career victory at Carolina Classic in Raleigh, NC, coming from behind to defeat Jimmy Green by one stroke. Lost playoff to Matt Gogel later that year at
PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1991 1 1997 1 1998 1 2002 31 16 4 $281,421/159 2003 26 10 1 217,150/173 2004 24 18 1 2 6 919,255/86 2005 32 18 4 505,517/141 2006 26 10 1 1 2 645,153/128 2007 18 9 1 1 1 91,109/67 1,022,763/94 2008 18 6 2 832/185 227,470/195 Total 178 87 1 2 4 20 3,818,729
Tri-Cities Open. Amateur: All-America selection in 1996... NCAA Academic All-America in 1995...Three-time AllSoutheastern Conference selection, as well as three-time Academic All-SEC selection...Winner of 1992 Louisiana State Amateur...Louisiana state junior champion in 1990 and state high school champion in 1989.
PERSONAL:
A big wine enthusiast with an extensive collection. He and his wife travel to the California wine country often… Avid LSU football and Atlanta Braves baseball fan…Loves to cook…Collects famous musicians’ memorabilia…Avid reader, especially Clive Cussler novels.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.78 Driving Distance............................................287.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.86% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.08% Putting Average............................................1.817
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/2 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2005 Bank of America Colonial/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $882,000–2007 Buick Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 The Presidents Cup/132
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T20 PGA CUT T50 THE PLAYERS T56 CUT Bridgestone Invitational T74
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1997 20 8 2 2 $16,735/96 1998 26 17 1 1 5 10 107,590/20 1999 22 8 3 13,059/115 2000 18 9 4 37,607/101 2001 24 17 2 10 75,343/58 Total 110 59 1 1 9 29 250,334 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Cameron Beckman
Cameron Beckman EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Cameron Reid Beckman HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 215 BIRTHDATE: February 15, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Minneapolis, MN RESIDENCE: San Antonio, TX
2001 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. 2008 Frys.com Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Frys.com Open; T10—Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Finished 112th on the money list and retained his PGA TOUR card for the 2008 season...On the strength of a first-round, 6-under-par 64, finished solo seventh at the Mayakoba Golf Classic...Second top-10 was a T3 at the Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. Jumped from 147th to 128th on the TOUR money list with three events remaining. The T3 was best finish since a T3 at the 2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...T5 at the Ginn sur Mer Classic and a T20 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic moved him into the top 125. Finished fourth on TOUR in Greens In Regulation with a 69.87 percentage average. 2006: After finishing out of the top 125 on the money list for the second consecutive season, regained TOUR card for 2007 season with a T4 finish at PGA TOUR
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1993 1 1997 1 1 $5,185/305 1998 1 1999 28 12 3 147,036/172 2000 26 14 6 291,515/139 2001 29 23 1 4 7 1,071,343/50 2002 26 18 1 3 9 907,740/72 2003 26 18 1 6 608,981/106 2004 30 20 2 4 779,189/107 2005 31 16 1 4 474,107/152 2006 16 8 1 4 288,427/176 2007 29 19 1 3 7 902,258/112 2008 29 16 1 2 4 1,262/166 1,312,837/82 Total 273 165 2 2 17 54 6,788,618
PERSONAL:
On the relief of making it into the top 125 on the money list after going to the Qualifying Tournament 10 times previously: “I could take a nap sitting here right now,” Beckman said at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, the final event of 2007 where he sewed up his PGA TOUR card for 2008.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.57 Driving Distance............................................283.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.34% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.85% Putting Average............................................1.788
(162) (136) (70) (113) (86)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Frys.com Open/4 Career Low Round/Round: 63–3 times, most recent 2008 Frys.com Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $900,000–2008 Frys. com Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires/76
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT British Open CUT PGA T53 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T26 T73 W/D
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1995 3 2 1 $2,416/198 1997 23 8 1 2 11,089/117 1998 3 1999 1 2000 4 3 6,948/190 2006 8 7 1 4 4 102,977/62 Total 42 20 1 5 7 123,430 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Topped $1 million in earnings for just the second time (2001). Finished the season No. 82 in earnings, with 16 made cuts in 29 starts…Followed a 6-under-par 64 in the third round of the Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, AZ in October with a 7-under 63 Sunday to force sudden death with Kevin Sutherland. Par-4 on the second extra hole gave Texan his second PGA TOUR win and first top-10 finish of the season. The PGA TOUR Fall Series victory moved him from 175th to 86th on the Official Money List, to thus avoid having to re-qualify for a 2009 exemption…Added another top-10 finish (T10) at the season-ending Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart.
of a stiff neck, fired consecutive 67s to edge Chad Campbell by one stroke. Birdied three of the final five holes to make up a three-stroke deficit. 2000: Finished in the top-25 seven times. Wound up 139th on the money list and was forced to go back to Qualifying School, where he finished T4 to secure his card for the 2001 season. 1999: Posted three top-25s in 28 TOUR events and finished 172nd on the money list... Successfully retained his card for the 2000 season by finishing T23 at the year-end Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: 1991 NAIA individual champion at Texas Lutheran.
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2008 SEASON:
Qualifying School. Fourth successful venture to the finals of Qualifying School. Finished 176th on money list, with eight made cuts in 16 starts playing with Past Champion status… Posted lone top-10 of the season in second start, a T9 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. 2005: Finished 152nd on the money list and was forced to go back to Qualifying School, where he failed to retain his card for the 2006 season… Finished T5 for the second time in three years at the 84 LUMBER Classic, his first and only top-10 finish of the season. 2004: Finished in the top 125 for the fourth consecutive season...Finished T9 at the Buick Classic after a final-round 75 while playing in the final pairing left him five shots shy of eventual winner Sergio Garcia…Ended the year on a high mark, making five cuts in last six starts, including T4 in the 2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World. 2003: Finished 106th on the money list and recorded six top-25s…Shared second-round lead with Robert Damron at the 84 LUMBER Classic and held two-stroke advantage through 54 holes prior to picking up his only top-10 of the season, a T5... Had a bulging disc late in the season that kept him from competing. Doctors recommended that he should spend the end of the season doing an extensive workout program so he could be healthy for the 2004 season. Last event of 2003 was the Valero Texas Open in late September. 2002: Finished 72nd on the money list and recorded a personalbest nine top-25s...Recorded his first top-10 and only top-5 finish of the season with a T3 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic…Second top-10 came at the Touchstone Energy Tuscon Open, where he finished T6…Recorded his third and final top-10 on the season at the Verizon Byron Nelson Classic, where he finished T8. 2001: Finished strong by earning first TOUR victory at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic to finish a career-high 50th on money list...Despite nearly withdrawing from the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, the last full-field official money event of the year because
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FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer; Hannah Reid (10/16/02), Luke Michael (10/20/05) EDUCATION: Texas Lutheran University (1993, Art) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Art, movies, time with friends TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Berganio, Jr., David
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David Berganio, Jr. EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: David Berganio, Jr. HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: January 14, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, CA RESIDENCE: Sylmar, CA FAMILY: Single
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3):
1996 Monterrey Open. 1999 Permian Basin Open. 2000 Omaha Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T82—Wachovia Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Will receive his sixth consecutive Major Medical Extension in 2009. Has five events to earn $346,342, which coupled with earnings of $141,150 over the last six years, will equal No. 125 from the 2003 money list ($487,495) and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season….Finished T7 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to gain fully exempt status beyond his medical extension. Shot a final-round 65, tied for the day’s low round, to qualify…Missed the cut in his only start of the 2008 season at the FBR Open, with rounds of 72-73.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Fifth consecutive Major Medical Extension in 2008 after playing in three events as he continued to come back from disk injury. Coupled with $141,150 earned in 23 events over the last five years, had the opportunity to play in six events to earn $346,345 and match the $487,495 winnings of 2003’s No. 125, Esteban Toledo. Made one cut in three starts, a T82 at the Wachovia Championship. 2006:
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
EDUCATION: University of Arizona SPECIAL INTERESTS: Basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1996 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1996, 2000)
Playing on fourth consecutive Major Medical Extension, limited to just two events, making one cut at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. 2005: Played in one event, a missed cut at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. 2004: Played in just two events on a Major Medical Extension. 2003: Limited to only 15 starts due to a bulging disk. Did not play again after a first-round withdrawal at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in late June. Granted a Major Medical Extension...Lone top-25 in 15 starts was a T19 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, aided by a final-round 66. 2002: Earned career-best finish (2nd) and largest paycheck ($432,000) after losing to Phil Mickelson in a one-hole playoff at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Birdied the final hole of regulation to tie Mickelson at 30-under-par 330. Fourth-round 64 tied PGA TOUR career low. 2001: Finished in the top 100 on the TOUR money list for the first time...Had just one career top-10 entering the year and added four more, including a career-best T3 at the Canon Greater Hartford Open...Held first-round lead in AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after tying Spyglass Hill course record with 8-under 64. 2000: Finished 11th on the Nationwide Tour money list to regain his PGA TOUR card. Captured the Omaha Classic by shooting a 67 in the final round to tie Ahmad Bateman. Used a par-4 on the second playoff hole to capture his third career victory. 1999: Picked up his second title with a two-stroke win over Dicky Thompson and Paul Gow at the Permian Basin Open. 1997: As a rookie, finished just outside of keeping his conditional card on the PGA TOUR at No. 155 on the money list. 1996: Final-round 66 gave him a one-stroke victory over four
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1991A 1 1992A 2 1993A 2 1 1993 2 1 $2,486/302 1994 4 1 5,105/273 1996 4 2 1 36,590/211 1997 30 14 1 3 118,290/155 1998 3 1 6,487/300 1999 5 4 48,015/228 2000 4 3 34,625 2001 25 16 1 4 6 685,082/76 2002 30 13 1 1 2 573,151/115 2003 15 6 1 124,065/197 2004 2 2005 1 2006 2 1 6,060/263 2007 3 1 11,025/251 2008 1 Total 136 64 1 1 6 13 1,650,982
others at the Monterrey Open. Also had three runners-up finishes...Earned his initial TOUR card for the 1997 season at PGA TOUR Qualifying School. Amateur: Winner of the 1991 and 1993 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championships.
PERSONAL:
Played on the same college team at Arizona as PGA TOUR member Jim Furyk...Was introduced to the game while growing up in an economically depressed area of Los Angeles by a local priest who gave him his first set of clubs.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................73.28 Driving Distance............................................302.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................71.43% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.89% Putting Average............................................1.826
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 72–FBR Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–1997 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $432,000–2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/99
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Masters CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT T47 T16 T28 CUT THE PLAYERS W/D T56 Year 05 06 U.S. Open CUT
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1993.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1993 1 1994 5 4 2 $6,830/123 1995 4 1996 21 17 1 3 7 12 146,047/4 1998 20 14 6 8 76,969/32 1999 21 10 1 1 3 7 80,399/29 2000 24 17 1 4 14 196,512/11 2004 1 1 2005 2 1 1,500/327 2006 2 1 1,815/275 2007 3 3 11,839/204 2008 1 Total 105 68 3 3 1 20 43 521,911 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Matt Bettencourt
Matt Bettencourt EXEMPT STATUS: 1st on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list FULL NAME: Matthew Michael Bettencourt HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: April 12, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Alameda, CA RESIDENCE: Greenville, SC; plays out of Thornblade Club
2008 Oregon Classic, Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch.
2008 SEASON:
Member of the Nationwide Tour from 2004-05 and 2008. Has never played in a PGA TOUR event prior to his rookie season in 2009. 2007: Finished No. 15 and No. 37 on the Canadian Tour and Tarheel Tour money lists, respectively. Best finish on the Tarheel Tour was a runner-up effort at the Walnut Creek Classic. Made the cut in all 11 Canadian Tour appearances. 2006: Two made cuts in three appearances on the Nationwide Tour, finishing T20 at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship and T30 at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Made six starts on the Canadian Tour, finishing No. 43 on that Tour’s Order of Merit. Had eight starts on the Tarheel Tour, finishing T71 on the money list. 2005: Made the cut in seven of 16 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with two top-25 finishes and a then-career-best T3 at the Scholarship America Showdown, which at the time he called his biggest thrill in golf. 2004:
PERSONAL:
Biggest thrill in golf was winning the 2008 Nationwide Tour Championship…Lists Michael Jordan, Payne Stewart and his dad as his heroes. Got his start in golf from his father. Has a twin sister, Michelle.
Player STATISTICS MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 ADT Skills Challenge/248
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1994 1 2003 3 2 2 $8,865/204 2004 26 7 1 4 45,004/95 2005 16 7 1 1 2 41,500/106 2006 3 2 1 10,058/185 2008 29 18 2 1 6 9 447,863/1 Total 78 36 2 1 1 8 18 553,290 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Made the cut in seven of 26 appearances during his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour. Opened the season with T12 at the inaugural BellSouth Panama Championship, one of four top-25 finishes. Had a T6 at the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic for his only top-10 showing. Finished the season ranked No. 95 in earnings. 2003: Managed two top-25 finishes in three starts on the Nationwide Tour, including T16 at the Alberta Calgary Classic and a T24 the following week at the Envirocare Utah Classic. Made the cut in seven of nine events on the Canadian Tour, with two top-10 performances. A season-best T9 at the Bay Mills Open Players Championship helped him jump into the 25th spot on the final money list. Amateur: Named the Northern California Golf Association Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002. Won the NCGA Amateur Championship in 2000. Advanced to the round of 32 at the 2001 and 2002 U.S. Amateur. Never played golf collegiately.
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Made a meteoric rise on the money list in the final weeks of the 2008 Nationwide Tour season, thanks to four topfive finishes in his final six starts. Victories at the Oregon Classic and the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch propelled him over a six-tournament stretch from No. 77 on the money list into the top spot, earning full status on the PGA TOUR in 2009…Just two top-10 finishes in first 23 starts of the season, including T10 at the Nationwide Tour Players Cup and T8 the following week at the Price Cutter Charity Championship…A solo-fifthplace finish at the Albertsons Boise Open began a furious six-event finish to the season. Followed that a week later at the Oregon Classic with his first career title. Shared the first-round lead and then held a three-stroke edge after 54 holes. A back-and-forth battle with runner-up Bubba Dickerson saw the lead increase to five on the back nine before a three-shot swing at the par-5 15th cut the margin to one. Three solid pars down the stretch resulted in a two-shot win. First-place check vaulted him from No. 53 to No. 19 on the money list. Had made the cut in just 32 of 72 Nationwide Tour starts prior to the win…Shared the lead with D.A. Points into the final round of the Miccosukee Championship. Watched Points hole out for eagle from the fairway on the 72nd hole, but then holed his 12-foot birdie putt to force the playoff, which Points won with a birdie on the first extra hole. Runner-up finish was good for a 10-spot
jump to No. 12 on the money list…Capped the season with his second win at the Nationwide Tour Championship, making birdie on the final hole to finish 17-under and one stroke ahead of Jeff Klauk. Career-best $180,000 propelled him into the top spot on the money list, earning an invitation into the 2009 PLAYERS Championship and the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. His $447,863 for the season bettered only by Troy Matteson ($495,009 in 2005) and Zach Johnson ($494,882 in 2003) in Tour history. Even starting in the tournament was not guaranteed mid-week, as a kidney stone forced a hospital visit just before midnight on Wednesday. Was hooked up to an IV and passed the stone four hours later.
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FAMILY: Wife, Kelly EDUCATION: Modesto Junior College (1997, Business Administration) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, traveling, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2002 JOINED TOUR: 2009 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
Bohn, Jason
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Jason Bohn
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EXEMPT STATUS: 123rd on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Jason Duehn Bohn HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: April 24, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Lewisburg, PA RESIDENCE: Acworth, GA FAMILY: Wife, Tewana; Conner (6/18/05), Cameron (2/28/08)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2005 B.C. Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 Chattanooga Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
2000 Shell Payless Open [Can]. 2001 Bayer Championship [Can].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
3—Wachovia Championship; 6—Verizon Heritage.
2008 SEASON:
Injury-riddled season limited to just 15 starts, but eight made cuts and five top-25 finishes were enough for a No. 123 finish on the money list. Also finished No. 123 in FedExCup standings…Playing on a Major Medical Exemption, guaranteed his PGA TOUR status for the remainder of the 2008 campaign thanks to a T20 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans…Followed that three weeks later with a sixth-place finish at the Verizon Heritage, his best result since placing second at the 2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro…Held the 36-hole lead at the Wachovia Championship before carding weekend rounds of 72-71 en route to a third-place finish. After making birdie at the par-5 seventh on Saturday to get to 10-under par, recorded one bogey, one birdie and 27 pars over his final 29 holes…Opened with a 4-over 76 on his way to a missed cut at the Ginn sur Mer Classic in his first start since a missed cut at the U.S. Open in June. Had been sidelined after requiring three surgeries to fix problems associated with his spinal cord and a disk in his back.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
EDUCATION: University of Alabama (1995, Finance) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, college football TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 2004 JOINED TOUR: 2004 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2003)
2007: Limited to 17 events due to a rib injury suffered at the Memorial Tournament in June, where he was forced to withdraw. After one month of rest, re-injured ribs at the A&T National and did not play for the remainder of the season. Granted Major Medical Extension and had 12 events in 2008 to equal 2007’s No. 125 earnings of $785,180)... Posted four top-25s in 17 starts, with a best finish of T11 at the FBR Open. 2006: Matched his career-high with three top-10s (2005) in third year on TOUR, including a runner-up finish at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Finished two strokes behind Davis Love III...Made 14 consecutive cuts from Ford Championship in March through the U.S Bank Championship in July. 2005: Second season on TOUR highlighted by a first-, second- and third-place finish...Finished career-high 35th on money list and picked up initial TOUR victory at the B.C. Open in his 48th career start. Recorded four rounds in the 60s for the first time in his career. Trailed by one entering the final round, but closed with a 6-under 66 and won by one over five others. Collected a check for $540,000 and surpassed the $1-million mark in career earnings...Tied for the 54-hole lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship with four others. Finished second, one stroke behind Olin Browne after posting a final-round 68. Earned a career-best paycheck of $594,000...Added a T3 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. 2004: Rookie made 21 cuts in 29 TOUR starts and finished 131st on the money list. Improved status for 2005 with T9 at 2004 TOUR Qualifying School...Picked up first career top-10 in 24th career start, a T6 at the Buick Championship. Finished two strokes out of Woody Austin-Tim Herron playoff. 2003: Finished ninth on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn his first PGA TOUR card...Earned his first career victory on the Nationwide Tour
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000 2 2004 29 21 1 6 $567,930/131 2005 28 18 1 1 1 3 6 1,888,568/35 2006 29 23 1 3 12 1,676,893/43 2007 17 13 4 86,050/131 527,512/142 2008 15 8 1 2 5 93,990/123 866,786/123 Total 120 83 1 2 2 9 33 5,527,688
at the Chattanooga Classic. Fired four rounds in 60s to edge Kyle Thompson by one stroke with a tournament-record 263. Had four additional top-10s, including playoff losses at the Samsung Canadian PGA Championship and the Oregon Classic. 2001: Fired a final-round, 13-under-par 58 to win the Bayer Championship on the Canadian Tour, one of his two wins on that Tour. 2000: Made two starts on the PGA TOUR, both in Canada, and did not make the cut...Recorded first Canadian Tour victory at the 2000 Shell Payless Open.
PERSONAL:
Won $1 million in a 1992 Hole-in-One Shootout while attending the University of Alabama and chose to give up his amateur status. Will continue to receive $50,000 payment each October 1 through 2012.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.86 Driving Distance............................................287.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................69.28% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.40% Putting Average............................................1.808
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 66–2 times, most recent Verizon Heritage/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2004 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $594,000–2005 Deutsche Bank Championship/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Buick Championship/72
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 05 06 07 08 Masters T39 U.S. Open CUT PGA T34 CUT THE PLAYERS T27 CUT 71 CA Championship T32
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2000 1 2002 1 1 $2,745/253 2003 18 14 1 2 5 10 255,191/9 2004 1 1 1,891/300 Total 21 16 1 2 5 10 259,827 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Bart Bryant
Bart Bryant EXEMPT STATUS: 46th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Barton Holan Bryant HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: November 18, 1962 BIRTHPLACE: Gatesville, TX RESIDENCE: Ocoee, FL
2004 Valero Texas Open. 2005 the Memorial Tournament, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard; 3—EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Closed with a 3-under 69 at the Buick Invitational to finish T7, his best effort since finishing runner-up at the 2006 Canadian Open...The next week finished fourth at the FBR Open to record back-to-back top-10s for only the second time in his career (1/2005 THE TOUR Championship, 9/2006 MercedesBenz Championship). 2006: Consistent season with seven top25s in 26 starts. Played in all four majors for the first time, with a best finish of T32 at the U.S. Open...Fell short of goal of defending TOUR Championship title as he finished outside the top 30 on the money list…Best finish was a runner-up to Jim Furyk at the Canadian Open, posting four rounds in the 60s to finish one shot out of a playoff. 2005: At age 42, enjoyed a career year with two victories and a top-10 finish on the money list. Finished the season 24th in the Official World Golf Ranking after
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1986 1 1 $2,076/251 1987 1 1991 31 17 2 5 119,931/124 1992 19 10 1 1 52,075/172 1993 2 1994 1 1995 27 13 5 119,201/146 1996 26 14 3 88,788/172 2000 25 11 85,797/201 2001 10 7 1 73,884/206 2002 20 15 1 3 309,880/155 2003 6 6 1 78,966/215 2004 23 13 1 1 4 962,167/80 2005 26 19 2 4 13 3,249,136/9 2006 26 19 1 2 7 1,316,131/70 2007 25 19 2 8 89,934/79 1,167,874/81 2008 23 18 1 1 2 7 101,005/54 1,719,153/46 Total 292 182 3 2 1 15 58 9,345,059
PERSONAL:
Older brother Brad is a past PGA TOUR champion and a current Champions Tour player. They are one of 12 winning brother combinations on TOUR.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.21 Driving Distance............................................279.5 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................73.87% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.88% Putting Average............................................1.802
(28) (166) (4) (101) (142)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/2 Career Low Round/Round: 60–2004 Valero Texas Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,170,000–2005 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca–Cola/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Target World Challenge presented by Countrywide/22
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 U.S. Open CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT T32 T29 British Open T23 70 T39 PGA CUT CUT T32 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T56 CUT T42 TOUR Championship 1 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T28 T62 CA Championship T56 T26 T35
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1990 6 5 1 4 $8,251/94 1991 1 1 1 1,563/193 1993 21 9 1 2 10,255/108 1994 4 1 570/257 1995 1 1998 1 2001 1 1 1,825/258 2002 2 1 1 3,690/237 2003 2 2 2 2 28,170/118 2004 3 2 1 2 21,395/147 Total 42 22 5 12 75,718 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Recorded a runner-up finish and a third place during the season...Was tied with Tiger Woods at the Arnold Palmer Invitational until Woods sank a 24-foot putt on the final green to claim the win. Only player in the field to shoot four rounds in the 60s in a runner-up finish. Fired a final-round 67 to stand tied with Woods at 9-under par as Woods played the par-4 18th hole...Posted a tournament-best 7-under 133 (66-67) in the middle rounds on his way to a solo third-place finish at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
10 of career and first since 1992 Hardee’s Golf Classic. 2001: Missed first half of season due to rehabilitation from elbow surgery that occurred in December 2000. Did not play in a TOUR event until June at the FedEx St. Jude Classic and made only 10 starts. 1993: Played full-time on the Nationwide Tour, with 21 starts. 1991: Two top-10 finishes in rookie season. 1986: Turned professional and won the 1988 Florida Open. Member of the 1990 and 1993 Nationwide Tour. Amateur: Winner of 1984 UCLA Billy Bryant Invitational and 1983-84 Sun Country Amateur. Two-time All-American at New Mexico State.
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2008 SEASON:
beginning the campaign 139th...Won second TOUR title at the Memorial Tournament in only his 18th TOUR start since winning the 2004 Valero Texas Open. After taking the lead with a birdie on the 71st hole, converted an up-and-down with approach shot after hitting tee shot on 72nd hole into hazard. Drained 15-foot par putt to defeat Fred Couples by one stroke. With rounds of 69-69-66-68, became the seventh different player to post four rounds in the 60s in Memorial Tournament history. Surpassed the $1-million mark in season earnings for the first time in his career...Lapped the field at THE TOUR Championship, besting runner-up Tiger Woods by six strokes. Opened with an East Lake Golf Club course record 8-under-par 62 and posted all four rounds in the 60s. Held at least a share of the lead all four days, including a three-stroke margin over Retief Goosen after 54 holes. Earned a career-best paycheck of $1,170,000. After winning first PGA TOUR event (2004 Valero Texas Open) in 187th career start, needed only 31 subsequent events to earn second and third victories. 2004: Captured first TOUR victory at the Valero Texas Open. Oft-injured Texan entered 2004 having played only six full seasons on TOUR since 1991, with five successful trips to Q-School during that time. Playing in 18th (of 23) events on 2004 Major Medical Extension, captured the Valero event in 187th career start at age 41 years, 10 months and one day. Oldest first-time winner since Ed Dougherty won the 1995 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic at age 47 years, eight months and 19 days. Set 2004 TOUR mark for low 54- and 72-hole totals at 194 (67-67-60) and 261 (67-67-60-67), respectively, and third-round 60 tied Robert Gamez for low round of the season. 2003: Played in only six events after earning TOUR card through Q-School for the fifth time. Season was cut short due to elbow surgery (March 4). Did not play after Sony Open in Hawaii until Reno-Tahoe Open in August. Received Major Medical Extension for 2004. 2002: T9 at Kemper Insurance Open was fourth top-
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FAMILY: Wife, Cathy; Kristen (8/1/88), Michelle (1/11/94) EDUCATION: New Mexico State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, spending time with friends TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 Q SCHOOL: 1990, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
byrd, Jonathan
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Jonathan Byrd EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Jonathan Currie Byrd HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: January 27, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Anderson, SC RESIDENCE: St. Simons Island, GA; plays out of Sea Island GC
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3):
2002 Buick Challenge. 2004 B.C. Open. 2007 John Deere Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2001 Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
4—AT&T Classic; T9—World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Made the cut in 18 of 27 starts during the 2008 season, finishing No. 55 in the FedExCup standings...Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the sixth time in his career, but at No. 101 on the money list, failed to crack the top 100 for just the second time in his career (2005)...Finished T9 in his first World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Ernie Els (6 and 5) and Andres Romero (6 and 4) before falling to Henrik Stenson, 1 up, in the third round...Held a three-stroke lead through 36 holes at the AT&T Classic, but after rounds of 73-70 on the weekend he dropped to fourth. It was his third consecutive top-10 at TPC Sugarloaf (2006-6th, 2007-T9).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Had a career year in earnings and captured his third PGA TOUR title, at the John Deere Classic. Played in his first British Open and first TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola...Carded rounds of 67-68-65-66--266 to capture the title at the John Deere Classic. Final round featured no bogeys and birdies on three of his last five holes. With his victory, earned an invitation to the following week’s British Open, his first trip to the season’s third major. At the time, became the winningest active American player under age 30, with three TOUR victories...Held the firstround lead with a 64 at the BMW Championship. Finished T10 to improve from 30th and on the bubble to 25th in the FedExCup standings...In first TOUR Championship start, finished T23 to end the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup 28th in the standings. 2006: Matched career high with five top-10s (2003)...Best finish was a T3 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, his best finish since a T3 at the
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FAMILY: Wife, Amanda; Jackson (7/30/06), Caroline Grace (11/17/08) EDUCATION: Clemson University (2000, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Playing outside with my kids, Clemson athletics, working out, College Golf Fellowship TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2001)
2004 84 LUMBER Classic...Pulled out of the MCI Heritage due to a rib injury and was sidelined for 12 weeks. Rehab was rest for 10 weeks...Entered final round of U.S. Bank Championship T15 after opening with three rounds in the 60s. Withdrew Saturday evening as wife Amanda gave birth to son, Jackson, the couple’s first child, on Sunday evening...Recorded his first hole-in-one on the PGA TOUR at the Deutsche Bank Championship on No. 11 at the TPC Boston... Shared 36-hole lead before finishing T5 at Canadian Open, four shots behind champion Jim Furyk. Final-round 70 included a two-stroke penalty for violation of Rule 14-3a (testing the conditions in a hazard) when he dug his golf shoes in an area away from his ball in a greenside bunker. With the violation in doubt, Byrd assessed a penalty that cost him a share of third place and $120,500 in prize money. 2005: Posted his lone top-10 of the season, a T5, at the 84 LUMBER Classic, where he finished T3 the previous year. 2004: Struggled early in the year due to a hip injury, but bounced back with a strong finish after undergoing surgery on Feb. 15 in Pittsburgh because of two tears in the labrum front and back. The surgery tightened up the looseness and instability. Returned for THE PLAYERS Championship at the end of March...Entered the final round of the B.C. Open with a one-stroke lead, but had to withstand a six-hour rain delay before capturing his second TOUR victory. The win was his first top-10 of the season and came one year, 8 months, 21 days after his first victory at the 2002 Buick Challenge, a span of 45 events...Second top-10 was a third at the 84 LUMBER Classic. His $201,600 payday pushed him over $1 million for the third time in his career. 2003: Made more than $1.4 million for second straight season and posted career-high five top-10s...Made most of his first appearance in a major with a T8 at the Masters, the best finish by any of the 16 first-timers in Augusta...Best finish of season was a T2 at John Deere Classic, four strokes behind Vijay Singh. Tied with J.L. Lewis for lead through 18 holes. 2002: Became first rookie to win on TOUR since Jose Coceres in early 2001 with his victory at the Buick Challenge. Began season 404th in the Official World Golf Ranking and by the end of the season had improved to 72nd. Defeated David Toms by one stroke at the Buick Challenge. Had five-stroke
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000 1 1 $14,130 2001 1 1 8,400 2002 32 15 1 1 4 10 1,462,713/39 2003 29 21 1 5 9 1,430,538/47 2004 27 15 1 1 3 5 1,133,165/70 2005 31 22 1 5 726,023/111 2006 20 13 1 5 9 1,408,418/63 2007 23 13 1 4 11 96,061/28 1,854,906/42 2008 27 18 2 6 100,939/55 1,039,584/101 Total 191 119 3 1 3 24 55 9,077,876 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2000A 1 1 2001 20 16 1 1 1 5 11 $222,244/8 Total 21 17 1 1 1 5 11 222,244
lead through 15 holes on Sunday thanks to eagle-birdiebirdie-birdie-eagle (tied for season’s best) stretch. Bogey on next hole and eagle by Toms cut that to two but Byrd hung on for the win in his 32nd start on TOUR. 2001: Earned first TOUR card by finishing eighth on the Nationwide Tour money list...Lone victory came at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs in Traveler’s Rest, SC, not far from his hometown of Elgin, SC. 2000: T36 at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill after turning pro in September after graduating from Clemson. Amateur: Member of 1999 Walker Cup Team...Winner of Northeast Amateur and Carolinas Amateur...Was an All-America selection in three of his four years at Clemson, including first team in 1999...First-team Academic All-America in 1999.
PERSONAL:
Dad introduced him and his brother to golf at age 3. Older brother Jordan is an assistant golf coach at Clemson. Jonathan caddied for him in the 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur. Jordan has occasionally cadddied for Jonathan on the PGA TOUR…College teammates at Clemson with TOUR players Lucas Glover, Charles Warren and D.J. Trahan.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.08 Driving Distance............................................285.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................67.11% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.14% Putting Average............................................1.772
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–FBR Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2003 Mercedes Championships/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $738,000–2007 John Deere Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 The Honda Classic/55
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T8 CUT CUT U.S. Open T15 CUT CUT British Open T23 PGA CUT CUT T20 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T32 CUT T16 T32 TOUR Championship 23 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 Bridgestone Invitational T71 CA Championship T65
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1999.
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Angel Cabrera EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2007 U.S. Open (through 2012) FULL NAME: Angel Leopoldo Cabrera HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 210 BIRTHDATE: September 12, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Cordoba, Argentina RESIDENCE: Cordoba, Argentina
2007 U.S. Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (17):
2007 PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH:
T5—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Recorded a career-high seven top-25 finishes, including T25 at the Masters Tournament and T20 at the PGA Championship. Finished the season ranked No. 65 in FedExCup standings and No. 122 in earnings…Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship for his only top-10 finish of the year. Defeated Anders Hansen (3 and 2), Luke Donald (2 and 1) and Steve Stricker (4 and 3), before falling to runner-up Stewart Cink, 3 and 2, in the quarterfinals.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Claimed his first major championship title at the U.S. Open and was named to his second consecutive Presidents Cup International Team. Earned more than $1 million for the first time in his PGA TOUR career in just 14 events...Posted rounds of 69-71-76-69—285 to defeat Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by one stroke at the 107th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Overcame four-stroke deficit to 54-hole leader Aaron Baddeley, becoming the first champion to shoot 76 and win the U.S. Open since Johnny Miller’s third-round 76 in 1973, also at Oakmont. Win came in 31st major championship career start at
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1997 1 1 $10,315/268 1999 3 3 1 2 167,480/167 2000 6 4 2 78,256 2001 8 6 2 2 337,105 2002 13 12 4 6 632,546 2003 14 8 5 372,252/145 2004 8 5 1 5 237,839 2005 11 7 1 4 242,028 2006 12 9 3 5 623,504 2007 14 9 1 1 4 92,912/47 1,661,106/54 2008 17 12 1 7 100,435/65 868,182/122 Total 107 76 1 14 42 5,230,612
PGA TOUR as special temporary member the week of The INTERNATIONAL as his $307,105 total exceeded $247,037 of 2000’s 150th-place money list...T10 at the Masters. Stood one stroke back after one round and was three back after 36 and 54 holes...Finished T7 at the U.S. Open. 2000: Came close to first European Tour victory in July, finishing runner-up to Lee Westwood in Smurfit European Open. 1999: Finished T4 at British Open. Had putt on 72nd hole to join Mark O’Meara-Brian Watts playoff. 1998: Partnered with Ricardo Gonzalez to share third place in 1998 World Cup of Golf in New Zealand...Finished second to Sergio Garcia in 1998 Murphy’s Irish Open, his first of four top-10 finishes in five weeks. 1997: Beat Brad Faxon and Lee Westwood as he won all his matches in 1997 Alfred Dunhill Cup 1996: Winner of Volvo Masters of Latin America. 1995: Captured Paraguay Open.
PERSONAL:
Caddied at Cordoba, home club of friend Eduardo Romero, until turning professional at age 20. Romero, who lived two blocks away from his young protege, encouraged him to take up game at age 15...Two young sons are excellent golfers already. Oldest son, Federico, caddied for him in the final round of the Cordoba Open in Argentina. Started final round eight shots back, shot 60 and won by one stroke...Says he would be a soccer player if not a golfer...Nicknamed “El Pato” (The Duck).
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.08 Driving Distance............................................300.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................51.11% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.64% Putting Average............................................1.812
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 66–BMW Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 65–3 times, most recent 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,260,000–2007 U.S. Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro/9
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT T10 T9 T15 CUT CUT T8 T37 T25 U.S. Open T37 T7 T66 T35 16 T33 T26 1 CUT British Open T51 T4 CUT CUT CUT T22 CUT 7 34 CUT PGA T41 T19 T37 T48 T45 CUT CUT CUT T20 THE PLAYERS T26 T36 CUT CUT CUT CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 T17 T17 T17 T33 T5 Bridgestone Invitational T19 T23 T4 T41 T4 T69 T36 CA Championship T25 T17 CNL T36 T16 T18 T26 T19 W/D
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup (7), 2000-2006. The Presidents Cup (2), 2005, 2007.
EUROPEAN Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 13 11 1 7 $694,285 JAPAN GOLF Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 8 6 1 4 $463,659 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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age 37 years, nine months and five days. Held the 36-hole lead over Bubba Watson. Recorded two of the eight rounds below par on the week, and held off the World No. 1 (Woods) and No. 3 (Furyk) despite bogeys on two of his final three holes. The second Argentine to win a major championship, joining Roberto De Vicenzo (1967 British Open). Previous best finish in a major was a T4 at the 1999 British Open...Compiled a record of 2-2-0 for the International Team in the Presidents Cup after earning a spot on the team for the second time in his career...Birdied third playoff hole to beat Padraig Harrington in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf held in October in Bermuda. Made triple bogey on the first hole of the final round in the 36-hole competition, but finished birdie-eagle to force the playoff...Lost to Ernie Els in the final of the HSBC World Match Play Championship, 6 and 4...Birdied the final hole in early November at the Barclays Singapore Open to beat Vijay Singh by one stroke. 2006: Earned enough money via the non-member list to earn his fullyexempt TOUR card for the 2007 season but played out of the International Presidents Cup Team category...Two of his three top-10s came in the major championships -- a T8 at the Masters and a seventh at the British Open...Masters finish aided by rounds of 70-68 on the weekend. Finish was third top-10 in seven starts at Augusta...British Open finish made him one of five players through the first three majors of the season to post at least two top-10s. One of two Argentines (Andres Romero, T8) to finish in the top 10 at Royal Liverpool, where the last winner in 1967 was Argentina’s Roberto De Vicenzo...Joined the PGA TOUR as a Special Temporary Member for the rest of the season in early August...Added a T4 at the Bridgestone Invitational, finishing with a 65, which moved him up 11 spots on Sunday. 2005: Lone top-10 came in his third event of the season, a T10, at the Ford Championship at Doral...Played in Presidents Cup for International Team, compiling a 1-1-3 record. 2004: Best TOUR finish was a T4 at the NEC Invitational, where he shot 67-68 on the weekend...Recorded two runner-up finishes on the European Tour, at the British Masters (T2) and the Volvo PGA Championship. 2003: Split season between the PGA TOUR and the European Tour. Best TOUR finish was a T15 at the Masters and finished 145th on money list. Recorded two top-10s on European Tour. 2002: Placed T9 at the Masters... Won the Benson and Hedges International, beating England’s Barry Lane by a stroke at The Belfry in England. 2001: Claimed his first European title at the Open de Argentina...Joined the
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1995 Paraguay Open, Colombia Open. 1996 Volvo Masters of Latin America. 1999 Torneo de Maestros Telefonica [Arg]. 2001 Torneo de Maestros Telefonica [Arg], Open de Argentina [Eur]. 2002 Benson and Hedges International [Eur], Argentine Open, Argentine PGA [tied]. 2004 Abierto del sur de Argentina. 2005 BMW Championship [Eur], 18th Torneo de Maestros Copa Personal [Arg], 74th Abierto Visa del Centro [Arg], 39th Abierto de Norte [Arg]. 2006 75th Abierto Visa del Centro [Arg]. 2007 Argentina Masters [Arg], Barclays Singapore Open [Asia].
FAMILY: Wife, Silvia; Federico (6/5/89), Angel (3/10/91) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Soccer TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 JOINED TOUR: 2003
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Mark Calcavecchia EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Mark John Calcavecchia HEIGHT: 6-0 BIRTHDATE: June 12, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Laurel, NE RESIDENCE: Tequesta, FL
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (13):
1986 Southwest Golf Classic. 1987 Honda Classic. 1988 Bank of Boston Classic. 1989 Phoenix Open, Nissan Los Angeles Open, British Open. 1992 Phoenix Open. 1995 BellSouth Classic. 1997 Greater Vancouver Open. 1998 Honda Classic. 2001 Phoenix Open. 2005 Bell Canadian Open. 2007 PODS Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (5):
1988 Australian Open [Aust]. 1993 Argentine Open. 1995 Argentine Open. 1997 Subaru Sarazen World Open. 2004 Maekyung Open [Kor].
OTHER VICTORIES (4):
1989 Dunhill Cup [with Tom Kite and Curtis Strange]. 1995 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Steve Elkington]. 2001 CVS Charity Classic [with Nick Price], Hyundai Team Matches [with Fred Couples].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T4—The Honda Championship.
Classic;
T10—Mercedes-Benz
2008 SEASON:
Finished outside the top 125 on the money list (No. 133) for the first time since the 1985 season…Season came to an end after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on Oct. 15 in Phoenix to repair the torn medial meniscus in his left knee. It was his first knee operation since 2003 and the fifth since 1985, with three on his right knee and two on his left… Overcame a first-round 75 to finish T10 at the seasonopening Mercedes-Benz Championship. Second-round 66 was the low round of the day on Friday…Held a share of the 54-hole lead at The Honda Classic before finishing
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FAMILY: Wife, Brenda; Britney Jo (8/8/89), Eric Jordan (1/1/94) EDUCATION: University of Florida SPECIAL INTERESTS: Bowling, music, guitar TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: Spring 1981, 1983
T4, three shots shy of winner Ernie Els. Recorded a double bogey at the par-3 15th in the final round after his greenside bunker shot rolled in the water.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: TOUR veteran of 26 years won the PODS Championship, shattered his career-best in earnings with nearly $3 million and notched two top-10s in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup en route to an eighth-place finish in the standings...After opening with a 4-over-par 75, captured the PODS Championship by one over Heath Slocum and John Senden with the help of a course record 9-under par 62 in the third round. At age 46, oldest winner of the PODS Championship. Moved to fifth in the FedExCup standings, earning an exemption into the World Golf ChampionshipsCA Championship...Fired a final-round 65 at The Barclays to finish T4. Used two putters during the week - a standard length on long putts and a belly putter on shorter attempts, both with the claw grip. Used two putters in previous starts at the Bridgestone Invitational and PGA...Playing alone in final rounds of Deutsche Bank Championship and BMW Championship in consecutive weeks, took only 2 hours, 7 minutes and 2 hours, 15 minutes, respectively, to complete rounds of even-par 71 and 74...At THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, challenged Tiger Woods through three rounds to finish T2 at 15-under, eight behind Woods, 27th runner-up finish of TOUR career. After beginning the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup in 20th position, finished eighth to earn a $600,000 bonus to go with his $619,500 payday for the runner-up TOUR Championship finish. 2006: Finished in the top 125 for the 21st consecutive season on TOUR thanks to a T19 finish at the Chrysler Championship, the final full-field event of the season. The
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-4
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1981 7 1 $404/313 1982 25 14 1 5 25,064/135 1983 20 9 1 2 16,313/161 1984 25 14 1 1 29,660/140 1985 15 7 2 15,957/162 1986 17 9 1 5 8 155,012/58 1987 26 20 1 2 3 9 12 522,398/10 1988 33 28 1 4 1 12 18 751,912/6 1989 25 18 3 1 2 10 13 807,741/5 1990 27 22 5 1 9 14 834,281/7 1991 24 17 1 6 8 323,621/50 1992 27 22 1 4 6 377,234/39 1993 30 20 3 6 13 630,366/21 1994 27 18 1 2 6 13 533,201/30 1995 29 25 1 2 6 13 843,552/13 1996 29 24 2 6 12 628,851/29 1997 27 23 1 1 7 17 1,117,365/14 1998 27 22 1 1 1 7 13 1,368,554/12 1999 29 22 1 4 10 733,971/59 2000 28 21 2 2 9 14 1,702,317/23 2001 23 16 1 1 1 5 8 1,991,576/17 2002 25 16 1 5 8 1,162,509/53 2003 24 19 1 3 8 1,121,069/65 2004 24 17 2 6 717,876/112 2005 27 19 1 1 5 9 2,185,310/25 2006 27 22 1 5 705,315/120 2007 28 19 1 1 6 11 102,069/8 2,993,332/13 2008 25 12 2 5 93,670/126 784,810/133 Total 700 496 13 27 17 138 254 23,079,569
T19 jumped him from No. 128 to No. 120...Lone top-10 (T9) came the week prior in Orlando at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, aided by a third-round 63, the low round of the day on the Magnolia Course. 2005: Finished in the top 30 (No. 25) on the money list for first time since 2001 and earned more than $2 million for the first time in his 24-year TOUR career. In September, won for the first time in more than four years by sharing the first-round lead, holding the second- and third-round leads and fending off Ben Crane and Ryan Moore by a stroke to capture the Bell Canadian Open at Shaughnessey Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. Made just one birdie over last 36 holes. Became the oldest winner (45 years, two months, 29 days) in the 101-year history of the tournament and won for the second time in Vancouver (1997 Greater Vancouver Open). Won with over-par scores on the weekend after posting rounds of 72-71. Winning total of 5-under 275 was highest at the Bell Canadian Open since Steve Jones won with same total in 1997...Fell in playoff to Geoff Ogilvy at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. 2004: Did not secure his card until the second-to-last tournament of the season. A T6 at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort jumped him from No. 129 to No. 111 on the money list. Finished season No. 112, the first time he had been out of the top 65 since 1985, when he finished No. 162. 2003: Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the sixth time in seven years despite battling various back and knee injuries. Surpassed $15 million in career earnings...Had knee surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his right knee he injured playing in the pro-am at the Phoenix Open two days after a T7 at Buick Invitational...Finished T2 behind Fred Couples at the Shell Houston Open. 2002: Finished out of the top 50 on the
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Masters T17 2 T31 T20 T12 T31 T17 CUT T41 T15 T17 T16 U.S. Open 14 T17 T62 T61 CUT T37 T33 T25 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT British Open T11 CUT 1 CUT CUT T28 T14 T11 T24 T40 T10 T35 PGA CUT T17 CUT T32 T48 T31 CUT CUT T36 T23 T44 THE PLAYERS T50 T64 CUT 2 CUT 73 CUT T23 T18 T29 T24 4 TOUR Championship T5 T3 T9 T14 T7 T24 T27 T15 T4 29 Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT T4 CUT CUT T20 CUT U.S. Open CUT T24 CUT T20 T20 CUT W/D British Open CUT T26 T54 T80 CUT T11 T60 T41 T23 CUT PGA T61 T34 T4 7 T39 DQ T70 W/D CUT T63 THE PLAYERS T10 CUT CUT T69 T11 T66 T12 72 CUT CUT TOUR Championship T11 19 11 T2 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T9 T9 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T12 T36 74 T53 T68 T14 CA Championship 10 CNL T33 T25 T32 T30
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (4), 1987, 1989, 1991, 2002; Kirin Cup 1987; Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship of Golf (2), 1989, 1990; Dunhill Cup (2), 1989, 1990; The Presidents Cup, 1998.
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Mark Calcavecchia
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.28 Driving Distance............................................283.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.44% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.39% Putting Average............................................1.810
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–FBR Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 56–1996 LaCantera Texas Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $954,000–2007 PODS Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1998 BellSouth Classic/16
PERSONAL:
In 2002, inducted into Phoenix Open Hall of Fame, becoming only the 15th person and sixth golfer put into the Hall which was established in 1985. Other golfers include Arnold Palmer, Gene Littler, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan and Ken Venturi…Father was bowling center proprietor. At age 13, Mark had 185 average. Now has a 205 average and wife Brenda has a 150 average. Scheduled to open own lanes called Lanes at Villa Nahar…Concentrated on golf when family moved from Nebraska to Florida. Played as many as 72 holes a day during the summer months…Owns three dogs, 11-year-old Miss Ellie (dalmation/beagle), 4-year-old Brutus Buckeye (Jack Russell) and 1-year-old Mollie (white boxer).
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Second at the Canon Greater Hartford Open and T2 at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic, marking his sixth career season with multiple runner-up finishes...Nine top-10 finishes was most since nine in 1990...Became the 10th player in TOUR history to top the $10-million mark in career earnings after winning $84,390 for T7 finish at the Honda Classic. 1998: Earned ninth TOUR title at Honda Classic after closing 68-65 and winning by three strokes. 1995: After trailing Jim Gallagher, Jr. and Stephen Keppler by two entering final day, closed with 66 for two-stroke victory at BellSouth Classic...Teamed with Steve Elkington to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout. 1994: December 1993 skiing accident hampered him early in year, but came back to finish T9 at Buick Invitational of California after cartilage damage and torn ACL were surgically repaired. 1992: Won Phoenix Open for the second time following final-round 63...Set Augusta National back-nine record at Masters with 29, a record shared with David Toms. 1989: Won British Open at Royal Troon. Defeated Wayne Grady and Greg Norman in first playoff using Royal & Ancient’s multiple-hole system. Sealed victory with 5-iron shot to seven feet on fourth and final hole...Won twice in U.S. earlier that year. Closed with 65-64 to win Phoenix Open by seven strokes over Chip Beck. Trailed Sandy Lyle by two strokes after third round of Nissan Los Angeles Open. Closing 68 was good for one-stroke victory. 1988: Runner-up to Sandy Lyle in Masters...Earned third career victory in the Bank Of Boston Classic. 1986: First TOUR victory came at Southwest Golf Classic by three over Tom Byrum. Amateur: First-team all-SEC in 1979...Winner of 1976 Florida State Junior and Orange Bowl Championships...Member of inaugural AJGA All-America team in 1978.
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PGA TOUR money list for only the second time since 1987. Experimented with combination of long putter and “claw” grip at several events...Top finish of season was runner-up at the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Tied PGA TOUR record (now second) for fewest putts in a 72-hole event (Kenny Knox, 1989 MCI Heritage Classic) with 93...Opened with rounds of 70-68 at the PGA Championship to share the 36-hole lead. Finished solo seventh, his best finish in a major championship since he won the 1989 British Open... Member of the U.S. Ryder Cup Team and has compiled a record of 6-7-1 in four Ryder Cup appearances. 2001: Earned a then-personal best $1,991,576. Claimed first victory since 1998...Set or tied seven PGA TOUR scoring records in winning the Phoenix Open with 28-under-par 256. Broke Mike Souchak’s 46-year-old mark of 257 and also established a record for lowest consecutive 36-holes with middle rounds of 60-64--124. An all-time TOUR-high 32 birdies enabled him to tie marks for lowest score in relation to par (28-under), lowest opening 54 holes (189), lowest consecutive 54 holes (189) and lowest opening 36 holes (125). Took lead after second-round 60. Has won the Phoenix Open three times, each in a different decade, starting in 1989. Has eight top-10 finishes in Phoenix and posted three seconds in Tucson...Finished third two starts later in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...Had arthroscopic surgery on left knee after the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Returned to action at Honda Classic and finished T2. Started final round three shots off the pace and closed with 70 to finish one behind Jesper Parnevik...Putting improvement key to season. Used the “claw” putting grip which he began experimenting with early in the 2000 season. 2000: Finished 23rd on the money list with two seconds and two thirds...
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Chad Campbell EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: David Chad Campbell HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 205 BIRTHDATE: May 31, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Andrews, TX RESIDENCE: Colleyville, TX
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4):
2003 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 2004 Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard. 2006 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. 2007 Viking Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3):
2001 Richmond Open, Permian Basin Open, Monterey Peninsula Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Shell Houston Open; T3—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee; 7—John Deere Classic, Deutsche Bank Championship; T10—Sony Open in Hawaii, THE PLAYERS Championship.
2008 SEASON:
With seven top-10 finishes, another solid year for the 2003 TOUR Championship winner…Began the season with a T10 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he led the field in Greens in Regulation, hitting 55 of 72...Finished 64-65 to move within one stroke of 54-hole leader and eventual champion Johnson Wagner at the Shell Houston Open. Struggled on Sunday with an even-par 72 to finish in a tie for second with Geoff Ogilvy…Finished T10 at THE PLAYERS Championship. Was one of eight players to break par on Sunday and carded the low round of the day with a 4-under 68…Fourth top-10 of the season was a seventh-place finish at the John Deere Classic... One week later, recorded fifth top-10 of the season, a T3 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Finished three strokes behind champion Richard S. Johnson by firing four rounds in the 60s…T7 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, including a final-round 66 that included two eagles…Made his third consecutive Ryder Cup Team, this time as a Captain’s Pick. Had a 2-1-0 record, which included a 2 and 1 victory over Padraig Harrington in Singles…Qualified for THE TOUR Championship, where he finished T22...Four rounds in the 60s led to a T3 finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Competed in two events in the inaugural PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup and claimed his fourth career
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
FAMILY: Wife, Amy; Dax Phillip (9/6/08) EDUCATION: University of Nevada-Las Vegas (1996, Hotel Administration) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, boating TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 JOINED TOUR: 2001 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2001)
TOUR title at the Viking Classic. He began the event ranked 160th in Greens in Regulation. His fourth PGA TOUR victory, however, was largely credited to a first-place Greens in Regulation ranking for the week. 2006: Earned more than $2 million and finished in the top 30 (No. 14) on TOUR money list for fourth straight season...Won for the first time since 2004 with a victory at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Posted rounds of 63-66-68-67-71—335 and was the solo leader after the second, third and fourth rounds. Finished three strokes ahead of Jesper Parnevik and Scott Verplank...In fourth career Masters appearance, finished T3, three strokes behind champion Phil Mickelson. Held the 36-hole lead...Made his second U.S. Ryder Cup team (0-12), earning one point for two halved matches. 2005: Season highlighted by two runner-up finishes, one official and one unofficial...First was at rain-shortened Nissan Open. Posted rounds of 68-65 on Thursday-Friday and did not hit another shot until Monday morning, as unplayable conditions due to heavy rain canceled the final two rounds. Tied with Adam Scott, the two played off on Monday morning. Scott parred the first hole of sudden death to take the unofficial victory... Second came at the final full-field event of the season, the Chrysler Championship, and moved him inside top 30 on the money list to qualify for his third TOUR Championship (43rd to 17th). 2004: Finished in the top 30 on the TOUR money list and won for the second straight season...Came from four strokes back of Stuart Appleby at the Bay Hill Invitational and won by six. Made his first Ryder Cup Team. 2003: Became the first player in TOUR history to record his first win at the season-ending TOUR Championship. Fired personal best, course and tournament record 10-under 61 in third round to take a one-stroke lead over Charles Howell III. Final-round 68 was good for three-stroke victory over Howell and $1,080,000 check...Runner-up to Shaun Micheel at PGA Championship at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY. Tied for the lead with Micheel entering the final round, was outdone on 72nd hole as Micheel’s 7-iron shot from 175 yards rolled within inches of the cup to clinch a twostroke victory. 2002: TOUR rookie had strong first season thanks to two top-10s...Had a second, T3 and fourth. 2001:
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998 1 1 $4,332/321 1999 2 1 11,038/281 2000 1 2001 3 1 1 1 1 259,200 2002 34 21 1 2 7 825,474/81 2003 27 25 1 3 9 15 3,912,064/7 2004 28 23 1 1 4 9 2,264,985/24 2005 27 22 2 1 5 11 2,391,432/20 2006 25 20 1 1 1 5 10 2,811,067/14 2007 28 18 1 2 6 87,658/107 1,701,242/49 2008 28 20 1 2 7 14 105,262/29 2,404,770/24 Total 204 152 4 9 5 35 73 16,585,604
Second of three Nationwide Tour players to earn TOUR card by winning three events in a season (Heath Slocum and Pat Bates the others)...Named Nationwide Tour Player of the Year. 2000: Leading money winner on the Hooters Tour for third time in career. Captured eight of the first 16 tournaments...Has 13 career victories on that tour...Named Player of the Year for third consecutive year. 1997: Named Rookie of the Year on the Hooters Tour. Amateur: Member of UNLV golf team that placed second at the 1996 NCAA Championship...Teammates at UNLV included PGA TOUR member Chris Riley and former Nationwide Tour member Ted Oh...First-team Junior College All-America at Midland (Texas) College.
PERSONAL:
Started playing golf with his father and brother in Andrews, TX...Older brother Mike is the golf coach at Abilene Christian...While playing golf at UNLV, worked at a coffee shop with other teammates to earn spending money…Has three holes-in-one during competitive rounds...Avid Dallas Cowboys fan.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.04 Driving Distance............................................289.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.68% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................68.44% Putting Average............................................1.769
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Travelers Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2 times, most recent 2004 Bank of America Colonial/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2003 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca–Cola/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 FedEx St. Jude Classic/9
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT T17 T3 CUT U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T35 CUT T42 CUT 57 T18 British Open T15 CUT CUT 65 CUT PGA CUT 2 T24 T28 T24 T57 CUT THE PLAYERS T6 T42 CUT T70 CUT T10 TOUR Championship 1 W/D T17 24 T22 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T9 T5 4 Bridgestone Invitational T53 T69 T33 T50 T77 T14 CA Championship T59 T50 T15 T32 T35
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (3), 2004, 2006, 2008.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1993A 1 1996 2 1 1 $2,050/193 1997 1 1998 1 1 1,451/222 1999 2 2 1,879/197 2000 1 2001 23 21 3 1 8 13 394,552/1 Total 31 25 3 1 8 14 399,932 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Paul Casey
Paul Casey EXEMPT STATUS: 95th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Paul Alexander Casey HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: July 21, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Cheltenham, England RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; Weybridge, England FAMILY: Wife, Jocelyn
T4—2006 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (8):
2004 World Golf Championships-World Cup [with Luke Donald].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T7—British Open, The Barclays; T8—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational; T9—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Surpassed $1 million in earnings on the PGA TOUR for the first time in his career...Collected a career-high seven top-25 finishes, including top-15s in three of the four major championships (T11 Masters, T7 British Open and T15 PGA Championship)...Finished T9 in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Robert Karlsson (2 up) and Bradley Dredge (2 and 1) before falling to K.J. Choi, 2 up, in the third round... Despite opening with an 8-over 78 at the British Open, fought his way back to a T7 finish, his best effort in a major championship since finishing T6 at the 2004 Masters... Third top-10 finish of the season was a T8 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational...Also finished T7 at The Barclays, where he was one stroke back through 54 holes in the first event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Finished the season No. 74 in the FedExCup standings...Went 0-1-2 in the Ryder Cup at Valhalla, including a halve with Hunter Mahan in Singles.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2001 3 1 $8,580 2002 9 4 1 55,921 2003 7 5 2 3 136,700 2004 11 7 2 6 517,939 2005 10 4 2 195,193/197 2006 8 7 1 3 209,401 2007 10 9 4 5 553,270 2008 16 12 4 7 97,685/74 1,156,414/95 Total 74 49 13 27 2,833,41 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2001 1 Total 1 EUROPEAN Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 2008 14 12
won by four shots...Top PGA TOUR finishes were a T10 at The INTERNATIONAL and T8 at the World Golf ChampionshipAmerican Express Championship. 2001: Finishing 22nd on the European Tour’s Volvo Order of Merit helped him win the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Amateur: One of the stalwarts of Great Britain and Ireland’s Walker Cup victory at Narin in 1999, becoming one of only three players in 77 years to record four victories without a defeat...Won the English Amateur and the Pac-10 Championship at Arizona State back to back in 1999 and 2000. Victory in the 2000 Pac-10 Championships broke the scoring record held by Tiger Woods (18-under par) with a 23-under-par 265. By winning he became the first player to win three successive Pac-10 Championships. Other records he has broken include the scoring average for Arizona State University, previously held by Phil Mickelson... Web site is paul-casey.com.
PERSONAL:
Coached by CBS golf analyst Peter Kostis…Began his own foundation in 2007 for junior golfers at Foxhills Golf Club near London, the course he grew up playing. Tried for a tennis scholarship at Foxhills at age 10, was unsuccessful and then returned the next year to earn a golf scholarship.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.31 Driving Distance............................................299.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.43% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.71% Putting Average............................................1.837
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–World Golf ChampionshipsBridgestone Invitational/4 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent 2007 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $260,000–2007 World Golf Championships–Accenture Match Play Championship/T5 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Verizon Heritage/12
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T6 CUT T10 T11 U.S. Open CUT CUT W/D 15 T10 T65 British Open CUT CUT T20 CUT 71 T27 T7 PGA CUT 66 CUT T59 CUT T40 T15 THE PLAYERS T10 CUT CUT CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 T33 T33 T5 T9 Bridgestone Invitational T17 T16 T19 T4 T51 T8 CA Championship T8 T21 T56 T9 T51
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (3), 2004, 2006, 2008. World Cup (4), 2001-2004. Walker Cup, 1999. Seve Trophy, 2005.
3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 7 9 $1,302,225
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2007: Joined the PGA TOUR for 2008 by finishing in the top 125 on the non-member money list in 2007...Aided by a 7-under 65, the low final round, won the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in the United Arab Emirates by a stroke over Peter Hanson...Finished T5 at the World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship. Came back to finish T10 at the Masters Tournament after a first-round 79...Posted low round of the week (4-under-par 66) in second round at the U.S. Open at Oakmont CC en route to T10 finish. 2006: Placed second on the European Tour Order of Merit behind Padraig Harrington...Beat Shaun Micheel 10 and 8 to win the HSBC World Match Play in Wentworth, England. Casey’s third European Tour victory of the season moved him past David Howell to the top of the European Tour Order of Merit before Harrington overtook him in the final round of the Volvo Masters, the final event of 2006...Had a 2-0-2 record in Europe’s victory over the U.S. in the Ryder Cup, with an ace on No. 14 that ended his foursomes match with fellow Englishman David Howell...Best PGA TOUR finish came in his seventh start, a T4 at the Bridgestone Invitational in August. 2005: Won for the fourth time on the European Tour in China at the TCL Classic where he beat Paul McGinley in a playoff. Helped him finish 39th on The European Tour Order of Merit... As a member of the PGA TOUR, his best finish in 10 starts was a T16 at the Ford Championship at Doral. 2004: Joined the PGA TOUR in late April as a Special Temporary Member and earned privileges for the 2005 season via making the 2004 Ryder Cup Team...In first start at THE PLAYERS Championship, finished T10 to lead the 17 first-time participants...Finished T6 at the Masters in first appearance. Entered final round one back of co-leaders Chris DiMarco and Phil Mickelson, but shot 74...Shared the first-round lead with Thomas Levet (5-under 66) at the British Open in Scotland before finishing T20...Went 1-1 in the Europeans’ Ryder Cup victory...Teamed with Luke Donald to win the World Golf Championships-World Cup in Spain in mid-November. 2003: Began season quickly with two victories outside the U.S., the first in the ANZ Championship at New South Wales Golf Club in Sydney where he carded a final-round 71 to finish with 45 points under the Modified Stableford System, the second in the final Benson and Hedges International Open at the De Vere Belfry where he
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2001 Gleneagles Scottish PGA. 2003 ANZ Championship [Eur], Benson and Hedges International Open [Eur]. 2005 TCL Classic [Eur]. 2006 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles [Eur], Volvo China Open [Eur], HSBC World Match Play [Eur]. 2007 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship [Eur].
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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EDUCATION: Arizona State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Food, music, cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 JOINED TOUR: 2005
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Alex Cejka
(CHAY-ka)
EXEMPT STATUS: 117th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Alexander Cejka HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: December 2, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Marienbad, Czech Republic (of German nationality) RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NV
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
2—2004 The INTERNATIONAL, T2—2003 B.C. Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (11):
1990 Czech Open. 1991 Audi Quattro Trophy [EurChall]. 1992 Czech Open. 1993 Audi Open [EurChall]. 1995 Turespana Open Andalucia [Eur], Hohe Brucke Open [Eur], Volvo Masters [Eur]. 1997 KB Golf Challenge [EurChall]. 1998 Lancia Golf Pokal. 2002 Trophee Lancome [Eur], Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge [EurChall].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T4—Stanford St. Jude Championship; T7—The Honda Classic; T8—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard; T9—AT&T National.
2008 SEASON:
Solid year, highlighted by four top-10 finishes, including a T4 at the Stanford St. Jude Championship...Recorded his first top-10 of the season with a T7 finish at The Honda Classic…Two weeks later finished T8 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his ninth start of the season. It was his first top-10 at Bay Hill Club & Lodge out of four starts in Orlando...Thinking he had missed the third-round cut at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, flew home to Las Vegas. Upon hearing that the cut wasn’t being instituted, caught a flight from Las Vegas back to Houston, rented a car and drove through the night to New Orleans, arriving the next morning. Playing with borrowed clubs and clothes, shot a final-round 71, his best round of the week, to finish T75. Brandt Jobe and Retief Goosen also returned upon hearing they were still playing…Third top-10 was a T4 at the Stanford St. Jude Championship. It was his best TOUR performance since a T3 at the 2006 John Deere Classic...Finished T9 at the AT&T National after closing rounds of 68-66. It is his 18th career top-10...Suffered a neck injury during the Legends RenoTahoe Open which resulted in surgery. Returned for the final two events of the season where he missed the cut.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: In adopted hometown of Las Vegas, collected T30 finish at the Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
FAMILY: Children, Alexander, Felix, Tyla SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, cars, motor boats, pool TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 Q SCHOOL: 2002, 2005, 2006
for Children to jump to No. 125 on TOUR money list with three events remaining in season...Overcame a double bogey on the first hole of his final round to finish T6 at the Fry’s Electronics Open, his best finish of the season. Finish moved him from 125th to 110th on the money list, solidifying his 2008 TOUR card. 2006: Collected first top-10 since 2004 with a T3 at the John Deere Classic, posting four rounds in the 60s to finish three behind John Senden... Added a T9 at the Reno-Tahoe Open in August. 2005: Fell outside the top-125 in third full season on TOUR. Struggled most of the season, especially after injuring his back in a jet-skiing accident in June…Highlight of the season came at THE PLAYERS Championship. Making only his second start at the TPC Sawgrass, finished T12…In April, was disqualified for using a non-conforming ball during the third round of the MCI Heritage. Cejka picked up his Srixon URX ball on the ninth green and noticed two dots instead of two arrows on the ball. He was initially assessed a two-stroke penalty and then disqualified at the end of the round when the ball was deemed not on the conforming balls list. 2004: Followed rookie season with a solid sophomore campaign, making a career-best $1,313,483 and posting three top-10s, including a runner-up finish at The INTERNATIONAL... Posted best finish of his career, in his 65th PGA TOUR start, a solo second at The INTERNATIONAL. Trailed by one point in the tournament’s Modified Stableford scoring system heading into the final round, but was passed by Rod Pampling who made eagle on the 71st hole to collect five points. His $540,000 paycheck was largest of TOUR career. 2003: Second-highest finishing rookie on the money list, 60th, behind Ben Curtis (No. 46)...Picked up first top-10 finish as a member of the TOUR with a T7 at the Phoenix Open. Only other previous TOUR top-10 was a T6 at the 1996 NEC World Series of Golf...Posted career-best, runner-up finish at the B.C. Open, helping to solidify his playing privileges for 2004...Finished solo fourth at the PGA Championship for first career top-10 at a major championship. 2002: Finished T2 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his first TOUR card...Collected his fourth victory on the European Tour, where he has been a member since 1992, at the
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996 10 5 1 2 $134,961/143 1997 1 1999 2 2 6,800/304 2000 1 2001 1 1 1 57,310 2002 1 2003 30 20 1 4 7 1,182,883/60 2004 24 16 1 3 7 1,313,483/54 2005 31 15 5 510,082/140 2006 30 16 1 2 3 525,484/145 2007 25 17 4 6 86,350/124 868,303/120 2008 25 13 4 5 94,190/120 893,998/117 Total 181 105 2 1 18 36 5,493,304
2002 Trophee Lancome...Finished 23rd on the Volvo Order of Merit, making the cut in 12 of 18 events...Also picked up a victory at the Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge on the European Challenge Tour, his fourth on that tour. 1999: Finished 17th on the Volvo Order of Merit. 1998: Led the European Tour in Greens in Regulation. 1996: Made the cut in all four majors, highlighted by a T11 showing at the British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. 1995: Finished sixth on the 1995 Order of Merit...Won three times that year, including the prestigious Volvo Masters. The others were the Turespana Open Andalucia and the Hohe Brucke Open. Set course record with a 61 during the Hohe Brucke Open. 1992: Won Czech Open for second time in career.
PERSONAL:
Fled Communist Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) at age 9 as a refugee, traveling with his father to Yugoslavia, Italy and Switzerland before settling in Munich, Germany. Has fulfilled his life-long dream of playing on the PGA TOUR from the hardships he and his family suffered under Communism to freedom of opportunity in America.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.77 Driving Distance............................................284.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.38% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.42% Putting Average............................................1.794
(81) (129) (69) (133) (116)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun/4 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2004 Booz Allen Classic/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $540,000–2004 The INTERNATIONAL/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 Bell Canadian Open/33
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters 44 26 U.S. Open T50 T61 T60 British Open T11 CUT CUT T13 CUT CUT CUT PGA T52 T65 4 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T33 T12 CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T42 T9 CA Championship T55 T12 T28
NATIONAL TEAMS: Dunhill Cup (4), 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998. World Cup (8) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005. The Seve Trophy (3), 2000, 2002, 2003.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2002 5 3 1 2 $33,967/104 2007 1 Total 6 3 1 2 33,96 European Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 2 1 1 $38,596 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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K.J. choi
K.J. Choi
(choy)
EXEMPT STATUS: Multiple tournament winner (through 2011) FULL NAME: Kyoung-Ju Choi HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: May 19, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Wando, South Korea RESIDENCE: The Woodlands, TX
2002 Compaq Classic of New Orleans, Tampa Bay Classic. 2005 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. 2006 Chrysler Championship. 2007 the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, AT&T National. 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii.
OTHER VICTORIES (1): 2008 LG Skins Game.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Sony Open in Hawaii; T5—World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship, BMW Championship.
2008 SEASON:
At age 37, captured his seventh career victory (Sony Open in Hawaii) on his way to a 10th-place finish on the FedExCup points list. Ended the season with 16 made cuts in 21 appearances, and five top-10s…Survived blustery final-round conditions at Waialae and a spirited charge by Rory Sabbatini, closing with a 1-over 71 for a three-shot victory at the Sony Open in Hawaii. The wire-to-wire victory gave Choi a fourth straight year with a PGA TOUR win, joining Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh with active streaks that long…Opened with a 6-under-par 65 to take a one-stroke lead over Kevin Na after the first round of the Northern Trust Open. Finished T7. Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, falling to eventual champion Tiger Woods, 3 and 2, in the quarterfinals… Didn’t crack the top 10 until 14 tournaments later, finishing T5 at the BMW Championship and jumping into the top 10 on the FedExCup points list (No. 8)…Ended the season with a ninth-place finish at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Had best season of career, with two victories, at the Memorial Tournament and AT&T National, a spot on the International Team for The Presidents Cup and a fifth-place finish in the FedExCup standings...Carded rounds of 69-70-6765--271 in claiming his fifth career TOUR title at the Memorial Tournament...Final-round 65 tied the low final round for a winner at the Memorial. Managed to get up-and-down for par on the final three holes to solidify the win. Victory was special since he learned the game in native Korea by reading host Jack
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998 1 1999 2 2 1 $31,457/241 2000 30 16 1 4 305,745/134 2001 29 19 5 8 800,326/65 2002 27 19 2 7 11 2,204,907/17 2003 32 25 1 6 13 1,999,663/30 2004 24 19 1 7 10 2,077,775/26 2005 24 18 1 3 7 1,765,374/40 2006 26 22 1 4 10 2,376,548/27 2007 25 21 2 1 7 17 103,765/5 4,587,859/5 2008 21 16 1 5 12 110,646/10 2,683,442/16 Total 241 177 7 2 1 45 93 18,833,096
PERSONAL:
Interest in golf grew after one of his high school teachers recommended he try the sport. Began studying Jack Nicklaus lesson books and videos and spent long hours hitting practice balls on his island home’s only practice range. Later studied under Phil Ritson…First Korean to earn PGA TOUR card…After his 2005 victory, donated $90,000 to the Korean Presbyterian Church in Greensboro that he has attended each year he played the tournament…He grew up the son of a rice farmer and as a teenage powerlifter earned the nickname “Tank” because he could squat 350 pounds although he weighed a mere 95. He didn’t have the upper-body strength to pursue that sport, so he turned to golf at age 16.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.26 Driving Distance............................................286.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.38% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.48% Putting Average............................................1.781
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent BMW Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2003 Valero Texas Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2 times, most recent 2007 AT&T National/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 PODS Championship/5
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T15 3 T33 CUT T27 41 U.S. Open CUT T30 CUT T31 T15 CUT CUT CUT British Open CUT T49 CUT T22 T16 T41 CUT T8 T16 PGA T29 CUT T69 T6 T40 T7 T12 CUT THE PLAYERS T28 CUT T42 CUT T16 T23 CUT TOUR Championship T9 T19 27 26 T21 9 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33 T33 T33 T17 T5 Bridgestone Invitational T19 T53 T58 T51 T22 T11 T16 CA Championship T6 T57 T43 T32 T19 T12
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 2003, 2007; World Cup (3), 2002, 2003, 2005.
European Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 8 6 1 5 $615,911 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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1996 Korean Open. 1999 Ube Kosan Open [Jpn], Kirin Open [Jpn], Kolon Korean Open. 2003 Linde German Masters [Eur], S.K. Telecom Open [Asia]. 2005 S.K. Telecom Open [Asia].
Christian church his family attends near Houston...Earned his second victory in wire-to-wire fashion in his 86th career start at the Tampa Bay Classic. Became the second Asian-born player to win multiple events on the TOUR, joining Shigeki Maruyama of Japan, who earlier in the year earned his second victory at the Verizon Byron Nelson Classic...On Sept. 23, a day after his win in Tampa, had an inflamed appendix removed in Houston. Began suffering stomach pain on the eve of the final round at Tampa Bay. 2001: Finished season inside Top 125 for first time in his career...Earned card for the season via the 2000 Qualifying Tournament for second consecutive season, finishing T31. 2000: Rookie on PGA TOUR after T35 finish at the 1999 Qualifying Tournament. Finished 134th on the money list and picked up his only top-10 with a T8 at the Air Canada Championship.
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INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (7):
Nicklaus’ instruction books...Five weeks after winning Nicklaus’s Memorial Tournament, took the title at the inaugural AT&T National, with Tiger Woods as the host. Shot a final-round 68 for a 9-under 271 total to defeat Steve Stricker by three strokes and win for the sixth time, the most TOUR victories by an Asianborn player. Gave partial credit to improved putting to the use of a larger putting grip...Held a two-stroke lead through 36 holes at The Barclays and finished second, one stroke behind third-round leader Steve Stricker. It marked the first time in his career that he didn’t win after leading a TOUR event through 36 holes (4-1). Ended the PGA TOUR Playoffs fifth in the FedExCup standings, earning a $1-million bonus...Went 1-3-0 in his second Presidents Cup. 2006: Made 22 cuts in 26 events played and collected four top-10s, including winning the last full-field event of the season (Chrysler Championship) which earned him a spot in THE TOUR Championship...A T7 at the PGA Championship was his first top10 in a major since a T6 at the 2004 PGA Championship...The 2002 champion held the 36- and 54-hole leads at the Chrysler Championship. He fired a final-round 67 to win by four strokes. Choi and Shigeki Maruyama are the only Asian-born players to win multiple events on TOUR... 2005: Won for the third time with win at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, becoming the second Asian player to win in Greensboro (Shigeki Maruyama, 2003). Selected to represent South Korea at the World Cup in Portugal...Also won the SK Telecom Open by five strokes on the Asian PGA in early May, an event he won in 2003. 2004: In second Masters appearance, finished solo third, three strokes behind champion Phil Mickelson. Had a 30 on the front nine in second round and 31 on the back nine in final round. Final round included an eagle on the par-4 11th hole...Earned second top-10 in a major with a T6 at the PGA Championship. One of only 10 players to record multiple top-10s in the majors in 2004. 2003: Finished in top 30 for second consecutive season on strength of six top-10s, including a runner-up in the season-opening Mercedes Championships. Fired course-record 11-under-par 62 in third round. Posted a final-round 67 to capture the Linde German Masters, his first career victory on the European Tour. Was chosen by Gary Player as a Captain’s Pick for the 2003 Presidents Cup. 2002: Third season on TOUR proved to be the breakthrough as he was one of three first-time winners to win twice...Became the first South Korean winner in TOUR history, closing with 5-under-par 67 for a four-stroke victory in the Compaq Classic of New Orleans. Fourth Asian to win on the TOUR, joining Isao Aoki and Shigeki Maruyama of Japan and T.C. Chen of Taiwan. Donated 10 percent of his $810,000 check to underprivileged South Koreans back home and to the
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FAMILY: Wife, Hyunjung Kim; Hohjun “David” (5/9/97), Amanda (3/4/02), Daniel (12/26/03) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 1999, 2000
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Daniel Chopra EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Daniel Samir Chopra HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: December 23, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Stockholm, Sweden RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro. 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2004 First Tee Arkansas Classic, Henrico County Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (9):
1993 Johor Bahru Open [Malaysia], Swedish International Championship. 1994 Classic Indian Masters, Jamtland Open [European Chall.], Challenge Chargeurs [European Chall.], Indian PGA Championship, Malaysian PGA Championship. 1995 Taiwan Open [Asia]. 2001 Mercuries Masters [Asia].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 1—Mercedes-Benz Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Started 2008 by winning his second PGA TOUR title at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship. Would go on to post three additional top-25 finishes, including a T14 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational…Defeated Steve Stricker in a four-hole playoff at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Birdie on the par-5 ninth, the fourth playoff hole, gave him his second TOUR title in his last three starts, dating back to the 2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic. In playoff, he left three putts on the edge of the hole, the last of which was an eagle attempt on the fourth playoff hole. Became the fifth different foreign-born player to win the Mercedes-Benz Championship over the last seven years…Recorded an ace during the third round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, holing an 8-iron from 173 yards at SilverRock Resort’s 14th hole…Held a two-shot lead through 54 holes at the Buick Open before a finalround 75 left him T17.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: First top-10 was a T8 at The Honda Classic, finishing two strokes out of a four-way playoff won by Mark Wilson... Finished T3 at the Valero Texas Open...Fired rounds of 67-66-69-71--273 to collect his first career PGA TOUR title at the inaugural Ginn sur Mer Classic. Final-round play
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(chope-RAH) FAMILY: Wife, Samantha SPECIAL INTERESTS: Television, reading, film, snooker TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 2003 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
was suspended on Sunday due to darkness and Chopra spent the night in a three-way tie with Fredrik Jacobson and Shigeki Maruyama. Birdied his first hole on Monday morning, the par-5 16th, and then parred the last two to win by one stroke over Jacobson and Maruyama. Became the 12th first-time winner on the PGA TOUR in 2007. 2006: Made 22 cuts in 33 starts, finishing in the top-10 six times (including runner-up at the Frys.com Open) and collected $1,530,455...Best finish was a T2 at the Frys.com Open. Finished one stroke behind Troy Matteson...Led the TOUR in putting average, 1.712. Was third in putts per round, 28.21. Led the TOUR in total birdies with a season-best 435. 2005: First top-10 came in 13th start, a T9 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans...Finished T12 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas in mid-October, thanks to a closing 7-under 65. Improved his season earnings to $722,668 with $81,000 payday in Las Vegas, lifting him over the mark to secure his card for the 2006 season...In his last start of the season, finished T10 at the Chrysler Championship. 2004: Finished in top-125 in rookie season on PGA TOUR while posting three top-10s...Initial success of season actually came on Nationwide Tour, where he finished 21st on the money list the prior year. Was not eligible for the MCI Heritage in April, so took advantage of a return to the Nationwide Tour where he won the First Tee Arkansas Classic...A month later, did not qualify for the Bank of America Colonial and broke the 72-hole tournament record on the Nationwide Tour with a record 30-under-par 258 at the Henrico County Open in Glen Allen, VA. He broke the Tour mark by four strokes and became the first player in a 72-hole professional tournament on a par-72 course to reach 30-under par...Made his first start in a major at the U.S. Open and finished T24…Finished T8 for first career top-10 on the TOUR at the Buick Open...Continued his consistent play with T9 at the Reno-Tahoe Open...Posted third top-10 in last five outings, a T4 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, giving him enough money to keep his card for the 2005 season. 2003: Finished sixth at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, earning his first TOUR card...Made the cut in 19 of 22 events on the Nationwide Tour. Finished the season No. 21 on the money list with $178,799, just $1,164 behind Tommy Tolles
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2004 33 20 3 5 $763,253/108 2005 34 19 2 9 893,368/90 2006 33 22 1 6 9 1,530,455/54 2007 34 20 1 1 3 6 87,050/115 1,755,110/48 2008 27 15 1 1 4 96,230/102 1,630,690/52 Total 161 96 2 1 1 15 33 6,572,875 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2002 25 8 2 3 $41,269/90 2003 22 19 1 7 13 178,799/21 2004 3 3 2 2 3 182,130/27 Total 50 30 2 1 11 19 402,198
for the final spot that would earn a 2004 PGA TOUR card... Season-best finish came at the LaSalle Bank Open (T3). 2002: Finished No. 90 on the Nationwide Tour money list, his rookie season. Posted his only top-10s in consecutive weeks, finishing T7 at the Dayton Open followed by a T5 at the Fort Smith Classic...Won the Mercuries Masters on the Asian Tour at the Taiwan G&CC after gaining entry on a sponsor invitation. Posted a 4-under 284 total to win by one and collect the $69,565 first-place check. 2001: Finished T87 at the Qualifying Tournament to earn his card on the Nationwide Tour for the 2002 season. 2000: Finished T3 at the Tour Players Championship on the Japan Golf Tour. Member of the European Tour 1996-2000.
PERSONAL:
Moved to India at age 7 and was raised by grandparents. Won the All-India Junior Golf Championship at age 14. Won two more Indian Junior titles plus the Doug Sanders World Junior title…Born to a Swedish mother and Indian father… In 1995, became the first person to hit a golf ball off the Great Wall of China.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.95 Driving Distance............................................294.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................52.51% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................59.88% Putting Average............................................1.724
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 64–7 times, most recent 2007 Valero Texas Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,100,000–2008 Mercedes–Benz Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii/60
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT U.S. Open T24 T36 British Open CUT PGA T41 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T40 CUT T44 T42 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 Bridgestone Invitational T14 CA Championship T34
european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 9 6 1 2 $284,734 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Stewart Cink
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EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Stewart Ernest Cink HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 205 BIRTHDATE: May 21, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Huntsville, AL RESIDENCE: Duluth, GA; plays out of East Lake GC
1997 Canon Greater Hartford Open. 2000 MCI Classic. 2004 MCI Heritage, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. 2008 Travelers Championship.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3):
1996 Ozarks Open, Colorado Classic, TOUR Championship.
OTHER VICTORIES (2):
2006 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge [w/Zach Johnson and Scott Verplank]. 2007 CVS Caremark Charity Classic [w/J.J. Henry].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Travelers Championship; 2—World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship, PODS Championship; T3—Buick Invitational, Masters Tournament; T7—Verizon Heritage; T8—Wachovia Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Had a career year with a victory at the Travelers Championship, two runner-up finishes and a spot on the winning U.S. Ryder Cup team. Season earnings of $3,979,301 moved him over the $25-million mark in career earnings (10th all-time) and placed ninth on the season money list, his third time in the top 10…In his second start of the season fired three rounds in the 60s on the way to a T3 at the Buick Invitational…Runner-up to Tiger Woods at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, losing 8 and 7 in the 36-hole championship match. Beat Justin Leonard in the semifinals 4 and 2 after topping Miguel Angel Jimenez, Padraig Harrington, Colin Montgomerie and Angel Cabrera to reach the semifinals… Rounds of 66-73-69 led to a two-stroke lead after 54 holes at the PODS Championship, but a final-round 74 left him T2 and two strokes behind eventual winner Sean O’Hair…
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Finished T9 at the World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship. Fell to Stephen Ames, 3 and 1, in the third round...One of only three players to record all four rounds under par at the Wachovia Championship, where he finished T5...Continued strong play with T3 finish at THE PLAYERS Championship. Rebounded from an opening 2-over-par 74 to finish three strokes behind champion Phil Mickelson with rounds of 69-71-66...Finished T5 at the Memorial Tournament thanks to his front-nine play (14-under par on Muirfield Village’s front nine, even par on the back nine)...Recorded his first top-10 at the British Open
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1995A 1 1 1995 5 4 1 2 $58,426/192 1996 5 5 1 4 108,710/158 1997 31 19 1 1 4 13 809,580/29 1998 28 23 1 6 15 833,648/31 1999 27 21 1 1 8 14 1,255,100/32 2000 27 23 1 1 1 9 15 2,169,727/10 2001 29 22 2 6 14 1,743,028/26 2002 27 20 4 8 894,212/73 2003 28 23 2 6 14 1,781,885/35 2004 28 24 2 1 10 20 4,450,270/5 2005 26 23 1 5 10 1,733,049/43 2006 26 22 1 7 16 2,755,911/15 2007 25 21 1 6 13 96,697/22 2,483,146/25 2008 23 20 1 2 2 7 12 107,407/20 3,979,301/9 Total 336 271 5 10 8 80 170 25,055,994
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT T23 T27 T28 CUT T24 T17 T20 10 T17 T3 U.S. Open T16 T13 T10 T32 T8 3 CUT T28 CUT T15 T37 CUT T14 British Open T66 CUT T41 T30 T59 T34 T14 CUT CUT T6 CUT PGA CUT CUT T3 T15 T59 T10 CUT T17 T28 T24 T32 CUT THE PLAYERS T42 CUT T33 CUT CUT T39 T22 T32 CUT T3 T21 TOUR Championship 24 T18 T13 T21 25 T11 T24 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T33 T33 T33 T17 T5 T33 T9 2 Bridgestone Invitational 7 T13 T47 T61 1 T41 2 T56 T43 CA Championship T4 CNL T23 T46 T13 T45 T20
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (3), 2000, 2005, 2007; Ryder Cup (4), 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008; World Cup (2), 2005, 2006.
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1995 3 1 1 $2,936/180 1996 21 18 3 2 1 14 17 251,699/1 Total 24 19 3 2 1 14 18 254,635 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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1996 Mexican Open. 1999 Mexican Open.
in 10 appearances with his T6 finish at Carnoustie...T7 finish, with a final-round 65, at the BMW Championship moved him from 32nd to 23rd in the FedExCup standings, thereby qualifying him for THE TOUR Championship at his home course, East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta...Earned a spot on his third Presidents Cup team and compiled a record of 3-1-0 for the week, bringing his all-time Presidents Cup record to 8-4-1. 2006: Highlights of season included a 4-and-3 singles victory over Sergio Garcia at the Ryder Cup, and his fifth appearance at THE TOUR Championship…In ninth Masters start, finished solo 10th for first career top-10 in Augusta... Named as a Captain’s Choice for the 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup team and compiled a 1-1-3 record...The 2004 winner finished runner-up to Tiger Woods at the Bridgestone Invitational. Tied Woods at 10-under par with birdies on two (Nos. 16-17) of his last three holes to force a playoff. Lost on fourth extra hole when Woods made birdie on No. 17 from 8 feet. With a bogey-free 64, held the third-round lead by one over Woods, Paul Casey and Davis Love III...Teamed with J.J. Henry in the Barbados World Cup. 2005: Played on victorious U.S. Presidents Cup squad and fashioned five top-10s en route to top-50 finish on money list...Best finish was a T3 at the Chrysler Championship, four shots behind champion Carl Pettersson. 2004: Career season included multiple TOUR victories for the first time, a career-best fifthplace finish on the money list and a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup squad. Jumped to No. 10 in Official World Golf Ranking from outside the top 50 at start of season. Led the PGA TOUR in Putting Average (1.723)...Earned third career victory and first in four years by defeating Ted Purdy in a five-hole playoff at the MCI Heritage. Made birdie on the fifth playoff hole, the par-4 16th, to win. Became seventh player to win the tournament more than once (2000) and had the largest come-from-behind win on TOUR, nine strokes, since Paul Lawrie won the 1999 British Open by coming from 10 strokes back at the start of the final round. The final-round, 7-under 64 was a tournament record for low finish by a winner, topping the 6-under 65 he posted in his 2000 win
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INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
Finished T3 at the Masters, his best career finish at Augusta, four strokes behind winner Trevor Immelman. Paired with Tiger Woods in the final round, matched Woods’ even-par 72 to finish at 4-under-par 284…Kept solid play going the following week at the Verizon Heritage where the 2000 and 2004 champion claimed his fifth top-10 of the year with a T7 finish in Hilton Head Island. His first-round, 4-under-par 67 at Harbour Town led the charge toward a T7…Despite carding a 2-over 74 in the final round, finished T8 at the Wachovia Championship. Shot a third-round 65, which matched the low round for the tournament…Held off late charges from Tommy Armour III and defending champion Hunter Mahan to win the Travelers Championship by one stroke. Shot 66-64-65-67 to finish at 18-under for his fifth career victory and first since 2004. Earned his first career win at TPC River Highlands as a rookie. Made par from behind the green on the final hole to secure the win and pushed him to third place in the FedExCup standings behind Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and into second place in the U.S. Ryder Cup standings…Earned a spot on his fourth Ryder Cup team and compiled a record of 1-2-0 for the week, bringing his all-time Ryder Cup record to 4-7-4…Played in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events. Made his seventh appearance at THE TOUR Championship and finished T24. Placed 20th in the FedExCup standings.
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FAMILY: Wife, Lisa; Connor Stewart (9/13/93), Reagan Braswell (4/8/97) EDUCATION: Georgia Tech (1995, Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, boating, water sports, hiking, barbecue, snow skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1996)
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Stewart Cink in Hilton Head Island, SC…Along with Jay Haas, selected by Hal Sutton as a Captain’s Pick for the 2004 Ryder Cup Team, his second appearance on the team...Recorded wireto-wire victory at NEC Invitational, posting rounds of 63-6868-70--269. Four-stroke win over Rory Sabbatini and Tiger Woods was worth a career-best $1.2 million. First player of 2004 to win wire-to-wire and first since Davis Love III at 2003 INTERNATIONAL. 2003: Returned to the top-40 on the money list after falling out in 2002. Runner-up at Bay Hill Invitational and FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort..Set two course records in one day with 62-61 U.S. Open sectional qualifying scores on June 2 in Columbus, OH. Bogeyed the first hole then recorded 22 birdies to win the qualifier by nine strokes. 2002: Without a top-10 finish through first 13 events, recorded back-to-back top-10s at the Memorial Tournament (T9) and Buick Classic (T5). 2001: Posted three top-fives in June, and narrowly missed the 18-hole U.S. Open playoff between Mark Brooks and Retief Goosen. Made double bogey on final hole at Southern Hills to fall one shy of playoff...First-time member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team. 2000: Earned second TOUR victory at MCI Classic. Shot final-round 65, which included birdies on three of final four holes. Two-stroke win over Tom Lehman was worth $540,000...Followed with T2 at MasterCard Colonial, where he held three-stroke lead through 54 holes. Closing 71 left him two strokes behind Phil Mickelson... Member of U.S. Presidents Cup team where he was 4-0-0 in first appearance. 1999: Missed earning a place in THE TOUR Championship by one spot. Was 31st on the money
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list after finishing T11 at National Car Rental Golf Classic at Disney World Resort, $14,600 behind Duffy Waldorf...At PGA Championship, was one stroke out of 54-hole lead and finished T3. 1998: Recorded six top-10s and almost became first to successfully defend at Canon GHO. A final-round 67 moved him into playoff with Olin Browne and Larry Mize. Browne won with a chip-in birdie. 1997: Voted PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year after victory at the Canon Greater Hartford Open and $809,580 in earnings...Was only rookie to qualify for THE TOUR Championship and finished season ranked 29th in official earnings...First player to be named Nationwide Tour Player of the Year and PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year in successive seasons...Came from behind to earn his first TOUR victory. Started final round in fifth place, four strokes behind leader Jeff Maggert. Closing 66 good for one-stroke victory over Brandel Chamblee, Tom Byrum and Maggert. 1996: Named Nationwide Tour Player of the Year after his record-setting season. Established Nationwide Tour record for earnings in a season with $251,699. Won three tournaments - Ozarks Open, Colorado Classic and Nationwide Tour Championship...Tied for 16th at U.S. Open to earn invitation to 1997 Masters. 1995: Tied for 18th in first professional start at Canon Greater Hartford Open. Amateur: A three-time All-American (1993-95) at Georgia Tech...Received 1995 Dave Williams, Haskins and Jack Nicklaus Awards as country’s top collegiate golfer... Beat Tiger Woods 3 and 2 in an exhibition match in 1995 in Atlanta the week before the Masters...AJGA All-American in 1990.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.95 Driving Distance............................................297.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................55.36% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.10% Putting Average............................................1.771
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Travelers Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–3 times, most recent 2004 World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,200,000–2004 World Golf Championships–NEC Invitational/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 AT&T National/5
PERSONAL:
Took up game when his parents, single-digit handicappers, left him at driving range before he was old enough to go on the course...Was a husband and a father while still at Georgia Tech...Member of East Lake GC, host venue of THE TOUR Championship...A big Atlanta Thrashers hockey fan...Outdoor enthusiast who loves hiking, camping, biking and skiing.
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Longest Par 4s in 2008
Rank Course 1 TPC Four Seasons 2 Plantation Course 3 East Lake GC 4 Congressional CC 5 Plantation Course
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Rank Course 1 Ridgewood CC 2 TPC River Highlands 3 TPC Boston 4 Plantation Course 5 TPC Sugarloaf
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Yds 528 520 520 518 516
Avg Score Tournament Name 4.396 EDS Byron Nelson 4.065 Mercedes-Benz Championship 4.258 THE TOUR Championship 4.247 AT&T National Pro-Am 4.016 Mercedes-Benz Championship
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Par 4 4 4 4 4
Yds 291 296 298 305 310
Avg Score Tournament Name 3.841 The Barclays 3.663 Travelers Championship 3.582 Deutsche Bank Championship 3.726 Mercedes-Benz Championshp 3.757 AT&T Classic
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Tim Clark EXEMPT STATUS: 26th in 2008 FedExCup Points FULL NAME: Timothy Henry Clark HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: December 17, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Durban, South Africa RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ FAMILY: Wife, Candace
2—2006 Masters Tournament, 2007 John Deere Classic, Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart, T2—2005 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 2007 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, 2008 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. 2000 Fort Smith Classic, Boise Open.
2002 Bell’s South African Open [Eur]. 2005 South African Airways Open [Eur], Barclays Scottish Open [Eur]. 2008 Australian Open.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2006 CVS Charity Classic [with Nick Price].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial; T6—Wyndham Championship; T8—BMW Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Enjoyed another solid year, highlighted by three top-10 finishes, including a T2 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in May. It was the fifth runner-up finish of his career. Fired a final-round 66 to tie eventual winner Phil Mickelson and Rod Pampling at 13-under par before Mickelson birdied the 72nd hole to win...Held a two-stroke lead after 54 holes at the Stanford St. Jude Championship. Posted a final-round, 6-over 76 to finish T18...Former N.C. State golfer returned to North Carolina in August where four
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Limited starts due to bulging disk in his neck, but continued to play effectively...Held a share of the 36-hole lead at the Masters Tournament before finishing T13...Finished T2 in successive starts at the John Deere Classic and U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Shot a front-nine 29 (seven birdies, one bogey) in the final round on the way to a 67 and a T5 finish at the BMW Championship. Moved from 33rd to 27th in the FedExCup standings to qualify for THE TOUR Championship...At THE TOUR Championship, tied the East Lake Golf Club course record in the first round with an 8-under-par 62 (later broken by Zach Johnson’s 60). Held the 18-hole lead and finished T7 to place 21st in the final FedExCup standings on the strength of five top-10s. 2006: In fifth career Masters appearance, holed out from a greenside bunker for birdie on the 72nd hole to finish second, his best finish in a major championship, two strokes behind champion Phil Mickelson. Posted back-to-back top-
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998A 1 2001 3 1 $21,750/227 2002 23 15 3 7 632,609/107 2003 25 16 1 3 10 1,253,690/53 2004 26 16 6 9 1,108,190/71 2005 26 22 1 1 6 16 2,310,037/21 2006 22 19 1 4 11 1,974,931/32 2007 19 15 3 6 12 97,275/21 2,615,152/22 2008 27 19 1 3 9 105,609/26 1,722,030/45 Total 172 123 6 2 31 74 11,638,389 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1998A 1 1 1998 1 1999 25 14 1 3 6 $57,220/46 2000 27 16 2 1 7 11 288,056/3 2001 4 1 1 1 16,200/147 Total 58 32 2 2 11 18 361,476
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT T13 CUT T39 2 T13 CUT U.S. Open CUT T13 T3 CUT T17 T48 British Open CUT CUT T23 T56 CUT PGA T53 3 CUT T17 T24 CUT T55 THE PLAYERS T21 CUT CUT CUT T68 CUT TOUR Championship T22 T7 29 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 T33 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T64 T48 T51 74 T6 T20 CA Championship 62 T18 T26 T63 T12
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 2003, 2005; World Cup (2), 2002, 2005.
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10s with his T7 finish at the Verizon Heritage...Rallied on the weekend at the Cialis Western Open, posting rounds of 68-66 to finish T4, four strokes behind Trevor Immelman. 2005: Captured two international titles, played in his second Presidents Cup and participated in THE TOUR Championship for the first time…Captured the South African Airways Open in his native country for the second time. Came into the final round in a four-way tie for first and final-round 6-under 66 was good for a six-stroke victory...Followed the win and a 30-hour journey from South Africa to Palm Springs and finished T2 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic… Finished T3 at the U.S. Open thanks to a pair of even-par 70s on the weekend...Recorded a two-stroke victory over Maarten Lafeber and Darren Clarke at The Barclays Scottish Open…Posted a 2-2-1 record for International squad in second Presidents Cup appearance. 2004: Continued strong play in his third full season as a TOUR member. Recorded a then-career-high six top-10s…Best finish of the season was T5 at the Valero Texas Open. 2003: In defense of first European Tour title, finished second to Trevor Immelman at the South African Airways Open in early January...Named to The Presidents Cup team by International Captain Gary Player after third-place finish at PGA Championship. Trailed co-leaders Shaun Micheel and Chad Campbell by four entering final round, and 1-under-par 69 fell three strokes short of Micheel. 2002: Took advantage of Major Medical Extension due to wrist injury that limited his 2001 campaign to three events. Had 26 events to earn $384,602 and almost doubled that with $632,609...Won the Bell’s South African Open on the European Tour/Southern Africa Tour in January.
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rounds in the 60s at the Wyndham Championship earned a T6...Opened with 66-62 for the 36-hole lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship. In second-round, 9-under-62, made two eagles early in his back nine and reached 11-under through 16 holes. Finished bogey-bogey on Nos. 8-9, his final two holes. Finished T15. Also shot 62 in the 2007 PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup in the first round of THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola at East Lake GC...Playing for the sixth straight week, recorded all four rounds in the 60s to finish T8 at the BMW Championship. Moved up on the FedExCup points list to No. 23, the fourth straight week he improved his position in the standings.
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EDUCATION: North Carolina State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Darts, pool, ping-pong, remotecontrol planes, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2000)
Clark, Tim
Captured the Southern Africa Tour Order of Merit based on five top-10s and one victory...Collected his first top-10 finish in only his eighth professional TOUR start, with a T9 at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans...T6 finishes at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill and Disney Golf Classic jumped him up the TOUR money list from a bubble-position of No. 126 to No. 106 to clinch TOUR card for 2003. 2001: Withdrew after first-round 79 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, effectively ending season in which he played just three events. 2000: Earned first TOUR card by finishing third on the Nationwide Tour money list. Captured two titles, at the Fort Smith Classic and Boise Open. 1999: Made the Nationwide Tour Championship and finished T23 after opening with a 77. 1998: Missed cut as an amateur at his first TOUR event, the Masters, where he earned a spot via 1997 U.S. Public Links title...Won backto-back events on the Canadian Tour, the New Brunswick Open and CPGA Championship. Amateur: Won 1997 U.S.
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Public Links Championship...Two-time NCAA East Regional Individual Champion (1996 and 1997)...1997 ACC Player of the Year...T5 at 1996 NCAA Championship and T7 in 1998 NCAAs...1996 CGAA National Freshman of the Year...Won 1997 Cardinal Amateur (Greensboro, NC) when he played 54 holes without a bogey and finished 15-under-par 195 for a tournament record.
PERSONAL:
Recorded his first hole-in-one when he was age 8… Donated his first-place share of approximately $20,000 at the 2005 Nelson Mandela Invitational to a deaf girl from the Carel du Toit School for the Hearing Impaired in Tygerberg, South Africa who needed ear surgery. “It put into perspective what life is all about - and it’s not about all those putts I’m able to put away or miss at the crucial stages of an event, but life in general,” Clark said.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.29 Driving Distance............................................281.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................63.62% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.31% Putting Average............................................1.760
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Deutsche Bank Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $756,000– 2006 Masters Tournament/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Barclays Classic/14
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Longest Par 5s in 2008
Rank Course 1 Firestone CC (South) 2 LaCantera GC 3 Plantation Course 4 Montreux G&CC 5 Trump Intrntl GC
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Rank Course 1 TPC Summerlin 2 Palm GC 3 Harbour Town GL 4 Poppy Hills 5 Pebble Beach GL
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Avg Score Tournament Name 5.041 Bridgestone Invitational 4.725 Valero Texas Open 4.766 Mercedes-Benz Championship 4.834 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open 4.757 Puerto Rico Open
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Par 5 5 5 5 5
Yds 492 495 502 502 502
Avg Score Tournament Name 4.301 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open 4.445 Children’s Miracle Network Classic 4.528 Verizon Heritage 4.594 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 4.838 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
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Jose Coceres
(coh-SEAR-us)
EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Jose Eusebio Coceres HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: August 14, 1963 BIRTHPLACE: Chaco, Argentina RESIDENCE: Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001 WORLDCOM CLASSIC - The Heritage of Golf, National Car Rental Golf Classic at Disney.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (8):
T12—The Honda Classic; T23—Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
2008 SEASON:
Injuries cut season short, with T36 at the AT&T National in early July his final outing. Finished the season with just six made cuts in 13 appearances, with top-25 finishes at The Honda Classic (T12) and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (T23)...Will play on a Major Medical Extension in 2009. Has 12 events to earn $612,359, which coupled with earnings of $240,393 in 2008, will equal No. 125 from the 2008 money list and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Lost to Fred Funk on the second hole of a suddendeath playoff at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Runner-up finish was his best since a victory at the 2001 National Car Rental Golf Classic...One week later, finished T2 at The Honda Classic after losing in a four-man playoff. Lost on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff to Mark Wilson, who made a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th hole just before Coceres missed one just a bit shorter. Back-toback top-10s was a career first and he was the first TOUR player since David Duval (1997) to compete in playoffs in back-to-back weeks...Finished fifth at THE PLAYERS, his best career finish at TPC Sawgrass…Led TOUR in Driving Accuracy percentage (75.47). 2006: In his first start of the season, finished T9 at the Verizon Heritage. The 2001 champion opened with three consecutive rounds in the 60s, then closed with 1-over 72 to finish in the top-10 for the first time since the 2004 John Deere Classic...Next top-10, a T5, came in August at the Reno-Tahoe Open...Posted
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1995 1 1 $6,380/288 1996 1 1997 1 1 11,812/261 2000 3 2 1 21,256 2001 19 12 2 2 5 1,502,888/34 2002 16 9 1 2 286,552/157 2003 21 11 1 3 337,682/153 2004 20 14 1 2 6 779,196/106 2005 22 7 3 269,705/182 2006 13 7 3 4 522,592/147 2007 17 10 2 3 4 91,111/66 1,287,843/72 2008 13 6 2 1,008/176 240,393/194 Total 147 80 2 2 1 12 30 5,266,299
PERSONAL:
Voted highest sporting award, “The Olympian,” in native Argentina in 2002, only the third golfer to receive the award…One of 11 children and an ex-caddie who taught himself the game. Took control of his family’s finances after father died in motor accident. Used to sleep five or six to a bed in family’s two-bedroom home. Four brothers also are professionals. Took up game when one brother cut branches off tree and fashioned golf club. Started playing by hitting rocks…Makes it a point to walk to a religious shrine near his hometown after every victory.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.56........ Driving Distance............................................272.2........ Driving Accuracy Percentage........................71.30%..... Greens in Regulation Percentage.................57.41%..... Putting Average............................................1.795........
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 67–Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun/1 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2004 John Deere Classic/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $630,000–2001 WORLDCOM CLASSIC – The Heritage of Golf/ Career High Official World Rank: After 2001 Buick Challenge/16
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Masters CUT CUT U.S. Open T52 CUT British Open T45 T96 CUT T44 T36 CUT CUT T34 PGA CUT T16 T10 T51 THE PLAYERS W/D Accenture Match Play Championship T33 Bridgestone Invitational T75 CA Championship T14 CNL T36 Year 05 06 07 08 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS 81 5 T6
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2006 1 Total 1 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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World Resort. Led by three after 54 holes and closed with a 68 to defeat Davis Love III by one. Win came on Mother’s Day in Argentina so he used a pillowcase for a sign that read, “Happy Mother’s Day for all the mothers.” 2000: Won the Dubai Classic. 1999: Passed six figures for fifth time in seven years on European Tour to become member of Millionaires Club. Had five top-10 finishes that season, ending with an eighth-place finish at Sarazen World Open and T10 in Volvo Masters...Closed his year by tying for second in Argentine Open. 1995: Won Tournament of Champions, his fourth career victory in Argentina. 1994: Won the Heineken Open Catalonia in Europe. 1992: Won $50,000 for hole-inone at Dubai Desert Classic.
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1991 Pinemar Open [Arg]. 1992 Montevideo Open [Ura], Los Cardales Challenge [Arg]. 1993 Pinemar Open [Arg]. 1994 Heineken Open Catalonia [Eur]. 1995 Tournament of Champions [Arg]. 1996 Los Leones Open [Chile]. 2000 Dubai Desert Classic [Eur].
third top-10 of the season with a T10 at the Valero Texas Open. It was his most top-10s in a season since joining the TOUR in 2001. He had two top-10s in 2004 and 2001 (rookie year won twice). 2005: Finished out of the top 150 (No. 182) for the third time in last four years, while posting three top 25s. 2004: Finished among the top 125 for the first time since earning two wins in 2001...In fourth start of season, finished T6 at the Shell Houston Open. One off the lead of Vijay Singh and John Huston through 54 holes, but slipped with final-round 73...Solo third at John Deere Classic was best finish since winning the 2001 National Car Rental Golf Classic. First-round, 9-under-par 62 was one off the TPC Deere Run course record. In final round, a double bogey on the eighth hole dropped him from the lead. 2003: Inconsistent season, continuing to battle back from broken arm suffered prior to 2002 campaign...Finished strong, posting top-25s in two of three starts at the end of the year...Lone top-10 came in October when he finished T7 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic..2002: Limited to 16 events due to a broken bone in right arm suffered in pickup soccer game in native Argentina. Did not play first tournament until early April at BellSouth Classic...After missing three of his first four cuts, made three consecutive cuts, finishing T18 at the Buick Classic, his best finish since breaking his arm...Recorded lone top-10 of the season at the PGA Championship in August, a T10, his best career finish in a major championship. 2001: Became the first Argentine to win on TOUR since Roberto De Vicenzo at the 1968 Houston Champions Invitational. One of nine players to claim multiple victories en route to finishing 34th in earnings in only 19 starts...Became one of nine first-time winners with a par on the fifth playoff hole to defeat Billy Mayfair at the WORLDCOM CLASSIC. Stood two strokes off the lead after 54 holes and closed with 71 to tie Mayfair at 11-under 273. Two playoff holes were contested Sunday before darkness forced a postponement until Monday. Saved par from greenside bunker on fourth playoff hole, No 17, before a dramatic recovery for par from the marsh alongside the closing lighthouse hole at Harbour Town Golf Links. Speaks little English and held a hand-made pillowcase that said, “For my family and my friends and for all the Argentineans, a million thanks.”...Became first international player to win the National Car Rental Golf Classic at Disney
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FAMILY: Wife, Monica; Maria Belen (1992), Marcos Jose (1995), Maria Jose SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, soccer TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 JOINED TOUR: 2001
Couch, Chris
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Chris Couch EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Christian Stratton Couch HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 225 BIRTHDATE: May 1, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Fort Lauderdale, FL RESIDENCE: Gainesville, FL; plays out of Gainesville CC FAMILY: Christian (9/13/00), Cayden (6/4/04)
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (5):
2001 Florida Classic. 2003 Oregon Classic, Nationwide Tour Championship. 2005 Rheem Classic Pres’d by Times Record, LaSalle Bank Open.
2008 SEASON:
Did not play on the PGA TOUR in 2008 due to continuing recovery from a shoulder injury. Finished T55 at the Nationwide Tour’s Chitimacha Louisiana Open in late March, his only start of the season in a PGA TOURsanctioned event...Will play out of the Major Medical Extension category. Has 29 tournaments to earn $852,752 to equal No. 125 from the 2008 money list and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Opened the season with a T13 at the Mercedes-Benz Championship and later added another T13 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee for his best finishes of the year. Made the cut in 10 of 30 starts, finishing No. 167 on the money list. 2006: Had a career year thanks to his first TOUR title and four top-25 finishes. Collected more than $1 million in season earnings for the first time in his career... Claimed first TOUR victory one day shy of 33rd birthday at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a 54-foot chip-in par on 72nd hole. Opened 70-70 to make the cut on the number, and grabbed 54-hole lead with an 8-under-par 64 on a blustery Saturday. On Sunday, posted final-round 65 that included a 12-foot bogey putt on No. 17 and the chip-in par on No. 18 after a difficult bunker shot behind green left him lying three in the green-side rough. The 269
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EDUCATION: University of Florida (1995) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, video games, playing with sons TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 Q SCHOOL: 1998 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2003, 2005)
total (19-under par) bested Charles Howell III and Fred Funk by one stroke. Earned a career-best $1,080,000 after entering the week with just two made cuts in nine starts and $22,278 in earnings. Jumped to No. 103 in Official World Golf Ranking in becoming the 15th player to earn first TOUR victory in New Orleans...Shared third-round lead with Davis Love III at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Finished T12 after a final-round, even-par 72. 2005: Earned return trip to the TOUR for the third time in his career and second time via the Nationwide Tour. Finished third on the Nationwide Tour money list (fourth in 2003)...Notched his fourth career Tour win with a five-stroke victory at the Rheem Classic. Tied the Hardscrabble CC course record with a final-round, 10-under-par 60...Won his second event at the LaSalle Bank Open. The victory moved him to the top of the season money list and past Pat Bates on the Tour’s career money list ($923,765). The win marked his fourth victory in 15 starts, dating back to the 2003 season. It also earned an exemption into the Cialis Western Open, where he held the 36-hole lead before tying for 13th. 2004: Recorded first top-10 on TOUR since a T7 at the 1999 Sony Open in Hawaii with a T10 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Was one behind Fred Funk through 54 holes and finished five back after a final-round, 2-under 70...Ended the season No. 217 on the money list. 2003: Brenden Pappas loaned him $3,000 in mid-season to allow him to continue playing... Finished the season No. 4 on the Nationwide Tour money list with $342,874...Capped the season with a victory at the season-ending Tour Championship. Shattered the previous tournament record with an 18-under-par 270, three shots clear of D.J. Brigman...Also won the Oregon Classic. Shot a final-round, 3-under-par 69 and then birdied the first playoff hole to defeat Jason Bohn. 2002: Played 23 events on the Nationwide Tour. 2001: Had thoughts of giving up the game
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1990A 1 1999 30 6 1 1 $121,752/181 2004 24 4 1 1 100,283/217 2005 1 1 1 96,667 2006 27 10 1 1 4 1,356,731/66 2007 30 10 4 1,494/153 355,386/167 Total 113 31 1 3 11 2,030,818
and becoming a club professional. Began the 2001 season with no status on either Tour. Used sponsor exemption to gain admittance to season-opening Florida Classic on his home course, Gainesville CC. Captured first career victory, the $76,500 winner’s check and fully-exempt status for the remainder of the 2001 and 2002 seasons. 1999: Earned membership on the TOUR after finishing T17 at the 1998 Qualifying Tournament. Only top-10 was a T7 at the 1999 Sony Open in Hawaii, his first career professional start on the TOUR...Finished 181st on TOUR money list, making just six of 30 cuts. Amateur: Two-time All-America selection at University of Florida...In 1991, was top-ranked junior golfer in the United States...His father started him in the game at age 7...At age 16, successfully qualified for 1990 Honda Classic, where he shot 82-77 and missed the cut.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.73.......... (176) Driving Distance............................................299.8............ (20) Driving Accuracy Percentage........................56.59%....... (182) Greens in Regulation Pct..............................64.11%....... (121) Putting Average............................................1.798.......... (127) MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Buick Invitational/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2004 Southern Farm Bureau Classic/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/103
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 06 07 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS CUT Bridgestone Invitational T68
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1997 17 8 1 5 $23,175/79 1998 25 13 1 5 28,349/72 2000 27 14 1 3 5 74,764/66 2001 26 14 1 3 7 145,536/25 2002 23 10 4 33,072/108 2003 21 13 2 2 6 9 342,874/4 2004 1 2005 21 10 2 1 5 7 337,205/3 2008 1 1 1,693/288 Total 162 83 5 3 1 19 42 986,668 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Fred Couples EXEMPT STATUS: 109th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Frederick Steven Couples HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: October 3, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: Seattle, WA RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ EDUCATION: University of Houston
1991 Johnnie Walker World Championship. 1994 World Cup [indiv]. 1995 Dubai Desert Classic [Eur], Johnnie Walker Classic [Eur], Johnnie Walker World Championship [Eur].
OTHER VICTORIES (26):
1983 JC Penney Classic [with Jan Stephenson]. 1990 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout [with Raymond Floyd], Sazale Classic, RMCC Invitational. 1992 World Cup [with Davis Love III]. 1993 Telus Skins Game, World Cup [with Davis Love III], Dunhill Cup [with John Daly and Payne Stewart]. 1994 Telus Skins Game, Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout [with Brad Faxon], World Cup [with Davis Love III]. 1995 Skins Game, World Cup [with Davis Love III]. 1996 Telus Skins Game, Skins Game. 1998 Telus Skins
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
the Masters Tournament for the first time in his career–a streak that began with a T32 finish in his inaugural appearance in 1983…Recorded third top-10 of the season with a T8 at the Wachovia Championship…T15 at THE PLAYERS in his 25th start at the tournament after getting in the field the week prior.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
T4—Shell Houston Open; T8—Buick Invitational, Wachovia Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Recorded three top-10 finishes on way to a No. 109 finish on the money list and was named Captain of the U.S. Team for The Presidents Cup…Surpassed the $20-million mark in career earnings to rank No. 20 all-time…Finished T8 at the Buick Invitational, his first top-10 of the season and first since a T3 at the 2006 Masters Tournament…On Feb. 28, named as Captain of the U.S. Team for The Presidents Cup, with Greg Norman leading the International Team for the Oct. 6-11, 2009 competition at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco…Shared the first-round lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a 5-under 65, finished T65…Made his 15th consecutive cut at the Shell Houston Open. After opening with a 1-over 73, fired three straight rounds in the 60s to finish T4…The following week, missed the cut at
PLAYOFF RECORD: 5-4
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1979A 1 1 1981 25 19 1 1 4 9 $78,939/54 1982 28 18 1 2 9 77,606/54 1983 30 23 1 1 7 15 209,733/19 1984 26 24 1 2 9 19 334,573/7 1985 26 23 7 10 171,272/38 1986 26 16 1 1 6 116,065/76 1987 27 21 1 9 15 441,025/19 1988 27 25 1 1 10 19 489,822/21 1989 24 21 1 2 9 17 653,944/11 1990 22 17 1 1 3 9 12 757,999/9 1991 21 20 2 4 9 12 791,749/3 1992 22 20 3 2 3 12 19 1,344,188/1 1993 19 17 1 2 9 15 796,579/10 1994 15 15 1 2 5 8 625,654/23 1995 15 12 4 7 299,259/63 1996 18 16 1 1 9 12 1,248,694/6 1997 15 13 7 7 448,385/55 1998 17 16 2 2 1 5 10 1,650,389/9 1999 16 13 6 7 769,192/56 2000 19 17 5 11 990,215/47 2001 19 14 4 385,984/131 2002 18 13 1 2 7 646,703/103 2003 18 17 1 4 9 1,820,495/34 2004 16 12 1 3 8 1,396,109/50 2005 22 15 1 1 4 9 1,804,179/38 2006 17 12 1 2 4 780,361/110 2007 3 1 43,085/230 2008 18 12 3 6 94,270/118 949,281/109 Total 570 463 15 17 21 156 286 20,121,480
2007: Tied Masters Tournament record (23, with Gary Player) for consecutive Masters cuts made. Finished T30 in only 72-hole tournament finish of the year. Sidelined much of the year with back issues. Didn’t play again in an official event after the Masters. 2006: Highlight of 26th full season on TOUR was battle with Phil Mickelson at the Masters, where he dropped to a T3 finish on Sunday…Struggled after the U.S. Open, and eventually diagnosed with blood clot in right arm in September after withdrawing from Bridgestone Invitational. Spent three days in a Columbus, GA, hospital…Posted the first top-10 of the season and his 13th in 25 starts at the Nissan Open with a fourth-place finish. Tied with three others with three holes to play but bogeyed two of last three to finish three strokes behind winner Rory Sabbatini...Recorded a PLAYERS Championship tournament-record fourth hole-in-one of the week on the 159-yard 13th hole with a 9-iron. The ace was his second at the TPC Sawgrass. He aced the par-3 17th hole in 1997
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 Masters T32 10 T10 T31 T5 T11 5 T35 U.S. Open T48 CUT CUT T9 T39 T46 T10 T21 CUT T3 British Open T4 T46 T40 T4 T6 T25 T3 PGA T3 T23 T20 T6 T36 CUT CUT CUT 2 T27 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT 1 T49 CUT CUT T23 T4 CUT T23 TOUR Championship T12 7 T7 T22 T16 Bridgestone Invitational T15 T21 T32 T28 W/D DNS CA Championship T10 T36 T15 DNS Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Masters 1 T21 T10 T15 T7 T2 T27 T11 26 T36 T28 T6 U.S. Open T17 T16 T16 CUT T52 T53 CUT T16 CUT T66 CUT British Open CUT T9 T7 T7 T66 6 CUT T46 PGA T21 T31 T39 T31 T41 T29 T13 T26 CUT T37 T34 THE PLAYERS T13 T39 T29 1 T10 T42 T4 T33 T58 CUT 10 CUT TOUR Championship T5 T10 T29 5 T24 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T33 T17 Year 05 06 07 08 Masters T39 T3 T30 CUT U.S. Open T15 T48 British Open T3 CUT PGA T70 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT 35 T15 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33
NATIONAL TEAMS: USA vs. Japan, 1984; Ryder Cup (5), 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997; Asahi Glass Four Tours World Championship of Golf (2), 1990, 1991; Dunhill Cup (4), 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994; World Cup (4), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995; The Presidents Cup (4), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2005.
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INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (5):
Game. 1999 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout [with David Duval], Skins Game. 2000 Telus Skins Game. 2001 Hyundai Team Matches [with Mark Calcavecchia]. 2003 Skins Game, Tylenol Par-3 Shootout at Treetops Resort. 2004 Skins Game, Tylenol Par-3 Shootout at Treetops Resort. 2006 ING Par-3 Shootout.
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1983 Kemper Open. 1984 Tournament Players Championship. 1987 Byron Nelson Golf Classic. 1990 Nissan Los Angeles Open. 1991 Federal Express St. Jude Classic, B.C. Open. 1992 Nissan Los Angeles Open, Nestle Invitational, Masters Tournament. 1993 Honda Classic. 1994 Buick Open. 1996 THE PLAYERS Championship. 1998 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, the Memorial Tournament. 2003 Shell Houston Open.
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SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, tennis, antiques, bicycling, vintage cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1980 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1980
Couples, Fred
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Fred Couples during the final round. Also holed out third shot from the 17th tee during the first round of the 1999 tournament after splashing his tee shot into water hazard...Vying to become the oldest Masters champion at the age of 46 years, six months and six days, was paired with 54-hole leader Phil Mickelson in final twosome on Sunday after opening 71-70-72. Hit 16 of 18 greens in final round but took 34 putts en route to a final-round 71 and a T3 finish. Extended Masters cut streak to 22 straight (dating to 1983 debut). 2005: With back issues largely under control, posted four top-10s and played a crucial role on the victorious United States Presidents Cup squad...Finished runner-up at the Memorial Tournament for the second straight year, one stroke back of Bart Bryant...Finished T3 at the British Open, his ninth top-10 at the event...Tabbed by Jack Nicklaus as Captain’s Selection for The Presidents Cup. Posted a 1-2-1 record but defeated World No. 2 Vijay Singh in Sunday singles match, 1-up, by draining a 20-foot putt on No. 18. 2004: Continued to play limited schedule due to back problems, but posted three top-10s in 16 starts...Finished T6 at Masters for ninth career top-10 in 20 starts for 1992 champion...Past champion unable to catch Ernie Els on the weekend at the Memorial Tournament. Finished solo second thanks to four rounds in the 60s. 2003: Candidate for Comeback Player of the Year won for the first time since 1998 at the Shell Houston Open. Missed just one cut in 18 starts...Began season at No. 147 in the Official World Golf Ranking and was No. 36 by season’s end...Discouraged with his game, hooked up with Butch Harmon during the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The two worked for six hours one day, with Couples shortening his swing to take some pressure off his tender back...Held first- and third-round leads at Houston before defeating runners-up Mark Calcavecchia, Stuart Appleby and Hank Kuehne by four. Win was the first victory in 87 events, dating back to the 1998 Memorial Tournament. Became the first player from the University of Houston and the sixth player over age 40 to win the Shell Houston Open. 2002: Climbed back into the top 125 after nearly doubling his earnings from the prior season...T9 at Nissan Open, first top-10 finish since a sixth at 2000 British Open...In first career appearance at Valero Texas Open, fired rounds of 65-64 on the weekend to finish T2, best since win at 1998 Memorial Tournament.
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2001: Finished out of the top 125 for first time in his career. Previous low finish was 76th in 1986. 2000: Earned top-10 finish in British Open with solo sixth. 1998: For third time in career collected two victories. Final-round 66 earned playoff spot with Bruce Lietzke at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, which he won with birdie on first extra hole at Bermuda Dunes. Earned 14th TOUR title with four-stroke win over Andrew Magee at Memorial Tournament...Fell one stroke shy of winning his second Masters after leading each of first three rounds. 1996: Became first player to win two PLAYERS Championships. Trailed Tommy Tolles by four strokes through 54 holes, but closing 64, featuring eagle at 16 and birdie at 17, sealed victory. 1995: Recorded backto-back victories on European Tour, first American to do so since Charles Coody in 1973...Teamed with Davis Love III to win four consecutive World Cup of Golf titles (199295). 1994: Opened the season with a playoff loss to Phil Mickelson at the Mercedes Championship...Missed three months due to tear in outer layer of disc in lower back... Edged Corey Pavin with a two-stroke win over him at the Buick Open in August…1993: Earned 10th career victory at the wind-shortened (54 holes) Honda Classic. Closed with a 70 to tie Robert Gamez. Holed a bunker shot on 17th hole to force the playoff. Won with par on second extra hole. 1992: Career year, winning three tournaments, including the Masters, and earned more than $1.3 million to finish No. 1 on the money list for the only time in his career...Earned his second consecutive Player of the Year Award as voted by the players...Entered final round of Masters trailing Craig Parry by one stroke. Closing 70 good for two-stroke victory. Masters completed remarkable streak during which he won three tournaments and finished second twice in six starts...Defeated Davis Love III with a birdie on the second playoff hole to win his second Nissan Los Angeles Open title...Three weeks later, decimated the field at the Nestle Invitational, winning by nine strokes...Third-round 63 set the course record at the TPC at Sawgrass during THE PLAYERS Championship...Winner of Vardon Trophy for second consecutive year...Winner of Arnold Palmer Award and PGA of America Player of the Year. 1991: Took lead at Federal Express St. Jude Classic with third-round 66 and went on to three-stroke victory over Rick Fehr. Won B.C. Open by three strokes as well. 1990: After equaling the then-course
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.64 Driving Distance............................................300.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................57.25% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.25% Putting Average............................................1.794
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record with a 9-under 62 during the third round, defeated Gil Morgan by three strokes at the Nissan Los Angeles Open...Finished second at the PGA Championship and fifth at the Masters Tournament. 1988: Lost playoff to Sandy Lyle at the Phoenix Open when Lyle bogeyed the third extra hole. 1987: Defeated Mark Calcavecchia with a par on the third extra hole at Byron Nelson Golf Classic. 1984: Edged Lee Trevino by a stroke to earn his first Tournament Players Championship. Featured second-round 64. 1983: First TOUR victory came in five-man playoff at Kemper Open. Birdied second playoff hole to defeat T.C. Chen, Barry Jaeckel, Gil Morgan and Scott Simpson.
PERSONAL:
Roomed with Blaine McCallister and CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz at University of Houston…His charity is Millie Medlin Violet Sobich Couples Fund, in memory of mother… Serves as host of the Fred Couples Invitational, a charity event in hometown of Seattle…Introduced to game by his father, who worked in Seattle Parks and Recreation Department…Inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago in November 2007.
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Ben Crane EXEMPT STATUS: 64th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Benjamin McCully Crane HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: March 6, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Portland, OR RESIDENCE: Westlake, TX FAMILY: Wife, Heather; Cassidy Olivia (12/5/06)
2003 BellSouth Classic. 2005 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2000 Wichita Open. 2001 Gila River Classic at Wild Horse Pass Development.
2008 SEASON:
Playing the season on a Major Medical Exemption, started the year with a T12 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and a T4 at the FBR Open…Recorded his second top-10 of the season with a T6 at THE PLAYERS, falling six shots shy of champion Sergio Garcia…Posted a second consecutive top-10 finish, and third of the year, two weeks later at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial with a fifth-place showing. It marked the first time since the 2006 Booz Allen Classic that he posted four consecutive rounds in the 60s… At the Deutsche Bank Championship in September, fired a third-round, 8-under-par 63 to claim T10 honors, his fourth top-10 finish of the 2008 season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Two-time PGA TOUR winner limited to nine events due to lower back problems that have plagued him off and on during his career. Granted Major Medical Extension and had 18 events in 2008 to earn $506,928 (combined with 2007 earnings of $278,252, would equal 2007’s No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2008 campaign… Posted four top-25s in nine starts with a best finish of T17 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2006: Another consistent year on TOUR, making a career-high 20 cuts in 26 events entered and collecting more than $1 million for the fourth straight
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 30 16 1 2 7 $921,076/70 2003 27 19 1 3 8 1,419,070/48 2004 27 19 5 7 1,036,958/75 2005 21 18 1 2 1 6 8 2,457,329/19 2006 26 20 1 3 9 1,489,093/58 2007 9 6 4 278,252/180 2008 25 19 4 8 100,750/59 1,488,505/64 Total 165 117 2 4 1 23 51 9,090,282 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1998A 1 1999A 1 1999 1 2000 18 11 1 1 4 $103,651/48 2001 26 14 1 4 6 147,474/23 Total 47 25 2 5 10 251,125
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.10 Driving Distance............................................288.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................67.46% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.74% Putting Average............................................1.760
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Deutsche Bank Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2005 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2003 BellSouth Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Merrill Lynch Skins Game/30
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT 62 T53 British Open CUT T11 PGA T48 T9 T40 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T66 T36 T6 TOUR Championship T7 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T42 T58 16 CA Championship T37 W/D
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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T4—FBR Open; 5—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial; T6—THE PLAYERS Championship; T10—Deutsche Bank Championship.
posting wins during Nationwide Tour career...After struggling early, finished second to Shigeki Maruyama at the Verizon Byron Nelson Classic. Closed with a 65, matching Tiger Woods’ low round of the day. Earned $518,400 six days before his wedding and enough to secure card for 2003. 2001: Earned his first TOUR card with a T5 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament...Won a three-man playoff which included Bo Van Pelt and Jason Caron at the Gila River Classic (Nationwide Tour) on the fourth extra hole. Shared first- and second-round leads with Van Pelt and held one-stroke advantage at the 54-hole mark. The victory and a T5 at the Nationwide Tour Championship moved him to 23rd on the final money list. 2000: Gained membership on Nationwide Tour with victory at the 2000 Wichita Open. Was the 12th Monday qualifier to win a Nationwide Tour title. Amateur: Won the 1998 Pacific Coast Amateur and PNGA (Pacific NW Golf Association)...Originally attended Baylor University, but did not play golf.
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season. Hampered in the early season by back problems... Best finish was T2 at the Frys.com Open in his first start following a withdrawal due to more back issues at the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship three weeks earlier. 2005: Missed February and March due to lingering back problems...In eighth start in early June, finished T2 at the Booz Allen Classic for first top-10 of season, posting rounds of 68-67 on the weekend...Collected his second PGA TOUR title in wire-to-wire fashion at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Recorded four rounds in the 60s, including a career-best opening round 8-under 62 to win by four strokes...Posted his second runner-up finish of the season with a T2 at the Bell Canadian Open. Final-round 4-under 66 left him one stroke back of winner Mark Calcavecchia...The next week posted a career-best fourth top-three finish of the season, third at the 84 LUMBER Classic. It was his fifth top-10 of the season... Earned an invitation to THE TOUR Championship for the first time in his career. Three back of the lead through 36 holes, but weekend rounds of 72-69 dropped him to T7, his sixth top-10...Qualified for the 2006 Masters, his first, with money list finish. 2004: Made his Mercedes Championships debut, finishing T9. One of three first-timers to finish in the top-10 (along with Darren Clarke and Adam Scott) at Kapalua...Carded five rounds in the 60s to finish T5 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...In defense of BellSouth Classic title, finished T6, six strokes behind winner Zach Johnson... Recorded first career top-10 in a major championship with his T9 at the PGA Championship. 2003: The first of seven first-time winners on the PGA TOUR, capturing the BellSouth Classic. In 40th career start, carded rounds of 64-63 on the weekend to come from six strokes back of 54-hole leader Lee Janzen to win. Final-round, 9-under-par 63 punctuated by an eagle-3 on the 72nd hole after a 357yard drive, matching TPC at Sugarloaf course record held by Tiger Woods (1998) and later matched by Duffy Waldorf (1999). Opened 73-73 to make the cut by only one stroke. Earned a career-high paycheck of $720,000. 2002: One of several rookies that found success on the PGA TOUR after
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EDUCATION: University of Oregon (1999, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Ping-pong, fishing, fitness, family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 Q SCHOOL: 2001 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Ben Curtis EXEMPT STATUS: 9th in 2008 FedExCup points FULL NAME: Ben Clifford Curtis HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: May 26, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Columbus, OH RESIDENCE: Stow, OH
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3):
2003 British Open. 2006 Booz Allen Classic, 84 LUMBER Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—Wachovia Championship, T2—PGA Championship; T4—The Barclays; 5—THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola; T7—British Open.
2008 SEASON:
Finished the season ranked ninth in the FedExCup standings thanks to career-best numbers in top-10 finishes (5), top-25 finishes (8), made cuts (18) and earnings ($2,615,798/17th). Also qualified for his first Ryder Cup team…Recorded his first top-10 of the season with a runner-up finish at the Wachovia Championship. Fell five shots shy of eventual champion Anthony Kim. Finished T7 at the British Open for his best finish in a major since winning his first major start at the 2003 British Open (21 starts)…Posted a T2 finish at the PGA Championship a few weeks later. Held a one-stroke lead entering the final round, but closed with a 1-over 71 to finish two behind champion Padraig Harrington. It was his first top-10 at the PGA Championship and his second top10 of the season at a major championship. Finish enabled him to qualify for his first Ryder Cup team, where he had a 1-1-1 record, including a 2 and 1 Singles victory over Lee Westwood….A T4 finish at The Barclays gave him back-toback top-10s on the PGA TOUR (T2 – PGA Championship). In 137 career starts on TOUR, this was the first time he has recorded consecutive top-10s…Capped the year with fifth-place honors at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola...Had the TOUR’s longest period without a 3-putt, going 374 consecutive holes at one point.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Ended the season with two top-10 finishes and 15 made cuts in 25 starts. First top-10 was solo fourth in seventh start of the season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. In second place through 54 holes, finished four back of Vijay Singh after a final-round 72. 2006: Had a career year, picking up two more PGA TOUR titles and earning more than $2.2 million, giving him a spot in THE TOUR Championship for the first time in his career...Captured his second TOUR victory at the rain-soaked Booz Allen Classic, joining Greg
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FAMILY: Wife, Candace; Liam Benjamin (9/20/06); Addison Marie (12/11/07) EDUCATION: Kent State University (2000, Recreation Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Q SCHOOL: 2002
Norman (1984) as wire-to-wire victors at the TOUR’s Washington D.C. event. Playing in 64th event since British Open win in 2003, slept on the lead for five consecutive nights as multiple delays forced a Tuesday morning finish. Rounds of 62-65-67-70--264 earned a five-stroke victory over runners-up Billy Andrade, Padraig Harrington, Nick O’Hern and Steve Stricker...Earned second victory of the season with a two-stroke victory over Charles Howell III at the 84 LUMBER Classic. Tied with Howell through 54 holes after opening 66-69-69, posted final-round 2-under-par 70 to clinch third career TOUR win, most of any Americanborn player in his 20s. 2005: Earned the first top-10 of the season in July, finishing third at the Cialis Western Open. Finished T4 at the Buick Championship. Opened with a 6-under-par 64 to share the lead with J.L. Lewis. Posted four rounds in the 60s for the first time in his career, but came up two shots out of the Brad Faxon-Tjaart van der Walt playoff. 2004: Collected one top-10, a T8 at the Memorial Tournament. 2003: Voted PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Pulled one of the greatest upsets in golf history, capturing the British Open in first career major championship start. Rounds of 72-72-70-69--283 topped Vijay Singh and Thomas Bjorn by one stroke. Entered final round tied for third, but grabbed lead with birdies on six of first 11 holes on Sunday, putting him two up on Bjorn, three ahead of Singh and four up on Tiger Woods. Went to No. 18 three behind Bjorn after bogeys at Nos. 12, 14, 15 and 17. Saved par with 10-foot putt on No. 18, and earned title when Bjorn finished 4-over on the final four holes. First player since Francis Ouimet at the 1913 U.S. Open to win a major in his first try. First player to win first British Open start since Tom Watson in 1975. Jumped from 396th to 35th in the Official World Golf Ranking, the biggest jump since the Ranking began in 1986. One of four first-time major champions in 2003, joining Mike Weir (Masters), Jim Furyk (U.S. Open), and Shaun Micheel (PGA). Qualified for the British Open via a T13 finish at the 100th Western Open, his best career finish to date and first career top-25 finish...Just one month after British Open triumph, returned to home state to play in the NEC Invitational at Firestone CC in Akron. Married Candace Beatty in Kent on Saturday evening, Aug. 23 after the completion of the third round. Finished T30. 2002: Played the Hooters Tour for a second consecutive season, finishing 10th on the money
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000 1 2001 1 1 $6,020 2003 21 13 1 1 3 1,434,911/46 2004 20 9 1 4 500,818/141 2005 24 8 1 2 2 594,670/129 2006 26 17 2 2 7 2,256,326/30 2007 25 15 2 2 87,250/114 772,321/126 2008 22 18 2 5 8 110,702/9 2,615,798/17 Total 140 81 3 2 1 13 26 8,180,863 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1997 1 2001 2 1 1 $6,847/194 2002 4 2 1 6,470/200 2003 1 1 1 5,146/229 Total 8 4 3 18,463
list and winning in Myrtle Beach, SC...Placed T26 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Three-time All-American at Kent State...Won the Ohio Amateur in 1999 and 2000. Second win came by 17 strokes, joining John Cook and Arnold Palmer as the tournament’s only back-toback winners. That same year, finished runner-up at the Western Amateur and won the Players’ Amateur to become the No. 1-ranked amateur golfer in the world by Golfweek.
PERSONAL:
Grew up only 50 yards from the practice putting green of Mill Creek GC in Ostrander, OH, where grandfather built the course and where his father is superintendent…Started playing golf at age 3 but says he didn’t get serious about it until high school. Won the Division II state title his junior and senior years of high school…The week after British Open victory, was a guest on David Letterman, hitting wedge shots rooftop to rooftop during broadcast, and visited President Bush in The White House…Caddie for most of 2003 was former Kent State University teammate Danny Fahl. Andy Sutton, a long-time caddie on the European Tour, worked for Curtis at the British Open…Signed an endorsement contract in 2004 with Reebok to wear its NFL apparel at PGA TOUR events, the first player to do that since the late Payne Stewart.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.98 Driving Distance............................................284.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................67.20% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.45% Putting Average............................................1.779
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–4 times, most recent BMW Championship/4 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2006 Booz Allen Classic/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,112,720– 2003 British Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 ADT Skills Challenge/24
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT T39 CUT CUT U.S. Open 30 CUT 57 T45 CUT British Open 1 CUT CUT CUT T8 T7 PGA CUT CUT T34 T60 CUT T2 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT CUT T42 TOUR Championship 21 5 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 Bridgestone Invitational T30 T42 80 CA Championship T66 T58
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup, 2008; World Amateur Team Championship, 2000.
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Brian Davis EXEMPT STATUS: 96th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Brian Lester Davis HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: August 2, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: London, England RESIDENCE: London, England; plays out of Vale Do Lobo (Portugal)
2—2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship, T2—2008 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
2000 Peugeot Open de Espana [Eur]. 2004 ANZ Championship [Eur].
2008 SEASON:
Recorded a career-high nine top-25 finishes, on his way to a No. 56 finish in the FedExCup standings. Held the 36-hole lead at The Honda Classic before weekend rounds of 73-73 left him four shy of eventual winner Ernie Els. T7 finish marked his first top-10 of the season…In a six-week span, posted four top-20 finishes beginning with a T13 at the Travelers Championship in June. Followed that with a T19 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee and a T14 at the RBC Canadian Open a week later before posting a T2 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open in August, his best finish since taking solo second at the 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Had a career-best three top-10 finishes and topped the $1-million mark for the first time in his career...Posted his best career finish, a second, at the Stanford St. Jude Championship to complete an emotional week. Had to fly home to Orlando on Tuesday of tournament week when
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998 1999 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
1 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 7 2 1 23 15 1 2 6 28 18 2 5 28 22 1 3 5 90,161/76 34 22 1 2 9 100,905/56 127 83 2 1 10 27
$9,491/296 228,611 110,250 854,460/98 762,281/113 1,289,207/71 1,151,558/96 4,405,859
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.61 Driving Distance............................................278.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................71.85% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.36% Putting Average............................................1.776
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Frys.com Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 Frys.com Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $648,000– 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 The Honda Classic/45
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT U.S. Open T61 CUT British Open CUT T68 CUT T6 CUT CUT T53 PGA CUT T13 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T20 CUT CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T33 CA Championship T35
NATIONAL TEAMS: Alfred Dunhill Cup, 2000. World Cup, 2000. The Seve Trophy, 2003.
european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 1 1 $15,819 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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T2—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open; T7—The Honda Classic.
third and 10 top-10s on the European Tour. 2002: Married his wife Julie in October and the week of his honeymoon played in the Telefonica Open de Madrid, finishing T2, his best finish of the season. 2000: In May, won his first title, the Peugeot Open de España, at the PGA Golf de Catalunya, where he met his wife to be, Julie, a former flight attendant and daughter of former England goalkeeper Ray Clemence. Amateur: Represented England at boy, youth and senior levels as an amateur...Won the 1992 Peter McEvoy Trophy as an amateur.
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wife and two children were rushed to the hospital following a carbon monoxide gas leak at their home. Returned to Memphis late Wednesday...Made the cut in his final two starts to close the season with 17 consecutive cuts made, which put him second behind Tiger Woods (23 in a row) to finish the season. 2006: In second season on TOUR, retained card on the strength of two top-10s...In fourth start of the season, collected his first top-10 with a T7 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am...Second top-10 was a T8 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, thanks to a closing 7-under 65. 2005: In rookie season on TOUR, finished 98th on the money list...Posted second career top-10, a T3 at the rain-shortened, unofficial Nissan Open. Shot 65-69 to finish one shot out of Adam Scott-Chad Campbell playoff...Shared the first-round lead with three others after an 8-under 64 at the Ford Championship at Doral. Finished T44...Finished T7 at the Shell Houston Open to bump season earnings into top 50...Closing 3-under 69 at The Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters earned a spot in a three-man playoff on European Tour with Thomas Bjorn and David Howell, eventually won by Bjorn. 2004: Earned his initial TOUR card by taking medalist honors in his first trip to the Qualifying Tournament since 1995. The first-timer at final stage posted the highest final round (2-over 74) by a Q-School winner since 1996 (Steve Jones, 75) and won by one stroke over Rob Rashell...Finished 31st on the European Tour’s Volvo Order of Merit, where he had been a member since 1997, with three top-10s and his second career victory, at the ANZ Championship. 2003: T6 at the British Open, shooting 68-68 on the weekend. Recorded two seconds, a
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FAMILY: Wife, Julie; Oliver (4/16/04), Henry (11/21/05), Madeline (6/23/08) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, spending time with family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 2004
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Chris DiMarco EXEMPT STATUS: Top 25 on the PGA TOUR Career Money List FULL NAME: Christian Dean DiMarco HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: August 23, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Huntington, NY RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL; plays out of The CC of Heathrow
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3):
2000 SEI Pennsylvania Classic. 2001 Buick Challenge. 2002 Phoenix Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1997 Ozarks Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 2006 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship [Eur].
OTHER VICTORIES (2):
2002 CVS Charity Classic [with Dudley Hart]. 2005 CVS Charity Classic [with Fred Funk].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH:
T10—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
2008 SEASON:
Finished outside of the top 125 (No. 146) in a full season for the first time since his second season on the PGA TOUR in 1995, but still managed to surpass $20 million in career earnings. Made the cut in 14 of 29 starts, with five top-25 finishes…Posted a T12 finish at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, his best effort since finishing T4 at the 2007 Bridgestone Invitational… Posted a 9-under 63 in the third round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open to sit one shot behind 54-hole leader Marc Turnesa. It was his best round on TOUR since a third-round 62 of the 2003 Phoenix Open. Posted a final-round 73 for his only top-10 finish of the year (T10).
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
FAMILY: Wife, Amy; Cristian Alexander (2/11/96), Amanda Elizabeth (1/28/98), Abigale Brooke (1/8/04) EDUCATION: University of Florida SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1993, 1997)
2007: Finished 107th on the money list, his lowest standing since 1998 when he finished 111th...In defense of 2006 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship title in the United Arab Emirates, finished fourth, aided by a final-round 66...Recorded his first top-10 of the PGA TOUR season with a T4 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, his third top-10 in four years in Akron. It was his first top-10 since his runnerup finish at the 2006 British Open...Underwent successful left shoulder surgery for a bone spur on September 12 and took the rest of the season off. 2006: Finished out of the top 30 (53rd) on the money list for the first time since 1999...With his wife, Amy, on the bag he fired a final-round 5-under 67 in late January to overtake third-round leader Henrik Stenson and win the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in the United Arab Emirates by a stroke. It was his first European Tour start outside the majors and World Golf Championships...Finished as runner-up in a major for the third consecutive season and in his third different major, two strokes behind Tiger Woods at the British Open, two weeks after the death of his mother. Second-place finish was his first top-10 in a British Open in seven starts. Set the Royal Liverpool course record with a 7-under 65 in the second round. The 72-hole total of 16-under 272 was a career best in a major...Made his second consecutive Ryder Cup team and had a 0-3-1 record. 2005: Finished a carer-best seventh on the money list, earning career-high $3,562,548 and qualified for his sixth consecutive TOUR Championship... Hero for the victorious U.S. Presidents Cup squad, posting a 4-0-1 record. Clinched the matches with a 13-foot birdie
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1989A 1 1 1990 1 1992 1 1994 29 16 1 4 5 $216,839/85 1995 33 13 3 74,698/174 1996 5 3 18,678/245 1998 31 17 2 5 260,334/111 1999 31 20 1 1 3 8 672,503/62 2000 33 25 1 2 5 13 1,842,221/19 2001 29 26 1 1 2 10 18 2,595,201/12 2002 29 27 1 1 7 16 2,606,430/11 2003 27 23 1 2 10 14 2,350,630/18 2004 27 25 2 1 9 17 2,971,842/12 2005 24 17 3 1 6 10 3,562,548/7 2006 26 16 1 2 7 1,537,926/53 2007 24 17 1 5 88,525/97 950,414/107 2008 29 14 1 5 92,310/143 590,744/146 Total 380 260 3 12 8 60 126 20,251,008
putt to win 1-up over Stuart Appleby in Singles. Recorded an ace in Saturday morning foursome matches with a 7-iron from 187 yards on No. 7. Hole-in-one was second in Presidents Cup history (David Frost, 1994)...Runner-up to David Toms at the Accenture Match Play Championship, earning a paycheck of $750,000...In fifth career Masters Tournament start, finished runner-up to Tiger Woods, losing in a playoff. Led after 18 and 36 holes with 67-67. First player to fall in back-to-back major championship playoffs since Tom Watson (1978 PGA Championship and 1979 Masters). Jumped to career-best No. 7 in the Official World Golf Ranking...Added third runner-up finish of the season, one stroke behind Tiger Woods at the NEC Invitational. It was his seventh runner-up finish since his win at the 2002 Phoenix Open. 2004: In his second event of the season, was runner-up to Jonathan Kaye at the FBR Open after the pair shared the third-round lead...Co-leader at 6-under-par with Phil Mickelson through 54 holes at the Masters. Final-round 76 dropped finish to T6. Recorded an ace with a 5-iron at the 180-yard sixth hole...Posted back-to-back top-10s in majors for the first time in his career with a T9 at U.S. Open... Two months later, added a T2 at the PGA Championship. Entered three-man, three-hole playoff with Justin Leonard and Vijay Singh when Leonard missed a 12-footer for par on the 72nd hole. Tied for second after Singh recorded the only birdie of the playoff. The finish moved him to eighth on the final Ryder Cup Team list, allowing him to make his first Ryder Cup Team. Collected 21⁄2 points at Oakland Hills, the most points for the U.S. Team at the Ryder Cup, with his 2-1-1 record. 2003: Did not win for the first time since
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Masters T10 T12 W/D T6 2 CUT CUT U.S. Open T32 T16 T24 T35 T9 CUT CUT T45 British Open CUT T47 T66 CUT T63 T67 2 T23 PGA T41 T15 T16 T39 56 T2 CUT T12 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T46 CUT T55 T36 T21 CUT CUT T12 TOUR Championship T18 T10 T7 T21 T24 T17 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 T33 T9 2 T9 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T28 T33 T6 2 T27 T4 CA Championship T25 CNL T11 T70 T36 T64 T22 T32 Year 08 PGA T31 THE PLAYERS T54 Bridgestone Invitational T12
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 2003, 2005; Ryder Cup (2), 2004, 2006.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1991 29 13 4 7 $23,333/53 1992 1 1993 29 19 2 10 15 90,687/9 1994 1 1 460/276 1996 1 1997 27 23 1 2 1 8 15 135,513/3 Total 88 56 1 4 1 22 37 249,993 european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 3 3 2 $188,627 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Chris DiMarco
The Norma DiMarco Tee Up For Life Tournament, named after his mother who died of a heart attack in July 2006,
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.31 Driving Distance............................................279.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.64% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.01% Putting Average............................................1.795
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2001 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $799,370–2006 British Open/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/6
has raised more than $2.5 million for children with cancer. Donations have been made to the American Cancer Society to support projects like “Reach Out for Cancer Kids,” college scholarships and a research endowment. According to the American Cancer Society, the “Norma DiMarco Tee Up For Life Tournament” is the largest fund-raiser of its kind in the nation…Played on same college team at the University of Florida with TOUR members Dudley Hart and Pat Bates.
Hot Shots Holes with the Longest Driving Distance (All Drives)
Rank Course 1 LaCantera GC 2 Plantation Course 3 Plantation Course 4 Plantation Course 5 Montreux G&CC
Hole 1 12 7 1 10
Par 5 4 4 4 4
Yds 665 420 516 520 494
All Drives 337.5 335.0 330.4 329.6 328.3
# of Drives Tournament 408 Valero Texas Open 124 Mercedes-Benz Championship 124 Mercedes-Benz Championship 124 Mercedes-Benz Championship 404 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
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Rank Course 1 Plantation Course 2 LaCantera GC 3 Montreux G&CC 4 Plantation Course 5 Montreux G&CC
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# of Drives Tournament 124 Mercedes-Benz Championship 408 Valero Texas Open 404 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open 124 Mercedes-Benz Championship 403 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
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$576,000 payday put him over $1.4 million for the season, jumped him to 16th on TOUR money list and secured a spot in THE TOUR Championship, where he finished T18. Victory on the PGA TOUR came in his 159th career start. Also had two T2 finishes. 1999: Posted three top-10s, including a second and a third...Closed the year with best finish in his first five seasons on TOUR, a second at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. 1998: Manufactured a pair of top-10s in the fall to help retain his playing privileges, T9 at Bell Canadian Open and B.C. Open in consecutive weeks. 1997: Returned to the Nationwide Tour after finishing 86th at the Qualifying Tournament. Won Ozarks Open and had seven other top-10s to place third on Nationwide Tour money list and earn exempt status for 1998 PGA TOUR. 1994: Rookie year on PGA TOUR an impressive one as he finished eighth in rookie earnings. Pair of back-to-back top-10s, T3 at Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic and solo fourth in New England Classic, helped him retain exempt status. 1993: Earned playing privileges on the Nationwide Tour, where he finished ninth in earnings. 1992: Winner of Canadian Order of Merit. Also led Canadian Tour with 69.52 stroke average.1991: Nationwide Tour member, finishing 53rd with $23,333. Amateur: All-American and SEC Player of the Year 1990. All-SEC 1989-90. Winner of 1989 SEC Championship.
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1999, but racked up 10 top-10s to tie career best...Ranked third in Putting Average at 1.723...Played for the United States at The Presidents Cup in South Africa. 2002: Won for third consecutive season, capturing the Phoenix Open with rounds of 68-64-66-69. Four-shot lead with eight to play evaporated with a double bogey and two bogeys (Nos. 11-13). Recovered with a birdie on par-3 16th hole that provided one-shot margin of victory over Kaname Yokoo and Kenny Perry...Winner of West Coast Swing presented by The St. Paul, earning a bonus of $500,000. 2001: Won once and had nine other top-10s to crack the single-season $2-million mark for the first time ($2,595,201)...In 29 starts, never went more than five events without a top-10...At the Buick Challenge, was one stroke off the lead after 36 holes. After a third-round 71, rebounded by making a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to shoot 65 and force a playoff with David Duval at 21-under-par 267. Proceeded to make par on the first extra hole to win on TOUR for the second consecutive season...Opened with 65 to claim a one-stroke lead in Masters. Was the third consecutive Masters rookie to lead after 18 holes. Followed with a 69 to claim a twostroke margin over Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson after 36. Finished T10. 2000: For the first time in his career finished in the top 30 on the money list on the strength of five top-10s and a victory. Made more than $1 million in a single season for the first time in his career ($1,842,221)... Was one of nine first-time winners on the PGA TOUR with his victory at the inaugural SEI Pennsylvania Classic. Won in record fashion with a six-stroke victory over five players.
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Luke Donald EXEMPT STATUS: 67th on the 2008 money list FULL NAME: Luke Campbell Donald HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: December 7, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Hemel Hempstead, England RESIDENCE: Evanston, IL FAMILY: Wife, Diane
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2002 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. 2006 The Honda Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
2004 Scandinavian Masters [Eur], Omega European Masters [Eur].
OTHER VICTORIES (2):
2004 World Cup [with Paul Casey]. 2005 Target World Challenge.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—The Honda Classic; T3—Northern Trust Open; T6—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
2008 SEASON:
Season cut short after undergoing surgery on his left wrist on Aug. 11 to repair a tendon injury. Still managed to surpass $1 million in earnings for the fifth consecutive season, finishing the season No. 67 on the money list… Posted three top-10 finishes in just 11 starts, beginning with T3 at the Northern Trust Open in his first outing of the season, finishing five behind winner Phil Mickelson… Held the 18-hole lead and a share of the 54-hole lead at The Honda Classic before losing to Ernie Els by one stroke. Narrowly missed his chance to tie Els at the 72nd hole when his chip from the fringe slid past the hole…Finished T6 at the Memorial Tournament in his 10th start of the season…Withdrew on No. 15 at Torrey Pines in the final round at the U.S. Open with a wrist injury. He had his wrist taped by an emergency medical team, but decided he could not continue.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Two runner-up finishes highlighted a consistent season that included marriage to the former Diane Antonopoulos on June 24 in Greece. Finished 31st in FedExCup points, so didn’t qualify for THE TOUR Championship. Was 29th in money...Finished seventh at the season-opening MercedesBenz Championship...T2 at the Sony Open in Hawaii the following week. Held the 18-hole lead after posting a 7-under-par 63, and a share of the 36-hole lead at 11-underpar 129. Entered final round one behind Charles Howell III. Remained in the hunt until the 72nd hole, when a chip for eagle and a share of the lead hit the flagstick and lipped out. Converted birdie to tie with Howell, one stroke behind winner Paul Goydos...Finished T8 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, six strokes behind Vijay Singh...Finished T10 at the Masters Tournament after failing to break par in any single round. Third career top-10 finish in a major championship...Extended his streak of rounds in the 60s at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship to 12 with runner-up finish to Scott Verplank. Missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole that would have forced a playoff...At the BMW Championship in adopted hometown of Chicago, finished T30 to fall from No. 28 to 31 in FedExCup points, failing to qualify for THE TOUR Championship. 2006: Had a career year with a personal-best 10 top-10s, including a win at The Honda Classic, and earnings of more than $3 million... Opened with a personal-best 10-under 62 at Spyglass Hill Golf Club and was the first-round leader at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro Am. Finished T7...Finished T9 at the Accenture Match Play Championship, defeating Richard Green and Shigeki Maruyama before falling to Retief
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1999A 2 2000A 3 1 2001 7 3 1 $80,747 2002 30 23 1 1 11 1,088,205/58 2003 27 17 2 8 705,121/90 2004 21 15 1 1 4 12 1,646,268/35 2005 18 17 2 1 5 12 2,480,562/17 2006 18 16 1 1 10 14 3,177,408/9 2007 20 15 2 5 8 94,699/31 2,190,053/29 2008 11 8 1 1 3 6 96,070/105 1,456,650/67 Total 157 115 2 6 4 30 72 12,825,014 european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 2008 7 6
EDUCATION: Northwestern (2001, Art Theory and Practice) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Art, wine TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 Q SCHOOL: 2001
3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 1 5 $619,918
Goosen in the third round...Captured second career TOUR title at The Honda Classic with rounds of 72-67-68-69--276 (12-under). Co-leader through 54 holes with Billy Mayfair. Nursing a one-stroke lead over Geoff Ogilvy on the 72nd hole, hit 5-iron approach to 4 feet from 199 yards and converted the birdie for a two-shot victory. Earned career-best paycheck of $990,000 and jumped into the top-10 in the Official World Golf Ranking (No. 10) for the first time in his career...Shared the 54-hold lead (14-under 202) with Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship but final-round 2-over 74 left him tied for third, six strokes behind Woods. Also shared the 36-hole lead (8-under 136) with three others. The T3 matched his career-best finish in a major (2005 Masters). One of only 10 players who managed to make the cut in all four majors during the season...Playing in his second Ryder Cup, had a 3-0-0 record for the victorious European Team. Career record in Ryder Cup is 5-1-1...Posted T6 finish at the American Express Championship in London, his third top-10 in a World Golf Championships event during the year... Earned a spot in the field at THE TOUR Championship for the second time in his five-year career, finished T5...Selected to represent England with David Howell at the Barbados World Cup. 2005: Finished runner-up for the second straight season at the Buick Invitational in La Jolla, California. Shared the third-round lead at 14-under 202 with Tom Lehman. Closed with 1-over 73 to finished three stroke back of Tiger Woods...Picked up second runner-up finish of the season with a T2 at THE PLAYERS Championship. Shared second-round lead with Lee Westwood, Tim Herron and Joe Durant at 10-under 134 and held third-round lead by one stroke over Durant at 12-under 204. Final-round 4-over 76 after playing 33 holes on Monday left him one behind Fred
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T3 T42 T10 CUT U.S. Open T18 T57 T12 CUT W/D British Open CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T52 T35 T63 PGA T23 T24 T66 T3 T32 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T2 CUT T16 T27 TOUR Championship T14 T5 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T9 T17 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T16 T6 T8 T22 DNS CA Championship T11 T11 T6 T26 T20
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (2), 2004, 2006. World Cup (3), 2004, 2005, 2006. Walker Cup (2), 1999, 2000.
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Luke Donald
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.58 Driving Distance............................................281.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................58.44% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................58.92% Putting Average............................................1.743
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–The Honda Classic/1 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2006 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2006 The Honda Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/7
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Brother Christian caddies for Luke…An avid painter. Earned degree in art theory and practice at Northwestern. Donated one of his paintings to a PGATOUR.com auction and the winning bid was $1,640, which was split between PGA TOUR Charities and junior golf charity in Chicago.
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Par 4s with the Toughest Fairways to Hit on TOUR (400-Plus Yards)
Rank Course Hole 1 Sedgefield CC 18 2 Warwick Hills G&CC 9 3 East Lake GC 14 4 East Lake GC 16 5 Oakland Hills CC (South Course) 10
Par 4 4 4 4 4
Yardage 507 434 442 481 462
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Rank Course 1 Harbour Town GL 2 Plantation Course 3 Poppy Hills 4 Plantation Course 5 Pebble Beach GL
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Yardage 452 508 415 516 418
% Tournament 34.42 Wyndham Championship 34.76 Buick Open 35.83 THE TOUR Championship 35.83 THE TOUR Championship 36.76 PGA Championship % Tournament 92.91 Verizon Heritage 92.74 Mercedes-Benz Championship 92.22 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 91.94 Mercedes-Benz Championship 87.08 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
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as only rookies to win that season. Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to unplayable conditions. Carded rounds of 66-68-67--201 to win by one over Deane Pappas. Trailed Brad Elder by one after 18 holes and two through 36 holes. Birdied Nos. 15-17 and finished with 4-under-par 32 on back nine Saturday afternoon to take the lead from Elder for the first time. Play was suspended prior to Sunday tee time of 10:10 a.m., and was deemed a 54-hole tournament on Monday morning. 2001: Turned professional in August, making his debut at the Reno-Tahoe Open on a sponsor exemption. Earned sponsor exemptions into six other events and managed to make four cuts. Best finish was a T18 at the Bell Canadian Open...Only 2001 college graduate to make it through all three stages of Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Led the GB&I Walker Cup team to a 15-9 victory in 1999 and 121⁄2-111⁄2 victory in 2001, going 7-1 in match play over two competitions...Won the 1999 NCAA individual title. Two-time Big Ten individual champion (1999 and 2000). Won the 1999 Fred Haskins Award for top collegiate golfer. Won 1999 Jack Nicklaus Award as collegiate men’s golf’s player of the year, which earned him a spot in the field at the 2000 Memorial Tournament, where he finished T51. Broke Tiger Woods’ Golfstat Cup record for lowest stroke average (70.45) in 1999. Threetime (1999, 2000, 2001) first-team All-American.
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Funk. Missed 25-foot birdie putt on 72nd hole...Finished T3 in his Masters debut to lead first-time participants. Finalround 69 included eagles on No. 13 and No. 15. Fired a bogey-free, final-round 64 in mid-December to come from six strokes back and win the Target World Challenge. 2004: Won two times on the European Tour and collected four top-10s on the PGA TOUR. Earned a spot on the European Ryder Cup Team after his consistent play on both the PGA TOUR and the European Tour...Lost in a three-way playoff (along with Chris Riley) to John Daly at the Buick Invitational in fourth start of season. Sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force a sudden-death playoff. On the first extra hole, Donald and Riley both missed birdie putts inside 10 feet while Daly splashed a 100-foot bunker shot to tap-in range for birdie to claim the title...Claimed his first European Tour victory after carding a 3-under 69 in the final round for a five-shot victory at the Scandinavian Masters. Collected a second victory on the European Tour at the Omega European Masters, just a week before making his first appearance in the Ryder Cup Matches in the United States...Teamed with Paul Casey to win the World Cup in Spain in mid-November. 2003: Posted eight top-25 finishes in the 17 cuts made for the season. 2002: First start as a member of the PGA TOUR was a T13 at the Sony Open in Hawaii...Earned first TOUR title in rookie season at Southern Farm Bureau Classic, joining Jonathan Byrd
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Ken Duke EXEMPT STATUS: 22nd in 2008 FedExCup Points FULL NAME: Kenneth Wootson Duke HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 205 BIRTHDATE: January 29, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Hope, Arkansas RESIDENCE: Palm City, FL; plays out of The Tesoro Club (FL); Maumelle (AR) CC
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
2—2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, 2008 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, T2—2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2006 BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
1999 Shell Payless Open [Can], Bayer Championship [Can].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, T2—Ginn sur Mer Classic; T4—Buick Open; T6—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard; T10—Deutsche Bank Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Had the best season of his professional career with five top-10s and 13 top-25s…Finished T6 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational thanks to a closing 2-under 68, his first start in the event. It was his best finish since a runner-up to Nick Watney at the 2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans… Recorded his second top-10 of the season with a T4 at the Buick Open. Eagled the par-4 14th on Sunday to vault into contention before falling two strokes shy of eventual winner Kenny Perry. One of five players in the field to card all four rounds in the 60s…Shared the first-round lead at the John Deere Classic with a 7-under 64. Finished T18…Third top-10 was a runner-up at the U.S. Bank Championship, one stroke behind Richard S. Johnson. Posted four rounds in the 60s, including a final-round 65, to jump from No. 92 to No. 63 in the FedExCup standings…Recorded his best finish in a major championship with a T13 in the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. He was just one stroke back after an opening 1-under 69….Finished T10 at the Deutsche Bank Championship..Fifth top-10 finish came at the Ginn sur Mer Classic, finishing in a five-way tie for second place behind champion Ryan Palmer... Concluded the 2008 season with 12 top-25 finishes in his last 15 starts.
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FAMILY: Wife, Michelle; Ashleigh Ann (4/23/03), Lauren Faye (7/7/05) EDUCATION: Henderson State University (1992, Sports Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 2003 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2006)
Member of PGA TOUR in 2004, 2007-09 and the Nationwide Tour in 1995, 2003 and 2005-06. 2007: After missing the cut in four of his first seven starts, the leading money winner on the 2006 Nationwide Tour made 21 of 24 cuts for the remainder of the season including four consecutive top-10s in the middle of the season...Best finish was a second at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans where he began the final round two shots off Nick Watney’s 12-under lead. Shot 70 in the final round to claim his best career TOUR finish. Also earned his biggest paycheck to date, $658,800...Added a fifth top-10 at the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro, his home course in Port St. Lucie, FL. His T5 in that event moved him to No. 36 on the money list. 2006: Returned to the PGA TOUR after two seasons on the Nationwide Tour thanks to finishing No. 1 on the Nationwide Tour money list and earning Player of the Year honors. Position made him fully exempt for the 2007 PGA TOUR and also earned entry into the 2007 PLAYERS Championship...Tied for first on the Nationwide Tour with nine top-10s (with Boo Weekley), including four top-three finishes. Among those top-threes was his first Nationwide Tour win at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs in April...At the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs, posted four rounds in the 60s (69-68-68-68) to finish 13-under 273, one shot in front of Jess Daley...Followed his victory by Monday Qualifying for the PGA TOUR’s Wachovia Championship in Charlotte, NC, where he finished T14 and won $100,800...Finally took over the top spot with a runner-up finish at the Palmetto Pride Classic, falling in a Monday playoff to Aussie Michael Sim. 2005: Finished 47th on Nationwide Tour money list with three top-10s, including a second and a third...Posted a T3 finish at the Henrico County Open, finishing three strokes behind champion Chad Collins. Also runner-up at the Canadian PGA Championship. 2004: First career PGA TOUR top-10 came in his 29th career start, where he finished T9 at the RenoTahoe Open, thanks to 8-under 64 in the second round. 2003: Finished T12 at Qualifying Tournament to earn his initial TOUR card for 2004...Wrapped up the season No. 33 on the Nationwide Tour money list...Runner-up to Brett Wetterich
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996 1 1 1 $8,900/281 1997 1 1999 2 2002 4 2 23,163 2004 30 14 1 2 301,309/166 2006 2 2 1 138,231 2007 31 24 1 5 10 93,171/45 1,927,102/37 2008 33 24 2 5 13 107,082/22 2,238,885/28 Total 104 67 3 11 27 4,637,588
at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. He and Wetterich shot first-round 10-under 62s...Ended the season with a strong showing at the Nationwide Tour Championship, finishing fourth, five shots behind Chris Couch. 1999: Finished first on the Canadian Tour Order of Merit. Won the Shell Payless Open and Bayer Championship on Canadian Tour...Has also played on the Asian Tour and the South American Tour. 1997: Missed cut in the British Open. 1996: Finished T23 at the Greater Vancouver Open in his first career PGA TOUR start. Amateur: Was named all-conference and all-district all four years in college at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, AR…Competed in 1993 and 1994 U.S. Amateurs...Inducted into the Henderson State Hall of Fame.
PERSONAL:
Says biggest thrill in golf was playing a practice round with Jack Nicklaus at the 1997 British Open at Royal Troon, Scotland...Lists Larry Bird as his hero...Credits his father for giving him his start in golf...Avid fisherman..Has made seven career aces.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.39 Driving Distance............................................285.5 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.58% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.25% Putting Average............................................1.757
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $658,800–2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 ADT Skills Challenge/71
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT T23 British Open CUT PGA T18 T13 THE PLAYERS T37 T54 TOUR Championship T17
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1995 22 5 1 $3,028/179 2000 2 2002 1 2003 26 19 1 3 6 133,167/33 2004 2 2 1 10,765/190 2005 23 10 1 1 3 5 113,102/47 2006 27 20 1 2 1 9 16 382,443/1 Total 103 56 1 4 2 15 29 642,505 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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David Duval EXEMPT STATUS: Top 50 on PGA TOUR Career Money List FULL NAME: David Robert Duval HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: November 9, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Jacksonville, FL RESIDENCE: Denver, CO
1993 Wichita Open, TOUR Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 2001 Dunlop Phoenix [Jpn].
OTHER VICTORIES (3):
1998 Fred Meyer Challenge [with Jim Furyk]. 1999 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Fred Couples]. 2000 EMC World Cup [with Tiger Woods].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T22—Viking Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Made the cut in five of 20 starts, but finished outside of the top 125 (No. 219) for the sixth consecutive season. Will play 2009 on a Top-50 all-time money exemption…Made first cut of the year at the Stanford St. Jude Championship in early June, finishing T60. It was his first made cut since the 2007 Viking Classic…Finished T22 at the Viking Classic for his first top-25 finish since the 2006 U.S. Open (T16), a span of 31 starts between top-25 finishes. Posted a 1-under 71 on Sunday in an attempt to post all four rounds in the 60s at Annandale Golf Club (69-69-68-71). The last time he had four rounds in the 60s in a 72-hole event was the 2001 Buick Challenge.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
2007: Played on Top-25 all-time money exemption in 2007, but was limited to seven events (five through mid-February) due to the difficult pregnancy of wife Susie. Granted Major Medical Extension (family crisis) and had 20 events in 2008 to earn $713,235 (combined with 2007 earnings of $71,945, would equal 2007’s No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2008 campaign...Played in two events after the birth of daughter Sienna in August. 2006: Made strides after battling back and swing issues the past several years, posting three top-25s....Finished T22 at the Wachovia Championship, first top-25 finish on TOUR since a T13 at the 2004 Deutsche Bank Championship...Made his first cut in a major championship since the 2002 PGA Championship with a T16 at the U.S. Open. The finish was his best in a major since a T10 at the 2001 PGA Championship. Had missed 11 consecutive major cuts entering Winged Foot. 2005: Former British Open champ made one cut (T60 at Valero Texas Open) in 20 starts. 2004: Made comeback after seven-month break with his first start of the season at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, his first pro competition since he withdrew from a tournament in Japan in November 2003. Had not played on TOUR since he missed the cut in Las Vegas in October 2003. Missed cut at U.S. Open shooting 83-82…Finished T13 at Deutsche Bank Championship, his best finish since a T6 at the 2002 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas, and first cut made since 2003 FBR Capital Open. 2003: Fell from 80th to 211th on the money list, making only four cuts in 20 starts...Set course record at TPC Avenel with 9-under 62 during second round of the FBR Capital Open. Finished T28 for best finish of campaign. 2002: Failed to win for the first time since 1996 and had his lowest position on
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1990A 1 1 1992A 5 2 2 1993 5 4 1 $27,181/201 1994 6 4 1 1 44,006/195 1995 26 20 3 1 8 14 881,436/11 1996 23 16 2 3 6 11 977,079/10 1997 29 21 3 2 7 14 1,885,308/2 1998 23 19 4 1 1 12 17 2,591,031/1 1999 21 20 4 1 1 12 17 3,641,906/2 2000 19 18 1 1 3 9 14 2,462,846/7 2001 20 18 1 2 1 7 11 2,801,760/8 2002 24 16 2 7 838,045/80 2003 20 4 84,708/212 2004 9 3 1 121,044/210 2005 20 1 7,630/260 2006 24 11 3 318,276/172 2007 7 4 71,945/222 2008 20 5 1 149/234 114,974/219 Total 302 187 13 12 10 64 114 16,869,175 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 1993 9 8 2 1994 22 17 1 Total 31 25 2 1
3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 5 6 $85,882/11 3 10 15 126,430/8 4 15 21 212,312
the money list (No. 80) since 1994. Recorded two top-10s, at the Memorial (T4) and Invensys Classic at Las Vegas (T6)...Member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team and has compiled a 2-3-2 record in two appearances. 2001: Overcame early season wrist injury to win the first major of his career at the British Open...Finished eighth in earnings, the sixth consecutive year in the Top 10…Forced to withdraw from Bay Hill Classic and THE PLAYERS Championship due to tendinitis in right wrist...Returned to action, after a five-week layoff, to post a second in the Masters. It was his second runner-up finish and the fourth consecutive top-10. Trailed by three strokes after 36 and 54 holes. Finished two behind Tiger Woods after a closing 67 where he was tied for the lead on the back nine until a bogey at No. 16...In his 27th major championship, won first major at the British Open. Third-round 65 put him in a four-way tie for the lead. Closing 67 produced a three-shot victory over Niclas Fasth. Took the lead for good with a birdie on hole No. 6 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes...Finished T10 in the PGA Championship. A T16 in the U.S. Open prevented him from posting a top-10 in all four majors...Lost a one-hole playoff to Chris DiMarco in the Buick Challenge after firing a closing 63. 2000: Sidelined for 10 weeks by back problems. Rebounded with 12th TOUR victory at the Buick Challenge. Made birdie on three of last four holes for a two-stroke victory at the Mountain View Course at Callaway Gardens, GA. With $414,000 paycheck, went over $2 million in a season for third time in career...Season impacted by back problems. First felt back pain following U.S. Open and was forced to withdraw during first round of The INTERNATIONAL. Continuing pain caused withdrawals from PGA Championship and WGC-NEC Invitational...In June, lost Buick Classic in playoff with Dennis Paulson; the next week T8 at U.S. Open…Member of his third Presidents
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 Masters T18 CUT T2 T6 T3 2 CUT U.S. Open T56 CUT T28 T67 T48 T7 T7 T8 T16 CUT British Open T20 T14 T33 T11 T62 T11 1 T22 PGA CUT T41 T13 CUT T10 T10 T34 THE PLAYERS CUT T4 T43 T18 1 T13 T28 TOUR Championship T9 T15 1 T8 T15 6 T7 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 3 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T27 27 T28 CA Championship CNL T46 Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T16 British Open CUT CUT T56 T39 PGA W/D CUT CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T33
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Amateur Team Championship (2), 1990, 1992; Walker Cup, 1991; The Presidents Cup (3), 1996, 1998, 2000; Ryder Cup (2), 1999, 2001; World Cup (2), 2000, 2001.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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1997 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, THE TOUR Championship. 1998 Tucson Chrysler Classic, Shell Houston Open, NEC World Series of Golf, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. 1999 Mercedes Championships, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, THE PLAYERS Championship, BellSouth Classic. 2000 Buick Challenge. 2001 British Open.
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FAMILY: Wife, Susie; Deano, Nick, Shalene, Brayden, Sienna Violet EDUCATION: Georgia Tech SPECIAL INTERESTS: Reading, fly fishing, snowboarding, spending time with family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1994)
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David Duval Cup Team...Completed the year by teaming with Tiger Woods in the World Cup in Argentina. 1999: Became first player since Johnny Miller in 1974 to win four times before the Masters...Also first player since Nick Price (1993-94) to earn at least four victories in consecutive years...Eagled last hole to win Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and shoot 59, which matched Al Geiberger (1977) and Chip Beck (1991)... PLAYERS Championship victory came same day father Bob won Emerald Coast Classic on Champions Tour. Moved to No. 1 in Official World Golf Ranking, snapping Tiger Woods’ string of 41 consecutive weeks in first...Played on first Ryder Cup team with 1-2-1 record. 1998: Led Presidents Cup Team eligibility list...Earned the Byron Nelson Award and Vardon Trophy with lowest scoring average (69.13) and the Arnold Palmer Award for earnings ($2,591,031). 1997: Won last three events to finish second in official earnings. Won Michelob Championship at Kingsmill for first TOUR title, followed with win at Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic and then won THE TOUR Championship...First player in PGA TOUR history to win playoffs in consecutive weeks...Also became first player since Billy Andrade in 1991 to win his first two titles back-to-back. 1995:
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In rookie season, finished second three times, at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and Memorial Tournament, and finished season with eight top-10s and a then-rookie earnings record. 1993: Finished 11th on Nationwide Tour money list despite playing in only nine events. Won Wichita Open and Nationwide Tour Championship. Amateur: 1993 Collegiate Player of the Year and winner of Dave Williams Award...Held two-stroke lead through 54 holes at 1992 BellSouth Classic before closing with 79 and finishing T13...Duval, Wake Forest’s Gary Hallberg, Arizona State’s Phil Mickelson and Georgia Tech’s Bryce Molder are only four-time Division I first-team All-Americans...1989 U.S. Junior Amateur champion.
PERSONAL:
Father, Bob, is a former Champions Tour player. David caddied for his dad at 1996 Transamerica, Bob’s first Champions Tour event...Bob & David won THE PLAYERS Championship and Emerald Coast Classic (Champions Tour) on the same day in 1999…Inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003…Established golf-course architecture firm, Duval Design, with projects in China, Japan and Mexico.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................73.38 Driving Distance............................................285.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................47.86% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................57.33% Putting Average............................................1.821
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 68–2 times, most recent Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 59–1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/5 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $900,000–1999 THE PLAYERS Championship/ Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 Buick Open/1
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Rank Course 1 Silver Rock 2 Plantation Course 3 Plantation Course 4 Plantation Course 5 Montreux G&CC
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Yardage 551 563 529 554 570
% Tournament 32.39 Sony Open in Hawaii 34.25 Crowne Plaza Invitational 36.32 PGA Championship 40.18 Stanford St. Jude Championship 42.43 Wachovia Championship
Yardage 592 532 555 663 518
% Tournament 92.97 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 90.32 Mercedes-Benz Championship 90.32 Mercedes-Benz Championship 89.52 Mercedes-Benz Championship 87.13 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
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Steve ELKINGTON
Steve Elkington EXEMPT STATUS: 85th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Stephen John Elkington HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: December 8, 1962 BIRTHPLACE: Inverell, Australia RESIDENCE: Sydney, Australia and Houston, TX; plays out of Champions GC
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2): OTHER VICTORIES (4):
1993 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Raymond Floyd]. 1995 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Mark Calcavecchia]. 1998 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Greg Norman]. 1997 Diners Club Matches [with Jeff Maggert].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T4—FBR Open; T5—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic; T10— Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
2008 SEASON:
Made the cut in 17 of 25 starts, with nine top-25 finishes… Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the sixth time in his career, finishing the year No. 85 on the money list…Posted a T5 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, equaling his best finish (T5 at 2007 Buick Open) on TOUR since a runner-up showing at the 2005 PGA Championship. Was one of just three players to record all five rounds in the 60s…Two weeks later at the FBR Open, turned in three rounds in the
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: After T12 and T16 at the PLAYERS and AT&T Classic in May, respectively, posted his best finish of the year with a T5 at the Buick Open in early July. Was his best finish since a T2 at the 2005 PGA Championship. Credited the solid play to the urging of his 10-year old son and 12-year old daughter, who enjoy watching him play golf...That solid play continued in August as he posted a T6 at the Reno-Tahoe Open four months before his 45th birthday. 2006: Made 10 cuts in 17 starts and finished in the top-25 three times... Best effort of the season was a T17 at the John Deere Classic. 2005: Made the cut in 16 of 20 starts and earned a career-best $1,410,350. Finished 54th on the money list, his best since 35th in 1999...Collected his first top-10 since a T2 at the 2002 British Open with a T6 at weather-delayed PLAYERS Championship. Played 30 holes on Monday to complete his third top-10 finish at the event in 16 appearances. Won the event in 1991 and 1997...Finished T5 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, his fourth top-five finish since his last victory on TOUR, the 1999 Doral-Ryder Open...Contended for his second PGA Championship title, but fell one stroke short of Phil Mickelson. Finished T2 at Baltusrol, moving him into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking which earned him a spot in the NEC Invitational the next week. It was his ninth top-10 out of 50 career major championship appearances. 2004: Started the
PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-4
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1984A 1 1 1985A 2 2 1985 5 5 1 $9,897/180 1986 5 3 1 12,705/194 1987 35 19 2 7 75,738/118 1988 29 19 2 9 149,972/79 1989 29 21 1 1 3 9 231,062/61 1990 26 24 1 4 14 548,564/18 1991 28 17 1 4 10 549,120/25 1992 24 21 1 2 3 9 14 746,352/12 1993 23 23 1 1 8 14 675,383/17 1994 20 15 1 2 5 294,943/62 1995 21 16 2 2 7 11 1,254,352/5 1996 19 15 1 1 5 9 459,637/42 1997 17 14 2 1 3 9 1,320,411/8 1998 16 10 1 1 4 5 695,775/42 1999 21 18 1 3 7 1,086,376/35 2000 17 15 1 2 232,785/154 2001 20 14 2 4 437,200/117 2002 23 17 1 1 3 5 1,084,535/59 2003 14 6 2 154,124/187 2004 20 15 1 243,238/179 2005 20 16 1 3 5 1,410,350/54 2006 17 10 3 255,197/181 2007 25 17 2 8 89,096/88 911,875/111 2008 25 17 3 9 97,102/84 1,291,114/85 Total 502 370 10 9 9 70 164 14,130,705
year making the cut in all five starts during the eight-week stretch of the West Coast Swing...Best finish of the season was T18 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. 2003: His 14 appearances were least of his career. Finished 187th on money list, lowest since joining the TOUR full-time in 1987... Withdrew after first-round 86 at the British Open, and did not play the remainder of the season. 2002: T2 at the British Open, his best finish at a major since third at the 1998 PGA. Closed with rounds of 68-66 to join eventual champion Ernie Els, Stuart Appleby and Thomas Levet in four-hole playoff at 6-under-par 278. Eliminated after missing 6-foot par putt on fourth and final hole of playoff. 2001: Lingering injuries limited effective play early in the year. Was 117th on the money list...Played well late in the season. Had back-to-back T6s in the Marconi Pennsylvania Classic and Texas Open. 2000: Year riddled with injuries and ailments. Made only 17 appearances...Injured wrist in first round of Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, where he missed cut, then withdrew from the next week’s Shell Houston Open. Withdrawal was second in a row in his adopted hometown. Sinus history forced withdrawals from THE PLAYERS and U.S. Open...Underwent surgery on Aug. 11, three days before PGA, to repair torn hip and ball socket...A Captain’s Pick by Peter Thomson for the International Presidents Cup team. 1999: Won for third straight year with victory at the Doral-Ryder Open, which included a closing 64 that featured six consecutive birdies. 1998: Captured ninth TOUR title and second Buick Challenge win in a playoff over Fred Funk. 1997: Reached top 10 again thanks to two more victories. Trailed David Duval by two strokes entering final round
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Masters T22 T37 T3 CUT T5 CUT T12 30 T11 U.S. Open T21 T21 T55 CUT T33 T36 T40 T24 CUT T51 British Open CUT T44 T34 T48 T67 T6 CUT CUT W/D CUT PGA T31 T41 CUT T32 T18 T14 T7 1 T3 T45 3 THE PLAYERS CUT T54 CUT T16 1 CUT T16 T51 W/D T19 1 T38 TOUR Championship 10 9 T22 T23 T2 T17 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 Bridgestone Invitational 39 CA Championship T34 Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T52 CUT U.S. Open T33 CUT British Open T60 CUT T2 W/D CUT PGA W/D T48 T2 CUT T39 THE PLAYERS T63 CUT T26 T6 T12 T32 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T23 T68 T49 CA Championship W/D
NATIONAL TEAMS: Presidents Cup (4), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000; World Cup, 1994; Dunhill Cup (4), 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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1992 Australian Open [Aus]. 1996 Honda Invitational [Asia].
60s to claim a T4 finish at TPC Scottsdale…Finished T10 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, his first top-10 in 13 starts at the event.
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1990 KMart Greater Greensboro Open. 1991 THE PLAYERS Championship. 1992 Infiniti Tournament of Champions. 1994 Buick Southern Open. 1995 Mercedes Championships, PGA Championship. 1997 Doral-Ryder Open, THE PLAYERS Championship. 1998 Buick Challenge. 1999 Doral-Ryder Open.
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FAMILY: Wife, Lisa; Annie Elizabeth (3/24/95); Samuel Ross (2/25/97) EDUCATION: University of Houston (1985, Recreation) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Caricature drawing, fishing, hunting, gardening TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 Q SCHOOL: 1986
Elkington, Steve
of Doral-Ryder Open before earning two-stroke victory with closing 69. Three weeks later was dominant at THE PLAYERS with wire-to-wire seven-stroke victory over Scott Hoch. At the time, joined Jack Nicklaus and Fred Couples as only two-time winners of event. 1995: First top-10 finish on the money list, when he won twice and finished second twice...Opened year with second Mercedes Championships title. Birdied second playoff hole to defeat Bruce Lietzke... Trailed Ernie Els by six strokes entering final round of PGA at Riviera. Shot front-nine 31 on way to final-round 64 to force playoff with Colin Montgomerie. Sank 25-foot putt on first extra hole to win first major title...Won Vardon Trophy with 69.62 scoring average. 1994: Missed part of season after sinus surgery, but came back for T7 at PGA and notched five-stroke victory at Buick Southern Open. 1993: Made all 23 cuts. Lost playoff to Rocco Mediate at Kmart Greater Greensboro Open and T3 at Masters. 1992: Won Infiniti Tournament of Champions in playoff over Brad Faxon, one of six top-three finishes. 1991: Outdueled
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Fuzzy Zoeller to win THE PLAYERS. 1990: First TOUR victory came at Kmart Greater Greensboro Open, where finalround 66 brought him from seven strokes back. Amateur: Won 1980 Australia-New Zealand Amateur...Winner 1981 Australian Amateur and Doug Sanders Junior...Two-time All-American at University of Houston, where teammate was Billy Ray Brown...Two-time Southwest Conference champion...Member of NCAA Championship teams in 1984 and 1985.
Player STATISTICS
PERSONAL:
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 61–Valero Texas Open/4 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2008 Valero Texas Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $630,000–1997 THE PLAYERS Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 BellSouth Classic/3
Idol growing up was fellow Australian Bruce Devlin…An avid gardener and accomplished caricaturist…A member of Champions GC, site of 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003 TOUR Championships…In 2003, while rehabbing his shoulder, was a youth instructor at Yeager Elementary School in Houston where his children were students. He helped children struggling with subjects such as Math and English.
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.50 Driving Distance............................................281.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................69.80% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.10% Putting Average............................................1.773
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Rank Course 1 Riviera CC 2 Oakland Hills CC (South) 3 Doral Golf Resort 4 Montreux G&CC 5 Royal Birkdale GC
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Yardage 236 238 245 186 184
% Tournament 19.72 Northern Trust Open 31.51 PGA Championship 33.23 CA Championship 33.42 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open 34.39 British Open
Yardage 174 166 144 168 174
% Tournament 90.00 Frys.com Open 84.44 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 84.43 AT&T Classic 83.59 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 82.9 0 Wyndham Championship
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Ernie ELS
Ernie Els
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EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Theodore Ernest Els HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 210 BIRTHDATE: October 17, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Johannesburg, South Africa RESIDENCE: Wentworth, England
1991 Amatola Classic [SAf]. 1992 Protea Assurance South Africa Open [SAf], Lexington PGA Championship [SAf], South African Masters [SAf], Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic [SAf], FNB Players’ Championship [SAf], Goodyear Classic [SAf]. 1993 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament [Jpn]. 1994 Dubai Desert Classic [Eur], Toyota World Match Play Championship [Eur], Johnnie Walker World Championship [Eur], Sarazen World Open. 1995 Lexington South African PGA Championship [SAf], Toyota World Match Play [Eur], Bells Cup [SAf]. 1996 South African Open [SAf], Toyota World Match Play [Eur], Johnnie Walker Super Tour Event, World Cup [indiv]. 1997 Johnnie Walker Classic [Aus], World Cup [indiv]. 1998 South African Open [SAf] 1999 Alfred Dunhill PGA Championship [SAf], Sun City Nedbank Challenge [SAf]. 2000 Standard Life Loch Lomond [Eur], Nedbank Challenge [SAf]. 2001 Vodacom Players Championship [SAf]. 2002 Heineken Classic [Eur], Dubai Desert Classic [Eur], Cisco World Match Play [Eur], Nedbank Challenge [SAf]. 2003 Heineken Classic [Eur], Johnnie Walker Classic [Eur], The Barclay’s Scottish Open [Eur], Omega European Masters [Eur], World Match Play Championship [Eur]. 2004 Heineken Classic [Eur], HSBC World Match Play Championship [Eur]. 2005 Dubai Desert
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
sixth top-10 at the event in 13 career starts. He ended the season 13th in FedExCup points.
OTHER VICTORIES (4):
2007: Played in three of the four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and finished 19th in the standings...Won the South African Airways Open in December 2006...Ended his longest consecutive cuts-made streak at 46 after missing the cut at the Masters...Opened with rounds of 65-65 at the Verizon Heritage en route to finishing second to eventual winner Boo Weekley, who chipped in for par on the final two holes. Nearly holed his approach shot to the par-4 18th, which would have forced a playoff. This marked Els’ seventh top-10 finish in nine starts at the Verizon Heritage... Carded three birdies and no bogeys for a 33 on the front nine to play himself into contention in the final round of the British Open at Carnoustie, but finished T4 after making two bogeys on the back nine. 11th top-10 in 17 career British Open starts...Third at the PGA Championship, finishing with a 66. It marked the sixth time in his career that he has recorded back-to-back top-five finishes at major championships.Notched 3-2-0 record in fifth Presidents Cup appearance for International squad...Won a record seventh HSBC World Match Play Championship in mid-October at the Wentworth Club in Surrey, England, beating U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera 6 and 4 in the final on a West Course he redesigned in 2005. Previously won the event in 1994-96 and 2002-04. Victory moved him to first in the European Tour Order of Merit. He finished second to Justin Rose on the season-long list. 2006: Posted eight top-10s and qualified for THE TOUR Championship in first full season back after 2005 knee injury...Returned from knee injury in January at the South African Airways Open Championship, where he finished second to countryman Retief Goosen...
1997 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Dunhill Cup [with David Frost and Retief Goosen]. 1998 Dunhill Cup [with David Frost and Retief Goosen]. 2001 World Cup [with Retief Goosen].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—The Honda Classic; T3—Deutsche Bank Championship; T6—THE PLAYERS Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola; T7—British Open.
2008 SEASON:
One of the world’s true global golfers - with more than 60 worldwide career victories - captured his first PGA TOUR win in 3 years, 4 months and 29 days, winning The Honda Classic by one stroke over Luke Donald. Began the final round three strokes behind Donald, Matt Jones and Mark Calcavecchia and fired a final-round 67 to complete the biggest comeback of his career. Victory was the 16th of his PGA TOUR career. Was tied with Calcavecchia until the 15th hole when Calcavecchia made double bogey from a greenside bunker. Donald just missed a birdie chip to tie on the final hole…Recorded his best career finish in 15 starts at THE PLAYERS with a T6. Carded one score of double bogey or worse each day and wound up six strokes shy of eventual champion Sergio Garcia…Opened with a 10-over 80 at the British Open, his worst round ever at the event, but 1-under 69s during the second and fourth rounds led to a T7 finish. It was his 11th top-10 finish at the British Open in 18 consecutive starts…Finished T3 at the Deutsche Bank Championship with three rounds in the 60s…His fifth top10 of the season was a T6 at THE TOUR Championship, his
PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-3
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1990 1 1991 1 1 $2,647/274 1992 3 2 18,420/213 1993 6 2 1 1 38,185/190 1994 11 10 1 1 4 6 684,440/19 1995 18 14 1 1 2 6 10 842,590/14 1996 18 17 1 1 6 11 906,944/14 1997 19 15 2 1 7 11 1,243,008/9 1998 15 12 1 4 8 763,783/36 1999 18 16 1 1 1 7 10 1,710,756/15 2000 20 20 1 5 2 10 15 3,469,405/3 2001 19 15 1 5 9 11 2,336,456/15 2002 18 17 2 7 14 3,291,895/5 2003 17 17 2 7 14 3,371,237/9 2004 16 15 3 2 1 10 12 5,787,225/2 2005 11 11 1 1 5 8 1,627,184/47 2006 18 18 1 8 11 2,326,220/28 2007 16 15 1 2 5 10 98,033/19 2,705,715/20 2008 16 11 1 1 5 7 108,475/13 2,537,290/20 Total 261 228 16 15 16 101 159 33,663,401 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1991 8 5 1 2 $6,143/123 Total 8 5 1 2 6,143 european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 2008 12 9
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 Masters T8 CUT T12 T17 T16 T27 2 T6 U.S. Open T7 1 CUT T5 1 T49 CUT T2 T66 British Open CUT T5 T6 T24 T11 T2 T10 T29 T24 T2 T3 PGA CUT CUT T25 T3 T61 T53 T21 CUT T34 T13 THE PLAYERS CUT T45 T68 T8 T10 T11 T17 T20 CUT TOUR Championship T17 T16 T6 T26 T26 T3 T2 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 4 Bridgestone Invitational 5 T12 T8 CA Championship T40 W/D CNL Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T5 T6 2 47 T27 CUT CUT U.S. Open T24 T5 T9 T15 T26 T51 T14 British Open 1 T18 2 T34 3 T4 T7 PGA T34 T5 T4 T16 3 T31 THE PLAYERS T44 T26 T17 T8 T37 T6 TOUR Championship T13 17 T10 T10 T26 T6 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33 T33 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T15 T17 T65 DNS T31 T22 T27 CA Championship T23 T12 1 DNS 5 T11 75
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (5), 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007; Dunhill Cup (9), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000; World Cup (5), 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001.
3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 4 5 $811,129
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Classic [Eur], Qatar Masters [Eur], BMW Asian Open [Eur], dunhill championship [Eur]. 2007 South African Open [SAf], HSBC World Match Play Championship [Eur.]
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1994 U.S. Open. 1995 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. 1996 Buick Classic. 1997 U.S. Open, Buick Classic. 1998 Bay Hill Invitational. 1999 Nissan Open. 2000 The International Presented by Qwest. 2002 Genuity Championship, British Open. 2003 Mercedes Championships, Sony Open in Hawaii. 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii, the Memorial Tournament, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2008 The Honda Classic.
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FAMILY: Wife, Liezl; Samantha (5/26/99), Ben (10/6/02) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, reading, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 JOINED TOUR: 1994 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Els, Ernie
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Ernie Els Defending champion of the Dubai Desert Classic lost in a one-hole playoff to Tiger Woods. 2005: Season cut short in July when he sustained a left knee injury during a sailing holiday in the Mediterranean the week after the British Open at St. Andrews. Required surgery for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament…Finished T5 at season-opening Mercedes Championships. Came to 72nd hole with an opportunity to force a playoff with Stuart Appleby with a birdie on the par-5 18th, but hit tee shot out of bounds and made bogey to finish two behind Appleby...One week later, looking to win third straight Sony Open in Hawaii, tied course record with a 8-under-par 62 in final round to finish second, one behind Vijay Singh...Opened the PGA TOUR season with three consecutive top-10s for just the second time in his 12 years on TOUR after finishing T6 at the Buick Invitational…Used an eagle on the 72nd hole to defeat Miguel Angel Jimenez by one stroke at the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic in early March...Following week, fired closing 66 to come from five strokes back and win the Qatar Masters by a stroke over Sweden’s Henrik Stenson on the European Tour...For fourth consecutive season, picked up at least three wins by capturing his third at the BMW Asian Open. Fired a 7-under-par 65 to cruise to a 13-stroke victory and completed 72 holes in a tournament-record 26-underpar 262 at Shanghai’s Tomson Golf Club. 2004: Season included three TOUR victories and top-10 finishes in all four majors, including near-misses at the Masters and British Open. Also captured two events on the European Tour and won second consecutive European Tour Order of Merit… Holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole to beat Harrison Frazar for 13th career TOUR victory at the Sony Open in Hawaii…Finished runner-up to Phil Mickelson at the Masters for fifth straight top-10 in Augusta, sixth overall. After opening 70-72-71, started the final round three back of Mickelson and co-leader Chris DiMarco. Took the lead after eagle-3 on No. 8 and another eagle-3 on No. 13 and posted final-round 5-under-par 67 to take the clubhouse lead at 8-under-par 280. Edged by one when Mickelson holed 18-foot putt on 72nd hole...Won the Memorial Tournament with a pair of 66s on the weekend for a four-stoke victory over Fred Couples. Needed just 100 putts to win his second tournament of the season. Overtook Vijay Singh for second in the Official World Golf Ranking... Posted his seventh top-10 finish in 12 U.S. Open appearances with a T9 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club...Finished as the runner-up for the second time in a major during the season, losing to Todd Hamilton in a four-hole playoff at the British Open. Birdied two of the last three holes and tied Hamilton on the 72nd hole when Hamilton bogeyed the hole. Hamilton posted four pars to Els’ three pars and a bogey (17th hole) to win the playoff. Recorded a hole-in-one during first round on the “Postage Stamp,” the par-3 eighth hole, by using a wedge from 123 yards. Became the sixth player in tournament history to post four rounds in the 60s and did it for the second time (1993)...Fourth top-10 in a major was a T4 at the PGA Championship…Added his third win on the PGA TOUR and first in a World Golf Championships event at the American Express Championship in Ireland. Led by two strokes after the second and third rounds and defeated Thomas Bjorn by a stroke after a finalround 69. Moved back into second, past Tiger Woods, in the Official World Golf Ranking...Two weeks later, won the HSBC World Match Play title on the European Tour for a record sixth time. On his 35th birthday, beat Lee Westwood 2 and 1…After T10 finish at THE TOUR Championship, dropped to No. 3 in Official World Golf Ranking behind Woods. 2003: Played 17 TOUR and nine European Tour events. In addition to winning twice on TOUR in Hawaii and finishing ninth on the TOUR’s money list, compiled four official European Tour wins (in Australia, Austria and Scotland) and won the European Tour Order of Merit. Also won his fifth career HSBC World Match Play Championship, a European Tour-approved special event. One of three play-
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ers (along with Mike Weir and Kenny Perry) that posted three top-10s in majors - T6 at Masters, T5 at U.S. Open and T5 at PGA Championship…Became the first player since Steve Jones in 1989 to capture the first two tournaments of the season when he won the Mercedes Championships and Sony Open in Hawaii in early January. Only Byron Nelson (1946), Lloyd Mangrum (1953), Johnny Miller (1974, three events; and 1975), Gil Morgan (1983), Jones and Els have accomplished that among modern-day players...Captured season-opening Mercedes Championships in record fashion, finishing at 31-under-par 261. Total in relation to par broke Mark Calcavecchia’s 72-hole tournament TOUR record of 28-under set at the 2001 Phoenix Open. Eight-stroke margin of victory over K.J. Choi and Rocco Mediate was largest on TOUR since Calcavecchia’s eight-stroke Phoenix victory in 2001...Sank a 43-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole, the second playoff hole, to beat Aaron Baddeley at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Both finished at 16-under after Baddeley birdied the 72nd hole...Played in homeland of South Africa at The Presidents Cup, competing for the International Team. 2002: A year to remember with the birth of a son and third career major victory at the British Open...Won four official events worldwide, including twice on TOUR, solidifying No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Won the Heineken Classic in Melbourne, Australia on the European Tour by five strokes for his ninth European Tour victory...Collected first TOUR victory since 2000 at the Genuity Championship. Rounds of 66-67-66 gave him an eight-stroke lead with 18 holes to play. Final-round 72 earned a two-stroke victory over Tiger Woods...Won again the following week at the Dubai Desert Classic, becoming the first multiple winner in the tournament’s 14-year history after posting all four rounds in the 60s…Earned third career major victory at the 131st British Open at Muirfield with scores of 70-66-72-70--278. Tied for the lead with Shigeki Maruyama, Padraig Harrington, Duffy Waldorf and Bob Tway after 36 holes at 6-under. Held 54-hole lead at 5-under, two strokes ahead of Soren Hansen. After losing a three-shot lead on the back nine on Sunday, survived a playoff with Thomas Levet, Steve Elkington and Stuart Appleby to earn the Claret Jug. After parring his way through the four-hole playoff, made a par out of the greenside bunker on the first hole of sudden death against Levet. With his right foot anchored on the top of a bunker left of the 18th green, blasted out to 5 feet and made the putt to secure the victory. 2001: In a year full of streaks, didn’t win for the first time since joining TOUR in 1994...Ranked in top 30 for seventh time in eight years with 1998 the only year he failed to qualify for THE TOUR Championship...Best chance to win was a playoff loss at THE TOUR Championship. Closed with 68 to tie eventual winner Mike Weir, Sergio Garcia and David Toms at 14-under 270...Completed year in November by teaming with Retief Goosen to win World Cup in Japan. Els and Goosen beat three others teams, including Americans Tiger Woods and David Duval, in a playoff. 2000: Victory at The International extended to seven years his string of years with TOUR wins. Defeated Phil Mickelson by four points to earn his eighth TOUR title. 48 points, under Modified Stableford scoring system, tied tournament record Mickelson set in 1997...Also finished second five times, most since Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer in 1964 (six). Record is 13 by Harold (Jug) McSpaden (1945). Began with playoff loss to Tiger Woods at Mercedes Championships and then had seconds at Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. First player to finish second in three consecutive majors in same season. Jack Nicklaus (1964) was previous player to have three majors’ runners-up in same year. 1999: Earned two-stroke victory over Ted Tryba, Tiger Woods and Davis Love III at Nissan Open. 1998: Claimed sixth career TOUR victory at Bay Hill. Rains forced 36-hole finish Sunday and third-round 65 vaulted him to six-stroke lead while closing 73 good for four-stroke win...After T16 at Masters,
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ranked No.1 in world for several weeks...Member of victorious Presidents Cup team in 1998 with a 3-1-1 individual record. 1997: Became first international player since Alex Smith (1906 and 1910) to win U.S. Open more than once with victory at Congressional CC. Trailed Tom Lehman by one stroke after 36 holes and by two after 54. Final-round 69, including decisive par on 71st hole, secured victory by one stroke over Colin Montgomerie...Successfully defended Buick Classic title the following week in wire-to-wire fashion. First repeat wire-to-wire winner since Tom Watson won Tournament of Champions in 1979-80. 1996: Won Buick Classic for third TOUR title...Won third consecutive Toyota World Match Play Championship (1994-96)...Was 3-1-1 as member of International Team in Presidents Cup. 1995: Earned second title at GTE Byron Nelson Classic on strength of second-round 61, a course record at Cottonwood Valley. His 263 total broke Sam Snead’s 38-year-old tournament record...At PGA Championship at Riviera, equaled 36-hole tournament record with 131 and set 54-hole record with 197. Held three-stroke lead entering final round, but shot 72 to finish two strokes out of Steve Elkington-Colin Montgomerie playoff. 1994: Victorious at U.S. Open in a playoff over Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie. Held two-stroke lead entering final round, but closed with a 73. Montgomerie eliminated from 18-hole playoff after 78. Els and Roberts each shot 74 and Els won with 4 on 20th hole. 1993: Became first player to record four rounds in 60s at the British Open, finishing T6. 1992: Won six events on Southern African Tour...Joined Gary Player that year as only players to win South African Open, South Africa PGA and South African Masters in same year. 1991: Played eight events on the Nationwide Tour, with a best finish of T9 at the Tulsa Open. Amateur: Was a scratch golfer at age 14, when he won the world under-14 title at San Diego.
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Started playing golf at age 9...An accomplished junior tennis player, turned full attention to golf at age 14... Heavily involved in Autism awareness, junior golf of South Africa and Cancer Society of South Africa...Hosts Ernie Els Invitational in South Africa to raise money for charity. Ernie Els Foundation formed in early 1999, with the purpose of providing full support to disadvantaged children. Proceeds from the Ernie Els Invitational go to four charities and the Foundation...In December 1998, received lifetime membership on European Tour. Other non-Europeans so honored are Bob Charles, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player...In 2002, the 2000 Engelbrecht-Els wine was released and received the highest rating yet given to a South African wine...Third Ernie Els design signature golf course near George in South Africa opened in 2004...Web site is ernieels.com.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.90 Driving Distance............................................291.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................56.88% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.33% Putting Average............................................1.797
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Deutsche Bank Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 61–1995 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,200,000–2004 World Golf Championships–American Express Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1998 Kemper Open/1
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Bob Estes
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EXEMPT STATUS: Top 50 on PGA TOUR Career Money List FULL NAME: Bob Alan Estes HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: February 2, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: Graham, TX RESIDENCE: Austin, TX
1994 Texas Open. 2001 FedEx St. Jude Classic, Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. 2002 Kemper Insurance Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T6—Shell Houston Open; T10—Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Three top-10s in April and May assured a spot in the top 125 for the season...Held a share of the 36-hole lead at the Shell Houston Open. Finished T9 for second consecutive top-10 in Houston....Second top-10 finish came three weeks later at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Posted four sub-par rounds to finish T8...Third top-10 was T6 at
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-3
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1988 5 4 $5,968/237 1989 27 14 1 2 5 135,628/102 1990 28 18 4 9 212,090/69 1991 32 19 1 7 147,364/105 1992 28 18 1 2 4 190,778/80 1993 28 23 1 1 5 12 447,187/32 1994 27 23 1 1 1 8 17 765,360/14 1995 24 21 5 12 433,992/41 1996 26 7 1 1 2 123,100/149 1997 19 15 1 3 8 340,057/69 1998 29 23 1 1 7 14 987,930/28 1999 28 27 9 15 1,357,618/26 2000 21 12 3 7 538,706/88 2001 26 20 2 1 1 8 12 2,795,477/9 2002 26 20 1 8 14 1,934,600/26 2003 25 22 1 1 6 10 1,824,414/33 2004 23 14 1 1 7 1,046,064/74 2005 25 22 1 7 891,477/92 2006 25 17 2 2 6 1,340,244/67 2007 28 16 3 6 87,579/109 878,051/117 2008 28 17 2 6 92,870/138 829,395/127 Total 528 372 4 9 8 81 180 17,225,501
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 Masters CUT T29 T27 T4 T19 45 U.S. Open CUT T44 T52 CUT T30 CUT T30 CUT British Open CUT T24 T8 CUT T24 T49 T20 T25 T18 PGA CUT T76 T6 T47 T6 CUT T34 T6 CUT T37 CUT THE PLAYERS T70 CUT T70 T20 T35 T34 CUT T42 T62 CUT CUT T44 TOUR Championship T15 28 25 T7 T11 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T9 T33 T5 Bridgestone Invitational T19 CA Championship T11 T9 Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters 22 T31 U.S. Open CUT CUT T11 CUT T58 British Open T34 T20 PGA T57 CUT T28 CUT THE PLAYERS 31 CUT T17 CUT CUT CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T46 CA Championship T25
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1997 3 2 1 2 $8,674/131 Total 3 2 1 2 8,674 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Had two top-10s and finished 127th on the money list, his worst placement since 149th in 1996. Will use a one-time Top 50 on the PGA TOUR Career Money List exemption for 2009…A third-round 64 led to a T6 finish at the Shell Houston Open, four behind first-time winner Johnson Wagner. It was his best finish since a T6 at the 2007 AT&T Classic in Atlanta…Also finished T10 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart, the final event of the season.
10, a triple bogey on No. 11, followed by seven consecutive birdies (Nos. 12-18) for a back-nine 32. 2003: Despite not winning for the first time since 2000, finished among the top 40 on the money list for the third straight season thanks to six top-10s..Narrowly missed fifth career title at the HP Classic of New Orleans, losing in a sudden-death playoff to Steve Flesch. On the first extra hole, Flesch rolled in a birdie putt on the par-4 18th hole from 40 feet. Career TOUR playoff record fell to 0-3. 2002: Captured fourth career TOUR title (third in last 26 events) at the Kemper Insurance Open. Shared lead at 10-under with Bob Burns after 54 holes, and finished one stroke ahead of runner-up Rich Beem. Recorded 17 pars and one birdie in final-round 70. 2001: Posted two victories and ended season with six consecutive top-10s to place career-high ninth on money list. The $2,795,477 in earnings was also a personal best...One of nine multiple winners on TOUR...Opened with 61 in the Fed Ex St. Jude Classic, a season-low start by a winner, and never trailed en route to winning by one stroke over Bernhard Langer. It was the season’s only wire-to-wire victory...In contrast, never led after a round until winning the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas by one stroke over Tom Lehman. Was five shots off the pace after 72 holes and closed with a 63, which tied for low finish by winner on the year...Won the Fall Finish presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers with late-season
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the AT&T Classic, posting rounds of 67-70 on the weekend to finish four shots out of the Zach Johnson-Ryuji Imada playoff. 2006: Finished in the top 100 on the money list for the 15th time in his career, including each of the last 10 years. Made the cut in 17 of 25 starts and was twice a runner-up...In eighth start of season, finished runner-up, six strokes behind winner Stuart Appleby, at the Shell Houston Open. It was his first top-10 of the season and best performance on TOUR since a second at the 2004 FedEx St. Jude Classic...Posted his second runner-up finish of the season and second top-10, losing by one to Will MacKenzie at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Set tournament 36-hole record with a 15-under 129. Shared 54-hole lead with MacKenzie. Double bogeyed the first hole of the final round but rallied to tie MacKenzie entering the 72nd hole. Missed 16-footer for birdie, then MacKenzie made his putt from 10 feet to win. 2005: The 2001 champion of the FedEx St. Jude Classic finished T6 for his lone top-10 of the season and his fifth top10 in his last seven appearances at TPC Southwind. It was his first top-10 on TOUR since finishing second in Memphis in 2004...Closed with an even-par 70 at the U.S. Open to finish T11, his best effort in the U.S. Open in 11 career starts. 2004: Only top-10 of the season came in 13th start, a solo second at the FedEx St. Jude Classic where he won in 2001. Unusual second-round 64 included a bogey on No.
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FAMILY: Wife, Liz EDUCATION: University of Texas SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, hunting, physical fitness TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 Q SCHOOL: 1988
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rush. 2000: Fell out of the top 30 on the money list for the first time in two seasons. Recorded seven top-25s and three top-10s and was among the Top 100 on the money list. 1999: Started the season on a positive note with a T4 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and missed only one cut in 28 starts. His nine top-10s were a career high and for third time in his career finished among top 30 on the money list...Posted T4 at Masters, best career finish in a major. 1998: Put together seven top-10s that included a second and third. T2 at Bay Hill Invitational followed by solo third at Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Shared 54-hole lead in Greensboro and at FedEx St. Jude Classic 1997: Rebounded with $340,057 in earnings in 19 starts. Had 25 consecutive rounds of par or better, the second longest on TOUR for the year. 1996: Lost fully exempt status after finishing 149th on money list. 1994: Earned first TOUR victory at Texas Open. Opened by tying course record of 62 at Oak Hills CC, then cruised to wire-to-wire victory. 1993: Held
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lead briefly during final round of 1993 PGA before finishing T6...Was part of five-man playoff at Buick Southern Open, won by John Inman. 1989: Came close to victory in rookie season when he lost playoff to Mike Hulbert at B.C. Open.
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First played golf at age 4 and set sights on PGA TOUR at age 12...High school teammate of former TOUR player Mike Standly...Once worked for Charles Coody in bag room of Fairway Oaks Golf & Racquet Club...Serves as host for annual FCA Tom Landry Memorial Golf Tournament in Austin, TX...Co-sponsor of the American Junior Golf Association Dodge/Bob Estes Junior Golf Tournament in Abilene, TX...Works with personal trainer, former worldclass pole vaulter Scott Hennig. Follows a strict routine that includes weightlifting, agility exercises, diet and short-distance sprints...Played basketball in high school... Has been a season-ticket holder for University of Texas football since 1989.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.85 Driving Distance............................................282.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.22% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.03% Putting Average............................................1.793
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Hot Shots Toughest Par 4 Greens to Hit in Regulation (Over 400 Yards)
Rank Course 1 Royal Birkdale GC 2 Oakland Hills CC (South) 3 Royal Birkdale GC 4 Bay Hill 5 Torrey Pines (South)
Hole 6 18 1 4 12
Par 4 4 4 4 4
Yardage 499 498 450 460 504
Easiest Par 4 Greens to Hit in Regulation (Over 400 Yards)
Rank Course 1 TPC Summerlin 2 Palm GC 3 Plantation Course 4 Plantation Course 5 Grayhawk GC
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Yardage 408 403 516 420 429
% Tournament 13.71 British Open 18.82 PGA Championship 21.31 British Open 23.56 Arnold Palmer Invitational 25.64 U.S. Open % Tournament 87.71 Justin Timberlake Shriners 87.50 Children’s Miracle Network Classic 87.10 Mercedes-Benz Championship 84.68 Mercedes-Benz Championship 84.39 Frys.com Open
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Brad FAXON
Brad Faxon
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EXEMPT STATUS: Top 25 on PGA TOUR Career Money List FULL NAME: Bradford John Faxon, Jr. HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: August 1, 1961 BIRTHPLACE: Oceanport, NJ RESIDENCE: Barrington, RI
1991 Buick Open. 1992 New England Classic, The International. 1997 Freeport-McDermott Classic. 1999 B.C. Open. 2000 B.C. Open. 2001 Sony Open in Hawaii. 2005 Buick Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 1986 Provident Classic. 1994 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Fred Couples]. 1995 Fred Meyer Challenge [with Greg Norman]. 1996 Fred Meyer Challenge [with Greg Norman]. 1997 Fred Meyer Challenge [with Greg Norman]. 1999 Fred Meyer Challenge [with Billy Andrade]. 2001 Fred Meyer Challenge [with Billy Andrade], Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Scott McCarron]. 2002 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Scott McCarron].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T33—Travelers Championship.
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Underwent ACL and microfracture surgery on his right leg in December 2007 and did not make his first start of the season until early October at the Turning Stone Resort Championship…Missed the cut in all three starts of the year.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Finished outside the top 150 in earnings for the first time since 1983 and used a one-time, top-25 all-time money list exemption for 2008...Best finish was a T33 effort at the
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-6
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1981A 2 1 1982A 1 1983A 1 1 1983 8 5 1 2 $16,526/160 1984 33 19 1 2 6 71,688/82 1985 31 15 1 6 46,813/124 1986 34 16 1 2 92,716/90 1987 28 19 2 10 113,534/90 1988 29 15 1 3 8 162,656/74 1989 28 20 2 2 5 222,076/63 1990 28 16 1 3 8 197,118/81 1991 28 23 1 1 4 11 422,088/34 1992 26 20 2 2 7 12 812,093/8 1993 25 20 4 11 312,023/55 1994 25 23 2 6 10 612,847/24 1995 25 19 1 5 8 471,887/37 1996 22 22 4 9 14 1,055,050/8 1997 23 17 1 3 6 10 1,233,505/10 1998 25 19 1 8 401,496/74 1999 21 15 1 1 7 582,691/68 2000 29 20 1 5 9 999,460/46 2001 26 21 1 6 12 1,951,412/18 2002 25 21 2 1 5 10 1,814,672/31 2003 27 22 3 1 8 15 2,718,445/11 2004 28 20 2 8 1,016,898/76 2005 23 14 1 1 4 8 1,700,535/45 2006 26 13 5 543,681/143 2007 18 5 219/205 84,645/219 2008 3 Total 648 441 8 17 9 88 205 17,656,554
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 Masters T31 T9 U.S. Open CUT CUT T50 57 CUT T33 66 CUT CUT T68 British Open CUT T11 T73 CUT PGA CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T48 T15 T14 THE PLAYERS T33 CUT CUT CUT CUT T17 T70 CUT T67 DQ TOUR Championship T7 Year 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Masters T15 T17 T25 CUT T26 T24 T10 T12 T23 T31 U.S. Open T33 T56 T82 T65 T49 CUT CUT T66 CUT CUT British Open 7 T15 T32 T20 T11 T47 CUT T46 T60 T23 PGA T30 5 T17 CUT T13 T61 T27 T59 T29 CUT T13 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T6 T49 4 T35 T46 T77 T26 T36 T11 T42 T46 T16 TOUR Championship T26 2 T6 T26 T21 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T5 3 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T63 T9 T32 T31 CA Championship CNL T49 T16 T13
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1983; Ryder Cup (2), 1995, 1997; Dunhill Cup, 1997.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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in August to Chrysler Classic of Greensboro in mid-October. 2003: Notched eight top-10s spread over seven months with career-best earnings of $2,718,445...Finished third at the Buick Invitational, T2 at the Bay Hill Invitational, second at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro and lost in playoff to Bob Tway at the Bell Canadian Open. 2002: Despite not winning on TOUR for the first time since 1998, finished season 31st on TOUR money list with $1,814,672...Finished T2 at Nissan Open, one stroke behind winner Len Mattiace...Lost to eventual winner Kevin Sutherland in the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship. Finished third after defeating Paul Azinger on the 19th hole in the consolation match...Also T2 at The Honda Classic. 2001: Returned to the top 30 on money list (18th) for first time since 1997. Earned a victory for third consecutive year. Won Sony Open in Hawaii by four strokes. Made an eagle during each round. Had five-shot cushion after 36 holes and was three up going into the final round. 2000: Became the first player in B.C. Open history to successfully defend his title with a one-stroke victory over Esteban Toledo. Spent July 16-17 in Scotland, attempting to qualify for British Open. After failing, he caught a flight home to play in B.C. Open. Started with a 68-66 and was T2 through 36 holes, trailing Toledo by three strokes. Third-round 68 lifted him into tie for 54-hole lead. Closed with a 68 for his seventh TOUR title. Won B.C. Open twice while age 38--in 1999 tournament held in the fall and in 2000 event played in summer...Earned his third putting title. Led the TOUR in Putting Average in 1996 and 1999 and in 2000 had a 1.704 average (a new record at the time). 1999: Won B.C. Open in playoff over Fred Funk. Trailed Funk by five strokes through 36 holes, closed with 70-67 to force playoff. Due to Hurricane Floyd, final 36 holes
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Travelers Championship...Underwent season-ending foot surgery on August 23. 2006: Made only 13 cuts in 26 events entered...Was three strokes back through 36 holes at THE PLAYERS Championship, but weekend rounds of 79-69 dropped him to T16...Also finished T16 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Was two back through 36 holes at Annandale Golf Club...Ranked 10th on TOUR in putts per round, 28.50 average. 2005: Won for the first time in nearly five years. Earned eighth career TOUR title in 598th career event at the Buick Championship, defeating Tjaart van der Walt in sudden-death playoff. Started the final round seven shots off the lead, and posted a career-best 9-under-par 61 to overcome third-round leader Justin Rose and van der Walt. On the first playoff hole, stuck a 7-iron from a fairway bunker to 3 feet. Converted birdie and clinched victory after van der Walt missed 10-foot birdie putt try. Became first player since Jose Maria Olazabal (2002 Buick Invitational) to win after making the cut on the number. Earned a careerbest paycheck of $774,000 to push season earnings over $1 million for the fifth straight campaign...Three weeks after winning, had surgery on September 13 to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee and missed the remainder of the season. He injured his knee in late 2003 and played in pain for almost two years...Recipient of the Payne Stewart Award, given at THE TOUR Championship. 2004: Slow start to the season due to an injury in the offseason. Missed the first month of the season rehabilitating a torn right anterior cruciate ligament without surgery. Made his first start at the AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm on February 5, where he missed the cut...Had a stretch of 362 consecutive holes without a three-putt, the longest on TOUR in five years. Streak lasted 19 rounds, from PGA
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FAMILY: Wife, Dory; Melanie, Emily, Sophie, Charlotte EDUCATION: Furman University (1983, Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, golf course design, family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1983 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1983
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Brad Faxon played Sunday. Due to darkness, playoff held Monday morning when he won with par on second extra hole. 1997: Earned first victory since 1992 at Freeport-McDermott Classic. Gained one-stroke lead with third-round 66 and secured a three-stroke victory over Bill Glasson and Jesper Parnevik with final-round 69. Posted runner-up finishes at Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, MCI Classic and MasterCard Colonial and for second straight year finished among top-10 on TOUR money list. 1996: Surpassed $1 million in earnings for first time on strength of four runnerup finishes. Made all 22 cuts...Lost playoff to Jim Furyk at United Airlines Hawaiian Open, finished three behind Steve Stricker at Kemper Open, lost playoff at Sprint International to Clarence Rose and closed with 68 for second at THE TOUR Championship. 1995: Featured five top-10s and first selection to Ryder Cup Team...Shot front-nine 28 in final round of PGA, the second 28 in major championship history (Denis Durnian, 1983 British Open). 1992: Earned two TOUR victories. Defeated Phil Mickelson by two strokes at New England Classic...14-point final round good for two-point victory over Lee Janzen at The INTERNATIONAL...Also lost two playoffs, to Steve Elkington at Infiniti Tournament
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of Champions and to Dan Forsman at Buick Open. 1991: Defeated Chip Beck in playoff for first official TOUR win at Buick Open. 1986: Earned unofficial victory at Provident Classic when he defeated Scott Hoch by one. Amateur: Winner 1983 Fred Haskins, Golf magazine and NCAA Coaches Awards as nation’s outstanding golfer...1982-83 All-America selection at Furman...Winner of 1980-81 New England Amateurs and 1979-80 Rhode Island Amateurs.
PERSONAL:
Along with Billy Andrade, runs Billy Andrade/Brad Faxon Charities for Children, Inc., which was formed in 1991 and has donated more than $7 million to youngsters in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Organization was honored in 1999 with Golf Writers Association of America’s Charlie Bartlett Award, given to playing professionals for their unselfish contributions to society…Along with Andrade, serves as host for CVS Charity Classic…Created own junior golf foundation and hosts its annual tournament in Rhode Island. Co-Chair, with Andrade, of Button Hole, a short course that serves as a teaching and learning center for kids.
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................75.37 Driving Distance............................................255.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................75.00% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................50.00% Putting Average............................................1.944
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 71–Ginn sur Mer Classic/1 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2005 Buick Championship/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $774,000–2005 Buick Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 Buick Open/11
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Steve Flesch EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 two-time tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Stephen J. Flesch HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: May 23, 1967 BIRTHPLACE: Cincinnati, OH RESIDENCE: Union, KY; plays out of Triple Crown CC
2003 HP Classic of New Orleans. 2004 Bank of America Colonial. 2007 Reno-Tahoe Open, Turning Stone Resort Championship.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1997 TOUR Championship.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T5—Masters Tournament; 6—PGA Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Won more than $1 million for the eighth time in the last nine years and two top-10s, both in majors…In fourth Masters appearance, finished T5, struggling during the final round with a 6-over-par 78. Opened 72-67-69 and trailed eventual champion Trevor Immelman by three heading into the final round… Next top-10 was a sixth at the PGA Championship, thanks to a final-round 69. This marked his second top-10 finish in a major championship in 2008 and the first time in his career in which he has had two top-10s in majors in a single season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Earned two PGA TOUR victories down the stretch to become one of six multiple winners on the year. One of only four left-handers (Phil Mickelson, Mike Weir and Bob Charles) to win multiple times on the PGA TOUR. Finished among the top-30 on the money list for the fourth time in his career… Claimed third career TOUR title in wire-to-wire fashion (lone player to win wire-to-wire in 2007) at the Reno-Tahoe Open.… Four starts later, bested Michael Allen by two shots to win the inaugural Turning Stone Resort Championship. Earned $1.08 million to boost his earnings to more than $2.2 million. 2006: Finished in the top 100 on the money list for the ninth time...Matched career high in starts with 33 (2003). Made 26 cuts, second most in career behind 29 in 2000... Best finishes were T3s at The International and Chrysler
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1993 2 2 $6,786/252 1994 1 1996 1 1998 29 23 1 1 5 14 777,186/35 1999 31 20 1 3 6 552,346/75 2000 32 29 1 13 21 2,025,781/13 2001 32 24 6 14 1,207,552/44 2002 32 22 7 11 1,192,341/52 2003 33 21 1 9 12 2,269,630/21 2004 31 24 1 1 4 11 2,461,787/18 2005 30 16 2 5 869,106/95 2006 33 26 2 4 8 1,417,615/61 2007 31 19 2 3 6 90,620/71 2,288,899/26 2008 29 19 2 10 97,245/81 1,265,059/87 Total 347 245 4 3 4 58 118 16,334,088 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1990 1 1 1 $1,400/182 1991 2 1 570/297 1994 1 1 360/292 1997 27 19 1 1 9 14 133,190/4 1998 1 1 1 1 1 34,050/63 Total 32 23 1 2 10 16 169,570
PERSONAL:
Began game right-handed before switching over to natural left side...One of four left-handers (Vic Wilk, Eric Axley and Greg Chalmers) to win on Nationwide Tour...Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals and Kentucky Wildcats basketball fan... Interested in getting involved in golf-course design...Inducted into the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame in December 2007.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.04.......... (118) Driving Distance............................................281.4.......... (156) Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.17%....... (124) Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.86%....... (112) Putting Average............................................1.793.......... (112) MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent Deutsche Bank Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2003 Las Vegas Invitational/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000– 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 Booz Allen Classic/22
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Masters CUT T17 T29 U.S. Open 84 CUT CUT CUT CUT T18 CUT T7 T67 British Open T20 CUT CUT T54 77 PGA T13 T34 CUT T13 T17 CUT T37 T10 THE PLAYERS CUT T38 T40 CUT T39 CUT T79 TOUR Championship 15 T9 T21 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T9 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T11 T48 CA Championship T11 T21 T23 Year 06 07 08 Masters T5 U.S. Open CUT PGA T24 T23 6 THE PLAYERS T63 CUT CUT Bridgestone Invitational T48
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1996 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open [Asia].
before finishing second to Carlos Franco. 1998: Voted PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. First left-hander to receive honor, keyed by seven consecutive top-25s in the spring, including a second and a third. 1997: Won Nationwide Tour Championship to vault from 24th to fourth place on money list and earn exempt status on PGA TOUR in 1998. 1996: Finished top-10 on Asian Tour Order of Merit for the third time in his career; others came in 1993-94...Won Benson and Hedges Malaysian Open to earn spot in Sarazen World Open, where he finished T9 and earned $47,000. 1993: Winner of the Kentucky Open for second time in career; other came in 1991.
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Classic of Greensboro. 2005: Had lowest career finish on the money list, 95th, after posting just two top-10s...Collected his second top-10 in a major championship with a T10 finish at the PGA Championship...Had an MRI on Dec. 22, 2005, to diagnose pain in his right shoulder and underwent arthroscopic surgery the next day to treat decompression in his shoulder. 2004: Surpassed $2 million in earnings and won for the second consecutive season...Earned second career win at the Bank of America Colonial in May on his 37th birthday, defeating Chad Campbell by one stroke. Shared third-round lead with Campbell and Brian Gay. Turned third-round lead into victory for first time in six tries. Only player in field to post four rounds in the 60s. Win moved him to career-best 24th in the world. Surpassed $1-million mark in earnings for fifth consecutive season...Paired with two left-handers, Russ Cochran and Greg Chalmers, in the final round of the HP Classic of New Orleans...Named Player of the Month in May...Collected first top-10 in a major (19 appearances) with his T7 at the U.S. Open. 2003: Earned a career-high $2,269,630 thanks to nine top-10s...Sank a 35-footer for birdie on the first extra hole of a playoff at the HP Classic of New Orleans to defeat Bob Estes and earn his first career victory in his 174th start on TOUR. Became the seventh left-hander to win on TOUR. Win came after finishing second in New Orleans in 1998 and 1999...A 10-under-par 62 in the first round at Southern Highlands during the Las Vegas Invitational was career low. 2002: Posted T4 at the Bell Canadian Open, one stroke out of a three-way playoff (champion John Rollins, Neal Lancaster and Justin Leonard), one of seven top-10s during the season. 2001: Finished in the top 50 on the money list for third time in four years as a member thanks to six top-10s. 2000: Ranked second behind Tiger Woods in top-10s with 13...Best opportunity for victory came at National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World. Had two-stroke lead over Woods going into final round. He and Woods shot final-round 69s but Duffy Waldorf fired 62 to take victory. Marked second career solo second. 1999: Season interrupted after fracturing right forearm falling down stairs leaving Tucson. Made first start since injury at THE PLAYERS Championship and went on to post three top-10s...Held 54-hole lead at Compaq Classic of New Orleans
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FAMILY: Wife, Lisa; Griffin McCarty, Lily Katelin EDUCATION: University of Kentucky SPECIAL INTERESTS: Golf-course design TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1997)
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Raymond Floyd WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 1989) EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 1969 PGA Championship (Lifetime) FULL NAME: Raymond Loran Floyd HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 200 BIRTHDATE: September 4, 1942 BIRTHPLACE: Fort Bragg, NC RESIDENCE: Palm Beach, FL PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 5-10
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1963 17 17 1 1 3 5 $10,529/58 1964 21 21 2 4 11 21,407/30 1965 19 19 1 3 9 36,692/25 1966 19 19 1 1 6 11 29,713/33 1967 23 23 1 3 9 25,254 1968 20 20 1 2 6 14 56,490/26 1969 25 20 3 6 9 104,814 1970 23 17 1 3 11 43,591/45 1971 28 19 1 4 10 49,846/45 1972 24 18 4 7 32,579/71 1973 24 19 1 2 7 38,751/75 1974 26 22 3 1 8 14 116,385/17 1975 25 20 1 1 5 12 103,628/13 1976 23 21 2 1 1 9 16 178,318 1977 24 23 2 8 15 163,261/7 1978 26 20 1 4 14 77,595/30 1979 26 19 1 6 10 122,872/26 1980 27 24 1 1 9 15 192,993/10 1981 23 23 3 2 14 18 359,360/2 1982 23 18 3 3 9 16 386,809/2 1983 22 22 1 8 18 208,353/20 1984 23 18 2 8 102,813/68 1985 22 20 1 2 1 9 15 378,989/5 1986 23 19 2 1 5 15 380,508/9 1987 20 12 2 9 122,880/86 1988 19 16 3 8 169,549/69 1989 17 13 1 2 74,699/145 1990 17 11 1 1 3 6 264,078/55 1991 17 15 1 5 10 284,897/56 1992 15 15 1 2 1 5 11 741,918/13 1993 6 5 2 4 126,516/120 1994 4 4 1 3 95,017/158 1995 4 4 2 65,031/180 1996 2 2 1 2 67,800/184 1997 3 2 7,811/284 1998 2 1 1 31,000/229 1999 2 2 22,480/253 2000 3 2001 2 2002 2 2003 1 2004 2 2005 1 2006 1 2007 2 2008 1 Total 699 583 22 24 13 163 347 5,323,075
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FAMILY: Wife, Maria; Raymond, Jr. (9/20/74), Robert Loran (1/23/76), Christina Loran (8/29/79); one granddaughter CLUB AFFILIATIONS: Old Palm GC (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) EDUCATION: University of North Carolina SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, golf-course design TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1961 JOINED TOUR: 1963
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 Masters T8 T7 T35 CUT T13 CUT 54 T22 T30 U.S. Open T14 T6 T38 T13 T22 8 CUT 16 T15 T12 British Open T34 CUT T23 PGA T57 T17 T18 T20 T41 1 T8 CUT T4 T35 T11 T10 THE PLAYERS T24 T21 Year 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Masters 1 T8 T16 T17 T17 T8 T7 T4 T15 T2 CUT CUT T11 U.S. Open 13 T47 T12 CUT T45 T37 T49 T13 T52 T23 1 T43 T17 British Open 4 8 T2 T36 T3 T15 T14 CUT T16 T17 CUT PGA T2 T40 T50 T62 T17 T19 1 T20 13 CUT CUT T14 T9 THE PLAYERS T12 T13 CUT T14 CUT 1 T22 T23 T12 T33 T21 CUT DQ Year 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 Masters T38 2 T17 2 T11 T10 T17 T25 CUT CUT T38 CUT CUT U.S. Open T26 CUT T8 T44 T7 T36 British Open T42 T39 CUT T12 T34 T58 PGA T46 T49 T7 T48 CUT T61 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT TOUR Championship T5 Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT
Champions TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Senior PGA Championship T13 T3 1 19 T35 15 T24 T51 T40 T15 T17 T10 T14 U.S. Senior Open T7 12 T8 3 T44 3 T11 4 T16 T21 T19 CUT T14 JELD-WEN Tradition T3 1 T6 3 T19 5 T20 W/D T16 T21 Constellation Energy Senior Players 2 T3 T10 1 T19 T19 T9 1 T6 T17 Year 06 07 Senior PGA Championship T42 Constellation Energy Senior Players T59
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (10), 1969, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1993; Captain, 1989; Captain’s Assistant, 2008.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-1
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1992 7 7 3 1 6 6 $436,991 1993 14 14 2 4 2 12 14 713,168 1994 20 20 4 5 2 17 20 1,382,762 1995 21 21 3 7 1 19 21 1,419,545 1996 23 23 1 4 16 20 1,043,051 1997 20 20 3 10 16 584,755 1998 21 21 1 1 10 18 702,472 1999 19 19 2 1 9 15 683,314 2000 17 16 1 6 9 717,258 2001 14 14 2 5 9 546,190 2002 11 11 7 205,718 2003 11 11 2 5 201,675 2004 11 10 2 2 169,679 2005 12 12 1 4 177,309 2006 9 9 1 3 4 330,708 2007 9 9 1 2 140,366 2008 4 4 17,894 Total 243 241 14 23 14 119 172 9,472,853
Rank 14 9 2 2 8 23 19 27 26 34 70 66 69 69 51 80 136
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Raymond Floyd PGA TOUR VICTORIES (22):
CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (14):
1978 Brazilian Open. 1979 Costa Rica Open. 1981 Canadian PGA [Can]. 1992 Fuji Electric Grand Slam [Jpn].
OTHER VICTORIES (12):
1985 Chrysler Team Championship. 1988 Skins Game. 1990 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Fred Couples]. 1993 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Steve Elkington]. 1990 RMCC Invitational. 1994 Diners Club Matches [with Dave Eichelberger]. 1995 Office Depot Father-Son Challenge [with Raymond Jr.]. 1996 Office Depot FatherSon Challenge [with Raymond Jr.]. 1997 Office Depot Father-Son Challenge [with Raymond Jr.]. 2000 Office Depot Father-Son Challenge [with Robert]. 2001 Office Depot Father-Son Challenge [with Robert]. 2006 Wendy’s Champions Skins Game [with Dana Quigley].
BEST 2008 CHAMPIONS TOUR FINISH: T26—Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
2008 SEASON:
Made 44th appearance in the Masters, missing the cut… Played three Champions Tour events, with a best finish of T26 teaming with Tom Jenkins at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf…Was a Captain’s Assistant to Paul Azinger on the winning U.S. Team in the Ryder Cup.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Was one stroke off the first-round lead in the Champions Tour’s inaugural Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach and eventually finished T8 at Palm Coast...Made his 43rd appearance at the Masters but
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2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................75.16 Driving Distance............................................258.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................82.14% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................41.67% Putting Average............................................1.867
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 74–Masters Tournament/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 1992 MCI Heritage Golf Classic/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $252,000–1992 Doral– Ryder Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Buick Invitational of California/26 2008 Champions TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average (Actual)..............................74.43 Driving Distance............................................271.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................56.12% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.11% Putting Average............................................1.844
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MISCELLANEOUS champions TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf/3. Career Low Round: 62–1992 Ralphs Senior Classic/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $345,000–2000 Ford Senior Players Championship/1
PERSONAL:
His family was named by Golfweek as the 1994 “Golf Family of the Year.” Also selected Golf World’s “Man of the Year” for 1992...The son of a career Army man, L.B. Floyd, he was exposed to golf at an early age but chose to pursue baseball until capturing the National Jaycees golf title in 1960...Remains a devoted Chicago Cubs fan...Has two sons. Raymond, Jr., a Wake Forest graduate, works at the investment firm Weeden Capital in Greenwich, CT, and Robert is in residential real estate in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Daughter Christina, also a Wake Forest graduate, works for Phillips de Pury and Co.
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1992 GTE North Classic, Ralphs Senior Classic, SENIOR TOUR Championship. 1993 Gulfstream Aerospace Invitational, Northville Long Island Classic. 1994 The Tradition, Las Vegas Senior Classic, Cadillac NFL Golf Classic, GOLF MAGAZINE SENIOR TOUR Championship. 1995 PGA Seniors’ Championship, Burnet Senior Classic, Emerald Coast Classic. 1996 Ford Senior Players Championship. 2000 Ford Senior Players Championship.
missed the cut...In August, named as a Captain’s Assistant for the 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team by Captain Paul Azinger, along with Dave Stockton and Olin Browne. 2006: Made his 42nd Masters appearance but failed to make the cut...Once again played an abbreviated Champions Tour schedule, yet managed three top-10s in nine official starts, the most he’s had in a single year since 2001...In mid-May at The Boeing Championship at Sandestin, made a run at becoming the Champions Tour’s oldest winner. Matched his age for the first time with a final-round, 8-under 63, one off his Champions Tour career low, on The Raven Course at Sandestin. Eventually fell one stroke short of Bobby Wadkins but still became the third-youngest player in Champions Tour annals to shoot his age in a round that included five consecutive birdies on the back nine. 2005: Returned to the site of his 1969 PGA Championship victory in Dayton, OH, and was in contention for most of the U.S. Senior Open before finishing T14 after a final-round 77. Was presented with an honorary membership to NCR CC after his second round. 2004: Missed the cut in two PGA TOUR starts at the Masters and U.S. Open... Limited his schedule on the Champions Tour to just 12 events, with best finish a T4 at the Allianz Championship... Second to Mike Hill in the season-ending Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions Championship. 2003: Missed cut at the Masters, his only TOUR event of the season...Posted a pair of T9s on the Champions Tour and finished T2 at the Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions Championship. 2002: Missed cuts at the Masters and Western Open but recorded a pair of 72s at the Chicago event...Finished 70th on the Champions Tour money list with seven top-25s... Underwent successful prostate cancer surgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in late December. 2001: Did not make cut for second consecutive year...Made 14 starts on Champions Tour and finished No. 34 on the money list, his lowest finish since turning 50 in 1992. 2000: Captured his fourth Champions Tour major at the Ford Senior Players Championship. 1992: Collected most recent TOUR victory at the Doral-Ryder Open, which he won at age 49. After turning 50 later that year, captured GTE North Classic on Champions Tour, becoming first to win on both Tours in same year. He and Sam Snead are only players in TOUR history to win in four decades. 1989: Ryder Cup Captain, culmination of Ryder Cup career that included eight Ryder Cup teams...Inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame. 1986: Shot closing 66 to win U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills by two over Chip Beck and Lanny Wadkins. 1983: Won Vardon Trophy. 1982: Defeated Lanny Wadkins by three strokes at PGA. 1981: Won THE PLAYERS Championship in playoff over Barry Jaeckel and Curtis Strange, the year before the tournament moved to TPC Sawgrass. 1976: Wire-to-wire winner of the Masters. 1969: Won PGA by one stroke over Gary Player.
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1963 St. Petersburg Open Invitational. 1965 St. Paul Open Invitational. 1969 Greater Jacksonville Open, American Golf Classic, PGA Championship. 1975 Kemper Open. 1976 Masters Tournament, World Open Golf Championship. 1977 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Pleasant Valley Classic. 1979 Greater Greensboro Open. 1980 Doral-Eastern Open. 1981 Doral-Eastern Open, Tournament Players Championship, Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic. 1982 Memorial Tournament, Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, PGA Championship. 1985 Houston Open. 1986 U.S. Open, Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. 1992 Doral-Ryder Open.
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Fred Funk EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2005 PLAYERS Championship (through 2010) FULL NAME: Frederick Funk HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: June 14, 1956 BIRTHPLACE: Takoma Park, MD RESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (8):
1992 Shell Houston Open. 1995 Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley, Buick Challenge. 1996 B.C. Open. 1998 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. 2004 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. 2005 THE PLAYERS Championship. 2007 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun.
CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (4):
2006 AT&T Championship. 2007 Turtle Bay Championship. 2008 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, JELD-WEN Tradition.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 1993 Mexican Open.
OTHER VICTORIES (3):
1983 Maryland Open. 1987 Maryland Open. 2005 CVS Charity Classic [with Chris DiMarco].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T10—Sony Open in Hawaii.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
BEST 2008 CHAMPIONS TOUR FINISHES:
1—MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, JELD-WEN Tradition; 2—U.S. Senior Open, Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship; 3—Administaff Small Business Classic; T4—The Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach Resort, Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach; T10— Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, SAS Championship
2008 SEASON:
At age 51, continued to split time between the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour in 2008…Underwent arthroscopic surgery May 14 on his right knee in Jacksonville, FL, for loose particles and minor cartilage damage. Injury kept him out of competition for less than a month…Made the cut in seven of 14 starts on the PGA TOUR, including a seasonbest T10 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, which included a second-round, 6-under-par 64…Stayed in Hawaii to start the Champions Tour season the following week at the MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, which he won following a second-round, 9-under-par 63 and with birdies on
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-3
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1982 3 2 $1,779/251 1985 1 1 1 6,345/196 1986 3 1987 2 1 2,400/255 1988 2 1 1,552/286 1989 29 17 1 2 3 59,695/157 1990 29 13 1 3 7 179,346/91 1991 31 17 5 9 226,915/73 1992 32 24 1 1 3 9 416,930/34 1993 34 24 5 11 309,435/56 1994 30 23 4 8 281,905/67 1995 32 26 2 4 11 717,232/26 1996 31 23 1 1 2 8 13 814,334/21 1997 33 25 1 3 10 544,419/38 1998 32 25 1 1 1 8 17 1,121,988/23 1999 34 27 3 8 14 1,638,881/16 2000 32 24 4 10 827,691/58 2001 33 27 2 4 13 1,237,004/43 2002 29 24 4 7 19 2,383,071/13 2003 33 25 1 1 9 12 2,144,653/27 2004 29 20 1 1 1 6 8 2,103,731/25 2005 30 23 1 1 3 11 2,830,046/11 2006 29 25 1 3 9 1,579,837/48 2007 22 12 1 2 6 90,151/77 1,239,376/77 2008 14 7 1 2 1,038/175 257,283/189 Total 609 436 8 12 12 92 203 20,925,849
champions TOUR CAREER SUMMARY Year Events Played Cuts Made 2006 3 3 2007 10 10 2008 18 18 Total 31 31
FAMILY: Wife, Sharon; Eric (8/2/91), Taylor Christian (10/30/95), Perri Leigh (12/16/99) EDUCATION: University of Maryland (1980, Law Enforcement) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Water and snow skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: 1988, 1989.
the final two holes to edge Allen Doyle by two strokes… Added another win at the JELD-WEN Tradition in midAugust to go along with two runner-up finishes on the season. It was his fourth Champions Tour victory in 23 career starts…Eventually finished third on the Charles Schwab Cup points list to earn a $300,000 annuity.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Joined Raymond Floyd and Craig Stadler to become the only players to win in the same season on the PGA TOUR and the Champions Tour. Finished second in Driving Accuracy to Jose Coceres at 75.26 percent...In his second Champions Tour appearance of the season, won by a record 11 strokes at the Turtle Bay Championship. Led wire-towire for the second time in his brief Champions Tour career and also played bogey-free golf over the three days. Fired rounds of 65-64-64--193...At age 50 years, 8 months and 12 days, earned eighth PGA TOUR victory in fourth start of the season at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Fifth-oldest champion in PGA TOUR history and the oldest since Art Wall (51 years,
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Masters CUT T38 T36 T17 U.S. Open T23 CUT CUT CUT CUT T33 T7 T44 CUT CUT T43 British Open 73 PGA T47 T57 CUT T44 T55 T39 T26 T61 THE PLAYERS CUT T60 T39 T78 T61 T13 T14 TOUR Championship T27 14 Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT T37 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT CUT T44 T35 6 T23 T40 T30 British Open W/D CUT CUT CUT T66 PGA T23 73 T9 T70 T4 T7 CUT T47 T20 CUT THE PLAYERS T69 T38 T13 T33 CUT T45 T10 1 T16 CUT CUT TOUR Championship T24 T5 T24 T9 T24 T24 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 T33 T33 T33 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T2 T14 T61 T41 T42 T69 CA Championship T7 T49 T40 T29
champions TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 06 07 U.S. Senior Open T11 JELD-WEN Tradition 11 Constellation Energy Senior Players T11 T3
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NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 2003, 2005; Ryder Cup, 2004.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1 1 3 344,122 1 1 2 6 9 997,964 2 2 1 9 15 1,825,931 4 3 3 16 27 3,168,017
Rank 48 16 3
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Fred Funk
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.26 Driving Distance............................................267.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................76.97% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.08% Putting Average............................................1.823
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Sony Open in Hawaii/2 Career Low Round/Round: 61–1999 B.C. Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,440,000–2005 THE PLAYERS Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 Buick Classic/21 2008 champions TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average (Actual)..............................69.73 Driving Distance............................................269.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................78.39% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................73.82% Putting Average............................................1.742
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MISCELLANEOUS champions TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf/3. Career Low Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $392,000–2008 JELD– WEN Tradition/1
PERSONAL:
Golf coach at University of Maryland from 1982 through 1988…Also worked as newspaper circulation supervisor before joining TOUR…One of the first TOUR players to have LASIK surgery. One of his bag sponsors is Dr. Whitten & Associates…Named to the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007 as well as the state of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame…Active in Jacksonville (FL) community, raising funds for J.T. Townsend, who suffered a spinal cord injury playing high school football in 2004. Assisted in raising money for after-care expenses and building a wheelchair-accessible home for Townsend.
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for the first time and finished a then-highest 13th on the money list. Had four runner-up finishes, a career best. The last players to have that many runner-up finishes in a year without winning were Davis Love III and Tom Lehman in 1999...T4 at PGA after taking halfway lead and then placed T2 the following week at the NEC Invitational in Seattle. 2001: Finished in the top 20 10 times, including a T3 at the Air Canada Championship and a third at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. 2000: Suffered a tear in right knee which required surgery in September, but rebounded by making his last six cuts of the year, including back-to-back top-10s to end the season, a T4 at National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort and T6 at Southern Farm Bureau Classic. 1999: Finished second three times and posted eight top-10s. Runner-up at MasterCard Colonial, Air Canada Championship and B.C. Open (losing Monday playoff to Brad Faxon). 1998: Collected his fifth TOUR victory and for the first time in his 10-year career eclipsed the $1-million mark in earnings. Made 25 of 32 cuts on his way to $1,121,988 season in which he was among top 10 eight times and top 25 17 times. Along with victory, also finished second and third...Earned two-stroke win at Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. After rounds of 69-64, stood one off 36-hole lead. Third-round 69 produced share of the lead. Birdied four holes on Sunday back nine on way to 66... Nearly became two-time winner for first time since 1995 at Buick Challenge, losing a playoff when Steve Elkington parred first extra hole. 1996: Earned fourth victory in fiveyear stretch, at B.C. Open. Third-round 63 moved him into share of lead with Pete Jordan. After birdieing four of six holes on Sunday, round was canceled due to rain and tournament was reduced to 54 holes. Hit 7-iron approach on first extra hole to within 10 inches to secure victory...Nearly won again the following week when rain reduced Buick Challenge to 36 holes. Was part of five-man playoff won by Michael Bradley. 1995: Opened four-stroke lead through 54 holes of Ideon Classic. Won by one stroke over Jim McGovern after closing 73...Entered final round of Buick Challenge tied with Steve Stricker before closing 67 gave him one-stroke victory over John Morse and Loren Roberts. 1992: First TOUR victory came at Shell Houston Open. Grabbed one-stroke lead with course-record 62 in third round, then shot closing 70 for two-stroke victory over Kirk Triplett. Shot 59 on TPC Scottsdale (Desert Course) during pro-am at Phoenix Open. 1989: Rookie on the PGA TOUR. 1984: Won Foot Joy National Assistant Pro Championship.
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7 months, 10 day) at the 1975 Greater Milwaukee Open. Posted rounds of 62-69-64-71--266 and beat Jose Coceres with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, hitting a 4-iron on the par-3 10th to 6 feet. 2006: Made 25 of 29 cuts (86.21 percent), the highest percentage of his career. Turned 50 halfway through the season and won his first Champions Tour title at the AT&T Championship... Posted final-round 10-under-par 62, one stroke off the English Turn G&CC course record, to finish one stroke behind Chris Couch at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans... Tied Brett Quigley for the TOUR lead in rounds in the 60s with 47. 2005: Earned a career-best $2,830,046 and won in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 199596 seasons...Became the oldest winner of THE PLAYERS Championship at 48 years, nine months and 14 days by defeating Tom Lehman, Scott Verplank and Luke Donald by a stroke on the third Monday finish in the last six years for the tournament. After weather played havoc over the first four days, had to play 33 holes on Monday to capture his seventh career win. Got up and down from the greenside bunker and made a 6-foot putt on 18 to get to 9-under 279, then sat and waited as Donald and Joe Durant, who were one stroke behind him with one hole to play, failed to make birdie to force a playoff. Third player in tournament history with local ties to win THE PLAYERS Championship (Mark McCumber-1988, David Duval-1999). Led the tournament in Driving Accuracy (85.7 percent) and Greens in Regulation (80.6 percent). Earned five-year TOUR exemption that assured him of a spot on the TOUR until age 54...Earned spot on his second Presidents Cup Team (0-2-2). 2004: Won for first time in over six years with victory at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, the site of his last victory in July 1998. The drought spanned 196 tournaments and included 10 runner-up finishes. Became second two-time winner of the tournament after making birdie on the final hole to defeat rookie Ryan Palmer by one stroke (Brian Henninger 1994, 1999). Led by one stroke through 54 holes. Tied 72-hole tournament record on current course with 22-under 266 total (Steve Lowery, Skip Kendall/2000)...Finished ninth on the 2004 Ryder Cup Team points list to make his first Ryder Cup Team at age 48, oldest player to finish in top 10 in U.S. Ryder Cup points. 2003: Posted a career-high nine top-10s, including a T2 at the FBR Capital Open in Potomac, MD... On the strength of T7 finish at PGA Championship, was named as Captain’s Pick by Jack Nicklaus to 2003 U.S. Presidents Cup Team. 2002: Topped $2 million in earnings
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EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: James Michael Furyk HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: May 12, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: West Chester, PA RESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (13):
1995 Las Vegas Invitational. 1996 United Airlines Hawaiian Open. 1998 Las Vegas Invitational. 1999 Las Vegas Invitational. 2000 Doral-Ryder Open. 2001 Mercedes Championships. 2002 Memorial Tournament. 2003 U.S. Open, Buick Open. 2005 Cialis Western Open. 2006 Wachovia Championship, Canadian Open. 2007 Canadian Open presented by Franklin Templeton Investments.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1993 Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (3):
1997 Argentine Open. 2005 Nedbank Challenge [SAf]. 2006 Nedbank Challenge [SAf].
OTHER VICTORIES (3):
1998 Fred Meyer Challenge [with David Duval]. 2003 PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 2008 Grand Slam of Golf.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—World Golf Championships-CA Championship; T3—AT&T National, BMW Championship; 4—Verizon Heritage; T5—Mercedes-Benz Championship, British Open; T6—THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola; 7—Wachovia Championship, Deutsche Bank Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Finished the season ranked fifth in the FedExCup standings, thanks to 23 made cuts in 26 starts. Despite a TOUR-high
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FAMILY: Wife, Tabitha; Caleigh Lynn (6/24/02); Tanner James (12/12/03) EDUCATION: University of Arizona SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 1993 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
nine top-10 finishes, failed to record a victory for the first time since injury-riddled 2004 season…Finished T5 at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship, his sixth top-10 at the event since it moved to Kapalua in 1999… Shot 64-68 on the weekend to finish T2 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship, one stroke behind winner Geoff Ogilvy…Following back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2005 and 2006, posted his third top-10 finish at the Verizon Heritage where four rounds in the 60s resulted in a fourth-place finish…Past champion collected his fourth top-10 of the season with a seventh-place finish at the Wachovia Championship…Finished T3 at the AT&T National on the strength of a closing, 5-under 65. Joined Robert Allenby as the only players to finish in the top-10 in each of the first two AT&T Nationals held at Congressional CC…Finished T5 at the British Open. Began his British Open career with five consecutive made cuts (including three top-10 finishes and a T4 at Royal Birkdale in 1998), but then missed the cut in his next five starts (2001-05). Has since reeled off three made cuts, including a fourth-place effort in 2006, T12 in 2007 and T5 in his return to Royal Birkdale… One week after a T12 effort at The Barclays, finished T7 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, his first top-10 in two years of play in the PGA TOUR Playoffs…Improved to No. 4 on the FedExCup points list the following week with a T3 finish at the BMW Championship. Posted the week’s best round with an 8-under 62 (including a front-nine 28) during the second round, equaling his career-low round…Scored the winning point in the Ryder Cup for the U.S. Team, beating Miguel Angel Jimenez 2 and 1 in Singles to secure the
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1988A 1 1990A 1 1991A 1 1993 1 1994 31 17 3 7 $236,603/78 1995 31 22 1 3 10 535,380/33 1996 28 24 1 3 13 738,950/26 1997 27 24 3 1 13 17 1,619,480/4 1998 28 24 1 2 2 12 19 2,054,334/3 1999 25 24 1 1 8 17 1,827,593/12 2000 25 24 1 1 8 15 1,940,519/17 2001 24 19 1 2 8 16 2,540,734/13 2002 25 19 1 9 14 2,363,250/14 2003 27 25 2 1 1 15 22 5,182,865/4 2004 14 8 2 5 691,675/116 2005 26 23 1 4 10 14 4,255,369/4 2006 24 22 2 4 3 13 19 7,213,316/2 2007 23 20 1 2 2 8 16 101,022/11 4,154,046/7 2008 26 23 1 2 9 13 113,180/5 3,455,714/12 Total 388 318 13 20 12 124 217 38,809,826 nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1993 25 13 1 1 3 6 $58,240/26 1994 1 1 1 1 3,815/153 Total 26 14 1 1 4 7 62,055
U.S. victory. Improved Ryder Cup Singles record to 4-1-1 with the win…Consecutive 69s on the weekend led to a T6 finish at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. Eagled first playoff hole to beat Padraig Harrington at PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Competed in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and finished 11th on the season-long points list. Captured his 13th career PGA TOUR title at the Canadian Open, where he also won in 2006. Exceeded $4 million in earnings for the third consecutive season and earned a spot on his fifth Presidents Cup Team...Four rounds in the 60s at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial forced extra holes with Bernhard Langer and Rory Sabbatini. Missed 35-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to finish T2 with Langer when Sabbatini made a 15-foot birdie putt. It was his 18th PGA TOUR runner-up finish...Became the first player since Arnold Palmer in 1966-67 to be a runner-up in the U.S. Open in consecutive years, as he finished T2 (with Tiger Woods) to Angel Cabrera at Oakmont CC. Was tied for the lead before making a bogey on the par-4 17th...Captured 13th career TOUR victory as he successfully defended his Canadian Open title by one stroke over Vijay Singh at age 37 years, 2 months and 17 days. First player since Jim Ferrier (1950-51) to win the Canadian Open back to back. Posted rounds of 69-66-69-64–268, overcoming the three-stroke, 54-hole lead of Singh. First player since Mark Hensby (2004 John Deere Classic) to post an ace (final round, No. 4, 209 Yards, 5-iron) and go on to win...Earned a spot on his fifth
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Masters T29 T28 4 T14 T14 T6 CUT 4 28 T22 U.S. Open T28 T5 T5 T14 T17 60 T62 CUT 1 T48 T28 T2 British Open T44 4 T4 T10 T41 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT 4 PGA T13 T17 T6 CUT T8 T72 T7 9 T18 CUT T34 T29 THE PLAYERS CUT T13 T53 T35 T17 T61 T21 T14 T4 CUT T3 TOUR Championship T15 2 T3 T15 DNS T7 T18 8 13 2 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T9 T9 T9 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T10 T4 2 T6 T6 T22 T24 3 CA Championship T11 CNL T33 T12 T36 T15 4 Year 07 08 Masters T13 T33 U.S. Open T2 T36 British Open T12 T5 PGA CUT T29 THE PLAYERS T28 T27 TOUR Championship T11 T6 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational DNS T27 CA Championship T35 T2
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (6), 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008; The Presidents Cup (5), 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007; World Cup, 2003.
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2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.69 Driving Distance............................................280.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................69.37% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.78% Putting Average............................................1.788
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–BMW Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–4 times, most recent 2008 BMW Championship/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,134,000– 2006 Wachovia Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 The Barclays/2
the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 1998: Made cut in 24 of his 28 appearances, including a win, two seconds, two thirds and three fourths...Closed year by becoming the first player to win the Las Vegas Invitational twice. Rounds of 67-68-69-63 put him in first place after 72 holes, three strokes ahead of Mark Calcavecchia. Closed with a 68 to Calcavecchia’s 66 for one-stroke victory. 1997: Set thenTOUR record for most money earned without a victory with $1,619,480, fourth on money list...Nearly had successful defense at United Airlines Hawaiian Open, losing in a playoff to Paul Stankowski...Also placed T5 at U.S. Open, fourth at British Open and T6 at PGA Championship. 1996: Won United Airlines Hawaiian Open, birdieing third playoff hole to top Brad Faxon, who made a 50-foot eagle putt on the 72nd hole to force playoff. 1995: Recorded first TOUR victory at Las Vegas Invitational. Grabbed share of lead with David Edwards after third-round 65 at TPC Summerlin. Following fourth-round 67, shared lead with Billy Mayfair. Went on to one-stroke victory over Mayfair...Three weeks later, earned unofficial victory at Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International. 1994: Recorded three top-10s as a rookie, including T7 at Northern Telecom Open, his first start of the year. 1993: Member of the Nationwide Tour, won Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic in playoff over Bob Friend... Qualified for TOUR by finishing T37 at Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Twice named All-Pac 10 Conference and All-America at University of Arizona.
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Possesses one of the PGA TOUR’s less orthodox swings. His father, Mike, has been his only swing instructor… Started putting cross-handed at age 7…Never played high school football, although did play basketball as a sophomore. Played midget football until age 13…Owns a home on The Plantation Course at Kapalua, home of the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
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months. Played in 14 events, the lowest total in his 11-year TOUR career, and finished outside the top 100 on the money list for the first time. Played in the first two events of the season in Hawaii. Decided the week of the Bay Hill Invitational to have surgery after sitting out more than two months...Finished fourth on the Ryder Cup Team points list to make his fourth Ryder Cup Team. 2003: Collected first major championship of his career, the U.S. Open at Olympia Fields near Chicago. Claimed a victory in sixth consecutive season. Became 57th player to make the U.S. Open his first career major championship. Shared second-round and held third-round lead. Set 36-hole record (133), along with Vijay Singh. Set 54-hole mark (200) and tied 72-hole record (272)...With four rounds in the 60s, captured Buick Open to win twice for first time in a season and jumped to a careerbest No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Held 54-hole lead and with a final-round 68, completed two-stroke victory over a group of four players that included Tiger Woods...Lost in playoff to Scott Hoch at Ford Championship at Doral...Played on his third U.S. Presidents Cup team. 2002: Won the Memorial Tournament thanks to a finalround 65 that included a chip-in for birdie on the par-3 12th hole and an eagle from the front bunker on the par-5 15th. Won by two strokes over John Cook and David Peoples, marking the fifth consecutive season with a victory. Recorded third-round ace with 5-iron from 192 yards on No. 4...Made his third appearance as a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team and compiled a 1-2-2 record. 2001: Earned sixth TOUR title at the Mercedes Championships. Was four strokes down to start the final round in Maui. Holed a 10-foot birdie putt on 72nd hole in Kapalua that put him in the lead as Rory Sabbatini missed three-foot birdie that would have forced a playoff. Victory came after slight cartilage tear in right wrist sidelined him late the previous year. Suffered injury the previous fall while trying to intercept a pass in the parking lot of a Baltimore RavensPittsburgh Steelers NFL game...Lost in a playoff on the seventh extra hole at the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational to Tiger Woods. Holed bunker shot for par on first playoff hole to extend the match. 2000: For the second consecutive year, missed only one cut all season, at SEI Pennsylvania Classic...Earned fifth TOUR victory at the Doral-Ryder Open. Shared first-round lead with a 7-underpar 65. Was three strokes back of Franklin Langham after 54 holes. Trailed Langham by six with seven holes to play. Shot 30 on back nine for a final-round 65 and equaled tournament record with 23-under-par 265...Member of his second U.S. Presidents Cup Team. Presidents Cup record was 3-1-0 for a two-year total of 4-4-0. 1999: Earned third Las Vegas Invitational title, becoming first successful defender. Victory started with rounds of 67-64-63 for a share of 54-hole lead. After awakening to early morning earthquake, played in 40-mph winds and shot 71 to build a three-stroke lead. Final-round 66 good enough to edge Jonathan Kaye by one stroke...A member of victorious U.S. Ryder Cup team, notching a key 4-and-3 singles victory over Sergio Garcia in Sunday’s matches. Missed only one cut, at
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Presidents Cup team and compiled a record of 3-2-0, thus bringing his all-time record to 13-8-2. 2006: Finished a career-best second on the money list and won twice in a season for just the second time (2003). Has collected at least one victory in 11 of his 14 seasons on TOUR...Led TOUR in top-fives with 11, including nine top-threes. Shared TOUR lead in top-10s with Vijay Singh (13)...Won his first Vardon Trophy awarded by the PGA of America for best scoring average on the PGA TOUR (68.86) but finished second on TOUR, where the minimum number of rounds to qualify is 50 (Tiger Woods- 68.11). Vardon Trophy minimum is 60...Won the Wachovia Championship in a one-hole playoff over Trevor Immelman and won the Canadian Open. Collected a runner-up finish at the Verizon Heritage for the second consecutive year...At the Wachovia Championship, had a one-shot lead through 54 holes, closed with a 1-under 71 and earned $1.134 million for his 11th career victory. Made an 8-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to force the playoff and made a 6-foot par putt on 18 to win... Finished runner-up at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. Has made cuts in 12 of 13 U.S. Opens in his career and has collected five top-10 finishes, including the 2003 victory... Captured his 12th career TOUR victory at the Canadian Open. Posted rounds of 63-71-67-65--266 to edge Bart Bryant by one stroke, moving to No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking...Compiled 2-3-0 record in his fifth U.S. Ryder Cup appearance...Beat Sweden’s Henrik Stenson by two strokes in early December to claim a second consecutive Nedbank Challenge title in South Africa. 2005: In July, picked up his first win since the 2003 Buick Open and since his wrist surgery in early 2004 at the Cialis Western Open. Shared the first- and third-round leads. Fell four behind leader Ben Curtis through three holes of Sunday’s final round but fought back with five birdies over the remainder of the round and finished with a 2-under 69 to defeat Tiger Woods by two strokes. Led the field in Greens in Regulation (75%)...Lost a four-hole playoff to Vijay Singh at the Wachovia Championship...In June, led or shared lead through the first 54 holes of the Barclays Classic, but finished one stroke behind Padraig Harrington as Irishman drained 66-foot eagle putt on 72nd hole to clinch victory. Furyk led by two strokes with three holes remaining but made consecutive bogeys on Nos. 16 and 17...Despite suffering from rib injury throughout the week, went undefeated in Presidents Cup play, posting a 3-0-2 (2-0-1 with Tiger Woods) record including a Sunday Singles victory over previously undefeated Adam Scott...Posted fourth runnerup finish of the season at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. Carded four rounds in the 60s to match Wes Short, Jr., but tee shot on second playoff hole (par-3 17th) found water hazard. Short clinched victory with tap-in par out of a greenside bunker...Chipped in on the second playoff hole to beat Adam Scott, Retief Goosen and Darren Clarke at the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa. 2004: Did not have a win for the first time since the 1997 season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair cartilage damage in his left wrist on March 22, which sidelined him for nearly three
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Sergio Garcia EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2008 PLAYERS Championship (through 2013) FULL NAME: Sergio Garcia Fernandez HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: January 9, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Castellon, Spain RESIDENCE: Borriol, Spain
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (7):
2001 MasterCard Colonial, Buick Classic. 2002 Mercedes Championships. 2004 EDS Byron Nelson Championship, Buick Classic. 2005 Booz Allen Classic. 2008 THE PLAYERS Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (11):
1997 Catalonian Open Championship. 1999 Murphy’s Irish Open [Eur], Linde German Masters [Eur]. 2001 Trophee Lancome [Eur], Nedbank Golf Challenge [SAf]. 2002 Canarias Open de Espana [Eur], Kolon Cup Korean Open [Asia]. 2003 Nedbank Golf Challenge [SAf]. 2004 Mallorca Classic [Eur]. 2005 Omega European Masters [Eur]. 2008 Castello Masters [Eur], HSBC Champions [Eur].
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
1999 Dunhill Cup [with Miguel Angel Jimenez and Jose Maria Olazabal].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—THE PLAYERS Championship; 2—THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, PGA Championship, The Barclays; T4—Stanford St. Jude Championship; T5—Deutsche Bank Championship.
2008 SEASON:
At age 28 and in his 10th season on the PGA TOUR, recorded his seventh career victory (PLAYERS Championship) and made his fifth appearance in the Ryder Cup. Ranked third in the FedExCup, thanks in large part to 18 made cuts in 19 starts, including six top-10s and 11 top-25s. Won the Byron Nelson Award for the lowest adjusted scoring average (69.12) and captured the Vardon Trophy, the first Europeanborn winner since Harry “Lighthorse” Cooper in 1937 to have the lowest scoring average…Ended the longest victory drought of his career by making a clutch par putt to force
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a playoff and hitting the island-green 17th on the first extra hole to defeat Paul Goydos in THE PLAYERS Championship. His first victory in three years and 53 PGA TOUR events was keyed by leading the field in Driving Accuracy and Greens in Regulation. Made a 45-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th to get back in the game and a 7-foot par putt on the 18th hole for a 1-under 71 and a 5-under 283 total. Goydos, playing in the final group, missed a 15-foot par putt on the last hole for the win. It was the first playoff at THE PLAYERS since 1987. On the playoff hole, Goydos hit a wedge just short into the water and made double bogey before Garcia hit his tee shot within 4 feet and two-putted for the victory…Posted his second top-10 of the season with a T4 finish at the Stanford St. Jude Championship, including a bogey-free final-round 66 that left him one stroke out of a playoff…Finished runner-up to Padraig Harrington at the PGA Championship, his third runner-up finish in a major championship event. Was tied with Harrington with two holes remaining, but finished par-bogey to Harrington’s birdie-par conclusion. It was also his ninth top-five in major championship starts… In his next start, lost on the second hole of a playoff at The Barclays to Vijay Singh. Singh made birdie on the par-5 17th hole after Garcia drove left and hit his second shot behind a tree on the way to a par. Kevin Sutherland was eliminated on the first playoff hole where Garcia made a 27-foot birdie putt only to be topped by Singh’s 26-footer. All three players finished at 8-under 276 at Ridgewood CC in Paramus, NJ…T5 at the Deutsche Bank Championship the following week. It was his third consecutive top-five finish and continued a streak where 10 of his last 12 rounds were under par…Had 0-2-2 record in the Ryder Cup loss to the U.S. at Valhalla, but still has a 14-6-4 overall record in the competition…Following a 5-under 65 on Friday, turned in a third-round 67 to move into a three-shot lead at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. Posted a 1-over 71
PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-5
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996A 1 1998A 1 1 1999A 1 1 1999 8 6 1 1 4 6 $784,917/53 2000 16 14 2 5 8 1,054,338/42 2001 18 14 2 2 8 12 2,898,635/6 2002 21 19 1 9 14 2,401,993/12 2003 20 12 2 4 666,386/95 2004 18 16 2 5 10 3,239,215/9 2005 20 17 1 1 2 8 13 3,213,375/10 2006 17 13 1 5 8 1,560,733/49 2007 19 17 2 1 7 13 101,077/9 3,721,185/9 2008 19 18 1 3 6 11 119,400/3 4,858,224/4 Total 179 148 7 9 7 59 99 24,399,000 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 1998A 3 2 Total 3 2 european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 2008 12 11
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FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Real Madrid FC (soccer), kids, tennis TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 JOINED TOUR: 1999
on the final day, and then fell to Camilo Villegas on the first playoff hole. Third-place finish in the FedExCup resulted in a $2-million bonus…Won the European Tour’s Castello Masters in Spain at the course he grew up on. The victory propelled him to a career-high third in the Official World Golf Ranking…Birdied the second playoff hole in early November to defeat Oliver Wilson at the European Tour’s HSBC Champions in China. Win moved him to second in the Official World Golf Rankings.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Competed in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and recorded top-10 finishes at the BMW Championship and THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola to wind up 13th on the season-long points list. Earned a career-high in earnings and had the second runner-up finish at a major championship of his career at the British Open...T3 at the World Golf ChampionshipsCA Championship, giving him six top-10 finishes in eight career starts in the CA Championship...Birdied four of his final five holes on Sunday to post a 6-under-par 66 and finish second at THE PLAYERS Championship, two strokes behind Phil Mickelson...Held the lead after the first three rounds of the British Open. Made bogey on his 72nd hole at Carnoustie to finish in a tie with Padraig Harrington. Lost in the four-hole aggregate playoff by one stroke (1-over par to Harrington’s even par). It was his 13th top-10 in a major, including finishing in the top five in the last three British Opens...Aided by Friday-Saturday rounds of 64-64, finished fourth at THE TOUR Championship. Finished ninth in the FedExCup standings to earn a $550,000 bonus. 2006: Recorded top-10s in two major championships, the British Open (T5) and PGA Championship (T3), along with a 4-1-0 record for European Ryder Cup squad...Finished out of the top 30 on money list for just the second time in six
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T38 T40 CUT 8 T28 T4 CUT 46 CUT CUT U.S. Open T46 T12 4 T35 T20 T3 CUT CUT T18 British Open CUT T29 CUT T36 T9 T8 T10 CUT T5 T5 2 T51 PGA 2 T34 CUT T10 CUT CUT T23 T3 DQ T2 THE PLAYERS CUT T50 T4 CUT T53 T32 T14 2 1 TOUR Championship T2 28 T15 T20 4 2 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T9 T33 T33 T9 T17 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T7 T58 T30 T16 T13 T22 T20 T36 CA Championship T7 T5 CNL 7 T12 T4 T3 T32 T3 T15
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (5), 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008; Dunhill Cup (2), 1999, 2000. World Cup, 2004.
3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 1 2 1 1 2
2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2 5 9 $2,284,959
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2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.40 Driving Distance............................................294.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................59.39% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................67.06% Putting Average............................................1.792
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Deutsche Bank Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2002 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,710,000–2008 THE PLAYERS Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 The Barclays/4
start. Became European Tour’s fourth-youngest winner (youngest was South African Dale Hayes, 18, when he won 1971 Spanish Open)...Earned second European Tour title at Linde German Masters on Oct. 3. Sank 15-foot birdie putt on second playoff hole to defeat Padraig Harrington... Joined Jose Maria Olazabal and Miguel Angel Jimenez to capture Spain’s first Dunhill Cup title. Amateur: Turned pro on April 21, 1999, after playing in 28 professional events as an amateur...Was first British Amateur champion to finish as low amateur in Masters (1999)...Winner of 19 events as an amateur and also a professional event, the Catalonian Open, at age 17...Made the cut in 12 of 18 European Tour events entered before turning pro...At age 14, made his first cut in a European Tour event, the 1995 Turespana Open Mediterranea. Set a European Tour record as youngest player to make a cut...Won the 1995 European Amateur, the youngest winner of the event.
PERSONAL:
Father, Victor, is his teacher and the teaching professional at home club, the Club de Golf de Mediterraneo. Father has played in eight career Champions Tour events… Started playing golf at age 3 and became club champion at age 12.
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win in Spain...Birdied the 18th hole on The Plantation Course at the Mercedes Championships to set up playoff with David Toms, then birdied same hole again to earn third PGA TOUR title. Overcame a four-shot deficit with a final round 9-under-par 64, for the best final-round finish at The Plantation Course. The last first-time champion of the event was Tiger Woods in 1997. 2001: Recorded two victories to crack the top 10 in earnings at sixth...Became first player born in 1980s to win on TOUR with a two-stroke victory in the MasterCard Colonial. Started the final round five off the lead and closed with a 63…Three starts after first win, became one of nine multiple winners on TOUR with a victory in Buick Classic. Tied for lead after 36 holes and led by two after 54. Closed with 67 to win by three. Became youngest player to win $2 million in a season... Lost a four-man playoff to at THE TOUR Championship (Ernie Els, David Toms and winner Mike Weir)...Was a Captain’s Choice for European Ryder Cup Team...Earned third European title at Trophee Lancome, edging Retief Goosen by one stroke. 2000: A successful sophomore season on TOUR which produced five top-10s and eight top-25s...Played in 16 events during the year, making 14 cuts. 1999: Made the cut in seven of nine starts, finishing in the top-10 four times with a runner-up and third-place finish...Nominated for Rookie of the Year honors (qualified by finishing top-125 on non-member money list)...In first TOUR start as a professional and second start as a pro, finished T3 at the GTE Byron Nelson Classic. Opening 62 left him one stroke behind Tiger Woods. Finished seven strokes out of Loren Roberts-Steve Pate playoff...Following Memorial payday of $58,650, had $202,650 in TOUR earnings and joined TOUR as special temporary member...Runner-up finish at PGA Championship assured berth on European Ryder Cup Team. First-round 66 gave him the lead at Medinah CC. Was youngest player to lead PGA Championship since tournament went to stroke play in 1958. On Sunday, trailed Tiger Woods by two strokes with three holes to play, and tee shot on 16 came to rest against a root behind large tree, then hit a 6-iron, with eyes closed, safely on green and ran down fairway to watch recovery shot. Finished one stroke behind Woods...Youngest Ryder Cup participant ever at age 19 years, 8 months, 15 days (more than five months younger than Nick Faldo in 1977), where he posted a 3-1-1 overall record...Won first professional event on July 4, 1999 at Murphy’s Irish Open in his sixth professional
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seasons, and 11th in the European Tour Order of Merit, thanks to runner-up finishes in the last two events of the season…Upped career record at the Ryder Cup to 14-4-2 after European victory. 2005: On the strength of victories on both the PGA TOUR and the European Tour, finished the season No. 8 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Posted two top-10s at majors…Outright leader through 18, 36 and 54 holes at the Wachovia Championship. Lost six-stroke lead in 12 holes. Managed to get the lead back with consecutive birdies, but slipped into a tie when he bogeyed the par-3 17th. His closing even-par 72 was good enough to get in a playoff with Vijay Singh and Jim Furyk. Eliminated on the first extra hole by three-putting from 45 feet, missing a 6-footer for par...Earned sixth career TOUR victory at the Booz Allen Classic, defeating Davis Love III, Adam Scott and Ben Crane by two shots. Trailed 54-hole leader Tom Kite by two strokes. Final-round 65 included a front-nine 6-under-par 30 that matched the low nine-hole score at Congressional CC…With six victories by age 25, only third person to accomplish that feat since 1970, joining current players Tiger Woods (29 wins) and Phil Mickelson (eight wins)...Captured his 10th international victory, riding a third-round lead to a one-stroke victory over Sweden’s Peter Gustafsson at the Omega European Masters. 2004: Finished ninth in the Official World Golf Ranking, winning two TOUR events (both in playoffs) and one European Tour event...Collected his third career TOUR title at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship in a three-way playoff on the first hole over Dudley Hart and Robert Damron. Became the 13th player to win both the Byron Nelson and the Bank of America Colonial in a career...Won a three-man playoff for the second time in five weeks on the third extra hole at the Buick Classic. Victory over Rory Sabbatini and Padraig Harrington improved his playoff record to 3-1...Playing in his third Ryder Cup, had a 4-0-1 record for the winning European squad…Earned fifth career European Tour victory in Spain at the Mallorca Classic at Pula Golf Club. 2003: Managed two top-10s in 20 starts...Posted a T4 at the Buick Classic, his third straight top-10 at the tournament. 2002: Began year with a victory at the season-opening Mercedes Championship, and top-10 finishes in all four majors, the only player to do so...Posted a 3-2-0 record in Europe’s winning Ryder Cup effort...Captured the Canarias Open de Espana on the European Tour, the fourth career European Tour victory for the Spain native and his first professional
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Brian Gay EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Joseph Brian Gay HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 155 BIRTHPLACE: Fort Worth, TX FAMILY: Wife, Kimberly; Makinley Kathryn, Brantley Olivia
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya; T2—Viking Classic; T7—EDS Byron Nelson Championship, Buick Open, Ginn sur Mer Classic; T10—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
2008 SEASON:
Earned first career PGA TOUR victory in his 293rd career start on the PGA TOUR at age 36 years, 2 months and 11 days at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. The string of 292 starts without a victory was the 13th-longest among active PGA TOUR players, dating back to first professional start at the 1996 U.S. Open. Carded third-round career low of 8-under-par 62 to take a fivestroke lead into Sunday. Rounds of 66-67-62-69—264 bested runner-up Steve Marino by two strokes. Earned a career-best paycheck of $630,000…Next top-10 finish came at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, where the Fort Worth, TX, native finished T7, his best finish at the tournament in nine starts…A few weeks later in Texas he posted a T10 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. He was one back after 36 holes, but weekend rounds of 69-72 dropped him to T10… Finished T7 at the Buick Open for his fourth top-10 of the season, thanks in part to a final-round 65 that included five consecutive birdies on Nos. 12-16. Round tied the low score of the day…Finished with a 4-under 68 to get into the three-man playoff at the Viking Classic with Will MacKenzie and Marc Turnesa. Was eliminated on the first hole of the playoff when the other players made birdies. His runner-up finish was the third of his career (seconds at the 2001 MasterCard Colonial and the 2002 Buick Open). Went over the $2-million mark for the first time in a single season on TOUR…Claimed his sixth top-10 finish of the year with T7 honors at the Ginn sur Mer Classic...Led the TOUR in scrambling (64.82%).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Shot 66-69 on the weekend to finish T4 at the PODS Championship...One stroke off the 36-hole lead, finished fourth at the Stanford St. Jude Championship, seven behind winner Woody Austin...Ended the year ranked in the top-10 in both Putting Average and Driving Accuracy...Made an ace
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EDUCATION: University of Florida SPECIAL INTERESTS: Stock market, reading, real estate investing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 1998, 1999, 2003 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
during the opening round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. 2006: Top-10 finish in the final full-field event of the season lifted him over the $1-million mark for just the second time in a season. Made 22 cuts in 31 starts and finished in the top 25 10 times...Recorded the season’s first double eagle, using driver, 5-iron on the par-5, 503-yard first hole at Riviera CC during second round. 2005: Lone top-10 was T3 at the Barclays Classic. Entered final round two off the lead of Jim Furyk and Padraig Harrington, but had two double bogeys on Sunday. Finish was best performance since a T2 at the 2002 Buick Open...Finished T17 at the Valero Texas Open and collected $42,420, lifting him over the mark to secure his card for 2006. 2004: After finishing out of the top 125 in 2003, managed to get back into the top 125 with five top-20s, including one top-10...Played in final group on Sunday for the second consecutive week at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, where he finished T5…Needed to make one cut with three tournaments remaining for the season to secure his card for 2005. Managed to make the cut near his home at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, finishing T41. 2003: Finished out of the top 125 for the first time since 1998, his rookie season. Returned to the Qualifying Tournament and finished T28. Only top-10 of the season was a T8 at The Honda Classic. 2002: Played in 34 events, making 24 cuts, finishing in the top-10 four times. Best finish was a T2 at the Buick Open, four strokes behind champion Tiger Woods. 2001: Had career-highs in money earned and money list position. Surpassed the $1-million mark for the first time, thanks to a career-high five top-10s. At the MasterCard Colonial, finished T2 on the strength of a closing 65, two strokes behind Sergio Garcia. His $352,000 paycheck was largest of his career. 2000: On strength of eight top-25s, placed among Top 125 on money list for first time...First career top-10 came at Honda Classic, a T4. Part of eight-way first-round tie for lead after 7-under-par 65 in Coral Springs. Stood two strokes back through 54 holes and pulled within one of champion Dudley Hart heading to 17th hole Sunday. Gay’s 30-foot birdie putt stopped on the edge of the front lip and fell in, but Gay waited longer than the allowed 10 seconds to tap ball in and was assessed one-stroke penalty (Rule 16-2) after play was completed, giving him a par. He bogeyed the 18th hole and finished
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996 1 1999 26 8 1 $74,329/206 2000 33 17 1 8 482,028/102 2001 32 23 1 5 12 1,299,361/41 2002 34 24 1 4 10 926,735/69 2003 34 15 1 4 447,647/137 2004 32 16 1 6 645,194/122 2005 33 19 1 1 5 689,862/115 2006 31 22 2 10 1,037,600/88 2007 32 21 2 8 90,075/78 1,114,571/86 2008 31 20 1 1 6 12 101,323/46 2,205,513/31 Total 319 185 1 3 1 23 76 8,922,840
two strokes behind Hart. 1999: In first career full TOUR season, played in 26 events and made eight cuts...Retained exempt status with T10 at TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 1998: Member of the Nationwide Tour...Earned status on TOUR for the next season with T31 finish at Qualifying Tournament in Palm Springs. 1997: Three-time winner on Golden Bear Tour, a two-time winner on Sunshine Players Tour and a four-time winner on South Florida Tour. 1996: Lone TOUR event was U.S. Open...Finished second on Golden Bear Tour money list after winning Golden Bear Tour Championship. 1995: Played in 40 mini-tour tournaments and won nine times, including victories on the Emerald Coast Golf Tour, Gulf Coast Tour, Gary Player Tour and Tommy Armour Tour. Amateur: Member of 1993 U.S. Walker Cup team...Medalist at the 1993 U.S. Amateur... Two-time All-America selection and a three-time All-SEC selection of the University of Florida. Only player to win the SEC Championship twice. Also, SEC Freshman of the Year... Led University of Florida to NCAA Championship in 1993 along with TOUR member Chris Couch.
PERSONAL:
Father was a scratch golfer and played for the all-Army team.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.94 Driving Distance............................................271.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................72.19% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.57% Putting Average............................................1.745
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $630,000– 2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya–Cancun/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2001 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas/76
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT British Open CUT PGA T22 T53 T51 T20 THE PLAYERS T40 T63 CUT T75 CUT CUT T32
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1993.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1994 2 1996 4 1 $740/245 1998 23 16 1 4 24,591/80 1999 1 1 1,380/206 Total 30 18 1 4 26,711 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Lucas Glover EXEMPT STATUS: 105th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Lucas Hendley Glover HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: November 12, 1979 BIRTHPLACE: Greenville, SC RESIDENCE: Greenville, SC; plays out of Berkeley Hall CC and The Thornblade Club
2005 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2003 Gila River Classic at Wild Horse Pass Resort.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 2008 SEASON:
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Recorded three top-10 finishes and was chosen to play on the United States Team in The Presidents Cup... Shared the lead with Justin Rose entering the final round at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, but a closing 8-over 80 in wet and windy conditions dropped him to T13...Best finish was a T4 at the PODS Championship. Shot 67-69 on the weekend to finish two behind Mark Calcavecchia...Chosen by U.S. Captain Jack Nicklaus as a Captain’s Pick for The Presidents Cup, where he went 2-3-0 in his rookie year as a member. Teamed with Scott Verplank to win two matches, defeating Stuart Appleby and Retief Goosen in the openingday Foursomes and then Vijay Singh and Mike Weir in the third-day Foursomes. 2006: Finished season with career highs on money list (No. 21), in earnings ($2,587,982) and top-10s (9)...Placed sixth in first appearance at the Mercedes Championships. Recorded the first hole-in-one
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2001 2 1 $6,180 2002 6 2 16,349 2004 30 17 2 5 557,454/134 2005 28 16 1 1 7 9 2,050,068/30 2006 31 23 9 17 2,587,982/21 2007 29 22 3 13 93,900/35 1,664,167/53 2008 26 20 2 8 101,195/49 998,491/105 Total 152 101 1 1 23 52 7,880,691 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2002 12 7 1 2 5 $64,692/67 2003 26 17 1 6 7 193,989/17 2004 1 Total 39 24 1 1 8 12 258,681
PERSONAL:
Credits his grandfather for giving him his start in golf… Avid Clemson Tiger sports fan. Inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in fall 2007. He was in Chicago playing in the BMW Championship, the third leg of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, so his parents represented him at the presentation.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.54 Driving Distance............................................298.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.54% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.38% Putting Average............................................1.792
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent Travelers Championship/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2006 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $792,000–2005 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort/36
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT T20 U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT British Open CUT T27 T78 PGA CUT T46 T50 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT TOUR Championship 29 T8 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T4 T63 CA Championship T13 T26
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 2007; Walker Cup, 2001.
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Made the cut in 20 of 26 starts with two top-10 finishes and a No. 49 finish in the FedExCup standings. Fell just $1,509 shy of surpassing $1 million in earnings for the fourth consecutive season…Held a one-shot lead over eventual champion Boo Weekley through 36 holes of the Verizon Heritage before weekend rounds of 73-71 left him T7… Finished T7 at the Buick Open, set up by a final-round 67 that included six consecutive birdies on Nos. 12-17 before narrowly missing a seventh at the 72nd hole.
Amateur: First-team All-American in 2000 and 2001 at Clemson. Was an honorable mention selection as a sophomore in 1999. First-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference from 1999-2001. Won three tournaments for Clemson during his career and was a member of two NCAA runners-up (1998 and 2001)...Three-time South Carolina Amateur champion from 1998-2000...Member of the 2001 U.S. Walker Cup team. Named to the 2000 and 2001 Palmer Cup teams.
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at the tournament since the event moved to the Plantation Course at Kapalua in 1999 by using a 5-iron on the 203-yard eighth hole. The shot earned him a 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG and was the first eagle of the season...T4 at the Buick Invitational when he left his 64-foot eagle putt on 72nd hole just a couple inches short to miss a chance to join playoff between winner Tiger Woods, Jose Maria Olazabal and Nathan Green...Ended the season making 10 straight cuts. One of only five players to finish season with a double-digit cuts-made streak...Was second in Total Birdies (402) behind Daniel Chopra’s 435...Swing coach Dick Harmon passed away in February. 2005: Second-year player captured his first TOUR win and a third-place finish. Earned more than $2 million, almost quadrupling the $557,474 he earned during his rookie season...Captured his first TOUR victory at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort with birdies on the last two holes, making a 40-foot putt from the fringe on No. 17 and a 100-foot bunker shot on the last hole to win. Had four no-putt greens on the final nine. He earned $792,000 and moved to 28th on the money list, enough to get him into the season-ending TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola for the first time. 2004: In rookie season, made 30 starts and played on the weekend 17 times, finishing No. 134...In only his 17th career start on TOUR, collected first top-10 with a T10 finish at the Wachovia Championship after receiving a sponsor exemption...Posted his first TOUR ace during second round of Cialis Western Open, using a 5-iron from 220 yards on the 12th hole...Finished T26 at Qualifying Tournament to up his eligibility status on TOUR for 2005. 2003: Collected $193,989 to finish No. 17 on the Nationwide Tour money list and earn initial TOUR card for 2004...Jumped into the top 20 on the money list with his first Nationwide Tour title at the Gila River Golf Classic at Wild Horse Pass Resort. Posted four rounds in 60s to finish one shot in front of three others. 2002: Made seven of 12 cuts as rookie on Nationwide Tour.
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FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer EDUCATION: Clemson University (2005, Communication Studies) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 Q SCHOOL: 2004 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2003)
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Mathew Goggin EXEMPT STATUS: 40th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Mathew Charles Goggin HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: June 13, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ FAMILY: Wife, Felicity; Atticus (12/23/07)
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T2—2006 Cialis Western Open, 2008 the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1999 Lehigh Valley Open, Omaha Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
1996 Dutch Open. 1998 Australasian Tour Championship.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley; 3—Frys.com Open, Turning Stone Resort Championship; T4—The Barclays; T7—The Honda Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Had the best season of his career, with almost $2 million in earnings and five top-10s…Finished T7 at The Honda Classic to record his first top-10 finish of the season. Was 4-under through 10 holes on Sunday and in contention before bogeys on three of his final six holes left him four shots shy of eventual winner Ernie Els…Tenth career top10 was a T2 finish at the Memorial Tournament. He was only the fourth player in tournament history to hold the outright lead after each of the first three rounds. Final-round 74 dropped him two behind winner Kenny Perry…Finished T4 at The Barclays thanks to a closing 4-under 67. Finish put him over $1.3 million for the season, a career best… Added to that career-best in the PGA TOUR Fall Series. Finished T3 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. Fired second- and final-round 7-under-par 63s to claim solo third honors at the Frys.com Open. Shot 30 on the inward nine Sunday.
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SPECIAL INTERESTS: Guitar, music TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 Q SCHOOL: 2002 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1999, 2005)
2007: Finished in the top 125 for the second consecutive year and the second time in his career...In just his second PLAYERS Championship appearance (T70 2001), claimed a T12 finish, seven back of winner Phil Mickelson...Best finish of the year came at the first event of the PGA TOUR Fall Series, the Turning Stone Resort Championship. First-round 66 led to T5 honors...Between his Driving Accuracy (44th) and Driving Distance (26th) statistics, ended the season ranked second in Total Driving behind Charles Warren. 2006: Posted career-high three top-10s and 85th-place finish on the PGA TOUR money list...Earned more ($1,076,142) than he had in his last three seasons (2001-03) on TOUR combined...First top-10 was T10 at The Honda Classic in sixth start. Rebounded from 71-75 start with rounds of 65-72 on the weekend...Three months later, added a T9 at the Barclays Classic...Earned exemption into British Open with T2 finish at the Cialis Western Open, best career finish on TOUR. Became the sixth player to post all four rounds in the 60s since the event moved to Cog Hill in 1991. Finished two strokes behind Trevor Immelman to earn $440,000. 2005: Finished ninth on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn a return trip to the PGA TOUR in 2006, ending a two-year absence. Seven top-10s on the Nationwide Tour included two seconds and two thirds. Ended season second in All-Around Ranking and fourth in Scoring Average (69.96) and Total Driving. 2004: Finished No. 24 on the Nationwide Tour money list. 2003: Lost his TOUR card after finishing No. 157 on the money list. 2002: Played in 20 TOUR events, with a best finish of T8 in his first event of the year, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 2001: Posted one top-10 in 33 TOUR starts, a T6 at the BellSouth Classic. 2000: After initial slow start to rookie season, where he missed the cut in 15 of first 17 starts, rebounded with strong second half to finish 117th on the money list. Career-best finish of T3 at the Greater Milwaukee Open. 1999: As rookie on
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998 1 2000 32 12 1 2 5 $414,123/117 2001 33 15 1 3 283,165/148 2002 20 12 1 5 391,852/142 2003 28 16 2 299,238/157 2004 1 2006 26 10 1 3 6 1,076,142/85 2007 30 20 1 6 86,500/122 969,488/103 2008 27 18 1 2 5 11 101,067/52 1,969,962/40 Total 198 103 2 3 13 38 5,403,969
Nationwide Tour, recorded victories at Lehigh Valley Open and Omaha Classic, finishing No. 4 on the money list. 1998: Birdied the final hole of regulation to force a playoff with Brad King at the Australasian Tour Championship. Birdied the first playoff hole to win, vaulting him from 10th to fourth on the final ANZ Order of Merit. Finished second at the Australian Masters. Played the European Tour as well and tied for second at the Peugeot Open de France. 1997: Won the San Paolo Vita Open. 1996: Won the Dutch Challenge on the European Challenge Tour. Amateur: Medalist at the 1995 Western and Canadian Amateurs. Winner of the 1995 Australasian Amateur.
PERSONAL:
His mother, Lindy, is a three-time Australian Amateur champion… Plays the guitar.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.55 Driving Distance............................................295.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................64.93% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.11% Putting Average............................................1.797
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent Frys. com Open/4 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2008 Frys.com Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $440,000–2006 Cialis Western Open/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Frys.com Open/84
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT T36 CUT British Open T46 CUT CUT PGA CUT THE PLAYERS T70 T12 CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1999 24 17 2 1 1 7 13 $187,894/4 2000 1 2002 4 1 1 5,233/217 2004 24 15 1 1 7 10 190,785/24 2005 24 18 2 2 7 14 260,090/9 Total 77 51 2 4 4 21 38 644,001 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Retief GOOSEN
Retief Goosen EXEMPT STATUS: 2004 U.S. Open winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Retief Goosen HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: February 3, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Pietersburg, South Africa
2001 U.S. Open. 2002 BellSouth Classic. 2003 Chrysler Championship. 2004 U.S. Open, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 2005 The INTERNATIONAL.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (22):
1997 Dunhill Cup [with Ernie Els, David Frost]. 1998 Dunhill Cup [with Ernie Els, David Frost]. 2001 World Cup [with Ernie Els].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—World Golf Championships-CA Championship; T4—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational.
2008 SEASON:
Second consecutive season finishing outside of the top 20 on the money list (72nd). Made the cut in 13 of 18 starts with two top-10s…Finished T2, one stroke behind winner Geoff Ogilvy, at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship. Shot 64-68 on the weekend at Doral and had a string of five rounds in the 60s in his last six rounds, including the final two rounds at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard…His second top-10 came with a T4 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Held the first-round lead with a 4-under 66.
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1995 3 3 $20,652/237 1996 1 1 7,363/297 1997 5 2 1 1 45,048/209 1998 6 1999 4 2 1 2 54,368/222 2000 13 9 4 196,093 2001 10 7 1 2 4 1,126,985/47 2002 15 14 1 2 5 13 2,617,004/10 2003 19 17 1 1 3 9 14 3,166,373/10 2004 16 13 2 1 9 11 3,885,573/6 2005 18 17 1 2 8 12 3,494,106/8 2006 18 16 1 1 6 9 2,617,453/19 2007 14 12 1 1 5 89,083/89 1,044,386/93 2008 18 13 1 2 6 95,510/108 1,431,965/72 Total 160 126 6 6 7 44 81 19,707,369 european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2008 12 12
2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 3 8 $1,529,668
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
ing system to finish with 32 points and overcome 54-hole leader Brandt Jobe...Was among the leaders all week at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club, but a closing 2-over 72 dropped him to T6…Went wire-to-wire to win the Volkswagen China Masters by six strokes over Michael Campbell. Opened and closed with a Jinghua Golf Club course record of 8-under 64...Week later, picked up his first European Tour victory of the season by defeating four players by a stroke at the German Masters. The win moved him back to the top of the European Tour’s Order of Merit...Lost to eventual champion Michael Campbell in the semifinals of the HSBC World Match Play Championship in Wentworth, England. Campbell jumped past Goosen to No. 1 in Europe with the win...Led International squad with a 4-0-1 record at The Presidents Cup, including a 2-and-1 Sunday singles victory over Tiger Woods. 2004: Became the 21st player to win multiple U.S. Opens after finishing two strokes ahead of Phil Mickelson at Shinnecock Hills. After holding two-stroke 54-hole lead over Mickelson and Ernie Els, trailed Mickelson by one stroke with three holes to play. Took lead for good when Mickelson double bogeyed the par-3 17th hole and he birdied the par-5 16th hole. Needed only 24 putts, including 11 one-putts, in the final round and recorded 32 one-putts for the tournament...Won the Smurfit European Open by five strokes, two weeks after taking the U.S. Open…Posted his third consecutive top-10 on TOUR and back-to-back top-10s in a major with his T7 finish at the British Open in Scotland…Injured in a jet-ski accident in Barbados in late July that caused him to pull out of The INTERNATIONAL and the PGA...Captured the season-ending TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola at East Lake Golf Club. Entered final round four shots off the lead of Tiger Woods and Jay Haas after opening 70-66-69. Posted a bogey-free, 6-under-par 64 on Sunday to win by four shots and collect a paycheck of $1.08 million. 2003: Rode second- and third-round leads to a three-stroke victory over Vijay Singh at the Chrysler Championship, the third win of his career on TOUR... Continued a decade of consistency on the European Tour, winning the 34th and final Lancome Trophy to continue a string of nine consecutive years with at least one victory.
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Masters CUT T40 CUT 2 T13 T13 T3 U.S. Open CUT CUT T12 1 CUT T42 1 T11 British Open CUT 75 T10 CUT T10 T41 T13 T8 T10 T7 T5 PGA T61 CUT CUT CUT T37 T23 CUT T6 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT T14 CUT CUT T12 TOUR Championship T9 3 1 T4 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T17 T17 T33 T33 3 Bridgestone Invitational T24 10 T11 T17 DNS T58 CA Championship T25 T35 CNL 2 T8 T6 DNS Year 06 07 08 Masters T3 T2 T17 U.S. Open CUT CUT T14 British Open T14 T23 T32 PGA T34 T23 T24 THE PLAYERS 2 T28 T51 TOUR Championship 4 Accenture Match Play Championship T5 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T48 T61 T4 CA Championship T45 T58 T2
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (4), 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007; Dunhill Cup (6), 19952000; World Cup (4), 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001.
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OTHER VICTORIES (3):
2007: Recorded one top-10 in 14 starts on the PGA TOUR and finished outside the top 20 on the money list (93rd) for the first time since rookie season in 2001...Ninth on European Order of Merit, with 14th career European Tour victory at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters. Was two back with two holes remaining before pulling off a birdieeagle finish at the Doha Golf Club to defeat Nick O’Hern… Despite an opening 4-over-par 76, finished T2 at the Masters Tournament, marking his third straight top-5 finish at Augusta and the fourth of his career. Closed with rounds of 70-69. Lost to winner Zach Johnson by two shots after playing the par-4 18th in 4-over par for the week…Represented International Team at The Presidents Cup for the fourth consecutive time. 2006: Finished out of the top 10 on the PGA TOUR money list for the first time since rookie campaign in 2001...Streak of five consecutive seasons with a TOUR victory was snapped...Finished eighth on the European Tour Order of Merit with a victory at the South African Airways Open…Recorded his first career top-10 in at THE PLAYERS Championship. Finished as the runner-up, six strokes behind Stephen Ames. One of only two players to post four sub-par rounds for the week at TPC Sawgrass...Battled to T3 finish at the Masters, three strokes behind Phil Mickelson. Finish was third top-10 in eight starts in Augusta...On Asian Tour, successfully defended Volkswagen China Masters title. 2005: Finished the season No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking, with wins on both the PGA TOUR and the European Tour…First top-10 was third at the Accenture Match Play Championship. Only No. 1 seed to advance past the third round. Fell to Chris DiMarco 2 and 1 in the semifinals. Went on to top Ian Poulter in 20 holes in the consolation match...Finished T3 at the Masters...Defending champion and third-round leader shot a final-round 81 at Pinehurst No. 2 to fall to T11 at the U.S. Open...Finished T5 at the British Open thanks to a third-round 6-under 66…Earned sixth career TOUR victory at The INTERNATIONAL at age 36 years, 6 months and 4 days. Forced to play 36 holes on Sunday due to Thursday’s first round being washed out, scored 15 points on Sunday in the Modified Stableford scor-
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1991 Iscor Newcastle Classic [SAf]. 1992 Spoornet Classic [SAf], Bushveld Classic [SAf], Witbank Classic [SAf]. 1993 Mount Edgecombe Trophy [SAf]. 1995 Phillips South African Open [SAf]. 1996 Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge [Eur]. 1997 Peugeot Open de France [Eur]. 1999 Novotel Perrier Open de France [Eur]. 2000 Trophée Lancôme [Eur]. 2001 The Scottish Open at Loch Lomond [Eur], Telefonica Open de Madrid [Eur], EMC World Cup [with Ernie Els]. 2002 Johnnie Walker Classic [Eur], Dimension Data Pro-Am [SAf]. 2003 Trophée Lancome [Eur]. 2004 Smurfit European Open [Eur], Nedbank Challenge. 2005 Volkswagen China Masters [Asia], Linde German Masters [Eur]. 2006 South African Airways Open [Eur], Volkswagen China Masters [Asia]. 2007 Commercialbank Qatar Masters [Eur].
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
RESIDENCE: Pietersburg, South Africa; South Ascot, London, England; Orlando, FL FAMILY: Wife, Tracy; Leo (3/8/03), Ella Ann (11/18/04) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Water skiing, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 JOINED TOUR: 2001
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Retief Goosen 2002: Won on three different Tours and three different continents - PGA TOUR, European Tour and Southern Africa Tour...Won Volvo Order of Merit on European Tour for second straight season...Won the Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia on the European Tour by eight strokes. Fired a course-record, third-round 63 and led by 13 entering the final round...Won the Dimension Data Pro-Am at the Gary Player CC, his second win in as many weeks... Third-round 68 moved him to 14-under 202 and gave him a two-shot lead over Phil Mickelson at the BellSouth Classic. Closed with a 70 to earn a four-stroke victory over Jesper Parnevik. Moved up to career-best No. 4 in Official World Golf Ranking following the BellSouth Classic. 2001: Earned more than $1.1 million in 10 starts during official rookie campaign on PGA TOUR. Became fourth rookie in TOUR history to earn $1 million in his first season...Won U.S. Open in 38th start in a TOUR event, defeating Mark Brooks, 70-72, in 18-hole Monday playoff at Southern Hills CC. Overcame three-putt on 72nd hole on Sunday to become the eighth player in past 50 years to make U.S. Open first TOUR title. Held first-round lead and shared second- and third-round leads...Joined TOUR as member week of July 30...Won
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Volvo Order of Merit on European Tour, first South African winner since 1975 (Dale Hayes). 2000: Continued love affair with France by winning Trophée Lancôme, his third in France...Won the Nelson Mandela Invitational with Alan Henning. 1999: Suffered broken left arm in skiing accident in Switzerland prior to season...Won third European Tour title - Novotel Perrier Open de France - in playoff with Greg Turner. 1997: Won Peugeot Open de France. 1996: First European Tour win came at Staley Hall Northumberland Challenge. 1995: Collected sixth victory on Southern Africa Tour at the Philips South African Open. 1991: Southern Africa Tour Rookie of Year. Amateur: Won 1990 South African Amateur Championship.
PERSONAL:
Regarded as one of South Africa’s brightest young prospects in his generation. Was struck by lightning as an amateur in South Africa...Introduced to golf at age 9 by his estate agent father, a 10-handicapper...After U.S. Open win in 2004, made a media tour that included an appearance on “Regis and Kelly” among other shows.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.27 Driving Distance............................................287.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................56.79% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................59.39% Putting Average............................................1.803
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–World Golf ChampionshipsCA Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2002 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,125,000–2004 U.S. Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 the Memorial Tournament/3
Hot Shots Toughest Par 5 Greens to Hit in Regulation on TOUR
Rank Course 1 Pebble Beach GL 2 Poppy Hills 3 Innisbrook Resort 4 Muirfield Village GC 5 PGA National
Hole 14 4 5 11 18
Par 5 5 5 5 5
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Rank Course 1 East Lake GC 2 Torrey Pines (North Course) 3 La Quinta CC 4 The Classic Club 5 Torrey Pines (North Course)
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Yardage 573 603 605 567 604
% Tournament 45.83 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 47.78 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 62.04 PODS Championship 63.59 the Memorial Tournament 64.24 The Honda Classic
Yardage 525 507 527 568 520
% Tournament 98.33 THE TOUR Championship 96.13 Buick Invitational 96.09 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 95.57 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 94.84 Buick Invitational
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Paul GOYDOS
Paul Goydos EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Paul David Goydos HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: June 20, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Long Beach, CA RESIDENCE: Dove Canyon, CA; plays out of Virginia CC
1996 Bay Hill Invitational. 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1992 Yuma Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Had his most successful season financially, with more than $1.6 million in earnings, and finished 51st on the PGA TOUR money list (second only to 44th in 1996). Had three top-10s, including a playoff runner-up at THE PLAYERS Championship...Lost in a playoff to Sergio Garcia at THE PLAYERS after his tee shot at the first playoff hole, the par-3 17th, found the water, allowing Garcia to two-putt for the victory. Held a one-shot lead over Kenny Perry entering the final round and a three-shot lead over Garcia and Jeff Quinney standing on the 14th tee, but bogeyed three of his last five holes to force a playoff. Missed a 15-foot par putt for the win on No. 18. Wore a Long Beach State “Dirtbags” baseball hat that he purchased in the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport the week before. A week after THE PLAYERS, his Long Beach State hat was auctioned off for $4,000 at a school fundraiser...Two weeks later he finished T10 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. He has three top-10s at the Colonial in 10 starts…Finished T7 at the Frys.com Open, including tying his career-low round with a second-round 62.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Won for the second time in his career and earned more than $1 million for the first time in 15 years on the PGA TOUR... With three birdies in the final four holes at the Sony Open in Hawaii, claimed his first victory in 11 years. Posted rounds of 66-63-70-67--266, one ahead of Charles Howell III and Luke Donald. Held a share of the 36-hole lead with Luke Donald at 11-under-par 129. Clinched victory on the last hole when 25-foot
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1993 30 18 4 $87,804/152 1994 31 22 3 9 241,107/75 1995 35 21 6 146,423/129 1996 29 15 1 4 7 438,111/44 1997 30 21 5 9 396,241/61 1998 31 20 1 2 5 368,413/82 1999 29 20 1 4 8 695,052/61 2000 30 19 3 5 398,393/121 2001 29 12 2 3 375,557/132 2002 20 13 2 4 407,345/139 2003 25 18 2 7 734,284/88 2004 2 2 19,366/246 2005 15 9 1 3 486,362/148 2006 24 11 1 2 4 890,392/97 2007 19 12 1 1 1 91,923/59 1,229,355/78 2008 25 14 1 3 5 97,048/85 1,640,737/51 Total 404 247 2 4 34 80 8,554,942
PERSONAL:
Was a substitute teacher in Long Beach, CA, at the time of his 1992 Yuma Open victory...1996 EA Sports Golf Challenge champion...Says the first and only autograph he ever received was from California Angel Sandy Alomar, who signed his mitt at a game in Anaheim Stadium in 1974. “No, I don’t know where the glove is now. I don’t have it.”...His favorite movie is “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”...Was hitting balls at the Long Beach State driving range in college when football coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame member George Allen decided he wanted to use the range for practice. “He yelled, ‘Get that golfer off my football field.’ I never met the man, but let’s just say he definitely knew who I was.”
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.38 Driving Distance............................................273.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................70.53% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.39% Putting Average............................................1.805
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Frys. com Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2008 Frys.com Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,026,000–2008 THE PLAYERS Championship/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii/39
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Masters CUT U.S. Open T44 T62 CUT T28 T12 CUT CUT CUT PGA T73 T29 T34 T31 THE PLAYERS T62 T49 CUT CUT T57 T38 CUT T68 Year 07 08 Masters CUT U.S. Open CUT British Open CUT PGA CUT T31 THE PLAYERS CUT 2 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 Bridgestone Invitational T74 CA Championship T50
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1991 25 13 1 4 7 $30,237/39 1992 29 17 1 2 3 8 61,104/17 1993 2 2 615/246 2002 1 1 1 3,690/237 2004 1 1 1,305/361 Total 58 34 1 1 2 7 16 96,950 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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2008 SEASON:
strength of three top-10s. 1993: Earned $87,804 in rookie season for 152nd place, but regained card at Qualifying Tournament that fall. 1992: First earned PGA TOUR playing privileges for 1993 with T13 finish at Qualifying Tournament...Won the Yuma Open on the Nationwide Tour.
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2—THE PLAYERS Championship; T7—Frys.com Open; T10— Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
eagle chip hit the flagstick and settled within tap-in range. 2006: Used a runner-up finish at the last full-field event of the season to jump from No. 160 to No. 97 on the money list and earn his fullyexempt status for the 2007 season...Began season in the Major Medical Extension category. First top-10 was a T8 at the Valero Texas Open in mid-September. Second top-10 was a runner-up finish at the Chrysler Championship. The $466,400 paycheck was the largest of his career at the time and the T2 finish was his best on TOUR since a T2 at the 1991 MasterCard Colonial. 2005: Received Major Medical Extension carryover from 2004 due to sinus surgery and hip problems but was only able to play in 15 events...In his second start after missing the majority of the previous season due to hip surgery, recorded a T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 2004: Limited to only two starts at the end of the year because of sinus surgery and hip problems. Received a Major Medical Extension for 2005. 2003: Moved back into top 100 on the money list for the first time since 1999 when he finished 61st...Posted first top-10 with a T6 finish at the Buick Open, carding four rounds in the 60s. 2002: Managed to get into 20 tournaments after finishing 132nd on the money list in 2001... Finished between 126-150 for the second straight season with two top-10s. 2001: Fell out of the top 100 for the first time in five seasons (No. 121), but still managed to finish in top-10 three times in 30 appearances. 1999: Accumulated at least four top-10s for the third time in his career...Recorded his career-best round with 62 in opening round of GTE Byron Nelson Classic. Was one back of Tiger Woods’ tournament-leading 61...A week later, earned five-way T2 at MasterCard Colonial, one stroke behind champion Olin Browne...Shared first-round lead at U.S. Open after opening 67. 1998: Finished second at Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic, where he was two behind winner Fred Funk. 1997: Followed winning season with consistent year, highlighted by five top10s.1996: First TOUR victory came at 1996 Bay Hill Invitational. With rounds of 67-74-67, was two strokes behind Guy Boros and Patrick Burke entering final round. Shot closing 67 to defeat Jeff Maggert by one stroke and earn $216,000. 1995: Earned $10,212 in final tournament, the LaCantera Texas Open, to finish 129th and remain partially exempt. 1994: Finished 75th on money list on
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FAMILY: Chelsea (8/21/90), Courtney (9/8/92) EDUCATION: Long Beach State University (1988, Finance) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 Q SCHOOL: 1992, 1993, 2002 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Green, Nathan
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Nathan Green EXEMPT STATUS: 113th on 2008 money list TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 FULL NAME: Nathan Andrew Green Nationwide Tour Graduate (2005) HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: May 13, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia RESIDENCE: Toronto, New South Wales, Australia FAMILY: Wife, Michelle
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2006 Buick Invitational.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (3):
2000 Queensland PGA Championship [Aus], Benefit Partners/NRCS Classic [Can]. 2006 Blue Chip New Zealand Open [Eur].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 3—The Honda Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Finished outside of the top 100 (No. 113) on the money list for the first time in his career. Managed 17 made cuts in 30 starts with six top-25 finishes…Recorded his lone top10 finish of the season with a third-place showing at The Honda Classic. Weekend rounds of 68-67 marked the low final 36 of any player in the event and allowed him to move from T27 to third.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002 and 2004-05, PGA TOUR in 2006-08 and Member of the Australasian Tour since 1998. 2007: In just his second season on the PGA TOUR, made 22 cuts in 29 starts and finished in the top-25 nine times…Recorded the second double eagle of the 2007 season at the Verizon Heritage. Double eagle in the second round at the par-5 second hole enabled him to play the hole in 6-under par for the tournament...Just two weeks after his 32nd birthday in May, finished T5 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial for his best finish since the 2006 The INTERNATIONAL (9th). Two of his eight career top-10s have come at Colonial (T4/2006)...Held the 36- and 54-hole leads at the John Deere Classic before a final-round 71 dropped
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him to T3, his best effort of the season…Played in three of the four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and posted two top-20 finishes – Deutsche Bank Championship (T17) and BMW Championship (T14). 2006: Made the cut in 24 of 30 starts on TOUR, including six top-10s, second-most among rookies behind Trevor Immelman’s eight...One of eight rookies to earn more than $1 million...Began season at World No. 347 and moved up to No. 120 at season’s end...Closed with weekend rounds of 65-64 to finish fifth at the Sony Open in Hawaii in first cut made in two career starts on TOUR...In second start as a TOUR member, lost in a three-man playoff at the Buick Invitational that included winner Tiger Woods and Jose Maria Olazabal. Was eliminated after first extra hole...Made the cut in 13 straight tournaments prior to missing the cut at the final full-field event of the season, the Chrysler Championship. In doing so, fell from 38th on the money list to 41st and missed out on a chance at making his first Masters Tournament (top 40 on final money list)...Shot a final-round 65 in early December to claim his first European Tour title at the Blue Chip New Zealand Open. 2005: Finished 18th on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn his initial PGA TOUR card...Was propelled by a T2 at the Jacob’s Creek Open in his native Australia in first start of the season and T3s at the Alberta Classic and Albertsons Boise Open. 2004: Ranked No. 39 on the Nationwide Tour. 2003: Finished T2 at the Henrico County Open. His 26-under total matched the Nationwide Tour’s previous all-time record, first set by Chris Smith at the 1997 Omaha Classic. 2002: Lone top-10 on Nationwide Tour was a T9 at the LaSalle Bank Open. 2001: Missed the cut at the British Open in his only PGA TOUR start to that point... Made the cut in all eight events during the 2001 season. Runner-up in consecutive weeks, including one-shot losses
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2001 1 2006 30 24 1 6 8 $1,700,803/41 2007 29 22 1 2 9 93,102/46 1,380,317/66 2008 30 17 1 1 6 94,070/122 912,867/113 Total 90 63 1 2 9 23 3,993,988
to Colin Montgomerie at the Ericsson Masters and Peter Lonard at the ANZ Championship. Ended the season No. 5 on the Order of Merit. 2000: Won the Queensland PGA Championship in Australia and the Benefit Partners/NRCS Classic on the Canadian Tour.
PERSONAL:
Represented New South Wales in soccer…Formerly worked in a crematorium his parents manage in Valentine. Also worked in a pro shop at Westside GC in Newcastle… Biggest thrill in golf was making a hole-in-one for $500,000 at the Ericsson Masters…After being introduced to the game by his brother, he used his grandmother’s clubs.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.00 Driving Distance............................................284.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................59.19% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................59.96% Putting Average............................................1.743
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Valero Texas Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2008 Valero Texas Open/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $448,800–2006 Buick Invitational/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 The Honda Classic/77
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT CUT British Open CUT PGA T49 T23 THE PLAYERS T66 T16 CUT CA Championship T58
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2002 22 7 1 3 $26,694/124 2003 2 1 1 10,542/190 2004 22 18 1 4 7 139,824/39 2005 25 17 1 2 5 10 217,272/18 Total 71 43 2 2 10 21 394,333 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Bill HAAS
Bill Haas EXEMPT STATUS: 104th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: William Harlan Haas HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: May 24, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Charlotte, NC RESIDENCE: Greenville, SC; plays out of Thornblade Club
T3—2007 Viking Classic.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2004 CVS Charity Classic [with father Jay].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 2008 SEASON:
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: In his second season on TOUR, managed to post three top-10s, including a career-best T3 finish at the Viking Classic. Was one stroke back after 36 holes and two strokes back after 54 holes in Mississippi...Finished third on TOUR
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002A 1 2003A 2 2004A 1 1 2004 9 8 1 3 $315,259 2005 6 4 2 159,586 2006 30 19 1 7 887,024/99 2007 30 16 1 3 7 86,251/126 967,443/104 2008 31 18 2 10 97,762/73 1,000,939/104 Total 110 66 1 7 29 3,330,252
Father, Jay, was the 1975 NCAA medalist and two-time AllAmerica in the 1970s who went on to a highly successful PGA TOUR and Champions Tour career. Uncle, Jerry, was also All-America at Wake Forest, a TOUR player in the early 1990s and is the head coach of the Deacons. Great uncle, Bob Goalby, won the 1968 Masters. Older brother, Jay, Jr., played golf at Augusta State and Monday qualified for the 2006 Wachovia Championship to join father Jay and brother Bill in the field.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.66 Driving Distance............................................296.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................59.82% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.42% Putting Average............................................1.778
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2004 Deutsche Bank Championship/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $277,200– 2006 Wachovia Championship/T4 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Northern Trust Open/187
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT T40 THE PLAYERS T72 CUT
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 2003.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2000A 1 2004 3 1 1 $5,095/236 2005 22 19 1 5 13 195,378/23 Total 26 20 1 5 14 200,473 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Made the cut in 18 of 31 starts, including a career-best 10 top-25 finishes. Had two top-10 finishes on his way to a No. 73 finish in the FedExCup standings. Finished No. 104 on the money list for the second straight year, topping $1 million in earnings for the first time…Recorded five consecutive rounds in the 60s to finish T16 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic…Two weeks later, four consecutive rounds in the 60s at the FBR Open in Scottsdale resulted in a T9. One of five players to post all four rounds in the 60s that week. Was 28-under par in those two events…Posted four rounds in the 60s at Annandale Golf Club to finish T4 at the Viking Classic. In the second round, called a two-stroke penalty on himself for breaching the one-ball rule on No. 16. Two of Haas’ seven career top-10 finishes on TOUR have come in Madison, MS, as he finished T3 in 2007.
PERSONAL:
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T4—Viking Classic; T9—FBR Open.
in eagles with 14. 2006: Posted six top-25s, including one top-10, in his rookie season and finished in the top 100 (No. 99)...Finished T4 at Wachovia Championship and picked up the second top-10 of his TOUR career. His only other top-10 came at the 2004 Deutsche Bank Championship, where he tied for ninth. 2005: Finished T26 at the Qualifying Tournament to earn his rookie TOUR card for 2006. Made birdie on final hole to earn his card on the number (11under)...Exempt into finals thanks to ending the Nationwide Tour as No. 23 on the money list, his first year on that Tour. Made cut in 19 of 22 events with a career-best, secondplace finish at the Scholarship America Showdown. Entered Nationwide Tour Championship in 21st and last spot available to earn a TOUR card but dropped to 23rd after finishing T24...Tried to earn his TOUR card via Sponsor Exemptions in both 2004 and 2005 but did not earn enough money while making the cut in 12 of 15 starts over the two seasons. 2004: Recorded his first top-10 on TOUR with a T9 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Teamed with his dad, Jay, to win the CVS Charity Classic. Amateur: Member of the 2003 U.S. Walker Cup team...Recipient of the Jack Nicklaus Award...Three-time first-team All-America selection...After breaking the NCAA record for career stroke average and finishing second at the 2004 NCAA Championship, earned the Ben Hogan Award, college golf’s equivalent to the national player of the year...A two-time ACC Player of the Year, Haas won a school-record 10 tournaments...Four-time All-ACC pick and 2001 ACC Rookie of the Year...In 2004, he was ranked No. 1 the entire season.
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FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Wake Forest University (2004, Religious Studies) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Q SCHOOL: 2005 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Todd Hamilton EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2004 British Open (through 2009) FULL NAME: William Todd Hamilton HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: October 18, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Galesburg, IL RESIDENCE: Westlake, TX; plays out of Vaquero GC
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2004 The Honda Classic, British Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (14):
1992 Singapore Rolex Masters [Asia], Maekyung Open [Asia], Maruman Open [Jpn]. 1993 Acom International [Jpn]. 1994 PGA Philanthropy [Jpn], Japan PGA Matchplay Championship [Jpn], Thailand Open [Asia]. 1995 Token Corporation Cup [Jpn]. 1996 Japan PGA Philanthropy [Jpn]. 1998 Gene Sarazen Jun Classic [Jpn]. 2003 Fujisankei Classic [Jpn], Diamond Cup [Jpn], Gateway to the Mizuno Open [Jpn], Japan PGA Matchplay Championship [Jpn].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T18—Ginn sur Mer Classic; T20—Frys.com Open; T25— FBR Open, Viking Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Made the cut in 17 of 28 starts, but failed to crack the top 10 in a tournament for the second consecutive season… Posted four top-25 finishes, including three in his final five starts. Recorded a season-best T18 at the Ginn sur Mer Classic in his final start of the year.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Plagued by inconsistent play, former British Open champion fell outside the top 200 on the money list. Best finish in 28 starts was a T37 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. 2006: Playing near hometown of Galesburg, IL, finished T10 at the John Deere Classic thanks to closing rounds of 67-67. Top-10 was first since a T6 at the 2004 American Express Championship, a span of 50 events. 2005: Struggled through most of season, without a top-10 in 31 starts...Top finish was a T13 at the John Deere Classic...The following week, missed the cut at St. Andrews in defense of British Open title with rounds of 74-74. 2004: At age 38, named
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FAMILY: Wife: Jacque; Tyler (4/2/98), Kaylee (6/20/00), Drake (4/18/03) EDUCATION: University of Oklahoma SPECIAL INTERESTS: Crossword puzzles, hockey, basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 Q SCHOOL: 2003
PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year on the strength of two wins, including playoff victory over Ernie Els at the British Open... Entered the season with only 12 TOUR events under his belt, having played primarily in Japan over the last decade, with 14 international victories during that period...Birdied the 71st and 72nd holes at The CC at Mirasol’s Sunrise Course to win The Honda Classic. Opened the final round with a four-stroke lead and finished at 12-under 274 to defeat Davis Love III by one shot. Made a 10-foot birdie putt on No. 17 and a 4-footer on No. 18 after an 8-iron from 162 yards. Earned his first career TOUR victory in his 18th career start on TOUR...Captured first major championship at the British Open at Royal Troon. Held a one-stroke lead over Ernie Els and two over Phil Mickelson and Retief Goosen through 54 holes. Bogeyed the 72nd hole to fall into a tie at 10-under with Els, who birdied two of the last three holes. Defeated Els in the four-hole playoff by parring all four holes, while Els bogeyed the third (17th hole). Became second consecutive rookie to win the British Open and the first rookie since Jose Coceres in 2001 to win twice in his first season on TOUR…Held first-round lead at the American Express Championship in Ireland with a 66 and finished T6 for his first top-10 in three World Golf Championships events...Entered THE TOUR Championship 10th on money list, attempting to become the first rookie to finish among the top 10 since Jerry Pate (1976). Finished 28th at East Lake to drop one spot to No. 11. 2003: Earned first TOUR card on eighth attempt with a T16 finish at the Qualifying Tournament...Led the Japan Golf Tour with four wins, and finished third on the Japan Golf Tour Official Money List...1993-2002: Captured seven events on Japan Golf Tour during this period. Typically would make five trips back and forth between the United States and Japan during a season, playing four weeks and then returning home
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1986A 1 1987 3 1988 1 1 $1,074/305 1992 1 1993 1 1994 1 1996 1 1 9,920/276 2003 3 2 36,600 2004 27 19 2 3 8 3,063,778/11 2005 31 17 4 559,495/134 2006 27 8 1 1 165,152/198 2007 28 9 358/207 109,776/212 2008 28 17 4 1,648/148 537,958/150 Total 153 74 2 4 17 4,483,753 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1991 4 1 1 $1,204/208 Total 4 1 1 1,204
to Dallas for two weeks. 1992: Won Asian Tour Order of Merit, thereby earning an exemption onto the Japan Golf Tour. Won the Asian Tour’s Thailand Open, Singapore Rolex Masters and Korean Open that year. Amateur: Three-time All-American at Oklahoma and roomed with fellow TOUR member Grant Waite.
PERSONAL:
Brought Claret Jug on the road on several occasions in 2005, allowing friends to see and pose with historic British Open trophy…Lists Jack Nicklaus as his hero…Credits his father for giving him his start in golf…His wife was his high school sweetheart at Union High School in Biggsville, IL…Almost quit golf prior to winning the 1992 Asian Tour Order of Merit…Grew up playing on a nine-hole course in Biggsville, IL.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.22 Driving Distance............................................284.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................66.44% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.90% Putting Average............................................1.792
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Frys.com Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2008 Frys.com Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,348,272– 2004 British Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Mercedes Championships/16
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Masters 40 U.S. Open CUT British Open CUT T44 CUT 1 PGA T29 T37 THE PLAYERS T58 TOUR Championship 28 Bridgestone Invitational 21 CA Championship 72 T6 Year 05 06 07 08 Masters T39 CUT CUT T36 U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T36 British Open CUT T68 CUT T32 PGA T47 CUT T66 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T75 T54 Accenture Match Play Championship T33
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Padraig HARRINGTON
Padraig Harrington EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2008 PGA Championship (through 2013) FULL NAME: Padraig Harrington HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 196 BIRTHDATE: August 31, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Dublin, Ireland RESIDENCE: Dublin, Ireland
2005 The Honda Classic, Barclays Classic. 2007 British Open. 2008 British Open, PGA Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (16):
2002 Target World Challenge.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—British Open, PGA Championship; T3—Northern Trust Open; T4—Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Stanford St. Jude Championship; T5—Masters Tournament.
2008 SEASON:
Voted Player of the Year, the first European to win the Jack Nicklaus Trophy...Recorded his second career two-win season on TOUR (2005), highlighted by a pair of major championship wins at the British Open and PGA Championship. Surpassed his career best in TOUR earnings with more than $4.3 million; previous best was $2.6 million in 2007… In second start of the season, finished T3 at the Northern Trust Open…Recorded second top-10 finish of the season with a T4 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans…In ninth Masters start, posted third career top-10, a T5 on the strength of 69-72 over the weekend…Recorded his fifth top-5 finish of the season with a T4 at the Stanford St. Jude Championship, including shooting 66-68 on the weekend… Posted a 1-under 69 in the final round to become the first European player to repeat at the British Open since James Braid in 1905-1906. Became the 16th player to win in consecutive seasons at the British Open and the sixth to do so since 1951 (with all but Tiger Woods posting one of their back-to-back wins at Royal Birkdale)…Sank a 15-foot par putt on the final green to capture the PGA Championship, his second consecutive major championship victory and his
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Recorded first career major championship victory on his way to finishing 27th in the FedExCup standings...Beat Bradley Dredge on the first hole of a playoff to capture the Irish Open on the European Tour, becoming the first Irish winner of the event since John O’Leary in 1982...Earned first major championship victory at the British Open at Carnoustie Golf Links in 37th major start at age 35 years, 10 months and nine days, overcoming a double bogey at the 72nd hole and Sergio Garcia in a four-hole aggregate playoff. Posted rounds of 69-73-68 through 54 holes and entered the final round six off Garcia’s lead. Was 6-under through 17 holes, but hit into the Barry Burn twice on 18 en route to a double bogey and a 67. After a bogey by Garcia on No. 18 to force a playoff, Harrington took command with a birdie on the first hole and was even par for the four holes, one ahead of Garcia. First European player to win a major championship since Paul Lawrie captured the British Open at same venue in 1999. First Irishman to win the British Open since Fred Daly won at Hoylake in 1947. 2006: Posted three top-10s in 15 starts on TOUR, including a runner-up at the Booz Allen Classic...Won the European Tour Order of Merit for the first time in his 11 years on that tour...Finished fifth at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, his fourth top-10 in nine starts at the U.S. Open. It was his seventh top-10 in a major championship, with a previous-best finish of T5...One week later, finished T2 at the rain-soaked Booz Allen Classic... Posted 0-4-1 record at the Ryder Cup...A win at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and a T2 at the season-ending Volvo Masters enabled him to edge Paul Casey for top honors on the European Tour...Birdied second playoff hole to beat Tiger Woods at the Dunlop Phoenix on the Japan Golf Tour in mid-November. 2005: In first year as a fullyexempt player on TOUR, picked up his first TOUR wins and earned more than $2.6 million...Initial victory came in his
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996 1 1 1 $24,025/232 1997 3 1 1 1 104,719/166 1998 3 2 23,352/238 1999 4 4 2 51,491/224 2000 8 7 2 4 265,313 2001 9 8 1 2 240,426 2002 9 9 4 7 806,797 2003 11 9 1 3 7 961,235 2004 12 11 2 5 7 1,882,276 2005 15 11 2 4 6 2,615,731/14 2006 15 12 1 3 6 1,339,675/68 2007 18 15 1 3 9 96,025/29 2,658,283/21 2008 15 12 2 1 6 9 101,113/50 4,313,551/8 Total 123 102 5 4 1 32 61 15,286,873 european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 2008 13 12
63rd career event at The Honda Classic. Came from seven strokes back of Brett Wetterich and Geoff Ogilvy to tie Vijay Singh and Joe Ogilvie at 14-under 274. Sat 15-under through 13 holes but had two bogeys and a birdie over last five holes to be the first of the trio to finish 14-under. After Ogilvie was eliminated on first extra hole, improved his playoff record to 1-1 when Singh missed a 3-footer for par that would have extended the playoff. Final-round 9-under 63 was a TOUR career best and the seven-stroke comeback was the largest in the history of The Honda Classic...After missing two consecutive cuts for the first time in his TOUR career, earned second victory of the season in June at the Barclays Classic, draining a 66-foot eagle putt on the 72nd hole to defeat Jim Furyk by one stroke. Entered the final round tied for the lead with Furyk at 9-under after opening 71-65-68. Quickly fell behind after starting the day 3-over through the first three holes with two three-putts. After rebounding with an eagle on No. 9, fell off the pace once again with consecutive bogeys at Nos. 11 and 12. Duo entered 72nd hole tied after consecutive bogeys by Furyk. Harrington reached the green in two with a 3-iron from 219 yards and drained the long eagle putt for final-round 70 and a one-stroke victory. 2004: Irishman split time between the PGA TOUR (12 events) and the European Tour (13)...Finished No. 1 on the non-member list on the TOUR and No. 3 on the European Tour’s Volvo Order of Merit...Earned second consecutive runner-up finish at THE PLAYERS Championship, one stroke behind champion Adam Scott. Shot a final-round, 6-under-par 66 that included a back-nine 30, the first 30 posted on the back nine since Taylor Smith did so in the first round in 1997...Posted an ace on the par-3 16th hole on Sunday at the Masters en route to a T13 finish. Also captured the annual Par-3 Contest on Wednesday...In late May, became a Special Temporary Member of the TOUR for the remainder of season...Was part of a three-man playoff with Sergio Garcia and Rory Sabbatini at the Buick Classic. Garcia won on the third extra hole...Won the Linde German Masters on the European Tour in September and a week later was a member of the winning European Ryder Cup Team...As non-member had enough earnings to be included in the season-ending TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola as a 31st player, where he finished 14th. 2003: Solo 36-hole leader at THE PLAYERS by two strokes over
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T19 T27 T5 CUT T13 CUT T27 T7 T5 U.S. Open CUT T32 T5 T30 T8 T10 T31 CUT 5 CUT T36 British Open T18 T5 CUT 29 T20 T37 T5 T22 CUT CUT 1 1 PGA CUT T58 CUT T17 T29 T45 CUT CUT T42 1 THE PLAYERS T33 T22 T2 2 T63 CUT T52 CUT TOUR Championship 14 T7 T11 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 T33 T17 T5 T17 T5 T17 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T12 T27 T17 T47 T39 74 T24 T27 T14 T20 CA Championship T30 T5 CNL 21 T6 T6 67 T17 T19
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (5), 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008; World Cup (11), 1996-2006; Dunhill Cup (5), 1996-2000.
1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2 3 10 $3,628,380
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third in the last six majors. Shot 66-66 on the weekend to beat Sergio Garcia and Ben Curtis by two strokes, finishing at 3-under-par 277. The key stretch was the final three holes at Oakland Hills on Sunday where Harrington was 1-under and the other two were 1-over. Sank a 12-foot par putt on the par-4 16th, a 10-footer for birdie on the par-3 17th and the decisive par save on the final hole. Victory gave him three titles in his last six starts in majors.
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1996 Peugeot Spanish Open. 1998 Irish PGA. 2000 Brazil Sao Paulo 500 Years Open, BBVA Open Turespaña Masters Comunidad de Madrid. 2001 Volvo Masters. 2002 dunhill links championship [Eur], BMW Asian Open. 2003 Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe [Eur], Omega Hong Kong Open [Eur]. 2004 Linde German Masters [Eur], Irish PGA. 2005 Irish PGA. 2006 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship [Eur], Dunlop Phoenix [Jpn]. 2007 Irish Open [Eur]. 2008 Irish PGA.
FAMILY: Wife, Caroline; Patrick (2003), Ciaran (2007) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Snooker, tennis, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 JOINED TOUR: 2003
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Padraig Harrington eventual champion Davis Love III and defending champion Craig Perks. Third-round 70 gave him share of lead with Jay Haas. Final-round 72 good for T2 finish...Joined the TOUR as a Special Temporary Member after collecting $572,000 at THE PLAYERS...Posted seventh career European Tour victory at the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open and had two other top-10 finishes. 2002: Finished in the top-10 in three of the four majors -- T5 at the Masters, T8 at the U.S. Open and T5 at British Open....Earned two points for the victorious European Team at the Ryder Cup, including a singles victory over Mark Calcavecchia...Won the dunhill links championship in October with a birdie on the last hole at St. Andrews and then the second playoff hole to beat Argentina’s Eduardo Romero. 2001: Won the season-ending Volvo Masters and placed second six other times to finish second on the European Tour Order of Merit behind Retief Goosen. 2000: Will remember season for two victories and one that might have been. Disqualified from Benson and Hedges International Open, while holding five-stroke lead through 54 holes, after failing to sign first-round scorecard...Ended run of nine second-place finishes (seven in 11 months
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between April 1999 and March 2000) since first European Tour victory at 1996 Peugeot Open de France by winning 2000 Brazil Sao Paulo 500 Years Open. Also won the BBVA Open Turespana Masters. 1999: Earned 10th and last automatic place on 1999 European Ryder Cup Team by finishing second in both West of Ireland Classic and BMW International, last two events in which ranking points were available. Collected 11⁄2 points in Ryder Cup debut at The Country Club at Brookline, MA, defeating Mark O’Meara in singles. 1998: Won the Irish PGA Championship. Amateur: Played on winning Walker Cup side against USA at Royal Porthcawl in 1995.
PERSONAL:
Began fitness program at start of 2000 season and made swing adjustments that added distance…Coached by Bob Torrance, father of 2002 European Ryder Cup Captain Sam Torrance…Completed accountancy degree before turning professional…Distant cousin of NFL quarterback Joey Harrington…Web site is padraigharrington.com.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.28 Driving Distance............................................296.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................59.37% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................60.67% Putting Average............................................1.742
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Deutsche Bank Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–3 times, most recent 2007 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,542,450– 2007 British Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 The Barclays/3
Hot Shots No. 13 at Augusta National
Toughest Greenside Bunkers on TOUR (minimum of 10 attempts)
Rank Course 1 Augusta National 2 Pebble Beach GL 3 Quail Hollow Club 4 Conservatory Course 5 Ridgewood CC
Hole 13 16 12 11 17
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Saves 1 1 2 2 7
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Rank Course 1 La Quinta CC 2 Palm GC 3 Palm GC 4 Firestone CC (South) 5 The Classic Club
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Bunkers Tournament 14 Masters Tournament 10 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 19 Wachovia Championship 12 Ginn sur Mer Classic 42 The Barclays Bunkers Tournament 13 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 11 Children’s Miracle Network Classic 14 Children’s Miracle Network Classic 10 Bridgestone Invitational 19 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
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Dudley HART
Dudley Hart EXEMPT STATUS: 12th in 2008 FedExCup points FULL NAME: Howard Dudley Hart HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: August 4, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Rochester, NY RESIDENCE: Buffalo, NY
1996 Bell Canadian Open. 2000 Honda Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 1998 Subaru Sarazen World Open.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
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2008 SEASON:
Voted PGA TOUR Comeback Player of the Year. Started the season on a Major Medical Extension (family crisis), but ended the year with a career-best season earnings total of $2,218,817 and six top-10s, including a runner-up finish to Camilo Villegas at the BMW Championship. Finished No. 12 in the FedExCup point standings…First top-10 of the season came at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where opening rounds of 69-70-68 left him tied for first with Vijay Singh at 9-under. An even-par 72 on Sunday left him in a tie for third place and one stroke shy of the playoff with Singh and eventual champion Steve Lowery…Next top-10 came at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, finishing T7…Finished T5 the next week at
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Veteran limited to 12 starts due to illness of wife, Suzanne, who was diagnosed with a tumor in her lungs (non-smoking related) in May and subsequently had twothirds of one of her lungs removed. Did not play after the Wachovia Championship, taking care of Suzanne and triplets, then age 6. Granted Major Medical Extension (family crisis) for 2008 and had 15 events to earn $485,931 (combined with 2007 earnings of $299,249, would equal 2007’s No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2008 campaign...
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1991 31 17 2 7 $126,217/120 1992 29 19 1 3 10 254,903/61 1993 30 16 2 4 8 316,750/52 1994 31 12 2 3 126,313/135 1995 30 18 4 116,334/148 1996 13 10 1 3 7 422,198/47 1997 28 14 1 3 6 410,188/60 1998 25 19 1 3 8 553,729/53 1999 27 23 3 8 12 1,267,994/29 2000 24 16 1 1 3 6 1,048,166/43 2001 25 16 1 5 11 1,035,710/53 2002 26 18 1 3 7 1,161,080/54 2003 22 13 1 1 381,735/144 2004 23 8 1 2 2 854,638/92 2005 29 18 3 9 1,051,339/71 2006 29 15 3 7 762,736/112 2007 12 7 1 3 299,249/176 2008 22 15 1 1 6 9 108,931/12 2,218,817/29 Total 456 274 2 4 10 55 120 12,408,096
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Masters CUT CUT T28 T43 U.S. Open T23 W/D T17 CUT T62 T12 CUT T53 British Open CUT 81 T37 W/D T37 CUT CUT PGA CUT T6 T55 CUT T44 CUT W/D T16 CUT W/D THE PLAYERS CUT W/D CUT CUT T25 T38 W/D CUT T49 T62 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 T9 CA Championship 3 T48 CNL Year 05 06 07 08 PGA T10 W/D THE PLAYERS T63 T45 CUT TOUR Championship T10
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1991 1 1 Total 1 1 European tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 2008 1
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2—BMW Championship; T3—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; T5—Wachovia Championship; T7—EDS Byron Nelson Championship; T9—Buick Open; T10—THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
Lone top-10 was T8 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, four shots out of a Charley Hoffman-John Rollins playoff. 2006: Despite back problems that forced the withdrawal from four events, notched three top-10s to finish in the top 125 on the money list. 2005: Made 18 cuts in 29 starts and collected over $1 million for the fifth time in his 15-year career...Best finish was a solo fifth at the Buick Open, aided by a finalround 6-under-par 66 that included seven birdies in eight holes…Collected his second top-10 in a major championship with a T10 at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol. Other top-10 came at the 1993 PGA at Inverness Club, where he finished T6 in only his third major championship career start. 2004: Returned to form after battling back problems in 2003. Earned 85 percent of his season earnings during a three-week stretch in April and May...In sixth start, finished T4 at the Shell Houston Open the last week of April, to earn $220,000 to get out of the Major Medical Extension category for the remainder of the season...Two weeks later a final-round 67 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship put him in first career sudden-death playoff; lost to Sergio Garcia on the first playoff hole. His T2 finish was his best since finishing T2 at the 2002 Compaq Classic of New Orleans. 2003: Limited to 22 starts due to herniated disc in his back. Didn’t play after British Open. Received a Major Medical Extension for 2004...Lone top-10 was T8 at the 100th Western Open, first since a solo fourth at the 2002 MasterCard Colonial. 2002: Finished in the top 60 on the money list for the seventh consecutive season…Made 10
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the Wachovia Championship, his third top-10 of the season, which matched his personal best since recording five top10s in 2001…Held a share of the 18-hole lead at the Buick Open before finishing T9. Bogeyed three of his last four holes on Sunday to finish four behind Kenny Perry…After missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship, posted four rounds in the 60s to finish runner-up at the BMW Championship, his best finish since a runner-up at the 2004 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. He made the biggest jump up the FedExCup standings from 67th to 14th, earning a spot in the TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola for the first time in his career. During the week he recorded three of the 19 total bogey-free rounds at Bellerive Country Club…Ended the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup with a T10 at THE TOUR Championship. Led the TOUR in Sand Save Percentages (63.71%).
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FAMILY: Wife, Suzanne; Abigail, Rachel and Ryan (12/6/01)–triplets EDUCATION: University of Florida SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hockey, reading, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Q SCHOOL: 1990
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straight cuts beginning at THE PLAYERS Championship, which included all three of his top-10s, with a best of T2 at Compaq Classic of New Orleans. 2001: Fired second- and final-round 63s to earn T3 at Canon Greater Hartford Open. The pair of 63s matched his career low. 2000: Won near adopted hometown at The Honda Classic. Started final round four strokes behind leader J.P. Hayes and birdied last four holes to edge Hayes and Kevin Wentworth by one stroke. 1999: For the first time in his career finished in the top 30 on the money list on the strength of a careerhigh eight top-10s and three third-place finishes. 1998: Closed year by winning unofficial Subaru Sarazen World Open. Collected $360,000, which helped finance delayed honeymoon with wife Suzanne. 1997: Placed second at 1997 FedEx St. Jude Classic. Shot 66-66 during 36-hole Sunday and posted a 15-under-par 266 total and led in the clubhouse. Greg Norman birdied final three holes for one-stroke victory. 1996: Earned his first TOUR victory at the Bell Canadian Open. Trailed by three strokes after two rounds. After Saturday rain reduced tournament to
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54 holes, shot closing 70 to defeat David Duval by one stroke. 1995: Injured wrist by hitting root at Canon Greater Hartford Open. After two months in a cast and another two in rehab, finally underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments prior to 1996 season. 1993: Finished 52nd on money list thanks to T3s at Northern Telecom Open and Kmart Greater Greensboro Open. 1992: Recorded his first career top-3 finish, T3 at Greater Milwaukee Open. 1990: Turned professional and won Florida Open and Louisiana Open... Finished 21st at the National Qualifying Tournament to earn PGA TOUR card. Amateur: Four-time All-American, three-time all-SEC first team and 1987 SEC Freshman of the Year at Florida.
PERSONAL:
Father of triplets (Ryan, Rachel and Abigail born 12/6/01)… With his father, Chuck, and Jeff Sluman purchased Lake Shore GC on Lake Ontario in Rochester, NY…Season-ticket holder and huge fan of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. Is a close friend of Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.44 Driving Distance............................................275.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................60.46% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.74% Putting Average............................................1.762
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No. 10 at Riviera
Hot Shots Holes with the Most One-Putts on TOUR
Rank Course 1 Riviera CC 2 Warwick Hills G&CC 3 PGA National 4 Harbour Town GL 5 Riviera CC
Hole 10 12 4 9 4
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Rank Course Hole 1 Oakland Hills CC (South Course) 13 2 Quail Hollow Club 12 3 Quail Hollow Club 1 4 TPC Sawgrass 17 5 Torrey Pines (South Course) 3
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Yardage Total 1 Putts Tournament 315 240 Northern Trust Open 340 235 Buick Open 376 234 The Honda Classic 332 234 Verizon Heritage 236 231 Northern Trust Open
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Yardage Total 3 Putts Tournament 191 67 PGA Championship 456 44 Wachovia Championship 411 43 Wachovia Championship 137 43 The PLAYERS Championship 195 42 U.S. Open
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J.J. HENRY
J.J. Henry EXEMPT STATUS: 111th on the 2008 money list FULL NAME: J. J. Henry HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: April 2, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Fairfield, CT RESIDENCE: Fort Worth, TX ; plays out of Mira Vista (Fort Worth, TX), The Patterson Club (Fairfield, CT)
2006 Buick Championship.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2000 Knoxville Open.
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BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 2008 SEASON:
Two top-five finishes led to a finish in the top 125 at No. 111…A day before his wife was scheduled to give birth to their second child, equaled the best final-round score in the history of the Wyndham Championship with an 8-under-par 62 to finish T4 with Martin Laird. It was his first top-10 finish since a T6 at the 2007 Valero Texas Open. The bogey-free effort helped him jump from No. 177 on the FedExCup points list to No. 135, earning a spot in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup… At the Frys.com Open in the PGA TOUR Fall Series, closed with a 6-under-par 64 to finish T4, his second top-10 of the season. Finish moved him from No. 137 to No. 120 on the money list. A T12 at the Ginn sur Mer Classic and a T42 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart secured his card for 2009.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Recorded two top-10s and won more than $1 million for the second consecutive season...Finished T8 in first appearance in the Mercedes-Benz Championship. One of four first-time participants to finish among the top-10... Qualified for the first two PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events...Overcame a first-round 71 to finish T6 at the Valero Texas Open and record his second top-10 finish of the season. Played the final five holes on Sunday in 3-under to jump into the top 10. 2006: Had a career year, finishing 29th on the TOUR money list. Played on his first Ryder Cup team and collected his first TOUR victory...In 177th PGA TOUR start, picked up first career TOUR title in home state of Connecticut at Buick Championship, where he made his first TOUR start as an amateur in 1998. First state-born player to win the Buick Championship and 11th
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998A 1 1 1998 2 2 $6,871/299 1999 2 2001 28 15 2 5 6 1,073,847/49 2002 34 21 1 2 5 569,875/116 2003 31 18 1 7 660,341/96 2004 30 21 1 3 7 848,823/93 2005 32 20 4 6 942,347/87 2006 28 20 1 1 5 9 2,301,480/29 2007 26 18 2 7 88,900/94 1,088,660/89 2008 34 19 2 4 96,890/92 931,162/111 Total 248 155 1 3 2 24 51 8,423,406
PERSONAL:
A talented junior athlete in many sports…Exposed to highlevel golf at a young age from his father, who played in numerous British and U.S. Amateurs…Awarded the 1998 CSWA Bill Lee Award given to the state’s Male Athlete of the Year by the Connecticut Sportswriters Association… Among biggest thrills in golf was his hole-in-one on the 17th hole in the last round of the 1998 WAC Championship to win both the team and individual title…In 2006, founded the Henry House Foundation, which funds tangible projects to promote health care and well being for children in Fort Worth, Texas, and southern New England. A golf tournament and gala are held annually to support the foundation.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.13 Driving Distance............................................291.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.25% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................68.29% Putting Average............................................1.829
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Wyndham Championship/4 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2006 FBR Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $792,000–2006 Buick Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 MercedesBenz Championship/58
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T37 U.S. Open 64 T57 CUT T26 British Open CUT T27 PGA 63 T41 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT CUT T45 CUT T42 TOUR Championship T12 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 Bridgestone Invitational T10 T41 T73 CA Championship 37 T55
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup, 2006. World Cup, 2006.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1999 28 19 1 3 8 $67,300/36 2000 29 21 1 1 5 12 192,287/13 2001 1 1 1 1 20,400/137 Total 58 41 1 1 1 9 21 279,987 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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T4—Wyndham Championship, Frys.com Open.
Open...Posted four consecutive rounds in the 60s to finish T4 at the Greensboro Open. 1998: Turned professional in the summer after finishing at TCU. Amateur: 1998 Golfweek/ Taylor Made Co-College Player of the Year...Named to the 1998 Palmer Cup team...1998 WAC Player of the Year... WAC Championship tournament medalist...Individual runnerup at the 1998 NCAA Championships...1998 First team All-American...Winner 1998 New England Amateur...1996 Connecticut Player of the Year...Winner of the 1994, 1995 and 1998 Connecticut State Amateur...Member of the 1995 Stoddard Cup team.
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2007 CVS/Caremark Charity Classic [with Stewart Cink].
first-time winner in 55-year history. The three-stroke victory was the largest there since Brent Geiberger defeated Skip Kendall by three in 1999. Win earned an exemption into the British Open and jumped him to sixth on the U.S. Ryder Cup team points list with seven weeks to go...Finished eighth on the U.S. Ryder Cup team list to make his first Ryder Cup team. Compiled an 0-0-3 record...Earned a spot in the field for the first time at THE TOUR Championship, finished T12... Teamed with Stewart Cink at the Barbados World Cup. 2005: Opened 67-67 and trailed leader Arjun Atwal by one stroke after 36 holes at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, finished T5. It was his best effort since finishing T5 at the 2004 Southern Farm Bureau Classic...Best finish was a T4 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, six strokes behind wire-to-wire champion Vaughn Taylor. Cracked the top 100 (No. 85) on the TOUR money list with $124,000 payday...Finished T5 at the Valero Texas Open for the second consecutive year. Finished five back of winner Robert Gamez with four rounds in the 60s at LaCantera. 2004: Finished T5 at the Valero Texas Open with four rounds in the 60s, five shots behind champion Bart Bryant. Collected $118,650, enough to secure his TOUR card for 2005...Two weeks later, matched his best TOUR finish in over two years (T3 at the 2002 Reno-Tahoe Open) with a T3 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, thanks in part to closing rounds of 66-65. 2003: Only top-10 was T9 at the BellSouth Classic...Put together back-to-back top-20s in August to help secure his card for the 2004 season. 2002: Had a slow start to the year but two top-10s along with 11 straight cuts in the second half of the season was the key to his season... After almost withdrawing due to mother-in-law’s cancer diagnosis, dedicated week of Buick Open to her, finishing T10 for first top-10 of season...Carded four sub-par rounds at the Reno-Tahoe Open for second top-10 of year, a T3. 2001: Had a successful rookie campaign on TOUR, making 15 of 28 cuts and earning $1,073,847, good for 49th on the money list. First-year earnings were fourth among 2001 rookies. Had five top-10s, including two seconds, at Kemper Insurance Open and Texas Open. 2000: Member of the Nationwide Tour. Entered 29 Nationwide Tour tournaments and finished in the top-10 five times...Earned his first career title at the Knoxville Open, defeating four others by one stroke and collected the $72,000 first-place check. 1999: Finished T2, one stroke behind Glen Hnatiuk at the Nationwide Tour Tri-Cities
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FAMILY: Wife, Lee; Connor (7/27/2004), Carson (8/18/08) EDUCATION: Texas Christian University (1998, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2000)
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Tim Herron
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EXEMPT STATUS: 94th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Timothy Daniel Herron HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 210 BIRTHDATE: February 6, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Minneapolis, MN RESIDENCE: Deephaven, MN
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4):
1996 Honda Classic. 1997 LaCantera Texas Open. 1999 Bay Hill Invitational. 2006 Bank of America Colonial.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T5—Deutsche Bank Championship; T6—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open; T8—Valero Texas Open.
2008 SEASON:
Recorded three top-10 finishes, his highest total since 2005. Earned more than $1 million for the sixth time in his career…Posted a final-round, 6-under 65 to record a T5 finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship…Closed out the season with a pair of Fall Series top-10 finishes, including a T8 at the Valero Texas Open and a T6 at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Made 22 of 27 cuts and recorded five top-25 finishes...Finished T2 at the U.S. Bank Championship.Held the 54-hole lead by one-stroke over Tim Clark and Joe Ogilvie, but faltered Sunday with a 2-over-par 72. 2006: Finished season in the top 40 for the seventh time in his 10-year career and picked up a victory for the first time in seven years. Earned first victory since 1999 in a playoff over Richard S. Johnson at the Bank of America Colonial. Posted rounds of 67-65-68-68–268, including par-saving putts on 71st and 72nd holes to earn playoff berth. Drained 9-foot birdie putt on second playoff hole for fourth career TOUR title and $1,080,000 payday. Win came in 204th start since last victory at 1999 Bay Hill Invitational. First playoff winner at the tournament since Nick Price defeated Scott Simpson in 1994. Jumped from No. 60 to No. 33 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Voted Player of the Month for May. 2005: Seven top-10s matched career high set in 1999...Tied THE PLAYERS Championship tournament record with six consecutive birdies (Nos. 8-13) during second round...Seasonbest T3 at the Chrysler Championship ($216,164) moved him into the top 30 on the TOUR money list to qualify for THE TOUR Championship the next week, where he finished T14. 2004: Finished in the top 50 on the money list for the fifth
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FAMILY: Wife, Ann; Carson Magne (7/24/2002), Mick Henry and Patrick John (11/28/05) EDUCATION: University of New Mexico SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, pool, snow skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1995 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
time in nine-year career and for second straight season... Finished second to Woody Austin at Buick Championship as Austin posted a birdie-3 on the first hole of sudden death to claim the title. Drained a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force the playoff...Was diagnosed with Lyme Disease in late July and suffered chronic fatigue the remainder of the season. 2003: Enjoyed one of best seasons on TOUR, finishing 25th on the money list along with a second career appearance in THE TOUR Championship...Had a second (Reno-Tahoe Open), T2 (World Golf ChampionshipsAmerican Express Championship) and two T3s (Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am)... Shot career-best 61 in third round at PGA West in Hope and entered final round four shots ahead of the field. Shot a final-round 75 which included a quadruple bogey on the par-4 16th hole. 2002: Finished 67th on money list. With four rounds in the 60s, picked up his first top-10 of the season, a T2, at the Greater Milwaukee Open...After GMO, did not play again until August due to the birth of daughter Carson Magne on July 24. 2001: In a solid season, improved standing on the money list from 65th in 2000 to 57th. 2000: First of four top-10s was T10 at Bay Hill Invitational. Although unable to repeat, continued fine play at Bay Hill, marking third top-10 in last four years there. 1999: Captured his third PGA TOUR title in four years with playoff victory over Tom Lehman at Bay Hill Invitational. Victory was highlight of season in which he finished among the top 25 on TOUR money list for first time in career. Posted a careerhigh seven top-10s, including first career runner-up finishes at MasterCard Colonial and FedEx St. Jude Classic...Led or shared lead after each round of Bay Hill Invitational. Held one-stroke, first-round lead over Steve Lowery and shared second- and third-round leads with Davis Love III. Closing 71 by Lehman to his 72 produced playoff which he won with birdie on second extra hole. 1997: Second victory came at LaCantera Texas Open. After grabbing one-stroke lead with third-round 64, went on to two-stroke victory over Rick Fehr and Brent Geiberger after closing 69. 1996: Was the first of 13 first-time winners, with wire-to-wire victory at Honda Classic. Tied TPC at Eagle Trace course record with opening 10-under-par 62. Held six-stroke lead after second-round 68 and led by three after Saturday 72. Closing 69 in steady
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1995 1 1996 31 22 1 3 7 $475,670/39 1997 31 21 1 6 11 640,997/33 1998 29 21 4 10 525,373/54 1999 29 21 1 2 7 11 1,511,202/22 2000 28 21 4 10 731,925/65 2001 29 20 1 3 10 945,441/57 2002 30 21 1 3 7 954,917/67 2003 29 21 2 2 6 9 2,176,390/25 2004 26 17 1 1 4 10 1,727,577/32 2005 28 23 1 7 13 2,103,550/28 2006 27 15 1 2 4 1,776,142/37 2007 27 22 1 1 5 87,934/104 951,200/106 2008 28 20 3 9 101,016/53 1,164,999/94 Total 373 265 4 7 5 53 116 15,685,381
rain secured four-stroke win and $234,000 check. 1995: Spent season on Nationwide Tour, where he finished 25th on money list. Amateur: 1992-93 first-team All-American at New Mexico, where he won five tournaments...Went undefeated in three matches as member of victorious 1993 U.S. Walker Cup Team...1988 Minnesota junior player of the year...Defeated 15-year-old Tiger Woods in second round of 1992 U.S. Amateur, one of only two defeats Woods suffered in 23 U.S. Amateur matches.
PERSONAL:
Nicknamed “Lumpy” first day on job at golf course in Wayzata, MN. Nickname stood at golf course, but not at school (“There already was a ‘Lumpy’ at school”)…Says ice fishing was way to pass time during Minnesota winters… Grandfather, Carson Lee Herron, played in 1934 U.S. Open and won state titles in Minnesota and Iowa. Father, also named Carson, played in 1963 U.S. Open…Herron, Tom Lehman and Lee Janzen are Minnesotans who have won more than once on TOUR…Sister Alissa won 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur and is a three-time Minnesota Amateur champion.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.63 Driving Distance............................................292.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................60.87% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.86% Putting Average............................................1.781
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/4 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2003 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2006 Bank of America Colonial/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am/29
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Masters CUT CUT T44 CUT CUT T11 T36 T37 U.S. Open CUT CUT T53 6 CUT T40 T50 T13 T33 63 British Open CUT T30 CUT CUT T41 CUT PGA T31 T13 75 CUT CUT CUT CUT T14 CUT CUT T14 T66 THE PLAYERS T19 CUT CUT CUT CUT T21 T28 T54 CUT T6 CUT T52 TOUR Championship T9 31 T14 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T17 T33 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T68 CA Championship T16 T2 T54 T48 Year 08 THE PLAYERS CUT
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1993.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1994 4 4 3 $6,894/121 1995 27 21 1 6 16 69,534/25 Total 31 25 1 6 19 76,429 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Charley HOFFMAN
Charley Hoffman EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Charley Lindley Hoffman HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200 BIRTHDATE: December 27, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: San Diego, CA RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NV; plays out of Stone Ridge CC (Poway, CA)
2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2004 Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Made the cut in 19 of 29 starts, but finished outside the top 100 (No. 110) on the money list for the first time in his career…First of three top-10 finishes was set up by the round of the week at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, a 9-under 63 in Saturday’s fourth round at The Classic Club. Finished T8 in his attempt to become just the second player in Bob Hope Chrysler Classic history to defend. The finish was the best by a defending champion since 2002 champion Phil Mickelson finished T6 in 2003 and one of just five top-10s by a defending champion in the past 32 years…Capped off his top-10 finishes in back-to-back starts with a T6 at the Shell Houston Open, finishing four strokes behind Johnson Wagner, and a T7 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: In second season on the PGA TOUR and his first start of the 2007 season, earned first victory in 41st career start (36th as a professional) at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at age 30 years and 25 days. Posted rounds of 66-70-68-66-71-343 and defeated John Rollins with a birdie-4 on the first playoff hole to earn a career-best $900,000. Fourth player
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1994A 1 1996A 1 1 1998A 1 1999A 1 2000A 1 2001 2 2002 1 2003 1 2004 1 1 $11,296 2005 1 1 10,656 2006 29 21 5 10 1,115,193/82 2007 30 18 1 2 7 92,566/50 1,689,366/50 2008 29 19 3 6 100,187/68 945,702/110 Total 99 61 1 10 23 3,772,213
PERSONAL:
After win at the 2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, made an appearance on the Jim Rome Radio Show…On his long hair: “I guess I do it just to sort of be different than everybody else out here…I don’t like being the same as everybody else. And I’m just sort of a free spirit, playing some golf. And I guess it’s just me, the way I am.”
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.40 Driving Distance............................................300.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.99% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.91% Putting Average............................................1.809
(154) (14) (95) (57) (155)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/4 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $900,000–2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Buick Invitational/87
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 06 07 08 U.S. Open T48 British Open T35 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS T75 CUT Bridgestone Invitational T22 CA Championship T61
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2000 19 4 2 $15,075/159 2001 23 12 1 1 4 54,052/75 2002 3 1 999/330 2004 15 13 1 1 2 10 174,083/30 2005 26 18 1 8 12 212,322/19 Total 86 48 1 1 2 11 28 456,531 european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 1 1 1 $44,341 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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NCAA Championship team. Tied for ninth at the 1999 WAC Championship. Honorable mention All-American in 1998... Became the first two-time California high school champion...Named second-team Rolex All-American in 1994.
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T6—Shell Houston Open; T7—EDS Byron Nelson Championship; T8—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
to earn first TOUR win at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and the first since Donnie Hammond (1986). The win came in his first appearance at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. He joined Arnold Palmer (1960) as the only player to win the event in his first try...Qualified for the British Open for the first time in his career, finished T35…Made 18 cuts in 30 starts, but his next top-10 did not come until he finished T5 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship in late September… Three weeks later, recorded four rounds in the 60s at the Valero Texas Open to finish T11. 2006: Rookie posted five top-10s en route to top-100 finish on money list, one of 11 Nationwide Tour 2005 graduates to retain a TOUR card for 2007...Finished 10th in Driving Distance (304.4 yards)...Paid his dues, having played on the Nationwide Tour in 2000-01 and 2004-05...Earned first top-10 of his TOUR career in his fourth start of the season, a T9 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson...The former UNLV player finished T5 at the Frys.com Open in Las Vegas, his best finish in two career starts at the tournament. Trailed third-round leader Troy Matteson by one prior to finishing three back of Matteson. 2005: Finished 19th on the Nationwide Tour money list on the strength of eight top-10s, including a T2 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs. 2004: Made the cut in 13 of 15 tournaments on the Nationwide Tour and finished No. 30 on the final money list. Earned first career Nationwide Tour victory at Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic. Defeated Jeff Gove and Craig Lile with a birdie on the third extra hole. 2001: Best Nationwide Tour performance of the season was a T3 at the Monterey Peninsula Classic. 2000: Missed the first 15 Nationwide Tour cuts before making his last four of the season. Amateur: Member of UNLV’s 1998
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FAMILY: Wife, Stacy EDUCATION: University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2000, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Snow skiing, jet skiing, barbecuing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2005)
Holmes, J.B.
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J.B. Holmes EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: J.B. Holmes HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: April 26, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Campbellsville, KY
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2006 FBR Open. 2008 FBR Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—FBR Open; T7—Northern Trust Open; T10—THE PLAYERS Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Recorded 19 made cuts in 26 events, including his second career win and a career-best nine top-25 finishes. Finished a career-best 32nd on the money list to break the $2-million barrier for the first time…Sank a 13-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to force a playoff and then birdied it again from 8 feet on the first playoff hole to beat Phil Mickelson and win the FBR Open. At the site where he won his first PGA TOUR title as a rookie in 2006, lost a four-stroke lead and was one shot behind going to the 18th. Smashed a 350-yard drive in the left rough on the finishing hole on the way to a tying birdie and then a 359-yarder on the first playoff hole…Kept momentum going two weeks later when a second-round 66 and a third-round 69 landed a T7 finish at the Northern Trust Open…Recorded his third top-10 of the season with a T10 finish at THE PLAYERS. Finished second in the field in birdies (19) and had three of the four longest drives of the week (352, 362 and 372 yards, all on No. 1)…Earned 2.5 points to help lead the U.S. Team to a victory at the 37th Ryder Cup, including a Singles victory over Soren Hansen. One of six rookies on the 2008 Ryder Cup team.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Recorded three top-10s to finish 118th on the money list...Finished T4 in first appearance in the Mercedes-Benz Championship. One of four first-time participants to finish among the top-10...His next top-10 finish was a T8 at the PODS Championship...Ended the year on a high note
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RESIDENCE: Campbellsville, KY; plays out of Campbellsville CC FAMILY: Wife, Sara EDUCATION: University of Kentucky SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2005 Q SCHOOL: 2005
with a T9 finish at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart...Was third in Driving Distance on TOUR, averaging 312.6 yards. 2006: Rookie won early in the season at the FBR Open and collected more than $1.4 million...Opened the year with a T10 finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii, his first start as a TOUR member. Was only two back of the leaders through 36 holes, but could not catch a hot David Toms (61-65) on the weekend...In fourth start of the season, fifth as a professional, earned his first TOUR victory at the FBR Open. Led J.J. Henry and Ryan Palmer by one stroke through 54 holes prior to winning by seven strokes, the largest victory margin in a player’s first TOUR win since Jose Maria Olazabal won the 1990 NEC World Series of Golf by 12 strokes. Tied with Ryan Palmer through 10 holes, took one-stroke lead after Palmer’s bogey on the par-4 11th hole. Increased lead to six with eagle on par-5 15th hole, while Palmer posted triple bogey. Posted all four rounds in the 60s. Recorded a career-best 64 in the second round. Became first rookie to win on TOUR in 2006 and topped Retief Goosen’s record of becoming the fastest player to win $1 million in TOUR history as a member -- four events. Went from not being ranked in Official World Golf Ranking at beginning of season to World No. 77 after the win...Also finished T13 at The INTERNATIONAL and T21 at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort...Placed second behind Bubba Watson in Driving Distance on TOUR, averaging 318.8 yards per drive to Watson’s 319.6. 2005: Medalist at the Qualifying Tournament. Made it through all three stages in his first trip to Q-School. Finished at 24-under 408 at the finals to defeat Alex Cejka by three strokes...Made only two career TOUR starts, at the 2003 U.S. Open (as an amateur) and 2005 Southern Farm Bureau Classic (professional) before going to Q-school. Amateur: Turned professional in summer of 2005 after helping the
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2003A 1 2005 1 2006 26 16 1 2 4 $1,487,604/59 2007 24 12 3 5 87,275/113 874,216/118 2008 26 19 1 3 9 101,891/38 2,166,131/32 Total 78 47 2 8 18 4,527,950 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
United States win the Walker Cup in August...Led University of Kentucky to its first SEC golf championship...Earned first team (2004), second team (2005), third team (2002) and honorable mention (2003) All-America honors...Was 2005 SEC Player of the Year and first-team all-SEC in 2002 and 2004-05...Academic All-America in 2004-05...Member of the winning 2005 Walker Cup team and 2005 Palmer Cup team.
PERSONAL:
Grew up playing baseball until he played his first junior tournament and won his first four tournaments…Was on Taylor County (KY) High School golf team as a third-grader, was No. 1 or No. 2 man by fifth grade and won Kentucky high school title as a sophomore.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.53 Driving Distance............................................310.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................52.28% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.41% Putting Average............................................1.786
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Sony Open in Hawaii/3 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2008 FBR Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 THE PLAYERS Championship/42
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T25 U.S. Open CUT T48 CUT British Open CUT CUT PGA T37 T29 THE PLAYERS T38 T16 T10 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 Bridgestone Invitational T50 T36 CA Championship T40
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup, 2008; Walker Cup, 2005.
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Charles HOWELL III
Charles Howell III EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Charles Gordon Howell III HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 155 BIRTHDATE: June 20, 1979 BIRTHPLACE: Augusta, GA RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL
2002 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. 2007 Nissan Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the eighth consecutive season. Finished the season No. 95 on the FedExCup points list and a career-worst No. 69 in earnings, with 12 top-25 finishes… Overcame a first-round 74 to notch his first top-10 finish of the season with a T8 at the Mercedes-Benz Championship…Didn’t crack the top-10 again until 14 starts later at the AT&T Classic, where rounds of 67-69-67 led to a one-stroke lead after 54 holes. Final-round 74 led to a T8 finish…Third top-10 came 12 starts later at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. Shared the 54-hole lead with Tag Ridings before a closing 73 led to a season-best T3 finish…Posted four rounds in the 60s for the only time of the season on way to a T10 finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Recorded second career PGA TOUR victory and made a career high in earnings. Finished 18th in the FedExCup standings...Finished T2 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, one stroke behind Paul Goydos. Held the 54-hole lead by one over Luke Donald. Held a two-stroke lead with nine holes remaining... Two weeks later, finished runner-up to Tiger Woods at the Buick Invitational. Second-place finish was ninth (and second in La Jolla, CA, to Woods) since first PGA TOUR victory in 2002...Earned second career TOUR victory at the Nissan Open, defeating Phil Mickelson in sudden death after posting rounds of 69-65-69-65--268. Overcame a three-stroke deficit on the final day to force the playoff, posting a par-3 on the third playoff hole to claim victory...Finished inside the top 30 at the final three events which comprised the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup...Went 2-2-0 in his second Presidents Cup. 2006: In the midst of swing changes, earned T2 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, posting rounds of 66-65 on the weekend to fall one shot shy of Chris Couch. Best finish since T2 at 2005 Buick Invitational...Second runner-up finish came at the 84 LUMBER Classic. Held a share of the 54-hole lead with Ben Curtis but
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996A 1 1997A 1 2000 13 7 1 1 2 $263,533 2001 24 20 1 1 5 14 1,520,632 2002 32 27 1 1 1 7 16 2,702,747/9 2003 31 29 2 6 16 2,568,955/14 2004 30 22 1 5 10 1,703,485/33 2005 29 21 1 1 6 13 2,074,329/29 2006 30 20 2 3 5 1,553,105/52 2007 26 19 1 2 5 8 98,051/18 2,832,091/18 2008 31 22 1 4 12 96,756/95 1,449,232/69 Total 248 187 2 10 5 42 96 16,668,108 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2000A 1 1 Total 1 1
PERSONAL:
Grew up near Augusta National GC, home of the Masters, and was a member of Augusta CC, which is adjacent to Amen Corner…Next-door neighbor was the first person who introduced him to golf…Started playing golf at age 7 and won five tournaments before his 11th birthday…Shot his first sub-70 tournament round at age 10, the same age at which he began taking lessons from instructor David Leadbetter…Father is a pediatric surgeon.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.77 Driving Distance............................................294.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................56.76% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.43% Putting Average............................................1.806
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 66–3 times, most recent Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/4 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2004 Booz Allen Classic/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $936,000–2007 Nissan Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Shell Houston Open/15
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T29 T28 T13 CUT CUT T30 CUT U.S. Open CUT T18 T53 T36 T75 T37 T51 CUT British Open T65 T42 CUT CUT CUT PGA T22 T17 T10 T31 T15 CUT T42 T47 THE PLAYERS T60 T32 CUT CUT T53 79 CUT TOUR Championship 2 2 T24 28 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33 T33 T33 T33 T9 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T21 T9 T39 T27 CA Championship T21 T59 T16 T51
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 2003, 2007.
2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 1 1 1 1 1
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2008 SEASON:
sudden-death hole as Maruyama made birdie. 2000: Earned Special Temporary Member status in only six events after turning professional on June 26. Made the cut in seven of 11 official TOUR events...Best effort of the season came at the John Deere Classic, a solo third...Week before turning professional, turned in a second-place finish at the Greensboro Open, the highest amateur finish in Nationwide Tour history at the time (Daniel Summerhays won in 2007). Amateur: 2000 NCAA champion as a junior at Oklahoma State. Winning total of 23-under set NCAA Championship scoring record...Two-time first-team All-American...Recipient of Jack Nicklaus and Fred Haskins Awards...Big 12 Champion and Big 12 Player of the Year in 2000...Represented United States at 2000 Palmer Cup...1996 AJGA Player of the Year...Three-time first-team AJGA AllAmerican...Captured 1996 Rolex Tournament of Champions.
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T3—Turning Stone Resort Championship; T8—MercedesBenz Championship, AT&T Classic; T10—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
fell two shots short with a final-round 72. Eighth career runnerup finish. 2005: Recorded six top-10s and finished in the top 30 for the third time in his five-year career...Best finish was a T2 at the Buick Invitational in La Jolla, CA, finishing three strokes behind Tiger Woods. On 72nd hole, approach shot hit the base of the flag for a near eagle, then bounced out and spun back into the water. He made a bogey. 2004: Recorded a career-best T13 in his third start at the Masters in hometown of Augusta...Fired a TPC Avenel course-record and his career-best, 10-under 61 to take a three-stroke lead after 18 holes at the Booz Allen Classic. Recorded five consecutive birdies on the back nine Sunday to put pressure on leader Adam Scott, who started the day with a six-stroke lead. Ended the day alone in second, his low finish of the season. 2003: Made the cut in 29 of 31 starts...Lost to Mike Weir in a playoff at the Nissan Open after Weir birdied the second extra hole. Was secondand third-round leader, and held three-shot lead heading into Sunday, but finished with 2-over 73 to tie Weir at the end of regulation...Clinched 10th and final spot on 2003 Presidents Cup Team with T10 PGA Championship finish...Ended the year on a high note with his second runner-up finish at the TOUR Championship. Finished two back of Vijay Singh in Atlanta in 2002 and three back of Chad Campbell in Houston in 2003. 2002: Recorded first victory and ninth-place finish on the money list with $2,702,747...Picked up his first career victory in his 68th TOUR event at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. Began final round two strokes behind leader Brandt Jobe and final-round 67 gave him the two-stroke victory...Tied Waialae CC course record with a second-round 62 on way to his first top-10 finish of the season, a T4 at the Sony Open in Hawaii... Tied Riviera CC record with front-nine, 7-under 28 in third round of Nissan Open for a 64...Made his first appearance in the Masters. Local product finished T29...Runner-up to Vijay Singh in season-ending TOUR Championship. Held second-round lead. Only player in field to post four rounds in the 60s and finished season with 16 consecutive rounds in the 60s. 2001: Named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Earned his 2002 PGA TOUR card by playing TOUR events via sponsor exemptions. Earned Special Temporary Member status for the second consecutive season...Ranked first in PGA TOUR non-member earnings with $1,520,632. Earnings would have ranked 33rd on TOUR official money list...Lost in sudden-death playoff at Greater Milwaukee Open to Shigeki Maruyama. Birdied six of last seven holes of regulation to shoot 64 and force playoff but bogeyed first
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FAMILY: Wife, Heather EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fitness, nutrition, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 JOINED TOUR: 2001
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Ryuji Imada
(ree-YOU-gee ee-MA-da)
EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (though 2010) FULL NAME: Ryuji Imada HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 150 BIRTHDATE: October 19, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Hiroshima, Japan RESIDENCE: Tampa, FL
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 AT&T Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2000 Virginia Beach Open. 2004 BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—AT&T Classic; 2—Buick Invitational, PODS Championship; T3—Turning Stone Resort Championship; T5—Northern Trust Open.
2008 SEASON:
Had the best year of his career, with his first victory at the AT&T Classic, two runner-up finishes and over $3 million in earnings. Finished 25th in the FedExCup standings…Recorded second runner-up finish of his career, placing eight strokes behind Tiger Woods at the Buick Invitational in January. Final-round 67 tied for low round of the day…Three weeks later, recorded his next top-five finish with a T5 at the Northern Trust Open, closing with a 68. Top-five finish came after two previous missed cuts and a T65 in 2007 at Riviera Country Club…Also closed with a 68 at the PODS Championship to finish runner-up by two strokes to Sean O’Hair…Beat Kenny Perry in a playoff at the AT&T Classic after losing the same Atlanta tournament to Zach Johnson a year prior on the 73rd hole. Finished regulation at 15-under 273 to force a playoff. On the first playoff hole, the par-5 18th, Perry’s second shot wound up in the water after it bounced off a tree behind the green and into a pond guarding the front of the green. Imada, who had driven into the rough, played it safe by laying up with an iron and wound up twoputting for the winning par as Perry made bogey…Competed in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events with his best finish a T13 at the Deutsche Bank Championship... Made two starts in the PGA TOUR Fall Series, finishing T3 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship and T15 at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Had a runner-up finish and more than $1.4 million in earnings to finish 65th on the money list...Former University of Georgia star finished second to Zach Johnson at the AT&T
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
FAMILY: Wife, Kanae EDUCATION: University of Georgia TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2004)
Classic. Converted up-and-down birdie from behind the 72nd green to force a playoff, finishing at 15-under par. Shared the 36- and 54-hole leads with Troy Matteson. Tee shot on first extra hole went into first cut of rough, and 225-yard second shot to par-5 18th hole found the water hazard fronting the green. Johnson converted a two-putt birdie to clinch the victory. Earned $583,000 in second consecutive top-10 at TPC Sugarloaf...Ranked No. 5 in Putting Average. 2006: In second season on TOUR, posted 10 top-25s, including one top-10, and finished in the top 100 for the first time...Finished T10 at the BellSouth Classic with four rounds at par or better for only top-10 of season...Matched career-low round with a 64 during the second round of the Booz Allen Classic. 2005: Finished 121st on TOUR money list in his rookie season...With rounds of 66-67 on the weekend, finished fifth at Booz Allen Classic for first career top-10. 2004: Earned initial TOUR card for 2005 by finishing third on Nationwide Tour money list. Member of that circuit for past five years and finished in the top 40 on money list four times. Had his best season and was one of five players on Tour to surpass the $300,000 plateau with $313,185. Career-high seven top-10s, included his second career victory at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. Birdied the fifth playoff hole to defeat Paul Gow. Finished inside top 5 four other times...Led the Tour in Scrambling and finished fourth in Scoring Average. 2003: Finished the Nationwide Tour season No. 37 on the money list, with $127,861 and a season-best third at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. 2002: Had a down season, finishing 105th on the Nationwide Tour money list after making the cut in eight of 20 tournaments. 2001: Had two runner-up finishes. Posted a tournament-record 64 in the second round of the Carolina Classic and fired final-round 69 to finish two strokes behind John Maginnes...Held a three-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Greater Cleveland Open but managed just an even-par 72 and wound up second, one stroke behind Heath Slocum. 2000: Enjoyed solid rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, making the cut in 12 of 25 events...Shared second-round lead with Mike Heinen and David Berganio, Jr., at the Virginia Beach Open and trailed Todd Demsey by one after 54 holes. Defeated Demsey by five strokes to become first rookie winner of season...Final-round 76 at the 2000 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament left him three strokes short of
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996A 1 1999 3 2000 1 2001 1 2003 1 1 $7,600 2005 25 14 1 4 650,221/121 2006 31 23 1 10 1,018,140/92 2007 32 20 1 2 8 92,442/54 1,414,864/65 2008 25 16 1 2 1 5 11 106,203/25 3,029,363/13 Total 120 74 1 3 1 9 33 6,120,189
earning his TOUR card. Amateur: Left University of Georgia after his sophomore season...First-team All-SEC as a freshman in 1998 and sophomore in 1999...Helped lead the Bulldogs to their first national championship and finished runner-up to Luke Donald in the individual competition in 1999 when he was a first-team All-American. Won first collegiate title at Williams Intercollegiate in 1999. Had seven top-10 finishes during the 1998-99 collegiate season...Appeared as high as second in Golfweek/Titleist Men’s Amateur Rankings...Reached matchplay stage of 1998 U.S. Amateur but lost in first round...Won six tournaments on major amateur circuit--1995 Porter Cup, 1996 Azalea Amateur, Dixie Amateur and Lakewood Invitational, 1997 Palatka Azalea Amateur and Southeastern Invitational. Finalist at 1997 U.S. Public Links...Excelled on junior level by twice being named to the AJGA All-American first team. 1995 Rolex Junior Player of the Year.
PERSONAL:
At age 7, tagged along with older brother Takafumi to golf course. At age 14, moved from native Japan and family to a Tampa, FL, golf academy to compete on junior golf circuit. Did not know any English at the time.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.56 Driving Distance............................................278.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................59.64% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.39% Putting Average............................................1.758
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Deutsche Bank Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 64–3 times, most recent 2006 Booz Allen Classic/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2008 AT&T Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 AT&T Classic/49
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT T15 T12 CUT T18 British Open CUT PGA CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T68 CUT TOUR Championship T17 CA Championship T34
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1999 2 2000 25 12 1 3 7 $140,392/32 2001 25 14 2 3 8 151,711/20 2002 20 8 1 4 33,613/105 2003 24 16 1 5 8 127,861/37 2004 24 18 1 1 2 7 12 313,185/3 Total 120 68 2 3 3 19 39 766,761 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Trevor Immelman EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2008 Masters Tournament (through 2013) FULL NAME: Trevor J. Immelman HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 178 BIRTHDATE: December 16, 1979 BIRTHPLACE: Cape Town, South Africa RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL
FAMILY: Wife, Carminita; Jacob Trevor SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, movies, autobiographies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 JOINED TOUR: 2006
T13 at the BMW Championship followed by a T10 finish at THE TOUR Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (6):
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2006 Cialis Western Open. 2008 Masters Tournament.
2003 World Cup [with Rory Sabbatini].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Masters Tournament; T2—Stanford St. Jude Championship; T10—THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
2008 SEASON:
Returned to the PGA TOUR at the FBR Open in early February after undergoing surgery on Dec. 18 to remove a benign tumor from behind his ribcage…In ninth start of the season, claimed first major championship title with a three-stroke victory over Tiger Woods at the Masters at age 28 years, 3 months, 28 days. Posted rounds of 68-6869-75–280 and held or shared the lead after each round. First international player to win the Masters since Canada’s Mike Weir (2003) and the second South African, joining three-time champion Gary Player. Sixth South Africa native to win a major championship, joining Gary Player (9), Bobby Locke (4), Ernie Els (3), Nick Price (3) and Retief Goosen (2). Final-round 75 marked the eighth time in Masters Tournament history the champion has posted an over-par score in the final round. The 75 matched Arnold Palmer’s in 1962 as the highest winning final-round score in Masters history…Two months after winning the Masters, lost in a three-man playoff to Justin Leonard on the second playoff hole at the Stanford St. Jude Championship. Shared second with Robert Allenby. It was his third runner-up finish on TOUR (two in playoffs). He improved his position after the second, third and final rounds to a earn a spot in the playoff with Allenby and Leonard. Birdied 71st and 72nd holes to make playoff...Played in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events ending the year on a strong note with a
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1999A 1 1 2001A 1 2002 2 2 $21,728 2003 12 7 1 2 126,150 2004 12 9 2 109,560 2005 14 10 2 5 614,867 2006 24 19 1 2 8 15 3,844,189/7 2007 21 15 2 4 6 93,346/40 1,801,647/46 2008 22 14 1 1 3 6 108,028/16 2,566,199/19 Total 109 77 2 3 2 18 36 9,084,340 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1999A 1 1 1 1 Total 1 1 1 1
PERSONAL:
Began playing golf at age 5, following in the footsteps of his golf teaching brother Mark, who is nine years older. Was a scratch player by age 12 and played the American Junior Golf Association Tour from age 13 to 17…Father, Johan, is the former commissioner of the Sunshine Tour.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.52 Driving Distance............................................291.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.45% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.07% Putting Average............................................1.812
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational/2 Career Low Round/Round: 64–3 times, most recent 2008 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,350,000– 2008 Masters Tournament/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Wachovia Championship/12
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters 56 CUT T5 CUT T55 1 U.S. Open CUT T55 T21 CUT T65 British Open T43 T53 T42 T15 T60 T19 PGA T48 T37 T17 T34 T6 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT W/D CUT TOUR Championship T5 T10 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 T33 3 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T9 T32 T19 T13 T36 T36 CA Championship T27 T44 T23 T9 T35 T40
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 2005, 2007; World Cup (3), 2003, 2004, 2005.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2007: Won more than $1.8 million and was a member of the International Team at The Presidents Cup...Finished third in first appearance in the Mercedes-Benz Championship. One of four first-time participants to finish among the top-10... Finished third at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, defeating Chad Campbell in the consolation final, 4 and 2. Earned a berth on the 2007 Presidents Cup International Team, his second straight time as a member. Beat Justin Rose by one stroke to win the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa in early December. 2006: Voted PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year based on a victory at the Cialis Western Open and seventh-place finish on the money list. First rookie since Jerry Pate (1976) to finish 10th or better on the money list. Led all rookies with eight top-10s in 24 starts...Finished second at the Wachovia Championship, losing in a one-hole playoff to Jim Furyk for his best finish on TOUR before winning. Finished one stroke back of Brett Wetterich at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship to place second for the second consecutive week. Overcame the two-shot lead of Vijay Singh on final day to capture first TOUR event at the Cialis Western Open, punctuated by a 30-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to clinch two-stroke win over Tiger Woods and Mathew Goggin. Posted rounds of 69-66-69-67--271 to become just the sixth player to post four rounds in the 60s since the event moved to Cog Hill in 1991...Withdrew from the British Open to return home for the birth of his first child, Jacob Trevor. 2005: Posted first career major championship top-10 with a T5 at the Masters, aided by a third-round 7-under-par 65 that tied Tiger Woods for low third-round honors. Final-round 73 included a double bogey on par-5 13th and the lone ace of the week on the par-3 16th with a 6-iron from 179 yards…Chosen as a Captain’s Pick for The Presidents Cup by International Team Captain Gary Player. Had 1-3-0 record…Joined TOUR as a Special Temporary Member after the PGA Championship. 2004: Followed in the footsteps of one of his heroes, Gary Player, when he became the first person since the Black Knight in 1976-77 to successfully defend the South African Airways Open. Came
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2000 Vodacom Players Championship [SAfr]. 2003 South African Airways Open [Eur], Dimension Data Pro-Am [SAfr]. 2004 South African Airways Open [Eur], Deutsche BankSAP Open TPC of Europe [Eur]. 2007 Nedbank Challenge [SAf].
from two strokes back after three rounds to win by three strokes...Earned second win of the season at Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe. 2003: Hit approach shot from 169 yards to 6 inches on the first playoff hole against Tim Clark at the South African Open. Tap-in birdie earned first career victory after three previous runner-up finishes and a two-year exemption on the European Tour. 2002: Recorded three seconds on the European Tour, at the French Open, Volvo Scandinavian Masters and Omega European Masters. Amateur: Made the cut as an amateur at the 1999 Masters and 2001 Memorial Tournament...Won the 2000 Vodacom Players Championship in his native South Africa...1998 U.S. Public Links champion...Lost in three 1997 finals, at the British Amateur at Royal St George’s, the New Zealand Amateur and the US Junior...In 1996 made the South African team at age 17 and played in the Eisenhower Trophy in Chile...First-team AJGA All-American in 1996.
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Fredrik Jacobson EXEMPT STATUS: 54th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Fredrik Ulf Yngve Jacobson HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 178 BIRTHDATE: September 26, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Gothenburg, Sweden RESIDENCE: Monte Carlo, Monaco; plays out of Kungsbacua GC
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
2—2008 AT&T National, T2—2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (3):
2003 Omega Hong Kong Open [Eur], Algarve Open de Portugal [Eur], Volvo Masters [Eur].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—AT&T National; T9—Buick Open; T10—BMW Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Earned a career-best $1,597,423 on the strength of 16 of 24 made cuts and nine top-25 finishes…Recorded his first top-10 of the season with a T9 at the Buick Open… Finished second at the AT&T National, thanks to weekend rounds of 66-65. It was his second career runner-up finish. He finished T2 at the 2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro. Earned a spot in the British Open field where he finished T19…Third top-10 finish of the year came at the BMW Championship (T10).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Competed in two events in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Recorded five top-10 finishes, nine top-25s and a personal-best T2 at the inaugural Ginn sur Mer Classic. Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the second time in his TOUR career...Continued his recovery from a 2006 wrist injury with a T5 finish at the Memorial Tournament, his best finish of the season and in nearly a year...Finished third on TOUR in Putting Average (1.729) and second in Birdie Average (4.01). 2006: Finished in the top 125 for the third consecutive season. Made 10 cuts in 18 starts and finished in the top-25 five times, including two top-5 finishes...In third start of season, picked up his best finish on TOUR since a T4 at the 2004 Honda Classic with a fourth at the Ford Championship at Doral...Did not make a start on the PGA TOUR after the Deutsche Bank Championship the first week of September due to a nagging wrist injury. 2005: Picked up his first top-10 of the season, a T6 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Three of his career-high 14 top-10s have come in Memphis -- T3
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(YOCK-ub-son) FAMILY: Wife, Erika; Alice Sophia J. (5/07/04), Emmie Charlise (1/20/06), Max Fredrik (12/14/07) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Boating, skiing, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 JOINED TOUR: 2004
in 2003, T5 in 2004 and T6 in 2005. 2004: Continued consistent play in just his second season on TOUR. Recorded five top-10s and collected more than $1 million...Fired a first round, 6-under 66 at the Wachovia Championship and was only two strokes off the lead. Withdrew and flew home at 5:30 a.m. on Friday as his wife, Erika, had gone into premature labor with the couple’s first child at Jupiter Hospital near their home in Hobe Sound, FL. Just missed witnessing the birth of Alice Sophia on May 7...In first tournament back after daughter’s birth, earned second consecutive top-10 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, finishing T5...Finished T17 at the Masters and PGA...Played with Joakim Haeggman at the World Cup in Spain. 2003: Had three wins on the European Tour, along with top-10s at both the U.S. Open and the British Open...Placed fourth in the European Tour Order of Merit and finished third in TOUR non-member earnings with $786,771, with four top-10s in only eight starts. Joined the TOUR as a special temporary member, having finished among the top 125 as a non-member. Also added another $66,821 in two World Golf Championships appearances...Playing in his first U.S. Open, finished T5 and shared top first-time honors with Justin Rose...Two weeks later, finished T3 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, four shots behind David Toms...Earned top-10 exemption in the following week’s 100th Western Open, where he finished T8. In just four starts, was eligible to join the TOUR as a Special Temporary Member, having earned ($572,970) more than the No. 150 player (Tom Scherrer, $356,657) from the 2002 TOUR money list... Finished T6 at the British Open, three shots behind Ben Curtis...Claimed his first win on the European Tour when he won the Omega Hong Kong Open, the second event of the season...Won again three tournaments later in the Algarve Open de Portugal. Victory came in his first start back after a 10-week layoff due to a wrist injury...Ended European Tour season with third victory at the Volvo Masters at Valderrama, defeating Spain’s Carlos Rodiles in a four-hole playoff. 2002: Played virtually full-time on the European Tour from 1997-2002, with 17-plus starts in each of those seasons. Totaled six runner-up finishes and 16 top-10s during that time...Lost to Eduardo Romero
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998 1 1 $8,965/285 2000 1 2001 1 2002 1 2003 8 7 1 4 4 786,771 2004 24 18 5 9 1,259,048/59 2005 23 14 3 7 868,525/96 2006 18 10 2 5 788,764/108 2007 20 15 1 5 9 89,589/84 1,469,541/63 2008 24 16 1 3 9 101,343/44 1,597,423/54 Total 121 81 2 1 22 43 6,779,037
in a playoff at the Barclays Scottish Open. Finished 30th on the Volvo Order of Merit. 2001: Was fifth at the Omega European Masters. 2000: Progressed to 25th on the Volvo Order of Merit, his highest prior to 2003. 1999: Had to return to the Qualifying School, but finished seventh to stay on Tour. 1998: With one week remaining, was 124th in the Volvo Order of Merit, but lost in a playoff for the Belgacom Open to Lee Westwood and moved to 75th place to rescue his card. Amateur: Won several notable titles in amateur golf before turning professional in 1994.
PERSONAL:
A promising ice hockey player at age 10. However one of the players at his club, Per Nellbeck, was also the local golf professional and taught the entire Jacobson family to play. First handicap was 40, but reached scratch five years later at age 15…Missed first three months of 2000 after breaking left thumb playing hockey for golf professionals vs. tennis players in 1999. Needed operation and returned in March to finish third, second and second in successive starts…Was ranked top 30 in Swedish table tennis at age 14-15.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.23 Driving Distance............................................283.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................59.74% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.62% Putting Average............................................1.769
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent BMW Championship/4 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2006 Bank of America Colonial/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $648,000–2008 AT&T National/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 The Honda Classic/16
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T17 CUT U.S. Open T5 CUT CUT British Open 76 CUT CUT CUT T6 CUT T52 T19 PGA CUT T17 T34 T24 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T22 CUT T32 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T33 Bridgestone Invitational 84 T32 T56 CA Championship T28 T59
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup (2), 2003, 2004.
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Brandt JOBE
Brandt Jobe EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Brandt William Jobe HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: August 1, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Oklahoma City, OK RESIDENCE: Southlake, TX
2—2005 The INTERNATIONAL, T2—2002 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, 2005 BellSouth Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (12):
T11—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee; T18—U.S. Open.
2008 SEASON:
Played 19 events with two top-25s and a best finish of T11 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee...Playing in 2009 on a Major Medical Extension with four events remaining to earn $480,950 (combined with 2007 earnings of $11,016 and 2008 earnings of $293,214 would equal 2007’s No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1987A 1 1990 1 1991 27 5 2 $37,502/189 1992 2 1 6,340/257 1993 1 1994 1 1 8,006/258 1995 4 1 3,969/313 1996 2 1997 1 1998 4 3 1 2 114,285/177 1999 13 10 1 4 272,100/141 2000 32 14 2 5 402,017/120 2001 30 17 5 407,065/124 2002 28 18 1 1 3 6 972,479/62 2003 22 16 1 4 691,604/91 2004 9 5 1 2 247,911/178 2005 27 22 2 1 6 10 2,133,149/27 2006 28 19 2 4 802,432/106 2007 5 1 51/246 11,016/252 2008 19 7 2 940/183 293,214/179 Total 257 140 3 2 17 46 6,403,089
BellSouth Classic. Birdied the last hole to get into a fiveway playoff with winner Phil Mickelson, Arjun Atwal, Rich Beem and Jose Maria Olazabal. Eliminated on first extra hole when approach shot to the 18th hole found the water and he could not get up and down for par. The $330,000 check gave him $430,130 through six events, allowing him to remain in the Major Medical Extension category for the remainder of the season...Recorded third career runner-up finish at The INTERNATIONAL, one point behind Retief Goosen in the Modified Stableford scoring system. Forced to play 36 holes on Sunday, grabbed the 54-hole lead with 12 points in the first 18 holes. In the final 18 holes, came up short with -3 to finish with 31 points but second-place finish was worth a career-best $540,000...Closed with a 5-under 67 to finish T3 at Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. 2004: Limited to nine events due to lingering left wrist problems after 2003 surgery. Received a Major Medical Extension for 2005. Missed five weeks after THE PLAYERS Championship due to a recurring injury to his left hand. Played two more events before ending season. 2003: Although he recorded just one top-10, finished in the top 100 on the money list for a second straight season...At the Bank of America Colonial, a final-round 64 produced a fourth-place finish...Withdrew
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 Masters T14 48 U.S. Open CUT CUT T39 T62 CUT CUT T52 British Open CUT T52 CUT PGA CUT T16 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33 Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T32 U.S. Open T35 T33 CUT T18 British Open T41 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS T32 T74 CUT TOUR Championship 27 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 CA Championship T25
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1991 1 Total 1 japan golf Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 2008 3 3
3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 1 2 $210,447
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2007: Missed early portion of season due to freak home accident suffered in November 2006. Severed the tip of his left index finger and the base of his left thumb after a broom handle broke while sweeping his garage. After playing in five events, underwent season-ending surgery on his left hand after the EDS Byron Nelson Championship...Granted Major Medical Extension for 2008 and had 23 events to earn $774,164 (combined with 2007 earnings of $11,016 would equal 2007’s No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2008 campaign. 2006: Made 19 cuts in 28 events with two top-10s. Finished in the top 125 for the sixth time in his nineyear TOUR career...Shared the first-round lead with Thomas Levet and held second-round lead at Buick Invitational. Closed with 2-over 74. Finished three strokes out of a threeman playoff won by Tiger Woods...Collected second top-10 of the season with a T4 finish at the Memorial Tournament. 2005: Playing on a Major Medical Extension, enjoyed career season, with first appearance in TOUR Championship thanks to six top-10s...First top-10 of the season came in his sixth start, a T2 at the weather-shortened, 54-hole
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1990 British Columbia Open [Can]. 1991 Payless Classic [Can]. 1994 Thailand Open [Asia], Mak-Young Classic [Asia], Malaysian Classic [Asia]. 1995 Bali Open [Asia], Mitsubishi Galant Tournament [Jpn]. 1997 Tokai Classic [Jpn], Golf Digest Tournament [Jpn]. 1998 Japan PGA Championship [Jpn], UBE Kosan Open [Jpn], Mizuno Open [Jpn].
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FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer; Brittan Catherine (5/7/00), Jackson William (7/30/02) EDUCATION: UCLA (1988, History) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, fishing, hunting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 Q SCHOOL: 1990
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Brandt Jobe from the 100th Western Open with a shattered hook of left hamate bone (palm of hand). Did not play again until the Valero Texas Open in late September. 2002: Finished in the top 100 for the first time in his five-year career...Recorded a T2 finish at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, where he held a one-stroke lead over Billy Mayfair heading into Sunday. Final-round 72 left him two strokes behind winner Charles Howell III, tied with Scott Hoch for second. 2001: For second consecutive year kept his card with a strong finish in the season-ending Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Rounds of 67-66 put him in a tie for first, but closed 69-78, which still earned $14,960 and a T28 finish, that was enough to move him into the top 125. 2000: In first full season on TOUR since 1991, retained fully-exempt playing privileges with strong finish to rank 120th on money list...At the Phoenix Open, posted his best final-round score of the year, 65, to finish T4. 1999: Joined PGA TOUR as special temporary member in September...Had first two career top-20s in major championships with T14 at Masters and T16 at PGA Championship. Qualified for the Masters by virtue of being in top 50 in Official World Golf Ranking...
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Played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1995-1999 with six victories and a pair of runner-up finishes. 1998: Was fourth on 1998 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit with three victories. 1997: Top 20 on Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit with two wins. 1996: Was 20th on Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit with 70.99 scoring average. 1995: Finished 25th on Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit and was ranked third in scoring with 70.24 average. Winner of Asian Order of Merit. 1994: Second on Asian Tour Order of Merit. 1993: Third on Asian Tour Order of Merit. 1991: First earned PGA TOUR playing privileges with sixth-place finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 1990: Played Canadian Tour where he won the British Columbia Open and finished first on the Order of Merit while compiling the low scoring average for the year. Amateur: Named All-American 1986-88, All Pac-10 Conference 1986-87...Member of 1988 NCAA Championship team while at UCLA.
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.08 Driving Distance............................................298.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................56.35% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.45% Putting Average............................................1.823
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2005 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $540,000–2005 The INTERNATIONAL/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 1998 Westin Texas Open/30
Interest in golf stemmed from his attendance at 1978 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills CC in Denver.
Hot Shots Brown Deer Park Golf Course
Longest Courses in 2008
Rank Course 1 Conservatory Course 2 Torrey Pines (South Course) 3 Torrey Pines (South Course) 4 Trump Intrntl GC 5 Magnolia GC
Shortest Courses in 2008
Rank Course 1 Brown Deer Park GC 2 Pebble Beach GL 3 TPC River Highlands 4 Torrey Pines (North) 5 LaCantera GC
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Par 72 71 72 72 72
Yds 7,663 7,643 7,569 7,569 7,516
Avg Score Tournament Name 72.956 Ginn sur Mer Classic 74.712 U.S. Open 73.801 Buick Invitational 71.998 Puerto Rico Open 70.378 Children’s Miracle Network Classic
Par 70 72 70 72 70
Yds 6,759 6,816 6,837 6,874 6,881
Avg Score Tournament Name 68.794 U.S. Bank Championship 72.563 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 69.117 Travelers Championship 71.542 Buick Invitational 69.189 Valero Texas Open
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Dustin JOHNSON
Dustin Johnson EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Dustin Hunter Johnson HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: June 22, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: Columbia, SC RESIDENCE: Myrtle Beach, SC
2008 Turning Stone Resort Championship.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Turning Stone Resort Championship; T7—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; T10—Sony Open in Hawaii.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
2007: Finished T14 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Went through all three stages of Q-School, winning the first stage by eight strokes at Auburn University Club...After playing in his first Walker Cup in September, turned professional on September 28 and made his PGA TOUR debut at the 2007 Valero Texas Open. Missed the cut in San Antonio. Amateur: Made the cut at the Nationwide Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational, finishing T50 as an amateur...Was a member of the winning 2007 U.S Walker Cup and the U.S. Palmer Cup teams...A first-team All-American at Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC) for two seasons (2006 and 2007) where he won seven times during his career...Three-time Big South Conference Player of the Year...All-time scoring leader at Coastal Carolina (72.26) and holds the lowest season scoring average in school history (70.40)...Won the 2007 Northeast Amateur and the 2007 Monroe Invitational.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2007 1 2008 30 17 1 3 6 93,150/134 $1,789,895/42 Total 31 17 1 3 6 1,789,895
Coached by his college coach, Allen Terrell, at Coastal Carolina...Can dunk a basketball and could palm a basketball as a seventh grader.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.14 Driving Distance............................................309.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................53.10% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.51% Putting Average............................................1.784
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/4 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2008 Turning Stone Resort Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Valero Texas Open/140
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 08 U.S. Open T48 THE PLAYERS CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2007A 1 1 Total 1 1 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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PGA TOUR rookie made the cut in 17 of 30 starts, finishing No. 42 on the money list, recording his first PGA TOUR win at the Turning Stone Resort Championship...Posted two of his three top-10 finishes in his first four starts of the season. In just his second start on the PGA TOUR, fired three rounds in the 60s to claim a T10 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, the best finish among the 11 rookies in the field that week…Fired a career-low 63 in the fourth round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic on the way to a T12 finish. Six of first eight rounds on TOUR were in the 60s...Made his fourth cut in four starts with a then-career-best T7 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am...Birdied the last two holes to capture his first PGA TOUR victory at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. Made an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole to beat Australian Robert Allenby by one stroke. His second shot on the hole cleared the green
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but he got up and down for the win. Allenby, seeking his fifth victory and first since 2001, had a chance to tie at 18, but his 12-foot putt for birdie stopped inches short of the hole. Second-youngest winner on TOUR in 2008, at age 24, behind Anthony Kim.
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Richard S. Johnson EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Carl Richard Stanley Johnson HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 145 BIRTHDATE: October 15, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Stockholm, Sweden RESIDENCE: Jupiter, FL
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2008 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
1999 Neuchatel Open Golf Trophy {Eur Chall]. 2002 ANZ Championship [Eur].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH:
1—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
2008 SEASON:
In 13th start of the season, captured first PGA TOUR event at the U.S. Bank Championship to become sixth Swedish player to win on the PGA TOUR. Posted rounds of 63-67-7064–264, with birdies on three of his final four holes, to edge Ken Duke by one stroke. Carded a hole-in-one in the first round (No. 14 at Brown Deer Park Golf Course) and became first player since Jim Furyk (2007 Canadian Open) to record an ace en route to victory.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Claimed three top-25 finishes in 32 starts, including a T15 at the Valero Texas Open...Finished T19 at 2007 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn full exemption for 2008. 2006: Made 17 cuts in 29 starts in second season on TOUR, three of which resulted in top-10s, including a playoff loss to Tim Herron at the Bank of America Colonial. 2005: Playing with partial status, finished safely in the top 125 on money list...Posted T9 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for first top-10 in third start...One month later, added a T6 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, his second top-10 in Memphis (T3 in 2003) in three appearances... Third top-10 was a T7 at the John Deere Classic, where
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
FAMILY: Wife, Linda; Vera Sophia (6/11/07) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Snowboarding, tennis, cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 Q SCHOOL: 2002 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
he finished three shots behind Sean O’Hair. Played in the final threesome, three shots off the lead of J.L. Lewis on Sunday. Posted a final-round 70...Fourth top-10 was a T8 at the Buick Open, aided by four rounds in the 60s. 2004: Lone top-10 of the season was a T8 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro near season’s end. Enabled Johnson to jump inside the top 150 and receive partial status for 2005. 2003: First top-10 finish of PGA TOUR career came in 14th start of the season at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Carded a careerbest 7-under 64 in the first round. Held or shared the lead for the first 54 holes and led David Toms by one entering the final round. Paired with Toms in the final group on Sunday, carded 2-under 69 to finish T3, four shots behind Toms. Finished T7 at the Valero Texas Open moving from 124th on the season money list to 111th thanks to a $98,291 payday. 2002: Earned his card for 2003 by finishing T11 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament in La Quinta, CA. Made first TOUR start earlier in the season at The INTERNATIONAL... Member of the European Tour since 2000...Won for the first time at the ANZ Championship, beating Australians Craig Parry, Andre Stolz and Scott Laycock in the Modified Stableford format...Made 22 starts on the European Tour with 14 cuts made to finish 60th on the Order of Merit. 2001: Best finish on European Tour was T2 at Sao Paulo Brazil Open. 2000: First full year on the European Tour, with a best finish of T2 at the Madeira Island Open. Reached the European Tour via Q-School. 1999: Played the European Challenge Tour, shooting a final-round 64 to come from four strokes back to win the Neuchatel Open Golf Trophy in his native Sweden. 1998: First professional season, making two cuts in four starts on the European Tour and three starts on the European Challenge Tour.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 1 2003 28 16 1 2 3 $559,021/120 2004 32 18 1 3 461,183/148 2005 16 9 4 5 689,364/116 2006 29 17 1 3 10 1,555,376/50 2007 32 15 3 1,294/159 377,951/165 2008 21 9 1 1 2 97,552/77 884,367/119 Total 159 84 1 1 1 11 26 4,527,262
PERSONAL:
Something of a daredevil sportsman as a teenager. Played handball at a high level in Sweden and was a tennis player from age 6. Took up skateboarding and competed in the Swedish Championships. Suffered seven broken ribs, and also broke a hand and a foot doing stunts… Started golf at 15 as his girlfriend’s family played. Won two national junior events but did not get picked for the Swedish Amateurside…Comes from an international background. His grandfather is an American (New Jersey) who married a Swede and settled in Sweden.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.70 Driving Distance............................................282.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.97% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.16% Putting Average............................................1.828
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2008 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic/94
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT PGA CUT CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T27 CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2002 2 2 1 $7,177/192 2005 7 6 1 5 58,568/84 2008 2 1 1 6,300/210 Total 11 9 1 7 72,045 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Zach Johnson EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2007 Masters Tournament (through 2012) FULL NAME: Zachary Harris Johnson HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: February 24, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Cedar Rapids, IA RESIDENCE: Heathrow, FL
2004 BellSouth Classic. 2007 Masters Tournament, AT&T Classic. 2008 Valero Texas Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2003 Rheem Classic, Envirocare Utah Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Valero Texas Open; T9—World Golf Championships-CA Championship; T10—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
2008 SEASON:
Won for the fourth time in his career. At No. 53, finished outside the top 40 on the money list for the first time in his career. Made the cut in 19 of 25 starts, with seven top-25 finishes…Shot 62-64 on the weekend to capture the Valero Texas Open by two strokes over Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson and Tim Wilkinson. Finished at 19-under-par 261 with four rounds in the 60s. It was his fourth career PGA TOUR victory. The 2007 Masters champion entered the week with only one top-10 finish during the year, a T9 at the World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship, and hadn’t won on the PGA TOUR outside Georgia. Came back the following week with his third top-10 effort of the year, a T10 at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Recorded two victories, both in the state of Georgia, including his first major title at the Masters Tournament. Earned a berth on The Presidents Cup team and finished with a 2-2-0 record. Finished in the top 40 in first four seasons on TOUR, including three visits to THE TOUR Championship. Earned a career-best $3,922,338 thanks in part to two wins and a runnerup finish...Made three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine to win his first major title at the 71st Masters in cold, windy conditions. Closed with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen and Rory Sabbatini after trailing 54-hole leader Stuart Appleby by two strokes. Johnson finished at 1-over 289, matching a Masters record established in 1956 for highest winning score. Even though he didn’t go for a par-5 in two all week, finished 11-under on those holes at Augusta National...Posted rounds of 69-67 on the weekend to finish at 15-under-par with Ryuji Imada at the AT&T Classic. Clinched
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2001 1 2002 2 1 1 $57,000 2003 1 2004 30 24 1 2 5 15 2,417,685/19 2005 30 21 1 1 5 11 1,796,441/39 2006 27 21 2 1 4 9 2,452,250/24 2007 23 18 2 1 5 10 102,873/7 3,922,338/8 2008 25 19 1 3 7 93,350/131 1,615,123/53 Total 139 104 4 4 4 22 53 12,260,837 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1999 2 1 $945/227 2000 11 4 1 10,280/174 2003 20 19 2 4 3 11 16 494,882/1 Total 33 24 2 4 3 11 17 506,107
PERSONAL:
Began playing golf at age 10…Lists his father and mother among his heroes. Father is a chiropractor…Huge Drake University and University of Iowa sports fan…The gallery at BellSouth Classic at first TOUR victory included a group of about 10 men from Iowa who gave him financial support early in his career. Some were seeing him play as a pro for the first time. “It started out as a business, but it ended up as a business family,” Johnson said of his relationship with them. “It’s unbelievable having them here.”
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.44 Driving Distance............................................275.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................73.91% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.24% Putting Average............................................1.792
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 60–2007 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,305,000–2007 Masters Tournament/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 U.S. Open/13
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT T32 1 T20 U.S. Open T48 CUT CUT T45 CUT British Open CUT CUT CUT T20 T51 PGA T37 T17 CUT CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T8 T58 T16 CUT TOUR Championship 13 16 T2 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 3 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T22 T9 T36 T11 T16 CA Championship 10 T43 T45 T9 T9
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 2007; Ryder Cup, 2006; Algarve World Cup, 2005.
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2006 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge [w/Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank].
money list with a then-record $494,882. Produced two wins and a Tour-leading 11 top-10s, including nine top-threes...Victories came at the Rheem Classic and the Envirocare Utah Classic... Set the Tour’s all-time, single-season money record (surpassed by Troy Matteson in 2005) and became the first player in Tour history to top the $400,000 mark in earnings. 2002: Won once (Tulsa, OK) on the Hooters Tour. Recorded five top-five finishes, nine top-10s and finished second on the money list. 2001: Won final three regular-season events on Hooters Tour, earning the nickname “Back-to-Back-to-Back-Zach.” Finished the season as the tour’s leading money winner and Player of the Year. 2000: Rookie on the Nationwide Tour...Missed the first six cuts of the year but rebounded by making four of the final five cuts with T25 at the Tri-Cities Open his best showing. 1999: Finished third on Prairie Golf Tour after winning twice. 1998: Won once on the Prairie Golf Tour and finished sixth on the money list.
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third career win as he recorded a birdie-4 on the first extra hole as eagle putt nestled inside one foot. Imada’s second shot found the water hazard fronting the 18th hole and was left with a par putt. Ninth multiple winner of the AT&T Classic. First three TOUR victories came in Georgia (two in suburban Atlanta, one in Augusta)...Looking to capture his third TOUR event in Georgia during the year, posted an East Lake Golf Club course-record 10-under-par 60 in the third round of THE TOUR Championship en route to a T2 finish, eight behind winner Tiger Woods. Opportunity for a 59 passed with a missed bunker shot for birdie on the par-3 18th hole. Bunker shot was measured at 50 feet, 9 inches. Finished seventh in the FedExCup standings to earn a $700,000 bonus along with $619,500 for T2 finish at East Lake. 2006: First top-10 was solo third in second appearance at World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, defeating Tom Lehman in the consolation final, 3 and 2...Past champion tied for second at BellSouth Classic, 13 shots behind Phil Mickelson. Closed with four consecutive birdies on Sunday (Nos. 15-18) to tie Jose Maria Olazabal for runner-up honors... Runner-up at the Memorial Tournament, his third runner-up finish since he first won on TOUR in 2004...Finished ninth on the U.S. Ryder Cup Team list to make his first Ryder Cup Team (1-2-1 record in Ireland). 2005: Posted five top-10s for second straight season, including two top-3s...Finished T3 at the Ford Championship, thanks in part to a then-career-low 8-under 64 on Saturday, which helped him jump 25 spots from T28 to T3 heading into the final round...With four rounds in the 60s, finished T2 at the Buick Open, four strokes behind Vijay Singh. Played with Singh on Sunday and posted a 3-under-par 69. 2004: Became just the second player in TOUR history to surpass $2 million in earnings in his rookie season. Made 24 of 30 cuts and picked up his first TOUR win in just his 13th career tournament. Along with Todd Hamilton, became the first pair of rookies to make THE TOUR Championship since 1999, when Notah Begay III and Carlos Franco finished in the top 30. Began season outside the top 200 on the Official World Golf Ranking (207th) and ended the season at No. 41...Captured BellSouth Classic in April at age 28 years, 1 month and 10 days. Held the 36- and 54-hole leads after opening 69-66-68. Rollercoaster round on Sunday, with birdies on five of first 10 holes, followed by four bogeys in five holes. Converted pars on final three holes to edge Mark Hensby by one stroke. Became the fourth player to win BellSouth Classic for first TOUR victory, joining Tommy Aaron (1970), Paul Stankowski (1996) and Ben Crane (2003). 2003: Earned Nationwide Tour Player of the Year honors after making the cut in 19 of 20 events, including the last 17 and finishing first on the final
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FAMILY: Wife, Kim; Will (1/4/07) EDUCATION: Drake University (1998, Business Management/Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, all sports, downhill skiing, spending time with wife and son, Drake University and University of Iowa athletics TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2003)
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Jerry Kelly EXEMPT STATUS: 50th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Jerome Patrick Kelly HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: November 23, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: Madison, WI RESIDENCE: Madison, WI FAMILY: Wife, Carol; Cooper Patrick (8/14/98)
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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2002 Sony Open in Hawaii, Advil Western Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1995 Alabama Classic, Buffalo Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular, the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley; 3—Sony Open in Hawaii; T9—Wyndham Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Notched a pair of runner-up finishes to secure a ninth consecutive season in the top 60 of the money list…Began the season in Hawaii with consecutive 67s at the Sony Open in Hawaii to claim solo third. The 2002 Sony Open in Hawaii champion also claimed top-five finishes at the event in 2003 and 2004…Recorded his second top-five finish of the season with a T2 at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open, where he fell one stroke shy of winner Greg Kraft. Final-round 70 featured two birdies and 16 pars…Collected his second runner-up finish of the season with at T2 at the Memorial Tournament, two behind winner Kenny Perry. Has posted two top-10s in 12 starts at the Muirfield Village Golf Club…Claimed his third top-10 Wyndham Championship finish in the last four years with a T9 at Sedgefield Country Club with four rounds in the 60s.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
EDUCATION: University of Hartford (Finance and Insurance, 1989) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Son’s sports teams, hockey, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1995)
2007: Competed in the first three events of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup before missing a spot in THE TOUR Championship by two spots on the points list (No. 32). Recorded seven top-10 finishes, two of which came at major championships (Masters, U.S. Open)...At the Masters, posted a T5 finish for his best showing at a major, his fifth made cut in five starts at Augusta...Recorded a fourth consecutive top-10 finish came with a final-round 64 to finish T3 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. His previous best string of consecutive top-10 finishes was three, coming in spring 2003...Finished T7 at the U.S. Open, five strokes behind champion Angel Cabrera. One of just five players to record top-10s in first two majors of the year. 2006: Finished in the top 40 (No. 39) on the TOUR money list for the fifth time in last six years in a year that included two secondplace finishes...Recorded his best finish on TOUR since his two wins in 2002 with a runner-up finish at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson, one behind Kirk Triplett...With four rounds in the 60s, was runner-up to Corey Pavin in home state at the U.S. Bank Championship. Entered final round two strokes behind Pavin, but was unable to make up any ground as Pavin matched his 3-under-par 67. 2005: Finished 58th on the money list, lowest showing since finishing 59th in 2000...Former University of Hartford golfer returned to area for Buick Championship, finishing T4 with four
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1991 1 1992 1 1993 2 1995 2 1 $4,733/306 1996 31 17 1 4 5 336,748/59 1997 34 13 3 7 234,257/103 1998 31 17 2 8 340,144/87 1999 34 22 1 2 8 533,702/77 2000 32 23 3 12 784,754/59 2001 31 21 1 7 11 1,491,607/35 2002 29 21 2 8 14 2,946,889/6 2003 30 23 1 10 16 2,158,342/26 2004 29 27 1 8 15 2,496,222/17 2005 31 21 4 11 1,352,487/58 2006 31 18 2 5 8 1,737,800/39 2007 28 21 1 7 10 94,680/32 1,978,034/36 2008 31 15 2 1 4 8 101,105/51 1,652,400/50 Total 408 260 2 6 5 67 133 18,048,119
rounds in the 60s for his best showing of the season, two shots out of Brad Faxon-Tjaart van der Walt playoff. 2004: Finished in the top 30 and made more than $2 million for the third straight season...Did not post a win but matched his career high in top-10s (2003) with eight...Best finish came at the season-ending TOUR Championship, where he closed with a 5-under 65 to finish solo third, five strokes behind winner Retief Goosen...Saw streak of 27 straight made cuts come to an end when he missed the cut at the PGA Championship...Contemplated off-season left shoulder surgery (AC joint) but decided to try rehab instead. 2003: Earned a career-best 10 top-10s...Tied the TOUR record for consecutive birdies with eight (Nos. 7-14) in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational at TPC Summerlin...Earned spot on the U.S. Presidents Cup Team. 2002: Finished top 10 on the money list for the first time in his career... Earned first career victory in 200th career TOUR start at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Shared first-round lead and held third-round lead outright on way to defeating John Cook by one stroke...Second TOUR victory came just 18 events after the first at the Advil Western Open.Four rounds in the 60s, including a final-round 65, gave him the come-from-behind win. Kelly began the day three strokes back of third-round leader Robert Allenby and finished two strokes ahead of runner-up Davis Love III. 2001: Made more than $1 million in a season for the first time in his career, $1,491,607 (35th).
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T20 48 T31 T20 T5 CUT U.S. Open T57 T37 CUT CUT T40 83 T7 CUT British Open T44 CUT T28 W/D T47 CUT T26 T49 CUT PGA CUT W/D T26 CUT T44 CUT CUT CUT T34 48 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T31 CUT T42 4 T11 CUT T6 CUT CUT T28 T32 TOUR Championship 4 T13 3 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T5 T5 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational 77 T53 T19 T46 CA Championship CNL T4 T21 T16
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (1), 2003.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1993 28 15 1 3 10 $61,074/25 1994 26 19 8 11 60,928/26 1995 28 23 2 1 15 19 188,878/1 Total 82 57 2 2 26 40 310,881 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Jerry Kelly
victory. Finished rookie season 59th on money list. 1995: Named Nationwide Tour Player of the Year. Was leading money-winner with $188,878. Won Alabama Classic and Buffalo Open. 1992: Won 1992 Wisconsin State Open.
PERSONAL:
University of Wisconsin volunteer assistant golf coach. Wife Carol’s brother, Jim Schuman, played on Nationwide Tour from 1990-93 and is the Badgers’ head coach and Kelly’s instructor…All-city hockey selection in high school…University of Hartford golf teammates included TOUR members Tim Petrovic and Patrick Sheehan… Visited troops in the Persian Gulf for Thanksgiving 2006 on a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour with TOUR members Corey Pavin, Donnie Hammond, Frank Lickliter II and Howard Twitty.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.84 Driving Distance............................................278.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................64.81% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.60% Putting Average............................................1.807
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–John Deere Classic/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2003 The Honda Classic/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2 times, most recent 2002 Advil Western Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 FedEx St. Jude Classic/18
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For sixth consecutive year, played in 30-plus events...Led THE PLAYERS Championship through the second and third rounds. Closing 73 dropped him to fourth, four strokes behind Tiger Woods...Held one-stroke third-round lead in Reno-Tahoe Open but closed with 71 and lost by one stroke to John Cook’s final-round 64. 2000: Finished 59th on the TOUR money list with $784,754. Ranking equaled previous career best when he won $336,748 in 1996. 1999: Made cut in 22 of 34 events...Finished third at Greater Milwaukee Open after holding 54-hole lead. Final-round 71 dropped him to solo third, four strokes behind Carlos Franco. 1996: Madison, WI, native nearly captured first TOUR title in front of home-state fans. Trailed by three strokes entering final round of Greater Milwaukee Open. Shot closing 64 to catch Loren Roberts and force playoff after each shot tournament-record 265. Roberts birdied first extra hole for
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TPC Summerlin
Hot Shots Courses with the Shortest Driving Distance (All holes) Rank Course 1 Pebble Beach GL 2 Harbour Town GL 3 Innisbrook Resort 4 PGA National 5 Atunyote Golf Club
All Drives (Avg.) 264.9 265.9 266.4 266.6 271.2
# of Drives 3,360 5,726 5,616 6,146 5,726
Courses with the Longest Driving Distance (All holes) Rank Course All Drives (Avg.) 1 TPC Summerlin 296.6 2 Montreux G&CC 293.8 3 LaCantera GC 292.6 4 Firestone CC (South Course) 291.0 5 East Lake GC 290.6
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Anthony Kim EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 two-time tournament winner (through 2011) FULL NAME: Anthony Kim HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: June 19, 1985 BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, CA RESIDENCE: Dallas, TX; plays out of Royal Oaks CC
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2008 Wachovia Championship, AT&T National.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Wachovia Championship, AT&T National; T2—Verizon Heritage; T3—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, BMW Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola; T7—British Open; T8—RBC Canadian Open.
2008 SEASON:
Capped a sensational sophomore season on TOUR with two victories (Wachovia Championship and the AT&T National) and a leading role on the victorious U.S. Ryder Cup team. Made the cut in 19 of 22 starts on his way to a fourth-place finish in the FedExCup standings. Notched a career-high eight top-10 finishes, including six top-three finishes… Making his first start of the season in close proximity to his high school, La Quinta High, posted a T3 finish at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Was one of just three players to post all five rounds in the 60s, eventually finishing four strokes behind winner D.J. Trahan…Claimed the second runner-up finish of his career at the Verizon Heritage, three strokes behind champion Boo Weekley. First T2 came in his professional debut at the 2006 Valero Texas Open…Became the youngest winner on TOUR in six years with a five-stroke victory over Ben Curtis at the Wachovia Championship. Kim, 22 at the time, finished at a record 16-under par 272, three strokes better than the previous tournament record held by Tiger Woods. Became the youngest winner since Sergio Garcia won his third TOUR title at the 2002 Mercedes-Benz Championship…Captured second TOUR title with a twostroke victory over Fredrik Jacobson at the AT&T National with rounds of 67-67-69-65–268. Overcame a three-stroke deficit to 54-hole leader Tom Pernice, Jr., to move into fifth in the FedExCup standings and sixth in the U.S. Ryder Cup standings. Joined Tiger Woods (4), Kenny Perry (3) and Phil Mickelson (2) as a multiple winner in 2008. The last two players with multiple TOUR victories in one season under age 24 were Adam Scott (2004), who won THE PLAYERS
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Oklahoma SPECIAL INTERESTS: Basketball, football TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2006 Q SCHOOL: 2006
Championship and the Booz Allen Classic at the age of 23, and Sergio Garcia (2001), who won the MasterCard Colonial and the Buick Classic at age 21…Recorded first top-10 finish in a major championship (in four starts) with a T7 at the British Open…Kept the top-10 streak intact a week later in Ontario at the RBC Canadian Open with a T8, his sixth top-10 of the year. Fired a 29 on his back nine in the second round, needing only 10 putts. On his front nine in the third round, he fired a 4-under 31…Posted all four rounds in the 60s on his way to a T3 finish at the BMW Championship, his seventh top-10 finish of the season…Played a crucial role as the United States won the Ryder Cup, including an emotional victory over Ryder Cup veteran Sergio García 5 and 4 in the first match of the Sunday Singles…Jumped to a fourstroke lead after an opening-round 6-under 64 at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, and then led by two at the midway point. Rounds of 72-69 on the weekend led a T3 finish, his eighth top-10 finish of the season...Finished second on TOUR in All-Around Statistical category.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Youngest rookie on TOUR in 2007 enjoyed successful first campaign with four top-10s, including a T3 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans...Earned TOUR card via T13 finish at 2006 Qualifying Tournament at PGA West, where the California native grew up playing the game. Qualified through all three stages, one of eight players to do so... Played into third PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup event, the BMW Championship, and finished 43rd in FedExCup points...First top-10 of the season was a T9 at the Nissan Open, aided by a final-round 64...Posted rounds of 66-67 on the weekend to finish T5 at the Shell Houston Open... Third top-10 was a T3 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, aided by rounds of 69-65 on the weekend...Tied with Kevin Na for first-round lead at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial after a 7-under-par 63. Finished T18...Finished T7 at the Wachovia Championship to take the lead for FedExCup points among the rookie class. 2006: Turned professional in August after three years at the University of Oklahoma…
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2006 2 2 1 1 2 $338,067 2007 26 20 1 4 10 93,192/43 1,545,195/60 2008 22 19 2 1 3 8 10 114,419/4 4,656,265/6 Total 50 41 2 2 4 13 22 6,539,527 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2006 2 1 $1,550/298 Total 2 1 1,550
Received Sponsor Exemption into the Valero Texas Open and finished T2 in his TOUR debut, earning an exemption into the following week’s Southern Farm Bureau Classic… In just two starts, earned $338,067…Also competed in two Nationwide Tour events. Amateur: Three-time All-America (2004-2006) and NCAA Freshman of the Year (2004) at Oklahoma. One of three finalists for 2006 Ben Hogan Award. Two victories as a junior and finished the season as the seventh-ranked collegiate golfer by Golfweek... Member of the victorious 2005 United States Walker Cup Team along with J.B. Holmes, Nicholas Thompson and Jeff Overton, all rookies on TOUR in 2006...Four-time American Junior Golf Association All-America.
PERSONAL:
Owns belt buckles with inscription “AK,” Kim’s nickname… Good friends with Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.28 Driving Distance............................................300.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................58.34% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.78% Putting Average............................................1.762
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,152,000– 2008 Wachovia Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Valero Texas Open/6
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 07 08 U.S. Open T20 T26 British Open T7 PGA T50 T55 THE PLAYERS CUT T42 TOUR Championship T3 Bridgestone Invitational T36
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup, 2008; Walker Cup, 2005.
european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 5 5 2 2 $434,470 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Greg KRAFT
Greg Kraft EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Gregory Thomas Kraft HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: April 4, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Detroit, MI RESIDENCE: Clearwater, FL; plays out of Belleair CC
2008 Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2005 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Earned his first official PGA TOUR title in his 379th TOUR start at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open. (Win at the 1993 Deposit Guaranty Classic was unofficial as it was played opposite the Masters.) Also recorded three top-10 finishes for the first time since 1999. Surpassed the $1-million mark for the first time in his career. Carded rounds of 69-66-6970–274 in Puerto Rico to overtake Bo Van Pelt. Birdied the 71st hole to take a three-shot lead to the last hole, where he made bogey to claim a one-shot win over Van Pelt and Jerry Kelly…Finished T10 at THE PLAYERS thanks in part to a third-round 68, the low round on Saturday…Four rounds in the 60s helped him finish 7th at the Viking Classic.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Finished sixth at the Wyndham Championship, his first top-10 since the 2002 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. 2006: Made 14 of 26 cuts on TOUR with two top-25s, including a T19 at The INTERNATIONAL. 2005: Finished T18 at 2005 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to regain status on TOUR. Spent season on Nationwide Tour where he finished 26th on the money list and picked up his first career victory at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. 2004: Played in only four tournaments on the PGA TOUR, lowest of his career since joining the TOUR in 1992, and did not make a single
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1992 30 11 1 3 $88,824/140 1993 24 13 1 4 5 290,581/60 1994 30 13 1 1 3 5 279,901/69 1995 35 15 1 7 137,655/139 1996 27 15 1 5 9 331,708/61 1997 35 18 5 152,109/139 1998 25 17 2 6 326,571/94 1999 28 19 2 3 6 810,777/52 2000 29 23 1 2 6 597,021/81 2001 33 19 2 5 503,605/103 2002 31 12 1 2 222,614/171 2003 9 6 71,756/220 2004 4 2006 26 14 2 273,734/179 2007 10 5 1 3 1,335/155 278,590/179 2008 21 11 1 3 5 93,710/125 1,204,559/90 Total 397 211 1 4 3 28 69 5,570,005
PERSONAL:
Interested in race cars of any kind, but hastens to add: “I’m not so interested that I would attempt to drive one anytime soon.”
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.12 Driving Distance............................................274.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................69.11% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................59.75% Putting Average............................................1.778
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent Valero Texas Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 61–1999 MasterCard Colonial/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $630,000–2008 Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/89
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 U.S. Open T68 T53 CUT British Open T47 PGA T47 CUT CUT T23 T61 T69 THE PLAYERS T78 CUT CUT T62 T22 T65 CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T33 Year 07 08 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS T10
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1990 9 4 2 $2,575/154 1991 28 18 4 12 31,404/36 1992 1 1 1 1 3,031/162 1993 1 1 1 1 5,250/139 1998 2 1 1 1 3,947/167 2004 1 1 1 8,250/206 2005 21 13 1 3 10 172,490/26 2007 16 7 2 29,732/134 2008 2 Total 81 46 1 10 30 256,680 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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when it was unofficial event in Hattiesburg, MS. Birdied 72nd hole to defeat Morris Hatalsky and Tad Rhyan by one stroke. During season had T6 at Freeport-McMoRan Classic, where he was 54-hole leader, one stroke ahead of Payne Stewart and Russ Cochran before closing with 3-over-par 75. 1992: Only top-10 finish, T6 at Kemper Open....Birdied last two holes to make cut in Qualifying Tournament, then fired 5-under-par 31 on back side of TPC at The Woodlands to earn TOUR card.
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cut. Finished T16 at the Miccosukee Nationwide Tour event, his only start on the Nationwide Tour. 2003: Made only nine starts on the season, with a best finish of T28 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 2002: Made 31 starts on the PGA TOUR with his best finishes of T6 coming at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open early in the season. 2001: Opened the season with two top-10s and secured his TOUR cared for the 2002 season with seven straight cuts to finish the year. Earned $503,605 and finished 103rd on the money list. 2000: Earned third top-10 at Advil Western Open, the third third-place finish of his career...Also had second consecutive top-10s at MasterCard Colonial (T2 in 1999) with T6 after rounds of 67-68-71-67...Made 23 cuts in 29 starts for his best career percentage...Also tied for 13th at the Memorial Tournament. 1999: For the first time in his career, recorded a pair of runner-up finishes in a single season with second place at Doral-Ryder Open and T2 at MasterCard Colonial...Held share of 54-hole lead at MasterCard Colonial after tying course record with third-round 61, then closing with 70. 1998: Earned best finish of season with T4 at United Airlines Hawaiian Open...In contention for three rounds at Motorola Western Open before final-round 75 placed him T5. Held first-round lead after opening 67 and followed with rounds of 70-66 to stand one off Vijay Singh’s 54-hole lead. In field as sponsor’s exemption...Fired thirdround course-record 65 in PGA Championship at Sahalee CC. Opened 71-73 and closed with another 73 for T23. 1996: Recorded career-best five top-10 finishes -- Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic (T3), LaCantera Texas Open (T4), Shell Houston Open (T5), Quad City Classic (T9) and GTE Byron Nelson Classic (T10). Led by four through 54 holes at Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic, but 71 on Sunday dropped him into T3, three behind winner Willie Wood. 1993: Captured Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic to claim $54,000
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FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Tampa (1986, Business) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 Q SCHOOL: 1991, 1992, 1995, 2005 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Kresge, Cliff
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Cliff Kresge EXEMPT STATUS: 97th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Clifford Terry Kresge HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: October 3, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Lakewood, NJ RESIDENCE: Heathrow, FL; plays out of Heathrow CC and Ridgefields CC (Kingsport, TN)
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T3—2002 B.C. Open, 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3):
2002 Virginia Beach Open, Hershey Open. 2006 Oregon Classic Pres’d by Kendall Automotive Group.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard; 5—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya, Verizon Heritage; T10—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
2008 SEASON:
Finished inside the top 100 (No. 97) for just the second time in his career. Also surpassed $1 million in season earnings for the first time in his career, thanks to a career-high four top-10 finishes…Finished fifth at the Mayakoba Golf Classic for first top-10 of the season. Closed with rounds of 64-67 to finish five strokes behind champion Brian Gay… Matched his best PGA TOUR finish (2002 B.C. Open) with a T3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Gained a spot in the field when Ernie Els withdrew early in the week. Previous best Arnold Palmer Invitational finish was a T56 in 2007… As the father of an autistic son (Mason), posted another topfive finish at the Verizon Heritage in April, National Autism Awareness Month. Special Autism Awareness pins were worn by many PGA TOUR players to show their support. Finished fifth at Harbour Town despite battling a stomach virus…After opening with rounds of 73-73-74, a final-round 68 led to a T10 effort at the Memorial Tournament.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Member of the PGA TOUR in 2001, 2003-04 and 2006-08. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1997-98, 2002 and 2005-06. 2007: Enjoyed a career-best year, earning more than $900,000 in his fourth season on TOUR, thanks to seven top-25 finishes...Only top-10 finish was a T6 at the Bob Hope
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FAMILY: Mason McCoy (8/16/00) EDUCATION: University of Central Florida (1991, Liberal Studies) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Spending time with son Mason, music TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 2000 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2002, 2006)
Chrysler Classic, three strokes out of a Charley Hoffman-John Rollins playoff. 2006: Finished third on the Nationwide Tour money list to regain his PGA TOUR card for 2007. Posted eight top-10s and career-high 14 top-25s in 26 starts, including his third career win, at the Oregon Classic presented by Kendall Automotive Group. After finishing regulation tied with Ricky Barnes at 17-under 271, parred the third extra hole to collect the $81,000 first-place prize...Also had three other top-threes, a runner-up at the LaSalle Bank Open, a T3 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open and a T3 at the Cox Classic... Had a hole-in-one on No. 9 during the first round of the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. 2005: Finished No. 52 on the Nationwide Tour money list with four top-10s. 2004: Finished No. 175 on the PGA TOUR money list, with a T14 at the Bell Canadian Open his best showing. 2003: Finished in the top 100 on the TOUR money list for the first time in his career... Qualified for his first major championship, finishing T10 at the U.S. Open at Olympia Fields CC...Returned to Chicago three weeks later for the 100th Western Open and collected a career-best $156,375 payday that helped him secure his card for the 2004 season. Paired with Tiger Woods on the weekend, shot 69-71 to finish T6, eight shots back of Woods. 2002: Earned return to TOUR by finishing fifth ($245,265) on the Nationwide Tour money list...Notched playoff wins at the Virginia Beach Open and the Hershey Open, along with being named Player of the Month (May). Chipped in from 45 feet for eagle to defeat Arron Oberholser on the second extra hole at the Virginia Beach Open and dropped a four-foot birdie putt on third extra hole to win a four-player playoff at the Hershey Open...Surpassed the $200,000 mark in just 12 events, tying the Tour record set by Ian Leggatt in 2000...Played in just two PGA TOUR events and recorded tournament-low 10-underpar 62 on final day of B.C. Open to jump from T47 to T3, the second top-10 of his TOUR career. 2001: Was a rookie on the PGA TOUR. Season-best finish came in first start, T5 at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open, his only top-10. 2000: Gained his first PGA TOUR card by virtue of a T21 finish at the Qualifying Tournament. Gained notoriety during
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1994 1 1995 3 1996 1 1998 1 1999 2 1 $4,876/328 2000 1 2001 31 12 1 2 220,649/163 2002 2 2 1 1 1 101,370 2003 32 18 3 5 734,667/87 2004 33 10 2 258,062/175 2007 30 23 1 7 88,865/95 901,549/113 2008 28 13 1 4 6 94,830/113 1,068,207/97 Total 165 79 2 10 23 3,289,381
Q-School’s final round. Was lining up a long par putt at the water-guarded ninth green when he kept moving back and fell into the water. Climbed out, missed the putt and made bogey, but managed to finish the back nine in rain pants and a wet shirt to complete the grueling 108 holes of competition at 18-under par...Finished 36th on NGA/Hooters Tour money list. 1998: Member of the Nationwide Tour. 1997: Got off to a successful start in his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, posting four top-10s in his first five events. Best finishes were T3 in the Lakeland Classic and Greater Austin Open. Amateur: All-America selection in 1990, when he won two college events.
PERSONAL:
Greatest thrills in golf were meeting Arnold Palmer and holing out a pitch shot for eagle to win his first Nationwide Tour event at the 2002 Virginia Beach Open…His golf swing is natural, has never used an instructor…Got started in golf at age 8 when parents moved to the 13th hole of Dubsdread GC in Orlando, FL.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.70 Driving Distance............................................281.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.32% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.64% Putting Average............................................1.797
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2002 B.C. Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $301,600–2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard/T3 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/121
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open T10 T62 British Open CUT PGA CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T28 65
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1994 4 2 $1,803/192 1995 5 2 1 2,535/193 1996 3 1 490/276 1997 29 21 2 5 11 64,711/34 1998 16 7 2 8,653/131 2000 3 1 1 3,600/214 2002 22 16 2 4 9 245,265/5 2005 28 12 4 8 107,523/52 2006 26 20 1 1 2 8 14 339,763/3 Total 136 82 3 1 4 21 46 774,342 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Matt KUCHAR
Matt Kuchar EXEMPT STATUS: 70th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Matthew Gregory Kuchar HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: June 21, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Winter Park, FL RESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL FAMILY: Wife, Sybi; Cameron Cole (10/11/07)
2002 The Honda Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2006 Henrico County Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Had a career-best five top-10 finishes on the way to a career best in earnings ($1,447,638). In his sixth start of the season, finished T3 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, posting four rounds in the 60s. Finished four behind champion Brian Gay...The following month at the Verizon Heritage, played his weekend 36 holes 7-under-par to finish T7 with Michael Letzig, Camilo Villegas, Stewart Cink and Lucas Glover... Work with swing coach, Chris O’Connell, out of Dallas paid off in Fort Worth. A second-round, 6-under-par 64 earned ninth place...Posted back-to-back top-10s with his T10 finish at the Memorial Tournament. First time he posted consecutive top-10s since joining the TOUR in 2001... Second-place finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open was his best on TOUR since he won the 2002 Honda Classic. His only other second-place finish came in 2001.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: In first season back on the PGA TOUR, had best performance since winning in 2002, with two top-10s... Recorded a final-round 6-under-par 66 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am to finish T6...Former Georgia Tech All-America, posted T3 at the AT&T Classic in Duluth, GA, aided by a third-round 8-under-par 64...Had a hole-in-one during the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. 2006: Spent most of his season on the Nationwide Tour, where he earned his first career win at the Henrico County Open by beating Paul Claxton in a playoff. Finished No. 10 on the final money list to earn his 2007 PGA TOUR card... Missed the cut in six of his eight TOUR starts. 2005: Only top-10 finish came at the MCI Heritage...Had a hole-in-one
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998A 6 5 2 1999A 4 2 2000A 1 2001 11 6 1 1 2 4 $572,669 2002 27 14 1 4 6 1,237,725/49 2003 23 8 2 176,047/182 2004 28 13 1 4 509,257/139 2005 21 9 1 3 402,786/159 2006 8 2 30,297/241 2007 26 16 1 2 4 89,021/92 886,146/115 2008 27 16 1 1 5 8 94,590/115 1,447,638/70 Total 182 91 1 2 3 15 33 5,262,565 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2001 3 2 2006 21 16 1 Total 24 18 1
PERSONAL:
Got started in golf when his mother, Meg, upgraded the country club membership to include golf when he was 12 years old. Matt and his dad tried golf and were hooked... Father, Peter Kuchar, is an excellent tennis player who was ranked No. 1 in doubles at one time in the state of Florida... Matt’s wife, Sybi, was a standout tennis player at Georgia Tech, where they met.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.42 Driving Distance............................................275.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.41% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.82% Putting Average............................................1.787
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–3 times, most recent Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–4 times, most recent 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $630,000–2002 The Honda Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 BellSouth Classic/46
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T21 T50 CUT U.S. Open T14 CUT CUT CUT CUT T48 British Open CUT CUT CUT CUT PGA CUT THE PLAYERS W/D CUT T16 CUT Bridgestone Invitational T38
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Amateur Team Championship, 1998; Walker Cup, 1999.
2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 1 1 $38,739/95 2 5 11 300,867/10 3 6 12 339,606
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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2008 SEASON:
1997 U.S. Amateur champion following three consecutive wins by Tiger Woods...Lost in the quarterfinals in 1998 when defending the U.S. Amateur crown at Oak Hill... As a sophomore in 1998 at Georgia Tech, finished 21st at Masters and 14th at U.S. Open. Finish at Masters was best 72-hole finish by an amateur in 20 years. There was talk of his turning pro, but Kuchar instead finished out his collegiate career at Georgia Tech, where he was a two-time first-team All-America selection and the Yellow Jackets’ second player to be a four-time All-ACC selection (along with David Duval). Awarded Fred Haskins Award in 1998 as the nation’s top collegiate golfer...1998 ACC Player of the Year...Six career collegiate victories for Tech was bested only by Duval’s eight.
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2—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open; T3—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya; T7—Verizon Heritage; 9—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial; T10— the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
during the final round of the John Deere Classic. 2004: A T10 at the HP Classic of New Orleans was his only top-10 finish in 28 starts. 2003: After winning for the first time, struggled through a difficult season which saw him fall out of the top 125 on the money list...Best result came at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, a 20th-place finish thanks to a pair of 67s on the weekend. 2002: Opened the season with a T4 at the Sony Open in Hawaii...Two months later earned his first victory at The Honda Classic. Closed with a pair of 66s to defeat Brad Faxon and Joey Sindelar by two strokes. Made four consecutive birdies on the back nine to help him rally from a four-shot deficit to Sindelar at the turn. Victory jumped him from No. 149 in Official World Golf Ranking to No. 50 and qualified him for the Masters on the last day to qualify...Finished T5 at the Fed Ex St. Jude Classic, worth $133,475 to push him over the $1-million mark for the first time in a single season...Finished T9 at Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick, posting four sub-par rounds. 2001: Earned 2002 PGA TOUR card through sponsor exemptions... Ranked second behind Charles Howell III in PGA TOUR nonmember earnings with $572,669 in only 11 starts. Earnings would have ranked him 91st on TOUR official money list... After missing the cut in his first three TOUR starts, playing on a sponsor exemption, secured his card for 2002 with two big finishes...Earned first top-10 in a TOUR event in sixth start as professional. Professional at Air Canada Championship produced T3 worth $197,200. Season earnings total at that point of $269,253 earned him Special Temporary Membership...Best effort of season came in San Antonio, where he was two strokes behind Justin Leonard after 54 holes of Texas Open. Playing in the final group on Sunday, closed with 69, as did Leonard, for T2 with rookie J.J. Henry. The Texas Open paycheck of $264,000, clinched 2002 TOUR card in only eighth start of season...Made three starts in Nationwide Tour events, including a T2 at the Siouxland Open in July...Played from Australia to Mexico, on the Nationwide Tour, Canadian Tour and the Golden Bear Tour. 2000: After finishing his collegiate career at Georgia Tech in May, decided to stay amateur and briefly took a job in finance...Played in the Westin Texas Open at LaCantera in October as an amateur and missed the cut. One month later, made his professional debut at the 2000 Australian Open (won by Aaron Baddeley). Amateur:
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EDUCATION: Georgia Tech (2000, Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, boats, planes, hiking, skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 JOINED TOUR: 2002 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2006)
Kuehne, Hank
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Hank Kuehne
(KEE-knee)
EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Henry August Kuehne II HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 205 BIRTHDATE: September 11, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, TX RESIDENCE: Palm Beach Gardens, FL; plays out of Old Palm GC
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T2—2003 Shell Houston Open, 2005 John Deere Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
2002 Texas Challenge [Can], TELUS Quebec Open [Can].
OTHER VICTORIES (2):
2003 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Jeff Sluman]. 2004 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Jeff Sluman].
2008 SEASON:
Did not compete as he continues to recover from a back injury. Coupled with 2006-07 winnings of $24,677, has 18 events to earn $636,221, equaling No. 125 from 2006.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: After playing in just three events, was granted a Major Medical Extension carryover as he continues return from a back injury...Missed the cut in all three starts, and did not play after the Stanford St. Jude Championship...Played in three Nationwide Tour events, with a best finish of T19 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. 2006: Limited to just nine events due to a back injury. Missed seven of nine cuts and did not play again after THE PLAYERS Championship. 2005: Despite making only 12 cuts, managed to collect $786,817 and finish 104th on the money list...Broke through with T2 finish at John Deere Classic, posting four rounds in the 60s to finish one shot behind champion Sean O’Hair. Matched career-best finish at the 2003 Shell Houston Open, and $352,000 paycheck was largest of his career...Second top10 was a solo fourth at The INTERNATIONAL, five points behind champion Retief Goosen in the Modified Stableford scoring system. Improved his season earnings to $739,091 with his $240,000 payday in Colorado, helping secure his
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FAMILY: Henry III (9/19/05) EDUCATION: Southern Methodist University (1999, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, meditation TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 JOINED TOUR: 2003
card for the 2006 season. 2004: Recorded two top-10s and finished in the top 100 on the money list...First top-10 was a solo fifth at the Nissan Open, in his first career start at Riviera…Next top-10 did not come until September, a T6 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. 2003: Earned TOUR card for 2004 with $872,139 in earnings as a non-member playing primarily on Sponsor Exemptions. Began the season with partial status on the Nationwide Tour...Topped TOUR in Driving Distance, averaging a record 321.4 yards, unseating John Daly who had won eight consecutive Driving Distance titles...Finished T3 at the BellSouth Classic and T2 at Shell Houston Open and earned enough money to push past the 150th player (Tom Scherrer) on the 2002 PGA TOUR money list, enabling him to become a Special Temporary Member of the TOUR. 2002: Made the cut in four of six tournaments, including top-25 finishes at the B.C. Open (T19) and the Kemper Insurance Open (T23)...2002 Order of Merit champion on the Canadian Tour. Posted two victories, at the Texas Challenge and the TELUS Quebec Open...Earned International Rookie of the Year honors. 2001: Played nine events on the European Tour and had one top-10, a T8 at the Moroccan Open. 2000: Made the cut in two of six tournaments, with a T13 at the GTE Byron Nelson Classic, his best showing. 1999: Turned pro midway through the year and made two cuts in six starts, with a T29 at the Bell Canadian Open his best result. Amateur: Missed the cut at the 1999 Masters...1998 U.S. Amateur champion, defeating Tom McKnight, 2 and 1, in the finals at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY...Began college career at Oklahoma State but later transferred to Southern Methodist University. Second-team All-American as a junior at SMU…Winner of two individual titles during the 1996-97 season...Tied SMU’s all-time low 54-hole total of 208 at the Dr Pepper Intercollegiate and
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998A 1 1999A 2 1 1999 6 2 $19,869/258 2000 6 2 1 85,656 2002 6 4 2 80,840 2003 23 14 1 1 4 5 872,139 2004 30 15 2 8 816,889/99 2005 30 12 1 2 3 786,817/104 2006 9 2 24,677/244 2007 3 Total 116 52 2 1 8 19 2,686,886
established a school record for low round, firing a 63 at the Golf World Invitational.
PERSONAL:
Lists playing in the 1999 Masters and winning the 1998 U.S. Amateur, with older brother Trip as his caddie, as his biggest thrills in golf…Credits his father for giving him his start in golf…Lists Fred Couples as his hero…Sister, Kelli, was a two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur champion and currently plays on the LPGA. Brother, Trip, a former All-American at Oklahoma State, won the 2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur and was in the 2008 Masters field. Trip was the 1994 U.S. Amateur runner-up to Tiger Woods.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................73.15 Driving Distance............................................304.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................45.24% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................51.85% Putting Average............................................1.786
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 73–2 times, most recent Stanford St. Jude Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2002 B.C. Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $352,000–2005 John Deere Classic/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans/102
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Masters CUT U.S. Open 65 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Amateur Team Championship, 1998.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2000 4 1 $2,337/241 2001 2 2002 4 2007 3 2 1 8,518/214 Total 13 3 1 10,855 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Martin LAIRD
Martin Laird EXEMPT STATUS: 125th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Martin Charles Campbell Laird HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: December 29, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Glasgow, Scotland RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ FAMILY: Single
T4—2008 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, Wyndham Championship.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 Athens Regional Foundation Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Made 20 of 29 cuts with three top-10 finishes in his rookie season on TOUR, landing in the 125th position on the money list in the final week...Rookie birdied five consecutive holes Sunday (Nos. 2-6) at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open on his way to a 6-under 66 and a T4 finish, his first career top-10... Posted his second-consecutive T4 two weeks later at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, NC. Laird, who was the first-round co-leader with Bob Heintz after a 63, ended the week with another 7-under-par 63 in the final round...Shot a final-round 67 to finish T7 at The Barclays...Entered the final tournament, the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, ranked 126th on the money list. Finished T21 at the Disney tournament to jump into the 125th spot after Shane Bertsch, ranked 125th entering the week, missed the cut.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.23 Driving Distance............................................296.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.58% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.46% Putting Average............................................1.778
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent Wyndham Championship/4 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2008 Wyndham Championship/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $224,400– 2008 Wyndham Championship/T4 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 The Barclays/201
PERSONAL:
Coached at Colorado State by Jamie Bermel, who was Masters champion Zach Johnson’s coach at Drake University.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2007 1 2008 29 20 3 5 100,393/67 $852,752/125 Total 30 20 3 5 852,752
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 07 U.S. Open CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2004 1 2005 19 8 1 $18,488/156 2007 27 19 1 1 5 9 252,679/13 2008 1 Total 48 27 1 1 5 10 271,166 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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T4—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, Wyndham Championship; T7—The Barclays.
2007: Made the cut in 19 of 27 events on the Nationwide Tour, including nine top-25 finishes. Finished the year No. 13 on the money list, with $252,679. Got off to a strong start with weekend appearances in nine of his first 10 starts. Became the first player from Scotland to win on the Nationwide Tour with his one-stroke win over Jeremy Anderson and Justin Bolli at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic. Ended the year in strong fashion with a T3 at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek. 2006: Won the 2006 San Juan Open, his second career Gateway Tour win. 2005: Made the cut in eight of 19 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with a T18 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open his only top-25 finish. 2004: Missed the cut at the 2004 Envirocare Utah Classic in his only career Nationwide Tour start prior to his rookie season in 2005. Won the 2004 Denver Open for his first win on the Gateway Tour. Amateur: Two-time AllAmerica selection at Colorado State University, where he won four collegiate golf tournaments. Holds school records for top-10 (23) and top-20 finishes (31).
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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EDUCATION: Colorado State University (2004, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: European soccer, watching sports, music, cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2007)
Leaney, Stephen
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Stephen Leaney EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Exemption FULL NAME: Stephen John Leaney HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 172 BIRTHDATE: March 10, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Busselton, Australia RESIDENCE: Perth, Australia
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2003 U.S. Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (7):
1995 Victorian Open [Aus]. 1997 Victorian Open [Aus]. 1998 Moroccan Open [Eur], TNT Dutch Open [Eur], ANZ Players Championship [Aus]. 2000 TNT Dutch Open [Eur]. 2002 Linde German Masters [Eur].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T30—FBR Open.
2008 SEASON:
Made nine of 17 cuts before an injury cut his season short in July. Will play on a Major Medical Extension in 2009. Has 11 events to earn $694,789, which coupled with earnings of $157,963 in 2008, will equal No. 125 from the 2008 money list and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Recorded a career-high eight top-25 finishes in a season in which he eclipsed the $1 million mark in earnings for the second time in his career. Was eligible for the first two events in the PGA TOUR’s Playoffs for the FedExCup, but was forced to withdraw after the first round of each due to a wrist injury. Notched his first top-10 finish of the season in his fifth start with a T8 effort at the PODS Championship. Finished third at the Verizon Heritage after beginning his final round with a 30 on the front nine...Second shot on the par-4 16th hit a tree and caromed out of bounds, resulting in a double bogey and ending his chances at the title... Marked his best finish on the PGA TOUR since the 2003 U.S. Open where he finished in solo second to Jim Furyk. 2006: Retained card for 2007 on the strength of two top10s…Posted first top-10 with a T4 at the Cialis Western Open, aided by a final-round 3-under-par 68. Top-10 was
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
(LEE-knee) FAMILY: Wife, Tracey; Sebastian (9/19/03), Sienna Grace (12/6/2006) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars, wine, family, cricket TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 JOINED TOUR: 2004
just third since posting a solo second at 2003 U.S. Open in suburban Chicago at Olympia Fields...Second top-10 was a T7 finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Increased his season earnings to $696,599 with his $160,050 payday, helping him secure his card for the 2007 season. 2005: Did not post a top-10 but finished in the top 125 (No. 105) on the TOUR money list aided by five top-25s, a T11 at Wachovia Championship, T21 at the Memorial Tournament, T14 at U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee and T12s at Buick Open and Michelin Championship at Las Vegas...Aced the par-3 third hole in the third round of the Shell Houston Open with a 6-iron from 199 yards. 2004: Finished 68th on the money list in his first official season as a member. Season included two top-10s, six top-25s and over $1 million in earnings...Finished fourth at the World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship, falling to Tiger Woods in the semifinals, 2 and 1. In consolation final, lost to Darren Clarke, 1-up. Four wins came over Fred Funk, Mike Weir, Colin Montgomerie and Ian Poulter. 2003: Joined the PGA TOUR as a Special Temporary Member prior to the Western Open, having earned $709,600 in five events, exceeding the No. 150 (Tom Scherrer/$356,657) from the 2002 TOUR money list...Recorded his first top-10 on the PGA TOUR with T9 at World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship after losing to eventual champion Tiger Woods (7 and 6). Defeated Justin Leonard and Bob Estes in the first two rounds...Posted best TOUR finish, with a runner-up at the U.S. Open, three strokes back of Jim Furyk... Represented Australia with Stuart Appleby at the World Cup and played for the International Team at The Presidents Cup in South Africa. 2002: Ensured a five-year exemption on the European Tour when he won the Linde German Masters. 2001: Took a six-week break after The TNT Open when he returned home to Adelaide to get married. 2000: Collected a second TNT Dutch Open title in three years, leading from start to finish and making just one bogey all
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1995 1 1998 2 1 $5,650/306 1999 4 1 2000 1 2001 1 2002 2 2 1 26,732 2003 9 6 1 2 3 723,986 2004 24 17 2 6 1,166,560/68 2005 29 18 6 758,057/105 2006 27 14 2 5 746,747/116 2007 26 15 1 2 8 90,325/74 1,015,200/97 2008 17 9 678/195 157,963/208 Total 143 83 1 1 8 29 4,600,895 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2002 2 2 1 2 $28,477/121 Total 2 2 1 2 28,477
week. 1998: Won twice on the European Tour and finished 11th in Volvo Order of Merit. Won Moroccan Open by eight strokes to record maiden victory in Europe. Added TNT Dutch Open which he dedicated victory to his close friend, Stuart Appleby, whose wife died in Paris earlier that week... Captured the ANZ Players Championship in homeland of Australia. 1997: Captured second career Victorian Open. 1995: First professional title of note at the Victorian Open in Australia.
PERSONAL:
Two ribs cut out in December 1993 after doctors diagnosed blood clot. Took 18 months to recover…Has twice missed earning a PGA TOUR card by one stroke at the finals of Qualifying School (1998 and 2000).
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.89 Driving Distance............................................272.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................66.91% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.02% Putting Average............................................1.821
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 67–Buick Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2005 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $650,000–2003 U.S. Open/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 Ford Championship at Doral/22
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Masters T17 U.S. Open CUT 2 T40 British Open CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T37 T65 CUT PGA 68 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T9 4 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T71 T22 CA Championship T23 63 Year 08 THE PLAYERS CUT
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup (2), 2003, 2004; The Presidents Cup, 2003; Dunhill Cup (2), 1999, 2000.
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Tom LEHMAN
Tom Lehman
(LAY-mun)
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 25 on the PGA TOUR Career Money List (Minor Medical Extension) FULL NAME: Thomas Edward Lehman HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 215 BIRTHDATE: March 7, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: Austin, MN RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of DC Ranch
1994 Memorial Tournament. 1995 Colonial National Invitation. 1996 British Open, THE TOUR Championship. 2000 Phoenix Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (4):
1993 Casio World Open [Jpn]. 1997 Loch Lomond World Invitational [Eur].
OTHER VICTORIES (7):
1995 Hyundai Team Matches [with Duffy Waldorf]. 1996 Hyundai Team Matches [with Duffy Waldorf], PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Skins Game. 1997 Skins Game, Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge. 1999 Target World Challenge presented by Williams. 2000 Hyundai Team Matches [with Duffy Waldorf].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T6—THE PLAYERS Championship; T8—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
2008 SEASON:
Recorded two top-10s and placed 142nd on the PGA TOUR money list, his lowest finish since 1991. Also made just 17 starts, the fewest since 1991, and didn’t play after The Barclays. Will use a one-time exemption of Top 25 on the
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Finished in the top 125 on the money list for the 16th consecutive season on the strength of three top-10s… Opened with three rounds in the 60s en route to a T5 finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, five strokes behind champion Vijay Singh...Claimed T5 finish at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Despite numerous rain delays, posted four rounds in the 60s for the first time since the 2004 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas...Carded three rounds in the 60s to finish T6 at the Travelers Championship. 2006: Posted best finish on money list since 2001, dividing time between competition and Ryder Cup Captain duties for the United States squad, which lost at Oakland Hills... Credited much of on-course success to fitness regimen
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-3
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1983 22 9 1 $9,413/182 1984 26 9 9,382/184 1985 26 10 2 20,232/158 1986 2 1987 1 1990 1 1992 29 25 1 1 9 15 579,093/24 1993 27 20 1 6 12 422,761/33 1994 23 21 1 1 1 10 16 1,031,144/4 1995 18 16 1 1 1 5 12 830,231/15 1996 22 20 2 2 1 13 19 1,780,159/1 1997 21 18 1 1 9 14 960,584/19 1998 23 18 1 1 5 12 1,033,673/25 1999 23 19 4 5 9 1,435,564/24 2000 21 18 1 1 7 13 2,068,499/12 2001 23 18 2 1 5 12 1,907,660/20 2002 22 17 3 8 868,632/74 2003 25 19 1 2 9 1,173,237/61 2004 19 16 1 4 11 1,343,277/53 2005 20 15 2 4 7 1,655,416/46 2006 20 14 1 4 6 1,692,081/42 2007 19 12 3 5 89,050/90 880,824/116 2008 17 8 2 3 92,830/139 676,651/142 Total 450 322 5 19 8 96 186 20,378,513 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1990 19 12 1991 28 27 Total 47 39
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Masters T3 2 40 T18 T12 CUT U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T6 T19 T33 3 T2 3 T5 British Open T59 T24 1 T24 CUT PGA CUT T39 CUT T14 T10 T29 THE PLAYERS T13 T11 CUT T14 T8 6 T2 TOUR Championship T13 28 12 1 T15 15 CA Championship T25 CNL T39 61 DNS Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T31 6 T18 CUT CUT T13 CUT U.S. Open T28 T23 T24 T45 CUT CUT British Open CUT T4 CUT CUT T46 CUT T23 CUT T51 T32 PGA T34 W/D CUT T29 CUT CUT CUT T69 T42 THE PLAYERS CUT 8 T12 T28 T39 CUT T2 T27 T23 T6 TOUR Championship T15 T18 T15 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 T9 T5 T33 T17 4 Bridgestone Invitational T15 T31 T38 T41 T42
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (3), 1994, 1996, 2000; Ryder Cup (3), 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006 (Captain); World Cup, 1996; Dunhill Cup (2) 1999, 2000.
1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 5 8 $41,338/17 3 3 11 24 141,934/1 4 3 16 32 183,272
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
where he lost approximately 25 pounds between August 2005 and February 2006…Finished fourth at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, falling to Zach Johnson in the consolation match, 1-up... Recorded the 19th runner-up finish of his career, losing to Dean Wilson in a playoff at The INTERNATIONAL. The two ended regulation with 34 points in the Modified Stableford format, but Wilson’s birdie on the second extra hole dropped Lehman’s career playoff record to 0-3… Withdrew from World Golf Championships-American Express Championship following the Ryder Cup to attend Byron Nelson’s funeral. 2005: T2 at the Buick Invitational. Birdied the last six holes on the North Course during first round to finish at 10-under 62 (matched career low). Increased the lead to three through 36 holes in matching the tournament record at 15-under 129 (Lenny Clements-1996). Shared the 54-hole lead with Luke Donald after a 1-over 73. Finished three back of Tiger Woods after bogeying the final two holes…Finished as runner-up for the second time in his career at THE PLAYERS Championship. Played 27 holes on Monday, including a tournament-best final-round 4-under 68, which carried him into the clubhouse at 8-under 280. Fell one shot short as Fred Funk converted an up-and-down par from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole. 2004: On November 3, was named 2006 Ryder Cup Captain by the PGA of America...After struggling most of the year, posted top-10s in four of last five starts. In final three starts, held at least a share of the lead entering the final round...Aided by
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1990 Reflection Ridge. 1991 Gulf Coast Classic, South Carolina Classic, Santa Rosa Open.
PGA TOUR career money list with a secondary exemption of a Minor Medical Extension for 2009. On the medical exemption, has six events to earn $176,101, which combined with 2008 earnings of $676,651, would equal 2008’s No. 125 earnings and subsequently be upgraded to Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of 2009...First top-10 of the season was a T8 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. It was his fifth top-10 at Bay Hill out of 16 starts in Orlando... Recorded his sixth top-10 in his 17th appearance at THE PLAYERS with a T6 finish. Continued success on the par-3 17th where he is 11-under par in 62 career rounds, including hitting land 61 times...Becomes eligible to join the Champions Tour at the 2009 AT&T Champions Classic in March.
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FAMILY: Wife, Melissa; Rachael (5/30/90), Holly (8/13/92), Thomas Andrew (7/24/95), Sean (3/18/03) EDUCATION: University of Minnesota SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fly fishing, golf course design, hunting, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1982 Q SCHOOL: 1983, 1984 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1991)
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Tom Lehman a final-round 64, posted his first top-10 of the year, a T4 at the Bell Canadian Open and the first since a T8 at the 2003 Buick Classic...A month later at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas, finished T2, one back of winner Andre Stolz... Entered final round of Chrysler Classic of Greensboro tied for the lead with Brent Geiberger at 12-under. Finished T4... Tied for the lead with Briny Baird entering the final round of the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, but was overtaken by rookie Ryan Palmer’s final-round 62. Finished T6. 2003: Earned first top-10 with solo second at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, his best finish since T2 at the 2001 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. Entered 72nd hole tied with Davis Love III at 13-under-par. Love two-putted 18 for birdie to claim one-shot victory 2002: 74th on the money list was the lowest since he returned to the TOUR full-time in 1992...Converted to a long putter at the WORLDCOM CLASSIC in April. 2001: Runner-up at Sony Open in Hawaii...Winner of Charles Bartlett Award, given by GWAA for unselfish contributions to golf. Has raised several million dollars through his charity tournament in Minneapolis and is involved with “Match Point,” a Phoenix program that matches adults with troubled children...With opening rounds of 63-62 in Invensys Classic, shared first-round lead and held second-round lead outright. Finished T2, one stroke behind Bob Estes. First two rounds tied PGA TOUR record for opening two rounds. 2000: Had most financially rewarding season of 12-year career with earnings of $2,068,499 and a 12th-place finish on the TOUR money list...Kicked off the season in red-hot fashion with three consecutive top10s, including his first official money TOUR victory since winning the 1996 THE TOUR Championship...At the Phoenix Open, earned his fifth PGA TOUR title. Drained 10-foot putt for par on final hole, then watched Robert Allenby miss a five-footer that would have forced a playoff...Came close at MCI Classic, where he held clubhouse lead on Sunday after shooting 65. Stewart Cink’s own closing 65 snatched away win...Withdrew from INTERNATIONAL due to torn cartilage in right knee, then underwent surgery prior to PGA Championship...Participated in third Presidents Cup and compiled a 3-2 record while lending support to victorious U.S. Team...Prior to official money season, was victorious in unofficial Williams World Challenge. 1999: Made successful return to form after off-season shoulder surgery... Four runner-up finishes that year—Bay Hill Invitational, Greater Milwaukee Open, FedEx St. Jude Classic and Buick Open—were most ever for him in a single season. 1998: Turned in T2 at THE PLAYERS Championship and T5 at the U.S. Open, his third straight top-five finish at the event...
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Did not make the cut at the British Open after suffering a separated right shoulder just prior to the event while on a family outing in England. Was attempting a handstand for his children when the mishap occurred and played with the injury the remainder of the year before undergoing surgery in November in the Los Angeles area. 1997: Tied with Tiger Woods after 54 holes at the Mercedes Championships and after final round was canceled, the two played off at the par-3 seventh hole. Lehman hit his tee shot in the water, Woods then hit to tap-in range for victory...At U.S. Open, water at 71st hole kept him from chance at victory and finished third, two strokes behind Ernie Els. Joined Bobby Jones as only player to lead U.S. Open after three rounds three straight years...With T4 at MCI Classic, moved to No. 1 in Official World Golf Ranking. Only second player from U.S. to lead World Ranking at the time, following Fred Couples, who led for 15 weeks in 1992. Relinquished spot the next week when Greg Norman was second at Spanish Open. 1996: PGA TOUR Player of the Year... Leading money-winner with then-record $1,780,159...First victory came at British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes. After consecutive 67s, shared 36-hole lead with Paul McGinley. Followed with a course-record 64 in third round to lead Nick Faldo by six strokes, and his closing round 73 was enough for a two-stroke victory over Ernie Els and Mark McCumber. First American professional to win at that venue and the first since amateur Bobby Jones in 1926...Closed out year with dominant performance at TOUR Championship. After sharing first-round lead with Vijay Singh at 66, shot 67 to open a four-stroke margin after 36 holes. Led by nine after bogey-free 64, eventually winning by six over Brad Faxon. 1995: Earned second win at Colonial National Invitation...Opened that season with second at United Airlines Hawaiian Open...After MCI Classic, missed a month of the season due to colon surgery...Third at U.S. Open after sharing 54-hole lead with Greg Norman. 1994: First served notice of things to come with breakthrough season that included his first TOUR victory at Memorial Tournament. That win helped him secure first $1-million season on TOUR...Earlier that year was runner-up to Jose Maria Olazabal at Masters. 1992: In first year back on PGA TOUR was 24th on money list, including T2 at Hardee’s Golf Classic. 1991: Won three times on the Nationwide Tour... Was that tour’s top money-winner and Player of the Year. 1990: Won once on the Nationwide Tour in 1990. 1985: After three lukewarm seasons on TOUR from 1983-85, played in Asia, South Africa and elsewhere for the rest of the 1980s.
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.79 Driving Distance............................................282.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................64.53% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.13% Putting Average............................................1.834
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 66–Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard/1 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2005 Buick Invitational/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $597,333–2005 THE PLAYERS Championship/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 MCI Classic/1
PERSONAL:
Awarded the first Byron Nelson Prize by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas at the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Opening Ceremony. The Byron Nelson Prize is awarded to a person or organization in the golf world who exemplifies the ideals of “giving back” that Byron Nelson personified. The Salesmanship Club of Dallas awarded $100,000 to the McKenzie Monks Foundation, an organization that helps kids cope with cancer. Said Lehman about the honor, “I’ve been inspired in my life by Byron Nelson. He’s inspired me to want to be a better golfer but more importantly a better person.”…Credits marriage with giving him focus to do well on TOUR…Brother, Jim Lehman, Jr., is his agent…His wife, Melissa, was enlisted as his caddie at 1998 Nissan Open when regular caddie Andy Martinez suffered two broken ribs in a pickup basketball game the night before the start of the event. Went to a lighter carry bag instead of the heavier TOUR version…Lehman Design Group design projects include the Somerby Golf Club in Byron, MN, former site of the Nationwide Tour’s Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby; the TPC Twin Cities, done with Arnold Palmer, as the site of the 3M Championship on the Champions Tour in Minneapolis; and The Gallery Golf Club in Tucson, AZ, co-designed with John Fought, formerly host of the World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship.
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Justin Leonard EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Justin Charles Garrett Leonard HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: June 15, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, TX RESIDENCE: Dallas, TX
2000 CVS Charity Classic [with Davis Love III].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Stanford St. Jude Championship; 2—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic; 4—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship; 5—Buick Invitational; T7—The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship; T8—MercedesBenz Championship; T10—THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
2008 SEASON:
At age 35, recorded his 12th career victory (Stanford St. Jude Championship) and went on to play an integral part on the winning U.S. Ryder Cup Team. Made the cut in 24 of 25 starts, with eight top-10 finishes and an eighth-place finish in the FedExCup standings…Recorded his fourth career top-10 finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship with a T8 effort in his ninth appearance at the event… Posted the 16th runner-up finish of his career at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Carried a four-stroke lead into the final round, but an even-par 72 left him three strokes behind tournament winner D.J. Trahan (final-round 65). The finish was his fifth top-10 in his last six starts, dating back to his victory at the 2007 Valero Texas Open…Finished fifth at the Buick Invitational for his third top-10 on three starts on the season…Finished fourth at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, losing to Henrik Stenson in the consolation final, 3 and 2. Lost to Stewart Cink in the semifinals…Won for the second time in Memphis at the Stanford St. Jude Championship
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Rallied late in the year to win for the 11th time in his career and totaled more than $2 million in earnings...Began the year with eight consecutive missed cuts and finished with three top-10s in last four starts, including a win at the Valero Texas Open...Reunited early in the season with instructor Randy Smith, who taught Leonard the game from an early age at Royal Oaks GC in Dallas...Finished T2 with Jason Gore and Woody Austin at the Buick Open after Brian Bateman birdied the final hole to win...Jumped from No. 161 to No. 33 during the PGA TOUR Fall Series, with 16 of 20 rounds under-par during that stretch...Carded rounds of 65-67-64-65–261 to claim his 11th TOUR title at the Valero Texas Open. Won with a birdie on the third playoff hole, the par-3 17th, to defeat Jesper Parnevik. Posted three birdies and four pars over the final seven holes to force the suddendeath playoff. Victory was first since the 2005 Stanford St. Jude Championship, a span of 63 tournaments. Joined Arnold Palmer to become the only three-time winners of the event. 2006: Had the lowest finish on money list in career (109th), with two top-10s in 26 starts. Failed to qualify for THE TOUR Championship for just the second time since joining the TOUR full-time in 1995...Best finish was a T7 at
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-4
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1993A 7 5 1 1994 13 5 1 2 4 $140,413/126 1995 31 25 2 7 13 748,793/22 1996 29 23 1 1 8 13 943,140/11 1997 29 25 2 1 1 8 13 1,587,531/5 1998 28 22 1 2 8 13 1,671,823/8 1999 28 26 2 2 7 25 2,020,991/8 2000 28 22 1 3 4 14 2,023,465/14 2001 30 22 1 9 12 1,783,842/25 2002 26 23 1 1 7 17 2,738,235/8 2003 23 19 1 1 4 13 2,450,525/17 2004 25 21 1 3 9 1,531,023/42 2005 24 17 2 4 8 2,665,131/12 2006 26 17 2 5 781,756/109 2007 29 17 1 1 5 9 89,238/86 2,079,248/33 2008 25 24 1 1 8 15 111,638/8 3,943,542/10 Total 401 313 12 16 4 86 184 27,109,459 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
the FBR Open in Phoenix. 2005: Recorded two victories and earned a berth on U.S. Presidents Cup squad...Earned his ninth career win by firing a final-round 67 and coming from three strokes behind 72-hole leader Joe Ogilvie to win by three strokes at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Five rounds in the 60s led to his first win in almost two years (Honda Classic, March 16, 2003) and the fifth come-from-behind win of his career….Collected multiple wins in a season for just the second time in his career after winning the FedEx St. Jude Classic by a stroke over two-time defending champion David Toms. Went wire-to-wire for the first time in his career on TOUR. Held TOUR season-high, eight-stroke lead through 54 holes but posted a final round 2-over 73 to hold on by one over Toms, who posted a final-round 7-under 63. Second time in his career he has won after posting an overpar score without a single birdie in the final round. He won the MCI Heritage in 2002 with a 2-over 73 final-round score without a birdie...No. 11 in U.S. Presidents Cup standings, tabbed as a Captain’s Selection by Jack Nicklaus. Responded with a 3-1-1 record, including a Sunday singles victory over Tim Clark. 2004: Near-miss at PGA Championship. Shared second-round lead with Vijay Singh at 9-under 135 and was one back of Singh through 54 holes. Held one-stroke lead over Chris DiMarco and Singh through 71 holes but missed a 12-footer for par on the 72nd hole to force a three-man, three-hole playoff. Finished T2 after Singh was only one of the three to record a birdie during the playoff. 2003: Earned eighth career victory at The Honda Classic and had the birth of first daughter…Came from behind to win The Honda Classic with rounds of 63-70-64-67–264. Co-leader through 18 holes with Notah Begay III and Jeff Brehaut. Entered final round one stroke behind Davis Love III, and carded 5-under 67 to earn one-stroke win over Love and Chad Campbell. Winning 72-hole total of 264 broke previous Honda Classic record of 266 set by Blaine McCallister in 1989...At the Bank of America Colonial, was 10-under-par through 17 holes in final round with a chance to post a 59 with a birdie. Bogeyed the 18th hole to finish with a 9-under 61, tying the course record, and finished T2. Also holds a
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Masters CUT T27 T7 T8 T18 T28 T27 T20 CUT T35 T13 U.S. Open T68 T50 T36 T40 T15 T16 CUT T12 T20 CUT T23 British Open T58 CUT 1 T57 T2 T41 CUT T14 CUT T16 T52 PGA T8 T5 2 CUT CUT T41 T10 T4 CUT T2 CUT THE PLAYERS T34 T65 T37 1 T23 T22 CUT T44 T21 T42 CUT TOUR Championship T7 T6 T8 T5 T12 T16 T22 T18 T21 28 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T17 T9 T33 T17 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational 20 T2 T28 T23 T50 T19 CA Championship T11 T25 CNL T11 T28 T46 Year 06 07 08 Masters T39 T20 U.S. Open CUT CUT T36 British Open CUT T16 PGA CUT CUT T58 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT TOUR Championship T10 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 4 Bridgestone Invitational T31 T9 T20 CA Championship T34
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (4), 1996, 1998, 2003, 2005; Ryder Cup (3), 1997, 1999, 2008; World Amateur Team Championship, 1992; Walker Cup, 1993; Dunhill Cup, 1997; World Cup (2), 1997, 2003.
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after making a 19-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole, the par-3 11th, to defeat Trevor Immelman and Robert Allenby. Was three strokes back through 54 holes but surged up the leaderboard with a final-round 68 and captured his 12th career win on TOUR. Finished at 4-under 276, the highest 72-hole total since this event moved to the TPC Southwind course in 1989…Finished T7 at The Barclays thanks in part to a final-round 67. Moved from eighth to fifth in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup standings…T7 the following week at the Deutsche Bank Championship, moving to fourth in the FedExCup standings…In third Ryder Cup appearance, had a 2-1-1 record for winning American Team. It was his first Ryder Cup start since the U.S. won in 1999…Finished T10 at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
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1996 Buick Open. 1997 Kemper Open, British Open. 1998 THE PLAYERS Championship. 2000 Westin Texas Open at LaCantera. 2001 Texas Open at LaCantera. 2002 WORLDCOM CLASSIC - The Heritage of Golf. 2003 The Honda Classic. 2005 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, FedEx St. Jude Classic. 2007 Valero Texas Open. 2008 Stanford St. Jude Championship.
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FAMILY: Wife, Amanda; Reese Ella (9/14/03), Avery Kate (3/29/05), Luke Garrett (7/22/06) EDUCATION: University of Texas (1994, Business) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hiking, skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 JOINED TOUR: 1994
Leonard, Justin
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Justin Leonard share of the course record (61) at the TPC Las Colinas, the host course of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship... Teamed with American Jim Furyk at World Cup and played on his third Presidents Cup squad. 2002: Finished in the top 10 in earnings for the first time since 1999 and captured TOUR event for third consecutive season...Picked up seventh career victory at the WORLDCOM CLASSIC. Closed with a 73 to edge Heath Slocum by one stroke. Became first player to shoot over-par in the final round and win since Scott McCarron at the 2001 BellSouth Classic. Also the first without a birdie in the final round and win since Vijay Singh at the 1995 Buick Classic. Singh won with a playoff birdie... Opened with rounds of 72-66 to shared the 36-hole lead at the PGA. Had a three-shot lead over eventual champion Rich Beem after posting the only round in the 60s, shooting a third-round 69 amid winds gusting to 40 mph. Closing 77 dropped him to T4. 2001: After struggling early in the season with a swing change, rallied to once again qualify for THE TOUR Championship for the seventh consecutive time by earning $1,783,842...Had a very successful year playing in Texas by winning once and added three other top-10s in as many starts. Was able to defend his title in the Texas Open at La Cantera. Became the first player to win in consecutive years at the Texas Open since Arnold Palmer won three in a row (1960-62). Led by three strokes after 36 holes and held that lead to capture sixth victory by two strokes over J.J. Henry and Matt Kuchar. Earlier in the year, posted a T4 at Shell Houston Open, a T6 at the Verizon Byron Nelson Classic and a T5 in the MasterCard Colonial. 2000: Along with a victory, also finished second three times... Earned a five-stroke victory at Westin Texas Open. Shot 66-67 and stood one back through 36 holes. Third-round 71 produced share of the lead. His 66 on Sunday ended 21⁄2year victory drought and earned fifth TOUR career title. First victory since 1998 PLAYERS Championship and first title in home state. 1999: Didn’t record a victory for first time in three years, but was still among the top 10 on money list for third consecutive year...Posted seven top-10s, including
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his first three starts...Nearly won his second British Open in July, losing to Paul Lawrie in three-way playoff with Jean Van de Velde...His 45-foot putt on 17th hole at The Country Club during Sunday singles match with Jose Maria Olazabal earned decisive half-point that regained Ryder Cup for U.S. Won four consecutive holes (12-15) to square match and set up his 17th-hole heroics. 1998: Won a tournament for third year in a row and earned $1,671,823 to finish eighth on money list...Nabbed one of the year’s biggest prizes in March, when he came from five strokes back to overtake Lee Janzen on the final day at THE PLAYERS Championship. Opened with a 72 and followed with rounds of 69-70 before firing a 5-under-par 67 Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Tom Lehman and Glen Day. Five-stroke comeback was largest ever on PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass and was one shy of Raymond Floyd’s tournament record established in 1981 at Sawgrass CC. 1997: Won first major championship at British Open. After opening with 67 in blustery conditions at Royal Troon, trailed Jim Furyk and Darren Clarke by two strokes. Remained two back after second-round 66, but fell five behind Jesper Parnevik after three rounds. Closing 65 was only round in 60s by a player who began round under par. Won by three strokes over Parnevik and Clarke. At age 25, was youngest British Open champion since Seve Ballesteros won in 1979 at 22... Nearly earned second major title at PGA Championship. Shared third-round lead with Davis Love III after courserecord 65 and stood seven strokes in front of next-closest rival. Closing 71 left him alone in second, five strokes behind Love...Member of U.S. Ryder Cup team. 1996: First TOUR victory came at Buick Open. Shot 65-64-69 to lead by one after 54 holes. Closed with 68 to win by five strokes over Chip Beck. Became first player since Mark Calcavecchia at 1992 Phoenix Open to win tournament in which he had hole-in-one...First victory nearly came earlier that year at Phoenix Open where he lost in playoff to Phil Mickelson... Played on Presidents Cup Team. 1995: Runner-up twice. Was one stroke shy of Billy Mayfair at Motorola Western
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.06 Driving Distance............................................280.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................67.24% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................66.06% Putting Average............................................1.750
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Valero Texas Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2 times, most recent 2003 Bank of America Colonial/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000– 2008 Stanford St. Jude Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1998 Masters Tournament/5
Open and finished second to Duffy Waldorf at LaCantera Texas Open. Finish vaulted him to first TOUR Championship appearance. 1994: Earned TOUR privileges without making trip to Qualifying Tournament by finishing third at AnheuserBusch Golf Classic, his third professional start. Amateur: Played in eight TOUR events as an amateur, making five cuts...Member of winning 1993 U.S. Walker Cup team... Only golfer in Southwest Conference history to win four consecutive conference championships...All-American at University of Texas in 1993-94...Winner of 1994 Dave Williams Award...1992 U.S. Amateur champion.
PERSONAL:
In late 2001, completed the White Rock Marathon in Dallas in 3 hours, 55 minutes. Wife, Amanda, has run several marathons, including New York City Marathon…Grew up playing at Royal Oaks CC in Dallas with Harrison Frazar, his roommate at the University of Texas.
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Michael LETZIG
Michael Letzig EXEMPT STATUS: 93rd on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Michael Richard Letzig HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 183 BIRTHDATE: May 7, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Richmond, MO RESIDENCE: Kansas City, MO; plays out of Shirkey GC FAMILY: Wife, Lynn
T2—2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Ginn sur Mer Classic; T7—The Honda Classic, Verizon Heritage; T9—Wyndham Championship; T10—Travelers Championship.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Made the cut in 19 of 28 events on the Nationwide Tour, with 10 top-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 12
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2008 29 15 1 5 7 94,310/117 $1,166,977/93 Total 29 15 1 5 7 1,166,977
PERSONAL:
Grandmother got him started playing golf…Family owns a large farm in Richmond, MO, 40 miles from Kansas City, where they grow soybeans, wheat and corn…Coach is Jeff Southwick, his high school golf coach and seventh-grade science teacher.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.94 Driving Distance............................................291.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................63.80% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.72% Putting Average............................................1.780
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Travelers Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 Travelers Championship/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $276,000–2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Verizon Heritage/137
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 08 U.S. Open CUT British Open CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2002A 1 1 2003 2 2004 5 2 1 2 $30,025/121 2005 2 2 1 10,003/185 2006 1 1 2,940/244 2007 28 19 1 2 7 10 263,948/12 2008 1 1 1 1 1 27,300/134 Total 40 26 1 3 9 14 334,216 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Rookie who had never played in a PGA TOUR event before 2008 won more than $1.1 million and had five top-10 finishes…Recorded the first top-10 of his PGA TOUR career with a T7 at The Honda Classic…Matched that T7 at the Verizon Heritage in April thanks to final-round, 6-under-par 65, the lowest of the day…Third top-10 of the year, a T10, came via four rounds in the 60s, including a third-round, 7-under-par 63, at the Travelers Championship in June…At the Wyndham Championship in August, once again posted four rounds in the 60s to place T9…Held a one-stroke lead entering the final round at the Ginn sur Mer Classic in early November at Palm Coast, FL. After Ryan Palmer broke a sixway tie for the lead with a birdie on the 72nd hole, needed to birdie the finishing hole to tie. But his wedge spun 35 feet down a slope, and he had to settle for par and a 73 to finish one shot behind Palmer along with George McNeill, Nicholas Thompson, Ken Duke and Vaughn Taylor.
finishing 58th...Winner of four collegiate events while playing at the University of New Mexico.
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on the money list, with $263,948...Tallied a T3 finish at the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship, finishing just one stroke out of a Nicholas Thompson/David Morland IV playoff. Moved into a share of the lead after 36 holes, but a 7-over 79 in the third round dropped him well down the leaderboard. Rebounded with a 7-under 65 in the final round to pull within one of the leaders...Matched the third-place finish later at the Knoxville Open, finishing four strokes behind champion Chez Reavie...Recorded a second-place finish by one stroke to Richard Johnson at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek. Began the week with a first-round 60, which was a tournament record. Moved into the top 25 (from No. 26) and earned one of the coveted PGA TOUR cards for 2008. Also finished inside the top 10 at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic (4th), Price Cutter Charity Championship (T4), Northeast Pennsylvania Classic (T10) and the WNB Golf Classic (T10). 2006: Played primarily on the Hooters Tour, finishing sixth on the money list. Won the Indian Lakes Resort Classic and the Statesville Classic. Played in one Nationwide Tour event, placing T29 at the Virginia Beach Open. 2005: Placed eighth on the Hooters Tour money list...Best Nationwide Tour finish in two starts was a T21 at the Cox Classic. 2004: Recorded two top-25 finishes on the Nationwide Tour, at the Price Cutter Charity Championship (fifth) and the Gila River Golf Classic (T12). Has also played on the Canadian Tour. Amateur: Winner of the 2002 Missouri Amateur...Made first start in a PGA TOUR-affiliated event at the Nationwide Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship as an amateur,
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EDUCATION: University of New Mexico (2003, Business) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Power boats, water sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2007)
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Peter Lonard (LAW-nard) EXEMPT STATUS: 66th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Peter L. Lonard HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 215 BIRTHDATE: July 17, 1967 BIRTHPLACE: Sydney, Australia RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL FAMILY: Single
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2005 MCI Heritage.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (8):
1997 Ericsson Masters [Aus]. 2000 Ford Open Championship [Aus]. 2001 ANZ Championship [Aus]. 2002 Australian PGA Championship [shared with Jarrod Moseley], Australian MasterCard Masters [Aus]. 2003 Australian Open [Aus]. 2004 Australian Open [Aus], Australian PGA Championship [Aus]. 2007 Australian PGA Championship.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2002 Hyundai Team Matches [with Rich Beem].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—Zurich Classic of New Orleans; T6—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational; T7—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya.
2008 SEASON:
Made 17 of 30 cuts and recorded seven top-25 finishes… In fifth start of the season, finished T7 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, his second consecutive top-10 at the PGA TOUR’s Mexico event…Finished runner-up to Andres Romero at the Zurich Classic, the first runner-up finish of his PGA TOUR career. Bogeyed the 71st hole after leaving his 10-foot par putt short and missed on a 40-foot birdie attempt at the last that would have tied him with Romero…Tied the AT&T National tournament 18-hole record of 7-under-par 63 in the final round to finish T12…Finished T6 at the World Golf ChampionshipsBridgestone Invitational, thanks to a closing 4-under 66. Has posted back-to-back top-10s at the event (T4 in 2007).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Recorded three top-10 finishes and six top-25s... Posted four rounds in the 60s to finish solo third at the inaugural Mayakoba Golf Classic...Finished T6 at THE PLAYERS Championship. Entered the final round two strokes behind Sean O’Hair but posted a 73 on Sunday to finish five behind champion Phil Mickelson. Made double eagle in the third round on the second hole...Third top-10 of the season was a T4 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, his second career top-10 in a World Golf Championships event. 2006: Made 18 cuts in 22 starts but only finished in the top 25 four times, including three top-10s...In his first appearance at the season-opening Mercedes Championships, finished 10th...Second top-10 was a T4 at the Bank of America
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 Q SCHOOL: 2001
Colonial. Finished three shots out of Tim Herron-Richard S. Johnson playoff...Added a T9 at the Buick Championship in July. Was tied for the lead after the first round and one stroke back through 36 holes. Weekend rounds of 70-71 dropped him to T9. 2005: Had a career year, with $1,897,998 in earnings on the strength of a victory and three top-10s... Recorded a hole-in-one on the 198-yard, par-3 third hole (South Course) with a 5-iron during the first round of the Buick Invitational...Following week, finished T4 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, where he led the field in birdies with 36, one off the tournament record...Captured first PGA TOUR title at the MCI Heritage in his 99th career TOUR start. After using a long putter over the previous five years, pulled out a short putter at the start of the week. Switch came due to some bad putting in events leading up to MCI Heritage, especially after missing the cut at the Masters. Opened with a career-best 9-under 62. His 7-under 277 total was the highest winning score at the MCI Heritage since Tom Watson won with a 4-under 280 in 1980...Finished T3 at the Bank of America Colonial, posting four rounds in the 60s to finish eight strokes behind champion Kenny Perry...Compiled a 2-2-0 record for International Presidents Cup squad after being tabbed as a Captain’s Selection by Captain Gary Player...Selected to represent Australia, teamed with Mark Hensby, at the Algarve World Cup in Portugal. 2004: Struggled in his third season on TOUR, making only 12 cuts in 23 starts...Notched first top-10 of season with solo fifth at BellSouth Classic, five strokes behind Zach Johnson...Ended the season on a high note, winning two events in late November and early December on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Australian Open (11/28) and Australian PGA Championship (12/5). 2003: Had a strong second season, finishing in the top 50 for the second consecutive season...Finished fourth at the Accenture Match Play Championship. Lost to eventual runner-up David Toms in the semifinals. Fell to Adam Scott in the consolation match...Played in his first Presidents Cup for International squad. 2002: Rookie out of Qualifying School opened TOUR career with 22 consecutive made cuts to start the season. For comparison, Tiger Woods opened his professional career with 25 consecutive made cuts...Picked up first career TOUR top-10 with a third at the Genuity Championship...Finished 11th at the U.S. Open for best career finish in a major championship, aided by a 3-under-par 67 on Sunday, the best finalround score among the 72 participants. Began the day T42... Surpassed $1 million in rookie-season earnings with his T5
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996 1 1997 5 3 1 $37,537/221 1998 1 1999 1 1 11,275/275 2001 7 3 1 91,172 2002 24 23 1 4 14 1,413,113/41 2003 26 21 3 11 1,323,594/50 2004 23 12 1 5 675,189/118 2005 27 17 1 1 3 6 1,897,998/34 2006 22 18 3 4 837,017/103 2007 27 15 1 3 6 90,550/72 1,259,881/75 2008 30 17 1 3 7 97,565/76 1,462,894/66 Total 194 130 1 1 3 20 55 9,009,671
check of $135,600 at the Advil Western Open...Only missed cut of the season was the Buick Challenge, despite shooting 4-under-par 140...Shared Australian PGA Championship with Jarrod Moseley when darkness ended playoff after one hole... Beat Gavin Coles and Adam Scott in playoff to win Australian MasterCard Masters for second time. 2001: Started season in style by winning the ANZ Championship to finish second in the 2000-01 Australasian Tour Order of Merit...Finished 54th in European Tour Order of Merit, with one top-10 at the Moroccan Open (solo third)...Played in seven PGA TOUR events, with one top-25 at the Memorial Tournament (T15). Best finish in 15 career TOUR events before joining TOUR full-time in 2002. 2000: Captured Ford Open on Australasian Tour. Missed portion of season after breaking a bone in his left wrist during the Volvo Scandinavian Masters in August... Had laser surgery on his eyes while recovering from injury. 1997: Winner of Ericsson Australian Masters and topped Australasian Order of Merit in 1996-97.
PERSONAL:
In 1993-94, sidelined for nearly 18 months after contracting Ross River Fever, a mosquito-carried virus, which caused damage to the eyes…Club professional at Oatlands G&CC (1994-97) before playing way back onto PGA Tour of Australasia and European Tour…Enjoys motorsports, with the V8’s at Bathurst in Australia a favorite…Web site is peterlonard.com.
Player STATISTICS 2007 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.83 Driving Distance............................................283.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................64.92% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.32% Putting Average............................................1.804
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2007 Low Round/Round: 63–AT&T National/4 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2005 MCI Heritage/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $936,000–2005 MCI Heritage/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Bank of America Colonial/23
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open T66 11 T20 T31 T42 British Open T24 T49 T47 T14 T59 CUT 66 T16 PGA CUT CUT T17 T29 CUT CUT CUT T68 THE PLAYERS T56 CUT CUT T45 T6 CUT Accenture Match Play Championship 4 T17 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T19 T23 T32 T36 T71 T4 T6 CA Championship CNL T54 37 T23 T37
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 2003, 2005. World Cup, 2005.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Davis Love III EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Davis Milton Love III HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: April 13, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Charlotte, NC RESIDENCE: Sea Island, GA; plays out of Sea Island
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1998 Chunichi Crowns [Jpn].
OTHER VICTORIES (10):
1990 JCPenney Classic [with Beth Daniel]. 1992 World Cup of Golf [with Fred Couples]. 1993 World Cup of Golf [with Fred Couples]. 1994 World Cup of Golf [with Fred Couples]. 1995 World Cup of Golf [with Fred Couples], World Cup [indiv], JCPenney Classic [with Beth Daniel]. 2000 CVS Charity Classic [with Justin Leonard], Target World Challenge presented by Williams. 2003 Target World Challenge presented by Williams.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Children’s Miracle Network Classic; T3—Turning Stone Resort Championship; T6—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
Surged late in the season to win for the 20th time in his career and earn Lifetime Member status…In Fall Series, finished T3 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship and T6 at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open…Got up and down for pars on the last two holes, including from a greenside bunker on the last green, to win the Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart. Closed with an 8-under 64 for a one-shot victory over Tommy Gainey in the final PGA TOUR event of the year. Held off a late charge from Gainey, who shot 30 on the back nine of the Magnolia Course and closed with a 64. Among active players, only Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson have won more than 20 TOUR events. 2007: Difficult season ended prematurely as he suffered torn tendons in his left ankle after stepping in a hole while playing golf at home in Sea Island, GA, in late September. Injury required surgery...Finished T4 at the Mercedes-Benz Championship, his eighth top-10 in 12 career starts at the event...Two-time champion finished T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Finish was fourth top-10 in last seven trips to the event...Finished T6 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Recorded a 5-under 65 in the second round to move within three strokes of the lead. Weekend rounds of 74-69 resulted in a T6... Forced to withdraw from his title defense of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, NC, because of kidney stones. Underwent surgery on Friday of tournament week in
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-7
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1985A 1 1986 31 22 1 2 7 $113,245/77 1987 26 18 1 1 4 9 297,378/33 1988 29 17 3 9 156,068/75 1989 24 17 1 1 4 10 278,760/44 1990 27 20 1 1 4 12 537,172/20 1991 28 23 1 1 1 8 14 686,361/8 1992 25 22 3 1 1 9 15 1,191,630/2 1993 26 23 2 1 5 12 777,059/12 1994 28 21 1 5 10 474,219/33 1995 24 22 1 1 1 9 15 1,111,999/6 1996 23 19 1 3 11 14 1,211,139/7 1997 25 24 2 1 13 17 1,635,953/3 1998 21 19 1 1 2 10 16 1,541,152/11 1999 23 21 4 2 13 17 2,475,328/3 2000 25 22 3 1 9 16 2,337,765/9 2001 20 17 1 3 12 15 3,169,463/5 2002 26 21 2 6 14 2,056,160/21 2003 23 20 4 1 1 11 16 6,081,896/3 2004 24 18 2 1 8 11 3,075,092/10 2005 24 16 2 9 14 2,658,779/13 2006 23 18 1 1 4 9 2,747,206/16 2007 21 14 3 4 89,675/83 1,016,489/96 2008 23 16 1 1 3 7 1,512/154 1,695,237/48 Total 570 450 20 29 15 165 283 37,325,550
Brunswick, GA. Returned to action the following week at The Barclays. 2006: Stepped back into the winner’s circle for the first time since 2003 with a win in his home state of North Carolina. The win moved him from 39th on the money list to 15th, qualifying him for his 16th TOUR Championship (27th). Ended season 16th on the money list, the 15th time in 21-year career he has finished in the top 20...Runner-up to Geoff Ogilvy at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship in February, losing the 36-hole championship match 3 and 2. Second career runner-up finish at the event, having lost to Tiger Woods 4 and 3 in 2004. Highlight of the week was holing out on 18th hole of fourthround match for eagle with a pitching wedge with 111 yards to defeat Padraig Harrington, 1-up. Career record in seven starts at the event is 18-8, including a 10-3 mark in last three years. Runner-up was 29th of career, first among active players under 50...Picked up first win in over three years at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro in October at course he redesigned three years prior. Has won five tournaments more than once and his second victory at Forest Oaks Country Club made him the eighth multiple winner of the Greensboro, NC, tournament. Win came 14 years, five months and 12 days after last Greensboro victory in April 1992. Shared the third-round lead with Chris Couch prior to defeating Jason Bohn by two strokes. 2005: Finished T2 at the MCI Heritage for his third runner-up finish since the 2004 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Five-time winner of the MCI Heritage earned his 11th career top-10 in 20 starts in Hilton Head. Moved ahead of Tom Kite for the most top-10 finishes in tourna-
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Masters CUT T42 T25 T54 CUT 2 T7 T7 T33 U.S. Open CUT T33 T11 T60 T33 T28 T4 T2 T16 CUT British Open CUT CUT T23 CUT T44 CUT CUT T38 T98 CUT T10 8 PGA T47 CUT T17 T40 T32 T33 T31 CUT CUT CUT 1 T7 THE PLAYERS T14 CUT DQ CUT T24 CUT 1 T67 T6 T6 T46 DQ T57 TOUR Championship T12 T19 T25 27 T16 13 3 T8 Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters 2 T7 CUT T14 T15 T6 CUT T22 T27 U.S. Open T12 CUT T7 T24 CUT CUT T6 CUT CUT T53 British Open T7 T11 T21 T14 T4 T5 CUT CUT CUT T19 PGA T49 T9 T37 T48 CUT CUT T4 T34 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T10 T48 CUT CUT 1 T33 T8 CUT T75 T54 TOUR Championship 2 T8 T15 T5 T5 W/D T4 27 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 4 T17 T17 2 T9 2 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T10 35 T5 T11 3 T4 T13 T4 T6 CA Championship T16 CNL 8 T40 T41 T11 DNS W/D
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1985; Dunhill Cup, 1992; World Cup (5), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997; Ryder Cup (6), 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004; The Presidents Cup (6), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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1987 MCI Heritage Golf Classic. 1990 The International. 1991 MCI Heritage Golf Classic. 1992 THE PLAYERS Championship, MCI Heritage Golf Classic, KMart Greater Greensboro Open. 1993 Infiniti Tournament of Champions, Las Vegas Invitational. 1995 Freeport-McMoRan Classic. 1996 Buick Invitational. 1997 PGA Championship, Buick Challenge. 1998 MCI Classic. 2001 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm, THE PLAYERS Championship, MCI Heritage, The INTERNATIONAL. 2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart.
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FAMILY: Wife, Robin; Alexia (6/5/88), Davis IV (12/2/93) EDUCATION: University of North Carolina SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, reading novels, hunting, golf course architecture TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 Q SCHOOL: 1985
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Davis Love III ment history...Posted four rounds in the 60s at Congressional CC to finish T2 at the Booz Allen Classic, two strokes behind Sergio Garcia...Collected his 20th top-10 out of 71 major championship starts with his T4 finish at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol. Shared the 54-hole lead with eventual champion Phil Mickelson, but a closing 4-over 74 dropped him to T4...Playing in his sixth Presidents Cup, posted a 2-2-1 record, including a 4-and-3 Singles victory over Nick O’Hern. 2004: Became the third player in TOUR history to exceed $3 million in earnings in a season without a victory...After missing cut in defense of AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am title, came back strong at World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, winning five matches (over Briny Baird, Fred Couples, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson and Darren Clarke) before falling to Tiger Woods, 3 and 2, in the 36-hole championship match... Finished runner-up at The Honda Classic for the second straight time after closing with a 69. In 2003, lost the lead to hard-charging Justin Leonard. This time, applied the heat on 54-hole leader Todd Hamilton, playing mistake-free down the stretch, taking the lead on the 17th, and looked like the winner when he saved par on the 72nd hole of regulation. But Hamilton birdied the 17th and 18th holes to win by a stroke...Finished third on Ryder Cup Team points list to make his sixth Ryder Cup squad. 2003: Won a careerhigh four times and surpassed the $6-million mark in singleseason earnings for first time in career. Led TOUR money list for 14 weeks and finished third overall...In second start of season, captured AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the second time in three years, ending 44-tournament drought. Held two-stroke lead after 54 holes over Tom Lehman, Mike Weir and Rod Pampling. Opened final round with bogeys on two of the first three holes, but battled back with seven birdies and only one bogey en route to a finalround 68. Clinched one-stroke victory over Lehman with two-putt birdie on par-5 18th hole after second shot approach with 4-iron from 224 yards settled to within 15 feet of cup...Finished T2 behind Justin Leonard at The Honda Classic after holding 54-hole lead by one over Leonard...Won his second PLAYERS Championship in 11 years. Paired with good friend Fred Couples on Sunday, tied final-round record with an 8-under 64 in windy conditions to come from two shots behind and win by six strokes over third-round leaders Jay Haas and Padraig Harrington... Captured fifth tartan jacket at the MCI Heritage at Harbour Town GL. Chipped in from 67 feet on 72nd hole to force sudden death with Woody Austin after four rounds in the 60s. Hit 6-iron approach on fourth playoff hole (No. 18) to three feet and converted birdie putt for third win of season...Became second player on the year to go wire-to-wire on his way to his second victory at The INTERNATIONAL (first came in 1990). Finished 12 points ahead of his nearest competitors--Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh. Surpassed $25-million mark in career earnings. Joined Phil Mickelson as only two players to win the Castle Pines, CO, event twice. Set the 36-hole point record with 36 points (Ernie Els/34 points/2000). Posted three eagles during the second round...Played in fifth Presidents Cup for the United States...Won second Target World Challenge in December and earned career-high paycheck (unofficial money) of $1.2 million. 2002: Six top-10 finishes included posting runnerup finishes in back-to-back starts for the third time in his career with his T2 at the Canon Greater Hartford Open and
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second at the Advil Western Open. Final-round 66 in Chicago pulled him within two of winner Jerry Kelly. Second consecutive year he shot final-round 66 and placed second...Member of his fifth Ryder Cup team. Ryder Cup record was 2-1-1 for a five-year total of 8-9-3...Ended season with a T5 at THE TOUR Championship. 2001: Returned to the winner’s circle after a two-year drought. Earned first win since 1998 MCI Classic at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Entered final round seven strokes down and completed play one stroke up on Vijay Singh after 63. Front nine featured PGA TOUR record-tying birdie-eagle string: went birdie-eagle-five birdies on holes 1-7. Seven-stroke comeback matched the best in tournament history (Bob Rosburg, 1961)...Decision to play in Buick Invitational was last minute, following his AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am win. Fell just short in attempt at back-to-back wins. Lost in three-way playoff with winner Phil Mickelson and Frank Lickliter II, eliminated with bogey on the second extra hole...Captured West Coast Swing presented by The St. Paul title...Withdrew from three events in May due to neck pain and disk problem that caused numbness in left arm and fingers. First experienced numbness at BellSouth Classic...After being off for two months, returned to T7 at U.S. Open...Lost head-to-head battle with Scott Hoch for Advil Western Open title. Held second- and third-round leads. Closing 66 left him one stroke shy of Hoch, who finished with 64. 2000: A season of second- and third-place finishes. T18 at Phoenix Open, worth $41,728, moved him past Greg Norman and into first place on PGA TOUR career money list...Hold on career money position was short-lived, taken away by Tiger Woods, who finished T2 at Buick Invitational...En route to T3 finish at MCI Classic, toured course in 95 putts, tying for third-lowest total since TOUR began keeping stats in 1980...Shared first- and third-round lead and held second-round lead outright at GTE Byron Nelson Classic. Closing 69 resulted in a berth in the threeman playoff won by Jesper Parnevik...Member of his fourth President’s Cup Team. 2000 President’s Cup record 4-0-0 for a four-year total of 12-5-2...Won Williams World Challenge, shooting a final-round 64...Father Davis Love, Jr., selected posthumously as the recipient of Harvey Penick Teaching Award. 1999: Though he went without a victory for the first time in four years, the season was still a success. Finished third on money list with career-high $2,475,328...13 top-10s included four runner-up finishes... Had to withdraw after three rounds of MCI Classic due to sore back. Was told to take week off, but as defending champion, wanted to play...Ailment diagnosed as recurring problem with lower back disk. Advised by doctors to take at least two weeks off between World Golf ChampionshipsNEC Invitational and Ryder Cup to recover from pinched nerve in back. Injury first flared at Sprint International. Went 19 days without touching club. Pinched nerve caused pain in shoulder and back and numbness in fingers. 1998: 13th career victory came at MCI Classic, which he had won three times previously. Posted a seven-stroke win over Glen Day. 1997: Earned first major championship at PGA Championship at Winged Foot CC. Rounds of 66-71-66-66 gave him five-stroke victory over Justin Leonard...Earned second victory of year at the Buick Challenge where, after setting the 54-hole record at 189, he was a four-stroke winner over Stewart Cink. 1996: In third start of season, trailed by four after 54 holes of Buick Invitational before
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.52 Driving Distance............................................301.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................57.53% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.15% Putting Average............................................1.821
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart/4 Career Low Round/Round: 60–1994 United Airlines Hawaiian Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,170,000–2003 THE PLAYERS Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 GTE Byron Nelson Classic/2
posting final-round 64 for three-stroke win over Phil Mickelson...Three-time runner-up that year, finishing one behind Steve Jones at U.S. Open and losing playoffs to Michael Bradley at Buick Challenge and Tiger Woods at Las Vegas Invitational...Won World Cup individual title at TPC Mission Hills in Shenzhen, China, defeating former PGA TOUR player Hisayuki Sasaki of Japan in a playoff. 1995: After winless 1994, won Freeport-McMoRan Classic in playoff over Mike Heinen to earn place at the following week’s Masters Tournament...At Augusta National, was T11, three strokes behind leaders through 54 holes, before closing with 66 to finish second, one behind Ben Crenshaw. 1993: Won twice, at season-opening Infiniti Tournament of Champions and at year’s final full-field event, Las Vegas Invitational. 1992: First $1-million season, when he won three times in a five-week stretch: THE PLAYERS Championship, where he came from three strokes off the pace with closing 67 for four-stroke victory; third MCI Classic (previous wins 1987 and 1991); and Kmart Greater Greensboro Open. Erased three-stroke deficit entering final round of Kmart GGO with closing 62. Amateur: Winner of 1984 North & South Amateur and ACC Championship.
PERSONAL:
Father was highly regarded teacher who died in a plane crash in 1988. Davis III was born shortly after his father contended at 1964 Masters. Wrote book, “Every Shot I Take,” to honor his dad’s lessons and teachings on golf and life. Book was named recipient of 1997 USGA International Book Award...Conducts charity event to benefit Safe Harbour...Inducted into University of North Carolina Order of Merit in 1997…Named honorary chairman for PGA of America’s National Golf Day in June 1998...Inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in Augusta in January 2001... Owns and raises horses, with a seven-stall barn at home. Daughter, Lexie, is a nationally ranked competitive rider in the adult division on Paso Fino horses...Travels to many PGA TOUR events on Featherlite custom bus...Featured in episode of “American Chopper” on The Discovery Channel in 2004, a pop-culture TV show. Love was given a custombuilt motorcycle by his wife for his 40th birthday...Involved with brother Mark with Love Golf Design.
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Steve Lowery
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EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Stephen Brent Lowery HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 230 BIRTHDATE: October 12, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Birmingham, AL RESIDENCE: Birmingham, AL; plays out of Greystone CC (Hoover, AL)
1994 Sprint International. 2000 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1992 Tulsa Open.
2008 SEASON:
At age 47 years, 3 months and 29 days, collected the third PGA TOUR title of his career in a playoff win over Vijay Singh at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Singh bogeyed Nos. 14-16 before making a birdie on 18 to force the playoff. Birdied the first playoff hole, the par-5 18th, to record his first win since claiming the 2000 Southern Farm Bureau Classic, a span of 199 tournaments. Was only 1-under for the tournament and in danger of missing the cut through three holes in Saturday’s third round before playing his last 33 holes in 9-under. Victory gave him a two-year exemption, which will take him through his 50th birthday on October 12, 2010…Second top-10 finish was a T6 at the Memorial Tournament. It was just his second top-10 (2000T5) in 13 starts at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1983 2 1984 1 1986 1 1 $666/287 1987 4 2 4,190/233 1988 34 17 2 44,327/157 1989 11 7 3 3 38,699/174 1990 8 6 2 2 68,524/159 1991 10 7 1 2 3 87,597/143 1992 7 4 2 22,608/207 1993 32 25 1 8 188,287/92 1994 30 20 1 1 1 5 9 794,048/12 1995 30 25 6 15 463,858/38 1996 31 21 2 7 263,505/80 1997 30 20 2 5 9 480,467/44 1998 28 16 1 4 8 409,940/70 1999 30 19 2 6 385,937/104 2000 30 23 1 1 9 14 1,543,818/31 2001 28 23 1 2 6 11 1,738,820/27 2002 28 21 3 5 10 1,882,553/30 2003 29 15 1 1 2 5 932,293/77 2004 28 17 1 1 2 5 1,191,245/66 2005 32 17 1 3 8 950,274/85 2006 31 19 1 3 6 1,124,950/80 2007 22 15 1 3 1,536/151 502,622/148 2008 25 13 1 2 4 96,190/103 1,524,275/60 Total 542 353 3 9 10 65 140 14,643,503
Open but a closing 72 and a 9-under-par 63 by Champions Tour player Craig Stadler dropped Lowery into T2...Finished solo third at Las Vegas Invitational, three behind the playoff between Stuart Appleby and Scott McCarron. 2002: Thanks to three runner-up finishes (Greater Milwaukee Open, The INTERNATIONAL and Air Canada), earned a career-best $1,885,553 and gained a spot in THE TOUR Championship for the third time in career...Missed 10-foot birdie putt on 18th hole at The INTERNATIONAL which would have given him the win by one over Rich Beem. In his final five holes, Lowery had a birdie on the par-5 14th after getting up and down from a water hazard, a hole-out eagle on the par-4 15th and hole-out double eagle on the par-5 17th (6-iron from 200 yards). 2001: Returned to THE TOUR Championship for the first time since 1994 by placing 27th in earnings...Finished third at the PGA, three behind winner David Toms. 2000: His second career victory at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic crowned a season that included nine top-10s. In season-ending victory, opened with 64 for share of lead with Frank Lickliter II. Followed with a 67 and 65 for solo lead through 36 and 54 holes. Took three-stroke lead into final round, shot 37 on the front nine and then birdied three of his final six holes to finish tied with Skip Kendall. In playoff, ran in 45-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the first extra hole for the title. 1997: Challenged TOUR scoring
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 Masters CUT T41 U.S. Open CUT T33 T16 T56 T60 CUT British Open T79 PGA CUT T8 CUT T58 T44 T51 THE PLAYERS T6 DQ T46 T65 CUT CUT T66 TOUR Championship T8 Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T40 T40 CUT CUT U.S. Open T24 CUT T42 CUT CUT British Open T36 PGA 3 T10 CUT CUT T60 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T22 W/D CUT T12 T56 T28 CUT TOUR Championship 25 T13 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 T17 Bridgestone Invitational 8 T20 CA Championship CNL T15
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1990 3 2 1 $1,420/179 1991 5 2 1 1 1 10,363/93 1992 21 19 1 2 1 7 14 114,553/3 Total 29 23 1 3 1 8 16 126,336 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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1—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; T6—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
2007: Veteran hampered by left wrist injury suffered at the FBR Open, where he was forced to withdraw during the final round. Did not play again until the Wachovia Championship in May. Granted Minor Medical Extension and had eight events in 2008 to earn $282,558 (combined with 2007 earnings of $502,622 would equal 2007’s No. 125 earnings of $785,180), and subsequently be upgraded to Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2008 campaign... Lone top-10 in 22 starts was a T10 in first start of the season at the Sony Open in Hawaii, aided by rounds of 67-67 on the weekend. 2006: Another solid season with three top10s and more than $1 million in earnings. 2005: Started the season with 11 missed cuts in his first 12 starts, but ended the year with top-10s in three of his last five TOUR appearances, helping him secure his card for 2006...Best effort of the season was T3 at the Chrysler Championship. Leader after 36 and 54 holes but a closing 3-over 75 dropped him to T3. Collected a season-best $216,164 to move inside the top-100 on the money list for the 12th time in his 18-year career. 2004: Sank an 8-foot putt on the 72nd hole at the Cialis Western Open to finish solo second, earning one of the last exemptions into the British Open. Shared secondround lead. His $518,400 payday marked a career best. 2003: Held the outright lead through three rounds of the B.C.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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FAMILY: Wife, Heather; Kristen Branch (12/27/91), Lauren Elizabeth (5/30/95), Stephen Brent, Jr. (1/25/98) EDUCATION: University of Alabama SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing, Alabama football TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1983 Q SCHOOL: 1987 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1992)
Lowery, Steve
record in final round at Buick Challenge where he was 10-under through 13 holes. He needed to birdie three of the final five holes to equal record but parred 14, 15 and 16 before birdies at 17 and 18 gave him a 60 and a thirdplace finish. 1994: First TOUR victory came at the Sprint International. Tied with Rick Fehr with 35 points through 72 holes and then won playoff on first extra hole when Fehr’s ball found water. Victory was worth $252,000, more than he had earned in any previous season on TOUR...Year also included T2 at Buick Invitational, one stroke behind Craig Stadler, and T3 at NEC World Series of Golf where he held a one-stroke lead through 54 holes at Firestone before closing 72 left him two behind winner Jose Maria Olazabal. 1992: Used his play on the Nationwide Tour to return to the PGA TOUR in 1993. Won Tulsa Open to finish third on the money list. 1990: Earned Special Temporary Membership in 1990 and 1991 by earning as much as 150th-place
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finisher on previous year’s money list. 1988: Lost card after finishing 157th on money list. 1987: First earned playing privileges at Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: 1982 and 1983 All-American and Southeastern Conference Player of the Year while at the University of Alabama.
PERSONAL:
Enjoys spending time and playing golf with his wife Heather…Huge Alabama Crimson Tide football fan. Grandfather was “Smokey” Harper, who worked with coach Bear Bryant and was part of famed Junction Boys at Texas A&M…Has supported the Big Oak Ranch charity tournament in Alabama for nearly 20 years. Also supports FCA charities…Received 1995 Singleton Award as Outstanding Professional Athlete in Alabama…Voted into Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in May 2008.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.62 Driving Distance............................................286.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................57.89% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................58.51% Putting Average............................................1.791
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Frys. com Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 60–1997 Buick Challenge/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro–Am/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Disney Golf Classic/32
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Hot Shots TPC Southwind
Toughest Courses on TOUR
Rank Course 1 Royal Birkdale GC (Lancashire) 2 Oakland Hills CC (South) 3 Torrey Pines (South) 4 TPC Southwind 5 Muirfield Village GC
Easiest Courses on TOUR
Rank Course 1 Palm GC 2 TPC Summerlin 3 PGA West (Palmer Course) 4 La Quinta CC 5 Plantation Course
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Par 70 70 71 70 72
Yds 7,173 7,395 7,643 7,239 7,366
Avg Score 74.869 74.315 74.712 72.534 74.397
Avg O/U Par Tournament 4.869 British Open 4.315 PGA Championship 3.712 U.S. Open 2.534 Stanford St. Jude Championship 2.397 the Memorial Tournament
Par 72 72 72 72 73
Yds 7,010 7,243 6,930 7,060 7,411
Avg Score 68.93 69.07 69.504 69.891 70.935
Avg O/U Par Tournament -3.07 Children’s Miracle Network Classic -2.93 Justin Timberlake Shriners -2.496 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic -2.109 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic -2.065 Mercedes-Benz Championship
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Will MacKENZIE
Will MacKenzie EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: William Ruggles MacKenzie HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: September 28, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Greenville, NC RESIDENCE: Jupiter, FL; plays out of The Dye Preserve
2006 Reno-Tahoe Open. 2008 Viking Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Viking Classic; T4—John Deere Classic.
2008 SEASON:
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2005 25 12 1 2 $275,529/179 2006 29 16 1 1 3 879,965/100 2007 30 20 3 6 90,448/73 1,116,507/85 2008 21 10 1 2 2 1,289/162 911,194/114 Total 105 58 2 7 13 3,183,195
PERSONAL:
Gave up golf after his sophomore year in high school after being a top junior player and did not pick it up again until almost 10 years later. Inspired by Payne Stewart’s 1999 U.S. Open win at Pinehurst in his home state of North Carolina…An outdoor enthusiast who snowboards and rock climbs. Also spent some time heliboarding in Alaska. Lived out of his van in Montana for five years.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.48 Driving Distance............................................290.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................60.43% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................61.57% Putting Average............................................1.802
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Viking Classic/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2006 Reno-Tahoe Open/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $648,000–2008 Viking Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Travelers Championship/155
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 07 PGA T57 THE PLAYERS CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2000 1 2002 2 2004 1 1 $1,564/334 2005 3 3 1 2 19,900/151 Total 7 4 1 2 21,464 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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the Canon U.S.A. Classic in West Palm Beach, FL, on the Golden Bear Tour and finished ninth on the money list that year. Has also played the Canadian Tour.
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Picked up second career TOUR victory in a playoff at the Viking Classic, one of two top-10 finishes of the year... After missing six cuts in his first 10 starts, underwent right knee surgery on May 1 and was sidelined for eight weeks. Returned at the Buick Open in late June…Collected his first top-10 of the season with a T4 at the John Deere Classic. Held a two-stroke lead after 36 holes at TPC Deere Run. Closed with a 1-under par 70 to miss the three-man playoff won by Kenny Perry by one stroke. It was his first top-10 since a T7 at the 2007 Wyndham Championship…In the next start, collected his second TOUR title at the Viking Classic in a three-man playoff. On Sunday, he birdied four of the last six holes to record a 4-under 68 and reach a playoff with Marc Turnesa and Brian Gay. Birdied the par-5 18th hole three consecutive times, including the first two playoff holes. Gay dropped out after the first extra hole, and third-round leader Turnesa was eliminated on the second extra hole. Collected a career-best $648,000 with the win. The victory came one day after calling a two-stroke penalty on himself for moving a loose impediment inside a hazard on the par-5 18th hole, leading to a triple bogey to finish the third round.
2007: Started the year with a bang thanks to a T4 finish in first appearance in the Mercedes-Benz Championship. One of four first-time participants to finish among the top-10. Opened with a 4-under 69 to share the first-round lead with four other players, including eventual winner Vijay Singh...Next top-10 came in June at the Stanford St. Jude Championship, a T8 at TPC Southwind...Playing in home state, North Carolina, at the Wyndham Championship, led after a first-round 64, finished T7. 2006: Second year on TOUR highlighted by first career win at the Reno-Tahoe Open, his only top-10 of the season...One of 13 first-time winners on TOUR in 2006...Finished season No. 100 on the money list...Win at the Reno-Tahoe Open came in his 47th career start. Set tournament first-round scoring record with a 9-under 63. Held first-round lead and shared third-round lead prior to making a 10-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to defeat Bob Estes by a stroke. The birdie on 18 was his first on the back nine since the second round. Set tournament record with three eagles in the first round and four overall. Became tournament’s fourth first-time winner. 2005: After finishing 179th on the PGA TOUR money list in his rookie season, placed T9 at the Qualifying Tournament in December to regain his status for 2006. Lone top-10 was a T8 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. 2004: Earned initial TOUR card by finishing T26 at the Qualifying Tournament, his first trip to finals in three attempts. Named Player of the Year on the Hooters Tour after finishing third on the money list and winning three times, at the Touchstone Energy Open in Greenville, NC; Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK; and Dothan (AL) Classic. 2003: Won
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FAMILY: Wife, Alli; Maverick Noah (7/26/08) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Q SCHOOL: 2004, 2005
Maggert, Jeff
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Jeff Maggert
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EXEMPT STATUS: Top 50 on PGA TOUR Career Money List FULL NAME: Jeffrey Allan Maggert HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: February 20, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Columbia, MO RESIDENCE: Houston, TX
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3):
1993 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. 1999 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1990 Knoxville Open, Buffalo Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
1989 Malaysian Open [Asia]. 1990 Vines Classic [Aus]
OTHER VICTORIES (2):
1994 Diners Club Matches [with Jim McGovern]. 1997 Diners Club Matches [with Steve Elkington].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T15—Valero Texas Open; T18—Ginn sur Mer Classic; T23—PODS Championship, Zurich Classic of New Orleans; T24—Stanford St. Jude Championship; T25—Sony Open in Hawaii.
2008 SEASON:
Recorded six top-25 finishes and placed 162nd on the money list, his lowest rank since joining the TOUR in 1991. Best finish was a T15 at the Valero Texas Open. Will use a Top-50 on the PGA TOUR Career Money List exemption for 2009.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Had seven top-25s and one top-10 during the season... Armed with new irons and a slightly longer putter, posted first-round 7-under-par 63 to hold 18-hole lead at the U.S. Bank Championship. Finished T5 for only top-10 of the season. 2006: Won for the first time in more than seven years with his victory at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, his third career title. Win helped him to finish No. 60 on TOUR money list. Earned first victory since 1999 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, a span of 180 events between wins. After opening 72-66-68, came from three strokes back of Tim Herron and Tom Pernice, Jr.,
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with final-round, 5-under-par 65, aided by an eagle on No. 16 and a birdie on No. 17. The first-round, 2-over 72 was the high start by a winner that year. Needed only 99 putts, one of just two players (Aaron Baddeley, 97’ Verizon Heritage) to use less than 100 putts in a 72-hole event that season. Month earlier, had 100 putts at the Verizon Heritage. 2005: Had two top-10s, a T7 at the Shell Houston Open and a T8 at the Valero Texas Open. 2004: With five top-10s, more than $1.5 million in earnings and a No. 43 finish on the money list, had his best season since 2000...Finished second, three strokes behind Vijay Singh at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Finished in the top-10 for the seventh time in 14 U.S. Open appearances with his third-place finish at Shinnecock Hills. Matched his previous best Open finish, a third in 2002, which also came in New York at Bethpage Black. 2003: Finished among the top 100 for the 13th consecutive season on TOUR...Solo third-round leader at Masters after a 66. Final-round 75 resulted in a career-best fifth-place finish and included a triple bogey on the par-4 third hole when his second shot out of a fairway bunker caromed into his body and an 8 on the par-3 12th when he hit the ball in Rae’s Creek twice. 2002: Broke the $10-million barrier in career earnings. Second-round hole-in-one on the 180-yard 17th hole with an 8-iron at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans...Earned sixth top-10 in his last nine U.S. Open appearances. Two-overpar total of 282 was good for solo third, five strokes behind champion Tiger Woods. 2001: Dropped to 72nd in earnings with four top-10s, the fewest since 1992...Season-best finish was T4 at the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic...Made double eagle on the par-5 sixth hole in the first round of the British Open to become first player with an albatross in the British Open and the Masters. 2000: Earned $1,138,749, good for 39th on money list and marked ninth consecutive year in which he has placed among the top-40. Had six top10s, including T2 at Buick Challenge. 1999: Notched second career win on the way to earning career-best $2,016,469. Became just the 10th player at that time to record $2 million in single-season earnings. As the 24th seed, won five matches
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1986 4 1 1 1 $13,400/192 1987 4 1 936/293 1990 2 1 2,060/277 1991 29 17 2 9 240,940/68 1992 26 19 2 4 9 377,408/38 1993 28 17 1 2 1 6 13 793,023/11 1994 26 22 2 2 12 15 814,475/9 1995 23 17 1 1 5 10 527,952/34 1996 26 20 3 9 12 804,955/23 1997 27 19 2 1 6 10 835,884/26 1998 24 18 2 8 12 992,964/27 1999 23 20 1 1 1 6 10 2,016,469/9 2000 27 17 1 1 6 11 1,138,749/39 2001 27 15 4 7 713,607/72 2002 27 14 1 2 5 733,198/94 2003 24 16 2 5 747,166/86 2004 20 11 1 1 5 5 1,527,884/43 2005 25 17 2 7 743,780/106 2006 26 14 1 2 4 1,430,376/60 2007 26 15 1 7 88,201/102 845,585/123 2008 28 16 6 1,287/163 444,484/162 Total 472 307 3 15 11 83 158 15,745,293 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1990 22 20 Total 22 20
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FAMILY: Wife, Michelle; five children EDUCATION: Texas A&M University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hunting, camping, sporting events TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1990)
on his way to the title in the inaugural Accenture Match Play Championship...Participated in his third Ryder Cup and had a record of 2-2-0 at Brookline. 1997: At the PGA Championship, closed with 65 to finish third, ensuring a position on that year’s Ryder Cup team. 1996: For the second time recorded nine top-10s, including three second-place finishes. 1995: Posted a 2-2 record in the Ryder Cup. 1994: Compiled a 2-2 record at Presidents Cup. First player to make double eagle on the 13th hole at Augusta National in the Masters...Teamed with Jim McGovern to win PGA TOUR division of Diners Club Matches. 1993: Earned first TOUR victory at Walt Disney World/ Oldsmobile Classic by three strokes over Greg Kraft. Victory came under floodlights at the end of a day in which he played 36 holes due to weather delays earlier in the week. 1991: Second only to John Daly in rookie earnings with $240,940. 1990: Nationwide Tour Player of the Year with earnings of $108,644 and victories in Knoxville and Buffalo...Was Vines Classic (Australian Tour) champion. 1989: Won Malaysian Open. Amateur: All-American at Texas A&M in 1986.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.98 Driving Distance............................................287.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................67.23% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.64% Putting Average............................................1.788
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Valero Texas Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–1999 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,000,000–1999 World Golf Championships–Accenture Match Play Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 Memorial Tournament/14
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Masters T21 T50 CUT T7 CUT T23 U.S. Open CUT CUT T52 T9 T4 T97 4 T7 British Open CUT CUT T24 T68 T5 T51 CUT PGA 6 T51 CUT T3 T73 3 T44 THE PLAYERS CUT T54 CUT 3 T18 T53 CUT T51 TOUR Championship 15 7 T27 29 16 Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT T20 5 CUT T20 U.S. Open T7 CUT T44 3 CUT 3 T78 British Open T30 T41 CUT T47 CUT PGA CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T62 THE PLAYERS T46 T3 CUT T14 T11 T33 T46 T45 CUT W/D TOUR Championship 20 Accenture Match Play Championship 1 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T7 T24 T59 CA Championship T48 39
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 1994; Ryder Cup (3), 1995, 1997, 1999.
3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 13 17 $108,644/1 1 13 17 108,644
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Hunter MAHAN
Hunter Mahan EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Hunter Myles Mahan HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: May 17, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Orange, CA RESIDENCE: Plano, TX
2007 Travelers Championship.
OTHER VICTORIES (1): 2008 Kiwi Challenge.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Selected to play on his first Ryder Cup team and finished 18th in the FedExCup standings…Opened the year with a T5 finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship thanks in part to a final-round 64, his ninth round of 65 or better in his previous 11 starts on the PGA TOUR…Second top-10 was a T6 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with weekend rounds of 65-69…Finished T2 in defense of his Travelers Championship title in June. Sank a 3-foot birdie putt at the 72nd hole, while Stewart Cink made par on the final hole to win, giving Mahan his second runner-up finish since 2006. The fifth consecutive made cut in Hartford, CT, kept him as the leading money-winner in the event’s history with $2,046,918…Fourth top-10 finish of the season came at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, where a final-round 68 led to a T10 finish, his best outing in four career World Golf Championships starts…Eagled the par-4 first hole en route to a first-round, 9-under 62 and a four-stroke lead at The Barclays in the first event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Finished T31. The 62 was Mahan’s 12th round of 64 or lower in his PGA TOUR career and the fifth time he has recorded 62, including a third-round 62 at the 2007 Barclays at Westchester Country Club…The same week he was named as one of Paul Azinger’s captain’s picks to the U.S. Ryder Cup team, finished T8 at the BMW Championship for his fifth top-10 finish of the season…Compiled a record of 2-0-3 in his first start at the Ryder Cup at Valhalla…In his second appearance in THE TOUR Championship, finished T17...Beat Anthony Kim on the second playoff hole at the inaugural Kiwi Challenge in New Zealand.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Won for the first time on TOUR at the Travelers Championship, was a Captain’s Selection for The Presidents
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000A 1 2002A 1 2003A 2 1 2003 7 4 2 $106,300 2004 30 16 1 3 6 813,089/100 2005 34 18 2 5 589,567/131 2006 29 21 1 2 6 1,107,457/83 2007 27 18 1 6 12 98,696/15 2,858,995/16 2008 27 18 1 5 13 107,999/18 2,208,855/30 Total 158 96 1 3 18 44 7,684,262 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Tournament in December. 2004: At age 21 when the season kicked off, was second-youngest player on TOUR, behind fellow rookie Kevin Na...Posted his first career top-10 with a T2 finish at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Made a 14-foot putt to save par at the 72nd hole and qualify for the four-man playoff. Rookie Vaughn Taylor claimed his first TOUR victory, rolling in an 11-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win...Shot a third-round 62 at the Valero Texas Open. 2003: Finished T16 at Qualifying Tournament to earn his first TOUR card for the 2004 season...Made the cut and finished 28th at the Masters as an amateur...Turned professional after missing the cut at the U.S. Open, and made four cuts in seven starts the remainder of the season on sponsor exemptions. Amateur: Co-recipient with Ricky Barnes of 2003 Ben Hogan Award and also won the Jack Nicklaus Award and Fred Haskins Award as top collegiate golfer in 2003... No. 1 Amateur in the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings in 2003... Runner-up to Ricky Barnes at the 2002 U.S. Amateur and placed third at the 2002 NCAA Championships...Two-time member of the U.S. Palmer Cup team...Two-time first-team All-America selection at OSU...Two-time Big 12 Player of the Year (2002-03)...Began collegiate career at Southern California before transferring to OSU after earning secondteam All-America honors, as well as Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2001...American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year in 1999 and a three-time AJGA All-American. Winner of 1999 U.S. Junior Amateur.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.17 Driving Distance............................................289.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................66.02% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................69.61% Putting Average............................................1.800
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–The Barclays/1 Career Low Round/Round: 62–5 times, most recent 2008 The Barclays/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000– 2007 Travelers Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard/30
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T28 CUT U.S. Open CUT T13 T18 British Open T36 T26 T6 CUT PGA CUT T18 CUT THE PLAYERS T40 CUT W/D TOUR Championship T5 T17 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 Bridgestone Invitational T22 T10 CA Championship T44
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 2007; Ryder Cup, 2008; World Amateur Team Championship, 2002.
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Cup and recorded three 62s, all within a three-month span during the summer...Made the first double eagle in PLAYERS Championship history, holing a 5-iron on the par-5 11th hole at TPC Sawgrass in the second round...Earned first PGA TOUR victory in 118th career professional start at the Travelers Championship, defeating Jay Williamson in a sudden-death playoff. At age 25 years, 1 month and 7 days, became the youngest winner through 26 TOUR events in 2007. Opened with an 8-under-par 62 to lead Chris DiMarco by two strokes. Posted Friday-Saturday rounds of 71-67 and was one behind 54-hole leader Williamson. Overcame bogeys on Nos. 16 and 17 with a birdie-3 on the 72nd hole to post a 65 and force a playoff with Williamson. Knocked his 134-yard approach on first playoff hole to 2 feet and converted birdie while Williamson failed to convert a 7-foot birdie putt. First victory at the Travelers Championship came in his sixth appearance at this tournament. Finished T2 in 2006. Made his first career start on the TOUR in Hartford, playing in the 2002 event as an amateur...Posted a third straight top-10 with a T6 at the British Open. Made the cut on the number and then was low for the field on the weekend with rounds of 69-65...One week later, held the 18-hole lead at the Canadian Open after opening with Angus Glen North Course record 9-under-par 62...Was three strokes back after 54 holes at The Barclays after tying the Westchester Country Club (par 71) course record with a 9-under 62 in the third round, finished T17. It marked the second time in the season that Mahan equaled a course record (62, Canadian Open, Angus Glen GC – North Course). It was also the third time in the season (first-round 62 at the Travelers Championship) and the fourth time in his TOUR career that he has carded a round of 62. In addition, shot a course-record 63 in early June at the Northwood Club near Dallas in U.S. Open qualifying to earn medalist honors. Made first appearance in The Presidents Cup, finishing the event with a 2-3-0 record. 2006: Finished 83rd on the PGA TOUR money list, his best finish in three seasons on TOUR... Matched his career high in top-25s with six (2004, 2007)... Recorded his first TOUR ace on the eighth hole during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, using an 8-iron...In 16th start of the season, posted his first top-10 with a T2 at the Buick Championship. Used a final-round, 5-under 65 to finish three strokes behind J.J. Henry. 2005: Fell out of the top 125 in his sophomore season, but finished 131st on the money list to earn partial status for 2006. Improved status by finishing T9 at the Qualifying
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T2—Travelers Championship; T5—Mercedes-Benz Championship; T6—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard; T8—BMW Championship; T10—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational.
FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 Q SCHOOL: 2003, 2005
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John Mallinger EXEMPT STATUS: 91st on 2008 money list FULL NAME: John Charles Mallinger HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: September 25, 1979 BIRTHPLACE: Escondido, CA RESIDENCE: Long Beach, CA; plays out of Virginia CC FAMILY: Single
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
3—2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, T3—Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Turning Stone Resort Championship, 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open; T7—The Honda Classic; T10—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
2008 SEASON:
Made 20 of 29 cuts and notched four top-10 finishes to record his second consecutive season with more than $1 million in earnings and a spot within the top 100 on the money list…Recorded his first top-10 of the season with a T3 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, thanks in large part to a 7-under 65 on Sunday…Next top-10 finish was a T7 at The Honda Classic followed by a T10 at the Memorial Tourmament…Recorded a third-place finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open after opening rounds of 64-64.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Went from playing on seven different Tours in 2006 to placing second among rookies in earnings...Competed in three events in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, making the cut in all three and finishing 68th on the inaugural FedExCup points list...Made 18 cuts in 29 starts and recorded four top-10 finishes, three of which were top-5s. Finished 51st on money list, second amongst rookies, trailing only Brandt Snedeker...In just eighth career start on the PGA TOUR and fourth of the season, finished solo third
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EDUCATION: Long Beach State (2002, Business Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Snowboarding, hanging out with friends TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2002 Q SCHOOL: 2006 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Held a share of the first-round lead after a 7-under-par 65 at Pebble Beach, and entered the final round one off the lead of Phil Mickelson and Kevin Sutherland. Posted a 1-under 71 at Pebble Beach on Sunday to finish six behind Mickelson...In his 11th start of the season, shot a final-round 5-under 67 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to finish T3 with Anthony Kim, four shots back of winner Nick Watney...Third top-10 was a T7 at the Canadian Open. Held a share of the 36-hole lead with Steve Allan after opening 66-66. Trailed 54-hole leader Vijay Singh by one after a third-round 70, and posted a 71 on Sunday to finish five behind champion Jim Furyk... Birdied three of his final four holes for a bogey-free, 3-under 68 in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. The late push helped him to finish T14 and earn a spot into the following week’s BMW Championship. Began the week No. 71 on the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup points list and jumped to No. 61...Recorded his third and final top-5 finish of the season with a T3 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. 2006: Earned PGA TOUR card for 2007 via a T13 finish at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament... Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2005-06...Made the cut in eight of 15 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with two top-10s. Concluded the year 78th on the money list...Tallied his first top-10 of the year with a T8 at the Cox Classic, followed three weeks later by a T4 showing at the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic...Finished sixth on Tour in Greens in Regulation Percentage (71.36). 2005: Made the cut in seven of nine starts during his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour. Finished 67th on the money list...Notched the first of three top-10s with a T9 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open...Came back the following week with a season-best T3 at the Cox Classic, finishing 19-under
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2005 1 1 $13,553 2006 3 1 16,354 2007 29 18 3 4 7 91,688/61 1,681,764/51 2008 29 20 2 4 8 100,493/64 1,201,433/91 Total 62 40 5 8 15 2,913,104
265 and four shots behind winner Jason Gore...Final top-10 came with a T6 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic... Made eagle on the last hole to qualify for the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 and made the cut, finishing T67…Winner of two West Coast Hooters Tour events...Medalist at the 2005 National Qualifying Tournament for the Canadian Tour...Played in five Hooters Tour events with three top-10s. Amateur: First-team All-Big West Conference selection (1998-2001) at Long Beach State.
PERSONAL:
Grew up in Long Beach, CA, the same place where TOUR players John Merrick, Peter Tomasulo and Paul Goydos honed their games.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.50 Driving Distance............................................278.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................68.77% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................60.30% Putting Average............................................1.753
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Frys.com Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 Frys.com Open/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $374,000–2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro–Am/3 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/129
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open T67 CUT T65 PGA T60 THE PLAYERS T64 CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2003 1 2004 1 2005 9 7 1 3 4 $77,521/67 2006 15 8 2 4 69,515/78 Total 26 15 1 5 8 147,035 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Steve MARINO
Steve Marino EXEMPT STATUS: 34th on the 2008 money list FULL NAME: Stephen Paul Marino, Jr. HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: March 10, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Altus, OK RESIDENCE: Palm Beach Gardens, FL; plays out of Bear Lakes CC
2—2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Sophomore campaign included six top-10 finishes in 32 starts. Made the cut in 27 of 32 starts, finishing the season ranked No. 36 in the FedExCup standings and No. 34 on the money list…Opened season on the PGA TOUR with a 5-under-par 65 en route to a T4 finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii…Posted a career-best solo second at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, aided by a third-round 6-under-par 64. Went bogeyfree over the final 36 holes (64-66) and finished two back of champion Brian Gay…His third top-10 of the season was a T10 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, thanks to a closing 4-under 66…Held a onestoke lead after the first round of the AT&T National, eventually finishing T24…Consecutive 3-under 67s in first three rounds at the RBC Canadian Open resulted in a T3… Opened 66-66 at the Deutsche Bank Championship on way to a T10 finish…Held a share of the 54-hole lead with Scott Verplank at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic before a final-round 71 left him in a tie for third.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: One of the top rookies on TOUR after earning card through a T8 finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2003 1 2005 1 1 $14,542 2007 31 21 4 10 91,002/70 1,179,165/80 2008 32 27 1 2 6 13 102,024/36 2,094,267/34 Total 65 49 1 2 10 23 3,287,974
PERSONAL:
Started golf at age 3 by swinging a cut-down 3-iron in his back yard.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.10 Driving Distance............................................293.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.53% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.76% Putting Average............................................1.783
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $378,000–2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya–Cancun/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart/103
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 07 08 U.S. Open CUT CUT PGA T60 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2003 1 2005 3 1 $1,613/317 2006 20 16 5 10 134,038/42 Total 24 17 5 10 135,650 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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starts on the Nationwide Tour with one made cut, a T54 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Amateur: Winner of the 1999 Virginia Amateur...Former standout at the University of Virginia, where he played in every tournament during his career from 1999 to 2002. All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior. Helped lead his team to the 2001 Seminole Intercollegiate Championship, when he captured individual medalist honors. Teammates at UVa with 2008 PGA TOUR member James Driscoll.
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2—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun; T3—RBC Canadian Open, Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart; T4—Sony Open in Hawaii; T10—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Deutsche Bank Championship.
Posted four top-10s in 31 starts with earnings in excess of $1.1 million. Played his way through the third event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs, the BMW Championship, and finished 63rd in the FedExCup standings...Paired with Michelle Wie for the first two rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Made the cut and finished T34...In fifth start, notched first career top-10 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Posted four rounds in the 60s to finish solo eighth...Second top-10 finish of the year came at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, earning an exemption into the following week’s Wachovia Championship with a T10...Then-career-best finish came at the AT&T Classic, where four sub-par rounds earned a T6. Finished four shots out of the Zach Johnson-Ryuji Imada playoff. 2006: Made the cut in 16 of 20 starts during his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, with 10 top-25 finishes. Finished 42nd on the money list, with $134,038. Began the year with no status but played his way on the Tour through Monday qualifiers and top-25 finishes... His first start came at the Henrico County Open, gaining entrance by making a birdie on the final hole of the Monday qualifier to join a 12-man playoff for three spots. Went on to finish T10 that week, one of his five top-10 finishes on the year...Other top-10 performances included career-best T7 outings at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open and the Miccosukee Championship, and a T8 finish at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic that ultimately gave him Special Temporary Membership...Finished the campaign with a T6 finish at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at The Houstonian...Two-time winner on the Gateway Tour, highlighted by his victory at the Sidney Frank Memorial Tour Championship. The win, worth $60,000, was set up by a 13-under 59 in the third round. 2005: Three
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FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Virginia (2002, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2002 Q SCHOOL: 2006 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Troy Matteson Player biographies
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EXEMPT STATUS: 89th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Troy Jason Matteson HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: November 8, 1979 BIRTHPLACE: Rockledge, FL RESIDENCE: Alpharetta, GA; plays out of GC of Georgia FAMILY: Wife, Shauna
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2006 Frys.com Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2):
T2—PODS Championship; T6—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart; T7—Ginn sur Mer Classic; T8—Sony Open in Hawaii.
2008 SEASON:
Turned in five top-10 finishes and $1 million plus in earnings for the third straight season on TOUR…Got off to a strong start by firing three rounds in the 60s to claim a T8 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. The finish was his best since a T3 at the 2007 John Deere Classic…Missed the cut in three of his next five starts before finishing T2 at the PODS Championship, two strokes behind winner Sean O’Hair… One of seven players to hold at least a share of the finalround lead at the U.S. Bank Championship, but faltered down the stretch to finish T6, four strokes behind Richard S. Johnson…Finished T6 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic after holding the first-round lead.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Collected more than $1 million thanks to three top-10 finishes, including two T3s...Made his first career start in the Masters Tournament, but missed the cut…The former Georgia Tech All-America, finished T3 at the AT&T Classic at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, GA, on the strength of a secondround 8-under 64. Held a share of the 36- and 54-hole leads with Ryuji Imada, but fell from contention with a final-round 73...Birdied the final two holes on Sunday to finish T3 at the John Deere Classic...Played in three of the four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and finished in the top-10 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Closed with a 1-under
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
EDUCATION: Georgia Tech (2003, Civil Engineering) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2005)
70 at the TPC Boston to finish T9. Placed 48th place in the FedExCup standings. 2006: After an unremarkable start to rookie campaign, ended with five consecutive top-10s, including a victory at the Frys.com Open. One of four rookies to win in 2006 (J.B. Holmes, Trevor Immelman, Eric Axley). Nominated for PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Recorded his first TOUR victory in his 33rd professional TOUR start at the Frys.com Open. Became the sixth player and third consecutive to capture his first TOUR victory in Las Vegas. Four rounds in the 60s, including middle rounds of 65-64, left him one stroke ahead of Daniel Chopra and Ben Crane. The 64 matched his career-low round on TOUR, which came during the second round of the 2006 Ford Championship at Doral. Held a one-stroke lead entering the final round...One week later, held the 54-hole lead at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Overcome by Joe Durant in the final round, finishing T2, four strokes behind Durant after a final-round 70...Finished in the top 40 on money list to gain a Masters invite for 2007. 2005: Two-time winner on the Nationwide Tour, setting the all-time season earnings record with $495,009, $127 more than the record Zach Johnson established in 2003...Made the cut in 24 of 27 starts, including a Tour-leading 12 top-10s...Claimed his first Tour victory in April at the Virginia Beach Open with a final-round, 4-under 68...Two weeks later, took over the top spot on the money list, with back-to-back runner-up finishes at The Rex Hospital Open and the Rheem Classic... In September, recorded his second win with a 13-under-par 271 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. 2004: Made the cut in 18 of 28 starts during his rookie campaign on the Nationwide Tour...Ranked No. 52 on the final money list, with $114,451...Only top-10 was a solo second at the Gila River Golf Classic. 2003: Turned pro at the FBR Capital Open in June, where he tied for 59th in his initial event on TOUR... Made the cut in three of four starts on the Nationwide Tour...Co-medalist at Jennings Mill CC, site for the second stage Qualifying Tournament event. Amateur: Three-time All-American and All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection...
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2003 3 2 $18,135 2006 32 18 1 1 5 7 1,778,597/36 2007 26 17 2 3 7 92,817/48 1,282,421/73 2008 30 16 1 5 7 93,950/124 1,212,018/89 Total 91 53 1 2 2 13 21 4,291,172
Byron Nelson Award winner in 2003...Became the first Georgia Tech player to win the NCAA individual championship (2002). Won six times in his career at Georgia Tech. Won the 2003 NCAA East Regional by seven shots. Had 15 top-10 finishes in 43 career starts. Ranks fourth all-time at Tech, with a 71.91 scoring average, behind Bryce Molder, David Duval and Matt Kuchar. Carried a 3.28 grade-point average and was a two-time academic All-American...Led his Anderson HS (Austin, TX) team to two 4A state titles while also a two-time state medalist.
PERSONAL:
Started playing golf when he was 7…Got married shortly after graduating from college…Lists Superman as his hero. Says his real-life heroes are his parents, Steve Matteson and Lucy and John Steele, for introducing him to golf, hunting and fishing at an early age.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.44 Driving Distance............................................295.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................60.75% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.15% Putting Average............................................1.818
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2006 Frys. com Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 FBR Open/73
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 07 08 Masters CUT PGA T66 THE PLAYERS CUT T73 Bridgestone Invitational T51
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2003 4 3 1 $7,628/211 2004 28 18 1 1 6 114,451/52 2005 27 24 2 3 1 12 17 495,009/1 Total 59 45 2 4 1 13 24 617,087 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Billy MAYFAIR
Billy Mayfair EXEMPT STATUS: 23rd in 2008 FedExCup Points FULL NAME: William Fred Mayfair HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: August 6, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: Phoenix, AZ RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ FAMILY: Wife, Tami; Maxwell (11/15/99)
1993 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1995 Motorola Western Open, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 1998 Nissan Open, Buick Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Finished No. 23 in the FedExCup standings on the strength of two runner-up finishes...Missed the cut in four of his first six starts before finishing T2 at the PODS Championship. Finished at 2-under 282, two behind winner Sean O’Hair… Made his 600th career start on the PGA TOUR at the Shell Houston Open and shot rounds of 69-66 on the weekend to finish T4…Bettered that finish in July at the RBC Canadian Open by being the only player in the field to post all four rounds in the 60s. His runner-up finish to Chez Reavie, the 15th second-place finish of his career, was his first solo second since the 2005 Bank of America Colonial. Waited greenside to offer Reavie, a fellow former Arizona State University player, a congratulatory hug…Competed in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events, with his best finish being a T10 at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Recorded six top-10s and played his way into the third PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup event, the BMW Championship, and finished 49th in the FedExCup
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-5
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1987A 3 1 1988A 3 2 1 1988 5 3 1 $8,433/220 1989 33 18 6 111,998/116 1990 32 23 2 7 15 693,658/12 1991 33 20 1 7 185,668/89 1992 33 23 1 9 191,878/79 1993 32 22 1 1 5 8 513,072/30 1994 32 18 1 7 158,159/113 1995 28 21 2 3 6 9 1,543,192/2 1996 28 18 1 1 8 357,654/55 1997 30 16 1 1 5 304,083/79 1998 27 20 2 1 5 9 1,281,685/16 1999 29 16 1 4 10 741,733/58 2000 29 18 2 6 466,345/106 2001 29 21 1 1 5 15 1,716,002/29 2002 31 19 3 6 864,745/75 2003 31 20 3 7 842,186/79 2004 32 22 1 3 503,251/140 2005 31 27 1 6 13 2,236,455/22 2006 29 18 2 4 8 1,367,998/65 2007 30 18 1 1 6 10 92,700/49 1,814,518/44 2008 29 22 2 4 7 106,689/23 1,750,683/44 Total 619 406 5 15 4 66 170 17,653,397
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 Masters CUT T12 T42 CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open T25 T33 CUT T37 T23 CUT T32 T10 CUT British Open T44 T52 CUT PGA T5 CUT CUT T28 T39 T23 T52 T53 T7 T34 T74 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T73 T67 T52 CUT T18 CUT CUT T42 CUT T17 TOUR Championship 2 30 1 T13 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T32 T37 T14 59 U.S. Open T5 T10 66 CUT British Open T3 CUT PGA CUT CUT T61 CUT T37 T60 T47 THE PLAYERS T5 CUT CUT T58 CUT CUT 72 TOUR Championship T26 T24 T10 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 CA Championship CNL T25
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1987; Four Tours World Championship of Golf, 1991.
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belly putter. 2004: Finished out of the top 125 (No. 140) on the money list for the first time in his 16-year career. Previous low had been No. 116 in 1989, his rookie season... Made 22 of 32 cuts but posted just one top-10, his lowest output since recording one in 1997...Went to belly putter at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. 2003: Continued streak of finishing in the top 125 on the money list for all 15 years on TOUR...Posted his third top-10 in his last five U.S. Opens with a T10 at Olympia Fields CC in Olympia Fields, IL (T10 in 1999, T5 in 2002). 2002: Earned second career top-10 at the U.S. Open with a T5 finish. 2001: Made return to THE TOUR Championship for first time since 1998 after finishing in the top 30 on the money list...Just missed sixth TOUR title at WORLDCOM CLASSIC, losing to Jose Coceres on fifth playoff hole...Turned in best career performance at a major and first top-10 in one since a T7 at the 1998 PGA Championship with a T3 at the British Open...Closing 61, a tournament record, gave him T14 at Buick Open. Key to round was PGA TOUR record-tying 27 on back nine. 9-under 27 produced TOUR record in relation to par (nine holes). String of seven birdies and one eagle broke TOUR’s best birdie-eagle streak of seven set by Al Geiberger in 1977 and matched by Webb Heintzelman in 1989. 2000: Fell out of the top-100 money winners for just the third time in 12 full seasons on TOUR. 1999: Top showing of season was a T2 at season-opening Mercedes Championships...Year ended on sad note when father, Dick, died of heart attack in early November. 1998: Earned first of two victories that season at Nissan Open, where closing 67 forced playoff with Tiger Woods. Birdied first extra hole to defeat Woods...Nearly made it two wins in a row the following week at Doral-
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2—RBC Canadian Open, T2—PODS Championship; T4—Shell Houston Open; T10—THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
standings...Finished fifth at the FBR Open, his fourth career top-10 at TPC Scottsdale...Finished T2 at the Wyndham Championship, his best finish on TOUR since a second at the 2005 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial…Birdied three of his last four holes on Sunday to record his third top-5 finish of the season with a third-place effort at the inaugural Fry’s Electronics Open. Marked the second top-5 finish of the season in the Arizona desert for the former Arizona State star and current Scottsdale resident. 2006: Overcame testicular cancer during the course of the season, diagnosed at the Buick Open. Returned two weeks later to play in PGA Championship…Tied for the 54-hole lead with Luke Donald at The Honda Classic. Finished T3, three strokes behind Donald after posting a final-round 72...Recorded his fourth top-10 at the Verizon Heritage with his T3 finish in Hilton Head, SC. Only player in the field to post four rounds in the 60s for the week...Underwent surgery for testicular cancer on August 3 after being initially diagnosed by doctors at the Buick Open in Flint, MI. Surgery was performed by Dr. Gil Brito in Scottsdale at Shea Hospital. Returned to play two weeks later in the PGA Championship where he was two back through 36 holes. Finished T37. 2005: After using a Top 50 on PGA TOUR Career Money exemption, his only full exemption available, recorded third-best season on TOUR, finishing 22nd on the money list and earning more than $2 million for the first time on TOUR...Six top-10s were the most since an identical six in 1995. Included two sets of back-to-back top-10s...A second at the Bank of America Colonial was his best finish on TOUR since a playoff loss to Jose Coceres at the 2001 WORLDCOM CLASSIC...Attributed success to hard work during offseason and switch to the
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EDUCATION: Arizona State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, golf-course design TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 Q SCHOOL: 1988
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Ryder Open where he finished T2...Shared 54-hole lead at Buick Open following rounds of 70-69-65. Took lead for good on Sunday with first-hole birdie en route to closing 67. Dedicated his victory to Renay Appleby, the wife of TOUR player Stuart Appleby, who died tragically in July. 1997: T2 performance in Las Vegas, the last full-field event of the season, proved to be his best showing of the year. 1996: Seventh career runner-up finish came with a T2 at NEC World Series of Golf. 1995: Recorded two victories, three runner-up finishes and earned $1,543,192. Increase in earnings over previous year—$1,385,033 -- stood at that time as TOUR record...Victories came at Motorola Western Open, where he shot a closing 67, and THE TOUR Championship, where he had a three-stroke lead through 54 holes and maintained that margin with closing 73... Runner-up finishes came at Phoenix Open, NEC World Series of Golf (both in playoffs) and Las Vegas Invitational. 1993: Collected first victory on TOUR at Greater Milwaukee
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Open, where he defeated Mark Calcavecchia and Ted Schulz in a playoff...T2, one stroke behind Scott Simpson at the GTE Byron Nelson Classic. 1990: T2 with Ed Dougherty after losing to Jim Gallagher, Jr., on first playoff hole at the Greater Milwaukee Open...Also lost to Jodie Mudd in season-ending Nabisco Championships when Mudd birdied first extra hole. Amateur: Won 1986 U.S. Public Links and 1987 U.S. Amateur titles. Also won Fred Haskins Award as nation’s top collegiate player.
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Frys.com Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2 times, most recent 2001 Buick Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $604,800–2005 Bank of America Colonial/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 1996 Canon Greater Hartford Open/25
Volunteered as standard bearer at Phoenix Open while in high school, usually working with the group of his idol, Jerry Pate…Inducted into Arizona State Sports Hall of Fame in November 1998…First golf-course design, The Golf Club of Virginia, in Roanoke, opened in 2002. In 2006, Bison Ranch Golf Club opened in Arizona...Wife Tami (Proctor) played golf at Arizona State.
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.49 Driving Distance............................................283.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................71.84% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................67.87% Putting Average............................................1.824
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Toughest Par 5s in 2008
Rank Course 1 Pebble Beach GL 2 Poppy Hills 3 PGA National 4 Royal Birkdale GC 5 Muirfield Village GC
Easiest Par 5s in 2008
Rank Course 1 TPC Summerlin 2 PGA West (Palmer Course) 3 Palm GC 4 La Quinta CC 5 Doral Golf Resort
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Yds 573 603 604 544 567
Avg Score Tournament Name 5.296 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 5.228 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 5.096 The Honda Classic 5.089 British Open 5.044 the Memorial Tournament
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Yds 492 512 532 527 529
Avg Score Tournament Name 4.301 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open 4.307 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 4.320 Children’s Miracle Network Classic 4.336 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 4.361 CA Championship
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Scott McCARRON
Scott McCarron EXEMPT STATUS: 108th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Scott Michael McCarron HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: July 10, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Sacramento, CA RESIDENCE: Reno, NV FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer; Courtney, C.J.
1996 Freeport-McDermott Classic. 1997 BellSouth Classic. 2001 BellSouth Classic.
OTHER VICTORIES (4):
2—Wyndham Championship; T5—RBC Canadian Open.
2008 SEASON:
Playing on a Major Medical Extension earned enough to finish in the top 125...Recorded a T5 at the RBC Canadian Open. Was four back entering the final round after posting a third-round 63...Had his sixth career runner-up finish and first since the 2005 FBR Open at the Wyndham Championship in August. Got into the field via a Sponsor Exemption. Briefly led during the final round before being overtaken by winner Carl Pettersson. Finished at 261, which broke the old tournament record by four strokes, but was two behind Pettersson.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Granted Major Medical Extension carryover for 2008. Did not play on the PGA TOUR in 2007 as he continued comeback from elbow surgery performed in August 2006. 2006: Limited to 15 events due to season-ending right elbow surgery on August 16 to repair a torn extensor carpi radialis brevis (muscle that runs from the wrist to the elbow)...Best finish was T15 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. 2005: Finished T2 at the FBR Open in Phoenix, thanks to a pair of 65s on the weekend. Fifth runner-up since his last victory at the 2001 BellSouth Classic...Held the second-round lead (6-under 138) by a stroke over three players at the BellSouth Classic. Finalround 76 left him T32 at the weather-shortened, 54-hole event.. 2004: Failed to extend streak of $1-million seasons to four as money list position fell below No. 100 for the first time since 1999...Part of a four-man playoff after closing with 1-under 71 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, one of only 11 players to post an under-par score on Sunday. Rookie Vaughn Taylor
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1995 25 12 1 1 2 $147,371/128 1996 27 17 1 2 5 404,329/49 1997 26 16 1 7 13 852,459/25 1998 28 14 3 7 414,247/69 1999 27 18 1 7 400,678/101 2000 30 19 2 4 495,975/97 2001 25 23 1 1 4 15 1,793,506/23 2002 28 23 2 5 10 1,896,714/29 2003 27 16 1 2 11 1,250,849/54 2004 27 17 1 2 7 790,720/105 2005 24 15 1 3 4 977,517/81 2006 15 7 1 175,727/196 2008 22 9 1 2 3 96,901/91 952,070/108 Total 331 206 3 6 2 34 89 10,552,162
PERSONAL:
After college, gave up golf for four years to work with his father in the family clothing business. During that period, athletic focus was on flag football, softball, tennis and racquetball. Return to golf was sparked by 1991 visit to Raley’s Senior Gold Rush, the Champions Tour event at Rancho Murieta, CA. After watching event, went home and built long putter in garage. Nearly won U.S. Mid-Amateur with homemade model later that year. Used more sophisticated version to win his three TOUR titles…In August 1999, made hole-in-one during first round of CVS Charity Classic immediately following ace by Lee Janzen on 17th hole at Rhode Island CC.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.20 Driving Distance............................................283.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................69.51% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.08% Putting Average............................................1.782
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–RBC Canadian Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 61–1999 Air Canada Championship/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $594,000– 2001 BellSouth Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Genuity Championship/20
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T10 T30 T16 T18 CUT T23 U.S. Open T82 T10 T40 T30 CUT CUT British Open CUT T18 T34 CUT PGA T47 T10 CUT T70 T39 T14 CUT T59 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T35 CUT T66 T44 CUT CUT T53 CUT CUT TOUR Championship T12 18 T11 Accenture Match Play Championship 2 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T75 CA Championship CNL 6
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1992 1 1 $720/268 1995 3 1 1 1,950/204 Total 4 2 1 2,670 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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delay. Injury forced him to keep swing shorter and he credited Pride (at least in part) for the win...In pairing of long putters, teamed with Bruce Lietzke to capture unofficial money title Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout. 1996: Became third consecutive first-time winner following Tim Herron (Honda Classic) and Paul Goydos (Bay Hill Invitational) with victory at Freeport-McDermott Classic. After opening 68-67 at English Turn G&CC, took one-stroke lead over Tommy Tolles with a third-round 69 and closed with 71 on windy Sunday for a five-stroke victory. 1995: Third-place finish at Las Vegas Invitational spared him a trip to Qualifying Tournament.
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1998 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout [with Bruce Lietzke]. 2000 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Brad Faxon]. 2001 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Brad Faxon]. 2002 Fred Meyer Challenge [with Brian Henninger].
claimed his first TOUR title when he rolled in an 11-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole. 2003: After eight top-25s in first 22 events, broke through in 23rd start, a T10 in adopted hometown at the Reno-Tahoe Open...Lost in sudden-death playoff to Stuart Appleby at the Las Vegas Invitational. Came from three strokes back on final day to force the playoff with a 6-under-66. The 328 (31-under-par) total broke the tournament total of 329 by D.A. Weibring (1991), Andrew Magee (1991) and Bob Estes (2001). 2002: Made 23 cuts in 28 starts and earned a career-best $1,896,714...Earned $1,073,624 of his season earnings during the West Coast Swing...Opened with T5 at Mercedes Championships. Finished second at the Nissan Open. The next week was runner-up to fellow Sacramento, CA, native Kevin Sutherland in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2001: Collected his third TOUR victory and his second in Atlanta... Opening rounds of 68-67 produced a share of lead at BellSouth Classic, with 36-hole final on Sunday. Took outright lead with third-round 72, then closed with 73 for three-stroke victory over Mike Weir. Victory came in face of high winds on Sunday...Posted T3 at Fed Ex St. Jude Classic...Finished in the top-30 for the first time since 1997 and secured a spot in THE TOUR Championship, where he finished 18th. 2000: Compiled season earnings of $495,975, good for 97th on official money list...Two top-10 finishes came in final stretch of season, effectively securing full playing privileges. In final official money appearance of year, finished T5 at Invensys Classic of Las Vegas. 1999: Fell out of the top 100 in season earnings for first time in four years with 101st-place finish. Lone top10 came at Air Canada Championship where high finish was sparked by Northview G&CC course-record 10-under-par 61 in the final round. Began the day tied for 47th and, starting on the back nine, played his first nine holes in 5-under-par 30. He then birdied five consecutive holes on the front-nine for a 5-under-par 31. The 61 was two strokes better than his previous best. 1998: Made 14 of 28 cuts, including three top-10s on way to 69th-place ranking on money list. 1997: Captured his second PGA TOUR title, winning the BellSouth Classic. Opened 70-69 at TPC Sugarloaf, then fired 66 for share of lead with David Duval. Final-round 69 secured three-stroke victory over Duval and Lee Janzen. Victory came after he pulled hamstring racing Dicky Pride during second-round rain
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EDUCATION: UCLA (1988, History) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Flying, mountain biking, fly fishing, guitar TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 1994
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Parker McLachlin Player biographies
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1—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open; T5—AT&T Classic; T10— Sony Open in Hawaii.
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EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Parker Nickolas McLachlin HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: May 10, 1979 BIRTHPLACE: Honolulu, HI
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Season highlighted by first career PGA TOUR win at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open…Playing in his native state, opened the season with a T10 at the Sony Open in Hawaii…Next top-10 finish came at the AT&T Classic, where he shared the first-round lead with four others after a 6-under 66. Went on to equal his then-career-best finish with a T5…At age 29 years, 2 months and 25 days, posted his first career victory at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, thanks in large part to a career-best, course-record-tying 10-under 62 in the second round. Held a four-stroke lead at the midway point, a six-shot advantage after 54 holes and despite a 2-over 74 on the final day finished with a sevenstroke win (second largest of the season) over Brian Davis and John Rollins. The win earned him a spot the next week in the PGA Championship, where he missed the cut.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Made the cut in 13 of 28 starts during his rookie season, including a then-career-best T5 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. Earned first PGA TOUR card
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(muh-GLOCK-lun) RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of Waikoloa (HI) Beach Resort FAMILY: Wife, Kristy EDUCATION: UCLA (2002, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Body surfing, ping pong, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 Q SCHOOL: 2006 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
for 2007 with T16 finish at 2006 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 2006: Made the cut in 16 of 28 starts during his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, with five top-10s. Finished the season 29th on the money list, with $176,881... Finished T59 at the PGA TOUR’s Sony Open in Hawaii after gaining a spot in the field on a Sponsor Exemption. Champions Tour player Scott Simpson caddied for him that week...T2 at the season-opening Movistar Panama Championship, only his third career start on the Nationwide Tour...T38 at the PGA TOUR’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am two weeks later...Did not finish in the top 10 on the Nationwide Tour again until notching back-to-back finishes at the LaSalle Bank Open (T6) and the Knoxville Open (T2). 2004: Missed the cut in his first-career major championship start at the U.S. Open. 2000: Missed cut in his first PGA TOUR start at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Amateur: Winner of the 1996 Junior America’s Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Was the 1996 Hawaii High School Athletic Association individual champion.
Stanford volleyball team…Has posted victories on the PGA TOUR, Hooters Tour, Tight Lies Tour, Gateway Tour and Spanos Tour…Cites winning the 2008 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open as his biggest thrill in golf…Lists Michael Jordan and Andre Agassi as his heroes…Plays a lot of golf with Michelle Wie…Web site is parkermclachlin.com…Earned all-state honors in high school in volleyball. Non-golfrelated jobs included high school volleyball referee.
PERSONAL:
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Legends Reno-Tahoe Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2008 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $540,000–2008 Legends Reno–Tahoe Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational/163
His father, Chris, was the high school basketball coach of newly-elected U.S. President Barack Obama at Punahou High School. His dad played basketball and volleyball for Stanford, while his mom Beth was captain of the 1976 U.S. Olympic volleyball team and served as an alternate in 1968. Brother Spencer is a 6-7 sophomore outside hitter on the
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000A 1 2004 1 2006 2 2 $34,674 2007 28 13 1 6 1,307/158 627,582/137 2008 27 17 1 3 6 95,670/107 1,311,839/84 Total 59 32 1 4 12 1,974,096
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.73 Driving Distance............................................286.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................58.97% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.47% Putting Average............................................1.757
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PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT PGA CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2003 2 2005 1 1 $1,888/301 2006 28 16 2 5 9 176,882/29 2007 1 1 1 1 26,400/147 Total 32 18 2 6 10 205,170 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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George McNeill EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: George William McNeill, Jr. HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: October 2, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Naples, FL RESIDENCE: Fort Myers, FL
2007 Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—PODS Championship, Ginn sur Mer Classic; T6—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: After earning PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament medalist honors in 2006, earned first TOUR victory during the Fall Series at the Frys.com Open...Along with Brandt Snedeker (Wyndham Championship), one of two rookies to win on TOUR during the year...In 21st start of rookie
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000 1 2002 1 2003 1 2006 1 2007 30 18 1 1 2 6 87,702/106 $1,504,627/61 2008 29 19 2 3 9 96,074/104 1,361,532/76 Total 63 37 1 2 1 5 15 2,866,158
About his time in 2006 as an assistant professional at Forest CC in Ft. Myers, FL, McNeill said, “I was there four days a week, open to close. I was there at 6 a.m. and I left at 6 p.m. four days a week, so there was a lot of fun, but it’s something I definitely do not ever want to do again. That’s what drove me back, got my competitive juices flowing again, and I had a little different mind set when I came back out.”...Lists heroes as Cal Ripken, Jr., Mike Schmidt and Bo Jackson...One of five siblings...Got his start in golf at age 3 when grandfather gave him a set of clubs.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.91 Driving Distance............................................295.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................58.62% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.86% Putting Average............................................1.788
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Frys.com Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 Frys.com Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2007 Frys. com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 PODS Championship/67
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT CUT 63 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2000 1 1 $1,920/250 2003 24 8 1 3 31,153/115 2004 1 2006 2 1 1,835/273 Total 28 10 1 3 34,908 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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In second season on TOUR, surpassed $1 million on the strength of two runner-up finishes…Posted the first runner-up finish of his career at the PODS Championship. Final-round, 3-under 69 moved him to 2-under 282 for the tournament, just two shy of champion Sean O’Hair… Posted four rounds in the 60s to finish T6 at the U.S. Bank Championship. Began the final round one off the lead of Nick Flanagan and Gavin Coles, but final-round 68 fell four short of champion Richard S. Johnson...Posted rounds of 71-71-71-69 at the Ginn sur Mer Classic for his second runner-up finish of the season, finishing in a five-way tie for second and one behind tournament winner Ryan Palmer.
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season, finished T3 at the Canadian Open with rounds of 66-66 on the weekend...Captured first career TOUR victory at the Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children at age 32 years and 13 days, the fourth consecutive first-time winner at the event. Opened with rounds of 66-64-67 and held a five-stroke cushion entering the final round. Responded with a 5-under-par 67 on Sunday to win by four strokes over runner-up D.J. Trahan…Became the ninth player to win the Qualifying Tournament at the end of one season and capture a TOUR event the following year. 2006: Medalist at TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Five-stroke margin (23-under-par total) was largest since Scott Verplank topped Blaine McCallister by six in 1997. Earned first card in ninth trip to Qualifying Tournament, including second visit to the finals (2002). One of eight players to successfully negotiate all three stages...Spent much of the year as an assistant professional at Forest CC in Fort Myers, FL...Played in U.S. Open at Winged Foot, where he missed the cut. 2004: Member of the Golden Bear Tour. 2003: Nationwide Tour member, finishing 115th on the money list, with one top-10 in 24 starts...Missed the cut at The Honda Classic in only TOUR start. 2002: Lone TOUR start was a missed cut at the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. 2000: In first career PGA TOUR start, missed the cut at the Kemper Insurance Open. Amateur: All-ACC and All-America selection at Florida State (1997-98) and turned professional in 1998.
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FAMILY: Wife, Ryan Lynn EDUCATION: Florida State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hunting, boating TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 Q SCHOOL: 2006 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Rocco Mediate EXEMPT STATUS: 74th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Rocco Anthony Mediate HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: December 17, 1962 BIRTHPLACE: Greensburg, PA RESIDENCE: Naples, FL FAMILY: Wife, Linda; three children
(MEE-de-ate) EDUCATION: Florida Southern University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, tennis, home theater TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1985, 1986
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5):
death as both players shot even-par 71s. Woods parred the par-4 seventh hole, the first sudden-death hole, as Mediate made bogey after driving in a fairway bunker and missing a 20-foot par putt.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1):
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1991 Doral-Ryder Open. 1993 KMart Greater Greensboro Open. 1999 Phoenix Open. 2000 Buick Open. 2002 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. 1992 Perrier French Open.
OTHER VICTORIES (3):
1999 Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational. 2002 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Lee Janzen]. 2003 CVS Charity Classic [with Jeff Sluman].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—U.S. Open; T6—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
2008 SEASON:
Became a household name after a duel with Tiger Woods at the 2008 U.S. Open where he lost to Woods in a Monday playoff…First top-10 of the season was a T6 finish at the Memorial Tournament, thanks to a closing 3-under 69. It was his best finish since a second at the 2007 Arnold Palmer Invitational and his first top-10 in 16 starts at Muirfield Village Golf Club. His previous top-10 on TOUR was a T8 at the 2007 AT&T National…In a bid to become the oldest U.S. Open champion at age 45, lost in a playoff to Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, CA. Finished regulation at 1-under-par 283 and held the clubhouse lead as Woods and Lee Westwood, both one stroke back, played the par-5 18th hole. Woods made birdie to force an 18-hole playoff. In the Monday playoff, made three consecutive back-nine birdies to take a one-stroke lead to the last hole. Woods made birdie to tie and force sudden
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2007: Had best season since 2003, with a runner-up finish, three top-10s and more than $1 million in earnings...After early-season duty as a walking commentator for GOLF CHANNEL, posted T9 in third start of the season at the Nissan Open...Led by three strokes through 36 holes of the Arnold Palmer Invitational after opening 66-65. Rebounded from third-round 76 with a 67 to finish solo second, his best finish since he was runner-up at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship – a span of 74 events. Collected $594,000 for his efforts at Bay Hill. Playing the year on a Minor Medical Extension, had 10 events to earn $514,999, equaling No. 125 on the 2006 money list. With his $750,650 in total earnings in just six tournaments, was elevated to the Major Medical Extension category for the rest of the season...Finished T8 at the AT&T National thanks to a closing 4-under 66. He moved over the $1-million mark in season earnings for the first time since 2003. 2006: Limited to 18 events as he battled long-time back injury. Was granted Minor Medical Extension for 2007...In contention at the Masters Tournament, as he sat T4 through 54 holes. Back problem flared up in final round, when he posted an 8-over-par 80 to finish T36. Not able to play for one month. Resumed play at the Wachovia Championship. 2005: Playing on one-time exemption as top-50 all-time money winner, rebounded from subpar 2004 season to finish in the top 125. Rallied down the stretch, with 12 made cuts in final 14 starts…Recorded lone top-10 of the season at the U.S. Open (T6). It was his
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1984A 1 1985 2 1986 27 10 1 4 $20,670/174 1987 32 19 1 1 7 112,099/91 1988 32 25 1 9 129,829/92 1989 30 23 8 132,501/108 1990 27 17 1 1 3 5 240,625/62 1991 25 19 1 7 14 597,438/15 1992 25 17 2 6 8 301,896/49 1993 24 22 1 1 6 10 680,623/16 1994 6 4 1 2 45,940/193 1995 18 8 2 2 105,618/155 1996 21 15 1 4 10 475,255/40 1997 24 18 2 7 240,521/101 1998 24 20 2 9 389,996/78 1999 25 18 1 3 8 963,075/37 2000 24 18 1 1 3 7 1,320,278/34 2001 21 14 2 5 10 1,474,435/36 2002 23 17 1 2 4 11 2,040,676/22 2003 24 18 2 5 8 1,832,656/31 2004 19 8 2 257,692/176 2005 24 16 1 8 696,250/114 2006 18 8 1 145,899/206 2007 22 14 1 3 4 91,129/65 1,166,294/82 2008 27 16 1 2 4 97,490/78 1,420,875/74 Total 545 364 5 10 6 62 158 14,791,140
third top-10 in a major and his second at the U.S. Open (fourth in 2001). Shared the first-round lead at Pinehurst No. 2 after a 3-under 67. Earned a spot into the 2006 Masters with his top-10 effort. 2004: Finished outside the 125 on the TOUR money list for the fourth time in his 19-year career and for the first time since he finished No. 155 in 1995... Did not post a top-10 for the first time since 1989 as back problems persisted. 2003: Finished 31st on money list and was bounced from the field for season-ending TOUR Championship after missing cut in final full-field event, the Chrysler Championship...Began season with two top-fives in first three events...Switched to conventional putter for season-opening Mercedes Championships, and finished T2 with K.J. Choi. Tied Jonathan Byrd for low final round, a 10-under 63...Best finish was a second, four shots behind Adam Scott, at the inaugural Deutsche Bank Championship. 2002: Earned more than $2 million for the first time in his career and had best finish on the money list (22) since finishing 16th in 1993...Picked up first victory since the 2000 Buick Open with win at the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Had two-stroke lead over Mark Calcavecchia through 54 holes. Final-round 71 gained a three-stroke win over Calcavecchia and earned a career-high $684,000 paycheck...Finished third at THE PLAYERS Championship… Sixth at the PGA was his second top-10 in a major. First was a solo fourth at the 2001 U.S. Open. 2001: Shot 20-under 264 to finish second to Mark Calcavecchia’s record-setting 28-under 256 at Phoenix Open. Finished 1-T2-2 at Phoenix Open over three-year stretch (1999-2001)...Finished T2 at Marconi Pennsylvania Classic. Grew up about 20 miles from the Laurel Valley course. 2000: Earned his fourth career victory the way he won his first TOUR title--with a birdie on the final hole at the Buick Open. It was the first
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Masters T22 T37 U.S. Open CUT CUT T44 T25 W/D British Open CUT T45 T39 T18 PGA T31 T69 T16 T40 T68 T36 THE PLAYERS T50 CUT T11 T11 T15 CUT T6 T55 T4 TOUR Championship T26 T23 Year 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T27 T52 T15 T36 T33 CUT T36 U.S. Open T34 T32 4 T37 CUT T6 CUT 2 British Open CUT T52 W/D T47 T19 PGA CUT T49 W/D T66 6 T18 CUT W/D 72 THE PLAYERS CUT T57 CUT CUT T65 3 T45 T58 T44 T54 TOUR Championship T13 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 T17 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T24 T77 T52 CA Championship W/D CNL T15 T16
NATIONAL TEAMS: UBS Cup, 2003.
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playoff at Kmart GGO, where he birdied fourth playoff hole to defeat Steve Elkington. 1991: Earned first title in sixth season at Doral-Ryder Open. Sank 10-foot birdie putts on 71st and 72nd holes, forcing playoff with Curtis Strange. In Monday playoff, birdied first extra hole from 5 feet. Victory was one of six top-10s in his first seven starts of the year. 1990: Final-round 66 jumped him into a T2 at the Canon Greater Hartford Open, two strokes back of Wayne Levi. 1987: T2, one stroke behind John Inman, at the Provident Classic.
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2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.87 Driving Distance............................................278.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................63.82% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................62.05% Putting Average............................................1.799
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Verizon Heritage/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2001 MasterCard Colonial/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $810,000–2008 U.S. Open/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Compaq Classic of New Orleans/12
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Gained interest in golf in high school after years of playing baseball…With help from Champions Tour member Jim Ferree during college, began to construct his swing… At Florida Southern, coach Charlie Matlock became large influence on his game…Started using long putter to save his back and became the first player to win on TOUR using a long putter when he won the 1991 Doral-Ryder Open… Finished 600th out of 5,619 players in his first appearance at the 2005 World Series of Poker’s Main Event. Began playing in 2004.
Player STATISTICS
Hot Shots Courses with the Toughest Par 3s Rank Course 1 Oakland Hills CC (South Course) 2 TPC Sawgrass 3 Royal Birkdale GC (Lancashire) 4 Torrey Pines (South Course) 5 TPC Southwind
Courses with the Easiest Par 3s Rank Course 1 Brown Deer Park GC 1 El Camaleon 2 Palm GC 3 Magnolia GC 4 PGA West (Palmer Course)
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time he had led the Buick Open all week. Birdied two of final three holes for one-stroke victory over 54-hole leader Chris Perry. Victory lifted him over $1-million mark in a single season for first time in his career...Earlier in season, fell one stroke short of his defense of 1999 Phoenix Open with rounds of 67-70-67-67 and finished T2...Following his victory, went to PGA Championship with high hopes but chair he was sitting in on clubhouse patio collapsed, he hit his head on a railing and wrenched his shoulder, neck and wrist in the fall. He withdrew after opening 77. 1999: Made clear comeback from 1994 back surgery with victory at the Phoenix Open in only his second start of the season. Held season-best 54-hole lead of six strokes. Final-round 71 earned him two-stroke victory over Justin Leonard. 1997: Made eight consecutive cuts near end of the year to retain full exempt status. 1996: Returned to TOUR under special medical extension and tied for sixth at Phoenix Open to earn $42,088 and regain full playing privileges. Had three other top-10s, including T4 at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he became the first player to birdie the final six holes at the TPC Sawgrass on his way to a final-round 66. 1994: Missed most of season with ruptured disk, for which he underwent surgery in July. 1993: Second win came in
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John Merrick EXEMPT STATUS: 83rd on 2008 money list FULL NAME: John Sampson Merrick HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: March 20, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Long Beach, CA RESIDENCE: Long Beach, CA; plays out of Virginia CC FAMILY: Wife, Jody
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T3—2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2006 Peek’n Peak Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun; T6—U.S. Open; T7—Zurich Classic of New Orleans; T8—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open.
2008 SEASON:
Doubled his earnings in his second season on TOUR, making more than $1.3 million with four top-10 finishes… Finished T3 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, four strokes behind champion Brian Gay after rounds of 69-67 on the weekend…Finished his third round on Sunday morning and claimed the 54-hole lead at the Zurich Classic before a final-round 73 left him T7…Finished T6 at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines for his first top-10 in a major in just his second start. He missed the cut at the 2005 U.S. Open…Opened with consecutive 5-under 67s at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open to finish T8.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
EDUCATION: UCLA (2004, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, watching sports, Los Angeles Lakers TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Q SCHOOL: 2006 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2006)
2007: Finished 135th on the money list, but improved his position on TOUR with his T23 finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament...First career top-10 was a T5 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. 2006: Finished 21st on the Nationwide Tour money list and improved his status for the following season’s PGA TOUR with T4 finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying School, becoming first player from the Nationwide Tour to improve status through Q-School...First full season on the Nationwide Tour included four top-10s and his first career Nationwide Tour victory. Fired rounds of 71-69-69-68 to finish tied with Gavin Coles at 11-under 277 at the Peek’n Peak Classic. Parred third extra hole to win for the first time. 2005: In first PGA TOUR start, missed the cut at the 2005 U.S. Open...Made six cuts in a combined 10 starts during the 2004 and 2005 Nationwide Tour seasons. 2004: Only top-25 was a T12 at the Envirocare Utah Classic in his first career start on the Nationwide Tour... Also played on the Spanos Tour. Amateur: Earned AllPac-10 honors after capturing medalist honors at the 2003 Pac-10 Championship. Won 2001 Southern California Golf Association Amateur at age 19, the youngest person since Tiger Woods in 1994 to capture the nation’s second-oldest, continuously contested amateur championship.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2005 1 2007 29 16 1 8 86,200/129 $649,438/135 2008 28 22 1 4 7 101,627/40 1,312,005/83 Total 58 38 1 5 15 1,961,443
PERSONAL:
Lists his parents as his heroes. Got his start in golf from friends and his dad.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.50 Driving Distance............................................298.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.56% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.33% Putting Average............................................1.806
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–3 times, most recent Deutsche Bank Championship/1 Career Low Round/Round: 64–5 times, most recent 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $220,686–2008 U.S. Open/T6 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship/138
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT T6 PGA T52 THE PLAYERS T27
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2004 4 2 1 $12,090/178 2005 6 4 7,444/197 2006 29 20 1 4 11 208,506/21 2007 1 1 1 14,400/193 Total 40 27 1 4 13 242,440 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Shaun Micheel
(MICK-heel)
EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Shaun Micheel HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: January 5, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Orlando, FL RESIDENCE: Memphis, TN, plays out of Ridgeway CC, TPC Southwind, Colonial CC
2003 PGA Championship.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1999 Greensboro Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 2008 SEASON:
Due to injury, limited to just 16 events. Did not play again after hometown event, the Stanford St. Jude Championship, in early June. Underwent surgery on his left shoulder on June 10 to repair a torn labrum. Will play on a Major Medical Extension in 2009. Has 13 events to earn $694,924, which coupled with 2008 earnings of $157,828, will equal No. 125 from the 2008 money list and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Made nearly $1 million and recorded three top-10 finishes, his most since 2003...Finished T9 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Best finish since a runner-up at the 2006 PGA Championship came in August at the Reno-Tahoe Open. First-round 68 led to a T6 finish… Bettered that finish with a T5 at the Viking Classic in September, good for his third top-10 of the year. 2006: Played well down the stretch with two top-10s in final seven starts to finish in the top 50 on the money list. Ended the campaign with a streak of nine consecutive made cuts…Former PGA Championship winner finished second at the PGA at Medinah, his highest finish on TOUR since the 2003 victory. Finished five strokes behind winner Tiger Woods...Runner-up to Paul Casey in the HSBC World Match Play Championship at the Wentworth Club. Beat Tiger Woods (4 and
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1989 1 1990A 1 1991A 1 1994 19 4 $12,252/247 1997 21 5 14,519/250 1998 2 2 8,918/286 1999 1 2000 31 15 3 4 467,431/104 2001 34 18 3 351,095/136 2002 30 21 1 2 8 641,450/105 2003 28 21 1 4 7 1,827,000/32 2004 27 20 1 8 949,919/82 2005 29 12 2 3 487,402/146 2006 29 19 1 2 8 1,632,842/46 2007 29 17 3 7 88,450/99 948,195/108 2008 16 6 1 157,828/209 Total 299 160 1 1 1 17 49 7,498,850
PERSONAL:
Friends with the rock band KISS and was a backstage guest of the band in Columbus, OH, the week following the 2003 PGA victory...Was honored with the 1994 Sons of Confederate Veterans Award for Bravery after saving two people from a sinking car while at a golf tournament in New Bern, NC...Wife, Stephanie, graduated from LSU and is an attorney...Father was one of the original pilots for FedEx in 1973...Shot 58 in the 1998 Omega PGA Championship pro-am in Hong Kong.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................72.03 Driving Distance............................................281.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................60.22% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................56.13% Putting Average............................................1.792
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 67–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2000 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2003 PGA Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am/34
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T22 CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT T40 T28 CUT CUT CUT British Open T47 CUT CUT T35 PGA 1 T24 CUT 2 T32 THE PLAYERS CUT T54 9 T71 CUT CUT CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T9 Bridgestone Invitational T23 T50 CA Championship T44
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1994 3 1996 27 15 1 5 $22,007/82 1997 5 3 1 2 18,140/92 1999 25 19 1 1 2 6 13 173,411/9 Total 60 37 1 1 2 8 20 213,558 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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T21—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular.
(No. 104) in 31 events. 1999: Earned his first Nationwide Tour title at the Greensboro Open, edging Garrett Willis by one stroke. Was three strokes back of Willis with three holes to play in the final round but played the last three holes in 1-under par while Willis played them in 3-over. 1996: T9 at Qualifying Tournament to regain his TOUR card. 1993: Earned first TOUR card with T37 at the Qualifying Tournament.
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3), Luke Donald (4 and 2) and Robert Karlsson (2 up) to reach the final. Victory over Woods ended Woods’ five-tournament win streak. 2005: Made 12 cuts in 29 starts...Posted first top-10 of the season (18 starts) in July with a T7 at the Cialis Western Open. Finished the season on a positive note with a T5 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, posting four rounds in the 60s. 2004: Cracked the top 100 on the money list for just the second time in eight seasons on TOUR, with 20 made cuts in 27 events...In seventh start of season, earned first top-10 since capturing the 2003 PGA Championship with a T9 at THE PLAYERS Championship... Made the cut in all four majors, finishing T24 in defense of PGA Championship. Posted a second-round 68 to make the cut after opening with a 77. 2003: Became fifth consecutive first-time major winner with his victory at the PGA Championship and finished 32nd on the money list, the highest in his six years on TOUR…Earned first career TOUR victory in 164th start (third career major start) at the PGA at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY. First player since John Daly (1991) to capture first TOUR event at PGA. Jumped from 169th to 46th in the Official World Golf Ranking with the win. Held the lead outright after 36 holes and shared the lead with Chad Campbell through 54 holes. Playing 72nd hole with a one-shot lead, rifled 7-iron from 175 yards to within inches of the hole for a memorable birdie and a two-stroke victory over Campbell. Finished week 4-under par with rounds of 69-68-69-70--276 and a $1,080,000 payday. 2002: Two top-10s nearly matched the three he had in his first 111 events on TOUR and one of those, a T3 at the B.C. Open, was the best previous finish of his career. Held a share of the lead through the first 54 holes, but carded a 2-over-par 74 on Sunday, with bogeys on two final holes, to finish T3 behind winner Spike McRoy. Finish was first top-10 since T5 at the 2000 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. 2001: T13 at Qualifying School to retain TOUR card following season. 2000: Recorded three top-10s and four top-25s...After earning only $35,689 as a professional in 43 TOUR events prior to 2000, nearly cracked the top 100 in earnings with $467,431
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FAMILY: Wife, Stephanie; Dade Palmer (11/20/03), Marin Belle (2/9/07) EDUCATION: Indiana University (1991) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Flying, hunting, skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 1993, 1996, 2001 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1999)
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Phil Mickelson EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2005 PGA Championship (through 2010) FULL NAME: Philip Alfred Mickelson HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 200 BIRTHDATE: June 16, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: San Diego, CA
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (34):
1991 Northern Telecom Open. 1993 Buick Invitational of California, The International. 1994 Mercedes Championships. 1995 Northern Telecom Open. 1996 Nortel Open, Phoenix Open, GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic, NEC World Series of Golf. 1997 Bay Hill Invitational, Sprint International. 1998 Mercedes Championships, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 2000 Buick Invitational, BellSouth Classic, MasterCard Colonial, THE TOUR Championship. 2001 Buick Invitational, Canon Greater Hartford Open. 2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Canon Greater Hartford Open. 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Masters Tournament. 2005 FBR Open, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, BellSouth Classic, PGA Championship. 2006 BellSouth Classic, Masters Tournament. 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, THE PLAYERS Championship, Deutsche Bank Championship. 2008 Northern Trust Open, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
1993 Perrier Open [Eur]. 2007 HSBC Champions [Eur].
OTHER VICTORIES (3):
2001 Tylenol Par-3 Shootout at Treetops Resort. 2004 Telus Skins Game, PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Northern Trust Open, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial; 2—FBR Open; T3—THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola; T4—World Golf ChampionshipsBridgestone Invitational; T5—Masters Tournament; T6—Buick Invitational; T7—PGA Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Moved his career-win total to 34 with victories at the Northern Trust Open and the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, helping him finish seventh in the FedExCup standings. Despite being hampered by respiratory problems,
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RESIDENCE: Rancho Santa Fe, CA; plays out of Grayhawk GC FAMILY: Wife, Amy; Amanda Brynn (6/21/99), Sophia Isabel (10/23/01), Evan Samuel (3/23/03) EDUCATION: Arizona State University (Psychology, 1992) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, especially football; flying TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 JOINED TOUR: June 1992
finished T6 at the Buick Invitational in his season debut. Has nine top-10s in 19 starts at the Buick Invitational, including three victories…Rallied from four strokes behind J.B. Holmes entering the final round of the FBR Open to force a playoff with Holmes. Lost on first extra hole to a Holmes birdie. The runner-up finish was the 21st of his career. Earlier in the final round, gave two tickets to the Super Bowl, which was being played that night in the Phoenix area, to a father and his young son in the gallery… Made up for a 2007 playoff loss at Riviera Country Club by defeating Jeff Quinney by two strokes at the Northern Trust Open. Took lead for good on the short par-4 10th when, trailing by one, he drove over the green and got up and down for birdie while Quinney made bogey. First played the event as an amateur 20 years earlier, missing the cut… With a T5 finish at the Masters, has 11 top-10s in 15 career professional starts, including two wins and nine top-10s in his last 10 trips to Augusta National…Hit a wedge from the left trees to within 9 feet and sank the birdie putt on the final hole to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Tied with Rod Pampling and Tim Clark at 13-under par, Mickelson drove left into the trees on the 433-yard, par-4 finishing hole and faced a difficult second shot from 140 yards with one tree to navigate under and a second to go over. His approach cleared the left-front bunker and settled just right of the hole where he sealed his second victory of the season and the 34th of his PGA TOUR career, 13th on the all-time winners list. Mickelson birdied the finishing hole in every round…Finished T4 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Was three back of the lead after 36 holes and shared the 54-hole lead, but a closing even-par 70 dropped him to T4. It was his best finish in a World Golf Championships event since a second at the 1999 Bridgestone Invitational…The next week recorded a T7 finish at the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills, his 27th top-10 in a major championship…Capped off the year
PLAYOFF RECORD: 7-3
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1988A 2 1989A 1 1990A 2 2 1 1991A 7 6 1 1 1 1992A 6 1 1992 11 7 1 2 4 $171,714/90 1993 24 14 2 4 7 628,735/22 1994 18 17 1 3 10 11 748,316/15 1995 24 15 1 4 9 655,777/28 1996 21 19 4 1 1 8 10 1,697,799/2 1997 21 19 2 1 5 15 1,225,390/11 1998 24 19 2 2 1 9 11 1,837,246/6 1999 23 20 2 6 14 1,722,681/14 2000 23 21 4 3 12 18 4,746,457/2 2001 23 20 2 4 4 13 13 4,403,883/2 2002 26 23 2 1 5 12 18 4,311,971/2 2003 23 20 1 7 10 1,623,137/38 2004 22 19 2 2 3 13 16 5,784,823/3 2005 21 20 4 1 9 11 5,699,605/3 2006 19 18 2 1 8 14 4,256,505/6 2007 22 16 3 1 2 7 11 109,358/3 5,819,988/2 2008 21 20 2 1 1 8 19 112,201/7 5,188,875/3 Total 384 316 34 21 21 138 213 50,522,901 european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 8 8 3 7 $1,181,239
as a member of the victorious U.S. Ryder Cup team, followed by a T3 finish at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Competed in three of the four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and finished third in season-long points. Won three times and earned a career-high $5,819,988, which pushed his career earnings past the $45-million mark. Finished in the top-10 in money-winners (second) for the seventh time in the last eight seasons. Earned a spot on the victorious U.S. Presidents Cup Team... Earned 30th career TOUR victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Shared the lead after each of the first three rounds after opening 65-67-70, and closed with a 6-under 66 at Pebble Beach to win by five over Kevin Sutherland. Total of 20-under-par 268 tied Mark O’Meara (1997) for 72-hole low. Third career AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am victory was the 10th TOUR win in his home state of California...Lost on the third of a sudden-death playoff (bogey on the par-3 14th) at the Nissan Open to Charles Howell III. Birdied the 71st hole to take a one-stroke lead, but bogeyed the 72nd hole to fall into a playoff with Howell...Overcame one-stroke deficit to 54-hole leader Sean O’Hair to win THE PLAYERS Championship in 14th career start at TPC Sawgrass. Posted rounds of 67-72-6969--277 to finish two strokes ahead of Sergio Garcia. Victory was 31st of career. Earned a career-best $1,620,000... Forced to withdraw after 11 holes of his first round at the Memorial Tournament due to a left wrist injury sustained while practicing out of rough at Oakmont CC, site of the U.S. Open. Second career withdrawal, the first coming at the 2004 Las Vegas Invitational where he withdrew prior to the third round due to food poisoning. Also forced to withdraw the following week before playing in the Stanford St. Jude Championship...Missed back-to-back cuts (U.S. Open-AT&T National) for the first time since 2002 (AT&T Pebble Beach
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 Masters T46 T34 T7 3 CUT T12 T6 T7 3 3 U.S. Open T29 T55 CUT T47 T4 T94 T43 T10 2 T16 T7 2 British Open T73 CUT T40 T40 T24 79 CUT T11 T30 T66 PGA T6 3 CUT T8 T29 T34 T57 T9 2 T34 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T14 T33 CUT T8 T32 CUT T33 T28 TOUR Championship 28 T17 24 12 T22 17 T21 1 T5 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational 2 T4 T8 T9 CA Championship T40 CNL T23 Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters 3 1 10 1 T24 T5 U.S. Open T55 2 T33 T2 CUT T18 British Open T59 3 T60 T22 CUT T19 PGA T23 T6 1 T16 T32 T7 THE PLAYERS T3 T40 T14 1 T21 TOUR Championship T19 20 T3 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T5 T9 T9 T17 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T23 T43 T51 T54 T46 T4 CA Championship T38 T29 T23 T20
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (7), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007; Ryder Cup (7), 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008; Walker Cup (2), 1989, 1991; World Amateur Team Championship, 1990; Dunhill Cup, 1996.
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Phil Mickelson
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.42 Driving Distance............................................295.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................55.27% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................65.81% Putting Average............................................1.761
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Northern Trust Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 60–2005 FBR Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,620,000–2007 THE PLAYERS Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 ADT Skills Challenge/2
win at Buick Invitational and capturing THE TOUR Championship at Atlanta’s East Lake GC with a final-round 66. 1999: Despite failing to win, posted another strong season and had memorable performance in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. With wife Amy’s delivery of their first child imminent, lost by one stroke to Payne Stewart. Couple’s first child, Amanda Brynn, was born day after tournament finished. 1998: Was able to hold off Mark O’Meara and Tiger Woods on Sunday with a final-round 68 to win Mercedes Championships...Also won the weather-postponed AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 1997: Twotime winner, with victories at Bay Hill Invitational and Sprint International. 1996: Won four times, including two of his first three starts, successfully defending Nortel Open title and defeating Justin Leonard in playoff to win Phoenix Open. Became first player since Johnny Miller in 1975 to win in Phoenix and Tucson in the same year...Won GTE Byron Nelson Classic and NEC World Series of Golf, taking the lead at both events after 36 holes. 1995: Won Northern Telecom Open for the second time, following his 1991 victory as an amateur. 1994: Won Mercedes Championships at La Costa, defeating Fred Couples in a playoff...Made first Presidents Cup Team, finishing with 2-1-2 record. 1993: Won first two titles as a professional, the Buick Invitational, and The INTERNATIONAL. Amateur: Last amateur to win a TOUR event with victory at 1991 Northern Telecom Open, by one stroke over Tom Purtzer. Was the first amateur since Scott Verplank in 1985 at the Western Open to win PGA TOUR event...In 1990, became only left-handed player to win U.S. Amateur...One of only four golfers to win NCAA Championship and U.S. Amateur in same year. The others are Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Ryan Moore...Along with Gary Hallberg, David Duval and Bryce Molder, only four-time first-team golf All-Americans.
PERSONAL:
After Masters victory in April 2004, did media tour of New York and Los Angeles that included appearances on “Late Night with David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”…Started hitting golf balls at 18 months…Is right-handed in everything except golf. As his father demonstrated right-handed, he followed along left-handed… An avid pilot, following in the footsteps of his father, Phil Sr., who was a Navy pilot…With wife Amy, has been involved with the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Homes for Our Troops and Birdies for the Brave the last two seasons, helping to raise money for these three organizations…Mother, Mary, was honored as March of Dimes Mother of the Year in November 1998…First golf-course design project, Whisper Rock, near Scottsdale, AZ, opened in 2001…Web site is philmickelson.com…Co-Chairman of the American Junior Golf Association.
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win the tournament twice (1998). A final-round 1-over 73 left him at 19-under 269, one shy of tying Mark O’Meara’s tournament record set in 1997...The week prior to Masters defense, won the 54-hole, weather-shortened BellSouth Classic in a playoff for the second time in his career. Won the 54-hole 2000 tournament in a one-hole playoff over Gary Nicklaus. This time, combined a birdie putt on the 54th hole with a missed 5-foot birdie putt by Jose Maria Olazabal to get into a five-way playoff with Olazabal, Arjun Atwal, Rich Beem and Brandt Jobe. Atwal and Jobe were eliminated on the first hole while Olazabal left after three. Mickelson won with a birdie on the fourth extra hole to Beem’s par. Playoff record improved to 7-1...Edged Thomas Bjorn and Steve Elkington by a stroke to win the PGA Championship on Monday morning and clinch his second major championship title. Became the first left-hander to win the PGA and the first lefty to win two majors. Moved past Ernie Els to No. 3 in the world with the victory... Recorded a hole-in-one on No. 7 during Saturday’s third round of the 84 LUMBER Classic with a 7-iron from 200 yards. It was his fifth career ace on the PGA TOUR...Paired with Chris DiMarco at The Presidents Cup for four of five matches, posted a 3-0-2 record to aid U.S. effort. Halved Sunday Singles match with Angel Cabrera. 2004: Won in his first TOUR appearance of the season for the fifth time in career, capturing the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Posted a birdie on first playoff hole to defeat Skip Kendall...At age 33 years, 9 months and 26 days, captured first major championship in 47th attempt (43rd as a professional), winning the Masters. Held a share of the 54-hole lead with Chris DiMarco. Posted a back-nine, 5-under-par 31, punctuated by an 18-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole, to clinch the one-stroke win over Ernie Els. Only the fourth player in Masters history to win the event on the final putt of the tournament, joining Arnold Palmer (1960), Sandy Lyle (1988) and Mark O’Meara (1998)...Finished second for the third time in last six years at the U.S. Open. Led Retief Goosen by one stroke with two holes to play. Lost lead when he three-putted the par-3 17th hole for double bogey and Goosen birdied the par-5 16th hole. Finished two strokes behind Goosen...Won two ESPY Awards, for Best Championship Performance and Best Male Golfer...Finished top-10 in all four majors for the first time in career. Only he and Ernie Els accomplished the feat during season. 2003: Finished outside the top 30 for first time in 11-year career. Still managed seven top-10s in 23 starts...For the third consecutive year finished third at the Masters (also finished third there in 1996). 2002: Won multiple TOUR events for seventh time in 10 years...Became second player to top $20-million mark for career...Captured Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in first appearance of season and first TOUR start since August 2001. Overcame four-shot deficit with a 64 on the final day, including a final birdie, to finish tied with David Berganio, Jr., at 30-under-par 330. Defeated Berganio with a birdie on the first playoff hole...Shot a final-round 64 at the Canon Greater Hartford Open, including a birdie on the final hole, to beat Davis Love III and Jonathan Kaye by one stroke. Became first player in 51 Hartford tournaments to win in consecutive years. 2001: Posted two victories and finished second on the money list ($4,403,883)...Won the Buick Invitational in hometown of San Diego in playoff with Frank Lickliter II and Davis Love III. Beat Lickliter with a double bogey on the third extra hole...Won for the second time on the season at Canon Greater Hartford Open, keyed by a third-round 61...Shot three straight 66s to start the PGA at Atlanta Athletic Club. Came down to 18th hole one behind David Toms. Toms laid up short of the hazard in front of the green. Mickelson’s long birdie putt from the back of the green was just short and Toms got up and down for par and the victory. 2000: Enjoyed fifth multiple-win season and second four-win season, including ending Tiger Woods’ consecutive victory string at six with four-stroke
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National Pro-Am and Buick Invitational)...Earned his third victory of the season at the Deutsche Bank Championship in a showdown with Tiger Woods. Held off Woods down the stretch at TPC Boston on Labor Day Monday with a 5-under 66 to win by two strokes over Woods, Arron Oberholser and Brett Wetterich. Finished at 16-under 268, moving atop the standings in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup and to second in the Official World Golf Ranking. It was his 17th different tournament win on TOUR and the 32nd of the his career. Witnessed a no-hitter by Boston Red Sox rookie Clay Buchholz at Fenway Park after Saturday’s second round...Bypassed the BMW Championship to fall to No. 3 in FedExCup standings...Needed a victory at THE TOUR Championship to have an opportunity to capture the FedExCup and finished 20th. Closed the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup third behind Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, earning a $2-million bonus...Earned a spot on his seventh consecutive Presidents Cup and compiled a record of 2-1-2, bringing his career record to 11-13-9. He and Vijay Singh are the only players who have played in every Presidents Cup since the event’s inception in 1994...Birdied the second playoff hole to beat Englishmen Ross Fisher and Lee Westwood in the European Tour’s HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. 2006: Captured second Masters and recorded a 13-shot blowout of the field one week prior at the BellSouth Classic. Recorded multiple wins in a season for the 10th time in 14 seasons on TOUR. Finished among the top-10 money-winners (sixth) for the sixth time in last seven seasons…Broke virtually every tournament record en route to wire-to-wire repeat victory at the BellSouth Classic. Posted a 260 total (63-65-67-65) to defeat runnersup Zach Johnson and Jose Maria Olazabal by 13 strokes, the largest margin of victory since Tiger Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open by 15. 28-under total matched John Huston (1998 United Airlines Hawaiian Open) for 72-hole PGA TOUR event held on a par-72 course. Total of 31 birdies was one short of the TOUR record for a 72-hole event by Mark Calcavecchia (2001 Phoenix) and Paul Gow (2001 B.C. Open)...Captured third career major championship at the Masters with rounds of 70-72-70-69--281. Coupled with his win at the final major of 2005, the PGA Championship, became the first player since Tiger Woods (2002) to win back-to-back majors. Held the 54-hole lead by one stroke over Fred Couples, and posted just one bogey in the final round en route to a two-stroke win over Tim Clark...Playing in his 14th U.S. Open as a professional, was looking to join Tiger Woods (2000-01) and Ben Hogan (1953) as the only players in modern era (since inception of the Masters in 1934) to win three consecutive majors. Held a share of the 54-hole lead with England’s Kenneth Ferrie at 2-over. In final round, held a two-stroke lead after No. 15, but fell into a three-way tie for second, behind winner Geoff Ogilvy, with Jim Furyk and Colin Montgomerie, after a bogey on No. 16 and a double bogey on the 18th. 2005: Captured four TOUR events, including second major championship, and proved to be a vital cog on the victorious U.S. Presidents Cup squad...The 13th player in tournament history to win the FBR Open in Phoenix twice, and in doing so, won for the first time in almost a year (2004 Masters). After opening with a 2-over 73, bounced back with a career-low 11-under 60 to tie the course record set by Grant Waite in 1996 and matched by Mark Calcavecchia in 2001. Finished five strokes ahead of Scott McCarron and Kevin Na...Won in back-to-back weeks for the first time in his career with his first wire-to-wire victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Held a seven-stroke lead over Greg Owen through 54 holes prior to defeating Mike Weir by four strokes. Was the first wire-to-wire winner in the 68-year history of the tournament. Opened the event with a 10-under 62 at Spyglass Hill Golf Club, breaking the old course record by two strokes. Also set 36-hole (15-under 129) and 54-hole (20-under 196) records while becoming the ninth player to
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Patrick Moore EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Patrick Joseph Moore HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: April 28, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Austin, MN RESIDENCE: Mesa, AZ; plays out of Minot, ND
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T49—2003 Phoenix Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3):
2002 Greater Richmond Open, Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek ‘n Peak Resort, TOUR Championship.
2008 SEASON:
The 2002 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year has not played in a PGA TOUR event since 2004 due to continuing back problems that date to 2003. Coupled with $34,859 earned in 2003-08, has the opportunity to play in 12 events to earn $452,636 and match the $487,495 winnings of 2003’s No. 125, Esteban Toledo. If he does so, will play out of the Major Medical Extension category for the remainder of the season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Did not play any PGA TOUR events for the third straight season. 2006: Did not compete on PGA TOUR due to back issues. 2005: Did not play due to back problems. Started one Nationwide Tour event, missing the cut at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. 2004: Limited to only 14 events, playing on a Major Medical Extension. 2003: Played
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FAMILY: Wife, Jessica; Maggie (8/12/04), Sean (4/26/06) EDUCATION: University of North Carolina (1992, Industrial Relations) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2002)
in just three TOUR events in rookie season due to back injury. 2002: Became just the fifth player in Nationwide Tour history to earn an immediate promotion to the PGA TOUR, based on victories at the Richmond Open, Lake Erie Charity Classic and the Nationwide Tour Championship...Finished first on the 2002 final money list with $381,965, overtaking Arron Oberholser in the year’s season-ending event and earned Nationwide Tour Player of the Year honors...One of then-15 players in the history of the Nationwide Tour to win as a Monday Qualifier when he posted a tournament recordtying 20-under-par 268 at the Richmond Open. Made a 15-foot eagle putt on the final hole for victory...Used a birdie on the 17th hole at the Lake Erie Charity Classic to post a score of 9-under 275 after beginning the day two behind the three co-leaders and had to wait as the final groups failed to catch him...Birdied four of the last five holes in the third round of the TOUR Championship to move to 10-under-par. Inclement weather eventually shortened the tournament to 54 holes, giving Moore the victory...Did not make the cut in his first PGA TOUR event, Southern Farm Bureau Classic, after rounds of 68-76. 2001: Finished T130 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn conditional status on the Nationwide Tour for 2002...Played the Canadian Tour
where his best finishes were T2s at the Barefoot Classic and the CanAm Days Championship. Finished 16th on Order of Merit. 2000: Had two runner-up finishes on the Canadian Tour. Amateur: Three-time All-ACC selection at North Carolina...1991 All-American...Selected honorable mention All-American in 1990 and 1992.
PERSONAL:
Got his start in golf by going to the practice range with his father in North Dakota...Cites attending the 1995 U.S. Open as his biggest thrill in golf.
Player STATISTICS MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS Career Low Round/Round: 65–2003 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $9,720–2003 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/T61 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 Ryder Cup/989
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 1 2003 3 2 $19,411/240 2004 14 2 15,448/248 Total 18 4 34,859 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1992 1 1 $735/261 1999 1 1 945/227 2002 20 16 3 1 9 11 381,965/1 2003 3 2 3,879/253 2005 1 Total 26 20 3 1 9 11 387,524 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Ryan Moore EXEMPT STATUS: 88th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Ryan David Moore HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: December 5, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Tacoma, WA RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NV; plays out of Southern Highlands GC
2—2007 the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship, T2—2005 Bell Canadian Open, 2006 Buick Championship.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Earned more than $1 million for a third consecutive season and finished second in a tournament for the fourth consecutive year...After a 3-over 75 to open the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, played the final four rounds 24-under par for a T5 finish in his first start of the season...Lost on third hole of a playoff to Adam Scott at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship when Scott sank a 48-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole. Moore’s 15-foot birdie putt from the fringe then grazed the lip. Both players finished regulation at 7-under par, with Moore firing a final-round 68...Capped off top-10 finishes at the Memorial Tournament (T10) thanks to a closing 69.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: In just his second season on TOUR, collected more than $1.5 million and three top-10 finishes, including a second at the Memorial Tournament...Finished T8 at the PODS Championship, his first top-10 finish of the season... Recorded the third runner-up finish of his TOUR career at the Memorial Tournament. Birdied five of his final six holes on Sunday (66) to move into contention before falling one shot shy of winner K.J. Choi. Was one stroke back after an opening 6-under 66...Held the 36-hole lead at the inaugural Fry’s Electronics Open after rounds of 66-63–129. Carded weekend rounds of 71-72 to fall to T6, his third top-10 finish of the season. 2006: Played in only 22 events due to an injury during the early part of the season. Underwent surgery to repair a fractured hook of hamate in his left hand on March 20. Injured the hand in 2005 but tried to play through the pain. Missed eight weeks and returned in late May...In
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002A 1 2003A 1 1 2004A 1 1 1 2005A 2 2 1 2005 12 8 1 1 4 $686,250 2006 22 13 1 4 5 1,122,118/81 2007 28 17 1 3 8 92,464/52 1,554,901/59 2008 24 12 1 3 5 97,002/87 1,214,900/88 Total 91 54 4 11 24 4,578,169
PERSONAL:
Learned the game from his father “as soon as I could walk.”...Has two brothers, Jeremy and Jason, and one sister, Alyssa.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.13 Driving Distance............................................293.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.61% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.03% Putting Average............................................1.770
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2007 Fry’s Electronics Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $691,200–2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational/57
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T45 T13 U.S. Open CUT T57 CUT British Open T42 PGA T9 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T68 T27
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 2004; World Amateur Team, 2004.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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2008 SEASON:
U.S. Open at Pinehurst and British Open at St. Andrews. Played in U.S. Open (T57), but opted to turn pro at Barclays Classic...In 2004, won the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Public Links, NCAA Championship, Western Amateur and Sahalee Players Championship. Captured the U.S. Amateur 2-up over Luke List at Winged Foot and won his second U.S. Amateur Public Links title 6 and 5 over Dayton Rose at Rush Creek GC in Minnesota...A member of the 2004 U.S. World Amateur team, he was low individual at the competition...Received a Sponsor Exemption into the 2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro and finished T24 at 7-under par. Was T12, four strokes out of the lead, after 36 holes...Winner of the 2002 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at the Orchards Golf Club north of Detroit. Defeated Lee Williamson 10 and 9 in the 36-hole final...Two-time American Junior Golf Association All-America.
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2—EDS Byron Nelson Championship; T5—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic; T10—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
10th start of season, recorded his first top-10 and matched his career-best finish on TOUR with a T2 at the Buick Championship, thanks to four rounds in the 60s. Finished three strokes behind J.J. Henry...Finished T9 at the PGA Championship, his first career top-10 in a major in his first major start as a professional. Made four starts in majors as an amateur with a best finish of T13 at the 2005 Masters. Finished with 67-69 after entering the weekend T42. 2005: Low amateur at the Masters Tournament with his T13 finish...Made the cut at the U.S. Open in his last start as an amateur and finished 57...Following week, turned professional at the Barclays Classic, where he finished T51... Finished T2 at the Bell Canadian Open, one stroke behind Mark Calcavecchia. Only player in field to post four rounds at par or better on the par-70 Shaugnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. His $440,000 payday pushed him into the Special Temporary Member category with the ability to earn unlimited sponsor exemptions for remainder of year...Pushed season non-member earnings to $598,250 (equal to No. 120 on PGA TOUR Money List) with T16 finish at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. Two off the lead through 36 holes after opening 67-63 (career-best), but fell from contention with a third-round 74...Closed with a 4-under 68 and tied for 13th at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, earning $88,000. That placed him the equivalent of 113th on the PGA TOUR money list, making him the first player since Tiger Woods in 1996 to go from college to the PGA TOUR in the same season without going to Q School. The only other players to do that since 1980 were Gary Hallberg, Phil Mickelson and Justin Leonard. Amateur: Four-time All-America (twotime first team) at UNLV and 2005 collegiate player of the year. Three-time Ben Hogan Award finalist and 2005 Hogan Award winner and Jack Nicklaus collegiate player of the year. 2005 Golfstat Cup low collegiate scoring average... Low amateur in the 2005 Masters, finishing T13 at 1-under par, thereby earning an invitation to the 2006 Masters via a top-16 finish. His 287 total was the lowest for an amateur in the Masters since Lindy Miller shot 286 in 1978...As reigning U.S. Amateur champion, earned exemption into
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FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Nevada-Las Vegas (2005, Communications and Public Relations) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2005 JOINED TOUR: 2006
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Kevin Na
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EXEMPT STATUS: 100th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Kevin Sangwook Na HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 167 BIRTHDATE: September 15, 1983 BIRTHPLACE: Seoul, South Korea
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T2—2005 FBR Open, Chrysler Classic of Tucson.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2006 Mark Christopher Charity Classic Presented by County of San Bernardino.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 2002 Volvo Masters of Asia.
OTHER VICTORIES (1): 2002 Long Beach Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T4—Sony Open in Hawaii, FBR Open; T8—RBC Canadian Open.
2008 SEASON:
Posted a career-best 21 made cuts in 29 starts, including three top-10 finishes…A second-round, 6-under-par 64 led to a T4 finish at his season debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii…Three weeks later, also finished T4 at the FBR Open. One of five players to record all four rounds in the 60s at TPC Scottsdale…Third top-10 of the season came with a T8 at the RBC Canadian Open, just his second appearance there (T35 in 2005).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Finished T4 at the Verizon Heritage, best finish since a playoff loss to Geoff Ogilvy at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson in 2005...Carded a first-round 63 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, the lowest round of his PGA TOUR career. It also marked the first time he had been a leader/ co-leader after the first round of a TOUR event. Finished T7...Third top-10 was a T9 at the Travelers Championship, posting three rounds in the 60s. 2006: In third full season on TOUR, limited to 11 events due to a lingering injury suffered in January when his right hand was slammed in a car door. Was granted Major Medical Extension for 2007. Withdrew from the Shell Houston Open in April and did
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RESIDENCE: Rancho Cucamonga, CA FAMILY: Single TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 Q SCHOOL: 2003
not play again on TOUR until the Frys.com Open, where he finished T24...One week prior, in a rehab assignment on the Nationwide Tour, captured the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. 2005: Earned more than $1 million and collected two runner-up finishes in second season, including a playoff loss in Tucson...In just his fourth start, finished T2 at the FBR Open in Phoenix. Shared the second-round lead with Phil Mickelson at 9-under 133. Trailed by four after 54 holes and finished five strokes behind Mickelson. Finish came one week after he, his parents and manager were involved in a traffic accident that injured his mother...Back in the state of Arizona two weeks later, lost on the second hole of sudden-death at Chrysler Classic of Tucson to Geoff Ogilvy. Tied with Ogilvy and Mark Calcavecchia, Na was eliminated after Ogilvy birdied the par-5 18th hole, the second extra hole. Highlight of playoff was holed 20-foot par putt on the first extra hole to extend the playoff...In late August, finished T18 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, collected $39,120 to move over $1-million mark in prize money for the season for the first time in his career. 2004: The youngest member on the PGA TOUR...The TOUR rookie carded a final-day 69 at The Honda Classic to move up the leaderboard for a T4 finish, his first top-10 on the PGA TOUR in his 11th career start...Was among the leaders all week at the MCI Heritage, but closing 73 dropped him out of the top 10 to T11...Made one start on the Asian Tour at the Kolon Korean Open in September, finished T26...Next top-10 did not come until October, when rounds of 66-66 on the weekend helped him to season-best T3 finish at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic...Ended the year on a high note with a T13 finish at the Chrysler Championship. His $93,750 payday in Tampa secured him a spot inside the top 100 on the final season money list. 2003: Earned first PGA TOUR card at age 20 by finishing T21 at the 2003 Qualifying Tournament. Medalist by eight strokes at La Purisima CC in Lompoc, CA, during first stage of tournament. Finished T3 in second stage at Oak Valley GC in Beaumont, CA. Played his second season on the Asian Tour and finished 46th on the Order of Merit.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2001 1 2003 2 1 2004 32 19 1 2 7 $901,158/87 2005 32 14 2 2 7 1,095,204/67 2006 11 5 2 146,099/205 2007 27 16 3 5 88,476/98 856,669/122 2008 29 21 3 6 96,794/93 1,041,059/100 Total 134 76 2 1 10 27 4,040,189
His win on the Asian Tour in 2002 qualified him for the 2003 World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, where he finished T71, his only event in the money on the PGA TOUR in three career starts. Also played in 11 events on the European Tour with one top-10, a T6 at the Dubai Desert Classic. 2002: Played professionally on the Asian Tour, where he finished fourth on the Order of Merit. Became the third-youngest winner in Asian Tour history at 19 years and three months when he won the 2002 Volvo Masters of Asia by two strokes. Added five other top-10s that season.
PERSONAL:
At age 8, Na’s family moved from South Korea to the United States. Took up the game a year later and by the time he left the junior golf program had become the top junior player in the U.S. Bypassed senior year of high school and college to turn professional at age 17.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.82 Driving Distance............................................280.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................67.80% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.57% Putting Average............................................1.757
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–4 times, most recent Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $457,600–2005 FBR Open/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 The Honda Classic/79
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T54 Bridgestone Invitational T71
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2001 1 2006 1 1 1 1 1 $90,000/65 Total 2 1 1 1 1 90,000 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Jack NICKLAUS
Jack Nicklaus WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 1974) EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 1962 U.S. Open (Lifetime) FULL NAME: Jack William Nicklaus HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: January 21, 1940 BIRTHPLACE: Columbus, OH RESIDENCE: North Palm Beach, FL PLAYOFF RECORD: 13-10
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1990 4 2 1 1 4 4 $340,000 1991 5 3 4 5 343,734 1992 4 1 1 3 3 114,548 1993 6 1 3 5 206,028 1994 6 1 5 5 239,278 1995 7 1 2 1 7 7 538,800 1996 7 2 3 7 360,861 1997 6 1 3 6 239,932 1998 6 3 5 205,723 1999 3 1 19,673 2000 7 1 5 166,422 2001 7 2 4 266,127 2002 2 1,880 2003 9 2 6 221,593 2004 4 1 2 105,464 2005 1 2,145 Total 84 10 5 3 41 65 3,372,207
Rank 15 17 53 42 34 22 38 58 61 110 74 61 176 62 84 195
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Masters CUT T13 T7 T15 1 T2 1 1 CUT T5 T23 8 U.S. Open T41 CUT 2 T4 1 CUT T23 T32 3 1 2 T25 T51 British Open T34 3 2 T12 1 2 T2 T6 1 PGA T3 1 T2 T2 T22 T3 CUT T11 T6 Year 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 Masters T2 1 T3 T4 1 T3 2 7 4 T33 T2 T15 W/D U.S. Open 2 1 T4 T10 T7 T11 T10 T6 T9 1 T6 2 T43 British Open T5 2 4 3 T3 T2 2 1 T2 T4 T23 T10 T29 PGA 1 T13 1 2 1 T4 3 CUT T65 1 T4 T16 2 THE PLAYERS 1 T18 1 T5 1 T33 T14 T29 CUT T19 Year 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Masters T18 T6 1 T7 T21 T18 6 T35 T42 T27 CUT T35 T41 U.S. Open T21 CUT T8 T46 CUT T43 T33 T46 CUT T72 T28 CUT T27 British Open T31 CUT T46 T72 T25 T30 T63 T44 CUT CUT CUT T79 T44 PGA T25 T32 T16 T24 CUT T27 CUT T23 CUT CUT CUT T67 CUT THE PLAYERS T33 T17 CUT CUT CUT T29 CUT CUT Year 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Masters T39 T6 T54 CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open T52 T43 CUT CUT British Open T60 CUT CUT PGA CUT CUT
Champions TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 90 91 92 93 94 Senior PGA Championship T3 1 T10 T9 9 Constellation Energy Sr Players Champ 1 T22 T22 T6 U.S. Senior Open 2 1 T3 1 T7 JELD-WEN Tradition 1 1 2 T9 T4
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 8 T22 T2 T6 T12 12 W/D 2 T24 T8 6 W/D T34 W/D 2 16 T5 T13 T21 T4 1 1 T25 T25 T9 T29 69
Year 03 04 Senior PGA Championship CUT W/D Constellation Energy Sr Players Champ T40 Senior British Open T14 U.S. Senior Open T25 JELD-WEN Tradition T10
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup (2), 1959, 1961; World Amateur Team Championship, 1960; World Cup (6), 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973 (medalist three times); Ryder Cup (6), 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981; Ryder Cup Captain (2), 1983, 1987; The Presidents Cup Captain (4), 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007.
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nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2003 1 1 2,113/293 2004 1 Total 2 1 2,113
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1958A 2 2 1 1959A 7 5 1 1960A 3 3 1 1 2 1961A 6 6 3 4 1962 26 26 3 3 4 16 22 $61,869/3 1963 22 21 5 2 2 17 21 100,040/2 1964 25 25 4 6 3 17 24 113,285/1 1965 23 23 5 4 1 17 17 140,752/1 1966 18 18 3 3 3 12 16 111,419/2 1967 21 19 5 2 3 13 14 188,998 1968 19 19 2 3 1 12 18 148,168/2 1969 23 21 3 1 10 15 131,990 1970 21 19 3 2 2 10 14 105,229/9 1971 18 18 5 3 3 15 15 241,873/1 1972 19 19 7 3 14 16 316,911/1 1973 18 18 7 1 1 16 17 305,463/1 1974 18 18 2 3 12 17 234,455/2 1975 16 16 5 1 3 14 16 298,149/1 1976 16 15 2 2 1 11 15 266,439 1977 18 16 3 2 1 14 16 284,509/2 1978 15 13 4 2 10 12 256,672/4 1979 12 12 1 3 6 59,434/71 1980 13 12 2 1 3 8 172,386/13 1981 16 15 3 8 13 178,213/16 1982 15 12 1 3 2 7 11 232,645/12 1983 15 14 3 1 8 11 256,158/10 1984 13 13 1 2 1 6 12 272,595/15 1985 15 14 2 1 4 8 165,456/43 1986 15 11 1 4 7 226,015/34 1987 11 9 1 5 64,686/127 1988 9 5 2 28,845/177 1989 10 9 2 4 96,595/129 1990 9 6 1 1 68,045/160 1991 8 7 1 4 123,797/122 1992 8 3 14,868/223 1993 10 4 1 1 51,532/182 1994 8 1 11,514/248 1995 11 4 1 1 68,180/179 1996 6 3 37,779/208 1997 7 4 1 1 85,383/174 1998 5 3 1 1 128,157/172 1999 2 1 5,075/322 2000 8 2 17,244/229 2001 4 2002 1 1 8,910/241 2003 4 2004 2 1 11,130/251 2005 3 Total 594 506 73 58 34 286 389 5,734,322
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FAMILY: Wife, Barbara Bash; Jack II (9/23/61), Steven (4/11/63), Nancy Jean (5/5/65),Gary (1/15/69), Michael (7/24/73); 19 grandchildren EDUCATION: Ohio State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hunting, tennis TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1961 JOINED TOUR: 1962
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Jack Nicklaus (Continued) PGA TOUR VICTORIES (73):
1962 U.S. Open, Seattle World’s Fair Open Invitational, Portland Open Invitational. 1963 Palm Springs Golf Classic, Masters Tournament, Tournament of Champions, PGA Championship, Sahara Invitational. 1964 Phoenix Open Invitational, Tournament of Champions, Whitemarsh Open Invitational, Portland Open Invitational. 1965 Masters Tournament, Memphis Open Invitational, Thunderbird Classic, Philadelphia Golf Classic, Portland Open Invitational. 1966 Masters Tournament, British Open, Sahara Invitational. 1967 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, U.S. Open, Western Open, Westchester Classic, Sahara Invitational. 1968 Western Open, American Golf Classic. 1969 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Sahara Invitational, Kaiser International Open Invitational. 1970 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, British Open, National Four-Ball Championship. 1971 PGA Championship, Tournament of Champions, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, National Team Championship, Walt Disney World Open Invitational. 1972 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Doral-Eastern Open, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Westchester Classic, U.S. Professional Match Play Championship, Walt Disney World Open Invitational. 1973 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Greater New Orleans Open, Tournament of Champions, Atlanta Classic, PGA Championship, Ohio Kings Island Open, Walt Disney World Golf Classic. 1974 Hawaiian Open, Tournament Players Championship. 1975 Doral-Eastern Open, Sea Pines Heritage Classic, Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, World Open Golf Championship. 1976 Tournament Players Championship, World Series of Golf. 1977 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic, MONY Tournament of Champions, Memorial Tournament. 1978 Jackie GleasonInverrary Classic, Tournament Players Championship, British Open, IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic. 1980 U.S. Open, PGA Championship. 1982 Colonial National Invitation. 1984 Memorial Tournament. 1986 Masters Tournament.
CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (10):
1990 The Tradition at Desert Mountain, Mazda SENIOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Championship. 1991 The Tradition at Desert Mountain, PGA Seniors’ Championship, U.S. Senior Open. 1993 U.S. Senior Open. 1994 Mercedes Championships. 1995 The Tradition. 1996 GTE Suncoast Classic, The Tradition.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (11):
1963 Canada Cup [indiv]. 1964 Australian Open [Aus], Canada Cup [indiv]. 1968 Australian Open [Aus.]. 1970 Piccadily World Match Play Championship [Eur]. 1971 Australian Open [Aus], Dunlop International [Aus], World Cup [indiv]. 1975 Australian Open [Aus]. 1976 Australian Open [Aus]. 1978 Australian Open [Aus].
OTHER VICTORIES (11):
1963 Canada Cup [with Arnold Palmer]. 1964 Canada Cup [with Arnold Palmer]. 1966 PGA National Team Championship [with Arnold Palmer], Canada Cup [with Arnold Palmer]. 1967 World Cup [with Arnold Palmer]. 1971 World Cup [with Lee Trevino]. 1973 World Cup [with Johnny Miller]. 1999 Champions Tour-Hyundai Team Matches [with Tom Watson]. 2000 Champions Tour-Hyundai Team Matches [with Tom Watson]. 2005 Wendy’s Champions Skins Game. 2007 Wendy’s Champions Skins Game [with Tom Watson].
2008 SEASON:
Teamed with Tom Watson to finish second in the Wendy’s Champions Skins Game at the beginning of the season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
“Golden Bear” considered by many the greatest player in the history of the sport...Along with Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Tiger Woods, owns a career Grand Slam...Winner of 18 professional major championships: six Masters (1963, ‘65, ‘66, ‘72, ‘75, ‘86), five PGA
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Championships (1963, ‘71, ‘73, ‘75, ‘80), four U.S. Opens (1962, ‘67, ‘72, ‘80) and three British Opens (1966, ‘70, ‘78)...Shares with Arnold Palmer the record for most consecutive years with at least one TOUR victory: 17 (1962-78)...105 consecutive cuts made (11/70-9/76) is third only to Tiger Woods and Byron Nelson...Finished in top 10 in 243 of 357 TOUR events from 1962 to 1979 (68.1 percent)...From 1971-73, had 41 top-10s in 55 events (88.8 percent), including 19 victories and seven seconds...Also has 19 runner-up finishes in majors...Led TOUR in earnings eight times (1964, ‘65, ‘67, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘75, ‘76). 2007: Teamed with Tom Watson to win the Wendy’s Champions Skins Game in February...As Captain, led the United States Team to a victory in The Presidents Cup in Montreal. It was his fourth time as U.S. Captain, with a 2-1-1 record. 2006: Did not play an official event on the PGA TOUR or Champions Tour for the first time since 1957. Teamed with Tom Watson for T2 in the Wendy’s Champions Skins Game. 2005: Was The Presidents Cup Captain for a third time, leading the U.S. to a win that ended with Chris DiMarco making a 10-foot putt to win the match on the 18th hole... Made his 45th Masters appearance but did not make the cut...Three-time British Open champion, playing in his last British Open at St. Andrews, fired a second-round even-par 72, making a 15-foot birdie putt on 18. Finished at 3-over 147 and missed the cut by two strokes. 2004: Made two starts, including his Memorial Tournament and the Masters. Finished T63 at the Memorial...For the second consecutive year played in the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Nationwide Tour near Greenville, SC, with his four sons, and missed the cut by one stroke despite shooting 69-71. 2003: Made four starts, including the Masters...Played in the Ford Championship at Doral, Bay Hill Invitational and as host of the Memorial Tournament...Appeared in more Champions Tour events than in any other previous season since joining the circuit in 1990...Made his debut on the Nationwide Tour at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. Appearance at The Cliffs with four sons marked the first time all five played together in a professional event. He was the only Nicklaus to make the cut...Captained the U.S. Presidents Cup Team for a second time in the matches that ended in a tie in South Africa. 2002: Announced on April 3 that a bad back would force him to miss the Masters, only the second time the six-time champion didn’t start since his debut in 1959. Hip replacement surgery forced him to miss the 1999 tournament...Made one start during the season as tournament host of the Memorial Tournament. Made his first cut on TOUR since the 2000 Memorial... Teamed with Tiger Woods to win the Battle of Bighorn over Sergio Garcia and Lee Trevino. 2000: Named “Golfer of the Century” by virtually every national and international media outlet...Named Sports Illustrated’s Male Athlete of the Century and No. 9 on ESPN’s list of 100 Greatest Athletes of the Century...Played in all four majors for the last time, including last U.S. Open and PGA starts...Received Distinguished Service Award at PGA Championship. 1998: It was announced at the PGA TOUR Awards Dinner that PGA TOUR and Champions Tour Player of the Year Awards would be named in his honor (Nationwide Tour honor also holds that title now)...Streak of consecutive major championships played (146) and consecutive majors for which he was eligible (154) ended...At the Masters, was in contention. Final-round 68 was instrumental in making him, at 58, the oldest to post Masters top-10...Served as Presidents Cup Captain. 1997: Broke Sam Snead’s record for most rounds played at Augusta National with 147. 1988: First TOUR player to reach $5 million (8/20/88). 1987: Captain of Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. 1986: Became oldest player to win Masters (46), shooting a final-round 65, coming home in 30. Masters win was first major victory since capturing U.S. Open and PGA Championship in 1980. 1983: First TOUR player to reach $4 million. 1980: Captured U.S. Open and PGA...Named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Decade for the 1970s. 1979:
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Player STATISTICS MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 1973 Ohio Kings Island Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $144,000– 1986 Masters Tournament/1 MISCELLANEOUS Champions TOUR STATISTICS Career Low Round: 64–2 times, most recent 1990 Mazda SENIOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Championship/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $150,000–3 times, most recent 1996 The Tradition/1
British Open champion for the third time. 1978: Named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. 1977: First PGA TOUR player to reach $3 million (5/2/77). 1976: Named PGA Player of the Year for the fifth time (1967-72-73-75-76). 1975: Captured five TOUR events, including Masters and PGA Championship. 1974: Tied previous year’s career high for wins with seven...Inaugural inductee into World Golf Hall of Fame. 1973: First TOUR player to reach $2 million (12/1/73)...PGA Championship winner, one of career-high seven victories on the season in only 18 events. 1972: Winner of Masters and U.S. Open, and runner-up at British Open, one of 19 second-place major finishes. 1969: Playing in his first Ryder Cup, showed great sportsmanship by conceding a 2-footer to Tony Jacklin after making a 4-footer for par on the last green, resulting in the first tie in Ryder Cup history. 1966: Second consecutive Masters victory (and third in four years) and first British Open win. 1965: 17 top-10s in 20 events...Five victories included second Masters win. 1964: Runner-up finishes at Masters, British Open and PGA...Led TOUR in official earnings for the first time. 1963: First Masters and PGA Championship victories...Posted 17 top-10s in 24 events, including five wins. 1962: As a rookie, first professional victory came at U.S. Open at Oakmont, where he defeated Arnold Palmer in 18-hole playoff. Amateur: Won two U.S. Amateur titles, defeating Charles Coe 1-up in 1959 and Dudley Wysong 8 and 6 in 1961...Finished runner-up to Arnold Palmer in 1960 U.S. Open as an amateur, shooting 282...Won 1961 NCAA Championship at Ohio State.
PERSONAL:
Founder and host of the Memorial Tournament…The Nicklaus Companies’ global business includes golf course design, development and licensing…Alma mater, Ohio State, opened the Jack Nicklaus Museum on campus in May 2002…Named 1999 Father of Year by Minority Golf Association…With wife Barbara, opened and dedicated the Nicklaus Childrens Hospital in West Palm Beach, FL, on Nov. 1, 2004…Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civil award, by President Bush in November 2005. Arnold Palmer was honored in 2004 and others honored with the award in 2005 included Muhammad Ali and Andy Griffith…In 2006, was named “Most Powerful Person in Golf” for the third consecutive year by Golf Inc. Magazine.
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Greg NORMAN
Greg Norman WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 2001) EXEMPT STATUS: Lifetime Member FULL NAME: Gregory John Norman HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: February 10, 1955 BIRTHPLACE: Mt. Isa, Queensland, Australia RESIDENCE: Hobe Sound, FL
1976 Westlakes Classic [Aus]. 1977 Martini International [Eur], Kuzuhz International [Jpn]. 1978 New South Wales Open [Aus], Traralgon Classic [Aus], Caltex Festival of Sydney Open [Aus], South Seas Classic [Fiji]. 1979 Traralgon Classic [Aus], Martini International [Eur], Hong Kong Open. 1980 Australian Open [Aus], French Open [Eur], Scandinavian Open [Eur], Suntory World Match Play Championship [Eur], State Express Classic, Benson & Hedges International. 1981 Australian Masters [Aus], Martini International [Eur], Dunlop Masters [Eur]. 1982 Dunlop Masters [Eur], State Express Classic [Eur], Benson & Hedges International [Eur]. 1983 Australian Masters [Aus], Stefan Queensland
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-8
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1979 2 2 $3,653/208 1981 9 8 3 5 54,272/77 1982 4 3 1 2 22,671/142 1983 9 9 1 2 4 71,411/74 1984 16 15 2 2 7 10 310,230/9 1985 16 13 2 6 9 165,458/42 1986 19 17 3 4 1 10 12 653,296/1 1987 18 18 2 2 9 13 535,450/7 1988 14 12 1 2 1 7 11 514,854/17 1989 17 16 2 1 1 8 14 835,096/4 1990 17 16 2 2 11 15 1,165,477/1 1991 17 15 1 6 7 320,196/53 1992 16 15 1 2 8 10 676,443/18 1993 15 14 2 4 2 12 13 1,359,653/3 1994 16 16 1 3 11 14 1,330,307/2 1995 16 15 3 2 1 9 14 1,654,959/1 1996 17 12 1 1 5 10 891,237/15 1997 15 13 2 2 1 7 10 1,345,856/7 1998 3 1 25,925/235 1999 12 9 1 2 6 570,879/69 2000 12 10 2 4 580,510/84 2001 11 7 1 1 256,310/156 2002 13 10 1 4 467,988 2003 7 4 2 119,799/199 2004 7 1 14,160/249 2005 2 1 17,522/250 2006 1 2008 4 1 1 1 1 1,595/153 509,618/151 Total 325 273 20 31 11 129 191 14,473,229
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 2005 2 1 2 2 $224,858 2008 3 3 3 253,567 Total 5 1 5 5 478,425
Rank 63 61
Challenge [with Brad Faxon], Andersen Consulting World Championship. 1998 Greg Norman Holden International [Aus], Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Steve Elkington]. 2001 Skins Game. 2008 ADT Skills Challenge.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T3—British Open.
BEST 2008 CHAMPIONS TOUR FINISHES:
4—U.S. Senior Open; T5—Senior British Open; T6—Senior PGA Championship
2008 SEASON:
Enjoyed a magical ride at the British Open, carrying a two-stroke lead into the final round before a 7-over 77 left him in a tie for third place—his best showing in a major championship since finishing third at the 1999 Masters. Finished six strokes behind winner Padraig Harrington. His 30th career top-10 finish in a major earned a spot in the 2009 Masters (top four and ties qualify)…Missed the cut in three other PGA TOUR events during the year, including the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where he played with son Gregory…Came back a week after his British Open performance with a T5 at the Senior British Open on the Champions Tour. Also finished T6 in the Senior PGA
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Masters 4 T36 T30 T25 T47 T2 T2 T5 T3 U.S. Open T48 T33 T50 2 T15 T12 T51 W/D T33 British Open CUT T29 T10 CUT T31 T27 T19 T6 T16 1 T35 T2 PGA T4 T5 T42 T39 CUT 2 70 T9 T12 THE PLAYERS T63 CUT T49 T33 T4 T11 T4 TOUR Championship 3 30 T11 Year 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 Masters CUT CUT T6 T31 T18 T3 2 CUT CUT 3 T11 CUT T36 U.S. Open T5 W/D CUT T6 2 T10 CUT CUT CUT T59 British Open T6 T9 18 1 T11 T15 T7 T36 6 T18 PGA T19 T32 T15 2 T4 T20 T17 T13 CUT CUT T29 T53 THE PLAYERS T16 T63 T35 T3 1 T37 CUT T53 CUT T53 CUT CUT TOUR Championship T7 T7 T2 T13 T9 W/D T12 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T25 T31 35 T55 Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 British Open T18 CUT T60 T3 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS W/D T81
Champions TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 05 06 07 08 Senior PGA Championship T6 Senior British Open 3 T5 U.S. Senior Open 4 4
NATIONAL TEAMS: Hennessy Cognac Cup, 1982; Nissan Cup (2), 1985, 1986; Dunhill Cup (10), 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996; Kirin Cup, 1987; Four Tours, 1989; The Presidents Cup (4), 1994 (withdrew due to illness), 1996, 1998, 2000.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (70):
Open [Aus], National Panasonic New South Wales Open [Aus], Hong Kong Open, Cannes Invitational [Eur], Suntory World Match Play Championship [Eur], Kapalua. 1984 Victorian Open [Aus], Australian Masters [Aus], Australian PGA [Aus].1985 Toshiba Australian PGA Championship [Aus], National Panasonic Australian Open [Aus], Dunhill Cup [Eur]. 1986 Stefan Queensland Open [Aus], National Panasonic New South Wales Open [Aus], West End Jubilee South Australian Open [Aus], National Panasonic Western Australian Open [Aus], European Open [Eur], Suntory World Matchplay Championship [Eur], Dunhill Cup [Eur], PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 1987 Australian Masters [Aus], National Panasonic Australian Open [Aus]. 1988 Palm Meadows Cup [Aus], ESP Open [Aus], PGA National Tournament Players Championship [Aus], Panasonic New South Wales Open [Aus], Lancia Italian Open [Eur]. 1989 Australian Masters [Aus], PGA National Tournament Players Championship [Aus], Chunichi Crowns [Jpn]. 1990 Australian Masters [Aus]. 1993 Taiheyo Masters [Jpn], PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 1994 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic [Eur], PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 1995 Australian Open [Aus], Fred Meyer Challenge [with Brad Faxon]. 1996 Ford South Australian Open [Aus], Australian Open [Aus], Fred Meyer Challenge [with Brad Faxon]. 1997 Telus Skins Game, Fred Meyer
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1984 Kemper Open, Canadian Open. 1986 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational, Kemper Open, British Open. 1988 MCI Heritage Golf Classic. 1989 The International, Greater Milwaukee Open. 1990 Doral-Ryder Open, Memorial Tournament. 1992 Canadian Open. 1993 Doral-Ryder Open, British Open. 1994 THE PLAYERS Championship. 1995 Memorial Tournament, Canon Greater Hartford Open, NEC World Series of Golf. 1996 Doral-Ryder Open. 1997 FedEx St. Jude Classic, NEC World Series of Golf.
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FAMILY: Wife, Chrissie; Children, MorganLeigh (10/5/82), Gregory (9/19/85); Stepchildren, Alex (10/12/91), Nicky (6/8/94), Colton (7/14/96) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hunting, scuba diving TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1976 JOINED TOUR: 1983
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Greg Norman (Continued) Championship and fourth in the U.S. Senior Open…In late February, was named Captain of the International Team for The Presidents Cup, scheduled for Oct. 8-11, 2009, at San Francisco’s Harding Park Golf Course. Fred Couples will Captain the U.S. Team…Married tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert in late June...Teamed up with son Gregory to win the ADT Skills Challenge in early November.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Did not make a PGA TOUR start for the first time in his career. Also didn’t play on the Champions Tour.. Finished 64th in the Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour in February. 2006: Only official PGA TOUR start he made was at The INTERNATIONAL, where he missed the cut, and in the Senior Spanish Open (T6). Did not make a start on the Champions Tour or the European Tour... Missed much of the early part of the year after undergoing surgery in February on his right knee to repair damage to the meniscus...Did not compete again until August’s Telus Skins Game in Canada...Teamed with Nick Faldo in the Merrill Lynch Shootout and with son Gregory in the FatherSon Challenge. 2005: Had back surgery (laminectomy) at the end of March at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Did not play golf until about 10 days before the British Open...Made only two starts on the PGA TOUR (British Open and The INTERNATIONAL) and spent the second half of the season playing on the Champions Tour... Made the cut at the British Open, where he finished T60 at St. Andrews....The next week made his Champions Tour debut at the Senior British Open at Royal Aberdeen in Scotland and finished solo third, one stroke out of a playoff despite an opening-round 76...In contention throughout the U.S Senior Open and finished solo fourth near Dayton... Had his knee scoped on October 13 at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado. 2004: Played in seven TOUR events, making only one cut—at THE PLAYERS Championship (T81). 2003: Made only seven starts on TOUR and played on the weekend four times...Opened one stroke back of the lead after the first round of the British Open. Rounds of 79-74-68 dropped him into T18 for the tournament. Played in his 19th consecutive British Open without missing a cut dating back to 1981, the longest active streak. Did not participate four years during the streak (1988, 1998, 2000 and 2001). 2002: Played in 13 TOUR events on a reduced schedule, making the cut 10 times and withdrawing once...Turned in first top10 since a T4 at the 2001 Bay Hill Invitational with a T4 at The INTERNATIONAL...Best worldwide finish was a T6 in the Heineken Classic in Australia. 2001: Played in 11 TOUR events, with a best finish of T4 at the Bay Hill Invitational... Inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame...Captured $1 million at the 2001 Skins Game, shutting out Tiger Woods, Colin Montgomerie and Jesper Parnevik. 2000: Despite playing a reduced schedule due to medical reasons, still managed 84th-place ranking on official money list with $580,510... Earned first of two top-10s at Buick Classic. Fourth-place finish was best since third at 1999 Masters and just third top-10 since 1997 season...Sidelined by arthroscopic hip surgery June 28. Right hip had bothered him for a number of years. Pain linked to left shoulder problems that required reconstructive surgery in 1998. After missing cut at U.S. Open and with intense pain and discomfort, opted for
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surgery. Returned to action at INTERNATIONAL just five weeks later to record second top-10 of year. Finished alone in fourth with 38 points after returning to hitting balls just eight days prior to event...Member of International Presidents Cup Team where he compiled 1-3 record in losing effort to American squad...Received honorary life membership on European Tour. 1999: Played reduced schedule as he continued to recover from previous year’s shoulder surgery. Began year at Accenture Match Play Championship where he lost in the second round and finished T17...Became first player to surpass $12 million in TOUR career earnings when he won $29,000 for T19 at Doral-Ryder Open...Dueled eventual champion Jose Maria Olazabal down the stretch before finishing third at the Masters...On September 12, fell out of top 50 in Official World Golf Ranking after 700 weeks, or since ranking began. 1998: April shoulder surgery cut his season short. Surgery was performed on April 22 by Dr. Richard Hawkins at the Steadman Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation in Vail, CO. Procedure involved the shaving of bone spurs that caused tendinitis in his rotator cuff and the use of a heat probe to shrink the shoulder socket capsule. Followed a seven-month rehabilitation period with a victory at the Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout, playing with Steve Elkington...Won the Greg Norman Holden International in Australia in February. Victory was his first in six tries at his own tournament. 1997: Began year with victory in finals of Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf...Season highlighted by two victories. First win came at FedEx St. Jude Classic, where he birdied final three holes for a 66 to earn one-stroke victory over Dudley Hart. 20th TOUR victory came at NEC World Series of Golf, where final-round 67 earned four-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson...Had two second-place finishes and one third and finished among top 15 on money list for third year in a row. 1996: Became the first to surpass $10 million in career earnings...At Masters, shot record-tying 63 in opening round. Led by six entering final round, but lost when he shot 78 and Nick Faldo shot 67, resulting in his eighth career major championship runner-up. 1995: Won his third Arnold Palmer Award (1986, ‘90, ‘95)...Named TOUR Player of the Year...First player to earn $1 million four times (1990, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95)...Did not miss a cut for the fourth time in his career (1983, ‘87, ‘94 and ‘95)...Won three titles—Memorial Tournament, Canon Greater Hartford Open and NEC World Series of Golf—and then-record $1,654,959. 1994: Earned his third Vardon Trophy (1988, ‘89, ‘94). 1993: At Royal St. Georges, trailed Corey Pavin and Nick Faldo by one stroke after 54 holes, then closed with 64 to defeat Faldo. 1986: Won his first British Open title at Turnberry. After an opening 74, shot tournament-record-tying 63 to take two-stroke lead. Closed with rounds of 74-69 to defeat Gordon Brand by two strokes...Led all four majors entering the final round but won just the British. 1984: Finished in the top 10 on the money list for the first of nine times in his career. Defeated Mark O’Meara by five strokes for his initial TOUR win at the Kemper Open. Four weeks later, won again by two strokes over Jack Nicklaus at the Canadian Open.
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................73.34 Driving Distance............................................278.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................57.60% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................55.56% Putting Average............................................1.844
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 70–4 times, most recent British Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–4 times, most recent 1993 Doral-Ryder Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $509,618–2008 British Open/T3 Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge/1 2008 Champions TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.00 Driving Distance............................................302.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.61% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................65.28% Putting Average............................................1.819
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MISCELLANEOUS Champions TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 67–2008 Senior British Open/3. Career Low Round: 67–2 times, most recent 2008 Senior British Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $123,794–2008 U.S. Senior Open/4
PERSONAL:
Serves as Chairman and CEO of Great White Shark Enterprises, a multi-national corporation. The company’s interests primarily focus around golf and lifestyle. Established in 1993, Great White Shark Enterprises is the parent company to various entities including Greg Norman Golf Course Design, recognized as one of the premier signature design groups; Medallist Developments and Southern Cross Developments, developers of residential golf course communities and related real estate; Greg Norman Collection, a leading worldwide marketer and distributor of men’s and women’s golf-inspired sportswear and accessories; Greg Norman Estates, producer and distributor of Australian and California wines; and the Greg Norman Production Company, operator of the PGA TOUR’s Mayakoba Golf Classic and Merrill Lynch Shootout. Other branded businesses include Greg Norman’s Australian Grille and Greg Norman Australian Prime. Additionally, Norman manages a variety of other licensing and merchandising activities...Began playing at age 16, caddying for his mother. Scratch two years later...Initial ambition was to become a pilot in the Australian Air Force but opted for golf and took just four tournaments to record his first of more than 80 titles worldwide...Named as the 2008 recipient of the Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents of America.
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Sean O’HAIR
Sean O’Hair EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Sean M. O’Hair HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: July 11, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Lubbock, TX RESIDENCE: West Chester, PA
2005 John Deere Classic. 2008 PODS Championship.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—PODS Championship; T3—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, RBC Canadian Open.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Tallied career highs in top-25s (14) and top-10s (5) and nearly $2 million in earnings...The 54-hole leader by two strokes over Phil Mickelson at THE PLAYERS Championship after opening 72-69-66. Playing with Mickelson in the last group on Sunday, saw victory hopes evaporate with a quadruple-bogey on the par-3 17th hole (two balls in the water). Finished 11th after a final-round 76. On his 71st hole, O’Hair said: “I went dead after the pin, and it was right on line with the pin, maybe a yard right of the pin, and went in the water. You’ve got to make something happen. I didn’t bust it for four days to get second place. So obviously I paid for it.”...First-round 65 gave him a share
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2005 29 24 1 1 4 9 $2,461,482/18 2006 30 20 1 2 7 1,411,387/62 2007 28 21 5 14 91,963/58 1,921,226/38 2008 25 17 1 2 3 6 97,675/75 2,089,857/35 Total 112 82 2 1 3 14 36 7,883,952 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1999A 2 1 1999 1 2000 4 2001 7 1 $1,201/308 2002 2 1 1,243/310 2004 2 1 3,400/260 2005 1 1 1 1 1 54,000/88 Total 19 5 1 1 1 59,844
PERSONAL:
Steve Lucas, his father-in-law, has served in the past as his caddie.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.32 Driving Distance............................................291.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................60.44% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.47% Putting Average............................................1.814
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard/3 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $954,000–2008 PODS Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Masters Tournament/24
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT T14 U.S. Open T26 CUT British Open T15 T14 T67 82 PGA T59 T12 T42 T31 THE PLAYERS T58 11 CUT TOUR Championship 12 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 Bridgestone Invitational T51 T12 CA Championship T35 T54 W/D
european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2007 4 2 $41,108 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Notched second career TOUR victory among his three top-10s and topped $2 million in earnings for the second time in four years...After missing the cut in his two previous starts, came back with a two-stroke win at the PODS Championship. Finished the event at 4-under 284, the highest winning score in tournament history and the highest on TOUR since Angel Cabrera won the 2007 U.S. Open. Collected a career-best $954,000. At 25 years, 6 months and 28 days, became the youngest player to win the PODS Championship and one of just eight players younger than 30 with two or more wins currently on the PGA TOUR…The next week finished T3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational… Next T3 came in July at the RBC Canadian Open. Was coleader after a first-round, 5-under 65, but ended the week T3 with Steve Marino.
the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Held the lead after 36 and 54 holes, but could not catch Ted Purdy who closed with a 5-under 65. 2004: Earned his initial TOUR card for 2005 after making it through all three stages of the Qualifying Tournament, including the final stage in his first attempt. Had been to Q-School every year since 1999. Turned in then-best finish in 18 career starts on the Nationwide Tour, a T28 at The First Tee Arkansas Classic. 2001: Made just one cut in seven starts in his only season as a member of the Nationwide Tour...Spent time on the Cleveland Pro Tour and the Gateway Tour...Turned professional after his junior year of high school.
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of the lead at the Memorial Tournament. Finished T5... Closed with a 3-under 68 at the TPC Boston to finish T9 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, the second event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup...Finished T4 at the inaugural Fry’s Electronics Open after briefly vaulting into the lead on Sunday. Double bogey-bogey finish left him five behind winner Mike Weir. Played holes Nos. 16-18 6-over par on the weekend. 2006: Followed his sensational rookie season with a strong second year. Entered 30 events, made 20 cuts and finished in the top-25 seven times...Played well in the major championships, making the cut in three of the four. Finished T14 at the British Open and T12 at the PGA Championship, his best finish in six career major championship starts...Finished third at the Canadian Open, his best finish since capturing the 2005 John Deere Classic, two behind champion Jim Furyk. 2005: Stellar first season on TOUR, which included his first victory and a runner-up finish...First TOUR win came at John Deere Classic just one day shy of his 23rd birthday in his 18th career TOUR start. Posted four rounds in the 60s, including a final-round 6-under-par 65 that overcame a five-stroke J.L. Lewis lead. Finished the tournament with one bogey over his last 60 holes. Earned a career-high $720,000 and a spot in the British Open field the following week, jumping to 16th on the TOUR money list. Moved to World No. 53 from No. 93 and from No. 1155 at the end of 2004. The Wednesday evening prior to the first round after struggling with his swing. “I was so desperate, I went to a Borders (bookstore) down the road from my hotel to get a couple Jack Nicklaus books. Thursday morning I woke up and was trying it in the hotel room. I tried it on the range before I went and played on Thursday and just hit the ball probably the best I’ve ever hit it.”...Obtained a last-minute passport for British Open trip to St. Andrews. After arriving on Wednesday, finished T15, his first career start in a major championship...In just his 12th start of his rookie campaign finished solo second at
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FAMILY: Wife, Jaclyn; Molly Kate (2005), Luke (2007) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Football, basketball, racing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 Q SCHOOL: 2004 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Nick O’Hern EXEMPT STATUS: 75th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Nicholas Simon O’Hern HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: October 18, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Perth, Australia RESIDENCE: Perth, Australia; Orlando, FL
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2006 Booz Allen Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
1999 Schweppes Coolum Classic [Aus]. 2006 Australian PGA [Aus].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—AT&T National; T6—World Golf Championships-CA Championship; T10—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, Turning Stone Resort Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Had most successful year on the PGA TOUR, with several career-best numbers, including earnings ($1,370,771), cuts made (18), top-10 finishes (4) and top-25 finishes (9)…First top-10 of the season was a T6 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship, thanks to weekend rounds of 67-66…Finished T10 at the Memorial Tournament, his second top-10 in just three starts in Dublin, OH. He finished T6 in 2005…Third top-10 of the season was a T3 at the AT&T National, falling just shy of careerbest finish on TOUR (a T2 at the 2006 Booz Allen Classic which was played just down the street from Congressional CC at TPC Avenel)…Final-round 68 led to a T10 finish at the Turning Stone Resort Championship.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Season included more than $1.3 million in earnings, a defeat of Tiger Woods and a spot on the International Team for The Presidents Cup...Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Lucas Glover, Rory Sabbatini and Tiger Woods (20 holes) before falling to Henrik Stenson, 1-up. It marked the second time in the event that he had knocked out Woods (2005, second round), the only player to accomplish that feat...Closed with rounds of 66-66 to finish third at the
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FAMILY: Wife, Alana; Riley (8/9/03), Halle (4/22/06) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Collecting wine, playing guitar TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 JOINED TOUR: 2006
Travelers Championship, second-best finish of PGA TOUR career. It was O’Hern’s best finish of the year and his third top-10...A Captain’s Pick by International Team Captain Gary Player, went 1-4-0 in the competition at Montreal. 2006: Made 10 cuts in 15 starts and had two top-10 finishes...Finished second to Kevin Stadler at the Johnny Walker Classic in Perth, Australia...Made just his second start at the U.S. Open, finished T6, his first top-10 in a major championship (12 career starts in majors)...One week later, finished T2 at the Booz Allen Classic, five strokes behind champion Ben Curtis. Posted consecutive 7-under 64s (career best) at TPC Avenel...Chipped in from a greenside bunker on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff with Peter Lonard to win the Australian PGA Championship in mid-December. 2005: Left-hander joined TOUR as a Special Temporary Member after early-season success...Member of the European Tour since 1999, finished 21st in the Order of Merit with four top-10s. Best finish on European Tour was runner-up at the Heineken Classic in homeland of Australia...Playing in ninth career TOUR event, defeated two-time defending champion Tiger Woods in second round en route to T5 finish at Accenture Match Play Championship. Beat Charles Howell III, Woods and Luke Donald before falling to Ian Poulter 3 and 1 in the quarterfinals...Made his first start at the Masters, finished T45…Next week, finished T9 at the MCI Heritage, his first top-10 in a strokeplayevent on TOUR...Finished T6 in his first appearance at the Memorial Tournament for his third top-10 in six TOUR starts during the season. During the week joined the TOUR as a Special Temporary Member for the remainder of season...Compiled a 2-3-0 record for International Team in first Presidents Cup appearance. 2004: Best season on European Tour, with two seconds (French Open and Linde German Masters) and a career-best 11 top-10s. Finished 12th on the European Tour Order of Merit. 2003: Finished 37th in
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000 1 1 $15,707 2001 4 1 1 1 2003 1 2004 2 2 34,250 2005 13 10 3 5 550,502 2006 15 10 1 2 6 995,235/94 2007 22 14 1 3 7 91,575/62 1,342,391/68 2008 26 18 1 4 9 97,021/86 1,370,771/75 Total 84 56 1 2 13 28 4,308,856 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1998 6 3 2 $6,862/143 2002 2 2 1 1 20,540/137 2003 2 2 1 2 31,063/116 2004 2 2 1 1 33,894/114 Total 12 9 3 6 92,360
the European Tour Order of Merit with T2 finishes at the ANZ Championship and Telefonica Open de Madrid. 2002: 71st in the European Tour Order of Merit with two top-10s. 2001: Six top-10s led to 42nd finish on European Tour Order of Merit. Reached the quarterfinals of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Australia. 2000: Three top-10s on European Tour. 1999: Came through European Tour Qualifying School on first attempt in 1998. Rookie posted two top-10s in 18 starts.
PERSONAL:
Started golf at age 9, following his father, a 3-handicapper. Father played baseball for Australia, and Nick for Western Australia. It was a tossup between turning professional at baseball, tennis or golf. Lists pitcher Greg Maddux as his favorite athlete.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.28 Driving Distance............................................274.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................72.27% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.38% Putting Average............................................1.763
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–4 times, most recent Valero Texas Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent 2006 Booz Allen Classic/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $408,000– 2007 Travelers Championship/3 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Shell Houston Open/16
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T45 T19 CUT CUT U.S. Open T49 T6 T23 British Open T41 CUT T15 CUT CUT T32 PGA CUT T31 CUT CUT T50 CUT THE PLAYERS T24 CUT CUT T32 Accenture Match Play Championship T5 T5 T17 T5 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T28 T31 T56 T27 CA Championship T28 T56 T26 T6 T6
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 2005, 2007; World Cup (3), 2003, 2004, 2007.
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Arron Oberholser EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Arron Matthew Oberholser HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: February 2, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: San Luis Obispo, CA RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of Kukuiula (Kauai, HI)
2006 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2002 Samsung Canadian PGA Championship, Utah Classic.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 2008 SEASON:
Played only 10 times after coming back from hand surgery performed in October 2007. Underwent a second surgery to remove bone spurs and repair minor cartilage damage in his left wrist on July 22...Best finish was a T4 at the Frys.com Open in late October. Shot 65-64 to hold the 36-hole lead... Will play the 2009 season on a Major Medical Extension. Has 18 events to earn $397,871, which coupled with 2008 earnings of $454,881, will equal No. 125 from the 2008 money list and earn Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Bothered by back and wrist injuries, but still managed to finish 47th on the money list with five top-10s...Unable to defend his title at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am because of a bulging disc in his back. Withdrew from the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship because of back pain. An MRI in late January revealed the full extent of the problem and began therapy in the Phoenix area... Returned from the injury at the World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship, losing to David Toms in the first round...Recorded his best career finish in a major championship with a T4 at the PGA Championship. This also marked his second career top-10 finish in a major championship...Best finish of the season was a T2 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Sat one back through 54 holes and was the only player in the field to post four rounds in the 60s. Made a large move in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup standings, improving from 67th to 29th... Because of hand and wrist injuries, was forced to withdraw after nine holes during the first round of the next week’s BMW Championship and wasn’t able to play at THE TOUR
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1999 1 2000 1 2001 1 2003 25 15 2 4 $619,865/103 2004 23 17 1 3 5 1,355,433/52 2005 21 13 4 6 921,796/88 2006 23 20 1 4 13 2,467,772/23 2007 21 18 1 5 8 94,373/34 1,797,458/47 2008 10 8 1 3 775/186 454,881/160 Total 126 91 1 2 19 39 7,617,205
first top-10 of career with a T4 at the Buick Invitational. Held the first-round lead after opening with a 7-under-par 65 on the North Course at Torrey Pines. 2002: Finished second on the Nationwide Tour money list with $319,883. Led the money list for seven of the final eight weeks of the season until Patrick Moore’s victory at the Nationwide Tour Championship...Posted first of two victories at the Samsung Canadian PGA Championship, finishing with a 5-under-par 66 and a tournament record 16-under par 268. Second victory came at the rain-shortened Utah Classic with a final-round 5-under-par 67. 2001: Only played in three Nationwide Tour events, his first season on the Tour, due to a wrist injury. 2000: Finished second on the Canadian Tour Order of Merit. 1999: Named Ericsson Canadian Tour International Rookie of the Year after winning twice. Set Canadian Tour record for largest margin of victory (11 strokes) during his win at the Ontario Open.
PERSONAL:
Has helped as men’s assistant golf coach at Santa Clara University. The coach he assisted at Santa Clara, John Kennaday, is now men’s coach at San Jose State, Arron’s alma mater.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.93 Driving Distance............................................281.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................66.59% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.62% Putting Average............................................1.803
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Frys.com Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 60–2006 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $972,000–2006 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro–Am/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship/22
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T14 58 T25 U.S. Open T9 T16 CUT British Open CUT T45 PGA T13 T28 CUT T4 THE PLAYERS T66 T27 T45 T64 TOUR Championship 17 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T10 T14 CA Championship 12 T45 T51
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1996A 1 1998 1 2000 3 2 1 1 $15,636/157 2001 3 2 1 10,720/167 2002 20 14 2 2 1 8 9 319,883/2 Total 28 18 2 2 1 9 11 346,239 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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T4—Frys.com Open.
Championship if he qualified. A fracture in his left hand had been bothersome since mid-June...Returned to action at the Fry’s Electronics Open in his hometown of Scottsdale and recorded a T18 finish in what would be his last event of the season...Underwent successful surgery on October 30 to remove a loose fragment of the hamate bone in his left hand, and in turn was forced to withdraw from the Omega Mission Hills World Cup. 2006: Collected his first TOUR title and earned more than $2 million, giving him a spot in THE TOUR Championship for the first time...Claimed first TOUR victory on his home turf at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, a course he has played since he was a teenager, and a tournament he rarely missed. Closed with an even-par 72 and cruised to a five-shot victory, matching the largest margin in the 77-year history of the tournament...In the second round of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, set the Cottonwood Valley course record with a 10-under-par 60. Aiming to become just the fourth player in TOUR history to post a round of 59 in an official event, missed 15-foot birdie putt on No. 18. Finished T13. 2005: Had three T6s (Buick Invitational, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, BellSouth Classic)...Finished T9 in his first start in a U.S. Open and only his second start in a major championship. He finished T13 at the 2004 PGA Championship...Injured his right elbow after the PGA Championship. Planned to return the week of Las Vegas event but was experiencing lower-back problems. Did not make another start after the PGA. 2004: Shared the third-round lead with eventual winner Vijay Singh at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after opening with three rounds in the 60s. Final-round 76 left him T4...Had a one-stroke lead heading into the final round at the Wachovia Championship. A closing 72 put him into a playoff. Lost to Joey Sindelar on the second playoff hole...Finished T4 at the Booz Allen Classic in his first appearance at the TPC Avenel. His $198,400 payday pushed him over the $1-million mark in season earnings for the first time in his career...Made his first start in a major championship at the PGA Championship in Whistling Straits, WI, finishing T13...Collected $1 million first prize for victory in the Shinhan Korea Golf Championship in late November. 2003: Began rookie campaign by making eight consecutive cuts including his only two top-10s...In seventh career PGA TOUR start (fourth as a TOUR member), posted
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2004 Shinhan Korea Golf Championship.
FAMILY: Wife, Angie Rizzo EDUCATION: San Jose State University (Broadcast Journalism, 1998) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, music, fitness TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2002)
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Joe Ogilvie
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EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Norman Joseph Ogilvie HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Lancaster, OH RESIDENCE: Austin, TX
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2007 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (4):
1998 Monterrey Open, Greensboro Open. 2003 Jacob’s Creek Open, The Reese’s Cup Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T6—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee; T9—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; T10—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, Turning Stone Resort Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Finished 102nd on the money list after making 22 of 29 cuts and recording four top-10s…First top-10 of the season came in his fourth start with a T9 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am…The Lancaster, OH, native collected his first top-10 at the Memorial Tournament (four career starts) with a T10 at Muirfield Village Golf Club…The first player since Kenny Perry (2003-2004) to follow up a U.S. Bank Championship victory with a top-10, a T6 thanks to four rounds in the 60s. The U.S. Bank Championship (since 1968) and THE PLAYERS Championship (since 1974) are the two longest-running tournaments without back-to-back winners…Claimed a T10 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Earned first career PGA TOUR victory at the U.S. Bank Championship in 230th career TOUR start at age 32 years, 11 months and 14 days. Was one of 12 first-time winners during the year. Posted rounds of 67-63-69-67--266, overcoming the one-stroke lead of 54-hole leader Tim Herron. Key to final round was eagle-2 on the 16th hole, holing out from 119 yards with a sand wedge. Payday of $720,000 was largest of career. Ninth first-time champion at the U.S. Bank Championship and first since Shigeki Maruyama in 2001...Second top-10 of the season was a T10 at the Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children, where he had three eagles during his second round at TPC Summerlin. 2006: Finished in the top 100 on the money list for the third consecutive season on the strength of three
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FAMILY: Wife, Colleen; Lauren, Kaitlin, Patrick EDUCATION: Duke University (1996, Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Travel, financial markets, politics TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL: 1999 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1998, 2003)
top-10s (T9 at the Buick Championship, T10 at John Deere Classic and third at Reno-Tahoe Open)...Tied the tournament record with a 10-under 62 in the final round of the Reno-Tahoe Open, including birdies on 10 of his final 12 holes and 11 total. The 62 included an 8-under 28 on the back nine, tied for second-best nine of the season. 2005: Matched his career-best finish with a T2 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (T2-2004 HP Classic of New Orleans) after sharing the first-round lead and holding the second-, third-, and fourth-round leads. Three-round total of 23-under 193 matched the low 54-hole mark in tournament history set by Joe Durant in 2001. Recorded four eagles during the 90-hole event to tie the tournament record. After starting final round with a two-stroke lead over Peter Lonard, posted a 73 on Sunday to finish three strokes behind Justin Leonard...Posted third runner-up in last 10 months with a T2 at The Honda Classic. Began final round two strokes behind leaders Brett Wetterich and Geoff Ogilvy. Birdied the 17th hole during a bogey-free final round to get to 14-under 274 and match Vijay Singh and Padraig Harrington. Eliminated from three-man playoff on first extra hole. Moved over the $1-million mark for the second straight season. 2004: Made more money ($1,443,363) than he had in his first four years on TOUR combined ($1,197,971)...Jumped from World No. 308 at start of year to No. 120 by season’s end...T2 at the rain-soaked HP Classic of New Orleans. Held the 54-hole lead after opening 66-67-66, two strokes ahead of Charles Howell III and Phil Mickelson at 17-under-par. Despite posting a 4-under-par 68 in the final round Monday, was passed by Vijay Singh, who carded a 9-under 63 to earn a one-stroke victory. Nearly holed bunker shot on 72nd hole that would have forced a sudden-death playoff. Did not record a bogey over the final 36 holes...Finish came one week after Shell Houston Open, where he was one stroke out of the lead after 54 holes, but shot a final-round 76 and fell to T19...One stroke off the lead entering the final round of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Finished T8 after even-par 72 on Sunday. 2003: Finished the season No. 2 on the Nationwide Tour money list with $392,337... Won the inaugural event at the Jacob’s Creek Open in Adelaide, Australia, his third win on that circuit...After losing in a playoff to Vaughn Taylor at the Knoxville Open,
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996 1 1998 1 1999 31 14 2 5 $287,346/137 2000 30 17 3 7 519,740/92 2001 34 20 4 343,189/139 2002 20 5 1 47,696/216 2003 1 2004 32 20 1 1 4 9 1,443,363/49 2005 30 21 2 5 10 1,819,547/37 2006 29 18 1 3 9 1,073,111/86 2007 31 19 1 2 7 89,693/82 1,339,153/69 2008 29 22 4 7 93,470/129 1,035,831/102 Total 269 156 1 3 2 23 59 7,908,976
came back two weeks later and claimed his fourth career win on the Nationwide Tour at The Reese’s Cup Classic. The win pushed his season earnings over $300,000, making him the fastest to earn $300,000 in Tour history. 2002: Lost status on TOUR after making only five cuts in 20 starts and finishing No. 216 on the money list. 2001: No top-10s but did make 20 cuts in 34 starts to finish No. 139 on the money list. 2000: Finished 92nd on the money list with a then-career high three top-10s, including a T4 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. 1999: Earned his first TOUR top-10 finish at the Motorola Western Open with a T9 and a season-best $65,000 payday...First-year earnings of $287,346 were the 10th-best among rookies that year. 1998: Two-time winner on the Nationwide Tour with victories at the Monterrey Open and Greensboro Open. 1997: Earned fully exempt status on the Nationwide Tour for the following season in his second attempt at Qualifying School, where he missed the cut in 1996. Amateur: 1995 honorable mention AllAmerican selection and two-time all-ACC at Duke.
PERSONAL:
Lists Warren Buffet and Bill Gates as heroes…Started investment advisory firm, Ogilvie Capital, in 2007.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.87 Driving Distance............................................287.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.20% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.12% Putting Average............................................1.756
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun/3 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2004 Valero Texas Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2007 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Bank of America Colonial/55
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T25 CUT U.S. Open CUT T40 CUT T36 British Open T25 T34 PGA T58 T49 T17 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T32 CUT CUT CUT CA Championship 50
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1998 30 19 2 1 7 10 $157,812/3 1999 1 1 850/234 2002 5 3 1 12,690/161 2003 23 21 2 1 7 16 392,337/2 Total 59 44 4 1 1 14 27 563,689 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Geoff OGILVY
Geoff Ogilvy
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EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2006 U.S. Open (through 2011) FULL NAME: Geoff Charles Ogilvy HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: June 11, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Adelaide, South Australia RESIDENCE: Melbourne, Australia; Scottsdale, AZ
2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson. 2006 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, U.S. Open. 2008 World Golf Championships-CA Championship.
OTHER VICTORIES (1): 2008 Australian PGA.
2008 SEASON:
World Golf Championships victory highlighted eighth season on the PGA TOUR. Finished the season No. 32 on the FedExCup points list. Claimed two-stroke victory over Mathew Goggin at the Australian PGA in December... After missing the cut in his first three stroke-play events, finished T10 at the PODS Championship with an even-par 284 total…Parred the final nine holes at Doral in a Monday morning finish to win the World Golf Championships-CA Championship by one stroke over Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen and Jim Furyk and two over Tiger Woods, whose streak of victories in five consecutive PGA TOUR starts ended. Held at least a share of the lead after every round. When officials suspended play Sunday night because of darkness following storms during the day, he held a onestroke lead with nine holes remaining. Made pars on the remaining holes, including a chip-in from the greenside rough on the par-3 13th hole, to finish at 17-under par 271. For the week, went the first 61 holes without a bogey before making a 5 on the par-4 seventh hole during Sunday’s final round, his only bogey of the week. Victory was the fourth of his PGA TOUR career and his second World Golf Championships title after winning the 2006 Accenture Match Play Championship…Came back in his next start with a runner-up finish, the sixth of his career, at the Shell Houston Open. Birdied the final hole to move into
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Solid year saw him match his career best with seven top-10s and earn a berth on the International Presidents Cup Team...Runner-up to Henrik Stenson at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, losing 2 and 1 in the 36-hole championship match. Beat Chad Campbell in the semifinals 3 and 2 for his 11th consecutive match win in this event. He is the second player to reach the final the year after winning the tournament, with Tiger Woods winning in 2003 and 2004...Finished T3 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Doral Golf Resort and Spa...Recorded his fifth top-10 in a major championship in his last 10 appearances with a T6 at the PGA Championship. Final-round 69 featured one birdie and 17 pars...Qualified for his first Presidents Cup...One of two rookies on the International Team at the Presidents Cup and played in all five sessions, compiling a 2-3-0 record. Teamed with fellow Aussie Nick O’Hern to beat Stewart Cink and Lucas Glover in the Four-Ball matches and then defeated Steve Stricker 1-up in the Sunday Singles. 2006: Won twice, including his first major championship, and earned more than $4 million for the first time in his career...Collected his second TOUR victory in first career start at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Ranked No. 52 in the 64-player field, earned a careerbest $1.3 million in defeating Davis Love III 4 and 3 in the 36-hole Championship Match. First four matches went to extra holes, including a third-round match that featured a 4-down (with four to play) rally against Mike Weir. Topped Weir with an eagle-3 on the 21st hole. Played a tournamentrecord 129 holes for the week...Two weeks later, finished
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1999 1 2001 23 7 1 1 2 4 $525,338/95 2002 27 17 1 3 4 957,184/64 2003 26 16 1 1 7 10 1,477,246/45 2004 26 19 4 14 1,236,910/61 2005 26 22 1 1 5 9 1,931,676/33 2006 20 17 2 1 5 13 4,354,969/5 2007 22 19 1 1 7 13 98,918/13 2,943,203/14 2008 20 14 1 1 6 8 102,563/32 2,880,099/15 Total 191 131 4 6 4 39 75 16,306,625 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T16 T24 T39 U.S. Open CUT T28 1 T42 T9 British Open CUT CUT T5 T16 CUT CUT PGA T27 T24 T6 T9 T6 T31 THE PLAYERS CUT T21 T16 CUT CUT T37 CUT TOUR Championship T19 T17 Accenture Match Play Championship 1 2 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T41 T36 T51 T68 CA Championship T3 1
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 2007.
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1—World Golf Championships-CA Championship; T2—Shell Houston Open; T7—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial; 9—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, U.S. Open Championship; T10—PODS Championship.
solo second at The Honda Classic, two strokes behind champion Luke Donald. Posted three eagles and one double eagle on the week and surpassed $2 million in season earnings...Playing in only his third U.S. Open and his 10th major championship, won the 106th U.S. Open at Winged Foot GC, posting rounds of 71-70-72-72--285. Entered the final round one shot off the lead of Phil Mickelson and Kenneth Ferrie. Chipped in for par on No. 17 and managed an up-and-down par on No. 18 to finish at 5-over. Colin Montgomerie suffered a double bogey on the 72nd hole to fall to 6-over-par. In the final pairing, nursing a one-stroke lead. Mickelson double-bogeyed the 72nd hole to fall to 6-over. The result was Ogilvy’s first major title, the second Australian (David Graham, 1981) to win the U.S. Open. The 5-over 285 total was the high 72-hole total on TOUR in 2006 and the first time since Paul Lawrie captured the 1999 British Open (6-over) that a TOUR tournament was won with an over-par score...Named Player of the Month in June...Finished the majors with a T9 at the PGA. Did not finish lower than T16 (Masters, British Open) in any of the four majors...Ended the season making eight consecutive cuts, including a T19 in his first TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 2005: Captured first career TOUR victory in his 108th career start on TOUR at age 27 years, 8 months and 16 days at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Posted rounds of 65-66-67-71-269 and went on to defeat Kevin Na and Mark Calcavecchia in a sudden-death playoff. Calcavecchia was eliminated on the first hole and Ogilvy converted a birdie-4 on the second playoff hole for the win. Became the fifth first-time winner in Tucson in last six years and won $540,000...Recorded his first top-10 in a major with his T5 finish at the British Open at St. Andrews...Posted back-to-back top-10s in major championships for the first time in his career with his T6 finish at the PGA Championship. 2004: Recorded career-high 14 top25s, including a season-best T5 at the Cialis Western Open, where he trailed by one after 36 and 54 holes and finished four back of winner Stephen Ames...Led the TOUR in AllAround Ranking (276) and shared the title for Total Eagles with Vijay Singh after recording a career-high 17. 2003:
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a share of second place with Chad Campbell, finishing two strokes behind champion Johnson Wagner…Continued his solid play in Texas at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. In his first trip to Colonial Country Club since 2005, posted a second-round, 6-under-par 64 on the way to a T7…The 2006 U.S. Open champion finished T9 at Torrey Pines for his sixth top-10 in a major championship out of his then-18 career starts.
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FAMILY: Wife, Juli; Phoebe Elizabeth (10/10/06), Jasper Michael (1/7/08) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Australian Rules Football, reading, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 Q SCHOOL: 2000
Ogilvy, Geoff
Earned more than $1 million for the first time in his career... Aided by final-round 65, tied career-best finish with T2 at Buick Open, two strokes behind champion Jim Furyk. 2002: Slow start to the season until May when he recorded his second career T2 finish on the PGA TOUR at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans...Was one out of the lead through 54 holes at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill after third-round 66. Closing round of 70 gave him a solo fourth. 2001: Had a successful rookie campaign on the PGA TOUR, with two top-five finishes and earnings of $525,338...Part of a six-man first-round lead at Touchstone Energy Tucson Open after a 67. Finished T3 in first PGA TOUR start... Earned second top-10 in fifth start, T2 at Honda Classic. Opened with 65 for share of first-round lead. 2000: Joined Ben Ferguson and Stephen Allan as three Australians who survived PGA TOUR Qualifying School...Played on the Australasian, European and Southern African Tours...Four top-10s rocketed to him to fifth on PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in second season...Finished second behind
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PERSONAL:
A distant relative of Sir Angus Ogilvy, part of Britain’s Royal Family and an even-more distant relative of Scotland’s King of Bannockburn fame, Robert the Bruce…Was given a cut-down club by his dad at age 7 and progressed to a scratch handicap by age 16…Talented junior athlete in many sports, winning numerous athletics medals at state and national level…Interested in history of golf.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.25 Driving Distance............................................292.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................58.18% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.89% Putting Average............................................1.791
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2007 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,350,000–2008 World Golf Championships–CA Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Buick Open/3
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Hot Shots Courses with the Toughest Par 4s Rank Course 1 Royal Birkdale GC (Lancashire) 2 Oakland Hills CC (South) 3 Torrey Pines (South) 4 TPC Southwind 5 TPC Four Seasons Resort
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Jose Maria OLAZABAL
Jose Maria Olazabal EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Jose Maria Olazabal HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: February 5, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: Fuenterrabia, Spain RESIDENCE: Fuenterrabia, Spain FAMILY: Single
1990 NEC World Series of Golf. 1991 The International. 1994 Masters Tournament, NEC World Series of Golf. 1999 Masters Tournament. 2002 Buick Invitational.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (23):
T26—Shell Houston Open.
2008 SEASON:
Played only four times on the PGA TOUR because of rheumatism. Last PGA TOUR start was a T54 at THE PLAYERS Championship in May. Returned to action in October in Spain on the European Tour, playing twice with a best finish of T15 at the Castello Masters...Will play on a Major Medical Extension in 2009, with 24 events to earn $792,552, which coupled with 2008 earnings of $60,200, will equal No. 125 from the 2008 money list and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Finished in the top 125 on the money list despite a limited schedule due to injury. Did not play between the
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1985 1 1987 5 3 $7,470/215 1989 4 3 2 2 56,039/160 1990 8 7 1 4 7 337,837/38 1991 7 5 1 1 3 3 382,124/43 1992 8 5 1 1 63,429/161 1993 6 3 1 1 60,160/174 1994 8 6 2 1 4 6 969,900/7 1995 10 8 2 4 213,415/87 1997 6 5 1 4 173,589/126 1998 7 6 6 208,486/133 1999 13 8 1 3 4 865,167/46 2000 12 7 2 5 320,971 2001 15 10 5 458,678/110 2002 20 16 1 1 7 7 1,987,027/24 2003 16 9 2 3 479,155/132 2004 17 11 1 4 495,050/142 2005 16 14 1 2 6 8 1,764,227/41 2006 18 14 2 1 4 10 2,120,422/31 2007 16 11 1 1 4 88,300/100 979,249/101 2008 4 2 235/224 60,200/230 Total 217 153 6 5 5 44 84 12,002,594
8-under 208 with winner Phil Mickelson, Arjun Atwal, Rich Beem and Brandt Jobe. Missed another putt inside 5 feet on the first extra hole that would have produced the win and was eventually eliminated on the third extra hole...Just the second time in his TOUR career he has posted three consecutive top-10s. He ran off five in a row in the early part of the 2002 season...Finished T3 at the British Open at St. Andrews. It was his second top-10 in 15 British Open appearances (3rd, 1992). He was a late addition to the field in St. Andrews after Seve Ballesteros withdrew. It was his best finish in a major since he finished fourth at the 2002 Masters...Won on European Tour for the first time in four years with victory at Mallorca Classic in Spain. 2004: Lone top-10 of the season was a T9 at the 84 LUMBER Classic, first top-10 since he finished 10th at the 2003 Memorial Tournament. 2003: Finished T8 at the Masters, his second consecutive top-10 in Augusta and his seventh overall there. Also recorded 13th top-15 finish in 16 career Masters... Finished solo 10th at the Memorial Tournament, aided by a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 in the third round, played in cold and wet conditions with winds up to 35 mph. Only round in the 60s on the day. 2002: Had a career year with seven top10s and a victory...Captured sixth career TOUR victory at the Buick Invitational, becoming the first player to win a TOUR event after being “on the cutline” (1-under-par 143) since Mike Sullivan at the 1989 Independent Insurance Agent Open. Erased a four-shot deficit with a final-round 65 to top J.L. Lewis and Mark O’Meara by one stroke, and joined Gary Player (1963) as only foreign-born champion in tournament’s 50-year history...Finished second in the West Coast Swing presented by The St. Paul...Earned then-career-best $1,987,027, doubling his career season high on TOUR of $969,900 in 1994. 2001: First year as full-time TOUR member...In 36-hole finish, earned 19th career European Tour victory at French Open. 2000: Split time between European
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Masters CUT CUT T8 13 2 T42 T7 1 T14 U.S. Open T68 T9 T8 T8 CUT CUT CUT T28 British Open CUT T25 T16 T11 T36 T23 T16 T80 3 CUT T38 T31 PGA CUT CUT T14 CUT CUT T56 T7 T31 THE PLAYERS CUT T9 CUT T14 T23 Bridgestone Invitational 40 T10 T47 T9 T22 82 DNS Year 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T12 T12 1 CUT T15 4 T8 30 CUT T3 T44 CUT U.S. Open T16 T18 W/D T12 CUT T50 CUT T21 T45 British Open T20 T15 CUT T31 T54 CUT CUT T3 T56 PGA CUT CUT CUT T4 T37 69 T51 CUT T47 T55 CUT THE PLAYERS T25 T52 CUT T12 T36 CUT CUT 7 T3 T54 TOUR Championship 29 Accenture Match Play Championship T5 T17 T5 T33 T17 T17 CA Championship T11 T17 T27 T51 T17 T35
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (7), 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2006.
european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 5 3 1 $41,510 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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U.S. Open and the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and missed the British Open for just the third time in 22 years dating back to 1984...Rebounded from an opening 6-over-par 78 to finish T3 at THE PLAYERS Championship, posting rounds of 66-69-67 over the final three days to finish three behind champion Phil Mickelson... Forced to withdraw from Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China due to rheumatism, affecting his shoulders and groin. “Devastated” to miss the event, having designed the Olazabal Course at Mission Hills. 2006: Surpassed $2 million for the first time in his TOUR career but did not qualify for THE TOUR Championship as he fell from No. 26 to No. 31 after the last full-field event, the Chrysler Championship. Concentrated on European Tour after the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship…The 2002 Buick Invitational champion missed out on a chance to become the eighth multiple winner of the tournament when he lost in a three-way playoff that included winner Tiger Woods and Nathan Green. Green was eliminated after the first hole and Olazabal lost on the second after missing a 3-foot par putt to tie the hole. Playoff record dropped to 0-2 and it was the second straight season that he has lost in a playoff (2005 BellSouth Classic)...Second top-10 of the season was a seventh-place finish at THE PLAYERS Championship. It marked his best effort at the TPC Sawgrass in 13 starts...Two-time past Masters champion posted low final round, a 6-under-par 66, to finish T3…In seventh Ryder Cup appearance for the victorious European squad, compiled a 3-0-0 record to extend career record to 18-8-5. 2005: Finished in the top-10 six times in 16 starts, including losing in a five-way playoff at the BellSouth Classic...Recorded third consecutive top-10 with a T2 at the weather-shortened, 54-hole BellSouth Classic. Missed 5-foot birdie putt on the 54th hole, which would have given him the win. Instead headed into a five-way playoff at
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1986 Ebel European Masters, Swiss Open, Sanyo Open. 1988 Volvo Belgian Open, German Masters. 1989 Tenerife Open, KLM Dutch Open, Visa Taiheiyo Masters. 1990 Benson and Hedges International Open, Carroll’s Irish Open, Lancome Trophy, Visa Taiheiyo Masters. 1991 Open Catalonia, Epson Grand Prix of Europe. 1992 Turespana Open de Tenerife, Open Mediterrania. 1994 Turespana Open Mediterrania, Volvo PGA Championship. 1997 Turespana Masters Open de Canarias. 1998 Dubai Desert Classic. 2000 Benson and Hedges International Open. 2001 French Open. 2005 Mallorca Classic [Eur].
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Pop music, cinema, hunting, wildlife, ecology TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 JOINED TOUR: 2001
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Jose Maria Olazabal Tour and PGA TOUR...On European Tour, won the Benson & Hedges International Open...On PGA TOUR, missed the cut at the THE PLAYERS Championship and Masters, but rebounded later with T12 at the U.S. Open and T4 at the PGA. 1999: Completed one of the greatest triumphs over adversity when he added a second green jacket to the Masters title he won five years earlier. Finished two shots ahead of Davis Love III for an emotional victory, four years after watching the Masters from his bed due to back problem. 1998: Captured the Dubai Desert Classic. 1997: After 18-month absence, during which he could not get out of bed, returned to European Tour at the Dubai Classic. He then won the Turespana Masters-Open de Canarias in his third tournament back. 1996: Started back therapy by Munich doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt and what was believed to be a foot problem was diagnosed as a back ailment. 1995: Withdrew from the Ryder Cup suffering from a foot problem, initially diagnosed as rheumatoid polyarthritis in three joints of right foot and two in left. 1994: Won Masters by three strokes over third-round leader Tom Lehman, shooting final-round 69 to Lehman’s 72. Moved into contention with third-round 69, to pull within one stroke of Lehman, who also shot 69 on Saturday...Later
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that season, won second NEC World Series of Golf by one over Scott Hoch -- giving him his only multiple win season on PGA TOUR. 1991: Second PGA TOUR victory came at The INTERNATIONAL. 1990: First victory on PGA TOUR came in record fashion at the NEC World Series of Golf. Opened with course-record 61, then added three consecutive 67s for tournament records following each round. Led Hale Irwin by eight strokes heading into final round and won by 12. 1987: Made debut in Ryder Cup at age 21. During storied Ryder Cup career, teamed with countryman Seve Ballesteros for pairing with most Ryder Cup victories (112-2 record). 1986: Won European Tour Qualifying School and claimed first European Tour title. Amateur: Won the British Boys, Youths and Amateur titles—the latter beating Colin Montgomerie in the final.
PERSONAL:
Born the day after a golf course opened next door (Real Golf Club de San Sebastian) where grandfather was greenskeeper. Mother and father also worked there. When grandfather died, Jose’s father, Gaspar, took his place as greenskeeper. Father received a club to cut down and Jose, at age 2, used it to hit balls. Mother would take him
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................72.15 Driving Distance............................................277.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................56.55% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................56.02% Putting Average............................................1.785
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 69–Shell Houston Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 61–1990 NEC World Series of Golf/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000– 1999 Masters Tournament/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1995 Nissan Open/4
out on golf course late in the afternoon starting at age 6… Sometimes called “Chemma,” a short way to say Jose Maria in Spanish.
Poppy Hills
Hot Shots Courses with the Toughest Par 5s Rank Course 1 Poppy Hills 2 Spyglass Hill GC 3 Royal Birkdale GC (Lancashire) 4 PGA National 5 Pebble Beach GL
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Jeff OVERTON
Jeff Overton EXEMPT STATUS: 118th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Jeffrey Laurence Overton HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: May 28, 1983 BIRTHPLACE: Evansville, IN RESIDENCE: Bloomington, IN
T2—2007 Wyndham Championship.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
5—Valero Texas Open; T9—AT&T National; T10—Turning Stone Resort Championship.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2005 1 2006 28 19 2 5 $577,132/136 2007 19 11 1 3 6 87,325/111 1,009,630/99 2008 32 20 3 7 96,446/99 890,489/118 Total 80 50 1 8 18 2,477,250
PERSONAL:
Got started playing golf in middle school…Parents are school teachers who taught him the value of hard work.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.95 Driving Distance............................................297.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................54.31% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.14% Putting Average............................................1.781
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–Valero Texas Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2008 Valero Texas Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $373,333– 2007 Wyndham Championship/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Valero Texas Open/231
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 08 British Open T70 THE PLAYERS CUT
NATIONAL TEAMS: Palmer Cup, 2005. Walker Cup, 2005.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2005 3 3 1 $9,361/187 2006 1 1 1 8,000/200 2007 7 4 3 28,911/140 Total 11 8 5 46,272 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Made last eight cuts of the season, including two top-10s, to secure his card for 2009. Overcame appendicitis to secure PGA TOUR card for 2009…Collected his first top10 of the season with a T9 finish at the AT&T National. He shared the 36-hole lead with Tom Pernice, Jr., then posted rounds of 71-70 to finish T9. It was his first top-10 since the last event of 2007…After missing the cut at the Wyndham Championship, was 144th on the money list and proceeded to earn more than half of his season earnings in the next eight starts…Finished T10 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship and fifth at the Valero Texas Open in consecutive weeks in early October to move into the top 125 on the money list…Underwent an emergency appendectomy on Oct. 21 at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ. After playing nine holes at Grayhawk GC in preparation for the Frys.com Open, checked with medical personnel, who suggested he see a doctor and he was operated on that night. Ranked 122nd on the PGA TOUR money list at the time and fell to 126th…Returned to action the following week at the Ginn sur Mer Classic, where he finished T18 and was ranked 125th entering the final event of the season…His T21 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart put him at 118th on the money list to end the season.
team All-American in 2004-05. Big Ten Player of the Year in 2004-05. 2005 Big Ten champion. All-Big Ten first team 2002, 2004-05. Winner of eight individual collegiate tournaments...Member of winning 2005 Palmer and Walker Cup teams. Secured the winning point in singles with a two-putt par on the 18th hole to recapture the Walker Cup for the U.S...Walker Cup teammates J.B. Holmes and Nicholas Thompson also earned TOUR cards via the Qualifying Tournament...Won the Les Bolstad Award for Big Ten low season stroke average in 2004-05.
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2007: In only fifth start of the season, a final-round 66 led to a T10 finish at the Stanford St. Jude Championship...Topped that finish in mid-August at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, NC, with a T2. Shared the second-round lead and held a three-stroke lead entering the final round. Brandt Snedeker’s final-round 63 won the event at Forest Oaks CC, but Overton finished T2 with Tim Petrovic and Billy Mayfair. Finish moved him from 165th to 109th in the FedExCup standings and into the following week’s PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup at The Barclays...Ended the year on a high note, finishing T6 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart and moved up 18 spots on the money list to No. 99. His check for $154,100 pushed him over the $1-million mark for the first time in his career, making him the last of a TOUR-record 99 players to top that number in a single season. 2006: Posted two top-10s in 29 starts as a rookie and finished 136th on the money list...Posted a double eagle on No. 18 at Westchester CC during the Barclays Classic as he holed a fairway wood from 239 yards after a 294-yard drive. It was the fourth in tournament history and the third of the season...First career top-10 came in 16th start, a T10 at the John Deere Classic...Second top-10 was a T9 at the 84 LUMBER Classic, moving into the top 125 on the money list at No. 123. 2005: Earned initial TOUR card by finishing T13 at the 2005 Qualifying Tournament. Made it through all three stages in first attempt at Q-School...Missed cut in his only TOUR start at the Buick Championship...Made cut in all three starts on the Nationwide Tour, including career-best T19 finish at the Gila River Golf Classic. Amateur: Second-
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FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Indiana University (2005, Sports Management) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2005 Q SCHOOL: 2005 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Arnold Palmer WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 1974) EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 1960 U.S. Open (Lifetime) FULL NAME: Arnold Daniel Palmer HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: September 10, 1929 BIRTHPLACE: Latrobe, PA RESIDENCE: Latrobe, PA; Orlando, FL PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 14-10
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1949A 1953A 1954A 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
1 1 2 1 4 4 1 3 1 30 26 1 1 8 15 29 28 2 1 8 13 31 28 4 2 13 20 32 30 3 5 2 14 23 31 31 3 1 3 16 25 27 26 8 1 2 19 24 25 24 6 5 2 20 23 21 21 8 1 13 19 20 20 7 3 14 16 26 26 2 6 4 18 24 21 19 1 3 6 13 21 21 3 2 2 13 15 25 22 4 4 1 16 19 23 20 2 2 8 13 26 25 2 1 10 16 22 22 1 3 2 11 14 24 24 4 1 10 20 22 19 1 2 10 15 22 20 1 1 7 15 20 14 2 7 20 16 1 5 12 19 14 6 21 17 7 15 11 2 4 16 9 1 14 10 3 13 7 11 4 1 11 6 1 1 8 2 6 2 6 4 1 5 4 1 4 5 1 1 5 5 1 6 5 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 734 574 62 38 27 245 388
$7,958/32 16,145/19 27,803/5 42,608/1 32,462/5 75,263/1 61,091/2 81,448/1 128,230/1 113,203/2 57,771/10 110,468/3 184,065 87,496/14 95,267 100,941/11 162,896/3 81,440/24 87,275/27 32,627/75 59,018/36 17,018 21,950/102 27,073/95 9,276/159 16,589/136 4,164/204 6,621/199 16,904/159 2,452/218 3,327/214 1,650/269 2,290/253 7,738/237 1,970/316
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NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup (6), 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967; Ryder Cup (6), 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973; Ryder Cup Captain (2), 1963, 1975; Captain and member of Chrysler Cup Team (5), 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990; The Presidents Cup Captain, 1996; UBS Warburg Cup Captain and Player, 2001, 2002, 2003.
FAMILY: Wife, Kathleen (Kit); Peggy (2/26/56), Amy (8/4/58); seven grandchildren EDUCATION: Wake Forest University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Flying, business, clubmaking TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1954 JOINED TOUR: 1955
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1980 1 1 1 1 $20,000 1981 4 1 1 2 4 4 55,100 1982 7 2 1 5 7 73,848 1983 12 1 1 1 8 12 106,590 1984 13 3 3 9 12 184,582 1985 13 1 1 2 9 12 137,024 1986 15 1 1 6 13 99,056 1987 17 1 8 13 128,910 1988 18 1 1 8 14 185,373 1989 17 4 11 119,907 1990 17 5 66,519 1991 17 4 7 143,967 1992 18 4 70,815 1993 18 1 5 106,232 1994 13 1 34,471 1995 12 1 51,526 1996 16 1 48,192 1997 13 29,052 1998 13 20,454 1999 10 8,185 2000 14 15,338 2001 7 4,384 2002 8 5,596 2003 9 19,311 2004 7 14,812 2005 8 15,701 2006 2 850 Total 319 10 7 9 67 123 1,765,795
Rank 4 4 4 6 4 11 21 19 17 38 65 46 72 64 91 86 89 101 111 135 122 167 150 126 133 132 194
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 Masters T10 21 T7 1 3 1 T2 1 T9 1 T2 U.S. Open CUT CUT T21 7 CUT T23 T5 1 T14 2 T2 T5 CUT British Open 2 1 1 T26 16 PGA T40 T14 T7 T5 T17 T40 T2 T33 Year 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 Masters T4 4 CUT 26 T36 T18 T33 T24 T11 T13 CUT T24 T37 U.S. Open 2 2 T59 T6 T54 T24 3 T4 T5 T9 T50 T19 CUT British Open T8 T10 12 T6 T14 T16 T55 7 T34 PGA T6 T14 T2 W/D T2 T18 T16 CUT T28 T33 T15 T19 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T51 T40 T77 Year 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 Masters CUT T24 CUT 47 T36 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open T59 61 CUT CUT T60 British Open CUT T23 T27 T56 CUT CUT CUT CUT PGA CUT T72 76 CUT T67 CUT T65 CUT T65 CUT T63 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T50 T45 CUT T54 T66 T69 CUT Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Masters CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT British Open CUT PGA CUT CUT CUT
Champions TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 Senior PGA Championship 1 2 T3 1 T16 T5 T11 T13 CUT T47 Constellation Energy Sr Players Champ T5 1 1 T3 T5 T32 T4 T48 T43 T36 U.S. Senior Open 1 6 T11 2 T11 T25 T14 T22 T53 CUT CUT T32 JELD-WEN Tradition T26 T61 Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Senior PGA Championship T27 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT W/D CUT Constellation Energy Sr Players Champ T44 T65 T46 Senior British Open CUT U.S. Senior Open T52 T57 T51 T43 68 51 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT JELD-WEN Tradition T57 T25 T43
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Arnold Palmer PGA TOUR VICTORIES (62):
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (11):
1956 Panama Open, Colombia Open [S. America]. 1963 Australian Wills Masters [Aus]. 1964 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship [Eur]. 1966 Australian Open [Aus]. 1967 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship [Eur], World Cup [indiv]. 1971 Lancome Trophy [Eur]. 1975 Spanish Open [Eur], British PGA Championship [Eur]. 1980 Canadian PGA Championship [Can].
OTHER VICTORIES (9):
1960 Canada Cup [with Sam Snead]. 1962 Canada Cup [with Sam Snead]. 1963 Canada Cup [with Jack Nicklaus]. 1964 Canada Cup [with Jack Nicklaus]. 1966 Canada Cup [with Jack Nicklaus], PGA Team Championship [with Jack Nicklaus]. 1967 World Cup [with Jack Nicklaus]. 1984 Doug Sanders Celebrity Pro-Am. 1986 Unionmutual Classic.
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Fifth on the all-time PGA TOUR win list with 62 victories… Arnold Palmer Award given to season’s top money-winner on PGA TOUR and Champions Tour...Tied for seventh with seven professional major championship titles, including four Masters, two British Opens and a U.S. Open…Won the 1954 U.S. Amateur…Shares with Jack Nicklaus the record for most consecutive years with at least one TOUR victory: 17 (1955-71)… Won eight titles in a season twice (1960, 62), tied for eighth most in a season in TOUR history…Won 29 times and finished second 10 times over a four-season period (1960-63), while posting top-10s in 66 of 93 (70.97%) starts during those years… Led TOUR in earnings four times, three of which came during that four-year stretch (1960, 62-63)… His 44 wins during his 30s are the most by a player that age in TOUR history…Finished in the top 10 on the TOUR money list 13 times, third most in TOUR history. 2006: Played his final round of competitive golf Oct. 13 at the Champions Tour’s Administaff Small Business Classic. Withdrew after four holes but completed the round as a thank-you to the fans in attendance. 2005: For the first time in his career did not make a start in a TOUR event...Married Kit Gawthorp the week of the Turtle Bay Championship in Hawaii in late January. 2004: Celebrated his 50th year in professional golf. Announced that it would be his final Augusta National appearance and recorded his 50th consecutive start at the Masters. 2003: Came back to Augusta National for his record 49th consecutive start at the Masters. Missed the cut there and at the Bay Hill Invitational...Played in nine Champions Tour events, with a season’s best 36th at the MasterCard Championship in February. 2002: Missed cut at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Bay Hill Invitational and the Masters. 2001: Shot his age (71) in fourth round of Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. First player in his 70s to shoot his age or better on TOUR since 77-year-old Jerry Barber had 71 in second round of 1994 Buick Invitational...Added another 71 during the first round of the Senior PGA Championship. 2000: Reached milestone in July when he played in 1,000th combined PGA TOUR and Champions Tour event...Joined Jack Nicklaus and Byron Nelson as the first recipients of the Payne Stewart Award. 1998: Named recipient of third PGA TOUR Lifetime Achievement Award at annual PGA TOUR Awards Dinner at La Costa on January 9. 1996: Captained U.S. Presidents Cup Team to its second consecutive win in biennial series, a 161⁄2-151⁄2 victory over International Team at Robert Trent Jones GC. 1995: Final British Open appearance at St. Andrews, came on 35th anniversary of his first time
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in event. 1994: Played his last U.S. Open at Oakmont, 40 years after playing his first, and final PGA Championship at Southern Hills...Awarded PGA of America Distinguished Service Award. 1981: Became first person to win U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open. 1975: Ryder Cup captain for second time in career (1963, 1975). 1973: Last of 62 TOUR victories came at Bob Hope Desert Classic by two strokes over Nicklaus and Johnny Miller. 1969: Named Associated Press Athlete of the Decade for the 1960s. 1968: Collected at least one victory for the 11th consecutive season...First TOUR player to earn $1 million in his career (7/21/68). 1967: Won his fourth Vardon Trophy (1961-62-64-67). 1964: Captured his seventh major championship at the Masters (1958-60-62-64). 1963: Led TOUR in earnings for fourth time in career (1958-60-62-63). 1962: Named PGA Player of the Year for the second time (1960, 1962). 1960: Finalround 65 at U.S. Open at Cherry Hills defeated amateur Nicklaus by two strokes...Named Hickock Professional Athlete of the Year and Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Amateur: 1954 U.S. Amateur Champion.
PERSONAL:
Maintains active business schedule with golf-course design, construction and development…Principal owner of Bay Hill Club and Lodge, site of Arnold Palmer Invitational, which was renamed in his honor for 2007 tournament… Golf-course design company, Arnold Palmer Design Company, is located at the Bay Hill Club…Consultant to GOLF CHANNEL…Pilot of considerable renown who set one aviation record…Received Francis Ouimet Award from Francis Ouimet Caddie Scholarship Foundation in Boston in January 1997…Received 1999 Donald Ross Award from the American Society of Golf Course Architects and Patriot Award from Congressional Medal of Honor Society in 2000…First former champion to become a member at Augusta National GC, joined by Jack Nicklaus in 2001… Latrobe, PA, airport named after him in honor of 70th birthday…Family named Golf Family of the Year for 1999 by the National Golf Foundation…Received Presidential Medal of Freedom at The White House in 2004.
Player STATISTICS MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS Low Round/Round: 62–1966 Los Angeles Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $50,000– 1971 Westchester Classic/1 MISCELLANEOUS Champions TOUR STATISTICS Low Round/Round: 63–1984 General Foods PGA Seniors’ Championship/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $48,750–1988 Crestar Classic/1
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1980 PGA Seniors’ Championship. 1981 U.S. Senior Open. 1982 Marlboro Classic, Denver Post Champions of Golf. 1983 Boca Grove Classic. 1984 General Foods PGA Seniors’ Championship, Senior Tournament Players Championship, Quadel Senior Classic. 1985 Senior Tournament Players Championship. 1988 Crestar Classic.
Did not play in an official event on the PGA TOUR or the Champions Tour but participated in the Senior Skins Game and various pro-ams and special events. Teamed with grandson Sam Saunders at the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge late in the year. Was the Honorary Starter at the Masters for the second consecutive year.
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1955 Canadian Open. 1956 Insurance City Open, Eastern Open. 1957 Houston Open, Azalea Open Invitational, Rubber City Open Invitational, San Diego Open Invitational. 1958 St. Petersburg Open Invitational, Masters Tournament, Pepsi Championship. 1959 Thunderbird Invitational, Oklahoma City Open Invitational, West Palm Beach Open Invitational. 1960 Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic, Texas Open Invitational, Baton Rouge Open Invitational, Pensacola Open Invitational, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Insurance City Open Invitational, Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational. 1961 San Diego Open Invitational, Phoenix Open Invitational, Baton Rouge Open Invitational, Texas Open Invitational, Western Open, British Open. 1962 Palm Springs Golf Classic, Phoenix Open Invitational, Masters Tournament, Texas Open Invitational, Tournament of Champions, Colonial National Invitation, British Open, American Golf Classic. 1963 Los Angeles Open, Phoenix Open Invitational, Pensacola Open Invitational, Thunderbird Classic Invitational, Cleveland Open Invitational, Western Open, Whitemarsh Open Invitational. 1964 Masters Tournament, Oklahoma City Open Invitational. 1965 Tournament of Champions. 1966 Los Angeles Open, Tournament of Champions, Houston Champions International. 1967 Los Angeles Open, Tucson Open Invitational, American Golf Classic, Thunderbird Classic. 1968 Bob Hope Desert Classic, Kemper Open. 1969 Heritage Golf Classic, Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic. 1970 National Four-Ball Championship. 1971 Bob Hope Desert Classic, Florida Citrus Invitational, Westchester Classic, National Team Championship. 1973 Bob Hope Desert Classic.
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Ryan Palmer EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Ryan Hunter Palmer HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: September 19, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Amarillo, TX RESIDENCE: Colleyville, TX; plays out of Colonial CC and Cowboys GC
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. 2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 Clearwater Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Ginn sur Mer Classic; T4—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open; 10—AT&T Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Claimed second career PGA TOUR win at the Ginn sur Mer Classic in the PGA TOUR Fall Series. Posted two additional top-10 finishes en route to 68th place on money list…First top-10 was a 10th at the AT&T Classic in just his fifth start of the season. It was his best effort on TOUR since he finished T3 at the 2007 Canadian Open…In August, claimed his best finish on the PGA TOUR since the 2007 Canadian Open with a T4 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. Birdied six of his first nine holes in the second round, including the first four holes, en route to a 6-under 66…Sank a 10-foot birdie on the 18th hole to break out of a six-way tie for the lead and win the Ginn sur Mer Classic. Ranked No. 143 on the money list with two tournaments remaining. Had to call a penalty on himself and made bogey on the 10th hole, then took double bogey on the next hole with a tee shot into the water. But he rebounded with a birdie on the final hole at Ginn Ocean Hammock Resort for his second career victory. Michael Letzig, the 54-hole leader, needed a birdie on the par-5 18th to force a playoff. But his wedge spun 35 feet down the slope, and he had to settle for par and a 73 to finish one shot behind along with George McNeill, Nicholas Thompson, Ken Duke and Vaughn Taylor.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: In 21st start of the season, finished T3 at the Canadian Open aided by a final-round 5-under-par 66. It was his first top-10 since a solo fifth at the Chrysler
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FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer; Mason (1/28/07) EDUCATION: Texas A&M University (2000, Recreation) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Ryan Palmer Foundation, cooking, Dallas Cowboys and Texas A&M football TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2003)
Classic of Greensboro. Jumped inside the top 144 on the FedExCup points list from 188th to 127th. 2006: Another solid season, making 20 cuts in 30 tournaments entered and collecting more than $1 millions in season earnings... Notched first top-10 of 2006 with a T10 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...Added second top-10 with a five-way tie for second at the FBR Open, seven strokes behind winner J.B. Holmes. Shared lead with Holmes through 10 holes on Sunday at 17-under. Fell one behind Holmes after a bogey on the par-4 11th hole, then dropped six back after triple bogeying the par-5 15th hole while Holmes eagled it... Finished T10 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Three off the 54-hole lead, posted a final-round 73 to fall from contention...Finished fifth at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, four back of Davis Love III. His $200,000 payday lifted him over the $1-million mark for the third time in his three-year TOUR career. 2005: Made his first start in the Masters and only his second start in a major championship. Finished T39 in Augusta...First top-10 of the season was a T2 at the B.C. Open, thanks to a pair of 67s on the weekend. It was his best finish since winning the 2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort...Made his first start in a World Golf Championships event at the NEC Invitational in Akron and finished T3, thanks to weekend rounds of 67-69... Defending champion at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort and finished T3 aided by a closing 8-under 64. 2004: The rookie posted his first tournament title in his 34th career start on the PGA TOUR at the FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. Was five strokes back through 54 holes but closed with a career-best 10-under 62 to win by three...Shared first-round lead with Tiger Woods at Deutsche Bank Championship after a 65. Eventually finished T17...Ended the season on a high note, beginning with a runner-up finish at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Posted four rounds in the 60s in a single event for the first time in his career, including a final-round 64 at Annandale GC. Three weeks later won his first tournament title in Orlando. 2003: Made the cut in 18 of 24 appearances on
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998A 1 2002 1 2004 33 18 1 1 2 6 $1,592,344/37 2005 32 18 1 2 3 7 1,280,002/60 2006 30 20 1 4 8 1,092,853/84 2007 30 15 1 1 1 85,525/134 524,988/144 2008 22 12 1 3 7 96,773/94 1,453,183/68 Total 149 83 2 3 3 13 29 5,943,370
the Nationwide Tour and enjoyed six top-10 and 10 top-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 6 on the final money list with $286,066...Earned his first career Nationwide Tour win at the 2003 Clearwater Classic in New Zealand in just his second Tour start. Fired a course-record, 9-under 63 in the second round at the Clearwater Resort. 2002: First start on the TOUR as a professional came at the 2002 Valero Texas Open...Played the 2002 Tight Lies Tour in 2002 and made the cut in all 15 events he entered. Won four times in 2002 on the Tight Lies Tour and was the leading money winner with $81,634. Won the Valley Open (Harlingen, TX) and Sprint PCS Open (Tyler, TX) in consecutive weeks. Added victories in Lake Charles, LA, and Hattiesburg, MS, to close the year. Amateur: Played practice round with Payne Stewart at the 1998 U.S. Open, where he posted rounds of 82-73 but missed the cut.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.62 Driving Distance............................................294.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.94% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.75% Putting Average............................................1.720
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–3 times, most recent 2006 Buick Invitational/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $828,000–2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Nissan Open/70
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Masters T39 U.S. Open CUT CUT PGA T47 T49 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T75 Bridgestone Invitational T3
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2003 24 18 1 3 6 10 $286,066/6 2004 1 1 1,440/343 2008 5 2 1 2 28,455/132 Total 30 21 1 3 7 12 315,961 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Rod Pampling
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EXEMPT STATUS: 47th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Rodney Pampling HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: September 23, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia RESIDENCE: Flower Mound, TX; Brisbane, Australia FAMILY: Wife, Angela; Samuel, Willa
2004 The INTERNATIONAL. 2006 Bay Hill Invitational Presented by MasterCard.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
1999 Canon Challenge [Aus]. 2008 Australian Masters.
2008 SEASON:
Recorded five top-10 finishes, including the first secondplace finish of his nine-year career on TOUR. Topped $1 million in earnings for sixth consecutive year...Finished T9 in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Justin Rose (2 and 1) and Nick O’Hern (5 and 4) before falling to Vijay Singh in 25 holes in the third round…Came back two weeks later with a T8 finish at the PODS Championship, tying K.J. Choi and Joe Durant with a tournament-leading three top-10 finishes at the event…Recorded his third top-10 of the season with a T8 at the Wachovia Championship, closing with a 66… Finished T2 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Was tied with Phil Mickelson and Tim Clark for the lead at 13-under with one hole remaining before Mickelson, in the final pairing with Pampling, birdied the 72nd hole from the left trees. The finish marked the fourth consecutive year he finished in the top 12 at Colonial CC in Fort Worth, TX… Fifth top-10 of the season was T3 at the AT&T National.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Fifth consecutive season with more than $1 million in earnings and at least nine top-25 finishes...First top 20 of the year came with a T17 at the World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship...Posted a T10 two weeks later at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. It was his best finish since the 2006 Chrysler Championship (T6)... Made an ace at the 188-yard, par-3 16th in the final round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. He also eagled the par-5 first hole to become the first player since 1999 to card two eagles at that event in the same round...Finished T3 at the Memorial Tournament after taking a three-stroke lead into the final round. Eagle at the par-5 15th on Sunday
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1999 6 3 $17,476/263 2001 1 2002 29 19 3 11 776,903/89 2003 27 16 1 5 9 1,064,974/68 2004 26 22 1 2 10 1,737,725/31 2005 26 21 6 10 1,613,815/48 2006 24 21 1 1 6 9 2,664,673/17 2007 25 22 1 2 9 92,446/53 1,475,970/62 2008 28 14 1 1 5 10 96,510/98 1,702,952/47 Total 192 138 2 1 4 29 68 11,054,489
PERSONAL:
Began playing primarily in the United States beginning in 2000, Aussie relocated to Flower Mound, TX...Wife Angela is a clinical psychologist. “She gets to see everything I do out there. I’m kind of lucky. I have a psychologist out there 24 hours a day. She doesn’t lie. I can’t kid myself.”
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.81 Driving Distance............................................288.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.65% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.61% Putting Average............................................1.784
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/3 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2008 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2006 Bay Hill Invitational Presented by MasterCard/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 the Memorial Tournament/22
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T5 T16 T37 U.S. Open CUT CUT T32 CUT T14 British Open CUT T27 T78 T35 T27 CUT PGA T14 T55 CUT CUT T42 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T58 T27 CUT T44 CUT TOUR Championship T14 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 T17 T9 Bridgestone Invitational T14 T13 T45 T14 T56 CA Championship T37 T41 T38 T28
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1997 5 1998 1 1999 3 2000 24 8 3 $25,591/121 2001 26 21 3 2 9 14 306,573/4 Total 59 29 3 2 9 17 332,164 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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T2—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial; T3—AT&T National; T8—PODS Championship, Wachovia Championship; T9—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
seven strokes behind eventual champion K.J. Choi. 2001: Led the Nationwide Tour in top-10s with nine but did not bring home a win in his second season on that tour...Eight of his top-10s were top-fives, including three runner-up finishes and two thirds...Lost playoff to John Rollins at Hershey Open after matching course record with 7-under 64 during final round...Came out on short side of three-man playoff with Mark Wurtz and winner D.A. Points at Inland Empire Open...Continued to support PGA Tour of Australasia, playing in seven events with two top 10s...Made 46 of 49 cuts between 1996-2001 on PGA Tour of Australasia. 2000: Played in 24 events on the Nationwide Tour, with three top-25s. 1999: First-round leader at the British Open. Shot an even-par 71 in Carnoustie, Scotland, then missed the cut after posting a second-round 86...Won the Canon Challenge on the Australasian Tour. 1998: Finished second at the New Zealand Open on the Australasian Tour.
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tied him for the lead, but a bogey at the par-4 17th dropped him two shots behind winner K.J. Choi...Finished the season ranked third in eagles with 14. 2006: Collected second TOUR title and earned more than $2.6 million as well as a spot in THE TOUR Championship for the first time in his five-year career. Made 21 cuts in 24 starts and recorded a career-best six top-10s...Picked up his second career TOUR win with a one-stroke victory over Greg Owen at the Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard. Came into final round with a four-stroke lead over three players, including Owen, whom he dueled down the stretch. Tied at 14-under after Pampling double bogeyed the par-4 13th hole. One behind Owen going to the par-3 17th. Although Pampling bogeyed the hole, Owen missed two putts from within 31⁄2 feet to double bogey the hole and the pair headed for the 18th hole tied for the lead. Owen’s second shot found the back bunker and he wedged to 13 feet, while Pampling twoputted for par. When Owen missed the 13-footer, Pampling became just the second international champion in the 41-year history of the tournament. The $990,000 check was the largest of his career...Made the cut in three of the four majors. Best finish was T16 at the Masters. 2005: Posted first career major championship top-10 with T5 in first start at the Masters. Along with Mark Hensby, led contingent of eight Aussies playing in Augusta...The next week, finished T6 at the MCI Heritage. First time in his career he managed back-to-back top-10s since joining the TOUR in 2002. 2004: Recorded his first TOUR victory in his 81st career start at The INTERNATIONAL. Made a 21-foot eagle putt from the fringe on the par-5, 71st hole, collecting five points in the tournament’s Modified Stableford scoring system to move into a two-point lead over Alex Cejka...His top-40 finish on the final money list earned his first invitation to the Masters in 2005. 2003: Best finish came late in the season when he overcame a second-round 73 to finish T3 at the Reno-Tahoe Open for fifth top-10 of the season. Rebounded with rounds of 67-68 on the weekend and earned $174,000 to exceed $1 million in earnings on the season for the first time in his career. 2002: One of six Nationwide Tour graduates from class of 2001 to retain TOUR card, finishing in the top 100 in rookie season...Best showing of the season was a T4 at the Tampa Bay Classic. In second place after 18 and 36 holes. Dropped out of contention with third-round 2-over-par 73,
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SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, cars, wine TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2001)
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Corey Pavin
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EXEMPT STATUS: 112th on the 2008 money list FULL NAME: Corey Allen Pavin HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 155 BIRTHDATE: November 16, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: Oxnard, CA RESIDENCE: Dallas, TX
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (15):
1984 Houston Coca-Cola Open. 1985 Colonial National Invitation. 1986 Hawaiian Open, Greater Milwaukee Open. 1987 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Hawaiian Open. 1988 Texas Open. 1991 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic. 1992 Honda Classic. 1994 Nissan Los Angeles Open. 1995 Nissan Open, U.S. Open. 1996 MasterCard Colonial. 2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (12):
1983 German Open [Eur], South African PGA Championship [SAfr], Calberson Classic [Eur]. 1984 New Zealand Open [Aus]. 1985 New Zealand Open [Aus], U.S. vs. Japan Matches [indiv.]. 1993 Toyota World Match Play Championship [Eur]. 1994 Tokai Classic [Jpn]. 1995 Asian Masters [Asia], Million Dollar Challenge [Afr]. 1996 Ssang Yong International Challenge [Korea]. 1999 Martel Skins Game [Taiwan].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; T10—Travelers Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Collected $924,282 in season earnings, the fifth-largest total of his career, in his 25th season on the PGA TOUR. Made the cut in 14 of 20 starts, with six top-25 finishes… Finished T3 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for
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FAMILY: Wife, Lisa; Ryan (5/29/86), Austin (3/5/93), Alexis Le (12/26/07) EDUCATION: UCLA SPECIAL INTERESTS: Basketball, snow skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1982 Q SCHOOL: 1983
his best finish on TOUR since winning the 2006 U.S. Bank Championship. Final-round, bogey-free 66 vaulted him from T26 to T3…Recorded his second and final top-10 of the year with a T10 at the Travelers Championship, thanks in part to a final-round 64, which tied the low round of the day…Held a share of the 18-hole lead after an 8-under 64 at the Buick Open. Finished T12...Named 2010 Ryder Cup Captain in early December.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Made 15 cuts in 25 starts and competed in one event in the PGA TOUR’s Playoffs for the FedExCup...In fifth start of the season, finished T6 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, aided by rounds of 67-70 on the weekend. Fifth career top-10 at the TOUR’s Monterey Peninsula event. 2006: Lone top-10 of the season was his first victory in over 10 years...Win and six other top-25s helped him surpass the $1-million mark ($1,308,084) in earnings for just the second time (1995-$1,340,079) in his 24-year TOUR career...Earned 15th TOUR victory with wire-to-wire win at the U.S. Bank Championship, 10 years, two months and 11 days since last win at the 1996 Colonial National Invitational. Set or tied several TOUR records en route to victory. Birdied first six holes (Nos. 1-6) in the first round en route to a TOUR nine-hole record 26 (8-under par). Finished first round with a career-low 61, tying Brown Deer Park Golf Club course record. Matched lowest first 36-hole total (61-64—125) in TOUR history. Eighth multiple winner of
PLAYOFF RECORD: 5-3
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1980A 1 1 1981A 1 1982A 1 1 1983 3 1 1 $4,209/207 1984 29 26 1 2 5 14 260,536/18 1985 27 23 1 1 1 13 19 367,506/6 1986 28 23 2 6 14 304,558/19 1987 27 17 2 7 10 498,406/15 1988 26 17 1 3 7 216,768/50 1989 28 23 1 10 177,084/82 1990 29 26 1 1 6 13 468,830/26 1991 25 24 2 2 2 10 18 979,430/1 1992 25 20 1 3 2 7 13 980,934/5 1993 24 21 2 6 13 675,087/18 1994 20 16 1 3 1 10 12 906,305/8 1995 22 18 2 2 1 6 11 1,340,079/4 1996 22 21 1 9 14 851,320/18 1997 22 11 1 1 99,304/169 1998 23 12 2 3 168,485/155 1999 25 18 3 10 569,045/70 2000 25 11 1 3 209,883/160 2001 22 14 1 6 458,401/111 2002 24 14 1 2 362,012/148 2003 26 18 2 358,911/148 2004 23 18 2 8 881,938/89 2005 23 15 2 6 736,506/108 2006 23 13 1 1 7 1,308,084/72 2007 25 15 1 3 85,189/138 498,252/151 2008 20 14 1 2 6 96,436/100 924,282/112 Total 619 451 15 16 9 106 226 14,606,155
U.S Bank Championship, and third wire-to-wire winner in Milwaukee. Matched the U.S. Bank Championship 72-hole scoring record of 260 (61-64-68-67) of 2005 champion Ben Crane and 2000 champion Loren Roberts. Led the tournament in putting and was tied for first in scrambling. His 36-, 54- and 72-hole totals were all TOUR lows in 2006. The 72-hole was matched by Phil Mickelson at the BellSouth Classic. His opening 61 was the low start by a winner in 2006...Served as assistant U.S. Ryder Cup Captain. 2005: Finished in the top 125 for second straight season and for 17th time in first 22 years on TOUR...Best finish was a T5 at the Bay Hill Invitational. 2004: Two top-10s were the most since he posted three in 1998. Finished in the top 100 (89th) on the money list for the first time since 1998, when he was No. 70...Tied career low with a first-round 8-under 62 at the Buick Championship. 2003: Made 18 cuts in 26 starts...His best effort came in the first start of the year, a T15 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. 2002: Only top-10 of the season came at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, a T6, his best finish since a T5 at the 1999 MCI Classic. 2001: Lone top-10 a T8 at the MasterCard Colonial. Finish produced largest payday, $116,000, since earning $270,000 for winning 1996 MasterCard Colonial. 2000: Lone top-10 was a T9 at the Westin Texas Open...Tied TOUR record with 18 putts in second round of Bell Canadian Open en route to 65. 1999: After finishing out of the top 150 on the money list in 1997-98, rebounded to finish 70th. Had as many top10s (3) as he did in the two previous years combined. 1998:
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 Masters T25 T11 T27 T42 50 T22 3 T11 U.S. Open CUT T60 CUT T9 CUT W/D CUT T24 T8 CUT T19 British Open T22 T39 CUT CUT T38 T8 CUT T34 T4 PGA T20 T6 T21 CUT T17 CUT T14 T32 T12 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T58 T50 T42 T34 CUT T41 T46 T16 TOUR Championship T5 21 T10 T2 T7 Year 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Masters T8 T17 T7 T43 T41 CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT 1 T40 CUT CUT T34 CUT T19 T54 CUT T17 T11 CUT British Open CUT T8 T26 T51 CUT CUT CUT CUT T22 CUT PGA 2 CUT T26 CUT T10 CUT T49 THE PLAYERS T78 T3 T46 CUT CUT T71 T61 T21 CUT T32 T33 CUT CUT TOUR Championship T10 T2 T21 Bridgestone Invitational T48 Year 07 08 PGA T62 T63 THE PLAYERS T72
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1981; USA vs. Japan, 1982; Nissan Cup, 1985; Ryder Cup (3), 1991, 1993, 1995; The Presidents Cup (2), 1994, 1996.
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Corey Pavin
PERSONAL:
Corey and son Ryan won Disney’s father-child event for Ryan’s age group (1996)…Serves as host for Corey Pavin Golf Classic benefiting Big Brothers and Big Sisters in Ventura County, CA…Had LASIK surgery in November 1998…Caddied for former UCLA teammate Jay Delsing at 2003 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, where Delsing earned his card for the 2004 TOUR season…Joined TOUR members Frank Lickliter II, Jerry Kelly, Donnie Hammond and Howard Twitty on a USA/Armed Forces Entertainment tour of the Persian Gulf for Thanksgiving 2006.
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.33 Driving Distance............................................261.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................69.22% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................57.95% Putting Average............................................1.749
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his first win at the Coca-Cola Houston Open. Amateur: At UCLA, was a two-time first-team All-American (1979, 1982), won 11 collegiate tournaments, including the 1982 PAC-10 title, and was named 1982 college player of the year. Bruin teammates included former or current PGA TOUR members Steve Pate, Jay Delsing, Tom Pernice Jr., and Duffy Waldorf...At age 17, won the Junior World and Los Angeles City Amateur titles.
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Posted top-10s in two late-season events, Westin Texas Open and the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill...Lost playoff to Stephen Leaney at ANZ Players Championship in Australia, where he shot course-record 66 in second round. 1996: Made 21 of 22 cuts and won the MasterCard Colonial...Finished in the top-10 nine times and ranked 18th on the money list...Earned berth on second straight Presidents Cup squad. 1995: After shooting 72-69-71, entered final round of U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills three strokes behind Greg Norman. Closing 68 was highlighted by 228-yard 4-wood shot to 18th green, where ball came to rest 5 feet from hole. Two-putt par gave him his first major championship title...Became only the second player to win back-to-back at Riviera (Ben Hogan the other) when he successfully defended his Nissan Open title...Played on his third Ryder Cup Team, compiling a career 8-5-0 record. 1991: Won Arnold Palmer Award, the last player to win TOUR money title with less than $1 million. 1988: Captured the Texas Open, shooting 21-under-par 259 to become fifth player in TOUR history to break 260. 1984: Scored victories in each of his first five full years on TOUR, starting with
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Pat Perez EXEMPT STATUS: 43rd on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Patrick Perez HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: March 1, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Phoenix, AZ RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ FAMILY: Wife, Athena
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
2—2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, T2—Buick Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2000 Ozarks Open.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2002 Champions Challenge [with John Daly].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T4—Sony Open in Hawaii; 6—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial; T7—Frys.com Open; T8—Shell Houston Open, Valero Texas Open; T10—Turning Stone Resort Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Recorded career high earnings…On a blustery Sunday where only eight players broke par, managed to shoot even par to move from T9 to T4 and claim his second consecutive top-10 finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii… Fired a final-round, 8-under-par 64 at the Shell Houston Open on his way to a T8 finish. The 64 was his best round since an opening-round 60 at the 2006 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic…Fired a final-round, 5-under-par 65 to finish solo sixth at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial for backto-back top-10 finishes at Colonial Country Club (finished 4th in 2007)…Right at home in Phoenix, claimed his sixth top-10 finish of the year at the Frys.com Open following a final-round, 7-under-par 63. The T7 finish helped make for a new single-season earnings record.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Place on the money list was highest since rookie year in 2002...After injury-plagued 2006 season, got off to a strong start in the new year with a T10 in first start at the Sony Open in Hawaii...Best finish was a T3 at the inaugural AT&T National thanks to a closing 3-under 67. Earned a spot in the British Open as the leading player, not otherwise exempt, at the 2007 AT&T National among the top-10 finishers and ties...Finished T20 at the British Open, recovering from a 2-over-par 73 in the first round. 2006: Finished in the top 125 on the money list for the fifth time in his five-year career...Hampered by tendonitis in both elbows that lasted from THE PLAYERS Championship through the
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end of the season, making only 19 starts on the year...Held the first-round lead at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with a career-low 12-under-par 60 at the Palmer Course at PGA West. Tied Justin Rose and Arron Oberholser for low round of the season. Credited his score to an improved physique and psyche. Finished 73rd after slumping with 75-78 on the weekend...Collected his first top-10 at THE PLAYERS with his T3 finish. It was his first top-10 since a T6 at the 2005 PGA Championship...Withdrew during the first round of the Verizon Heritage in April due to the tendonitis...Played in eight more events the remainder of the year, withdrawing from two and making the cut in two. 2005: Moved into the top 75 on the money list after finishing just outside the top 100 over the last two seasons...The San Diego County product posted his first career top-10 in four starts at the Buick Invitational, a T6. His dad has been the starter for the TOUR event at Torrey Pines for a number of years...Clinched his first top-10 in a major championship with his T6 finish at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club. 2004: Started the season slow making only three cuts in his first 12 starts. Ended the year with a bang, making 50 percent of his season earnings in his last five starts, including a T3 at 84 LUMBER Classic to secure his card for 2005. His $201,600 payday in Pennsylvania lifted him over the mark to secure his card for the 2005 season. 2003: Made the cut in just under half of his 33 starts during his sophomore campaign. First of two top-10s was T6 at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Set course record with 11-under-par 61, a TOUR career best, at Bermuda Dunes Country Club in second round...Second, a T10, came at the Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires. 2002: Only thing missing from his stellar rookie season was a victory but did qualify for his first Masters thanks to finishing 40th on the money list...Began season 507th on Official World Golf Ranking list and had moved up to 84th through THE TOUR Championship...Became eighth rookie in TOUR history to surpass $1 million...Finished second at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after holding a fourstroke advantage after 36 and 54 holes. Had the lead with one hole to play but triple-bogeyed the 18th hole at Pebble Beach to lose by three strokes to Matt Gogel...Second runner-up finish came at the Buick Classic, tied with David Gossett and Loren Roberts two strokes behind champion Chris Smith. Paycheck of $261,333 pushed season earnings over $1 million at $1,006,341...Recorded hole-in-one
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 30 14 2 6 10 $1,451,726/40 2003 33 16 2 5 578,141/117 2004 32 18 1 1 7 723,724/111 2005 28 18 4 9 1,258,087/62 2006 19 9 1 1 4 719,507/117 2007 27 16 1 6 11 93,184/44 1,678,295/52 2008 27 21 6 12 97,850/71 1,756,038/43 Total 196 112 2 3 26 58 8,165,519 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 2000 19 11 1 2001 26 16 Total 45 27 1
EDUCATION: Arizona State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: ATV, motorcycles, baseball, football (San Diego Chargers), wine TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 Q SCHOOL: 2001 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
in the second round of the Reno-Tahoe Open, acing No. 7 with a 6-iron from 210 yards...Turned in the round of the tournament during the final round of the Bell Canadian Open with an Angus Glen Golf Club record 9-under-par 63. 2001: Earned first PGA TOUR card by finishing as medalist at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament...T3 finish at the Samsung Canadian PGA Championship on the Nationwide Tour. 2000: Picked up his first victory at the Ozarks Open on the Nationwide Tour where he defeated Pat Bates and Mike Heinen in a playoff with a birdie on the first extra hole. Was 36-hole leader by three strokes and 54-hole leader by four strokes at the Monterey Peninsula Classic, won by Richard Johnson. Amateur: Member of Arizona State University’s 1996 NCAA championship team...Won the 1993 Junior World title at Torrey Pines, where Tiger Woods finished fourth, eight strokes back. Won the 1993 Maxfli PGA Junior two weeks later at Pinehurst, NC.
PERSONAL:
Brother Mike played on the Nationwide Tour in 2002 and 2006. They were the only brothers to play in the 2001 Qualifying Tournament finals at Bear Lakes CC in West Palm Beach, FL….Web site is patperezgolf.com.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.08 Driving Distance............................................294.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................63.27% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.91% Putting Average............................................1.780
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent Frys. com Open/4 Career Low Round/Round: 60–2006 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $432,000–2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro–Am/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 AT&T National/51
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T45 U.S. Open CUT T40 CUT T36 British Open T67 T20 CUT PGA 70 T6 CUT T18 T58 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T32 T3 CUT T42 Accenture Match Play Championship T33
3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 4 5 $148,094/26 1 5 10 124,818/32 2 9 15 272,912
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Tom Pernice, Jr. EXEMPT STATUS: 80th on the 2008 money list FULL NAME: Thomas Charles Pernice, Jr. HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: September 5, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City, MO RESIDENCE: Murrieta, CA.; plays out of Bear Creek GC
1999 Buick Open. 2001 The INTERNATIONAL Presented by Qwest.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Finished the season No. 80 in FedExCup points and earnings, thanks to six top-10 finishes (the second-highest total of his career)…Posted four rounds at par or better to claim a T8 finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Next top-10 finish came at the PODS Championship (T10), finishing at even-par 284, four strokes behind champion Sean O’Hair… Posted his third top-10 in just his eighth start of the season with a T8 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Posted a finalround 63 at the Stanford St. Jude Championship to finish T8. Scheduled to see daughter Brooke perform the National Anthem at Los Angeles Dodgers game that evening but missed the event as he was forced to wait for a possible playoff…Finished T9 at the AT&T National. Set the AT&T
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National tournament 18-hole record, with a second round, 7-under 63 to share the 36-hole lead. Held a one-stroke advantage heading into the final round but fired a 2-over 72 to drop to T9…Four rounds in the 60s at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open led to his final top-10 showing of the season (T8).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Atypical season for hard-working veteran, with just two top-10 finishes in 31 starts...Fired a third-round 65 en route to a T10 finish at the Verizon Heritage...In 22nd start, posted four rounds in the 60s to finish T10 at the Canadian Open...Played in five of the seven PGA TOUR Fall Series events, making the cut in the final four. 2006: Best season of 15-year TOUR career with career-high seven top-10s and more than $2 million in earnings ($2,396,548). Earned first trip to THE TOUR Championship after finishing 30th on the money list...Thanks to rounds of 67-68 on the weekend, finished solo fifth at The Honda Classic for first top-10... Following week, added a T8 at the Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard...Held a share of the 54-hole lead with Tim Herron at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Finished with a 1-over-par 71 to place solo second, three strokes behind Jeff Maggert...T5 at the Barclays Classic. One of
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1983 1 1986 33 12 5 $40,172/148 1987 20 5 1 1 15,431/195 1988 31 14 1 2 47,108/150 1989 22 10 2 5 81,863/142 1990 20 7 1 19,504/212 1991 3 1 1,824/306 1992 1 1994 1 1996 1 1 5,235/313 1997 30 12 1 5 173,012/127 1998 27 15 1 1 8 520,400/55 1999 31 14 1 1 5 656,140/65 2000 32 16 2 5 387,716/127 2001 33 19 1 4 6 1,318,762/39 2002 31 19 2 8 645,110/104 2003 31 21 1 4 9 1,210,541/57 2004 31 20 2 5 9 1,475,274/47 2005 32 23 1 1 2 11 1,608,057/49 2006 33 20 1 7 14 2,396,548/25 2007 31 20 2 7 88,943/93 927,408/109 2008 30 22 6 8 97,265/80 1,336,277/80 Total 505 271 2 3 4 41 109 12,866,379
four players in the field to post four rounds of par or better...Final-round 8-under 64 at Warwick Hills GC moved him into the top 10 at the Buick Open (T7)...Recorded his career-best sixth top-10 of the season with a T7 at the Frys. com Open in Las Vegas. The $129,000 paycheck pushed him over the $2-million mark...T5 in his first trip to THE TOUR Championship at East Lake. 2005: Finished strong, with a second and a third in his last two starts...Closed with a 3-under 69 at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort for second place, his best finish on TOUR since winning The INTERNATIONAL in 2001. Finished one stroke back of champion Lucas Glover who knocked in a bunker shot for birdie on the 72nd hole. Set the FUNAI Classic all-time 72-hole putting record with 95 putts. Followed that with a T3 at the Chrysler Championship. 2004: Among the five top-10s were a career-high two thirds— The INTERNATIONAL and the Buick Championship. 2003: Played in 31 tournaments and made 21 cuts, including 11 consecutive at the end of the season, longest consecutive cuts streak of his career...Finished third at the Bell Canadian Open to surpass $1 million in earnings. 2002: First top-10 of the season came at the Shell Houston Open, his 10th start of the season, with a T6...Finished the year on a strong note with three top-15s, including a T7 at the Reno-Tahoe Open.
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Masters CUT U.S. Open CUT T13 CUT T94 British Open T66 Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T24 T17 U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T42 T21 T36 British Open CUT CUT CUT PGA CUT T27 T51 T45 CUT T23 CUT CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T69 CUT T72 CUT T27 T28 CUT TOUR Championship T5 CA Championship T48 T11
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1990 10 7 3 $6,077/108 1991 4 1 550/305 1992 12 2 1 2 2 12,500/95 1995 28 19 2 11 42,047/48 1996 24 12 3 8 34,224/58 1997 1 1 1,390/213 Total 79 42 1 7 24 96,788 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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FAMILY: Wife, Sydney; Kristen (9/30/93), Brooke (3/7/95) EDUCATION: UCLA (Economics, 1982) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Gardening, TV, sports, politics, home decorating TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1983 Q SCHOOL: 1985, 1987, 1996, 1997 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Tom Pernice, Jr. 2001: Collected his second TOUR victory and for the first time eclipsed the $1-million mark in season earnings...At The INTERNATIONAL, accumulated 12 points in each of the first two rounds under Modified Stableford scoring system and led by two. Added nine points in round three and increased his lead to three. Recorded only one point in the final round, but was good enough for one-point victory over Chris Riley. Inspirational victory because his two daughters Kristen and Brooke, were in attendance. Brooke, then age 6, is visually impaired. 2000: Opened season at the Mercedes Championships with T8. His third-round 65 was the low round of the championship...His only other top-10 came at the rain-shortened BellSouth Classic, a T5. 1999: Earned first PGA TOUR victory at Buick Open. His closing 65 brought one-stroke victory over Tom Lehman, Ted Tryba and Bob Tway. Victory came in his 213th career start on the PGA TOUR. 1998: First season he earned fully-exempt status...Although it took more than half a year because of tournament delay, enjoyed runner-up finish to Phil Mickelson at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Rounds of 67-69-67 were worth $270,000. 1997: Earned more than $100,000 for the first time with $173,012, which
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placed him 127th on money list...Best finish was fourth at Greater Milwaukee Open...Finished 25th at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to return to TOUR in 1998. 1996: Had three top-10 Nationwide Tour finishes, including T6 at Miami Valley Open. 1992: Best Nationwide Tour finish T3 at Hawkeye Open. 1986: Earned status on the PGA TOUR with his second-place finish at the 1985 Qualifying Tournament...Made 12 cuts and finished 148th on the money list with $40,172. Amateur: Two-time All-American at UCLA. Pac-10 Player of Year in 1981.
PERSONAL:
Teammates at UCLA included Jay Delsing, Corey Pavin, Steve Pate and Duffy Waldorf…All-conference wrestler in high school…Daughter Brooke has a genetic disease, Leber’s Amaurosis, which causes blindness. Her retinas did not develop fully at birth. Tom and Brooke won the National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort father-child event for Brooke’s age group in 2001. Brooke released a Country/Christian recording in 2007 titled “Help from Above” and performed at the 2008 PLAYERS Championship.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.30 Driving Distance............................................280.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................63.99% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.10% Putting Average............................................1.773
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent AT&T National/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2005 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2001 The INTERNATIONAL Presented by Qwest/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 John Deere Classic/53
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Rank Course Total 1 East Lake GC 364 2 Plantation Course 521 3 Torrey Pines (North Course) 526 4 Spyglass Hill GC 529 5 Silver Rock 530
Courses with the Most Total Birdies Rank Course Total 1 TPC Summerlin 2,131 2 Warwick Hills G&CC 1,963 3 Sedgefield CC 1,789 4 TPC Deere Run 1,714 5 Annandale GC 1,702
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Chris Perry EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: James Christopher Perry HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: September 27, 1961 BIRTHPLACE: Edenton, NC RESIDENCE: Powell, OH FAMILY: Wife, Katharine; Andrew Christopher (3/1/93), Emily Ann (3/10/96), Natalie Kay (12/31/97)
1998 B.C. Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1994 Utah Classic.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Granted fifth year for Major Medical Extension and didn’t play an event. 2006: Played in three PGA TOUR event in fourth Major Medical Extension. 2005: Played in just one event in third Major Medical Extension. 2004: Received a second consecutive Major Medical Extension. Played in one event. Underwent surgery for pinched nerve in elbow in February and didn’t hit a shot until October. Doctor told him it would take 18 months to 2 years to heal properly. 2003: Received a Major Medical Extension and played in three events as he tried to determine extent of injury. 2002: Did not finish in the top 125 for the first time since 1995. Schedule was limited to only five events due to lingering left hand and wrist injuries suffered at the 2001 British Open. Missed
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1982A 1 1984A 1 1984 6 3 1 $5,086/201 1985 30 22 1 5 60,801/110 1986 33 22 1 5 75,213/114 1987 31 21 1 4 10 197,593/56 1988 33 21 1 1 3 85,546/121 1989 31 24 1 3 7 206,932/67 1990 30 20 1 3 8 259,108/58 1991 33 20 2 5 116,105/126 1992 29 11 3 53,943/171 1993 9 5 3 25,333/202 1994 2 1 1 14,840/237 1995 30 17 2 113,632/150 1996 20 15 1 2 5 184,171/112 1997 32 22 1 2 11 460,984/48 1998 31 24 1 1 4 12 730,171/39 1999 31 30 2 1 14 21 2,145,707/5 2000 31 25 2 7 15 1,563,115/28 2001 26 15 2 8 568,391/91 2002 5 2003 3 2004 1 2005 1 2006 3 Total 483 318 1 7 5 46 125 6,866,671
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Also played baseball and hockey while growing up…Father, Jim Perry, pitched in major leagues for Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit and Oakland, won 215 games and was the 1970 American League Cy Young winner. Uncle Gaylord Perry, winner of 315 games, is a member of Baseball Hall of Fame.
Player STATISTICS MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS Career Low Round/Round: 62–1998 Greater Milwaukee Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $291,600–2000 Buick Open/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 PGA Championship/21
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 Masters CUT U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T54 T31 CUT PGA T28 T17 T26 THE PLAYERS T55 T54 T20 T64 T21 T16 T27 CUT Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 Masters T50 T14 T37 U.S. Open T56 T43 T25 T42 T32 T19 British Open W/D CUT W/D PGA T49 74 T10 T34 CUT THE PLAYERS T31 CUT T32 T33 TOUR Championship 4 T8 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 CA Championship T7 16
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1993 13 10 3 $13,337/94 1994 24 24 1 2 2 10 19 167,148/1 1995 1 1 1 1 6,000/150 1996 4 4 1 2 11,190/116 2002 4 2 3,273/243 2003 1 2006 1 Total 48 41 1 2 2 12 25 200,948 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Continued to rehabilitate elbow, wrist and hand injuries that date back to the 2001 British Open. Didn’t play for a second consecutive season. Granted sixth year for Major Medical Extension and has 18 events to earn $515,445, equaling the No. 125 money winner from 2002. If he is successful, he will play out of the Major Medical Extension category for the remainder of the 2009 season.
1997...Made cut in 15 of 20 starts to earn $184,171 and finish 112th on 1996 money list. 1994: Concentrated on Nationwide Tour and, in the process, earned Player of the Year honors... Topped Nationwide Tour money list with $167,148...Collected one victory (Utah Classic), two seconds and two thirds. Made cut in last 31 Nationwide Tour events he entered, a record... Won the Mexican Open. 1990: Tied for second with three others, two strokes behind Wayne Levi at Canon Greater Hartford Open. 1987: Earned first runner-up finish with T2, seven back of Tom Kite. Amateur: Three-time All-America selection at Ohio State, where he also captured the 1983 Big Ten Championship.
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the cut in three and withdrew after first round from two. Received Major Medical Extension for 2003. 2001: Posted lowest finish on TOUR money list, No. 91, since finishing No. 112 in 1996...Made cut in first nine events of season and posted eight top-25s in that stretch...Had a pair of T8s early in the season at Nissan Open and Bay Hill Invitational...Knee and wrist injuries caused withdrawal after round one of British Open...Played in just five events the remainder of the year and did not make the cut in any of them. 2000: Finished in the top 30 for the second consecutive year on the strength of two runner-up finishes and seven top-10s...5 in the third round gave him one-stroke 54-hole lead over eventual winner Rocco Mediate at Buick Open. Closed with 68 compared to 66 for Mediate to finish T2 worth $291,600, career payday... Second runner-up finish came at inaugural SEI Pennsylvania Classic, where tied with four others. 1999: Nearly tripled his best previous earnings year, ranked fifth on TOUR in earnings with $2,145,707 thanks to two second-place finishes...His 14 top-10 finishes were second only to Tiger Woods’ 16...Came close to second TOUR title at MCI Classic, where he held one-stroke lead through 70 holes, but closed bogey-bogey for fourth-place finish... Closing 68 led to T2 at Reno-Tahoe Open and closing 66 led to T2 at Sony Open in Hawaii...Led PGA TOUR with 468 birdies that year. 1998: Earned first PGA TOUR title in his 377th career start at B.C. Open, where he defeated Peter Jacobsen by three strokes. 1997: For first time in career, finished among top 50 on money list...Finished T2, one stroke behind Gabriel Hjertstedt at the B.C. Open. 1996: Along with Emlyn Aubrey and Tiger Woods, one of only three non-exempt players to earn full playing privileges for
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Kenny Perry EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 multiple tournament winner (through 2012) FULL NAME: James Kenneth Perry HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 205 BIRTHDATE: August 10, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Elizabethtown, KY RESIDENCE: Franklin, KY; plays out of Country Creek GC
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (12):
1991 Memorial Tournament. 1994 New England Classic. 1995 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. 2001 Buick Open. 2003 Bank of America Colonial, the Memorial Tournament, Greater Milwaukee Open. 2005 Bay Hill Invitational Presented by MasterCard, Bank of America Colonial. 2008 the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, Buick Open, John Deere Classic.
OTHER VICTORIES (2):
2005 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with John Huston]. 2008 Merrill Lynch Shootout [with Scott Hoch].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, Buick Open, John Deere Classic; 2—AT&T Classic; T3—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic; T6—Travelers Championship, U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
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Had a career season with three tournament victories before competing on his second Ryder Cup Team near his home in Kentucky. Totaled a career-best $4,663,794 in season earnings….Recorded a T3 finish at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, four strokes behind tournament winner D.J. Trahan. It represented his best finish at the tournament since winning in 1995. Only seven players at the BHCC have more top-10 finishes than his six…In early May, carded rounds of 68-70 to hold the 36-hole lead at THE PLAYERS Championship and was in Sunday’s final pairing with Paul Goydos before a final-round 81 dropped him to T15…The following week, was one stroke back going into the final round of the AT&T Classic and fired a 3-under 69 to get into a playoff with Ryuji Imada. On the first playoff hole, the par-5 18th, his second shot wound up in the water after it struck a pine tree behind the green and ricocheted back across the green into the water. He made bogey and Imada two-putted for par and the win…Two weeks later,
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FAMILY: Wife, Sandy; Lesslye (5/20/84), Justin (11/23/85), Lindsey (4/27/88) EDUCATION: Western Kentucky University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Harley Davidson motorcylces, drag racing, restoring Chevrolet muscle cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1982 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1986
collected his 10th TOUR title and third at the Memorial Tournament with a two-stroke victory over four players at Muirfield Village Golf Club. He became the oldest winner of the Memorial Tournament and on TOUR at the time in 2008 at 47 years, 3 months and 29 days. Joined Tiger Woods as the only players to collect three titles at Muirfield Village. The winner’s check of $1,080,000 also made Perry the all-time earnings leader for the Memorial Tournament with $3,092,542, moving him past Woods…Recorded his fourth top-10 of the season with a T6 at the Travelers Championship…Cited his past success at the Buick Open as one reason for not playing in the 2008 U.S. Open and took full advantage by capturing his 11th PGA TOUR title and second at Warwick Hills G&CC. Won by one stroke over Woody Austin and Bubba Watson. Listened for the crowd’s reaction from the driving range as Austin three-putted the 72nd hole and Watson missed a 15-foot birdie attempt to tie. Became the oldest champion in the tournament’s 50-year history at age 47 years, 10 months and 19 days. Finish virtually assured him of a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team at Valhalla Golf Club…Collected his 12th PGA TOUR title and third in the past seven weeks in a one-hole playoff over Jay Williamson and Brad Adamonis at the John Deere Classic. It was his ninth start at TPC Deere Run. Held a onestroke lead at 17-under through 17 holes on Sunday only to lose it after making bogey from the fringe of the green. Williamson and Adamonis made pars on the final hole of regulation. In the playoff, Adamonis and Williamson both hit approach shots into the pond on No. 18, Perry tapped in from 1 foot, 4 inches for par and the victory after his 24-footer for birdie stopped just short. Third victory in a season tied 2003 for most wins during a season. He also moved to second behind Tiger Woods in the FedExCup standings. Win was his ninth in his 40s. Became the oldest player (47 years, 11 months and 3 days) in TOUR history to win three events in the same season. Julius Boros won three times in 1967, twice after turning 47, with his final win that year
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1984 1 1985 1 1987 27 15 1 5 $107,239/93 1988 32 20 3 7 139,421/85 1989 26 15 1 3 7 202,099/70 1990 23 17 1 2 9 279,881/50 1991 24 16 1 3 7 368,784/44 1992 25 17 3 9 190,455/81 1993 29 18 3 8 196,863/88 1994 30 22 1 1 4 10 585,941/26 1995 25 21 1 1 1 5 13 773,388/21 1996 25 17 1 1 9 13 925,079/13 1997 26 17 2 8 270,081/90 1998 25 16 1 5 7 487,551/58 1999 26 16 1 7 426,184/94 2000 20 18 3 4 9 889,381/52 2001 26 22 1 6 13 1,786,066/24 2002 27 23 2 1 6 13 1,928,598/27 2003 26 24 3 1 1 11 14 4,400,122/6 2004 23 17 1 7 13 1,952,043/30 2005 23 19 2 1 7 14 3,607,155/6 2006 22 16 6 818,698/104 2007 24 18 1 3 9 91,773/60 1,197,618/79 2008 26 24 3 1 1 7 13 108,090/15 4,663,794/5 Total 562 408 12 9 12 95 214 26,196,442
coming at age 47 years, 3 months and 8 days…One week later, notched a T6 at the U.S. Bank Championship aided by a final-round 64. Has eight top-10s, including a victory in 2003, in 13 career starts in Milwaukee. In last 37 rounds at Brown Deer Park Golf Course, has posted par-or-better scores 35 times, including four rounds in the 60s in 2008. Had three wins and six top-10s in last eight starts in 2008… Earned a spot on his second Ryder Cup Team and compiled a record 2-1-1 in front of a home crowd for the week, bringing his all-time Ryder Cup record to 2-3-1…Finished 15th in the FedExCup standings.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Struggled the first half of the season, attempting to regain form after knee surgery in 2006. Posted three top-10s over final 10 starts, with eight top-25s in that span. Played into third PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup event, the BMW Championship, and finished 60th in FedExCup standings. Finished among the top-125 for the 21st consecutive season...Strong play over the second half of the season began with final-round 63 at the Memorial Tournament, vaulting him into a T3 finish. Round of 63 was the lowest final-round score in Memorial history...Two weeks later, posted a T10 at the Buick Open, aided by a second-round 63. 2006: Did not have a top-10 in 22 starts for the first time in his TOUR career...Had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on March 13 and was unable to defend his title that week at the Bay Hill Invitational...Best finish was a T11 at the Buick Open, for the past champion (2001). 2005: Finished sixth on TOUR money list. Recorded multiple victories (2) and finished with more than $3 million in earnings for second time in his career...Won for the first time since his three-win season of 2003 with a victory at the Bay Hill Invitational. At age 44, became the oldest winner of the tournament. Beat Graeme McDowell and Vijay Singh be two strokes. Held second- and third-round leads. Tied with Singh at 12-under par through 71 holes. After Singh hit his
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 Masters CUT T12 CUT CUT U.S. Open T55 T25 CUT T50 CUT British Open CUT PGA T51 T49 77 T55 T49 2 T23 T10 T34 T30 THE PLAYERS 33 T21 T56 T57 W/D T65 T62 T55 T4 CUT CUT W/D T27 TOUR Championship T26 T20 4 Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT T39 CUT T29 U.S. Open T45 T3 CUT T23 58 British Open T8 T16 T11 CUT PGA T44 T29 T10 CUT T23 T49 T23 W/D THE PLAYERS T18 T60 T32 T3 CUT T58 T15 TOUR Championship T5 T18 T9 29 T20 T24 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 T33 T9 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T24 T53 T27 T6 T27 T11 T66 CA Championship CNL 22 T28 T32
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (3), 1996, 2003, 2005; Ryder Cup (2), 2004, 2008.
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Kenny Perry
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.83 Driving Distance............................................296.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.97% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................67.47% Putting Average............................................1.778
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/4 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2003 Bank of America Colonial/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2008 the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 PGA Championship/7
over David Feherty. Win helped him to 26th on money list and first trip to TOUR Championship. 1991: Claimed first TOUR victory at Memorial Tournament. Moved into lead with then-course-record 9-under-par 63. Was forced into playoff when Hale Irwin shot 65-66 on weekend. Birdied first extra hole for victory.
PERSONAL:
Took up golf at age 7 with encouragement from his father, who spent hours teeing up balls for him...Member of Western Kentucky University and Kentucky Golf Halls of Fame...Named winner of the 2002 Charles Bartlett Award, given to a professional golfer for his unselfish contributions to the betterment of society, by the Golf Writers Association of America. Perry donates five percent of his winnings to Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, to provide scholarships for Simpson County students. Also, Perry took out a loan to build Country Creek, a public course in his hometown of Franklin, KY. In 1995, Perry bought 142 acres of land and borrowed more than $2.5 million to design and build the only public course in the town. He designed it for mid-to-high handicappers and kept it affordable: 18 holes with a cart is $28 on weekdays. Works from time to time behind the counter, often asked, “Do you know Kenny Perry?”
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third-round lead and won for fourth consecutive time after holding/sharing the 54-hole lead...Represented the United States at The Presidents Cup in November. 2002: Finished in the top 30 in earnings for fifth time in career. Of his six top-10s, three came in first four starts...Finished third, one stroke shy of the Sergio Garcia-David Toms playoff at the Mercedes Championships...Had two T2s - Phoenix Open and the MasterCard Colonial...Sat 31st on the money list heading into the Buick Challenge, the last event before THE TOUR Championship. T7 finish vaulted him to No. 27 and earned him a spot in the season-ending event. 2001: In finishing 24th on the money list with $1,786,066, surpassed the $1-million single-season earnings mark for the first time...Top-30 finish earned a spot in THE TOUR Championship for the first time since 1996...Year was driven by six top-10s...Captured his fourth TOUR title with a two-shot victory in the Buick Open. A second-round 64, which included a 29 on the front nine of Warwick Hills G&CC, came on his 41st birthday and earned a threestroke lead. Followed with another 64, this time with a 29 on the back nine, to extend his lead to five after 54 holes. Closed with a 69 to collect the $558,000 paycheck. 2000: Consistent season, making 18 cuts in 20 tournaments entered and finishing third three times. 1999: Though he surpassed $400,000 in earnings, finished 94th on the money list, his lowest ranking since joining the TOUR. 1998: Rebounded from sub-standard 1997 season, entered 25 tournaments and finished in top-10 five times. 1997: Not as spectacular a year as 1996, but still managed to retain full-exempt status for 11th consecutive season. 1996: Earned nearly $1 million and 13th spot on money list with nine top-10s, including a second, one third, two fourths and a fifth...Nearly won PGA Championship at Valhalla GC in home state of Kentucky. Took lead with course-record opening 66, followed with 72-71 to fall four back with 18 to play. Fired 34 on front nine Sunday to take slim lead, but bogey-6 on final hole left him at 11-under-par 277. Mark Brooks forced playoff with closing birdie and won with birdie on 18 after Perry took four strokes to reach green. 1995: Season highlighted by February stretch that featured T3 at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, victory at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and T2 at Nissan Open. Led all three tournaments entering final round. 1994: Shot closing 65 at Pleasant Valley to win New England Classic by one stroke
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second shot on No. 18 in the water short of the green, Perry played to the middle of the green and two-putted for par and the win...Captured ninth career TOUR title by seven strokes over Billy Mayfair at the Bank of America Colonial. Tenth multiple winner in tournament history, with rounds of 65-63-64-69—261. Seven-stroke win was second-largest margin of victory in tournament history (eight strokes, Chandler Harper, 1955), and the largest on TOUR since Tommy Armour III won by seven strokes at the 2003 Valero Texas Open. Entered final round with a seven-stroke lead over Mayfair and Steve Stricker. Set tournament 36- and 54-hole records with totals of 12-under 128 and 18-under 192, respectively. Matched 72-hole record of 19-under 261 that he set in 2003. All-time leader in career earnings at Bank of America Colonial, with $2,598,389...Playing in his third Presidents Cup, finished 1-3-0 but captured Sunday Singles match, 4 and 3, over Mark Hensby. 2004: Fourth consecutive top-30 finish (No. 30) on money list and seven more top-10s...With his 18-year-old son Justin on the bag, finished T3 at THE PLAYERS Championship, four strokes behind Adam Scott...Finished fifth on the Ryder Cup team points list to make his first U.S. Ryder Cup squad...Did not play again until the final full-field event of the season, the Chrysler Championship. Came into event 31st on the money list and finished T8, good enough to pass Rod Pampling for the final spot in THE TOUR Championship. 2003: Won three times and had 10 top-10s in 26 starts, along with $4,400,122 in winnings. Joined Mike Weir and Ernie Els to log top-10s in three majors...Picked up first win since the 2001 Buick Open with a six-stroke victory at the Bank of America Colonial. Set 54- and 72-hole tournament records while tying the course record with a third-round, 9-under 61. Held eight-stroke lead entering final round...Picked up second victory of season one week later at the Memorial Tournament. At age 42, became oldest player to win backto-back weeks on TOUR since Hale Irwin won the U.S. Open and the Buick Classic in consecutive weeks at age 45 in 1990. Held solo lead after 36 and 54 holes. A winner at Muirfield Village in 1991, became the sixth player to capture multiple titles at the Memorial Tournament... Added third consecutive top-three finish with a T3 at the U.S. Open. Second time in his 17-year career that he has posted three consecutive top-threes...Picked up third win in four starts on TOUR at the Greater Milwaukee Open. Held
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Tim Petrovic EXEMPT STATUS: 107th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Tim Petrovic HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHPLACE: Northampton, MA RESIDENCE: Austin, TX FAMILY: Wife, Julie; Bayleigh, Mackenzie
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T7—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, Zurich Classic of New Orleans; T10—Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart.
2008 SEASON:
Finished in the top 125 on the PGA TOUR money list for the sixth time in seven years on TOUR, thanks to three top-10s in 32 starts...In sixth start of the season, posted a T7 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, aided by rounds of 67-66 on the weekend...Past champion finished T7 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the same course, TPC Louisiana, where he won in 2005...Ranked 123rd in mid-October, finished strong with a T11 at the Valero Texas Open, a T18 at the Ginn sur Mer Classic and a T10 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Competed in the first two events in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup and collected earnings over $1 million for the fourth time in his TOUR career. Recorded nine top-25 finishes, the most since 2004, when he recorded 11...Finished T2 at the Wyndham Championship, his best finish on TOUR since winning the 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Was tied for the lead with Brandt Snedeker late in the back nine until Snedeker made a 32-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole. Bogeyed the final hole to finish T2 with Billy Mayfair and Jeff Overton. 2006: Made 16 cuts in 30 events and posted five top-25s...Started the year with a T11 finish in his first trip to the Mercedes Championship
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(puh-TRO-vick) EDUCATION: University of Hartford (1988, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Autos, music, TV, film, antiques, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2001)
at Kapalua, his best effort that season. 2005: Earned first TOUR victory with sudden-death playoff win over James Driscoll at Zurich Classic of New Orleans. After opening 72-69-66, entered the final round three shots off the lead of Chris DiMarco. Posted final-round 4-under 68, surviving bogeys on Nos. 15 and 17, rebounding with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to finish at 13-under-par. On first playoff hole, holed 4-foot par putt on par-5 18th hole to clinch victory and career-best $990,000 paycheck. 2004: Qualified for the Masters for the first time his career, after finishing in the top 40 on the money list in 2003. At Augusta National, made the cut and T41...Was two back of the lead through the first round at the Bank of America Colonial and finished T5 after closing with rounds of 69-68...Collected his second top-10 of the season with a T6 at The INTERNATIONAL... Added a T7 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas in October, on the strength of four rounds in the 60s. 2003: Moved up 50 spots on the money list (86 to 36) in his sophomore season, more than doubling his income with earnings over $1.7 million and qualified for first Masters in 2004...Began season with 12 straight rounds in the 60s and a T3 at the Phoenix Open. Shared the second-round lead with Harrison Frazar...Finished T2 at the 84 LUMBER Classic thanks four rounds in the 60s. 2002: Rookie season included a career-high T2 finish at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Led the first round after posting a career-best 6-under-par 65. Won $410,000, helping him earn a trip the British Open...Converted the second double eagle in Honda Classic tournament history on the 534-yard, par-5 16th hole at TPC at Heron Bay from 220 yards with a 4-iron. 2001: Became fourth player in Nationwide Tour history to earn more than $100,000 through first four events. Actually did it
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1988A 1 1989 1 1 $2,569/249 1990 2 1991 2 1992 2 1996 2 1 2,088/370 2001 1 1 11,443 2002 31 15 1 1 5 797,206/86 2003 32 21 1 1 4 14 1,739,349/36 2004 32 23 3 11 1,193,354/65 2005 32 16 1 3 6 1,711,229/44 2006 30 16 5 601,928/132 2007 32 20 1 1 9 89,890/80 1,052,447/92 2008 32 17 3 8 97,180/82 958,577/107 Total 232 131 1 3 1 15 58 8,070,189
in three (T2, T2, 3rd), since he missed the first event of the season. 2000: Named Player of the Year after finishing first on the Golden Bear Tour money list. 1997: Finished third at Pelz World Putting Championship. Amateur: Division I AllAmerica selection at the University of Hartford.
PERSONAL:
Member of the University of Hartford Hall of Fame. Teammates at University of Hartford in 1988 included PGA TOUR members Patrick Sheehan and Jerry Kelly...Devout fan of The Doors...Once worked as a pizza baker and delivery man...Lists Ben Crenshaw, Seve Ballesteros and Jim Morrison among his heroes...Brother Stephen served as caddie at first PGA TOUR victory at the 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.99 Driving Distance............................................284.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................66.53% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.17% Putting Average............................................1.781
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–3 times, most recent Valero Texas Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2003 Phoenix Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 FedEx St. Jude Classic/65
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T41 U.S. Open T62 T15 T24 CUT British Open CUT CUT CUT PGA CUT CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T53 T27 T38 T15 Bridgestone Invitational 66
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1992 1 1 $913/239 1993 13 4 1 3,066/167 1999 26 15 2 7 45,035/63 2001 23 18 2 2 7 12 239,010/7 Total 63 38 2 2 9 20 288,024 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Carl Pettersson EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Carl Pettersson HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 195 BIRTHDATE: August 29, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Gothenburg, Sweden RESIDENCE: Raleigh, NC
(PEET-er-son) FAMILY: Wife, DeAnna; Carlie (9/13/04), Chase (7/29/07) EDUCATION: North Carolina State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Q SCHOOL: 2002
TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, with his best finish being 21st at THE TOUR Championship. Finished the season No. 21 in FedExCup standings.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2005 Chrysler Championship. 2006 the Memorial Tournament. 2008 Wyndham Championship. 2002 Algarve Open de Portugal [Eur].
2008 SEASON:
Won for the third time on TOUR, at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, NC, where he lived during high school. Qualified for THE TOUR Championship for the second time. Surpassed $2 million in earnings for the third consecutive season. In his eighth start of the season, recorded his first top-10, a T8 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational… Posted a T4 finish at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Opened the tournament with a 4-over 74, but was the only player in the field to record sub-70 rounds the final three days (68-67-69) to storm back to his second top-10 finish of the season…The 2006 Memorial Tournament champion posted a T10 at Muirfield Village Golf Club, his second top10 in Dublin, OH…Two weeks later finished T9 for his first top-10 in the U.S. Open (four starts) and just his second top10 in a major. Closed with 3-under 68 at Torrey Pines, his first career sub-par round in the U.S. Open out of 12 rounds played…At the Wyndham Championship in August, shot a tournament and course-record 9-under-par 61 in the second round and established a new 72-hole tournament mark (21-under 259) at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro en route to a two-stroke win over Scott McCarron. The 61 at the refurbished Donald Ross-designed course included two bogeys. He attended Grimsley High School, which is about seven miles from Sedgefield, after moving to Greensboro at age 15. He also played collegeiately at North Carolina State and lives in Raleigh, NC, where he commuted to and from the tournament. He also serves on the board of the Wyndham Championship. The win in Greensboro, his third on the PGA TOUR, was the second time he has won a final, regular-season event on TOUR (2005 Chrysler Championship)…Competed in all four events in the PGA
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 3 2 $21,728 2003 26 15 1 1 6 977,076/74 2004 28 22 1 7 11 1,367,962/51 2005 34 20 1 1 3 9 1,993,851/31 2006 28 20 1 6 12 2,647,982/18 2007 31 25 6 13 93,572/38 2,040,938/34 2008 29 25 1 5 14 107,394/21 2,512,538/21 Total 179 129 3 2 1 28 65 11,562,074
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Took up golf at age 10 near course where he lived in Gothenburg, Sweden…Father, Lars, a low-handicap golfer, was an executive for Volvo Trucks Division, resulting in Carl living in England between ages 10-14, then moving to Greensboro, NC, for his last two years of high school when his father was transferred. Was the 1996 state 4-A medalist for Grimsley High School. Now lives in Raleigh where he attended college.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.13 Driving Distance............................................286.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................59.33% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................62.93% Putting Average............................................1.765
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 61–Wyndham Championship/2 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2 times, most recent 2008 Wyndham Championship/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,035,000–2006 the Memorial Tournament/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/23
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T27 T52 U.S. Open CUT CUT T17 T6 British Open T43 T57 T8 T45 PGA CUT CUT 54 CUT T47 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T8 T28 T51 TOUR Championship 18 21 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T27 T30 CA Championship T54 T17 T35
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1—Wyndham Championship; T4—EDS Byron Nelson Championship; T6—U.S. Open; T8—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard; T10—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
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2007: Recorded a career-best 13 top-25 finishes in a season in which he made 25 of 31 cuts. Competed in three events in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup and finished 38th on the inaugural points list...Finished fifth at the John Deere Classic thanks in part to a final-round 68 and a Putting Average of 1.571, which led the field for the week. Was one shot off Nathan Green’s 36-hole lead before a third-round 71 dropped him out of contention...Held the 54-hole lead at the inaugural Fry’s Electronics Open before a final-round 74 left him T4, five shots behind eventual winner Mike Weir. Finish gave him his sixth top 10 of the season and pushed his earnings over the $2-million mark for the second consecutive year. 2006: Had a career year, with $2,647,982 in earnings on the strength of a victory and six top-10s...Won the Memorial Tournament, his second career title. After winning first TOUR event (2005 Chrysler Championship) in 90th career start, needed only 16 subsequent events to earn second career TOUR win. Was just the fifth different international player to win at Muirfield Village Golf Club...Shot a 59 during a casual round with friends on June 21 at Treyburn CC in Durham, NC. Had 11 birdies and an eagle on the par-72 course... Recorded his first top-10 in 10 career major championship starts with a T8 at the British Open. 2005: Closed the season on a high note, making his last eight cuts, including a win and a runner-up finish in his last two starts. As a result, earned the 2005 Fall Finish presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers title and its $500,000 bonus...Notched his first TOUR victory at the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor. Won by one stroke over Chad Campbell at the Westin Innisbrook Resort-Copperhead Course. Became just the third Swedish player to win on TOUR, joining Jesper Parnevik and Gabriel Hjertstedt. 2004: Won more than $1 million for the first time in his career and posted a personal-best seven top-10s... T3 finish at the MCI Heritage...Ended the season with five top-10s in his last six starts. 2003: Was just shy of earning $1 million in his rookie season and finished in the top 75 on the money list...Lone top-10 occurred in fifth career TOUR start (second as a TOUR member), second behind Tiger Woods at Buick Invitational. Birdied final hole on Sunday to move into solo second. 2002: Finished T21 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying
Tournament to earn his first TOUR card...Fulfilled the early promise he showed on the European Tour by winning the Algarve Open de Portugal in a playoff with David Gilford... Also held a share of the first-round lead in the British Open with a 67. Finished T43. 2001: Made a bright start to his European Tour career, finishing T7 in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open, his first career start and outright second in the Open de Argentina, his sixth career professional start on the European Tour. 2000: Won the European Amateur and represented Sweden in the Eisenhower Trophy before turning professional in September. Amateur: Won four tournaments while at North Carolina State, including the NCAA East Regionals event by four strokes, but was disqualified for signing for an incorrect scorecard...Prior to attending N.C. State, was twotime national junior college individual champion at Central Alabama Community College (1997-98).
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Gary Player WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 1974) EXEMPT STATUS: Life Member FULL NAME: Gary Player HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 150 BIRTHDATE: November 1, 1935 BIRTHPLACE: Johannesburg, South Africa RESIDENCE: Palm Beach, FL FAMILY: Wife, Vivienne Verwey; Jennifer, Marc, Wayne, Michele, Theresa and Amanda; 20 grandchildren PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-10
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1957 9 9 1 1 6 3,683/54 1958 14 13 1 2 9 11 18,591/12 1959 9 9 1 1 2 5 5,694/58 1960 13 13 1 5 13 13,879/28 1961 28 28 3 2 4 20 25 64,540/1 1962 17 17 1 2 2 10 15 45,838/6 1963 22 22 1 6 1 18 21 55,455/5 1964 17 17 2 1 2 9 14 61,450/7 1965 12 12 1 2 7 10 69,964/5 1966 10 10 2 4 7 26,391/39 1967 14 14 1 2 8 12 55,821 1968 15 15 1 1 12 14 48,828/30 1969 16 16 1 3 3 10 13 122,884 1970 17 15 1 1 2 8 12 99,267/12 1971 14 14 2 2 1 8 8 119,355/5 1972 15 15 2 1 8 13 118,041/7 1973 9 9 1 3 7 47,752/59 1974 14 13 3 5 10 105,986/19 1975 15 14 2 4 8 73,943/27 1976 16 15 1 4 10 53,669 1977 17 17 2 8 12 112,485/21 1978 17 17 3 7 10 177,336/9 1979 8 7 2 3 6 74,482/53 1980 11 10 1 3 4 45,471/78 1981 15 9 3 22,483/123 1982 11 6 3 22,059/147 1983 11 9 2 20,567/147 1984 13 10 1 1 5 93,258/70 1985 8 4 1 11,032/175 1986 1 1987 1 1 4,257/231 1988 2 1989 2 1990 1 1 1 11,000/225 1991 1 1992 1 1993 1 1 3,700/281 1994 1 1995 2 1 7,935/269 1996 2 1997 2 1998 2 1 11,200/270 1999 2 2000 2 2001 2 2002 1 2003 1 2004 1 2005 1 2006 1 2007 1 2008 1 Total 439 384 24 33 22 177 281 1,834,482 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2004 1 2005 1 2006 1 2007 1 Total 4 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup Captain (3), 2003, 2005, 2007.
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SPECIAL INTERESTS: Breeding thoroughbred race horses, farming, physical fitness, The Player Foundation benefiting children’s education, Black Knight International, including Gary Player Real Estate, Gary Player Design, Gary Player Golf Academy and Gary Player Stud Farm TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1953 JOINED TOUR: 1957
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-2
Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1985 1 1 1 1 30,000 1986 17 3 4 2 13 17 291,190 1987 20 3 2 3 16 20 333,439 1988 20 5 2 3 16 18 435,914 1989 18 2 1 1 11 17 514,116 1990 22 1 4 2 13 20 507,268 1991 20 1 1 2 9 17 337,253 1992 21 2 3 9 16 346,798 1993 22 1 1 6 15 360,272 1994 22 1 1 4 12 309,776 1995 20 1 2 11 309,251 1996 23 3 7 13 494,714 1997 22 1 10 208,615 1998 18 1 5 15 455,206 1999 20 2 7 235,181 2000 21 7 199,579 2001 21 3 4 256,013 2002 18 1 1 109,006 2003 15 1 78,690 2004 15 1 62,287 2005 14 63,547 2006 12 35,052 2007 8 22,386 2008 6 9,708 Total 416 19 21 17 119 223 6,005,261
Rank 44 5 6 2 4 9 18 23 26 30 38 24 62 37 61 70 63 90 93 96 90 112 126 164
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Masters T24 CUT T8 T6 1 T2 T5 T5 T2 T28 T6 T7 U.S. Open 2 T15 T19 T9 T6 T8 T23 1 T15 T12 T16 British Open 4 T24 7 1 7 CUT CUT T7 T8 CUT T4 T3 1 PGA T39 1 T8 T13 T33 T3 Year 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 Masters T32 3 T6 T10 1 T30 T28 T19 1 T17 T6 T15 U.S. Open T48 T44 T27 T15 12 T8 T43 T23 T10 T6 T2 CUT T26 British Open T23 CUT T7 T6 T14 1 T32 T28 T22 T34 T19 CUT CUT PGA 2 T12 T4 1 T51 7 T33 T13 T31 T26 T23 T26 T49 THE PLAYERS CUT T21 T9 T13 T28 CUT T8 CUT Year 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 Masters T15 CUT T21 T36 CUT T35 CUT CUT T24 CUT CUT 60 CUT U.S. Open CUT T20 T43 CUT CUT British Open T42 CUT CUT CUT T35 T66 T61 CUT CUT T57 CUT CUT CUT PGA CUT T42 T2 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT 61 Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Masters CUT CUT CUT 46 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT British Open T68 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
Champions TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Senior PGA Championship 1 8 1 T8 1 T8 5 T16 T19 T60 T31 T20 T39 U.S. Senior Open 2 1 1 T9 T3 T8 T3 T17 T13 T19 T60 T21 JELD-WEN Tradition 2 2 T15 T20 T17 T27 T17 T9 T51 T17 Constellation Energy Sr Players Champ T14 1 T3 3 T18 T43 T18 T33 T42 T49 T49 Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Senior PGA Championship T43 T46 T8 T45 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT Senior British Open T51 CUT T61 T65 76 CUT U.S. Senior Open CUT 57 CUT T54 CUT CUT JELD-WEN Tradition T50 T34 T19 T62 75 T64 T73 T76 Constellation Energy Sr Players Champ T29 T57 T56 T58 T74
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Gary PLAYER
Gary Player PGA TOUR VICTORIES (24):
CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (19):
1955 East Rand Open, Egyptian Matchplay. 1956 East Rand Open, South African Open, Ampol Tournament, Dunlop Tournament at Sunningdale. 1957 Western Province Open, Australian PGA Championship, Coffs Harbour Tournament. 1958 Australian Open, Natal Open, Ampol Tournament, Coffs Harbour Tournament. 1959 Transvaal Open, South African PGA Championship, Natal Open, Western Province Open, South African Masters, Victorian Open. 1960 Sprite Tournament, Transvaal Open, South African Open, South African PGA Championship, South African Masters, Natal Open, Western Province Open. 1961 Yomiuri Open, Ampol Tournament. 1962 Australian Open, Transvaal Open, Natal Open. 1963 Sponsored 5000, Liquid Air Tournament, Richelieu Grand Prix [Cape Town], Richelieu Grand Prix [Johannesburg], Australian Open, Transvaal Open, South African Masters. 1964 South African Masters. 1965 Australian Open, Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, South African Open, World Cup [indiv], World Cup [with Harold Henning], World Series of Golf, NTL Challenge Cup. 1966 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, Transvaal Open, South African Open, Natal Open. 1967 South African Open, South African Masters. 1968 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, World Series of Golf, South African Open. 1969 Australian Open, South African Open, South African PGA Championship, Australian Masters. 1970 Australian Open, Dunlop International. 1971 South Africa Masters, Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, General Motors Open, Western Province Open. 1972 South African Masters I, South African Masters II, Western Province Open, Japan Airlines Open, South African Open, Brazilian Open, World Series of Golf. 1973 General Motors Open, Piccadilly World Match Play Championship. 1974 South African Masters, Rand International Open, General Motors International Classic, Ibergolf Tournament, La Manga Tournament, Australian Open, Brazilian Open. 1975 Lancome Trophy, South African Open, General Motors Classic. 1976 General Motors Open, South African Masters I, South African Masters II, South African Open. 1977 South African Open, ICL International, World Cup [indiv]. 1979 South African Open, South African PGA Championship, Kronenbrau Championship, Sun City. 1980 Chile Open, Trophy Felix Houphonet-Boigny. 1981 South African Open.
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Dubbed the “Black Knight,” “ Mr. Fitness” and the “International Ambassador of Golf”…A renowned golf course architect with over 200 design projects located throughout the world. Designer of the course at the TPC Jasna Polana near Princeton, NJ, and The Links at Fancourt in South Africa--the site of the 2003 Presidents Cup…Operates Black Knight International, which includes Gary Player Group, Gary Player Design, Gary Player Golf Academy and Gary Player Enterprises - aspects of which include licensing, publishing, videos, apparel, golf equipment and memorabilia…Gary Player Stud Farm has received worldwide acclaim for breeding top horses… Operates The Player Foundation, with its primary objective to promote education for underprivileged children. The Foundation built the Blair Atholl Schools in Johannesburg, South Africa, which has educational facilities for more than 500 students from kindergarten through the seventh grade and also supports other educational projects throughout the world…Says his biggest thrill in golf is being the third player in history after Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan to win all four Grand Slam events…Has traveled more miles than any athlete in history - more than 14 million and counting. At one point in his career, traveled with his six children and more than 30 pieces of luggage that sometimes took as many as three taxis to transport…Among his heroes are Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi…Among his favorite golf courses are The Links at Fancourt in his native South Africa, Cypress Point, Carnoustie and the TPC Jasna Polana…One of his superstitions or lucky charms is wearing black…Favorite athletes are Michael Jordan and Pele…Web site is GaryPlayer.com.
T57—Bank of America Championship
2008 SEASON:
Played in his 51st Masters, setting a record for most appearances at the Augusta National Golf Club. Shot 83-78 and missed the cut…Bettered his age twice, first doing so when he carded a 2-under 70 in the opening round of The ACE Group Classic on the Champions Tour. Also matched his age on two other occasions, the last time coming when he posted a 72 Saturday at the Bank of America Championship…Honored in mid-May with the 13th Francis Ouimet Award for Lifelong Contributions to Golf.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Captained the International Team in The Presidents Cup for the third consecutive playing. The Internationals lost to the United States in Montreal...Bettered his age on consecutive days at the MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, shooting 69s in the first and second rounds... Matched his age with a 71 in the second round of both the Turtle Bay Championship and the Allianz Championship... Again matched his age with a second-round 71 at The ACE Group Classic...Bettered his age for the third time in the season when he carded a 1-under 70 Saturday at The Boeing Championship at Sandestin...Tied Arnold Palmer’s record for most career appearances at the Masters when he played in his 50th event at Augusta National in April. Missed the cut after posting rounds of 83-77. 2006: Made his 49th Masters appearance, tied for second most with Doug Ford behind Arnold Palmer (50). Also played in 11 Champions Tour events. The 70-year old bettered his age twice with 69s during the first rounds of the Senior British Open and the Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach... Recipient of the Payne Stewart Award, given at THE TOUR Championship. 2005: Served as captain of the International Team at The Presidents Cup for the second time. Bettered his age for the second time in his career when he closed with a 68 at the Bank of America Championship near Boston in June. 2003: Was Captain of International Team in Presidents Cup in South Africa. Match ended in a tie. 2002: Had entered the open qualifier for the British Open, but was forced to withdraw due to a pulled rib muscle. Broke streak of competing in 46 consecutive British Opens. 1985: Joined the Champions Tour. 1978: Earned the third Masters title of his career when he began the final round seven strokes behind Hubert Green and shot 64, winning by one after birdies on seven of the final 10 holes...Went on to win the Houston Open and Tournament of Champions the next two weeks for three wins in as many starts. They were his last victories on TOUR. He has the distinction of winning at least one TOUR event in five decades. 1974: Captured both the second Masters title of his career and third British Open. Became the only player in the 20th century to win the British Open in three different decades...Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. 1972: Earned his second PGA Championship title. 1968: Second British Open title came at Carnoustie, Scotland, with a two-stroke victory over Jack Nicklaus and Bob Charles. 1965: Won his only U.S. Open. Joins Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as winners of all four majors. He completed the Grand Slam at age 29. 1962: Won the first of two PGA Championships. 1961: Won his first of three Masters...Also
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................78.66 Driving Distance............................................214.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................75.00% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................30.56% Putting Average............................................2.091
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MISCELLANEOUS Champions TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 78–Masters Tournament/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–1976 Florida Citrus Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $62,500–1984 PGA Championship/T2 2008 champions TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average (Actual)..............................74.65 Driving Distance............................................246.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................70.00% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................55.19% Putting Average............................................1.852
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MISCELLANEOUS Champions TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round: 70–2008 The ACE Group Classic/2. Career Low Round: 63–1993 GTE West Classic/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $202,500–1989 The RJR Championship/1
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INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (110):
claimed two other victories for first multi-win season...Was the leading money winner on TOUR for the only time in his career. 1959: Claimed his first major title with victory at the British Open. 1958: Won first TOUR event of his career at the Kentucky Derby Open.
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1985 Quadel Senior Classic. 1986 General Foods PGA Seniors’ Championship, United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship, Denver Post Champions of Golf. 1987 Mazda SENIOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Senior Open, PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational. 1988 General Foods PGA Seniors’ Championship, Aetna Challenge, Southwestern Bell Classic, U.S. Senior Open, GTE North Classic. 1989 GTE North Classic, The RJR Championship. 1990 PGA Seniors’ Championship. 1991 Royal Caribbean Classic. 1993 Bank One Classic. 1995 Bank One Classic. 1998 Northville Long Island Classic.
Gold Coast Classic. 1982 South African PGA Championship. 1983 Skins Game. 1984 Johnnie Walker. 1986 Nissan Skins Game. 1988 Nissan Skins Game. 1991 Nissan Skins Game. 1994 Skills Challenge. 1995 Alfred Dunhill Challenge. 1997 Daiichi Seimei Cup, Nelson Mandela Invitational, South African Open.
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1958 Kentucky Derby Open. 1959 British Open. 1961 Lucky International Open, Sunshine Open Invitational, Masters Tournament. 1962 PGA Championship. 1963 San Diego Open Invitational. 1964 Pensacola Open Invitational, 500 Festival Open Invitation. 1965 U.S. Open. 1968 British Open. 1969 Tournament of Champions. 1970 Greater Greensboro Open. 1971 Greater Jacksonville Open, National Airlines Open Invitational. 1972 Greater New Orleans Open, PGA Championship. 1973 Southern Open. 1974 Masters Tournament, Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, British Open. 1978 Masters Tournament, MONY Tournament of Champions, Houston Open.
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Ian Poulter EXEMPT STATUS: 65th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Ian James Poulter HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 189 BIRTHDATE: January 10, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Stevenage, England RESIDENCE: Buckinghamshire, England; Orlando, FL
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
2—2008 British Open, T2—2006 World Golf ChampionshipsAmerican Express Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (7):
2000 Italian Open [Eur]. 2001 Moroccan Open [Eur]. 2002 Italian Open [Eur]. 2003 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open [Eur], Nordic Open [Eur]. 2004 Volvo Masters Andalucia [Eur]. 2006 Open de Madrid Masters [Eur].
OTHER VICTORIES (1): 1999 Open de Cote d’Ivoire.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 2—British Open.
2008 SEASON:
Season highlight was a runner-up effort at the British Open, four strokes behind champion Padraig Harrington. It represented his best performance in 23 major championship appearances…Posted the best individual Ryder Cup record in Europe’s loss at Valhalla, finishing 4-1-0. Only loss came in Friday Foursomes.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Had career-best number of top-10s (5) and top-25s (8) as he earned more than $1 million for a second consecutive season...Best finish of the year came in April at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, finishing T3...Fourth top-10 came in August at The Barclays, a T9, his second top-10 finish in two starts at Westchester Country Club. Moved up 14 spots in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup standings from 73rd to 59th...Ended season with a T10 at the BMW Championship, his fifth top-10 of the season. 2006: Recorded four top-10s in 15 starts, made 13 cuts and earned more than $1.5 million...Finished T7 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for first top-10 in eighth start...In
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June, added a T9 at the Barclays Classic...The next week finished T12 at the U.S. Open...Recorded his first top-10 in a major championship with a T9 at the PGA Championship... Won the Banco Madrid Valle Romano Open de Madrid Golf Masters on the European Tour by five strokes in September...Finished T2 at the World Golf ChampionshipsAmerican Express Championship in London, his first top-10 at the event...Finished T9 at the Volvo Masters, the last European Tour event of the season. Finished ninth on the European Tour Order of Merit. 2005: Did not win on European Tour for the first season since joining the tour in 2000...Played in a career-high 20 TOUR events with two top10s...Playing in his third event of the season, posted a T8 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...Semifinalist at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship where he fell to eventual champion David Toms 3 and 2. Defeated Jim Furyk, Stuart Appleby, Rory Sabbatini and Nick O’Hern before losing to Toms. Lost in 20 holes to Retief Goosen in consolation match to finish fourth and earn $450,000. 2004: Joined the TOUR as a Special Temporary Member the week of August 4…At the European Tour’s season-ending Volvo Masters, defeated Sergio Garcia in a playoff and finished ninth in European Tour’s Volvo Order of Merit...In first TOUR start, finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, losing to Stephen Leaney, 1-up, in the fourth round. In first three rounds, defeated Chris Riley, Duffy Waldorf and John Huston...Member of victorious European Ryder Cup squad and posted a 1-1 record in Ryder Cup debut. 2003: Victorious twice in Europe at the Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open and the Nordic Open, and finished career-best fifth in Volvo Order of Merit. 2002: Captured the 59th Italian Open Telecom Italia. 2001: Capped successful sophomore campaign with victory at the Moroccan Open. 2000: His first year culminated in winning the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000 1 1 $10,970 2001 2 1 1 2002 1 1 16,223 2003 4 4 30,859 2004 9 6 1 2 176,318 2005 20 10 2 4 946,890/86 2006 15 13 1 4 7 1,553,906/51 2007 18 14 1 5 8 92,275/57 1,431,390/64 2008 15 12 1 1 7 95,310/112 1,488,214/65 Total 85 62 2 1 13 29 5,654,772 european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2008 15 12
FAMILY: Wife, Katie; Aimee-Leigh (2/1/02), Luke James (5/22/04) EDUCATION: Barclay School SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars, all ball sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 JOINED TOUR: 2005
of the Year Award thanks to a first in the Italian Open in October, ultimately finishing 31st on the Volvo Order of Merit. 1999: Played the European Challenge Tour with a win at the Open de Cote d’Ivoire.
PERSONAL:
Took up the game at age 4 when his father, Terry, a singledigit handicapper, gave him a cut-down 3-wood...Older brother Danny is also a professional...Noted for his colorful hairstyles and clothing, most notably the 2004 majors where he wore trousers that featured pink (Masters Tournament), Union Jack (British Open) and United States stars and stripes (PGA Championship) designs. Has developed his own clothing line, which is available at his Web site, ianpoulter. co.uk. His design company designed the uniforms for the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 2008 Curtis Cup.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.27 Driving Distance............................................283.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................59.77% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................59.75% Putting Average............................................1.789
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 68–3 times, most recent World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2005 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $899,325–2008 British Open Championship/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 LG SKINS GAME/20
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T31 T33 T13 T25 U.S. Open CUT T57 T12 T36 W/D British Open T64 T50 T46 T25 T11 CUT T27 2 PGA CUT T61 T37 T47 T9 T23 T31 THE PLAYERS T33 CUT T27 T28 T21 Accenture Match Play Championship T5 4 T33 T9 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T13 T33 T33 T13 T30 T16 CA Championship CNL T44 T18 T2 T16 T57
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (2), 2004, 2008.
2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 2 6 $1,445,653
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Brett Quigley EXEMPT STATUS: 120th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Brett Quigley HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: August 18, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Fort Devens, MA RESIDENCE: Jupiter, FL; plays out of Turtle Creek, Jupiter, FL
T2—2001 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, 2004 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2):
1996 Philadelphia Classic. 2001 Arkansas Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Entered the season needing to earn $67,769 in seven starts to receive Major Medical Extension status for 2008. Finished T12 at The Honda Classic and collected $115,500, thus earning Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the year. Went on to finish No. 72 in FedExCup standings and No. 120 in earnings, with 15 made cuts in 25 starts…Finished T6 at THE PLAYERS thanks in part to a final-round 71, where he was one of only eight players to break par on Sunday…Only other top-10 finish came at the Memorial Tournament, finishing T10 despite a second-round 78.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Coming off career year in 2006, was limited to 25 events, undergoing season-ending arthroscopic right knee surgery on Sept. 7 to repair a medial meniscal tear after missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Granted Major Medical Extension for the 2008 season...Played in first Masters Tournament, finishing 51st...Lone top-10 was a T10 at the Wachovia Championship. 2006: Career year in 10th full season on TOUR, setting personal bests for earnings ($2,617,419) and top-10s (10). Also played in first TOUR Championship. The 10 top-10s were tied for fourth-most on TOUR. Best finish was a solo third at the 84 LUMBER Classic, playing with a left-shoulder injury suffered when he
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1991 2 1 $1,990/298 1992 1 1997 34 21 4 172,023/128 1998 29 16 2 5 224,076/127 1999 22 12 2 3 209,318/152 2000 21 10 1 4 247,037/150 2001 21 13 1 6 8 956,934/56 2002 32 16 1 5 404,422/140 2003 27 19 2 7 786,294/82 2004 31 20 1 1 5 836,380/97 2005 31 18 2 9 998,155/80 2006 33 22 2 10 15 2,617,419/20 2007 25 16 1 5 87,000/116 717,411/130 2008 25 15 2 7 97,800/72 878,216/120 Total 334 199 2 2 30 77 9,049,674
PERSONAL:
Caddied for his uncle, Dana Quigley, now a member of the Champions Tour, when Dana fired a 61 at the 1982 Greater Hartford Open...His dad, Paul, is one of New England’s top amateur golfers.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.90 Driving Distance............................................287.5 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.76% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.53% Putting Average............................................1.788
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 67–8 times, most recent Frys. com Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2001 B.C. Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $333,500– 2006 Barclays Classic/T3 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Through Week Ending: Nov. 20, 2006/56
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters 51 U.S. Open CUT CUT T28 CUT CUT T60 British Open CUT CUT PGA CUT T37 CUT CUT T62 THE PLAYERS CUT T42 T24 CUT CUT T6 TOUR Championship T12 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 CA Championship T9 T50
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1992 15 7 1 $7,518/119 1994 1 1995 4 2 1 1 9,540/124 1996 28 17 1 2 8 10 123,763/5 1998 2 1999 1 1 1 2,500/181 2000 8 4 1 1 2 2 56,766/79 2001 4 4 1 2 2 101,776/47 Total 63 35 2 3 1 13 17 301,864 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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T6—THE PLAYERS Championship; T10—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
events, made 10 cuts, including a T5 at the B.C. Open. 1999: Kept status on the PGA TOUR for the next year by finishing 150th on the money list. 1998: Recorded a T4 at the United Airlines Hawaiian Open. 1997: Played in 34 events making 21 cuts...Best finish T12 at the Greater Vancouver Open. 1996: Earned his first career title at the Philadelphia Classic on the Nationwide Tour, setting the Philmont CC course record with a 6-under-par 64 in the opening round...Had eight top10s, including T2 at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic and the Boise Open. Amateur: Winner of the 1987 U. S. Junior Amateur...Named Academic All-American in 1990 and 1991 at University of South Carolina.
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tripped on some stairs at home the Tuesday of tournament week. Finished three shots behind champion Ben Curtis... Finished T9 at the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship in London, his first start in a World Golf Championships event. 2005: Finished in the top 100 for the fourth time in five years. Made cuts in 10 of first 11 starts but finished with missed cuts in seven of final eight events… Best finishes were T5s at the Sony Open in Hawaii (one back after 54 holes) and the Cialis Western Open in July. 2004: Cracked the top 100 on the money list for the third time in four years...Posted only top-10 of season, a T2 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, his first top-10 on TOUR since a fourth at the same event in 2003. 2003: Finished in the top 125 for only the second time in TOUR career... Opened the season making six consecutive cuts. Resident of nearby Jupiter earned first top-10 in fifth start with T8 at The Honda Classic that included four rounds in the 60s. Finish was second straight top-10 at Honda event...Shared the first-round lead at the U.S. Open with Tom Watson at 5-under 65, finished T28...Two weeks after getting married, added second top-10 with a fourth-place finish at the Greater Milwaukee Open, his best TOUR finish since a T4 at the 2002 Honda Classic. $168,000 payday in Milwaukee secured his card for the 2004 season. 2002: Only top-10 of the season, T4 at The Honda Classic. Was one stroke out of the lead with two holes to play but bogeyed the last two holes...Shared the first-round lead at Canon Greater Hartford Open. After opening with season-best 64, finished T20. 2001: Posted six top10s, including a runner-up finish at the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Won the Arkansas Classic on Nationwide Tour event early in the season and finished 56th on the PGA TOUR money list...The next week committed to the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, shot 15-under-par and finished second to Scott Hoch...Month later earned second TOUR top-10 at MasterCard Colonial with a T5. 2000: Split time on the Nationwide Tour and PGA TOUR…In 21 PGA TOUR
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FAMILY: Wife, Amy; Lillian, Lucinda EDUCATION: University of South Carolina (1991) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Surfing, reading, cars, motorcycles TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 2002 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1996)
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Jeff Quinney EXEMPT STATUS: 38th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Jeffrey Michael Quinney HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: November 17, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Eugene, OR RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ FAMILY: Single
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2008 Northern Trust Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2004 Oregon Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
2002 Scottsdale Swing at McCormick Ranch [Can], Bay Mills Open [Can].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—Northern Trust Open; 3—THE PLAYERS Championship; T7—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
2008 SEASON:
Came close to surpassing $2 million in season earnings for the first time in his career, but fell just $629 short. Made the cut in 16 of 28 starts, with three top-10 finishes and a No. 38 ranking on the money list…Claimed his best career finish with a solo second to Phil Mickelson at the Northern Trust Open. Made an ace at the par-3 sixth hole Saturday to temporarily claim the lead. Played in the final group with Mickelson in the final round and led with nine holes to play before three consecutive bogeys led to Mickelson’s win. Four of his eight career top-10s have come in California… Finished solo third at THE PLAYERS. Joined Paul Goydos as the only players in the field to card three of their four rounds under par. Birdied the par-5 16th to tie Goydos and eventual champion Sergio Garcia for the lead on Sunday, but fell one shot shy of their playoff when he couldn’t get up and down from the back bunker on No. 18…Followed a top-10 finish at the 2007 PLAYERS Championship with a T36 in his rookie year at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Bettered that in 2008 by following up a top-10 at the PLAYERS with a T7 at Colonial Country Club thanks to three rounds in the 60s.
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EDUCATION: Arizona State University (2001, Finance) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, poker TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2006)
2007: Won more than $1.5 million and recorded five top-10 finishes...Got off to a quick start during his rookie season on TOUR, contending on Sunday at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Buick Invitational and FBR Open. Posted first career top-10 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, a T4 on the strength of an ace on the par-3 17th hole at Classic Club in the final round. One week later, posted a front-nine 31 on the South Course on Sunday at the Buick Invitational to jump into contention. Finished T7, five strokes behind champion Tiger Woods. Held the outright lead after 36 and 54 holes at the FBR Open, near his home at Grayhawk GC. Second-round 63 gave him a three-stroke lead at the halfway point. Led by two strokes after three rounds. A pair of bogeys on the final two holes on the final day dropped him to third place, two shots behind champion and neighbor Aaron Baddeley.... Collected his fourth straight top-10 with his T9 finish at the Nissan Open, thanks for closing rounds of 67-69...In first career start at THE PLAYERS Championship, posted third-round 8-under-par 64 en route to a T6 finish, best among first-time participants...A T12 at the AT&T National was his best finish the rest of the way but he did close the season by making the cut in five of his final six starts. 2006: Played the Nationwide Tour and earned his 2007 TOUR card by finishing sixth on the money list. Eight top-10s and 16 top-25s were career-highs...Flirted with winning the entire season, evidenced by two runner-up (Scholarship America Showdown and Mark Christopher Charity Classic) and two third-place finishes (Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship and Cox Classic). 2005: Finished No. 90 on Nationwide Tour money list with one top-10, a T3 at the Xerox Classic. 2004: Finished No. 46 on the Nationwide Tour, breaking through for his first victory at the Oregon Classic. Victory came in front of family and friends as he graduated from South Eugene High before moving on to star at Arizona State. Shot a course-record, 9-under-par 63 in the final round at Shadow Hills CC near Eugene to overcome a five-stroke deficit. 2002: Had made the cut in
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000A 1 2001A 1 2001 6 1 $11,400 2002 5 2 40,310 2003 2 1 14,550 2005 1 2007 29 18 1 5 9 92,532/51 1,612,056/57 2008 28 16 1 1 3 6 97,000/88 1,999,371/38 Total 73 38 1 2 8 15 3,677,687
four of 16 previous career starts on TOUR, with a careerbest T29 at the 2002 INTERNATIONAL...Finished No. 2 on the Canadian Tour Order of Merit. Registered wins at the Scottsdale Swing at McCormick Ranch and the Bay Mills Open. Amateur: United States Walker Cup and Palmer Cup team member in 2001...Winner of the 2000 U.S. Amateur. Holed a 30-foot birdie putt to defeat James Driscoll, 1-up, in 39 holes at Baltusrol in Springfield, NJ. Defeated Matt Weibring and Lucas Glover in his first two matches that week...Member of the 2000 U.S. World Amateur team... Finished T11 at the 1998 NCAA Championship.
PERSONAL:
Named MVP of his high school basketball team in Eugene, OR…Youngest of four boys in his family, all of whom played Division I sports (Rob played golf at Oregon, Mark played tennis at BYU and D.J. was a quarterback at Oregon). His dad, Bob, played college basketball at BYU from 1963-65, once scoring 35 points in a game against Michigan State… Cites winning the U.S. Amateur, as well as playing in major championships with Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh, as his biggest thrills in golf.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.79 Driving Distance............................................272.5 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.98% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.81% Putting Average............................................1.750
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Frys.com Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2007 FBR Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $669,600– 2008 Northern Trust Open/2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Travelers Championship/48
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT U.S. Open CUT T29 British Open CUT CUT PGA CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T6 3
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Amateur Team Championship, 2000; Walker Cup, 2001.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2001 1 1 1 $5,868/200 2002 8 6 1 1 24,126/129 2003 8 3 1 1 28,910/117 2004 22 10 1 3 3 127,290/46 2005 24 10 1 1 2 52,981/90 2006 27 21 2 2 8 16 317,802/6 Total 90 51 1 2 3 14 24 556,976 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Chez Reavie EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 Tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: William Chesney Reavie HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: November 12, 1981 BIRTHPLACE: Wichita, KS
2008 RBC Canadian Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 Knoxville Open Presented by Food City.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 2008 SEASON:
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002A 1 2003A 1 2004A 1 1 2004 1 1 $7,840 2005 1 2006 1 2008 30 21 1 2 2 100,806/57 1,444,102/71 Total 36 23 1 2 2 1,451,942
PERSONAL:
Chez is short for Chesney, his middle name.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.96 Driving Distance............................................281.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................72.56% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.61% Putting Average............................................1.793
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 64–3 times, most recent 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $900,000–2008 RBC Canadian Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Valero Texas Open/174
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT U.S. Open CUT T62 PGA T60 Bridgestone Invitational T52
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2005 3 3 1 1 $16,549/160 2006 22 17 1 9 93,713/63 2007 27 15 1 1 4 10 224,532/18 Total 52 35 1 1 6 20 334,793 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Rookie won for the first time on the PGA TOUR. One of 12 first-time winners on TOUR and four rookie winners during the season…Capped off the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with a 7-under 65, equaling tournament winner D.J. Trahan for low round of the day. Finished T5, the first top-10 of his career…In July, became the first player since Jerry Pate in 1976 to win the RBC Canadian Open in his first start there. Finished at 17-under and led wire to wire, beating Billy Mayfair by three strokes. In addition to jumping 100 spots on the FedExCup points list to 29th, he received invitations to compete in the following week’s World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, as well as the PGA Championship in August.
U.S. Public Links Championship, which earned an invitation to the 2002 Masters (missed cut). Other amateur titles on his resume include victories at the Mesa City Amateur, Las Vegas Legacy Junior Championship and the World Junior Golf Cup U.S. Finals.
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1—RBC Canadian Open; T5—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
2007: Made the cut in 15 of 27 starts on the Nationwide Tour, including 10 top-25s and four top-10s. Finished No. 18 on the money list, with $224,532...Followed a T9 finish at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship with a then-career-best T3 showing at the inaugural South Georgia Classic...Third top-10 finish of the year came at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs (T10)...Posted rounds of 68-70-65-68 to finish at 17-under 271 at the Knoxville Open, topping Kyle McCarthy by three strokes for his first career Nationwide Tour win. Collected $85,500 with the win to move to No. 5 on the money list. Wouldn’t fall outside of the top 20 the rest of the way despite failing to crack the top 10 again. 2006: Made the cut in 17 of 22 starts during his rookie season on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with a T6 at the Peek’n Peak Classic his only top-10 finish...Finished the season No. 63 on the money list, with $93,713, just missing out as the top 62 players advanced to the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship...Made the cut in his first 15 starts to extend his career total to 18-for-18 before missing his first cut at the Utah EnergySolutions Championship... Had three career starts on Nationwide Tour prior to 2006, with a T9 at the Gila River Golf Classic his best showing. Has had six career starts on the PGA TOUR, with a careerbest T62 coming at the 2004 U.S. Open. Has also played on the Gateway Tour. Amateur: Earned All-American honors three times for Arizona State University. Winner of the 2001
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of Whisper Rock GC FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Arizona State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2007)
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Loren Roberts EXEMPT STATUS: Top 50 on PGA TOUR Career Money List FULL NAME: Loren Lloyd Roberts HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 215 BIRTHDATE: June 24, 1955 BIRTHPLACE: San Luis Obispo, CA RESIDENCE: Germantown, TN
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (8):
1994 Nestle Invitational. 1995 Nestle Invitational. 1996 MCI Classic, Greater Milwaukee Open. 1997 CVS Charity Classic. 1999 GTE Byron Nelson Classic. 2000 Greater Milwaukee Open. 2002 Valero Texas Open.
CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (8):
2005 JELD-WEN Tradition. 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, Turtle Bay Championship, The ACE Group Classic, Senior British Open Championship. 2007 The Boeing Championship at Sandestin, Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. 2008 Commerce Bank Championship.
BEST 2008 CHAMPIONS TOUR FINISHES:
1—Commerce Bank Championship; 2—Regions Charity Classic, Bank of America Championship, AT&T Champions Classic; 4—Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Turtle Bay Championship; 5—FedEx Kinko’s Classic, The Principal Charity Classic; T6—The ACE Group Classic, Administaff Small Business Classic; 7—MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, JELD-WEN Tradition; T9—3M Championship
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
2008 SEASON:
Did not make a PGA TOUR start for the first time since 1980, but will take a Top-50 on the PGA TOUR Career Money List exemption for 2009…Was sixth on the final Champions Tour money list and eighth in defense of his Charles Schwab Cup title…Among his 13 top-10 finishes on the Champions Tour was a victory at the Commerce Bank Championship, a one-stroke triumph over Nick Price and Lonnie Nielsen, the event’s defending champion. Went wire to wire for his eighth career Champions Tour title, matching his PGA TOUR victory total.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Finished second to Jay Haas on the Champions Tour money list, with more than $2 million in earnings ($2,170,627), but claimed the prestigious Charles Schwab Cup title after losing it on the final hole in the final event of 2006 to Haas...Played in three PGA TOUR events, making the cut in his hometown of Memphis (T63) at the Stanford St. Jude Championship...Captured the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in October near Baltimore. Six-stroke victory earned an exemption into the field for the
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1981 21 8 2 $8,935/177 1982 2 1983 24 8 7,724/189 1984 26 14 3 7 67,515/88 1985 32 22 1 3 5 92,761/83 1986 33 20 2 5 53,655/133 1987 31 13 4 57,489/138 1988 29 19 3 13 136,890/89 1989 30 28 5 11 275,882/46 1990 30 26 1 7 14 478,522/24 1991 29 23 4 12 281,174/58 1992 28 23 1 1 3 12 338,673/43 1993 28 19 1 4 9 316,506/53 1994 22 19 1 3 1 10 13 1,015,671/6 1995 23 19 1 1 1 5 10 678,335/27 1996 24 19 2 3 11 725,231/27 1997 24 17 1 1 1 9 14 1,089,140/15 1998 22 18 3 10 467,285/60 1999 26 20 1 7 10 1,258,745/30 2000 24 21 1 2 9 15 1,932,280/18 2001 25 17 2 6 584,072/86 2002 25 21 1 2 5 11 1,919,047/28 2003 24 21 1 3 10 1,297,739/52 2004 22 19 1 2 12 998,677/78 2005 18 11 1 2 6 874,330/93 2006 4 3 1 134,572/208 2007 3 1 53/243 12,660/249 Total 629 449 8 10 10 94 223 15,103,510
champions TOUR CAREER SUMMARY Year Events Played 2005 6 2006 21 2007 23 2008 25 Total 75
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FAMILY: Wife, Kimberly; Alexandria, Addison EDUCATION: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo SPECIAL INTERESTS: His home, clubmaking, junior golf TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1975 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-2
2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1 1 5 6 $959,882 2 2 18 20 2,365,395 3 3 14 21 2,170,627 3 13 22 1,674,939 9 6 50 69 7,170,842
2008 PLAYERS Championship on the PGA TOUR...Claimed his sixth career Champions Tour victory at The Boeing Championship at Sandestin in June. Rallied from three strokes back with a final-round 65, eventually defeating Eduardo Romero by three shots...Led the Champions Tour in putting (1.712) and led all players in Birdies (4.37). 2006: Spent most of the season on the Champions Tour, but played in four TOUR events, making three cuts...Finished second to Jay Haas in the race for the money title and the Charles Schwab Cup race. Fell 20 points short, the closest race in the six-year history of that competition. Earned a career-best $2,365,395, with four wins, including the Senior British Open, where he defeated Eduardo Romero in a playoff at Turnberry. Outside of a T57 at the Greater Kansas City Golf Classic in July, he never finished worse than T16 and he led all players with 18 top-10s in 21 starts...Served as an Assistant Captain to Tom Lehman for the U.S. Ryder Cup team...Finished T9 at the U.S. Senior Open where he fired a third-round, 8-under 62, a new U.S. Senior Open and tournament course record...Began the year on the PGA TOUR at the Sony Open in Hawaii where he finished T18, his best effort of the season....Finished T27 at the Verizon Heritage
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Masters CUT T5 T24 T23 CUT U.S. Open T34 CUT CUT T49 T11 T2 W/D T40 T13 British Open T24 CUT T18 CUT PGA CUT T34 T5 T27 T28 T9 T58 CUT T49 THE PLAYERS CUT T40 CUT T14 T46 T27 T21 CUT T14 T34 T33 3 TOUR Championship T14 T8 11 W/D T8 Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Masters CUT T3 T37 T33 U.S. Open T18 T8 T52 T42 British Open T29 T7 T13 T28 CUT PGA T65 CUT T58 CUT T43 T7 T17 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT CUT T49 71 T66 CUT CUT TOUR Championship T21 27 30 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 T33 T33 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational 14 T29 T28 CA Championship T40 T16
champions TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 05 06 07 08 Senior PGA Championship 5 T12 T49 Senior British Open 5 1 T4 U.S. Senior Open T2 T8 3 T12 JELD-WEN Tradition 1 T14 T4 T7 Constellation Energy Sr Players Champ T3 1 T21
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2) 1994, 2000; Ryder Cup, 1995, Captain’s Assistant, 2006.
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Loren Roberts
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS Career Low Round/Round: 62–4 times, most recent 2003 Valero Texas Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $630,000–2002 Valero Texas Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1996 Honda Classic/11 2008 champions TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average (Actual)..............................69.69 Driving Distance............................................270.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................73.82% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................72.58% Putting Average............................................1.746
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MISCELLANEOUS champions TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–7 times, most recent 2008 3M Championship/2. Career Low Round: 61–2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $390,000– 2007 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship/1
PERSONAL:
Nicknamed “Boss of the Moss” for his putting ability. Nickname coined by fellow TOUR member David Ogrin in 1985…Cary Middlecoff said of him in the mid-1980s: “We’ve got a kid back home (in Tennessee) who is just a beautiful putter. He’ll just break your heart on the greens, he’s so pure. If he ever gets to believing in himself, he could really be something to watch”…Member of Tennessee Hall of Fame (inducted 1995), Cal Poly Athletic Hall of Fame (1998) and Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame (2006).
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Milwaukee Open, shares it at GTE Byron Nelson Classic and held the 72-hole record for the CVS Charity Classic, which is no longer part of the TOUR schedule. In addition to 1996 playoff victory over Jerry Kelly, finished second at Brown Deer in 1994 and 1997...Recorded top 10s at three of the majors--Masters (T3), U.S. Open (T8) and British Open (T7)...Member of his second President’s Cup Team (1994, 2000) with 2-1-0 record good for a two-year total of 4-2-1. 1999: Third-round 62 matching career low produced 54-hole lead at GTE Byron Nelson Classic and a tournament-record 16-under-par 194. Finished tied with Steve Pate with tournament record 18-under-par 262. Won playoff with par on first extra hole. Father, who spent 1998 looking after his Alzheimer’s disease-stricken wife, was in attendance for first time in nearly a year. He joined his son when Byron Nelson presented championship trophy. 1997: Earned fifth title in four years at CVS Charity Classic... Finished T2 at Greater Milwaukee Open after Scott Hoch sank winning chip-in eagle on 72nd hole. 1996: Won twice, at MCI Classic and Greater Milwaukee Open...At MCI Classic, 63 on Saturday captured third-round lead, and 265 total broke Hale Irwin’s tournament record by one stroke... Birdied two of final three holes to break tournament record for the first time with a 265 at Greater Milwaukee Open, forcing playoff with Jerry Kelly. Birdie on first extra hole earned GMO victory. 1995: First two PGA TOUR victories came at 1994 and 1995 Nestle Invitationals, making him the only player to successfully defend a title at Bay Hill Invitational until Tiger Woods joined him in 2001 and 2002. Became first player to win same event for first two TOUR victories since Calvin Peete (1979 and 1982 Greater Milwaukee Opens)...Member of Ryder Cup Team. 1994: Won The Nestle Invitational with closing 67 to defeat Fuzzy Zoeller, Vijay Singh and Nick Price by one stroke... Had three top-10s in majors: T5 Masters, T2 U.S Open and T9 PGA Championship...Tied with Ernie Els after 18-hole playoff at U.S. Open, lost on 20th hole.
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at Hilton Head, SC, in April and T29 at the Barclays Classic in June. 2005: Turned 50 in June and played in six Champions Tour events but remained exempt on PGA TOUR on the strength of a T2 finish at the final full-field event of the season, the Southern Farm Bureau Classic...First top-10 was T4 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, aided by five rounds in the 60s...Nearly won his ninth PGA TOUR title at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in Mississippi before finishing T2, two behind Heath Slocum. They were tied entering the par-4 17th, where Roberts drove into a hazard and made bogey and Slocum made birdie...Joined the Champions Tour in July and had an immediate impact. Was 16th on the final money list ($959,882) in just six starts. Won his first Champions Tour title when he defeated Dana Quigley in a two-hole playoff at the JELD-WEN Tradition in his third start. 2004: Best finish came in October, a T3 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. 2003: While playing consistent golf (14 of 17 cuts made), did not post a top-10 until 18th event, a T7 at the PGA at Oak Hill, where he finished eight strokes back of champion Shaun Micheel...Defending champion at the Valero Texas Open closed with 62 to finish T2. The 62 tied his career low, which he had shot three times previously. 2002: Picked up victory and finished in the top 30 on the money list for the third time in the last four years...Captured Valero Texas Open for eighth career TOUR win and first since 2000 Greater Milwaukee Open. At 47 years, three months and five days, became oldest player to win TOUR event since 48-year-old Tom Watson won the 1998 MasterCard Colonial...Six of eight TOUR victories occurred since turning age 40. 2001: His 86th-place finish on the money list was the worst since finishing No. 89 in 1988. 2000: Had most lucrative season on TOUR thanks to a victory and nine top-10s...Has been successful at Brown Deer Park GC in Greater Milwaukee Open. Won for second time there in five years, shooting tournament-record 260, breaking Carlos Franco’s previous record by four strokes. In four of his eight victories, set tournament records. Owns the tournament record at the MCI Classic and the Greater
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John Rollins EXEMPT STATUS: 103rd on 2008 money list FULL NAME: John Rollins HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200 BIRTHDATE: June 25, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Richmond, VA RESIDENCE: Colleyville, TX FAMILY: Wife, Heather; Isabella Armain (7/16/03), Georgia Faith (12/3/07)
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2002 Bell Canadian Open. 2006 B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2001 Hershey Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open; T9—Buick Open.
2008 SEASON:
Finished in the top 125 (No. 103) on the money list for the seventh consecutive season, surpassing $10 million in career earnings in the process…Finished T9 at the Buick Open thanks to a final-round 65 which tied for the low round of the day. Finish marked the first of two top-10s of the season…Carded his second top-10 of the year a month later with a T2 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, his best finish since taking solo second at the 2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Despite not winning, had his best year in earnings, recorded two runner-up finishes and finished 26th in the FedExCup standings...Lost in a sudden-death playoff to Charley Hoffman at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, as Hoffman posted a birdie on the first extra hole...Finished runner-up for the second time in three weeks, falling one stroke behind Aaron Baddeley at the FBR Open, thanks to a closing 8-under 63. 2006: Won for the first time in almost four years and finished in the top 100 on the PGA TOUR money list for the fourth time in six seasons on TOUR... Opened season making eight straight cuts, including three of his four top-10s on the season...Made first cut in his fourth career start at the TPC Sawgrass and went on to record his a T8 at THE PLAYERS Championship...Collected
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EDUCATION: Virginia Commonwealth University (1997, Mass Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Playing guitar, billiards, wine TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 Q SCHOOL: 1999 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2001)
his second career TOUR title with a one-stroke victory at the B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort. Rolled in a 6-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to finish one shot ahead of Bob May. The final-round 64 was one off his career-low round. Collected $540,000 for his win...Finished tied for second on TOUR in Total Eagles with 16 behind the 19 by J.B. Holmes. 2005: Finished No. 99 on money list with one top-10, a T2 at the B.C. Open. It was his best finish since losing in a playoff to Jonathan Kaye at the 2003 Buick Classic. 2004: Had a rough start, making three of 14 cuts, but made 14 of 15 to end the season, including both of his top-10s...Made his first appearance in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Took Tiger Woods 18 holes before falling, 1-up, to the eventual tournament winner...Recorded an ace in the final round of the John Deere Classic on No. 7 with a 7-iron from 169 yards. 2003: Made more than $1 million for the second straight season thanks to five top-10s, including his first career runner-up finish...Lost to Jonathan Kaye on the first extra hole of a playoff at the Buick Classic. Birdied last hole to get to 13-under and hold clubhouse lead, while Kaye was standing on 18th tee. Played 29 holes on Sunday due to rainshortened Saturday. 2002: Made most of second chance on TOUR, earning his first victory and just shy of $2 million... Moved up from 408th on Official World Golf Ranking list to T67 through THE TOUR Championship...Six top-10s were five more than he had during his rookie season in 2000 and his 120 rounds were the most on TOUR...Won Bell Canadian Open with birdie on first extra hole of three-man playoff with Neal Lancaster and Justin Leonard. Shot final-round 65 and reached playoff when Lancaster double-bogeyed the 18th hole. Came from seven strokes behind on final day, tied with Len Mattiace (FedEx St. Jude Classic) and Spike McRoy (B.C. Open) for best comeback of season...Qualified for first TOUR Championship and finished T13. 2001: Sixth-
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998 1 2000 27 8 1 2 $169,570/171 2002 34 27 1 6 15 1,956,565/25 2003 27 17 1 5 8 1,612,314/39 2004 29 18 2 7 737,957/109 2005 30 18 1 1 8 852,147/99 2006 28 18 1 4 7 1,498,828/57 2007 29 23 2 4 13 96,220/26 2,488,891/24 2008 28 18 1 2 6 96,750/96 1,016,032/103 Total 233 147 2 5 25 66 10,332,303
place finish on 2001 Nationwide Tour money list ensured return trip to PGA TOUR...Made just four cuts in first 12 Nationwide Tour starts but game clicked in July and finished by making 13 consecutive cuts, the most by any player during the season...Defeated Rod Pampling with birdie-3 on first extra hole at Hershey Open for first career win. 2000: First TOUR top-10 was a T9 at the Greater Milwaukee Open thanks to a final-round 8-under 63. 1999: Earned first TOUR card by virtue of his T16 finish at the TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Virginia state amateur champion in 1996 and 1997. Honorable mention All-America selection at Virginia Commonwealth.
PERSONAL: Plays the guitar.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.06 Driving Distance............................................288.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................67.94% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.48% Putting Average............................................1.804
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Buick Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 63–3 times, most recent 2007 FBR Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2002 Bell Canadian Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/40
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters 47 CUT T20 CUT U.S. Open T53 T48 CUT CUT T42 T48 British Open 70 CUT T70 PGA CUT CUT T40 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT T8 T58 CUT TOUR Championship T13 25 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T67 T30 CA Championship T43 T28 T20
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1997 2 1998 1 1999 20 6 1 1 4 $28,736/82 2000 3 2001 25 17 1 2 6 14 242,841/6 Total 51 23 1 3 7 18 271,577 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Andres Romero EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Andres Fabian Romero HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: May 8, 1981 BIRTHPLACE: Tucuman, Argentina RESIDENCE: Yerba Buena, Argentina
2008 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (6):
1—Zurich Classic of New Orleans; T7—PGA Championship; T8—Masters Tournament.
2008 SEASON:
Voted PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Collected his first victory in his 12th start, at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, and placed in the top-10 in two major championships... Carded rounds of 73-69-65-68–275 to claim a one-shot victory over Peter Lonard. Threatening weather on Saturday forced players to finish their third rounds on Sunday morning and in turn keep the same pairings for the final round. Romero finished his round and had to wait roughly two and a half hours to see if he was the champion as Lonard was in the final pairing. Spent that time on his computer while sitting in the players’ dining room. Joined Roberto De Vicenzo, Jose Coceres and Angel Cabrera as the only Argentines to win on the PGA TOUR. Became the fourth straight first-time winner at the Zurich Classic…In first Masters appearance, logged T8 finish. Finished seven strokes behind champion Trevor Immelman…Finished T7 at the PGA Championship thanks to weekend rounds of 65-72. Has played in eight career major championships and finished in the top-10
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
No relation to his famous countryman, Champions Tour player Eduardo…Took up golf at age 8 after being bedridden and on a strict diet with a kidney disease. Started caddying at The Jockey Club outside Buenos Aires, Argentina before playing. Turned pro at age 16…Coached by his uncle, Miguel Romero…Nickname is Pigu…Was forced to give up his favorite hobby, monocycling, when he turned professional because it was deemed too dangerous.
2007: Joined the PGA TOUR for 2008 based on finishing in the top 125 in non-member earnings...Used a hot summer to make a name for himself, beginning at the British Open at Carnoustie where he finished third. Led by two strokes after a birdie at the 16th hole on Sunday, but made double bogey at the 17th and bogey at the 18th to finish one stroke out of the Sergio Garcia-Padraig Harrington playoff. Bettered his previous best finish at the British Open, a T8 in his debut in 2006...Won his first European Tour title the following week with a three-stroke victory at The Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe. The victory earned a spot in his first World Golf Championships event, the Bridgestone Invitational, and the PGA Championship. Moved from 114th in the Official World Golf Ranking to 29th over those two weeks...Finished T6 in the Bridgestone Invitational and missed the cut in the PGA...Also finished T5 in the HSBC World Match Play Championship in the European Tour in October...Teamed with Ricardo Gonzalez at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China. 2006: Recorded four top-10s, including a share of second place behind Johan Edfors at The Barclays Scottish Open, on the European Tour...Finished T8 in the British Open in his first major championship start...Finished in 35th position on the Order of Merit before capping the year with victory at the Masters Tournament Personal Cup in his homeland...Teamed with Angel Cabrera to finish T5 in the Barbados World Cup.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2006 2 1 1 1 $177,225 2007 3 2 1 2 2 596,414 2008 20 15 1 3 4 105,378/28 2,064,612/36 Total 25 18 1 1 6 7 2,838,251 nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2004 1 2005 1 1 1 $4,305/234 Total 2 1 1 4,305 european tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 11 10 3 5 $1,028,993
PERSONAL:
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.82 Driving Distance............................................299.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................52.83% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................58.79% Putting Average............................................1.777
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent PGA Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent 2008 PGA Championship/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,116,000–2008 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Shell Houston Open/21
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 06 07 08 Masters T8 U.S. Open T36 British Open T8 3 T32 PGA CUT CUT T7 THE PLAYERS CUT TOUR Championship T27 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 Bridgestone Invitational T6 T63 CA Championship T30
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup (2), 2006, 2007.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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2005: Qualified for the European Tour by finishing 14th on the European Tour’s Challenge Tour rankings. 2004: Played the Golden Bear Tour in Florida.
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2003 Cable and Wireless Masters Panama, Abierto de Medellin [Arg]. 2005 Roberto De Vicenzo Classic [Arg], Morson International Pro-Am Challenge [EurChall]. 2006 Masters Tournament Personal Cup [Arg]. 2007 The Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe [Eur].
four times (2008: T8, Masters; T7, PGA; 2007: 3rd, British Open; 2006: T8, British Open)… Qualified for THE TOUR Championship for the first time, where he finished T27. Finished 28th in the FedExCup standings.
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FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Soccer, mountain biking TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 JOINED TOUR: 2008
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Justin Rose EXEMPT STATUS: 99th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Justin Rose HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: July 30, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Johannesburg, South Africa RESIDENCE: London, England FAMILY: Wife, Kate
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T2—2006 Valero Texas Open, 2007 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, 2008 the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (5):
2002 dunhill championship [Eur], Chunichi Crowns [Jpn], Nashau Masters [SAf], Victor Chandler British Masters [Eur]. 2006 Australian Masters [Aus].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley; T9—PGA Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the fifth consecutive season after making the cut in 10 of 15 starts. Finished No. 99 in earnings for fifth consecutive season inside the top 100…In fourth career Masters start, shared first-round lead with Trevor Immelman after a 4-under-par 68. Leader or co-leader after 18 holes at the Masters for the third time (2004, 2007, 2008). Finished T36…First top-10 was a T2 finish at the Memorial Tournament. In four career starts at Muirfield Village Golf Club he has two top-5s (2004-4th)… Finished T9 at the PGA Championship, his first top-10 in a major since finishing T10 at the 2007 U.S. Open…Made first Ryder Cup appearance at Valhalla where he recorded a 3-1-0 record (one of only three winning records on the European team), including a 3-and-2 Singles victory over Phil Mickelson.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Played in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events en route to finishing 16th on the points list. Set personal bests in earnings ($2,705,875) and top-10 finishes (7) after making 15 of 16 cuts on the season. Finished in the top 12 at all four major championships...Finished first on the European Tour’s Order of Merit. Won the Volvo Masters in a playoff in early November to capture the Order of Merit. Moved to seventh in the World Ranking with the victory... Early in the PGA TOUR season, had another near-miss at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, where he held or shared the lead after the second, third and fourth rounds. Entered the final round tied with Lucas Glover at 20-under par. Posted 76 in the wind-blown final round to finish third, missing a birdie putt on the 90th hole that would have forced a
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SPECIAL INTERESTS: Tennis, football, cars, property design, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 JOINED TOUR: 2004
three-way playoff...Finished T5 at the Masters Tournament, tying his career-best finish in a major championship. Shared the first-round lead at 69 with Brett Wetterich...Missed the better part of two months after the Masters due to a back injury...One of five players to record top-10s at first two majors of 2007, notching a T10 at the U.S. Open at Oakmont CC...Runner-up to Tiger Woods at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational thanks to a final-round, 2-under 68, his second career runner-up finish on TOUR...Four rounds in the 60s resulted in a T5 at the BMW Championship...Finished T11 in first career TOUR Championship start. 2006: Posted a T2 at the Valero Texas Open after sharing the first-round lead with a 6-under 64... Set the Palm Course record with a 12-under-par 60 in the first round of the FUNAI Classic, breaking the record of 61 held by Mark Lye (1984) and Carl Pettersson (2005). Missed a 14-foot birdie try on 18 to shoot 59...Won first European Tour title in four years with a two-stroke win in the Australian Masters in late November. 2005: Season highlighted by a pair of third-place finishes...First was a solo third at the Buick Championship, where he held the 36- and 54-hole leads. Opened with bogey-free rounds of 65-63 to take a four-shot lead over Ben Curtis and Kevin Sutherland. Led Curtis by one entering final round after a third-round 70, but was overtaken by Brad Faxon (61) and Tjaart van der Walt (64) on Sunday, falling one shot short of a playoff after posting a 1-under-par 69...Second was a T3 at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Recorded four rounds in the 60s, including an 8-under 64 in the third round. 2004: Fared well in his first season as an official TOUR member, making 18 of 22 cuts, including four top-10s and earning more than $1 million...Making second Masters appearance, grabbed first- and second-round leads. Shot a 9-over-par 81 in the third round and finished T22...Shot an 8-under 63 in the final round of the Bell Canadian Open, where he finished T4...Recorded hole-in-one in first round of Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, acing the par-3 17th hole with a 3-iron from 232 yards. 2003: As a non-member, made more money than the 125th spot on the TOUR money list to earn his initial TOUR card...Playing in his first U.S. Open, finished T5 and shared honors with Fredrik Jacobson for best finish by a first-time participant...Solo third in 16th professional TOUR start at the inaugural Deutsche Bank Championship. First-round 8-under-par 63 set the TPC Boston course record that was broken one day later by Adam Scott’s 62. 2002:
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998A 1 1 1 1 1999 1 2001 1 1 $30,756 2002 4 4 1 3 94,816 2003 11 9 1 2 3 599,874 2004 22 18 4 10 1,236,764/62 2005 28 22 2 3 11 1,365,191/55 2006 28 21 1 5 11 1,629,288/47 2007 16 15 1 1 7 11 98,434/16 2,705,875/19 2008 15 10 1 2 6 94,710/114 1,047,854/99 Total 127 101 3 4 25 56 8,710,418 european tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 14 11 2 3 $596,067
Delivered the huge potential which first became apparent in the 1998 British Open by capturing the dunhill championship on the European Tour at the start of the season... Went on to win the Nashua Masters title in South Africa and the Crowns Tournament in Japan, then claimed the Victor Chandler British Masters after a battle with friend Ian Poulter. 2001: Begun the season with successive secondplace finishes in South Africa, the country of his birth, to ensure his playing rights for this season. 2000: Finished ninth at European Tour qualifying tournament to retain playing privileges for next season after coming within five spots of retaining his card. 1999: Finished fourth at European Tour qualifying tournament to earn first card. Amateur: Pitched in at the last hole to tie for fourth in the 1998 British Open at Royal Birkdale. Won Silver Medal as leading amateur. Turned professional the next day...At age 17, was the youngest Walker Cup player ever at 1997 event.
PERSONAL:
Moved to England from South Africa at age 5, when he started to play seriously at Hartley Wintney GC near his Hampshire home. First swung a club in back garden at 11 months when dad, Ken, handed him a plastic club. Broke 70 for the first time at age 11. Handicap of plus-1 at age 14...Father Ken passed away in September 2002, and he is remembered via the Ken Rose Foundation (kenrosefoundation.com)...Web site is justinrose.com.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.04 Driving Distance............................................286.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................64.06% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.85% Putting Average............................................1.826
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Travelers Championship/1 Career Low Round/Round: 60–2006 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $635,000–2007 World Golf Championships–Bridgestone Invitational/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Stanford St. Jude Championship/6
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T39 T22 T5 T36 U.S. Open T5 CUT T10 CUT British Open T4 CUT T30 T22 CUT T12 T70 PGA T23 CUT CUT T41 T12 T9 THE PLAYERS T39 T58 CUT CUT CUT TOUR Championship T11 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33 T5 T33 Bridgestone Invitational 5 T33 T2 T27 CA Championship T46 T28 T15
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup, 2008; World Cup (2), 2002, 2003.
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Rory Sabbatini EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Rory Mario Trevor Sabbatini HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: April 2, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Durban, South Africa RESIDENCE: Southlake, TX
2000 Air Canada Championship. 2003 FBR Capital Open. 2006 Nissan Open. 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2003 World Golf Championships-World Cup [with Trevor Immelman].
2008 SEASON:
After two consecutive seasons of making THE TOUR Championship, leveled off a bit with three top-10 finishes in 23 starts…Shot 66 in first and third rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii to finish runner-up to champion K.J. Choi. Finished T2 at the 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii…A finalround 67, tied for low round of the day, pushed him to a T3 at the Buick Invitational two weeks later…Finished T8 at the Valero Texas Open in the Fall Series.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Earned his fourth career win and had his best showing in a major. One of two first-time participants on the International Presidents Cup Team. Solid play during the year pushed him comfortably inside the top-15 on the FedExCup standings, where he finished fourth and earned a $1.5 million bonus...Posted one of just three rounds in the 60s at the Masters to finish T2, his first top-10 in a major championship...Rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial to beat Jim Furyk and Bernhard Langer for his fourth TOUR title and his first in a playoff. After beginning the final round tied at 11-under, Sabbatini, Furyk and Langer closed with 3-under 67s to finish at 14-under. After Furyk missed a 34-foot birdie try on the 18th hole, the first playoff hole, Sabbatini sank his putt. Langer then missed an 8-footer for birdie...Held a one-stroke lead over Tiger Woods through 54 holes at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Finished T4, eight strokes back of Woods...Only player to post top-10s in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events. Held the first-round lead at The Barclays after an 8-under 63. With third-place finish, moved to third in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup standings...In his first career start at the Deutsche Bank Championship, finished T6...T10 finish at the BMW Championship moved him to fourth in the FedExCup standings...Closed the PGA
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1999 27 13 2 2 5 $381,322/108 2000 26 16 1 1 3 7 1,262,535/36 2001 23 13 2 3 3 1,038,590/52 2002 23 13 1 4 6 936,664/68 2003 27 20 1 5 6 1,604,701/41 2004 26 19 2 2 7 13 2,500,397/16 2005 26 15 3 6 920,988/89 2006 24 19 1 2 5 10 2,861,751/12 2007 23 18 1 2 3 10 13 105,193/4 4,550,040/6 2008 23 17 1 1 3 6 100,177/69 1,559,277/56 Total 248 163 4 11 8 45 75 17,616,264 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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the youngest player to win on the PGA TOUR since 21-yearold Tiger Woods won the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational. The victory made him the tournament’s fourth first-time winner in its five-year history. Trailed Grant Waite by three strokes after 54 holes. Holed a 25-foot birdie putt on No. 17 to go a stroke ahead of playing partner Mark Calcavecchia. Added 30-foot birdie putt on final hole for victory...Had one-stroke lead through 72 holes at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Closed with 68 to finish one stroke behind Jesper Parnevik. 1999: Had a successful rookie campaign on PGA TOUR...Held 36-hole lead on his 23rd birthday at BellSouth Classic, and finished T3 worth $145,000...Earned second third-place finish of season at B.C. Open. 1998: Earned his first PGA TOUR membership by finishing 41st at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament...Won Southern Arizona Open. Amateur: Won 1993 International Junior Masters...Three-time All-America and 1996 individual runner-up in the NCAA Tournament at Arizona...Inducted into University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
PERSONAL:
Raised in South Africa, began playing at age 4...Travels throughout the season in a tour bus with his family... Donates money to many charities that support injured soldiers and their families...Enjoys watching all sports and spends most off time at lake boating and fishing...Recently set up the HARTS HOPE Foundation that allows his family to give back to community.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.63 Driving Distance............................................292.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.99% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.08% Putting Average............................................1.792
(68) (58) (118) (65) (107)
MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Valero Texas Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000– 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard/8
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT CUT T36 T2 CUT U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T71 CUT T51 T58 British Open T54 T53 T66 CUT T26 CUT CUT PGA 77 CUT CUT 68 CUT T74 CUT CUT T39 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT CUT T42 CUT CUT T44 T27 TOUR Championship T10 T22 T9 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T9 T33 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T51 T2 T28 T36 T2 T27 CA Championship T21 T41 T35 T70
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 2007; World Golf Championships-World Cup (3), 2002, 2003, 2004.
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2—Sony Open in Hawaii; T3—Buick Invitational; T8—Valero Texas Open.
TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup with a T9 at THE TOUR Championship, his 10th top-10 of the season...In Presidents Cup debut, had an 0-3-1 record. 2006: Picked up his third career win at the Nissan Open. Held second- and thirdround leads, including a four-stroke advantage heading into Sunday’s final round. Tied with three others at 12-under after bogeying the 15th hole, took the lead for good when he birdied the par-3 16th hole and Fred Couples and Craig Barlow bogeyed the hole. Finished one stroke ahead of Adam Scott. Moved to No. 1 on the PGA TOUR money list for the first time in his career with more than $2 million in earnings through six starts. 2005: Posted four rounds in the 60s to finish T6 at the Bank of America Colonial, nine shots behind two-time champion Kenny Perry. Finish was second top-10 in six starts at Colonial CC...Past champion posted third career top-10 in four starts at Booz Allen Classic. Finished sixth, five shots behind Sergio Garcia. 2004: Earned more $2 million for the first time in a season and ranked 16th on the final season money list. Personal-best seven top-10s, including two runner-up finishes...Part of a threeman playoff with Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington at the Buick Classic. Garcia won with a birdie on the third extra hole...In second career World Golf ChampionshipsNEC Invitational start, posted T2 finish, four strokes behind champion Stewart Cink...Qualified for his first TOUR Championship and finished T10...Once again teamed with Trevor Immelman at the World Golf Championships-World Cup in Seville, Spain, in defense of their 2003 title. They finished T4. 2003: Recorded his second career win, at the FBR Capital Open in June. Held second- and third-round leads. Only player in field to post four rounds in the 60s and second player in 2003 to win a Monday finish. Saturday’s third round was washed out and players were forced to play 18 holes on Sunday and Monday to finish the tournament... Teamed with countryman Trevor Immelman to win the World Golf Championships-World Cup at Kiawah Island, SC, by four strokes over England’s Justin Rose and Paul Casey. 2002: More than half of season’s earnings and three of his four top-10s came during four-week stretch (Phoenix Open to Nissan Open), which included a T2 at the Nissan Open, one stroke behind winner Len Mattiace. 2001: Began season with 69-69-65 to take two-stroke lead at Mercedes Championships. Closing 72 left him one stroke behind winner Jim Furyk. Missed three-foot putt on 72nd hole denied playoff opportunity...Earned T2 finish, one stroke behind Bob Estes in the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. 2000: With win at Air Canada Championship, the 24-year old became
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FAMILY: Wife, Amy; Harley Aiden (8/28/03), Tylie Jo (8/3/05) EDUCATION: University of Arizona SPECIAL INTERESTS: Playing video games, spending time with family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 Q SCHOOL: 1998
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Adam Scott EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2004 THE PLAYERS Championship (through 2010) FULL NAME: Adam Scott HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: July 16, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Adelaide, Australia RESIDENCE: Crans sur Sierre, Switzerland
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (6):
2003 Deutsche Bank Championship. 2004 THE PLAYERS Championship, Booz Allen Classic. 2006 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 2007 Shell Houston Open. 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (8):
2001 Alfred Dunhill PGA Championship [SAf]. 2002 Qatar Masters [Eur], Gleneagles Scottish PGA Championship [Eur]. 2003 Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters [Eur]. 2005 Singapore Open [Asia], Johnnie Walker Classic [Eur]. 2006 Singapore Open [Asia]. 2008 Commercialbank Qatar Masters [Eur].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—EDS Byron Nelson Championship; T8—Wachovia Championship; T9—World Golf Championships-CA Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Won on the PGA TOUR and European Tour despite setbacks from injury and illness...Fired a final-round, 11-under-par 61, which broke the course record and set a new personal low, to win the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in late January on the European Tour. Became the tournament’s only two-time winner as he beat Henrik Stenson by three strokes at Doha Golf Club...First top-10 of the season on the PGA TOUR was a T9 at the World Golf ChampionshipsCA Championship. Was among the leaders all week but a closing 72 dropped him to T9 at Doral Resort...In defense of Shell Houston Open title, posted a course-record 63 in the opening round, but was forced to withdraw after the second round because of flu-like symptoms...After losing a three-stroke lead he carried into the final round, sank a 9-foot birdie putt on No. 18 to force a playoff at 7-under par, then made a 48-footer playing it again on the third playoff hole to beat Ryan Moore in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. In shooting 68-67-67-71--273 to capture his sixth PGA TOUR victory, made four birdies in six tries on the 429-yard, par-4 finishing hole at TPC Four Seasons Resort, the last of which he made after hitting his drive into a fairway bunker. Moore barely missed a tying birdie putt on the third playoff hole...Continued his solid play into the next week with a T8 at the Wachovia Championship after making the cut on the number. It represented his final top-10 finish of the season...Paired with Tiger Woods (No. 1 in the world) and Phil Mickelson (No. 2) in first two rounds of U.S. Open where he finished T26. Nearly had to
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withdraw because of a broken right pinky finger that he injured when it was slammed in a car door...Couldn’t play in the Australian Open in December after suffering a knee injury while surfing.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Competed in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and finished 12th on the season-long points list. Won his fifth career PGA TOUR title at the Shell Houston Open and earned a spot on his third Presidents Cup Team...Runner-up to Vijay Singh at the Mercedes-Benz Championship, his third top-10 in three career starts at The Plantation Course...Earned fifth career official TOUR victory at the Shell Houston Open, defeating Stuart Appleby and 54-hole leader Bubba Watson by three strokes with rounds of 69-71-65-66--271. Clinging to a one-stroke lead over Appleby on the 72nd tee, hit tee shot into water hazard but made an up-and-down par on the 488-yard par 4, holing a 48-foot putt to clinch the win as Appleby found a hazard and made double bogey on the hole. Became the sixth Australian to win the Shell Houston Open...Second-round 62 at the Memorial Tournament propelled him into the 36-hole lead. Final-round birdies at 15 and 16 brought him into contention before bogeys at 17 and 18 left him T5, three shots behind champion K.J. Choi...Was 1-3-1 in his third Presidents Cup, bringing his career record to 7-6-2. 2006: Punctuated season of near-misses with a victory at THE TOUR Championship, finishing the season No. 3 on the money list and No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Also notched a career-best 10 top-10s and finished third in Scoring Average (68.95)... Followed unofficial win at the 2005 Nissan Open with a runner-up finish, one stroke behind winner Rory Sabbatini. Posted a final-round 7-under 64 at Riviera CC to sit at 12-under par in the clubhouse about one and one-half hours before the final group. Waited for possible playoff but Sabbatini made birdie on the par-3 16th hole to take the tournament...Finished third at the Wachovia Championship thanks to closing rounds of 66-71, for his second top-five finish...Shared the lead after each of the first three rounds at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, but a closing 1-over 71 dropped him to T3 in his first start at the event...Finished T4 at the Memorial Tournament, his fourth top-five finish of the season...Posted his second runner-up finish of the season thanks to an eagle on the 72nd hole, one of two on the day, which left him two strokes behind Vijay Singh at the Barclays Classic. Opened with a 6-under 65 to hold a onestroke lead through 18 holes. Trailed Billy Andrade by one
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2000 6 1 $10,200 2001 6 4 1 93,026 2002 10 7 2 4 339,157 2003 14 11 1 1 2 6 1,238,736/55 2004 16 12 2 1 1 7 8 3,724,984/7 2005 19 18 1 6 8 2,592,255/15 2006 19 17 1 3 3 10 14 4,978,858/3 2007 19 17 1 1 6 10 100,684/12 3,413,185/11 2008 15 13 1 3 7 101,295/47 1,979,160/39 Total 124 100 6 6 5 36 58 18,369,560 european tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 2008 11 10
FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Nevada-Las Vegas SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, biographies, surfing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 JOINED TOUR: 2003
1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 2 7 $1,008,396
heading into final round. Was his fourth consecutive topfour finish on TOUR...Posted his first top-10, a T8, in his seventh British Open start. Has made the cut four times and his previous best finish was a T34 in 2005...Posted back-toback top-10s in majors for the first time in his career with his T3 at the PGA Championship. It was his best finish at the PGA, topping a T9 in 2000, and it was his fourth career top10 in a major...Following week, finished T10 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Held firstround lead after a 63, matching Stewart Cink’s record for low first round at the tournament in 2004...Posted four rounds in the 60s at the World Golf ChampionshipsAmerican Express Championship, finishing T2, his best finish in a World Golf Championships event...Finished the season with a victory at THE TOUR Championship. Posted rounds of 69-67-67-66—269 to defeat runner-up Jim Furyk by three strokes. First Aussie and youngest player to win THE TOUR Championship since Tiger Woods in 1999 (Champions Golf Club) at age 23 years, 10 months and one day. Third-youngest winner of THE TOUR Championship, behind Woods and David Duval (1997, 25 years, 11 months and 24 days)...On the Asian Tour, successfully defended Singapore Open over rain-shortened 54 holes, defeating Ernie Els in a playoff. 2005: Earned unofficial victory at the Nissan Open, captured fourth career European Tour victory and was one of the International Team stars at The Presidents Cup…Captured unofficial victory at rain-shortened Nissan Open, where he posted rounds of 67-66 to tie Chad Campbell for the 36-hole lead at 9-under-par. Unable to complete the third and final rounds, Scott and Campbell played off on Monday morning with Scott prevailing on the first playoff hole. Victory was worth $864,000 in official money...In defense of THE PLAYERS Championship, finished T8, four shots behind winner Fred Funk, the sixth player to finish in the top-10 the year after winning THE PLAYERS...In title defense of Booz Allen Classic at Congressional, finished T2, two shots behind Sergio Garcia, after posting four rounds in the 60s. Within two shots of leader Garcia at the 71st hole, flew sand wedge from 133 yards over green into water hazard and made bogey...Captured the Singapore Open on the Asian Tour by seven strokes over Lee Westwood in September...Posted a 3-1-1 record in second Presidents Cup. Undefeated (3-0-1) when paired with Retief Goosen in first four matches. 2004: Totaled two TOUR wins, including a victory at THE PLAYERS Championship...Totaled seven top-10s in only 16 starts…At age 23 years, 8 months and 12 days, became the youngest winner of THE PLAYERS, with
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T9 T23 CUT T33 T27 T27 T25 U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T28 T21 CUT T26 British Open CUT T47 CUT CUT T42 T34 T8 T27 T16 PGA CUT T23 T23 T9 T40 T3 T12 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T17 1 T8 T53 T6 T54 TOUR Championship T21 T7 1 T26 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 3 T9 T5 T17 T33 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T64 T55 T36 T10 T36 T56 CA Championship CNL T39 T40 T36 T29 T2 T61 T9
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (3), 2003, 2005, 2007; World Cup, 2002.
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Adam SCOTT
Adam Scott
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.06 Driving Distance............................................302.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................54.66% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.72% Putting Average............................................1.794
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Shell Houston Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 62–4 times, most recent 2007 the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,440,000–2004 THE PLAYERS Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 AT&T National/3
PERSONAL:
Golf hero is countryman Greg Norman, who along with coach Butch Harmon, urged Scott to play several seasons on the European Tour.
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a Special Temporary Member in late April...Claimed his fourth European Tour victory with a final-round 3-under-par 69 to win the Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters by two shots over Nick Dougherty...Representing the International Team, was the youngest player on either Presidents Cup squad. 2002: Earned second European Tour victory at the Qatar Maters, with a 19-under-par 269... Earned Masters invitation based on being ranked in the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking at end of 2001. Finished T9 at Augusta National. Earnings of $151,200 put season PGA TOUR winnings at $288,642, earning an invitation to join the PGA TOUR as a Special Temporary Member for the remainder of the 2002 season...Also captured the Qatar Masters on the European Tour for second victory of the season. 2001: Finished 13th in the Volvo Order of Merit in first full season on European Tour...In 16 European Tour events, compiled five top-10s, including three third-place finishes...Captured the Alfred Dunhill PGA Championship on the Southern Africa Tour...Also played in United States, Japan and Australia. 2000: Secured European Tour card for 2001 in just eight starts as a professional, clinching his place with a T6 at the Linde German Masters in October. Amateur: As a junior, captured both Australian and New Zealand Junior titles, and fired a course-record 62 at Los Coyotes Country Club at the U.S. Junior Amateur...Spent one year playing collegiately at UNLV.
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rounds of 65-72-69-72—276, one shot ahead of runner-up Padraig Harrington. Held the 18- and 54-hole leads and led by as many as five strokes in the final round. At the 72nd hole with a two-stroke lead over Harrington, pull-hooked 6-iron approach shot from 213 yards into water hazard, forcing up-and-down recovery from 39 yards. Clinched title with 10-foot bogey putt to earn $1.44 million...Won the Booz Allen Classic in his first appearance at TPC Avenel. Equaled the tournament record of 21-under 263 held by Billy Andrade and Jeff Sluman in 1991. First three official TOUR victories came on TPC courses--Deutsche Bank Championship (TPC Boston), THE PLAYERS (TPC Sawgrass) and Avenel…Earned second career top-10 in a major with his T9 at the PGA Championship, matching the T9 at the 2002 Masters. 2003: Earned first TOUR title in 34th career TOUR start at age 23 years, 1 month and 16 days (youngest since Sergio Garcia won the 2002 Mercedes Championships at 21 years, 11 month and 27 days) at the inaugural Deutsche Bank Championship. Led Vijay Singh by two strokes after 36 holes, thanks to a course record 9-underpar 62. Maintained three-stroke lead over Jonathan Kaye through 54 holes, and brought home a four-stroke victory over runner-up Rocco Mediate...Lost to eventual champion Tiger Woods in 20 holes in the semifinals of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Finished third after defeating fellow Australian Peter Lonard 1-up in the consolation match...Joined the TOUR as
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John Senden EXEMPT STATUS: 86th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: John Gerard Senden HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 193 BIRTHDATE: April 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia RESIDENCE: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia FAMILY: Wife, Jackie; Jacob
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2006 John Deere Classic.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (4):
1996 Indonesian PGA Championship. 1998 Interlaken Open [Eur Chall], Alliance Open [Eur Chall]. 2006 Australian Open [Aus].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—PODS Championship; T6—Wyndham Championship; T8—Buick Invitational.
2008 SEASON:
Recorded three top-10 finishes including a second for the second consecutive year at the PODS Championship… Finished at 5-under-par 283 at the Buick Invitational, placing T8…Posted a 4-under 67 in the final round of the PODS Championship to finish T2 and two strokes behind Sean O’Hair. It was the second runner-up finish of his career, with both coming at Innisbrook. In 2006, recorded a 5-under 66 on the final day to finish one stroke behind Mark Calcavecchia…Posted 3-under-par 67s in three of the four rounds at the Wyndham Championship in August to finish T6 at Sedgefield Country Club.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: After collecting his first victory in 2006, enjoyed a steady season with 21 cuts made out of 27 starts, including a runner-up finish early in the season at the PODS Championship and a career-best five top-10s…Finished T2 at the PODS Championship, his best finish on the PGA TOUR since winning the 2006 John Deere Classic. Finalround 66 featured seven birdies and left him one shot shy of eventual champion Mark Calcavecchia...Recorded his first career top-10 finish at a major championship with a T4
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at the PGA Championship. Bogeyed the first three holes of his final round before settling down with a 32 on the final nine and a round of 71...Ended the year just behind Tiger Woods in second in greens in regulation percentage, at 70.33%. 2006: Had a career year, with $1,650,674 in earnings on the strength of a victory and three top-10s...After notching three straight top-10s in December in homeland of Australia, began 2006 PGA TOUR season with T5 finish at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic...Posted rounds of 64-69-6468--265 to claim first TOUR victory in 139th career TOUR start at the John Deere Classic. Entered final round with a three-stroke lead over Patrick Sheehan and Heath Slocum, and edged J.P. Hayes by one stroke to become the fifth Aussie to win on TOUR in 2006...Recorded a hole-in-one on the par-3 13th hole at Royal Liverpool GC during third round of the British Open, finished T35. 2005: Finished in the top 100 on the money list for the first time in his four-year career...Birdied four of his last five holes on Sunday at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic to finish T6, topping his previous career best, a T9 at the 2004 Bank of America Colonial and 2002 Air Canada Championship. 2004: Secured his card by finishing in the top 125 for the third straight season since joining the TOUR in 2002...Jumped from T37 through three rounds to T9 finish at the Bank of America Colonial after a final-round, 5-under 65, his second career top-10 (T9, 2002 Air Canada Championship)...Was two strokes back of the lead through 36 holes at the Valero Texas Open after opening with rounds of 66-65. Finished 21st and collected $42,000, good enough to secure his card for the 2005 season...Shared first-round lead with Harrison Frazar and Glen Day at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, but finished T14. 2003: Earned $601,670 but did not post a top-10. Best finish was a T13 at the inaugural Deutsche Bank Championship. 2002: Half of the 22 rookies who began the season finished
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 30 18 1 8 $578,613/114 2003 33 22 5 601,670/108 2004 28 21 2 7 698,203/114 2005 29 21 3 6 855,325/97 2006 28 20 1 3 10 1,650,674/45 2007 27 21 1 1 5 8 92,439/55 1,899,558/39 2008 28 20 1 3 8 101,937/37 1,269,083/86 Total 203 143 1 2 1 17 52 7,553,125 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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SPECIAL INTERESTS: Spending time with family, bike riding, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 2001
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in the top 125, and the Australian was one of them, thanks to eight top-25s...Picked up first career top-10, a T9, in his 24th event, the Air Canada Championship in September. 2001: Earned TOUR card at first trip to finals of TOUR Qualifying Tournament...Member of European Tour 19992001 and played at least a half-dozen events per year on PGA TOUR of Australasia since 1992. 1999: Highest finish on European Tour Order of Merit came when he was 69th. 1998: Won twice on European Challenge Tour.
PERSONAL:
If he wasn’t playing golf would be “working on the sheep and cattle station owned by the in-laws.”
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.42 Driving Distance............................................288.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................68.20% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................69.08% Putting Average............................................1.815
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 66–7 times, most recent BMW Championship/4 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2006 John Deere Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 The Presidents Cup/44
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT U.S. Open CUT British Open CUT T35 T45 PGA CUT T4 T42 THE PLAYERS CUT T58 T22 CUT T52 CUT Accenture Match Play Championship T33 Bridgestone Invitational 45
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 2007; World Golf Championships-World Cup (3), 2002, 2003, 2004.
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Wes Short, Jr. EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Wesley Earl Short, Jr. HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: December 4, 1963 BIRTHPLACE: Austin, TX RESIDENCE: Austin, TX; plays out of The Hills of Lakeway
2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T44—Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
2008 SEASON:
2007: Limited to 12 starts, suffering a back injury in the second round of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Diagnosed as a sprain but unable to play the rest of the season. Granted Major Medical Extension for 2008...Best finish of the campaign was a T44 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. 2006: Totaled three top-25s in 33 starts... Started the year with a T11 in his first trip to the Mercedes Championship at Kapalua, his best effort of the season... In defense of his title at the Frys.com Open in Las Vegas, finished T79. 2005: Second season on TOUR highlighted
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 1 2004 12 4 1 $75,536/222 2005 16 7 1 2 3 1,029,640/75 2006 33 14 3 422,506/161 2007 12 3 42,119/232 Total 74 28 1 2 7 1,569,801
Lists Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson as his heroes…Cites his father as giving him his start in golf.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................72.56 Driving Distance............................................285.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................53.35% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................62.07% Putting Average............................................1.846
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 68–2 times, most recent Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun/1 Career Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent 2006 Frys.com Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $720,000– 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Mercedes Championships/72
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 06 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS CUT Bridgestone Invitational T71
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1991 1 1992 1 1993 1 1998 12 3 1 $3,105/182 1999 2 2 1 3,465/165 2001 2 1 1,296/287 2002 26 12 2 7 71,479/65 2003 28 17 1 7 8 146,997/30 2004 5 2 1 8,027/209 2005 7 5 1 3 34,259/118 Total 85 42 1 10 21 268,628 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Did not make a PGA TOUR start as he continued to recover from a back injury. Granted a Major Medical Extension and has 15 events in 2009 to earn $743,061 (combined with 2007 earnings of $42,119, would equal 2007’s No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 campaign.
by first career victory at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. Came into season on Major Medical Extension with 17 events to make enough money to keep his card for the remainder of the season. Did not make it to the weekend in eight of his first 11 events...Win came in his 14th start after posting four rounds in the 60s (67-67-66-67--266) and outlasting Jim Furyk with a tap-in par on the second playoff hole. Began the week as an alternate and got in the tournament on Tuesday when Arron Oberholser withdrew. Became first alternate to win since Gene Sauers at the 2002 Air Canada Championship. At age 41 years, 10 months and 12 days, became just the fifth first-time winner over age 40 since 1995. Paycheck of $720,000 pushed season earnings to $1,005,702. 2004: Rookie season on TOUR was limited to 12 events due to back injury. Best finish was T24 at the Buick Open. Received a Major Medical Extension for 2005... Finished T7 at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn rookie TOUR card. 2003: Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1998 and 2002-03. Made the cut in 17 of 28 events on the 2003 Nationwide Tour, with seven top-10s. Wrapped up the season No. 30 on the money list, with $146,997...Best finish was a runner-up at The Reese’s Cup Classic. 2002: Finished No. 65 on the Nationwide Tour money list. Two top-10s, including a T4 at the Louisiana Open.
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Vijay Singh WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 2006) EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2004 PGA Championship (Life Member) FULL NAME: Vijay Singh HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 208 BIRTHDATE: February 22, 1963 BIRTHPLACE: Lautoka, Fiji
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (34):
1993 Buick Classic. 1995 Phoenix Open, Buick Classic. 1997 Memorial Tournament, Buick Open. 1998 PGA Championship, Sprint International. 1999 Honda Classic. 2000 Masters Tournament. 2002 Shell Houston Open, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 2003 Phoenix Open, EDS Byron Nelson Championship, John Deere Classic, FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. 2004 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Shell Houston Open, HP Classic of New Orleans, Buick Open, PGA Championship, Deutsche Bank Championship, Bell Canadian Open, 84 LUMBER Classic, Chrysler Championship. 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii, Shell Houston Open, Wachovia Championship, Buick Open. 2006 Barclays Classic. 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. 2008 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (22):
1984 Malaysian PGA Championship [Asia]. 1988 Nigerian Open [Afr], Swedish PGA. 1989 Volvo Open di Firenze [Eur], Ivory Coast Open [Afr], Nigerian Open [Afr], Zimbabwe Open [SAf]. 1990 El Bosque Open [Eur]. 1991 King Hassan Trophy [Morocco]. 1992 Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia [Eur], Malaysian Open [Asia], Volvo German Open [Eur]. 1993 Bells Cup [SAf]. 1994 Scandinavian Masters [Eur], Trophee Lancome [Eur]. 1995 Passport Open [Asia], 1997 South African Open [SAf], Toyota World Match Play Championship [Eur], 2000 Johnnie Walker Taiwan Open. 2001 Carlsberg Malaysian Open, Caltex Singapore Masters. 2007 Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open [Asia].
OTHER VICTORIES (2):
2001 Telus Skins Game. 2003 Telus Skins Game.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship; 2—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, World Golf ChampionshipsCA Championship; T3—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard; 5—Travelers Championship, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
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2008 SEASON:
Came on strong late in the year to win three times, including two victories in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, to capture the second FedExCup title. Result came after altering swing at the end of 2007, overcoming tendinitis in his left arm and with improving putting in late 2008. Career victory total of 34 is T13 on the all-time TOUR victory list with Phil Mickelson and first in TOUR history among international players...Lost a playoff to Steve Lowery at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Holding the lead on the back nine on Sunday, bogeyed three consecutive holes (Nos. 14-16) but managed to force a playoff with a birdie on the 18th hole. Lost when Lowery made a 7-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole, again at the par-5 18th. Bid to extend the playoff ended with a missed birdie attempt out of a greenside bunker...Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Lost to Justin Leonard, 1 up, in the quarterfinals...Defending champion of the Arnold Palmer Invitational finished T3. Held a three-stroke lead after 36 holes...The next week finished T2 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship thanks to weekend rounds of 63-68. It marked his 25th career runner-up finish on TOUR...Finished fifth at the Travelers Championship thanks to four rounds in the 60s. Posted a third-round 64 and was three strokes back entering the final round...Collected his first World Golf Championships victory at the Bridgestone Invitational. Held the second- and third-round leads and made pars on the last five holes to win by one stroke over Stuart Appleby and Lee Westwood. With 32nd career victory, surpassed Harry “Lighthorse” Cooper of England as the TOUR’s all-time leading international winner...Two-putted for birdie on the second playoff hole to beat Sergio Garcia in The Barclays, the first tournament in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Made a 27-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole, the par-4 18th, after Garcia sank a putt of similar length. Kevin Sutherland was eliminated on that hole with a par. The victory was his 33rd PGA TOUR title and moved him from No. 7 to No. 1 on the FedExCup points list. His 21 wins since turning 40 are the most by a player over age 40...Made three long birdie putts and closed with an 8-under 63 to win the Deutsche Bank Championship for his second consecutive victory in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Rolled in a 35-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole to
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Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1992 4 4 1 3 $70,680/156 1993 14 12 1 1 6 10 657,831/19 1994 21 16 2 3 7 325,959/52 1995 22 17 2 9 13 1,018,713/9 1996 24 24 1 9 16 855,140/17 1997 21 21 2 4 9 1,059,236/16 1998 26 23 2 3 7 18 2,238,998/2 1999 29 26 1 1 1 11 21 2,283,233/4 2000 26 24 1 1 3 8 15 2,573,835/5 2001 26 24 2 4 14 22 3,440,829/4 2002 28 24 2 2 11 17 3,756,563/3 2003 27 26 4 5 18 24 7,573,907/1 2004 29 28 9 2 1 18 24 10,905,166/1 2005 30 26 4 2 3 18 25 8,017,336/2 2006 27 25 1 2 13 17 4,602,416/4 2007 27 25 2 1 7 16 101,064/10 4,728,376/3 2008 23 18 3 2 1 8 14 125,101/1 6,601,094/1 Total 404 363 34 25 15 165 271 60,709,312 european tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 2008 8 6
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stretch his lead to three shots, then holed a 60-foot birdie putt on the next hole and capped his run with a 35-foot birdie on the 17th hole. Beat third-round leader Mike Weir by five strokes in claiming his 34th career TOUR win in finishing at a tournamentrecord 22-under 262. It was his third victory in the past five weeks. Finished T44 at the BMW Championship to secure the FedExCup title. Accepted the award and its $10-million bonus at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, where he finished T22.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Has won in Malaysia, France, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Spain, Germany, England, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Canada, Korea and U.S. 2007: Captured two PGA TOUR events to move to T14 all-time in victories with 31, tied with Harry Cooper and Jimmy Demaret. It was his sixth consecutive season with a TOUR win, second behind Tiger Woods’ 12. Entered the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup No. 2 behind Tiger Woods but slipped to 10th in final FedExCup standings...Won the Mercedes-Benz Championship by two strokes and became the first player to win an event in the inaugural FedExCup competition. Became the third player to win both Hawaii tournaments in a career, joining Jim Furyk and Ernie Els...Earned his 31st career victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at age 44 years and 24 days. Posted rounds of 67-67 on the weekend to edge Rocco Mediate by two strokes. Win came in 15th start at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, with 15 made cuts and three runner-up finishes. Tied with England’s Cooper for most TOUR wins among international players... Played in seventh consecutive Presidents Cup, joining Phil Mickelson as the only players to start in all events since the debut in 1994...Won the Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open in early October on the Asian Tour by birdieing the final hole to beat Kim Kyung-tae and Yang Yong-eun by two strokes at the Woo Jeong Country Club in Cheonan, Korea. 2006: Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on October 30. Finished among the top five on the PGA TOUR money list for the ninth consecutive season and also won for the fifth consecutive season...13 top10s matched Jim Furyk for most on TOUR...Finished second to Stuart Appleby at the season-opening Mercedes Championships, falling in a playoff...Won the Barclays Classic, becoming the
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 Masters T27 CUT T39 T17 CUT T24 1 T18 U.S. Open CUT T10 T7 T77 T25 T3 T8 T7 British Open T23 T12 T12 T51 T59 T20 T6 T11 T38 T19 CUT T11 T13 PGA T48 4 CUT CUT T5 T13 1 T49 CUT T51 THE PLAYERS T28 T55 T43 T8 T31 T54 T20 T33 2 TOUR Championship T16 6 T9 T10 2 T9 T3 17 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T33 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T15 T13 CA Championship T16 T3 CNL Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters 7 T6 T6 T5 T8 T13 T14 U.S. Open T30 T20 T28 T6 T6 T20 T65 British Open CUT T2 T20 T5 CUT T27 CUT PGA 8 T34 1 T10 CUT CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T13 T12 T8 T44 CUT TOUR Championship 1 T5 9 T4 T8 T7 T22 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T17 T17 T9 T17 T5 Bridgestone Invitational T11 T6 T32 T3 T45 T56 1 CA Championship 3 T2 T6 T56 T11 T2
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (7), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007; World Cup, 2002.
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Vijay SINGH
Vijay Singh
PERSONAL:
Fiji’s only world-class golfer...Learned game from his father, an airplane technician who also taught golf...Admired Tom Weiskopf while growing up and used Weiskopf’s swing as early model for his own...Noted for his rigorous practice routine...Once held a club professional position in Borneo... Of Indian ancestry, first name means “victory” in Hindi... Served as Honorary Chairperson for 1999 National Golf Day, PGA of America’s annual fundraiser for junior golf... Teamed with son Qass in Office Depot Father-Son from 2003-2008...Established, with wife and son, the Vijay Singh Charitable Foundation, benefiting charities and non-profit agencies that provide assistance, shelter, counseling and support to women and children who are victims of domestic abuse. The Betty Griffin House of St John’s County, FL (Safety Shelter of St. John’s County) was one of the first beneficiaries of the foundation.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.58 Driving Distance............................................297.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................59.45% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................68.45% Putting Average............................................1.792
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one stroke behind Tiger Woods. 2000: Extended victory string to four straight seasons and captured his second major in 20-month period with victory in the Masters. Won by three strokes over Els...Had LASIK surgery on May 31. 1999: Earned his eighth career TOUR victory in March at the Honda Classic. Stood nine strokes behind Eric Booker after 36 holes and five back through 54 holes but closed with 69 for two-stroke victory over Payne Stewart. 1998: Recorded consecutive victories in summer at the PGA Championship and International. In PGA at Sahalee opened with even-par 70, followed by a course-recordtying 66 that produced a one-stroke lead. Third-round 67 tied Steve Stricker and his closing 68 was good for two-stroke win over Stricker. Became 10th winner in past 11 years to make PGA his first major victory...Consecutive cuts made streak ended at 53 at Masters. Previous missed cut came at 1995 PGA...A week after PGA victory, earned second win in two weeks and third top-10 in month of August with six-point win over Phil Mickelson and Willie Wood at International...Closed year at East Lake GC with playoff loss to Hal Sutton at THE TOUR Championship after opening week with course record 7-under-par 63. 1997: Won two TOUR events and earned more than $1 million for second time in career...Made 24 consecutive cuts in 1996 and 21 in row in 1997...First victory came at the Memorial Tournament. Shot 70 in first round and stood four strokes out of lead. Followed with second-round 65 to pull to within three strokes of lead. Due to heavy rains, tournament was shortened to 54 holes. He fired final-round 67 to earn twostroke victory over Jim Furyk and Greg Norman. Memorial was his first win without a playoff...Second victory came at Buick Open. Was his third win at Buick-sponsored event. Closing 66 matched low round of day and earned six-stroke victory over six players. 1996: Season featured June-July hot streak: T7 U.S. Open, T8 Motorola Western Open, T11 British Open and T5 PGA Championship. 1995: After being hampered by back and neck problems in 1994, came back to win at Phoenix Open and Buick Classic. 1993: PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year based on Buick Classic victory in playoff over Mark Wiebe and T4 in PGA that included a second-round 63.
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round 76 earned a spot in a playoff after Leonard bogeyed the 72nd hole. Made the only birdie of the playoff on the first hole (par-4 10th) to secure his fourth playoff win in five tries. Became 18th player in PGA Championship history to win multiple titles. Final-round 4-over 76 was the highest 18-hole score by a PGA champion and the highest final-round score for a major winner since Reg Whitcombe shot a closing 78 at Royal St. Georges to win the 1938 British Open...Moved to No. 1 in the world with victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship, dueling Woods down the stretch before topping Woods and Adam Scott by three strokes for sixth TOUR victory of the year...The following week, win at the Bell Canadian Open took three extra holes versus Canadian Mike Weir. Trailed Weir by three strokes through 54 holes and posted final-round, 2-under 69 but did not get into playoff until Weir bogeyed the 72nd hole...Earned wireto-wire victory for the first time in his career at the 84 LUMBER Classic. Elevated his season earnings to $9,455,566, the most money earned in one season on TOUR at the time, surpassing Woods’ record of $9,188,321 in 2000...Broke the $10-million mark with ninth victory of season at the Chrysler Championship, posting four rounds in the 60s en route to record-setting 18-under performance…Season came to an end with a ninthplace finish at THE TOUR Championship. With his $180,000 paycheck, brought his TOUR-record, single-season earnings to $10,905,166. 2003: A four-time winner on TOUR, clinched first career money title at the season-ending TOUR Championship, where a T5 finish worth $228,000 brought total official money in 27 events to $7,573,907, topping Tiger Woods by $900,494. The season total was also second all-time, at the time, to Woods’ $9,188,321 in 2000. A total of 18 top-10s were the most on TOUR since Tim Kite posted 21 top-10s in 26 starts in 1981... Picked up career victory No. 12 at the Phoenix Open, a tournament he also won in 1995. Fired final-round, 8-under 63 to come from two strokes back of Harrison Frazar after 54 holes to win by three strokes over John Huston...Held one-stroke lead through 36 and 54 holes at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Went on to win by two over Nick Price. Won for the first time in his 40s and recorded his fifth multiple-win season of his career....Along with Jim Furyk, set the U.S. Open record for best first 36 holes with a 7-under 133. His 7-under 63 during the second round tied Johnny Miller (1973), Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf (1980) for best 18-hole score in U.S. Open history. Finished T20...Third victory of the season came at the John Deere Classic. Did not lead until final round but was within striking distance the entire tournament. Due to rainout of Saturday’s third round, played 23 holes on Sunday and the remaining 13 on Monday. Finished the day Sunday at 12-under in a tie for lead with J.L. Lewis. Pulled ahead on back nine Monday morning to win by four strokes. Victory moved him to No. 1 on the money list, a position he held for three weeks... Won fourth TOUR event of season by posting four rounds in the 60s at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Held second-round lead and shared third-round lead with Stewart Cink, John Rollins and Scott Verplank. Paycheck moved him into the top spot on the money list for second time during season. Became third player (Tiger Woods-5, Davis Love III-4) in 2003 to win at least four times, the first time since 1973 (Jack Nicklaus, 7; Tom Weiskopf, 5; Bruce Crampton, 4) three players had won at least four times...Played for the International squad at The Presidents Cup for the fifth time in career. 2002: Won multiple events for the first time since 1998 (Shell Houston Open and THE TOUR Championship). Third-place finish on money list with $3,756,563 was best since finishing second in 1998...At the Shell Houston Open, collected his first TOUR victory since the 2000 Masters, a span of 50 starts. Set a new 72-hole scoring record at TPC The Woodlands with a 22-under-par total and a six-stroke victory over Darren Clarke...Third-round leader at THE TOUR Championship for third consecutive time at East Lake GC (1998 and 2000) and won for first time by two strokes over Charles Howell III. 2001: Despite failing to win for the first time in five years, put together a consistent season with a TOUR-best 14 top-10s and $3,440,829 in earnings, fourth on the money list. Finished second twice, at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where he shot a final-round 69 but was passed by Davis Love III’s 63, and at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he made triple-bogey-7 on the par-4 14th, eagle on the par-5 16th and birdie on the par-3 17th to complete a 68 and finish
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first three-time winner (1993, ‘95, 2006) in 40-year history of tournament. Has also won Shell Houston Open and Buick Open three times. Seventeenth win since turning 40 tied him with Sam Snead for most wins by a player after turning 40. Tied with David Howell at 8-under 134 through 36 holes, then trailed Billy Andrade by a stroke at 7-under 206 through 54 holes prior to beating Adam Scott by two strokes. Shot a final-round 68, one of only seven rounds in the 60s in Sunday’s final round...Held a three-stroke lead over Tiger Woods through 54 holes at the Deutsche Bank Championship, thanks to a career-low 10-under 61 in the third round. Closed with 3-under 68 to finish second, two strokes behind Woods, who shot a final-round 63. 2005: Entered the season No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking and produced four victories and 18 top-10 finishes. 18 top-10s matched career high, posted in 2003 and 2004…Earned 25th career TOUR victory with one-stroke win over Ernie Els at Sony Open in Hawaii. Entered final round four back of Shigeki Maruyama after opening 69-68-67. Posted 5-under-par 65 on Sunday that included a birdie-4 on the 72nd hole. Win was eighth consecutive top-10 finish dating back to 2004 Deutsche Bank Championship, second-longest streak of career...Playoff record dropped to 5-2 after losing a three-man playoff at The Honda Classic to Padraig Harrington on the second extra hole... Week later at Bay Hill, tied with Kenny Perry on 18th hole at 12-under par after birdies on Nos. 15 and 16 and a bogey by Perry on No. 17. Approach shot fell just short of green into water on 18 and double bogeyed the 72nd hole to finish tied with Graeme McDowell, two strokes behind Perry. The runner-up finish was enough to regain the title of World No. 1 two weeks after he lost it to Tiger Woods...In 12th Masters appearance, finished T5 for fourth consecutive top-10 for past winner of the green jacket. Fell to No. 2 in Official World Golf Ranking...On April 20, was introduced as an inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame. That same week, joined Curtis Strange as the only two three-time winners of the Shell Houston Open with playoff victory over John Daly...Defeated Jim Furyk and Sergio Garcia in four-hole playoff to earn his third victory of the season at the Wachovia Championship. Fired a final-round 6-under 66 to come from six strokes back to tie third-round leader Garcia... Successfully defended his Buick Open crown and captured his third overall title at Warwick Hills G&CC...Finished in the top-10 in all four majors. 2004: Put together one of the finest seasons in golf history, posting nine wins and earning a TOUR-record $10,905,166 while becoming No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Became just the sixth player in TOUR history to accumulate nine wins in a season and first since Tiger Woods in 2000. The others: Paul Runyan (9/1933), Byron Nelson (18/1945), Ben Hogan (13/1946, 10/1948) and Sam Snead (11/1950). Led the TOUR in top-10s for the second straight season with 18 in 29 events. The 36 over a two-year period (2003-2004) were the most since Tom Kite recorded 36 during the 1981 (21) and 1982 (15) seasons...Picked up a victory for the third consecutive year and sixth out of the last seven with his win at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Shared third-round lead with Arron Oberholser before final-round 69 gave him a three-stroke victory over Jeff Maggert. Extended his consecutive top-10 streak to 12 straight, two behind Jack Nicklaus for the modern-day record and longest on TOUR since Nicklaus had 12 straight in 1975...Top-10 streak of 12 straight ended the next week after missed cut at Buick Invitational...Won the Shell Houston Open for the second time in three years. Opening 74 was highest first-round score for winner on TOUR since Mark O’Meara posted 74 in opening round en route to victory at the 1998 Masters...First player since Kenny Perry (2003) to win TOUR events in back-to-back weeks, coming from four strokes back in the final round to capture the HP Classic of New Orleans for 18th career TOUR victory. Second time with back-to-back TOUR victories (1998 PGA and International) and fourth Monday finish victory (1997 Memorial Tournament, 2003 John Deere Classic, 2004 Shell Houston Open)...Won fourth event of season at Buick Open, holding off John Daly by one shot and Tiger Woods by two. Grabbed the lead after 18 holes with a 9-under 63, using a traditional putter for the first time in several years...Picked up his third major victory by defeating Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard in a three-hole playoff in the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Shared second-round lead with Leonard and held one-stroke margin over Leonard through 54 holes. Final-
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Heath Slocum EXEMPT STATUS: 63rd on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Tyler Heath Slocum HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 150 BIRTHDATE: February 3, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Baton Rouge, LA RESIDENCE: Alpharetta, GA; plays out of GC of Georgia FAMILY: Wife, Victoria; Stella (12/07)
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2004 Chrysler Classic of Tucson. 2005 Southern Farm Bureau Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3):
2001 Greater Cleveland Open, Knoxville Open, Omaha Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
4—Travelers Championship; T5—Wachovia Championship; T8—AT&T Classic; T9—U.S. Open Championship; T10— Sony Open in Hawaii.
2008 SEASON:
His fifth consecutive season breaking $1 million in earnings…Recorded five top-10 finishes and played in all four majors for the first time in his career…Fired a 5-under-par 65 in the opening round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Finished T10, his best result in Hawaii since he began playing there in 2002…Finished T5 at the Wachovia Championship after earning a spot in Sunday’s final pairing with eventual champion Anthony Kim. Recorded one birdie during a final-round 73 that left him eight shots behind Kim…Finished T9 at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, thanks to a closing 6-under 65. His bogey-free 65 was the lowest round in a U.S. Open since Vijay Singh posted a 63 in the second round of the 2003 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields. His finish was his first top-10 in a major championship (8 starts)…Best finish of the season came with a solo fourth at the Travelers Championship in June, thanks in part to a third-round, 6-under-par 64. The finish was his best since the 2007 PODS Championship, where he finished T2.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Had his best year in earnings and position on the FedExCup points and money lists...Played in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and finished 30th, earning a $175,000 bonus...Shared the 54-hole lead at the PODS Championship with eventual champion Mark Calcavecchia before a final-round 71 dropped him to T2. Overcame an early double bogey in the final round with
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EDUCATION: University of South Alabama (1996, Physical Education) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hunting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2001)
birdies on holes 10-12, but a bogey at the last hole left him one shot short...Made first career TOUR Championship start, finishing T17...Carded a final-round 62 at the Valero Texas Open to finish fifth, his third top-five finish of the season. Has recorded a 61 (2003, first round) and a 62 at LaCantera Golf Club in his Valero Texas Open history... Teamed with hometown friend Boo Weekley to finish second at the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup in China. Lost in a playoff to the Scottish team of Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren. 2006: Collected $1,180,681 in earnings on the strength of three top-10s, including two third-place finishes...The 2004 champion of the Chrysler Classic of Tucson posted his third top-10 in five starts at Tucson National with a T3 (also a T6 in 2002) thanks to four rounds in the 60s...Finished T3 at the John Deere Classic, aided by rounds of 66-68 on the weekend, three behind champion John Senden. 2005: After a slow start to the season, ended with a bang. Collected a career-best four top-10s, including winning the final full-field event of the season...Notched his second TOUR title at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Closed with 64-66 on the weekend. Won with his father, Jack, as his caddie. Jack, a former Mississippi club pro, played in the event nine times when it was an unofficial event at Hattiesburg CC. 2004: The first of 10 first-time winners on TOUR, capturing the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. In 78th career start he carried his 54-hole lead to a victory with a final-round 65. 2003: Got off to a slow start making the cut in just five of first 16 starts, but changed that in the second half of his season, making 13 of 16...Second career runner-up finish was a T2 at the Greater Milwaukee Open, thanks to a final-round 66...Shared the first-round lead at the Valero Texas Open after posting a course-record-tying, career-best 61. 2002: Sixth-ranked player of the 11 rookies who ended the season in the top 125...Had one-stroke lead with three holes to play at the WORLDCOM CLASSIC-The Heritage of Golf but a double bogey on the 16th hole left him in second place, one stroke behind winner Justin Leonard. 2001: Became second person since Chris Smith in 1997 to earn promotion to PGA TOUR by winning three Nationwide Tour events in same season - Greater Cleveland
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2001 8 6 $45,670 2002 32 15 1 2 6 864,615/76 2003 32 18 1 2 5 815,812/80 2004 31 14 1 3 6 1,066,837/72 2005 29 22 1 4 9 1,606,185/50 2006 30 18 2 3 8 1,180,681/77 2007 28 22 1 6 16 95,731/30 2,184,379/30 2008 29 23 5 7 100,636/61 1,491,916/63 Total 219 138 2 3 2 25 57 9,256,094
Open, Knoxville Open and Omaha Classic...Became second player in Nationwide Tour history to complete 72 holes without a bogey at Dayton Open, joining Clark Dennis, who accomplished the feat at the 1997 Upstate Classic... Nationwide Tour record of 106 consecutive holes without a bogey came to an end during the second round...Completed the trifecta with a victory at the Omaha Classic, where Smith also earned his promotion. Held on to his 54-hole, one-stroke lead to defeat Rod Pampling by a stroke. With $337,090, became the first player in Nationwide Tour history to surpass the $300,000 mark in a season. 2000: Regained Nationwide Tour membership at TOUR Qualifying School. Amateur: Three-time All-America for South Alabama... Captured the Sun Belt Conference individual title to help the Jaguars capture the team championship.
PERSONAL:
Contracted ulcerative colitis in November 1997 and dropped from 150 to 122 pounds. Missed the next year and one-half of golf…Played on the same high school golf team at Milton (FL) HS as TOUR player Boo Weekley. Bubba Watson attended the same school a couple years later.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.64 Driving Distance............................................279.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................73.95% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.77% Putting Average............................................1.809
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Deutsche Bank Championship/1 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2003 Valero Texas Open/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $540,000–2 times, most recent 2005 Southern Farm Bureau Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Travelers Championship/62
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T33 U.S. Open CUT T9 British Open T32 PGA 22 CUT T47 T29 T23 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T58 T53 CUT T44 T69 TOUR Championship T17 CA Championship 77
NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup, 2007.
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1997 19 5 2 $6,567/142 2000 1 2001 18 11 3 2 6 8 339,670/3 Total 38 16 3 2 6 10 346,237 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Jeff SLUMAN
Jeff Sluman EXEMPT STATUS: Top 50 on PGA TOUR Career Money List FULL NAME: Jeffrey George Sluman HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 140 BIRTHDATE: September 11, 1957 BIRTHPLACE: Rochester, NY RESIDENCE: Hinsdale, IL
1988 PGA Championship. 1997 Tucson Chrysler Classic. 1998 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1999 Sony Open in Hawaii. 2001 B.C. Open. 2002 Greater Milwaukee Open.
CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (2):
1999 CVS Charity Classic [with Stuart Appleby]. 2003 CVS Charity Classic [with Rocco Mediate], Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout [with Hank Kuehne]. 2004 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout [with Hank Kuehne].
BEST 2008 CHAMPIONS TOUR FINISHES:
1—Bank of America Championship, Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach; T2—Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf; 3—Regions Charity Classic, Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship; T4—Commerce Bank Championship; T5—AT&T Championship, Charles Schwab Cup Championship; T6—The ACE Group Classic; T8—Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am; T9—Senior PGA Championship, 3M Championship
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Played in 21 PGA TOUR events and made his first start in a Champions Tour event in mid-September...Alltime leading money-winner at the U.S. Bank Championship finished T9 in Milwaukee. Has earned $1,660,363 in 20 career starts at the U.S. Bank Championship, with two wins and eight top-10s...Named United States Presidents Cup Captain’s Assistant on July 25, the third consecutive time he was named to assist Captain Jack Nicklaus...Debuted on the Champions Tour at the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn on September 16 and finished T15. Made five starts on the Champions Tour and finished in the top-20 four times.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-6
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1980A 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
1 20 11 2 1 1 25 18 4 10 34 24 7 12 32 22 2 6 11 32 30 1 1 6 15 23 16 4 6 31 22 1 2 6 30 24 2 7 13 30 26 2 1 8 17 27 21 1 6 30 16 1 4 8 29 20 1 2 7 12 30 23 1 7 14 29 20 1 1 3 9 30 25 1 1 1 5 11 31 26 1 2 6 13 32 25 1 16 30 23 1 1 1 7 15 32 27 1 1 6 15 31 22 1 3 15 28 23 3 8 28 21 1 3 6 29 21 1 4 6 21 8 1 2 1,030/174 2 698 515 6 15 10 105 248
champions TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
$13,643/171 603/282 100,523/78 154,129/60 335,590/27 503,321/18 154,507/89 264,012/56 552,979/23 729,027/14 187,841/93 301,178/59 563,681/31 650,128/28 634,203/34 1,148,375/21 1,621,491/17 877,390/54 1,841,952/21 2,250,187/15 1,609,748/40 1,007,635/77 1,087,506/68 1,252,025/74 273,192/182 18,114,866
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 2007 5 4 $125,163 2008 26 2 1 2 12 21 1,728,443 Total 31 2 1 2 12 25 1,853,606 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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2006: Cracked the $1-million mark for sixth straight season and eighth time in last nine years and has finished in the top 100 on the money list 22 consecutive seasons...Finished T6 at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, his first top-10 in a major since a T10 at the 1998 U.S. Open at Olympic Club. Finalround 69 was one of just four rounds in the 60s on Sunday. His T6 finish earned him a spot in the 2007 Masters... Finished solo third at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee thanks to a closing 6-under 64. 2005: Collected his 100th career top-10 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee in late July with a fourth-place finish...Best finish was a T3 at the Memorial Tournament, his best finish since finishing solo third at the 2003 Bank of America Colonial...Served as Captain’s Assistant for the second time to Jack Nicklaus for the winning United States Presidents Cup Team. 2004: Best finish among three top-10s was a T6 at the Buick Open...Shot a career-tying 62 in the final round of the Buick Championship...Was disqualified after four holes during the third round at the Buick Classic for playing a nonconforming ball under Rule 5-1. He recognized his golf ball did not have the proper markings after he hit his tee shot on No. 1 and notified a TOUR Rules Official. 2003: Best finish was a third at the Bank of America Colonial...
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 Masters T45 T8 T27 T29 T4 U.S. Open CUT T62 CUT CUT T14 CUT 2 British Open CUT T25 T101 CUT PGA T30 T14 1 T24 T31 T61 T12 THE PLAYERS T40 2 T45 CUT CUT CUT T40 TOUR Championship T27 T26 T10 T13 Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Masters T17 T25 T41 CUT T7 CUT T31 18 T24 44 43 U.S. Open T11 T9 T13 T50 T28 T10 CUT CUT T24 CUT British Open CUT T59 T45 T60 CUT PGA T61 T25 T8 T41 CUT T27 T54 T41 CUT T23 CUT T62 CUT THE PLAYERS T46 CUT T49 T41 CUT CUT T46 T17 T33 T4 T32 T26 T46 TOUR Championship T9 T11 T5 T20 T24 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 T17 T33 T17 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T39 CA Championship T34 CNL T43 Year 06 07 Masters T49 U.S. Open T6 CUT British Open T41 PGA CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T45 CUT
champions TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 07 08 Senior PGA Championship T9 Senior British Open T21 U.S. Senior Open T18 JELD-WEN Tradition T31 Constellation Energy Sr Players Champ T17 T3
NATIONAL TEAMS: Presidents Cup, 2003, 2005, 2007 (Captain’s Assistant each year).
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OTHER VICTORIES (4):
Played in just two events on the PGA TOUR, the Sony Open in Hawaii and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Missed cut in both events…Won twice on the Champions Tour. First win came at the Bank of America Championship, and then claimed his second victory at the Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach in late August. Ended year on the Champions Tour with T5s at the AT&T Championship and Charles Schwab Cup Championship…Will take a one-time Top 50 on the PGA TOUR Career Money List exemption for 2009.
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FAMILY: Wife, Linda; Kathryn Doreen (4/22/98) EDUCATION: Florida State University (1980, Finance) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Old cars, stock market, Akitas, wine TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1980 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1982, 1984
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Jeff Sluman Named Captain’s Assistant for The Presidents Cup Team by Jack Nicklaus. 2002: Third-round 63 at Greater Milwaukee Open left him two strokes ahead of Steve Lowery and at 20-under-par 193 surpassed the GMO record of 19-underpar set by Loren Roberts in 2000. Sunday 68 gave him fourstroke victory, his fifth win in last six seasons, over Lowery and Tim Herron...Finished T2 at the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas, one shot behind champion Phil Tataurangi. 2001: Finished T2 at Nissan Open. Lost in six-man playoff won by Robert Allenby at Riviera CC...Earned fifth PGA TOUR title and first playoff victory at B.C. Open. Career playoff record had been 0-6 coming into the event. Tied for 54-hole lead with Paul Gow. Each closed with 66, and Sluman won playoff with birdie on second extra hole. Win was third TOUR start since turning 40. Became fifth player with upstate New York ties to win B.C. Open. 2000: Streak of three consecutive years with a victory ended...Was among the top-25 16 times in 32 starts. 1999: Won at Sony Open in Hawaii, where he posted a two-stroke victory. Birdied final two holes to seal the victory...Lost in three-man playoff involving winner Glen Day and Payne Stewart at MCI Classic...Earned second runner-up finish at MasterCard Colonial where he was part of five-way T2, one behind Olin Browne...Led TOUR in Sand Saves with 67.3 percent. 1998: Earned more than $1 million for the first time...Lost in playoff at FedEx St. Jude Classic, where Nick Price birdied second extra hole...Earned title at Greater Milwaukee Open where third-round 63 produced 54-hole tie for lead with Chris Perry. Closing 68 gave him one-stroke victory over Steve Stricker. Won with best friend Rick Bruder, a non-golfer, serving as a caddie for the first time. 1997: Had eight second-place finishes in between first and second victories (1988-1997)...Captured the Tucson Chrysler Classic after opening 75, when he stood nine strokes out
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of lead. Final-round 67 produced one-stroke victory over Steve Jones. 1994: Held the lead through first three rounds at the B.C. Open, but closed with 72 to finish four strokes back of Mike Sullivan. 1992: Finished second at U.S. Open, where final-round 71 was one of only four sub-par rounds that day...Had earlier second-place finish in AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am...T4 at Masters, where he became first player to ace fourth hole during opening-round 65 that produced tie for lead. 1991: Nearly won twice in 1991... Finished one stroke behind Ted Schulz at Nissan Open and lost playoff to Billy Andrade at Kemper Open. 1990: Posted a runner-up finish at the KMart Greater Greensboro Open. 1988: Won first TOUR title at the PGA Championship at Oak Tree GC. Trailed Paul Azinger by three strokes through 54 holes, then shot 6-under-par 65 to win by three. 1987: First close encounter with victory came at THE PLAYERS Championship. Lost a three-hole playoff to Sandy Lyle.
PERSONAL:
Has been a Chicago Bulls season ticketholder since 1996... Loves Formula One auto racing...Big fan of the Florida State Seminoles, Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs...Serious wine collector, owns about 2,000 bottles, dating back to 1957... Co-owner with Dudley Hart of Lakeshore GC in Rochester, NY, a course he played regularly growing up...Good friend of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal...After disqualifying himself at 1996 Bay Hill Invitational, refused to take undue credit for act, quoting Bobby Jones: “It would be like congratulating someone for not robbing a bank.”... Teamed with office supply retailer OfficeMax to create The Jeff Sluman & OfficeMax “Drive for Hope” -- a charity fund that that raised $450,000 to $750,000 for the City of Hope and other charities.
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................72.70 Driving Distance............................................277.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................53.01% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................69.44% Putting Average............................................1.800
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 67–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–4 times, most recent 2004 Chrysler Championship/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $558,000–2002 Greater Milwaukee Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 Mercedes Championships/28 2008 champions TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average (Actual)..............................70.01 Driving Distance............................................273.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................67.85% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................73.20% Putting Average............................................1.785
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MISCELLANEOUS champions TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round: 61–2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf/3. Career Low Round: 61–2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $315,000– 2008 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach/1
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Brandt SNEDEKER
Brandt Snedeker EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Brandt Snedeker HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: December 8, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Nashville, TN RESIDENCE: Nashville, TN
2007 Wyndham Championship.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2):
2006 Scholarship America Showdown at Somerby, Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Played in the first three events of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, eventually finishing No. 34 in the final standings. Sophomore season on TOUR included 19 made cuts in 26 starts, including five top-10 finishes…Finished T10 at the Mercedes-Benz Championship to start the season. Led briefly during the first round, but cracked the head on his driver while teeing off on the par-4 17th and finished double bogey, bogey…At the FBR Open in Scottsdale, AZ, recorded a pair of 4-under-par 67s in the first and third rounds to finish T9…Rounds of 69-68 led to a one-stroke lead after 36 holes at the PODS Championship, but closing rounds of 73-73 led to a T8 finish, three strokes behind winner Sean O’Hair…In second Masters appearance, first as a professional, finished T3 after playing in the final pairing with eventual champion Trevor Immelman for the final two rounds. Posted rounds of 69-68-70-77--284 to finish four behind Immelman. Tied for the lead on Sunday after an eagle-3 on No. 2 but fell back with eight bogeys over the final 16 holes…Recorded his second consecutive top-10 in a major championship with a T9 at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, his fifth made cut in six major championship starts at the time.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Stellar first season on TOUR, which included his first victory and a trip to the TOUR Championship at the end of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Voted PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year…In third start as a member, rookie tied
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2004A 1 1 2004 8 3 $54,215 2005 2 1 12,731 2007 29 23 1 1 6 13 97,907/20 2,836,643/17 2008 26 19 1 5 7 102,432/34 1,531,442/59 Total 66 47 1 2 11 20 4,435,031 nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2004 11 8 1 5 6 $129,358/45 2005 24 14 4 8 119,288/45 2006 26 20 2 1 3 8 300,918/9 Total 61 42 2 2 12 22 549,563
PERSONAL:
Older brother Haymes, who was an all-SEC golfer at Mississippi, caddied for Brandt in the 2004 Masters and participated in “Big Break X” on GOLF CHANNEL in 2008. Both were introduced to golf by their maternal grandmother, who managed a golf course in West Plains, MO.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.51 Driving Distance............................................280.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................60.51% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.36% Putting Average............................................1.780
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 66–Wyndham Championship/1 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2007 Buick Invitational/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $900,000– 2007 Wyndham Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 AT&T Classic/32
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T41 T3 U.S. Open CUT T23 T9 British Open CUT PGA T18 T24 THE PLAYERS T12 CUT TOUR Championship T29 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 Bridgestone Invitational T43 CA Championship T48
NATIONAL TEAMS: USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship, 2002.
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T3—Masters Tournament; T8—PODS Championship; T9—FBR Open, U.S. Open; T10—Mercedes-Benz Championship.
Championship. Amateur: Winner of the 2003 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, which earned a spot in the 2004 Masters...First-team All-American during his junior season at Vanderbilt University, becoming the first Commodore to earn that honor. Spent time during his senior season as the nation’s top-ranked golfer according to Golfstat and Golfweek...Recipient of the 2003 Southeastern Conference Male Golfer of the Year award and a three-time, first-team All-SEC selection. Became the first Vanderbilt men’s golfer to qualify for NCAA Regional play during his sophomore season...Represented the United States in the 2002 USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship, going 3-0 to lead U.S. to a 31-29 victory...Two-time Tennessee high school state champion...Two-time Tennessee State Junior Player of the Year.
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the Torrey Pines North Course record with an 11-under-par 61 in the first round of the Buick Invitational. The 9-underpar 27 on his first nine holes (Nos. 10-18) tied the PGA TOUR record for most strokes under par for nine holes (Billy Mayfair, 2001 Buick Open; and Robert Gamez, 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic). Also held the second-round lead and shared the 54-hole lead with Andrew Buckle. Finished solo third, three strokes behind Tiger Woods...Sank a 32-foot birdie putt on the 71st hole in regulation for a final-round 63 and collected his first PGA TOUR title at the Wyndham Championship, the last FedExCup Regular Season event. Finished 22-under par, two strokes ahead of Tim Petrovic, Billy Mayfair and third-round leader Jeff Overton. Moved to ninth on the FedExCup points list entering the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup...Became just the 15th rookie to qualify for THE TOUR Championship. He finished T29 at East Lake Golf Club and 20th overall in final FedExCup standings. 2006: Finished ninth on the Nationwide Tour money list. Member of the Nationwide Tour from 2004-06. Three top10s included two firsts and a second...Runner-up came first at the Chattanooga Classic in June, where he lost playoff to Kyle Reifers. Opened with a career-best 10-under 62... Followed that three weeks later with his first career victory at the Scholarship America Showdown, where he birdied the second extra hole to defeat Jeff Quinney. Both playoff appearances were set up by eagles on the final hole of regulation...After missing the cut in early August at the Cox Classic, had to sit out five tournaments due to a broken collarbone suffered after tripping over a tree root. Comeback was complete with his second win of the season at the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic, finishing at 16-underpar 272 and defeating Aron Price on the first playoff hole with a 15-foot birdie putt. Made the identical putt on the final hole of regulation to set up the extra session. 2005: 45th on the Nationwide Tour money list. 2004: 45th on the Nationwide Tour money list. Finished second at the Price Cutter Charity Championship in his second career start on that Tour...Finished T41 at the Masters Tournament as an amateur. Turned pro soon after...The best finish among his season starts on TOUR was a T27 at the EDS Byron Nelson
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FAMILY: Wife, Mandy EDUCATION: Vanderbilt University (2004, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2006)
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Joey Snyder III EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Joseph Andrew Snyder III HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 225 BIRTHDATE: June 7, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Springville, NY RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of Grayhawk
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 4—2005 Southern Farm Bureau Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Did not compete on the PGA TOUR for the second consecutive season as he continued comeback from neck and shoulder injuries. Granted Major Medical Extension carryover for 2009. Coupled with 2006 winnings of $13,432, has 25 events to earn $647,466, equaling No. 125 from 2006. If successful, he would play out of the Major Medical Extension category for the remainder of the 2009 season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Did not compete on the PGA TOUR in 2007. 2006: In second season on TOUR, limited to just six events due to neck and shoulder injuries...Made one cut, a T48 at the Ford Championship at Doral, but did not play again the rest of the season. 2005: Rookie was one of three first-year players to earn more than $1 million (Sean O’Hair and Greg Owen)...First career top-10 came in 17th start on TOUR, a T7 at the Booz Allen Classic...Finished T6 at The INTERNATIONAL, eight points behind Retief Goosen in
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FAMILY: Wife, Dana; Sophie (7/27/06), Caroline (11/7/08) EDUCATION: Arizona State University (1996, Business Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, outdoor activities TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL: 2004 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
the Modified Stableford scoring system...Finished season with a career-best fourth-place finish at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic after holding the 54-hole lead by a stroke, his first career lead on TOUR. 2004: Earned initial TOUR card by making it through all three stages of the 2004 Qualifying Tournament, where he finished T13 in the final stage. Had attended Q-school every year since 1996, making it to finals in 1997 and 2004...Played the Gateway Tour in 2002-04 and finished fifth in the 2004 Desert Series money list. 2001: Played Canadian Tour in 2000-01. 1999: Finished 95th on Nationwide Tour money list. 1998: Finished 47th on Nationwide Tour money list. Posted two thirds, at the Carolina Classic and the Greensboro Open, his best finishes on that Tour. 1997: Played the Asian Tour. Amateur: Twotime honorable mention All-American at Arizona State.
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Worked on the range and in the bag room at TPC Scottsdale while growing up. Received a sponsor exemption to play in the 2005 FBR Open when FBR Open Chairman Bryon Carney offered the spot during Snyder’s wedding rehearsal dinner in late 2004.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.51 Driving Distance............................................280.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................60.51% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.36% Putting Average............................................1.780
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS Career Low Round/Round: 65–3 times, most recent 2005 Southern Farm Bureau Classic/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $161,875–2005 The INTERNATIONAL/T6 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Buick Invitational/124
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996 1 2005 31 20 3 8 $1,042,696/72 2006 6 1 13,432/253 Total 38 21 3 8 1,056,128 nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1996 1 1 $525/271 1997 1 1 1,403/212 1998 29 18 2 3 8 61,533/47 1999 26 11 1 3 20,684/95 2000 1 Total 58 31 2 4 11 84,144 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Kevin Streelman EXEMPT STATUS: 78th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Kevin Garret Streelman HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: Nov. 4, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Winfield, IL RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ FAMILY: Wife, Courtney
T4—2008 The Barclays.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T4—The Barclays; T6—Wyndham Championship, Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart; T10—Travelers Championship.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Earned his rookie PGA TOUR card via the Qualifying Tourmament in his first trip to the finals with a T14 finish, joing another former Duke player, Joe Ogilvie, on TOUR. One of nine players to negotiate all three stages of Q-School. Birdied four of last five holes to advance through first stage, making the cut on the number. Co-medalist at the second stage at Maricopa, AZ. 2005: First made PGA TOUR cut came with a T29 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee after an opening 65. First made cut in four career TOUR starts. Missed the cut in his only two starts on the Nationwide Tour. Won the Opelika Classic on the Hooters Tour and had three runner-up finishes in three years. Collected three wins on the Gateway Tour. Reached the 12-man finals of The Ultimate Game in Las Vegas in the summer. Amateur: Claimed medalist honors at the 2001
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2003 1 2004 1 2005 2 1 $21,695 2008 32 24 4 8 102,396/35 1,352,705/78 Total 36 25 4 8 1,374,399
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.61 Driving Distance............................................292.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.21% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.44% Putting Average............................................1.783
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Travelers Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2008 Travelers Championship/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $289,333–2008 The Barclays/T4 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge/119
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 08 U.S. Open T53
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2005 1 2007 1 Total 2 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Rookie recorded four top-10 finishes and finished 35th in the FedExCup Standings. Made 17 of 18 cuts to finish the season. Played with Tiger Woods in the third round of Buick Invitational. Finished T29. Last alternate to get in event… Held a share of the first-round lead with Justin Hicks at the U.S. Open with a 68. Finished T53…A week later at the Travelers Championship, claimed the first top-10 finish of his career with a T10. His second and third rounds of 63-62--125 set a new tournament record for consecutive rounds (36 holes) and were one stroke off the PGA TOUR record for consecutive rounds set by Mark Calcavecchia (64-60) in the 2001 Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale…His next top-10 came in August at the Wyndham Championship where a second-round, 6-under 64 helped propel him to a T6 with John Senden and Tim Clark…The next week birdied two of his last three holes to finish T4 at The Barclays, his best finish of his PGA TOUR career in the first event of
Intercollegiate. Helped the Blue Devils to five tournament championships while lettering in 1998, 2000 and 2001. Owns the course record, a 60, at Carmel (CA) Valley Ranch, breaking the course mark of 63 set by Bobby Clampett and Mark Brooks.
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the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. After holding a one-stroke 54-hole lead, birdied the 16th and 17th holes in the final round to move to 7-under par, one off the lead. Barely missed a 16-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to join a playoff. Tournament was played at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, NJ, where his grandparents are buried in a cemetery adjacent to the seventh fairway…Finished T6 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic.
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EDUCATION: Duke University (2001, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Guitar TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 Q SCHOOL: 2007
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Steve Stricker EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Steven Charles Stricker HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: February 23, 1967 BIRTHPLACE: Edgerton, WI RESIDENCE: Madison, WI
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4):
1996 Kemper Open, Motorola Western Open. 2001 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2007 The Barclays.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
1990 Victoria Open [Can]. 1993 Canadian PGA.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—Mercedes-Benz Championship; T4—Sony Open in Hawaii; T6—World Golf Championships-CA Championship; T7—British Open; T9—World Golf ChampionshipsAccenture Match Play Championship; T10—BMW Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Continued his strong play in 2008 with six top-10s, including losing in a playoff in the season-opening MercedesBenz Championship…Was a Captain’s Pick for the victorious U.S. Ryder Cup Team…Lost to Daniel Chopra on the fourth playoff hole at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Chopra birdied the par-5 ninth as Stricker made par. Finalround 64 completed a turnaround after he was even par through 31 holes of the event before playing his last 41 holes in 18-under par…Claimed his fourth top-five finish in previous six starts the following week at the Sony Open in Hawaii. His T4 finish helped him reach the number three spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. Just six weeks earlier, he was ranked 10th…Finished T9 in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Daniel Chopra (20 holes) and Hunter Mahan (20
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FAMILY: Wife, Nicki; Bobbi Maria (8/31/98), Isabella Nicole (5/10/06) EDUCATION: University of Illinois SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Q SCHOOL: 1993 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
holes) before falling to Angel Cabrera, 4 and 3, in the third round…Finished T6 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship, his fourth top-10 in first seven starts…Did not crack the top-10 again until nine starts later with a T7 at the British Open…Held a three-stroke lead after 36 holes at The Barclays, but weekend rounds of 77-71 dropped him to T19 in defense of his 2007 title. At one point early in the third round was 12-under, but a triple bogey on the 12th hole pushed him back to 7-under…Finished T10 at the BMW Championship, his seventh top-20 finish (in as many attempts) in a PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup event… Was 0-2-1 for victorious U.S. Ryder Cup team…Made his fifth appearance in THE TOUR Championship, finished T24….Finished 14th in the FedExCup standings.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Had a career year, with a victory at The Barclays during the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, a secondplace finish in the FedExCup standings and a spot on the U.S. Presidents Cup Team. Finished No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Voted PGA TOUR Comeback Player of the Year for a second consecutive season...Finished second to Tiger Woods at the Wachovia Championship, his best finish (at the time) since winning the 2001 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Played the final three holes in 3-over par before losing to Woods by two shots...Collected his second runner-up finish of the season after posting a final-round 70 at the inaugural AT&T National…Three strokes back of leader Sergio Garcia through 54 holes at the British Open. Closed with a 74 to finish T8, his first top-10 in eight appearances at the British
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1990 1 1 $3,974/255 1991 1 1992 2 1 5,550/261 1993 6 2 1 1 46,171/186 1994 26 22 1 1 4 6 334,409/50 1995 23 20 4 13 438,931/40 1996 22 19 2 1 4 7 10 1,383,739/4 1997 20 13 1 3 167,652/130 1998 21 20 2 10 12 1,313,948/13 1999 21 15 4 9 662,461/64 2000 21 11 1 5 418,780/113 2001 20 15 1 4 7 1,676,229/30 2002 22 13 1 9 789,713/88 2003 21 8 1 150,590/189 2004 27 13 1 3 440,906/151 2005 21 10 1 4 397,640/162 2006 17 15 1 1 7 10 1,811,811/34 2007 23 19 1 2 1 9 14 110,455/2 4,663,077/4 2008 22 16 1 6 13 108,381/14 2,438,304/23 Total 337 233 4 8 7 61 120 17,143,884 Nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1990 2 2 1 1 1 $10,080/86 1991 12 7 1 4 11,298/85 1992 1 1 1,065/227 1993 3 1 820/226 Total 18 11 1 2 5 23,263
Open...Won The Barclays in his first start in New York since 1995 after carding four rounds in the 60s at Westchester Country Club for his fourth career TOUR title. Birdied four of the final five holes to overtake K.J. Choi, including birdies on the last three holes. Collected 9,000 FedExCup points and moved into first in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup standings with 104,950 points. First victory since the Accenture Match Play Championship in 2001, a period of 148 starts between victories...Finished T9 at the Deutsche Bank Championship and collected 1,250 FedExCup points but dropped to second place behind Deutsche Bank Championship winner Phil Mickelson...Finished third at the BMW Championship to remain in second place in the FedExCup standings. Shared the third-round lead with Aaron Baddeley and shot 68 in the final round at Cog Hill, but that was bettered by Tiger Woods’ final-round 63...Entered THE TOUR Championship looking to surpass Tiger Woods and win the inaugural FedExCup with a strong performance at East Lake Golf Club. Finished T17 to finish second overall in the FedExCup standings, earning a $3-million bonus... Capped season off with 3-2-0 performance for victorious United States Presidents Cup Team. 2006: Voted PGA TOUR Comeback Player of the Year. Made 15 of 17 cuts out of the Past Champion category, where he needed Sponsor Exemptions or Top-10s to get into most fields. Earned $1,811,811 on the strength of seven top-10s. Finished No. 34 on PGA TOUR money list, his highest finish since No. 30 in 2001. The seven top-10s equaled his output over the previous five years on TOUR...In his fourth start of season, finished third at the Shell Houston Open for his first top-10 of the season...36-hole leader at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Masters CUT CUT T38 T19 T10 CUT U.S. Open 83 T13 T60 T36 T5 5 T27 CUT T16 CUT British Open T22 T62 T52 CUT CUT T42 T59 PGA T23 T26 CUT 2 CUT CUT T66 CUT THE PLAYERS T23 T11 CUT CUT T51 T6 CUT CUT T19 CUT CUT TOUR Championship 3 T5 24 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 1 T33 CA Championship CNL Year 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT U.S. Open T6 T13 T29 British Open T8 T7 PGA T7 T23 T39 THE PLAYERS T52 CUT TOUR Championship T17 T24 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T9 Bridgestone Invitational T41 T43 CA Championship T35 T6
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 1996, 2007; Ryder Cup, 2008; Dunhill Cup, 1996.
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Steve Stricker
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.25 Driving Distance............................................283.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................56.25% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................63.81% Putting Average............................................1.785
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–World Golf ChampionshipsCA Championship/4 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, most recent 2003 Phoenix Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,260,000–2007 The Barclays/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship/3
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Wife Nicki, who had been his caddie throughout his professional career, gave up the bag in 1998 to deliver daughter Bobbi Maria. Returned to caddie in 1999 at Milwaukee… Father-in-law Dennis Tiziani is the retired golf coach at University of Wisconsin…Brother-in-law Mario Tiziani played on TOUR in 2005…After failing to earn his TOUR card in 2005 by two strokes at PGA TOUR Qualifying School, rediscovered game hitting balls out of a trailer in the December snow on the practice range at Cherokee CC in Madison, WI…Inducted into the Wisconsin State Golf Association Hall of Fame in December 2007.
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Harrington, Scott Verplank, Justin Leonard, Nick O’Hern, Toru Taniguchi and Fulke. Third career victory jumped him from 91st to No. 47 in Official World Golf Ranking. Had not made a cut in TOUR event since July 2000. Win was his first in 89 starts. 2000: For the first time in three years, managed to finish among top-10 only once. 1999: Finished fifth at U.S. Open for second consecutive year on strength of third-round 69, the only player under par that round. 1998: Recovered from off year in 1997 with strong campaign. In a limited schedule of 21 events, made 20 cuts. Played only four times after Aug. 1, due to birth of first child, and finished in top 10 each time. All in all, had careerbest 10 top-10 finishes and 12 top-25s...Tied for third-round lead with Vijay Singh at PGA Championship and closing 70 left him two strokes shy of Singh...Followed second-place finish at PGA Championship with another runner-up at Greater Milwaukee Open...Won Wisconsin State Open by 11 strokes. 1996: Impressive season included seven top10s, all either firsts, seconds or thirds...Earned $1,383,739 to finish fourth on money list...First PGA TOUR victory came at Kemper Open, where he moved to within one stroke of Jay Williamson’s lead with third-round 65 and closed with 68 for three-stroke victory...Won again at Motorola Western Open, with an eight-stroke victory...Also T2 at NEC World Series of Golf, third at United Airlines Hawaiian Open, Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic and THE TOUR Championship; and T3 in front of home state fans at Greater Milwaukee Open...Was 2-3 in Presidents Cup...Was 5-0 on victorious Dunhill Cup team. 1994: T2 in second event as a TOUR member, Northern Telecom Open...T3 at Canon Greater Hartford Open. Finished 50th on the money list that year, fourth among rookies. Amateur: All-American selection at University of Illinois in 1988-89.
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GC at 1-under 139, but weekend rounds of 76-73 dropped him to T6. First top-10 in a major since a T10 at the 2001 Masters Tournament...One week later, continued strong play with a T2 finish at the Booz Allen Classic, five strokes behind champion Ben Curtis. With $330,00 paycheck, surpassed $1 million in season earnings for the first time since 2001...Finished T7 at the PGA Championship, thanks in part to a final-round 3-under 69. Second top-10 (2nd in 1998) in nine starts at the PGA. Second time in his career that he posted two top-10s in majors (1998: T5-U.S. Open, 2nd-PGA)...Recorded his fifth top-10 of the season with a T7 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, earning a spot in following week’s Canadian Open field...At the Canadian Open, posted four rounds in the 60s to finish solo 10th for his sixth top-10 of the season...Kept hot streak going with T9 finish at the 84 LUMBER Classic, third top-10 in as many weeks and fourth in five starts. 2005: Playing with Past Champion status, earned fourth-place finish at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson, one shot out of three-way playoff. 2004: Lost his fully-exempt card for the first time since the 1997 season after finishing 151st on the 2004 PGA TOUR money list and seeing his three-year exemption for winning the 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship expire... Lone top-10 was a T4 at the 2004 John Deere Classic with wife Nicki on the bag. 2003: Finished 189th on the 2003 TOUR money list, his lowest finish since he joined the TOUR in 1994. Did not post a top-10 for the first time in his first 10 years on TOUR. 2002: Finished in the top 100 for the seventh time in his nine-year TOUR career. 2001: Won first PGA TOUR title since 1996 Motorola Western Open, defeating Pierre Fulke, 2 and 1, in 36-hole final of World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Earned way to $1 million by defeating (in order) Padraig
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Kevin Sutherland EXEMPT STATUS: 11th in 2008 FedExCup points FULL NAME: Kevin John Sutherland HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: July 4, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Sacramento, CA RESIDENCE: Sacramento, CA FAMILY: Wife, Mary; Keaton (8/28/00)
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2002 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—The Barclays; T4—FBR Open; T7—EDS Byron Nelson Championship; 8—John Deere Classic, Shell Houston Open.
2008 SEASON:
Had a career year with more than $2 million in earnings and qualified for THE TOUR Championship for the first time in his career. Made 22 cuts in 26 events entered and posted 12 top-25s…In third start of the season, was tied for the lead after first round of the FBR Open with a 6-under-par 65. Shot 66-69 on the weekend to finish T4...Added top-10 finishes in back-to-back starts at the Shell Houston Open (T8) and the EDS Byron Nelson Championship (T7)...Fourth top-10 of the season was an eighth-place finish at the John Deere Classic. Fired a 3-under 68 on the final day at The Barclays to get into a playoff with Vijay Singh and Sergio Garcia. Parred the first playoff hole as Singh and Garcia made birdies and finished T2 with Garcia after Singh birdied the second playoff hole to win. He moved from 57th to third in the FedExCup standings...Finished 15th in his debut at THE TOUR Championship. Result placed him 11th in the final FedExCup standings...Moved inside the top 20 on the money list with a runner-up finish to Cameron Beckman at the Frys.com Open. Lost on the second extra hole with a par by Beckman.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Had best season since 2003, with a runner-up finish and three top-10s...Tied for the 54-hole lead with Phil Mickelson at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Finished runner-up after a closing 1-under 71 at Pebble Beach, five strokes behind Mickelson...Finished T6 at the John Deere Classic, his second top-10 of the season...
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EDUCATION: Fresno State University (1987, Business) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Basketball, baseball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 Q SCHOOL: 1995, 1996 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Recorded his second career top-10 finish in a major championship with a T9 at the PGA Championship. 2006: Ended the season 115th on the TOUR money list, the lowest spot since he finished No. 135 as a rookie in 1996. But managed to retain his fully-exempt status for 10th consecutive season. 2005: In first start, earned a T6 at the Buick Invitational... Posted unofficial T7 at the rain-shortened Nissan Open, where he posted rounds of 67-69, three shots out of Adam Scott-Chad Campbell playoff. 2004: His four top-10s were the most since he posted seven in 2001...Held a share of the 36-hole lead with Jerry Kelly at THE PLAYERS Championship after opening 66-69. Finished T6 after rounds of 73-73 on the weekend. 2003: Finished T9 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship after losing to Adam Scott in the third round (2 and 1). 2002: Earned first TOUR title in his 184th career start. Became first player to make a World Golf Championships event his first career victory with a win at Accenture Match Play Championship. Beat fellow Sacramento, CA, native Scott McCarron 1-up in the 36-hole final at La Costa Resort and Spa. Became the highest seed (No. 62) to win the tournament. Key shot was and up-and-down for par from the front bunker on the final hole. Used claw putting grip to win just one week after experimenting with it at Nissan Open. 2001: Shattered previous mark for top-25s with 13 (previous best was 12 in 2000)...Opening 67 gave him six-way share of the first-round lead at Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. Closing 68 left him one shy of winner Garrett Willis... Managed to eclipse the $1-million mark in a single season for the first time in his career with T7 at the Advil Western Open...Participated in the British Open for the first time and finished T9, his first top-10 in a major championship. 2000: Best showing came at the Buick Invitational, a T5...At Canon Greater Hartford Open, shot a final-round 65, his lowest final-round score of the year, to place T9...Held first-round lead at Bell Canadian Open after opening 65. Entered the event as a last-minute commitment due to fact his wife,
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-3
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1991 1 1 $2,030/296 1995 1 1996 33 21 1 4 144,828/135 1997 27 17 1 4 6 455,860/52 1998 30 22 1 3 9 444,429/66 1999 29 21 4 8 663,891/63 2000 27 21 4 12 728,635/66 2001 30 21 1 7 13 1,523,573/32 2002 28 18 1 3 7 1,569,529/36 2003 27 21 3 9 1,092,918/67 2004 27 16 4 5 928,760/85 2005 26 19 3 9 845,875/101 2006 29 21 7 751,626/115 2007 25 17 1 3 7 92,365/56 1,351,942/67 2008 26 22 2 6 12 109,378/11 2,581,311/18 Total 366 258 1 5 1 45 108 13,085,208
Mary, gave birth to their first child just 10 days prior to tournament. Finished T10. 1999: Finished with four top-10s and eight top-25s. Top-10s came in Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (T8), Buick Invitational (T4), FedEx St. Jude Classic (T6) and Las Vegas Invitational (T6). 1998: At Buick Invitational, rounds of 68-67-70 left him one stroke shy of second career playoff. 1997: Came close to victory at Shell Houston Open, sharing 54-hole lead with Phil Blackmar. He and Blackmar shot final-round 70s before Blackmar won with a birdie on first playoff hole. 1991-92: Member of Nationwide Tour. Amateur: Second-team All-American at Fresno State.
PERSONAL:
Brother David was a member of PGA TOUR from 1997-2004. The two were paired together for the first time on TOUR during first two rounds of 1999 Compaq Classic of New Orleans…Won 1997 EA Sports Challenge Championship, defeating defending champion Paul Goydos.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.19 Driving Distance............................................289.5 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.64% Greens in Regulation Pct..............................67.35% Putting Average............................................1.797
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Frys.com Open/3 Career Low Round/Round: 63–7 times, most recent 2008 Frys.com Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,000,000–2002 World Golf Championships–Accenture Match Play Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open/32
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT T33 U.S. Open CUT CUT T44 T37 T28 CUT T58 British Open T9 CUT PGA T76 T44 CUT CUT CUT T43 T18 CUT 77 T9 T63 THE PLAYERS T42 CUT CUT T58 CUT T48 T6 T68 CUT T58 CUT TOUR Championship 15 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 1 T9 Bridgestone Invitational T58 CA Championship T27
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1990 2 1 1 $1,475/176 1991 26 16 1 2 8 30,221/40 1992 15 6 1 2 4 21,444/63 1993 5 5 1 5 15,113/91 1994 4 3 1 2 10,130/106 1995 26 21 7 12 60,822/32 Total 78 52 2 13 32 139,205 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Vaughn Taylor EXEMPT STATUS: 98th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Vaughn Joseph Taylor HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 150 BIRTHDATE: March 9, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Roanoke, VA RESIDENCE: Augusta, GA FAMILY: Single
2004 Reno-Tahoe Open. 2005 Reno-Tahoe Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 Knoxville Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
Earned more than $1 million for the fifth consecutive season and had career highs in cuts made (21) and starts (32)…Year was highlighted by a pair of top-10 finishes, bookends to his season…First finished T8 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in January…Ranked 129th on the money list entering the event, finished T2 in November at the Ginn sur Mer Classic in the PGA TOUR Fall Series. Moved to 100th with the finish.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Fourth consecutive season with more than $1 million in earnings and multiple top-10 finishes...Part of the threeway 18-hole lead with Paul Casey and Tiger Woods at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after a 6-under-par 64. Led Ben Curtis by two strokes through 54 holes, but finished solo third, three strokes behind champion Vijay Singh after a closing 73...T10 finish at the Masters Tournament marked his best career finish in a major championship. Was in third at 143 after two rounds in his attempt to become the first Augustan to win the Masters since Larry Mize in 1987...Put his season earnings over the $1-million mark for the fourth straight year with a T4 finish at the Verizon Heritage... Struggled during the middle of the year but closed by making the cut in six of his last eight starts to wind up No. 70 on the money list. 2006: Posted a career-high six top-10s and made his first U.S. Ryder Cup Team...After becoming the only first-time participant at the 2005 Mercedes Championships to finish in the top-10 (T8), followed a year later with a T4 at Kapalua...In just his second career start at
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998A 1 2000A 1 2004 27 16 1 4 8 $1,176,434/67 2005 32 19 1 1 4 8 1,827,574/36 2006 26 18 1 6 9 1,783,945/35 2007 28 18 1 3 5 91,504/63 1,313,353/70 2008 32 21 1 2 7 93,310/132 1,053,423/98 Total 147 92 2 1 3 19 37 7,154,727 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2000 12 7 2 4 $50,986/85 2001 1 2002 10 5 1 2 24,798/127 2003 17 10 1 2 5 6 223,988/11 2004 1 1 1 7,250/214 Total 41 23 1 2 8 13 307,023
PERSONAL:
Moved to Augusta, GA as an infant. Attended high school (Hephzibah High) and college (Augusta State) there and still resides near his parents.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.67 Driving Distance............................................288.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.40% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.48% Putting Average............................................1.767
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–AT&T National/3 Career Low Round/Round: 63–3 times, most recent 2006 Buick Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $540,000–2 times, most recent 2005 Reno–Tahoe Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/37
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT T10 CUT U.S. Open CUT CUT British Open T66 CUT PGA T28 CUT CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T32 T8 CUT CUT Bridgestone Invitational T18 T61 T27 CA Championship T32
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup, 2006.
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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May by Monday qualifying at the Virginia Beach Open and finishing second. Based on his top-25 finish, made it into the field the following week at the SAS Carolina Classic, where he posted his second consecutive runner-up finish. Broke through for his first career win on the Nationwide Tour at the Knoxville Open. Shot a final-round, 8-under-par 64 and then won on the first playoff hole against Joe Ogilvie to collect $85,500. 2000: Was a member of the Nationwide Tour. Amateur: Qualified for the 1998 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. Posted rounds of 76-76 and missed the cut...Four-time winner on the Hooters Tour...Honorable Mention All-American during his senior season at Augusta State University. Teammate with Richard Johnson, who was No. 1 on the 2007 Nationwide Tour money list.
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T2—Ginn sur Mer Classic; T8—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
the TPC Sawgrass, recorded his first top-10 at THE PLAYERS Championship with his T8 finish...A week after missing the cut in his hometown of Augusta at the Masters, held the first-round lead at the Verizon Heritage with an 8-under 63. Closed with a 66, Sunday’s low round, to finish T3...Finished T6 at the Wachovia Championship with four under-par rounds. It was his fourth top-10 of the season and third in his last five starts...Collected a career-best fifth top-10 of the season with his T7 finish at the Memorial Tournament... Made a 38-foot putt for par on the 72nd hole to finish tied for fourth with Scott Verplank at the Buick Open. The putt allowed him to jump from No. 11 on the U.S. Ryder Cup team standings to No. 7. A miss would have only moved him to No. 10. Matched his career-low round with a 9-under 63 in the third round...Finished seventh on the U.S. Ryder Cup Team list, where he earned one-half point for the team (0-11)...Ended season second in Putting Average (1.725) behind Daniel Chopra (1.712)...Placed 35th on the money list to earn a return trip to the Masters (top 40 invited). 2005: Finished No. 36 on the money list to earn invitation to Masters for the first time in 2006...In defense of 2004 Reno-Tahoe Open title, led wire-to-wire with rounds of 64-67-63-72--267, topping runner-up Jonathan Kaye by three strokes. The 267 total (21-under-par) set a tournament record by four strokes. Led by six strokes entering the final round after setting a tournament 54-hole record with a 195 total...Jumped to No. 31 on the PGA TOUR Official Money List with a third-place finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship, aided by rounds of 67-68 on the weekend. 2004: One of five rookies to win on TOUR and one of four to earn more than $1 million in his first season...Claimed his first TOUR victory by rolling in an 11-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win a four-way playoff at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Made a 14-foot birdie putt on the last hole of regulation for a 3-over 75 and tied hometown favorite Scott McCarron, rookie Hunter Mahan and Australia’s Steve Allan at 10-under 278. 2003: Finished 11th on Nationwide Tour money list to earn his initial TOUR card. Began season with no status, but stormed out of the gate in
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EDUCATION: Augusta State University (1999, Business Administration) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2003)
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Nicholas Thompson EXEMPT STATUS: 41st on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Nicholas David Thompson HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: December 25, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Plantation, FL RESIDENCE: Coral Springs, FL; plays out of TPC Eagle Trace
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Ginn sur Mer Classic; T4—Zurich Classic of New Orleans, EDS Byron Nelson Championship; T5—RBC Canadian Open; T7—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, The Barclays.
2008 SEASON:
Sophomore season on TOUR included career-best numbers in starts (36), cuts made (21), money ranking (No. 41), earnings ($1,869,329), top-10 finishes (6) and top-25 finishes (11). Played in the first three events of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, finishing No. 41 in the final standings…Recorded first top-10 finish of the season with a T7 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am…Second top-10 of the year came at the Zurich Classic, where bogeys on his final two holes left him three shots shy of eventual winner Andres Romero. Finished a then-career-best T4… Matched the T4 just three starts later at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, where a final-round 67 left him five shots behind champion Adam Scott…Claimed his fourth top-10 of the year with a T5 at the RBC Canadian Open in July. With the finish, moved to 46th on the FedExCup points list and 49th on the money list…Rallied from an opening 75 to play 10-under par over the final three rounds and placed T7 at The Barclays, moving to 20th in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup standings…Included in a group of five players who finished 6-under 282 and one shot behind tournament winner Ryan Palmer at the Ginn sur Mer Classic. Collected a career-best $276,000 for his efforts.
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FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Georgia Tech (2005, Business Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2005 Q SCHOOL: 2005 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2007)
2007: Made the cut in 23 of 31 events during the 2007 Nationwide Tour season, with 11 top-25s. Finished No. 6 on the money list, with $328,331. Played in every tournament with the exception of the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Closed with a 4-under 68 and then parred the first extra hole to defeat David Morland IV in a playoff at the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship. His first Tour win was worth $113,684 and moved him into the top spot on the money list. He would fall no lower than sixth the rest of the year. His victory helped him earn co-Player of the Month honors with Scott Sterling for January/February. Had back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic (T6) and the Henrico County Open (T8). Fourth top-10 of the season came at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs, where he posted the day’s best round of 64 Sunday to finish one stroke behind tournament winner Nick Flanagan. Still collected $70,200 for his efforts to virtually lock a PGA TOUR card for the 2008 season. Other top-10 finishes were posted at the Knoxville Open (T9), Northeast Pennsylvania Classic (T10) and Albertsons Boise Open (third). 2006: Made the cut in 15 of 32 starts during his 2006 PGA TOUR rookie season. Best finish was a T6 at the B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort. Shot a final-round 64 to move from a T24 after 54 holes. Held the 18-hole lead at the 84 Lumber Classic after shooting an 8-under-par 64. Earned his TOUR status thanks to a T3 finish at the 2005 Qualifying Tournament. Made it through all three stages in his first attempt at Q-School after a strong collegiate career at Georgia Tech. Medalist during first stage at the TPC Tampa Bay. Amateur: Member of the winning U.S. team in the 2005 Walker Cup. Teammates included PGA TOUR members J.B. Holmes and Jeff Overton, who also made it through Q-School that year. Second-team All-American in
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2006 32 15 1 1 $264,717/180 2008 36 21 1 6 11 101,556/41 1,869,329/41 Total 68 36 1 7 12 2,134,046
2002, third team in 2004 and honorable mention in 2002-03. Part of the 2002 ACC championship team. Won one collegiate tournament during the 2004-05 season and finished fifth on school’s all-time career scoring average list.
PERSONAL:
In 2007, his sister Alexis became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open at age 12 years, 4 months and 1 day. She survived the qualifier at Heathrow (FL) CC to make it to Pine Needles (NC) where Nicholas helped her in practice rounds before going to that week’s Nationwide Tour event. Alexis bettered the previous age mark of 12 years, 11 months, 21 days set by Morgan Pressel in 2001.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.04 Driving Distance............................................295.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................66.85% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.14% Putting Average............................................1.801
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent 2006 84 LUMBER Classic/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $276,000–2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 ADT Skills Challenge/139
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT PGA T24 THE PLAYERS T21
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2006 3 2 1 1 $24,468/140 2007 31 23 1 1 1 7 11 328,331/6 Total 34 25 1 1 1 8 12 352,798 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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David TOMS
David Toms EXEMPT STATUS: Multiple tournament winner (through 2011) FULL NAME: David Wayne Toms HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: January 4, 1967 BIRTHPLACE: Monroe, LA RESIDENCE: Shreveport, LA
1995 Greater Greenville Classic, Wichita Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T8—Viking Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Claimed six top-25 finishes, including a season-best T8 at the Viking Classic in September…Past champion held the first-round lead at the Wachovia Championship with a 5-under 67 and finished T17…Making his first start at the Viking Classic since 1998, posted a 6-under 66 on Sunday to finish T8. It was his first top-10 finish of the season. The last time he failed to crack the top-10 in a season was in 1994…Exempt through 2011 based upon multiple PGA TOUR victories in multiple years, beginning with a fiveyear exemption for winning the 2001 PGA Championship. Subsequent victories added years to the exempt status.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Another solid season for the TOUR veteran as he led the U.S. team with a 4-0-1 record at The Presidents Cup... Best finish was a T3 for the two-time champion at the
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1989 5 1 $1,463/278 1990 3 1992 30 14 1 1 4 148,712/101 1993 32 12 3 5 120,952/123 1994 32 16 4 87,607/164 1996 29 16 2 8 205,188/105 1997 27 17 1 2 7 460,355/49 1998 26 18 1 3 11 635,073/44 1999 32 21 2 1 1 7 17 1,959,672/10 2000 31 26 1 1 6 19 2,002,068/15 2001 28 23 3 1 9 16 3,791,595/3 2002 27 25 3 1 12 20 3,459,739/4 2003 26 19 2 1 7 11 3,710,905/8 2004 24 17 1 7 13 2,357,531/22 2005 25 19 1 1 1 11 14 3,962,013/5 2006 22 17 1 1 1 6 13 2,911,187/11 2007 22 19 1 7 11 94,609/33 2,095,837/32 2008 20 16 1 6 92,990/136 799,114/131 Total 441 296 12 9 7 84 179 28,709,011 Nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1990 26 12 1 1 5 $20,943/49 1991 6 4 3 3,372/149 1993 1 1995 27 18 2 1 2 10 15 174,892/3 Total 60 34 2 2 2 11 23 199,206
(0-3-1). 2005: Went over the $3-million mark for the fourth time in his 13 years on TOUR. Missed matching career-high in top-10s by one with 11 (12/2002), including a win, a second and a third. Recorded four straight top-10s for the first time in his career from FBR Open in February to The Honda Classic in March…Earned 11th career TOUR victory with a 6-and-5 win over Chris DiMarco in the final of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Took a 6-up lead after the 18-hole morning session. Was 9-up at one point. The 6-and-5 win marked the largest margin of victory in tournament final history. The win marked the fourth top-10 in six starts (2000-2005) at the Accenture Match Play Championship. With the victory, moved into the top 10 (No. 9) in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time since after the 2004 Nissan Open. With the $1.3 million paycheck, surpassed Nick Price for sixth all-time on the PGA TOUR in earnings with more than $20 million...Forced to withdraw from the 84 Lumber Classic during the first round on Sept. 15. Rushed off the course and stayed in Pittsburgh’s UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital for overnight observation. Doctors diagnosed a heart condition called Supraventricular Tachycardia, a general term for a rapid heart rate originating above the ventricles. Non-lifethreatening ailment that was cured through surgery in midNovember. TOUR members Steve Jones and Phil Tataurangi underwent similar procedures in previous years...One week later, posted a 1-3-0 record at The Presidents Cup, including a 2-and-1 Sunday Singles victory over Trevor Immelman. 2004: Finished outside the top 10 (No. 22) on the TOUR money list for the first time since 2000...Missed the Mercedes Championships due to December 9, 2003, surgery
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Masters T6 CUT T49 T31 T36 T8 CUT U.S. Open CUT W/D CUT T16 T66 T45 T5 T20 British Open T4 CUT 83 CUT T30 PGA CUT CUT CUT T41 1 CUT T29 T17 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T20 T38 T12 T19 CUT CUT TOUR Championship T12 T11 T2 3 T21 T10 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T17 T5 2 T9 Bridgestone Invitational T13 T15 T33 T6 CA Championship T11 T25 CNL T4 5 T13 Year 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT 9 T42 U.S. Open T15 W/D T5 T60 British Open DQ CUT PGA T10 T16 T42 T15 THE PLAYERS T68 CUT T64 T32 TOUR Championship T22 T14 Accenture Match Play Championship 1 T9 T9 T17 Bridgestone Invitational T9 T8 T61 T48 CA Championship T6 53 T45
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (3), 2002, 2004, 2006; The Presidents Cup (3), 2003, 2005, 2007; World Cup, 2002.
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Stanford St. Jude Championship, his sixth consecutive top10 in Memphis...One week later, posted T5 at the U.S. Open, four strokes behind champion Angel Cabrera. Second career U.S. Open top-10 in 11 starts...Was ranked 24th at the start of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Had to withdraw from the Deutsche Bank Championship due to a bad back and dropped to 31st in the standings. Finished T18 at the BMW Championship and dropped to 33rd in the standings, thereby missing THE TOUR Championship for the first time since 1998...Made his third consecutive Presidents Cup Team. Entered the 2007 Presidents Cup with a career record of 2-7-1, but led the U.S. Team as he went undefeated (4-0-1) and totaled 4.5 points. 2006: Collected a first, second and third for the second straight season. Finished in the top-15 on the TOUR money list for the seventh time in the last eight years…Earned 12th career TOUR victory by five strokes at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Tied with Chad Campbell heading into the final round after shooting a TOUR career-best 9-under-par 61 in the third round. The 61 set the course record at Waialae CC. Birdied two of the first three holes on Sunday and won going away with a final-round 65, topping Campbell and Rory Sabbatini by five strokes. One of four players with official TOUR victories in each of the last four years...Finished T2 at the Ford Championship at Doral, one stroke behind champion Tiger Woods. Three-putted 72nd hole with Woods in the fairway behind him, allowing Woods to win with a final bogey...Suffered a back injury during the first round of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot in mid-June. Withdrew before the second round and returned to action at the Buick Open in early August...Made his third consecutive U.S. Ryder Cup Team, earning one-half point
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1997 Quad City Classic. 1999 Sprint International, Buick Challenge. 2000 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. 2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans, PGA Championship, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. 2003 Wachovia Championship, FedEx St. Jude Classic. 2004 FedEx St. Jude Classic. 2005 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii.
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FAMILY: Wife, Sonya; Carter Phillip, Anna EDUCATION: Louisiana State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Duck hunting, snow skiing, water skiing, LSU sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 Q SCHOOL: 1991 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1995)
Toms, David
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David Toms on left wrist (bone spurs)...Defending champion became the third player to win back-to-back titles at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, joining Dave Hill (1969-70) and Lee Trevino (197172). Opened a seven-stroke lead entering the final round after opening 67-63-65. Posted final-round, 2-over 73 to end streak of 11 consecutive rounds in the 60s at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, but still captured event by six over runnerup Bob Estes...Finished sixth on the Ryder Cup team points list to make his second U.S. Ryder Cup squad. 2003: Won twice, at the Wachovia Championship and FedEx St. Jude Classic, and had a third straight season inside the money list top 10...Despite severe food poisoning during the week, finished runner-up to Tiger Woods in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Was four down after 18 holes in the 36-hole final at La Costa Resort and Spa, and lost 2 and 1...Earned first victory in 42 starts at the inaugural Wachovia Championship. Despite a quadruple-bogey 8 on the 72nd hole, held off Vijay Singh, Robert Gamez and Brent Geiberger by two shots for eighth career TOUR title...Carded four rounds in the 60s to capture the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Used final-round 7-under 64 to overcome 54-hole leader Richard S. Johnson. Has reached multiple TOUR victories in three seasons (1999, 2001, 2003)...Underwent surgery on his left wrist on Dec. 9 to remove bone spurs. 2002: Despite not winning for the first time on TOUR since 1998, finished fourth on TOUR money list with $3,461,794...Earned a career-best 12 top-10 finishes, tied for second on TOUR, including three runner-up finishes (lost in playoff to Sergio Garcia at Mercedes Championships, T2 at Colonial and solo second at Buick Challenge)...In first Ryder Cup appearance, led U.S. squad with a 3-1-1 record, including a singles victory over Sergio Garcia. 2001: Best season on TOUR, with three victories (second only to Tiger Woods’ five), nine top 10s and third place on money list ($3,791,595)...Captured first major, the PGA Championship, in dramatic fashion. Shot 66-65-65 to hold the 54-hole lead, which included an ace on the par-3 15th in Saturday’s third round. Battled playing competitor Phil Mickelson in the final round. Holding a one-stroke lead over Mickelson on the par-4 18th hole, he chose to lay up short of a water hazard in front of the green after studying a poor lie from 213 yards away. He wedged to 12 feet and sank the par putt for the win after Mickelson’s long birdie putt rolled just short...First victory of the season came on home soil at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans...Won
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third title of the season at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, shooting 67-68 on the weekend to win for the second consecutive year in Williamsburg, VA...Made fourman playoff at THE TOUR Championship, losing to Mike Weir’s birdie on the first playoff hole. 2000: Earned fourth PGA TOUR title and for the first time in career won in consecutive seasons with playoff victory at Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. Made five-foot par putt on first playoff hole to beat Mike Weir. Victory marked first time he won by coming from behind (trailed by two entering final round). 1999: Breakthrough season where he was one of seven multiple winners on way to 10th-place finish on TOUR money list...Picked up second career TOUR title at Sprint International. Victory was second wire-to-wire win (1997 Quad City Classic). Birdied last two holes at Castle Pines GC to defeat David Duval by three points. Came close to wins in back-to-back weeks, finishing T2 at Reno-Tahoe Open...Played through back pain to earn third TOUR title at Buick Challenge. Shared second-round lead and held 54-hole lead prior to defeating Stuart Appleby by three strokes. Had to quit Wednesday pro-am after one hole due to severe back pain. 1998: Made an impression in first Masters Tournament appearance in 1998. Shot final-round 64, one off Augusta National course record and one shy of record for any major championship. Hot finish helped Masters rookie to T6 finish. Back-nine 29 tied tournament record, as did his six consecutive birdies on holes 12-17. 1997: Captured first TOUR title at Quad City Classic by three strokes after sharing 54-hole lead. 1995: Won Greenville Classic in playoff over Tom Scherrer...Won another playoff over E.J. Pfister at Wichita Open. 1992: Opened Kemper Open with course-record-tying 63, first time he set foot on TPC at Avenel. 1991: First qualified for TOUR by finishing 24th in Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: First-team All-American at LSU in 1988-89, when he was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Year...Won the Junior World Championship and the PGA Junior Championship as a junior golfer in 1984.
PERSONAL:
Honorary captain at 2001 LSU-Tulane football game, participating in pre-game coin toss. Received a standing ovation from 90,000 fans at Tiger Stadium…Teammates at Louisiana State included Bob Friend, Emlyn Aubrey, Perry Moss and Greg Lesher, current or former PGA TOUR mem-
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.32 Driving Distance............................................282.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.58% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.20% Putting Average............................................1.767
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bers…In 2003, created the David Toms Foundation. The foundation helps underprivileged, abused and abandoned children through funding programs that are designed to enhance a child’s character, self-esteem and career possibilities. Foundation assisted those displaced by Hurricane Katrina, raising more $1.5 million. Annual charity pro-am in Birmingham, AL, nets more than $400,000 for the Big Oak Ranch, a home for orphaned children. Since its inception, the Toms Foundation has made more than $3 million in grants. The Wall Street Journal in 2006 cited the Toms Foundation as having the lowest percentage of expenses of any athletic foundation that gave a minimum of $600,000 to charity…Grew up playing baseball with future major leaguers Ben McDonald and Albert Belle…Helped in re-design of Palmetto Dunes Club (Louisiana) in 1999. First David Toms signature course, Carter Plantation in Springfield, LA, opened to the public in October 2003. Worked with Rees Jones on the 18-hole course at Redstone that is the site of the Shell Houston Open. Also worked with Jones on the redesign of Baton Rouge CC and has a new signature course in Larose, LA, opening in early 2009…Shared the Golf Writers Association of America’s 2006 Charlie Bartlett Award with Louisianans Kelly Gibson and Hal Sutton for their combined $2-million-plus in aid to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita victims.
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D.J. Trahan
(TRAY-han)
EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Donald Roland Trahan, Jr. HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: December 18, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Atlanta, GA RESIDENCE: Mt. Pleasant, SC; plays out of Bulls Bay GC
2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2004 Miccosukee Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Won for the second time in his career and qualified for his first TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola... Surpassed $2 million in earnings for the first time in his career. At age 27, stormed back from a four-stroke deficit entering the final round to cruise to a three-stroke win over Justin Leonard at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, marking his second career victory on TOUR. Final-round, 7-under 65 moved him to 26-under 334 for career-best $918,000 payday. Became just the second player in his 20s to win the Bob Hope Chrylser Classic since 1988 (David Duval, 1999)…Finished T4 at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Was one stroke back after 36 holes. It was his first made cut in a major championship in five professional starts… Making just his second start in a World Golf Championships event, posted his third and final top-10 finish of the FedExCup Regular Season with a T8 at the Bridgestone Invitational…A 7-under 63 (the second-best round of the week) in the second round of the BMW Championship propelled him to a T5 finish, his fourth top-10 showing of the season…Played in his first THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola in Atlanta, where he was born, and finished T17. Finished 24th in the FedExCup standings.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2001A 1 2003 6 1 $7,880 2004 1 2005 28 14 3 7 806,304/103 2006 33 13 1 2 4 1,035,242/89 2007 30 18 1 3 3 86,983/117 1,106,374/87 2008 27 21 1 4 10 106,303/24 2,304,368/26 Total 126 67 2 1 12 24 5,260,168 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1999A 1 2002A 1 1 2003A 1 2004 27 16 1 5 7 $183,030/26 Total 30 17 1 5 7 183,030
cut...Helped lead Clemson to the 2003 NCAA title, the first in school history. The No. 1-ranked Tigers became the first school in NCAA history to win their conference championship, an NCAA regional title and the NCAA Championship in the same year...First-team All-American, first-team all-district and fourtime All-ACC selection. Ben Hogan Award finalist. Had three wins among his nine top-10s during his junior year and was NCAA Player of the Year...Member of the 2001 U.S. Walker Cup team...Winner of the 2000 United States Public Links Championship, defeating PGA TOUR member Bubba Watson in the 37-hole final and TOUR member Kyle Thompson in the semifinals...ACC Rookie of the Year as a freshman...Won match at age 13 in the 1994 U.S. Junior Championship.
PERSONAL:
Father, Don, who has recorded 13 career aces, got him started in the game. Don is a golf instructor in South Carolina.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.33 Driving Distance............................................291.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.31% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.25% Putting Average............................................1.790
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Travelers Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2008 Travelers Championship/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $918,000–2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Valero Texas Open/62
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT T4 PGA CUT T31 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T51 TOUR Championship T17 Bridgestone Invitational T8 CA Championship T57
NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 2001; World Amateur Team Championship, 2002.
European Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 6 4 2 2 $550,878 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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1—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic; T4—U.S. Open; T5—BMW Championship; T8—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational.
2007: In just his third season on TOUR, collected three top-10 finishes, including a runner-up effort at the Frys.com Open benefiting the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Held a share of the 36-hole lead with George McNeill and Garrett Willis. Finished four behind McNeill after weekend rounds of 72-66. 2006: Had a successful sophomore season with his first victory and more than $1 million in earnings…Collected his first PGA TOUR title when he defeated Joe Durant on the third playoff hole at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Was the outright leader after each of the first three rounds (by two strokes). Made a par 5 on the 72nd hole to force a playoff with Durant. Birdied the par-5 18th hole three times in the playoff. Win came in his 65th career professional start on TOUR. 2005: Rookie season included three top-10s and $806,304 in earnings...Posted first career top-10 in 18th start of career with a T9 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans...The next week finished solo ninth at the Wachovia Championship and collected a season-best payday of $174,000...Third top-10 of rookie campaign was T10 at the John Deere Classic, closing with a 7-under-par 64 to finish four shots behind champion Sean O’Hair....Shared the 54-hole lead with eventual winner K.J. Choi at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, but closed with a 3-over 75 to finish T13. 2004: Earned initial TOUR card after making it through the final stage of the Qualifying Tournament in his second attempt. Finished T11...Spent the season on the Nationwide Tour, where he finished 26th on the money list...Wrapped up the final full-field event of the season with his first Tour win at the Miccosukee Championship. Entered the final round four shots behind 54-hole leader Nick Watney, but a 6-under-par 65 catapulted him to a two-stroke win. 2003: Turned professional at the FBR Capital Open in early June, where he missed cut... Played six PGA TOUR events and made one cut, at the Greater Hartford Open (T71). Amateur: Played in the 2001 Masters after winning the 2000 Public Links Championship, missing the
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FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Clemson University (2003, Sports Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 Q SCHOOL: 2004 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Kirk Triplett
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EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Kirk Alan Triplett HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 200 BIRTHDATE: March 29, 1962 BIRTHPLACE: Moses Lake, WA RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3):
2000 Nissan Open. 2003 Reno-Tahoe Open. 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tucson.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 1988 Alberta Open [Can].
OTHER VICTORIES (1): 1991 California State Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T50—John Deere Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Played in just nine events on the PGA TOUR in 2008, making the cut in four events. Didn’t play until July because of right elbow injury. Will play on a Major Medical Extension in 2009. Has 19 events to earn $819,958, which coupled with earnings of $32,794 in 2008, will equal No. 125 from the 2008 money list and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Made the cut in 12 of 25 events and recorded three top-25 finishes...Finished outside the top 125 on the money list (No. 177) for the second time in his 18-year PGA TOUR career. 2006: Lone top-10 of the season was his third career win. Finished 111th on the money list...Did not play after August, due to complications with his surgically-repaired right elbow...Picked up his third career win at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson, closing with rounds of 64-63. Final 36-hole total of 127 was one off tournament record set by Johnny Palmer in 1948. Final-round 9-under 63 brought him from six strokes behind to defeat Jerry Kelly by one. Opened round with five straight birdies and closed with four birdies over last five holes. The 63 was the lowest final round posted by a winner in Tucson since Johnny Miller won with a final-round 61 in 1975 and the comeback matched the tournament record set by Gene Littler in 1959. The 63 also matched Tiger Woods at the Deutsche Bank Championship for low finish by a winner on TOUR that year. Win came two and one-half years since his last victory at the 2003 Reno-Tahoe Open, where he also fired a final-round 9-under 63 to win on the final day. 2005: Limited to 18 events
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
FAMILY: Wife, Cathi; Conor Logan and Samuel Jacob (1/19/96), Alexis Marie (3/17/00), Kobe Thomas (5/14/02) EDUCATION: University of Nevada (1985, Civil Engineering) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Adoption TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 Q SCHOOL: 1989
due to elbow injury. Underwent right elbow surgery on damaged tendons on July 21 and didn’t return until October at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Finished out of the top 125 for the first time since joining the TOUR in 1990. Received a Minor Medical Extension. 2004: Made 19 cuts in 24 starts and collected six top-10s…Best finish was a T6 at Masters, tying a career-best in six starts at Augusta. Sunday’s even-par 72 included an ace on the par-3 16th hole. 2003: Recorded first top-10 since the 2001 Michelob Championship with a T2 at the Bay Hill Invitational...After withdrawing from the PGA Championship the week before, earned second career TOUR victory at the Reno-Tahoe Open. University of Nevada-Reno graduate tied the 72-hole tournament record of 17-under-par 271 thanks to a final-round 63.... 2002: Earned third top-five finish in last four years at the John Deere Classic with his third-place finish (T3-1999, second-2000). 2001: Finished in the top-10 in three of the four majors. Did not play in British Open. Best finish in a major before this season included T13 at the PGA Championship in 1995 and 1997...Began the defense of Nissan Open title with first-round 66, good for four-way share of lead. Skied to an 81 in second round and missed cut. First player to lead after the first round and miss cut since Rod Pampling at 1999 British Open...First top-10 of season came at Masters Tournament, a T6... Recorded a T7 in season’s second major, U.S. Open at Southern Hills...Playing in his 10th PGA Championship, placed T10. 2000: Earned first victory in 266th TOUR start, a one-stroke win over Jesper Parnevik in Nissan Open. A clutch four-foot par putt on final hole at Riviera CC brought victory after watching Parnevik drain a birdie putt. Trailed 54-hole leader David Sutherland by one stroke before closing with 67...Almost won again at John Deere Classic, where he lost on fourth playoff hole to Michael Clark II, the 2000 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Shot third-round 62 at TPC Deere Run, tying course record set day before by David Frost...Qualified for U.S. Presidents Cup Team and was 3-0-1 in his first appearance in team competition. 1999: Recorded his fifth and sixth third-place finishes at Touchstone Energy Tucson Open and John Deere Classic. 1998: Posted four top-10s. 1997: Played in 26 events, finished in the top-10 four times, including a solo third. 1996: Closed with a 68, one stroke shy of Willie Wood at the Deposit Guaranty Classic, for his fifth career runner-up finish...Won Merrill Lynch Pebble Beach Invitational. 1995: First of two runner-up finishes came
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1986 1 1987 1 1988 1 1990 26 13 1 2 5 $183,464/88 1991 28 18 6 137,302/112 1992 25 10 1 1 2 175,868/85 1993 27 19 1 2 6 189,418/90 1994 26 19 1 8 15 422,171/38 1995 27 24 2 1 7 17 644,607/29 1996 22 16 1 3 8 321,714/65 1997 26 19 1 4 10 541,023/39 1998 25 18 4 10 472,145/59 1999 26 19 2 5 12 863,399/47 2000 28 21 1 1 1 10 14 2,099,943/11 2001 26 19 1 5 12 1,388,202/38 2002 25 18 1 3 8 843,273/79 2003 25 20 1 1 5 12 2,001,561/29 2004 24 19 6 13 1,566,426/38 2005 18 9 1 7 598,145/128 2006 18 11 1 1 2 766,593/111 2007 25 12 3 1,033/173 316,034/173 2008 9 4 87/241 32,794/240 Total 459 308 3 8 8 67 162 13,564,082
at Buick Invitational of California, where he placed four strokes behind Peter Jacobsen. He then finished two strokes behind Greg Norman, tying for second at Canon Greater Hartford Open. Also T3 at B.C. Open. 1994: Was part of four-way T2 at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, one stroke behind Johnny Miller. 1992: Posted first second-place finish at Shell Houston Open. 1990: Rookie on the PGA TOUR, earned status through the 1989 Qualifying Tournament. 1988: Winner of Alberta Open, Sierra Nevada Open and Fort McMurray Open...Played Australian, Asian and Canadian Tours from 1987-89.
PERSONAL:
Says of days on foreign tours: “I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. I learned so much, not only about golf, but about myself. I’ll be telling stories about Asia until the day I die.”... Wife, Cathi, active in TOUR Wives Association, has served as his caddie on occasion...Known for his patented “bucket” golf hat...Active in promoting adoption through the Fore Adoption Foundation and the Dave Thomas Foundation. Places a photo of a local foster child on his golf bag at every TOUR event to raise awareness for foster children. Also spends one afternoon during the week with a local foster child.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................72.84 Driving Distance............................................278.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................72.70% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.78% Putting Average............................................1.798
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart/1 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2000 Canon Greater Hartford Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $558,000–2000 Nissan Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 The International Presented by Qwest/25
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 Masters CUT U.S. Open CUT CUT T33 CUT 66 T52 T23 T40 CUT British Open CUT PGA CUT CUT T15 T13 CUT T13 CUT THE PLAYERS T36 T68 CUT T39 T45 67 T19 T10 T35 TOUR Championship T20 Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Masters CUT T6 T40 CUT T6 T17 U.S. Open CUT 56 T7 CUT T28 T20 CUT British Open T60 PGA T49 T69 T10 T29 W/D CUT CUT THE PLAYERS T38 T42 T31 CUT T8 CUT T17 T63 T23 TOUR Championship T8 T21 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 T17 T9 Bridgestone Invitational T33 DQ T28 T69 CA Championship T14 CNL 65
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 2000.
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Marc Turnesa EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Marc Brian Turnesa HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: March 19, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Rockville Centre, NY
2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1):
Won in his rookie season on the PGA TOUR and ranked No. 81 on the official money list, with 13 made cuts in 29 starts…Recorded his first PGA TOUR hole-in-one when he aced the 180-yard seventh hole using a 5-iron at Bay Hill Club and Lodge during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational…Held the outright lead after each of the first three rounds of the Viking Classic. Ended up in a playoff on Sunday with Brian Gay and Will MacKenzie after making double bogey on his 71st hole of regulation. Lost to MacKenzie on the second playoff hole. His runner-up finish was a then-career best, topping his T22 finish at the 2008 Northern Trust Open. He collected a career-best $316,800 for his efforts, moving to No. 130 on the official money list…Completed a wire-to-wire victory for his first PGA TOUR title, closing with a 4-under 68 to hold off Matt Kuchar by a stroke in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. The fourth rookie to win on the PGA TOUR in 2008, he opened with rounds of 62, 64 and 69 at TPC Summerlin en route to a tournament-record 25-under 263 total. He earned a career-best $738,000 to
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
Part of a famous golf family. His great-uncle, Jim, won the 1952 PGA Championship, and his grandfather, Mike, was a six-time winner on the PGA TOUR who finished second to Ben Hogan in the 1948 PGA Championship. Mike was one of seven brothers, six of whom played on PGA TOUR. One of those, Joe, was a 15-time PGA TOUR winner. The only brother who didn’t turn professional was Willie, the 1938 and 1948 U.S. Amateur champion and 1947 British Amateur winner.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.16 Driving Distance............................................285.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................65.31% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................63.45% Putting Average............................................1.758
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $738,000–2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/138
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2008 29 13 1 1 2 4 1,174/168 $1,329,920/81 Total 29 13 1 1 2 4 1,329,920 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2002 3 1 1 $5,128/220 2007 30 16 1 1 4 9 237,890/16 2008 1 1 4,350/228 Total 34 18 1 1 4 10 247,368 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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1—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open; T2—Viking Classic.
2007: Enjoyed a successful rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, making the cut in 16 of 30 starts with nine top-25 finishes. Finished the year No. 16 on the money list and was never below No. 63...First top-10 finish of his career came at the season-opening Movistar Panama Championship, where he finished T5, three shots behind Miguel Carballo...Posted a then-career-best T3 finish at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs, finishing two strokes behind tournament winner Nick Flanagan. Had two top-10 finishes the rest of the season. The first was a T5 at the Rex Hospital Open. Then at the last full-field event of the year, shot 15-under 269 to win his first Tour title at the Miccosukee Championship by one stroke over Jon Mills and David Mathis. The win, worth $103,500, moved him from No. 43 to No. 13 on the money list to earn a berth the 2008 PGA TOUR. 2006: During the PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament, aced the 246yard sixth hole during the fifth round on the Stadium Course. Earned his Nationwide Tour status after rebounding from an opening round, 11-over 83 to finish T46 at Q-School. Made his way to the final stage after sharing individual medalist honors with Steve Wheatcroft and Maarten Lafeber... Finished fifth on the Gateway Tour money list...Winner of the Abacoa Classic on the Minor League Golf Tour. 2002: Made three starts on the Nationwide Tour, with his only cut coming in his first start at the Hershey Open (T20).
PERSONAL:
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jump from 138th to 75th on the money list. Birdied Nos. 9, 11, 12, 14 and 17 to reach 26-under before a bogey on the par-4 18th. He broke the event mark of 264 set by George McNeill in 2007.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007 Miccosukee Championship.
RESIDENCE: Palm Beach Gardens, FL; plays out of Jonathans Landing GC (Jupiter, FL) FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: North Carolina State University (2000, Communications) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2007)
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Bo Van Pelt EXEMPT STATUS: 115th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Bo Van Pelt HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200 BIRTHDATE: May 16, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Richmond, IN RESIDENCE: Tulsa, OK; plays out of GC of Oklahoma (Broken Arrow, OK) and Cedar Ridge CC
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T2—2008 Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 Omaha Classic.
2008 SEASON:
Got off to a quick start and used seven top-25 finishes to place in the top 125 on the money list for the fifth consecutive season…Year started strong with a T2 showing at the Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular in March. Held the 18-, 36- and 54-hole leads at the inaugural event before finishing T2 behind Greg Kraft. Marked the best finish of his TOUR career. Narrowly missed a 20-foot eagle putt at the 72nd hole that would have tied him with Kraft… Held a share of the 18-hole lead and a two-shot advantage through 36 holes of the Buick Open before weekend rounds of 73-72 left him T17.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Posted double figures in top-25 finishes (13) for a fourth consecutive year and earned more than $1.5 million... Posted a final-round 70 in windy conditions at the Verizon Heritage, one of only seven players to break par in the final round, jumping from T25 to T10...Carded rounds of 67-64 on the weekend to finish T6 at the Travelers Championship. Had a hole-in-one on No. 16 in the final round at TPC River Highlands...Third top-10 was a T8 at the Viking Classic, part of the PGA TOUR Fall Series...Two weeks later, opened with rounds of 66-69 en route to a T5 finish at the Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. Closed his season with six consecutive cuts made, placing him at 55th on the money list. During his final run he posted par-orbetter scores in 22 of his 24 rounds, including a TOUR-best 19 in a row starting with the opening round of the BMW Championship. His scoring average over his final six starts was 69.04. 2006: Finished in the top 75 on the money list for the third straight season. Earned more than $1 million
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FAMILY: Wife, Carrie; Olivia (5/26/01), Trace (11/26/02), Crew (8/9/06) EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University (1998, General Business) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Billiards, basketball, movies, watching sports, boating TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 Q SCHOOL: 1998 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2001, 2003)
thanks to four top-10s. Made 23 cuts in 28 events entered... In just his second career start at the TPC Sawgrass, recorded his first top-10 at THE PLAYERS Championship with his T8 finish…Finished T5 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, his 15th career top-10 on TOUR. 2005: First top-10 was T7 in 13th start at the Shell Houston Open...The next week, posted second consecutive top-10 with a T5 finish at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans...Closed with a 4-under 68 at Muirfield Village Golf Club for a career-best effort of T3 at the Memorial Tournament....Matched his career-best finish with a T3 at the Chrysler Championship. 2004: Returned to PGA TOUR for a third time, the second via the Nationwide Tour money list...Finished 39th on the money list and qualified for his first trip to the Masters in 2005...Posted his first career top-10 on TOUR with a T4 at the Buick Invitational...A final-round, 5-under 65 gave him a T5 finish at the Bank of America Colonial, his eighth top-25 finish of the season... Two starts later finished T9 at the Buick Classic...Finished T4 at the Booz Allen Classic, thanks to being one of only four players with four rounds in the 60s. His $198,400 payday lifted him over the $1-million mark in season earnings for the first time in his career...Claimed fifth top-10 (T7) at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. 2003: Recorded his first Nationwide Tour victory at the Omaha Classic thanks to his 26-under 262 total...Posted 16 top-25s in 24 events on the Nationwide Tour on way to fifth-place finish on money list. Finish allowed him to earn his PGA TOUR card for the third time in his career and second time via the Nationwide Tour. 2002: Made the cut in 10 of 28 events on the PGA TOUR with his only top-25 a T25 at the BellSouth Classic. Fired career-low, final-round 63 at the Greater Milwaukee Open. 2001: Finished 11th on Nationwide Tour money list to earn second TOUR card. Finished in top 25 in 10 of his 17 cuts made, including two runner-up finishes at the Dayton Open and Gila River Classic. Lost three-man playoff with Jason Caron and winner Ben Crane at Gila River. 2000: Made 27 starts on the Nationwide Tour, making 16 cuts.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1999 28 7 1 $70,080/210 2002 28 10 1 139,357/191 2004 30 23 5 13 1,553,825/39 2005 33 24 2 6 12 1,606,082/51 2006 28 23 4 11 1,389,927/64 2007 30 22 4 13 91,356/64 1,559,181/58 2008 32 20 1 1 7 97,440/79 903,967/115 Total 209 129 1 2 20 58 7,222,418
Collected $86,064 and finished 62nd on the final money list. 1999: Made only seven cuts in rookie season on the PGA TOUR, including a season-best T20 finish at the Bell Canadian Open. 1998: Earned his first TOUR card with T17 finish at the 1998 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: First team All-American at Oklahoma State in 1997...Member of the 1997 Palmer Cup Team...1998 All Big 12 Team...Won three collegiate tournaments, including the 1997 NCAA Central Regional.
PERSONAL:
Father, Bob, was fifth-round draft pick by the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles in 1967 after collegiate career at Indiana…Bo and wife Carrie are involved in Habitat for Humanity. They have donated two houses and were the hosts for Tulsa’s 2007 and 2008 Habitat for Humanity Golf Tournament.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.96 Driving Distance............................................292.0 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.06% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.30% Putting Average............................................1.806
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Buick Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2002 Greater Milwaukee Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $308,000–2008 Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Booz Allen Classic/67
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT U.S. Open T31 T40 British Open T30 T52 CUT PGA T31 T17 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T8 CUT CUT
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1999 1 1 1 $3,069/169 2000 27 16 1 3 6 84,064/62 2001 24 17 2 5 10 175,947/11 2002 1 2003 24 19 1 1 7 16 289,248/5 Total 77 53 1 2 2 15 33 552,328 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Scott Verplank EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Scott Rachal Verplank HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: July 9, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, TX RESIDENCE: Edmond, OK
1985 Western Open. 1988 Buick Open. 2000 Reno-Tahoe Open. 2001 Bell Canadian Open. 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 1998 World Cup of Golf [indiv].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart; T5—Northern Trust Open; T8—Stanford St. Jude Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Made 18 of 24 cuts to go with three top-10s...In 19th time playing competitively at Riviera Country Club dating back to 1987, claimed his best career finish at the Northern Trust Open. The T5 replaced his previous best of T10 in 1988... Recorded a T8 Stanford St. Jude Championship...Finished T3 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic on strength of opening rounds of 64-64.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-3
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1983A 1 1984A 1 1 1985A 5 2 1 1 1 1986A 5 3 1 2 1986 13 5 1 2 $19,757/177 1987 31 12 2 34,136/173 1988 28 19 1 1 3 9 366,045/31 1989 28 15 1 3 82,345/141 1990 27 18 1 1 4 7 303,589/47 1991 26 1 3,195/266 1992 13 1 1,760/309 1994 19 14 1 8 183,015/97 1995 25 20 4 10 332,886/55 1996 12 10 4 88,801/171 1997 21 10 1 4 113,254/159 1998 27 22 2 1 10 14 1,223,436/18 1999 26 19 1 8 474,260/82 2000 28 24 1 6 16 1,747,643/22 2001 26 24 1 1 1 8 16 2,783,401/10 2002 26 21 4 12 1,217,022/50 2003 26 23 1 1 8 13 2,306,714/19 2004 24 23 1 1 6 13 2,365,592/20 2005 25 21 2 1 5 13 2,580,213/16 2006 25 20 2 4 9 1,729,319/40 2007 23 19 1 1 10 11 98,812/14 3,114,289/12 2008 24 18 1 3 8 101,197/48 1,359,620/77 Total 535 365 5 11 8 82 185 22,430,292
earnings with $166,110 paycheck...Recorded his first top-10 in 21 career World Golf Championships starts with a T9 at the Bridgestone Invitational...Former Oklahoma State star finished T9 at the PGA Championship in Tulsa amidst thousands of supporters. Found himself in the final pairing and two shots behind eventual champion Tiger Woods through 36 holes before weekend rounds of 74-71 dropped him out of contention...With four rounds in the 60s, finished T5 in eighth career appearance at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola…Was 4-0-0 for victorious U.S. Presidents Cup Team. 2006: Finished in the top 50 on the money list for the seventh consecutive season, and named as a Captain’s Pick by Tom Lehman for the U.S. Ryder Cup squad…T2 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, his 10th career runner-up finish. Entered final round one behind Chad Campbell, but finished with a 1-over-par 73 to place three behind Campbell...In next start, second runner-up finish of the season came as part of a five-way tie, seven strokes behind winner J.B. Holmes at the FBR Open in Phoenix. 2005: First top-10 of the season came at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he finished T2, one behind winner Fred Funk, after playing 31 holes on Monday. Missed an 8-foot par putt on the 72nd hole that would have tied Funk. Just his second top-10 in the event in 13 appearances (T8-
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Masters CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open T34 T15 CUT T61 T18 T21 British Open CUT CUT PGA CUT CUT T31 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT CUT W/D TOUR Championship T8 Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT 43 T8 29 T20 T16 T30 CUT U.S. Open T49 T17 T46 T22 CUT T10 T40 CUT CUT T7 T29 British Open T15 CUT T30 T37 CUT T7 T23 T31 T57 T58 PGA T54 T34 CUT T7 CUT CUT T62 T34 CUT T9 CUT THE PLAYERS T11 T32 T20 T44 T28 T8 T26 T2 CUT T44 CUT TOUR Championship T5 14 T5 T9 T7 3 T5 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T17 T17 T33 T33 T33 T17 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T17 T58 T46 T19 T51 T59 T9 T20 CA Championship T48 CNL T15 T51 T54 T62 T38 T40
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2), 2005, 2007; Ryder Cup (2), 2002, 2006; World Cup (2), 1998, 2004; Walker Cup, 1985.
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1992 1 1994 1 1 $220/309 Total 2 1 220 european Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 8 5 1 $233,266 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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2006 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge [w/Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson].
2007: Earned first TOUR win since 2001 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Win for Dallas resident was especially memorable, as he had strong ties to tournament namesake Byron Nelson, who passed away in 2006. Finished 14th in final FedExCup standings on the strength of the win and eight other top-10s...Shared the 36-hole lead with Justin Rose at the 90-hole Bob Hope Chrysler Classic after opening 66-66-132. Finished T8...Overcame a three-shot deficit to Luke Donald in the final round of the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Fired four rounds in the 60s en route to the victory by one stroke over Donald. Nelson died Sept. 26, 2006, at age 94. But Nelson’s wife, Peggy, holding one of her late husband’s trademark hats, was there for a hug. “Byron would be very, very happy for Scott. I am, too. The friendship they had, it’s great to see it culminate this way,” said Peggy Nelson...Finished T7 in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial near his Dallas home. Shot middle rounds of 66-63...T8 following week at the Stanford St. Jude Championship for fourth top-10 of the season...One week later, notched fifth career top-10 in a major with a T7 at the U.S. Open at Oakmont CC...Solid play continued in early July with a T5 at the Buick Open, his fourth consecutive top-10. Surpassed $20 million in career
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FAMILY: Wife, Kim; Scottie (7/14/92), Hannah (1/26/95), Emma (8/15/97), Heidi Ann (2/12/04) EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University (1986, Business) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Playing with his kids, quail hunting, Oklahoma State football TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 Q SCHOOL: 1987 JOINED TOUR: 1986
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Scott Verplank 2003)...Two strokes back after 36 and 54 holes at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, but recorded a closing 1-over 71 to finish second. It was his fourth runner-up finish since winning the 2001 Bell Canadian Open, his last victory on TOUR...Playing in first Presidents Cup, posted a 2-2-1 record for victorious U.S. squad...Finished solo third at THE TOUR Championship, posting four rounds in the 60s. 2004: Despite suffering from plantar fasciitis, an ailment in his right foot, for much of the year, finished among the top 30 money winners...5-under-par 67 final round at the Ford Championship at Doral forced a playoff with Craig Parry. On the first playoff hole, Parry holed his second shot from the fairway on the par-4 18th for an eagle and the victory over Verplank...Matched his career-best performance in a major with a T7 at the British Open. His other T7 came at the 2001 PGA Championship. 2003: Recorded top-10s at THE PLAYERS Championship (T8), Masters (T8) and U.S. Open (T10)...Recorded first runner-up finish on TOUR since losing a playoff to Robert Damron at the 2001 EDS Byron Nelson Classic by finishing T2 at the FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. 2002: Named winner of the 2002 Ben Hogan Award, given by the Golf Writers Association of America to an individual who has continued to be active in golf despite a physical handicap or serious illness...Playing in his first Ryder Cup, posted a record of 2-1-0. 2001: Finished in the top 10 on the money list and earned more than $2 million for first time in his career, completing the season with a victory...Opened with an 8-under 62 to take first-round lead at Verizon Byron Nelson Classic. Shared second- and third-round leads after rounds of 67-68. Closing 66 produced playoff with Robert Damron. Damron won playoff with birdie on fourth extra hole...Following T7 at PGA Championship, selected by Curtis Strange as one of
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two Captain’s Choices for Ryder Cup Team. First Ryder Cup rookie to make team as Captain’s Choice...Three weeks later, earned fourth PGA TOUR victory at Bell Canadian Open. Second-round 63 at Royal Montreal, after an opening 70, lifted him into contention. Third-round 66 put him one stroke ahead of Paul Gow and Dicky Pride. Closing 67 produced three-stroke victory over Bob Estes and Joey Sindelar. 2000: Returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since 1988 with victory at Reno-Tahoe Open. Trailed third-round leader Jean Van de Velde by five strokes after 54 holes. Final-round 67 earned a tie with Van de Velde, and Verplank won playoff with an 8-foot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole. 1999: Made 26 starts, making cut in 19... Finished in the top 10 once during the year with solo eighth at the John Deere Classic. 1998: Lost playoff to Trevor Dodds at Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic on first extra hole...Finished fifth at THE TOUR Championship...Earnings of $1,223,436 placed him 18th on money list, highest finish by Q-School grad since John Daly was 17th in 1991...With Daly, represented United States in World Cup of Golf and won individual title with 9-under-par 279, one stroke better than Nick Faldo and Costantino Rocca...Chosen by his peers as PGA TOUR Comeback Player of the Year. 1997: Finished as medalist at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to regain PGA TOUR card for 1998. 1996: Required surgery on elbow again and received special medical extension for 1997. 1994: Played first part of season under special medical extension and was able to retain card by finishing 97th on money list. 1992: Missed most of season and the prior year due to first elbow surgery. 1988: Earned second TOUR title at the Buick Open, where a final-round 66 produced twostroke victory over Doug Tewell. 1985: Became first amateur in 29 years to win a PGA TOUR event (Doug Sanders at
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.40 Driving Distance............................................278.6 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................73.57% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.09% Putting Average............................................1.773
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart/2 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2001 Canon Greater Hartford Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,134,000–2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2001 National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney/11
1956 Canadian Open had been the last) when he defeated Jim Thorpe in a playoff at the Western Open. Amateur: 1984 U.S. Amateur and 1986 NCAA Championship winner...Four-time All-American at Oklahoma State...Played on the U.S. Walker Cup Team in 1985.
PERSONAL:
Co-chair of The Next Level campaign at Oklahoma State, designed to raise funds to improve the OSU football facilities…Suffers from Type 1 diabetes, and wears a pagersized insulin pump on the course.
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Camilo Villegas
(kuh-ME-lo bee-JAY-gus)
EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 two-time tournament winner (through 2011) FULL NAME: Camilo Villegas HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: January 7, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Medellin, Colombia RESIDENCE: Gainesville, FL
2008 BMW Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
2001 Colombian Open. 2007 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic [Jpn]. 2008 CVS/Caremark Charity Classic [w/Bubba Watson]. 1—BMW Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola; 3—AT&T Classic, Deutsche Bank Championship; T4—PGA Championship; T7—Verizon Heritage; T9—U.S. Open.
2008 SEASON:
At the age of 26, captured two PGA TOUR Playoff events (BMW Championship and THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola) and finished second in the FedExCup standings. Posted career-best numbers with 19 (out of 22) made cuts, 10 top-25 finishes and seven top-10 finishes...First top-10 of the season was a T7 at the Verizon Heritage in April with opening and closing rounds of 4-under-par 67...Finished third at the AT&T Classic. Posted a 5-under 31 on the final nine holes on Sunday to finish one stroke shy of the Ryuji Imada/Kenny Perry playoff. Posted his third top-10 in his last six starts with a T9 finish at the U.S. Open, his first top-10 in a major championship. It was his 14th career top-10...Finished T4 at the PGA Championship, thanks to weekend rounds of 67-68...T3 finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship included a third-round 63 that moved him from T22 to second. Matched his careerlow round, shot in the first round of the 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston...Became the first Colombian to win on the PGA TOUR with a two-stroke win over Dudley Hart at the BMW Championship. Jumped to the first-round lead with a 5-under 65 and led after every round, adding rounds of 66-66-68 to become just the second wire-to-wire winner of the season and only the third at the BMW Championship since 1934. In the middle of the back nine, made a 12-foot par putt on the 12th hole, sank a 10-foot birdie on the 13th hole and a 35-foot birdie on the 14th to increase his lead to four strokes during a week when he led the field in putting. Collected 11,000 FedExCup points, as well as a career-best $1,260,000, to move from No. 25 to No. 2 on the points list behind Vijay Singh...Two-putted for par on the first playoff hole
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Earned more than $1.8 million and ended the year with three top-10 finishes during the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup...Finished T2 after a four-man playoff at The Honda Classic. Posted a final-round 66 to tie Mark Wilson, Jose Coceres and Boo Weekley at 5-under-par 275. Eliminated from playoff on second extra hole on Monday morning after he and Weekley made bogeys on the par-4 10th hole. Held the first-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship after a career-best 8-under 63, but finished T9...Finished T7 at the BMW Championship, moving from 34th to 28th in the FedExCup standings, thereby qualifying for THE TOUR Championship...Finished T9 in first career start at THE TOUR Championship to finish 24th in the final FedExCup standings. Collected his first title on the Japan Golf Tour in late September. Rolled in a 20-footer for birdie on the second playoff hole to beat Toyokazu Fujishima at the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic in Miyoshi, Japan. 2006: Rookie on the PGA TOUR after finishing 13th on the 2005 Nationwide Tour money list...In first start fired a 64 during second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Was two back through 36 holes, but finished T42...First top-10 of the season came at the FBR Open. Finished in five-way tie for second, seven strokes behind winning rookie J.B. Holmes...Added a second runner-up at the Ford Championship at Doral, finishing tied for second with David Toms, one stroke behind Tiger Woods. Shared second-round lead with Woods, Phil Mickelson and Scott Verplank...Earned a spot into the PLAYERS Championship when Chris DiMarco withdrew with an injury. He closed with a 71 and finished in a four-way tie for third to earn a season-best $384,000. 2005: Finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour money list...Started the year with no status on the Nationwide Tour, gained Special Temporary Membership with five top-10s in his first 10 starts of the season. 2004: Turned professional in early June and played on Sponsor Exemptions for the rest of the season...Made five of 10 cuts on the PGA TOUR, finishing T7 at
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2004 10 5 1 2 $237,984 2005 2 1 16,300 2006 29 18 2 1 4 7 1,742,112/38 2007 24 17 1 1 6 9 96,608/24 1,866,961/41 2008 22 19 2 2 7 10 124,550/2 4,422,641/7 Total 87 60 2 3 4 18 28 8,285,997 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2005 26 22 Total 26 22
2nd 1 1
PERSONAL:
Popularity in native Colombia caused Colombian TV to pick up 30 PGA TOUR golf broadcasts beginning in 2006...Featured in the July 2006 issue of GQ. Says the article in GQ, “He’s got a closet full of tight trousers, a set of boxer’s biceps and more screaming female fans than Justin Timberlake.”...Was selected as one of People Magazine’s “Hottest Bachelors,” in 2006. Was the only professional athlete chosen for People’s feature...In 2005, started using a low-to-the-ground crouching method to better read putts...His brother Manny also played for the University of Florida golf team.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................69.49 Driving Distance............................................293.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................58.15% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.60% Putting Average............................................1.756
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Deutsche Bank Championship/3 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,260,000–2 times, most recent 2008 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca–Cola/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart/7
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT T59 T26 T9 British Open T39 PGA CUT T23 T4 THE PLAYERS T3 CUT T66 TOUR Championship T9 1 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 CA Championship T26
3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 9 14 $233,218/13 1 9 14 233,218
europen Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 7 6 2 3 $656,103 Japan Golf Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2008 7 6 2 2 $637,165 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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the B.C. Open and 12th at the Deutsche Bank Championship... Winner by 10 strokes at the 2004 Forest Oaks Championship on the Hooters Winter Tour...Qualified for his first TOUR event at the U.S. Open, missed the cut. Amateur: Four-time All-American at the University of Florida, including first-team honors in 2001, 2002 and 2004...NCAA Academic All-American in 2002 and 2003...SEC Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004...Earned first-team All-SEC honors in 2001, 2002 and 2004...2001 SEC Freshman of the Year...Posted eight collegiate victories...2003 Players Amateur Champion...Co-medalist with Kevin Stadler at the 2002 Western Amateur (stroke-play portion)...Was the 2001 Colombian Open champion and also won the 1999 Orange Bowl Junior.
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to beat Sergio Garcia at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. Overcame a five-shot deficit with six birdies on his final 11 holes of regulation and captured his second straight victory. He shot a final-round 66. In a four-man race coming to the final holes, caught Garcia with a birdie on the 17th, then twice hit lag putts from 45 feet for par on the 233-yard 18th – once in regulation to finish at 7-under 273, then in the playoff to win. With second-place FedExCup finish, was awarded a $3-million bonus.
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FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Florida (2004, Business) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2005)
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2006 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Presented by Dynamic Industries, Cox Classic Presented by Chevrolet.
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EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Montford Johnson Wagner HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 230 BIRTHDATE: March 23, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Amarillo, TX
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 Shell Houston Open.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2):
1—Shell Houston Open.
2008 SEASON:
Recorded his first career victory at the Shell Houston Open, posting a final-round 71 on his way to a winning total of 16-under 272. Opened the week with a course-record-tying 9-under 63 (just one year after setting the previous record of 64) to share the lead with Adam Scott. A 69 in the second round gave him solo possession of the lead–a position he wouldn’t relinquish on his way to a two-stroke win over Geoff Ogilvy and Chad Campbell. Collected a career-best $1,008,000 for his efforts, moving all the way to No. 18 on the FedExCup points list and earning a first-ever trip to the Masters Tournament. Finished the season No. 60 in FedExCup standings.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: PGA TOUR rookie got off to a solid start by making the cut in seven of first eight starts with his best effort a T13 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Shared the first-round lead at the Shell Houston Open and then set the Redstone Golf Club’s Tournament Course record with a third-round, 8-under-par 64 en route to a T9 finish…Missed nine straight cuts and 13 of 14 during summer stretch. Rallied late with a five-tournament run that started with a T12 at the Reno-Tahoe Open and ended with a runner-up finish at
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RESIDENCE: Charlotte, NC; plays out of Hudson National GC (Croton, NY) FAMILY: Wife, Katie EDUCATION: Virginia Tech SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, watching Seinfeld TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2002 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2006)
the Viking Classic. Was tied for 90th and 10 shots off the lead in Mississippi after the opening round. Biggest paycheck of his career vaulted him 40 spots on the money list to No. 83 and solidified his card for the 2008 season. 2006: Finished No. 2 on the Nationwide Tour money list thanks to a pair of victories. Made 25 of 28 cuts, including 14 top-25s, and finished $10,374 behind Ken Duke, who was No. 1 on the money list. Held the No. 1 spot for 11 weeks from early August to mid-October...On his 26th birthday, posted a 4-under 67 during the first round of the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Trailed by one stroke each of the first three rounds. Fired a 4-under 67 Sunday to notch his first Tour title. At 12-under 272, finished one stroke in front of Chad Collins...Added a T4 at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship and a T5 showing at the BMW Charity ProAm at The Cliffs, which earned him the Tour’s March/April Player of the Month honors...Had a double eagle on the first hole during the third round of the Scholarship America Showdown with a driver and 3-wood from 270 yards… Overtook Tripp Isenhour for the top spot on the money list with his second win of the season at the Cox Classic. After opening with rounds of 66-70, shot 64-63 on the weekend, leaving him at 21-under 263, four in front of runner-up Craig Bowden. Took home a career-best $117,000. 2005: Had three top-10s on the Nationwide Tour, including a T3 at the ING New Zealand PGA Championship and a T2 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. 2004: Posted nine top-25s, including his first runner-up finish, a T2 at the Chattanooga Classic...First career start on the PGA TOUR was a missed cut at the U.S. Open. 2003: Made the cut in nine of 22 starts during his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour. His only top-25 was a T11 at the Chattanooga Classic. 2002: Made his professional debut at the Metropolitan Open at Winged
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2004 1 2007 33 15 1 2 7 86,079/130 $1,013,024/98 2008 26 15 1 1 2 100,643/60 1,431,001/73 Total 60 30 1 1 3 9 2,444,025 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2003 22 9 1 $27,737/120 2004 28 19 1 5 9 138,148/42 2005 27 15 1 1 3 7 138,353/36 2006 28 25 2 5 14 372,069/2 Total 105 68 2 2 1 13 31 676,307
Foot. Posted rounds of 69-68-70 to win by five strokes and collect $23,000 check. Amateur: Winner of the 2001 Metropolitan Open at Bethpage Black...Two-time All-Big East Conference selection and medalist at the 2002 Big East Conference Championship for Virginia Tech...Twice named all-state in high school.
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Captained his high school hockey team as a junior and senior...Brother, T.J., played golf at Washington & Lee University...Father teaches computer sciences at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY...Grandfather M.T. Johnson was a former treasurer of the USGA...Big fan of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.15 Driving Distance............................................283.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.02% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................61.60% Putting Average............................................1.786
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, most recent 2008 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,008,000–2008 Shell Houston Open/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Travelers Championship/115
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T36 U.S. Open CUT CUT PGA CUT THE PLAYERS T54 Bridgestone Invitational T71
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Nick Watney EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Nicholas Alan Watney HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: April 25, 1981 BIRTHPLACE: Sacramento, CA
2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2004 Nationwide Tour Championship.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): OTHER VICTORIES (1):
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T5—Mercedes-Benz Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Struggled somewhat during the 2008 season, finishing No. 121 on the money list. Made the cut in 21 of 27 starts, but managed just one top-10 finish…Held the 18-hole lead at the Mercedes-Benz Championship in his first trip to the event. T5 finish marked the 13th top-10 in his PGA TOUR career.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: In third full season on the PGA TOUR, earned first victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in his 75th career start...In his ninth start of the season, earned first TOUR win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at age 25 years, 11 months and 28 days. Held a two-stroke lead over Ken Duke through 54 holes after opening 69-67-68. A final-round 70 was good for a three-stroke victory over Duke. Earned a career-high $1,098,000 paycheck and 4,500 FedExCup points, jumping from No. 72 to No. 12 in the standings… Qualified for the U.S. Open, British Open and the PGA Championship for the first time in his career. Made the cut in the British Open and finished T35. 2006: In second season
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2003 8 2 1 1 $73,255 2004 1 2005 31 15 2 4 605,369/127 2006 29 19 6 11 1,243,816/75 2007 26 17 1 3 7 93,336/41 1,838,629/43 2008 27 21 1 5 95,498/109 878,173/121 Total 122 74 1 13 28 4,639,243 nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 2004 25 19 Total 25 19
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2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 8 12 $301,988/5 1 8 12 301,988
PERSONAL:
Is an avid fan of the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Sacramento Kings.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.79 Driving Distance............................................302.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.21% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................68.23% Putting Average............................................1.797
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,098,000–2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Wachovia Championship/90
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 07 08 Masters T11 U.S. Open CUT T60 British Open T35 PGA CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T63 Bridgestone Invitational T61
NATIONAL TEAMS: Palmer Cup, 2002.
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2005 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.
Was the No. 1-ranked college player during his senior year at Fresno State following four consecutive tournament wins in the fall season. Helped Fresno State to the Western Athletic Conference team title in the spring...Five wins during his senior year were more than any other player in the nation. Became the WAC’s first three-time Player of the Year. Freshman of the Year in the WAC. Three-time All-American...Ben Hogan Award finalist in 2002...Palmer Cup team member in 2002...Set Fresno State single-season scoring record with a 70.53 average during junior year... Coached by his uncle, Mike, at Fresno State.
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2003 Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Championship [Can].
on TOUR, posted career-high six top-10s and 11 top-25s to finish 75th on the money list...Posted his first top-10 of the season (T7) at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am... Five months later, added a T9 at the Buick Championship in July...Recorded a third top-10 (T5) at the Reno-Tahoe Open in late August...Posted back-to-back top-10s on TOUR for the first time with a T8 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic and a T6 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Shared the first-round lead with Brent Geiberger and John Rollins after an 8-under 64 in Greensboro, and then held the secondround lead at 9-under 135. The second-round lead was his first on TOUR. The 64 matched his career-best on TOUR, which he shot three times previously...Finished T5 at the FUNAI Classic, aided by a third-round 64 on the Magnolia Course. 2005: After finishing just out of the top 125 (No. 127) on the money list, placed T5 at the Qualifying Tournament in December to gain a higher status for 2006...Rookie on TOUR posted two top-10s, including a T6 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas thanks to a final-round 66. With a paycheck of $139,000, climbed from 143rd to 118th on the money list. 2004: Made the cut in 19 of 25 tournaments on the Nationwide Tour, including 12 top-25 finishes. Entered the final event No. 19 on the official money list but posted his first career win at the Nationwide Tour Championship, jumping all the way to No. 5 with $301,988. Finished the event at 15-under-par 273 after rounds of 69-64-71-69, good for a three-stroke win...After missing five cuts in his first seven starts, stormed back by making the cut in 15 of his last 16 events of the season. 2003: Turned professional in the summer following outstanding collegiate career at Fresno State University...Made pro debut at the FBR Capital Open in Washington, D.C., in June, missed the cut...First professional win came at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Championship on the Canadian Tour in August. Amateur:
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RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NV; plays out of San Joaquin CC (Fresno, CA) FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Fresno State University (2003) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, music, video games TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 Q SCHOOL: 2005 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2004)
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Bubba Watson EXEMPT STATUS: 30th in 2008 FedExCup points FULL NAME: Bubba Watson HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: November 5, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Bagdad, FL RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ FAMILY: Wife, Angie
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH:
T2—2007 Shell Houston Open, 2008 Buick Open.
OTHER VICTORIES (1):
2008 CVS/Caremark Charity Classic [w/Camilo Villegas]
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Buick Open; T6—Travelers Championship; T8—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
2008 SEASON:
Had his most consistent season as a professional, making THE TOUR Championship for the first time and placing 30th in the final FedExCup standings…First top-10 of the season was a T8 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Shared the 54-hole lead with four other players including eventual champion Tiger Woods. It was his first top-10 since finishing T5 at the 2007 U.S. Open…Recorded his second top-10 of the season with a T6 at the Travelers Championship… Finished T2 at the Buick Open after missing a 15-foot birdie try at the 72nd hole that would forced a playoff with Kenny Perry. Fell back on Sunday with bogeys at Nos. 8 and 9, but recovered with birdies on four of his next seven holes. Runner-up finish tied the best of his PGA TOUR career (T2 at 2007 Shell Houston Open)…Competed in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events, with his best finish being a T12 at The Barclays.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: In just his second year on TOUR, collected a careerbest five top-10s, including a runner-up finish at the Shell Houston Open. Shared the 36-hole lead after opening 69-71 and held the 54-hole lead by three strokes after a Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course record-tying 8-under-par 64. Finished three strokes behind champion Adam Scott after posting a final-round 72...In just his second career major championship start, finished T5 at the U.S. Open at Oakmont. Trailed the leader, Angel Cabrera, by one stroke through 36 holes, and finished four strokes behind the eventual champion...For the second straight season, led the TOUR in Driving Distance with an average of 315.2 yards. 2006: Rookie on TOUR after finishing 21st on the 2005 Nationwide Tour money list...Opened the year with
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EDUCATION: Faulkner State Community College, University of Georgia (2008, Consumer Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Video games, collecting Nike shoes Nationwide Tour Graduate (2005)
a fourth-place finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Collected his first paycheck on TOUR, a season-best $244,800, more than he earned on the 2005 Nationwide Tour money list ($202,437)...Best effort of the season was a T3 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson, three strokes behind winner Kirk Triplett. Played 72 holes without a bogey...Bogeyfree streak came to an end at 100 holes after he bogeyed the par-4 seventh hole on Doral’s Blue Monster (AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am-4 holes, Chrysler Classic of Tucson-72, Ford Championship at Doral-24)...Next top-10 came in August, a T6 at The INTERNATIONAL. Led the field in Putting Average (1.457) despite entering the week ranked 173rd on TOUR...Led TOUR in Driving Distance with an average of 319.6 yards. 2005: Finished 21st on the Nationwide Tour money list. One of three left-handers to graduate to the PGA TOUR from Nationwide Tour, joined by Eric Axley and Greg Chalmers. Fell from 18th to 21st on money list after the Nationwide Tour Championship and grabbed the last available spot after graduating class was expanded to top 21 thanks to a change in the eligibility following Jason Gore’s victory on the PGA TOUR...Season highlighted by a T2 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs...Led Nationwide Tour in Driving Distance with an average of 334.0 yards (second-longest average in Tour history). 2004: Finished second twice on the Nationwide Tour, losing in a three-way playoff at the Lake Erie Charity Classic and finishing T2 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic...Blasted a 422-yard tee shot, the longest recorded drive in Nationwide Tour history, at the Gila River Golf Classic...Finished 37th on the final Nationwide Tour money list. 2003: Finished 63rd on the Nationwide Tour money list. 2002: First career start on the PGA TOUR was at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans after Monday qualifying. Missed the cut. Amateur: Threetime AJGA All-America selection...First-team junior college All-American at Faulkner State in Alabama...Attended the University of Georgia where he helped the Bulldogs to the 2000 SEC title. Second-team all-Southeastern Conference pick. Honorable mention All-American.
PERSONAL:
Uses a pink shaft in his driver…Father started him in golf… Attended the same high school (Milton, FL) as current PGA
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 1 2004 1 2006 27 15 1 3 6 $1,019,264/90 2007 26 14 1 5 9 93,634/37 1,654,807/55 2008 29 19 1 3 7 105,003/30 1,533,523/58 Total 84 48 2 1 11 22 4,207,593
TOUR players Heath Slocum and Boo Weekley…Self-taught player who learned the game by hitting wiffle balls around his house. “The house had probably an acre and a half yard with big trees in downtown Bagdad (FL). The house is sitting here, and I drew in the dirt driveway. I’d draw a big circle, and that would be my hole, a 5-foot circle. I’d go around it to the left and then I’d go around it to the right. So I learned to cut it. If you know about wiffle balls or plastic balls, it’s hard to cut. Then I learned to hook it the other way, hit it high over limbs, hit it low under limbs. I’d say non-stop every day from 6 to 12 years old. Instead of playing with trucks out in the yard, I’d play with a ball and a club.”…Is using the same putter he has had since he first took up the game… Wife Angie is 6-foot-4 and a former University of Georgia, WNBA and European professional basketball player… Sponsors the Bubba Watson Invitational at the University of West Florida, a women’s NCAA Division II golf tournament at Stonebrook Village Golf Course, Watson’s home course in Pace, FL…Without letting family and friends know, completed requirements toward a degree at the University of Georgia in the summer of 2008, thereby validating his push for kids to stay in school.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.81 Driving Distance............................................315.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................54.47% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.10% Putting Average............................................1.817
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent BMW Championship/4 Career Low Round/Round: 64–2007 Shell Houston Open/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $484,000–2007 Shell Houston Open/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 AT&T National/77
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T20 U.S. Open CUT T5 CUT PGA CUT 70 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT TOUR Championship 30
nationwide Tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2001 1 1 $1,513/269 2003 21 13 2 7 79,854/63 2004 17 14 2 3 8 142,904/37 2005 24 19 1 1 5 9 202,437/21 Total 63 47 3 1 10 24 426,708 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Tom Watson WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 1988) EXEMPT STATUS: Life member FULL NAME: Thomas Sturges Watson HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: September 4, 1949 BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City, MO RESIDENCE: Bucyrus, KS
PLAYOFF RECORD: 9-4
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1968A 1 1 1971 6 5 2 $2,185/191 1972 32 22 1 1 8 30,413/74 1973 31 23 2 8 13 73,692/35 1974 29 27 1 1 10 20 131,537/10 1975 25 22 2 1 1 12 21 153,796/7 1976 25 22 2 1 11 15 138,203 1977 23 22 5 1 3 17 19 310,653/1 1978 24 22 5 3 1 15 21 362,429/1 1979 21 20 5 4 1 15 18 462,636/1 1980 22 22 7 1 3 16 22 530,808/1 1981 21 19 3 3 1 10 16 347,660/3 1982 20 19 4 1 1 12 17 316,483/5 1983 17 16 1 2 10 14 237,519/12 1984 20 17 3 2 1 9 15 476,260/1 1985 19 17 1 1 7 11 226,778/18 1986 20 17 4 9 13 278,338/20 1987 20 15 1 1 5 12 616,351/5 1988 19 15 1 6 11 273,216/39 1989 18 13 1 2 7 185,398/80 1990 17 13 5 9 213,989/68 1991 16 12 1 1 6 10 354,877/45 1992 15 12 1 5 7 299,818/50 1993 16 14 4 9 342,023/46 1994 15 14 1 5 9 380,378/43 1995 16 14 3 7 320,785/58 1996 15 14 1 1 4 7 761,238/25 1997 16 12 1 5 8 479,146/45 1998 15 10 1 2 4 5 976,585/29 1999 13 7 1 141,410/174 2000 4 3 1 1 158,409/174 2001 4 1 9,950/240 2002 4 3 1 1 180,130/177 2003 4 2 1 108,017/204 2004 2 1 10,350/253 2005 2 1 26,243/241 2006 2 1 21,578/245 2007 2 1 1 64,350/223 2008 2 Total 593 491 39 31 23 218 351 10,004,299
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CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (12):
1999 Bank One Championship. 2000 IR SENIOR TOUR Championship. 2001 Senior PGA Championship. 2002 SENIOR TOUR Championship at Gaillardia. 2003 Senior British Open, JELD-WEN Tradition. 2005 Senior British Open, Charles Schwab Cup Championship. 2007 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, The Senior Open Championship presented by Aberdeen Asset Mngt. 2008 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 Masters T8 T33 1 T2 T2 T12 1 T5 T4 2 U.S. Open T29 CUT T5 T9 7 T7 T6 CUT T3 T23 1 2 T11 British Open 1 CUT 1 T14 T26 1 T23 1 1 T2 PGA T12 T11 9 T15 T6 T2 T12 T10 CUT T9 T47 T39 THE PLAYERS CUT T8 T9 T5 CUT 2 T3 CUT T6 T19 T8 Year 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 Masters T10 T6 T7 T9 T14 T7 T3 T48 T45 13 T14 CUT 4 U.S. Open CUT T24 2 T36 T46 CUT T16 CUT T5 T6 T56 T13 64 British Open T47 T35 7 T28 4 CUT T26 CUT CUT T11 T31 T10 PGA T6 T16 T14 T31 T9 T19 CUT T62 5 T9 T58 T17 CUT THE PLAYERS T55 T58 CUT CUT T11 T36 T20 T2 10 T14 T29 T33 T53 TOUR Championship 1 T6 Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters CUT CUT CUT CUT T40 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT T57 T27 T28 British Open CUT CUT T55 CUT CUT T18 T41 T48 CUT PGA CUT CUT T9 T66 T48 CUT THE PLAYERS T35 T62 TOUR Championship T18 Accenture Match Play Championship T33
Champions TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Senior PGA Championship T17 1 T18 T17 T4 T27 T23 T52 T16 Senior British Open 1 T22 1 T23 1 T5 U.S. Senior Open T10 T16 2 2 T25 T5 2 4 T23 JELD-WEN Tradition T2 5 1 T55 T9 T14 T6 T3 Constellation Energy Senior Players T18 T8 T2 T3 T17 2
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (5), 1977, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1993 (Captain); UBS Cup, 2003.
PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1
Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings 1999 2 1 1 2 $208,240 2000 13 1 4 10 13 1,146,361 2001 13 1 1 8 11 986,547 2002 14 1 5 10 12 1,522,437 2003 14 2 5 10 13 1,853,108 2004 12 1 1 5 7 475,203 2005 13 2 2 2 9 9 1,532,482 2006 13 1 1 7 12 961,741 2007 12 2 1 1 8 10 1,365,365 2008 10 2 1 6 9 972,343 Total 116 12 20 6 74 98 11,023,827
Rank 62 13 17 8 1 42 5 14 9 20
* Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Classic. 1980 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open, MONY Tournament of Champions, Greater New Orleans Open, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, British Open, World Series of Golf. 1981 Masters Tournament, USF&G New Orleans Open, Atlanta Classic. 1982 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open, Sea Pines Heritage, U.S. Open, British Open. 1983 British Open. 1984 SeikoTucson Match Play Championship, MONY Tournament of Champions, Western Open. 1987 Nabisco Championship. 1996 Memorial Tournament. 1998 MasterCard Colonial.
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1974 Western Open. 1975 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, British Open. 1977 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Masters Tournament, Western Open, British Open. 1978 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open, Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Colgate Hall of Fame Classic, Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. 1979 Sea Pines Heritage Classic, MONY Tournament of Champions, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Memorial Tournament, Colgate Hall of Fame
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FAMILY: Wife, Hilary; Meg (9/13/79), Michael Barrett (12/15/82), stepchildren Kyle (9/23/86), Paige (4/22/89), Ross (8/31/91) EDUCATION: Stanford University (1971, Psychology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Current affairs, hunting, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1971 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1971 JOINED TOUR: 1971
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Tom Watson INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (4):
Dunlop Phoenix [Jpn]. 1984 Australian Open [Aus]. 1992 Hong Kong Open [Asia]. 1997 Dunlop Phoenix [Jpn].
OTHER VICTORIES (1): 1994 Skins Game.
BEST 2008 CHAMPIONS TOUR FINISHES:
1—Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf; T3—JELD-WEN Tradition; T5—Senior British Open; T6—Ginn Championship Hammock Beach Resort; T8—MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
2008 SEASON:
On the PGA TOUR, missed the cut at the Masters Tournament and British Open…On the Champions Tour, became the first player to successfully defend his title at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am near Tampa. Edged Scott Hoch and Jay Haas by one stroke. Managed to scramble for a bogey on the final hole after dunking his second shot in the water at No. 18. Victory was his 11th on the Champions Tour and 50th overall in a Tour-sanctioned event. Joined Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Hale Irwin and Lee Trevino as the only players with at least 10 wins on the Champions Tour, 20 victories on the PGA TOUR and a combined 50 titles on both Tours…Followed his victory in Tampa by teaming with Andy North to win the Legends Division title at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. The pair opened with a 13-under par 59 and followed with rounds of 62-64 for a wire-to-wire victory in Savannah. Played all 54 holes without a bogey for the fourth straight year, a stretch of 162 holes. The pair had won three consecutive titles in the unofficial Raphael Division before the win in the Legends Division, which became an official event in 2008…Underwent successful left hip replacement surgery on Oct. 2 by Dr. Joel Matta at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: In first start, finished T19 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and was paired with son Michael for the event. It was his first top-25 since the 2003 British Open. Extended streak to 36 consecutive seasons with at least one made cut on the PGA TOUR...Also played in his 34th Masters Tournament and just barely missed the 36-hole cut after making a triple bogey-7 on the last hole Friday...At the Senior British Open, prevailed in adverse conditions to win by one stroke over Mark O’Meara and Stewart Ginn at Muirfield in July. Despite a double bogey at the 72nd hole, claimed the event for the third time, duplicating victories in 2003 and 2005. Victory gave him eight official wins in the British Isles (five British Open titles and three Senior British Open titles), including seven in Scotland and 13 major championships overall. The win also made him the second three-time champion, joining Gary Player. Triumph at the Senior British was his 10th career win on the Champions Tour and was his 49th official title on both the PGA TOUR/ Champions Tour combined...First Champions Tour victory of season came in February. Braved chilly and windy conditions near Tampa to win the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, holding off both Jay Haas and Andy Bean by a stroke at the TPC Tampa Bay. The win ended an 0-93 victory drought in Florida (0-77 on the PGA TOUR and 0-16 on the Champions Tour)...Also teamed with good friend Andy North to win a third straight Raphael Division title at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Duo edged Gary Koch and Roger Maltbie by one stroke in the 36-hole better-ball competition in Savannah. 2006: Spent most of the season on the Champions Tour, playing only two events on the PGA
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TOUR...Had a near miss at the U.S. Senior Open in July at Prairie Dunes CC. Held a two-stroke margin over eventual winner Allen Doyle after 54 holes but started Sunday’s final round with bogeys on three of the first six holes and then could not hold off a Sunday charge from Doyle...Competed in his 30th British Open and made his 22nd cut in the event, finishing T48...Made his 33rd Masters appearance but did not make the cut. 2005: Spent most of the season on the Champions Tour, playing only two events on the PGA TOUR...Along with Luke Donald, played the first two rounds of the British Open at St. Andrews with Jack Nicklaus, who was making his last appearance in a major championship. Went on to make his second consecutive cut in the event and posted a 1-over 289 total to finish T41...Ended almost a two-year official victory drought when he triumphed for the second time at the Senior British Open, this time at Royal Aberdeen, his sixth overall title in Scotland...Won the season-ending Schwab Cup Championship and the seasonlong Charles Schwab Cup and its $1-million first prize. Came from six strokes back to defeat Jay Haas, thanks to a closing 8-under 64. 2004: Finished T66 at the Bay Hill Invitational for his first made cut in a TOUR event since the 2002 Bank of America Colonial...Played in 12 Champions Tour events and collected five top-10s...Won his first Wendy’s Champions Skins Game on the third extra playoff hole...Had surgery on his right shoulder in October. 2003: Played in just four events for the fourth straight year on PGA TOUR but participated in all nine majors between the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour, a record for majors participation...Thanks to two major victories, named Champions Tour Player of the Year...Playing on a special exemption, the 53-year old shared the first-round lead at the U.S. Open with Brett Quigley at 5-under 65. Finished T28... Finished in top 10 in 10 of 14 events on the Champions Tour including two wins and five runner-ups. Wins came in two of the Champions Tour majors: Senior British Open and JELD-WEN Tradition...Finished first in Charles Schwab Cup points and donated entire $1-million bonus to ALS research, the disease his caddie Bruce Edwards died from...Also the recipient of the Card Walker Award and the Payne Stewart Award. 2002: Made his 23rd cut in 29 appearances at the Masters and finished T40...Was the oldest player to make the cut at the PGA at Hazeltine National and finished T48. 2001: PGA TOUR record string of consecutive years earning at least $100,000 stopped at 26 (1974-2000)...Picked up a win for third consecutive year on Champions Tour at Senior PGA Championship. 2000: Made cut in three of four majors with a best finish of T9 in the PGA (missed Masters cut)...Went over $1-million mark in season earnings for first time in his career. 1998: Earned 34th PGA TOUR title with victory at MasterCard Colonial. At 48, was oldest player to win event (previous oldest:46-year-old Ben Hogan when he captured his last of five Colonial titles)...Stretch between first win, the 1974 Western Open, and most recent (23 years, 11 months, 24 days) third longest in TOUR history. 1997: Posted T3 at GTE Byron Nelson Classic and fourth at Masters Tournament. Best finish at Augusta National since 1991. 1996: After nine-year absence, returned to the PGA TOUR winner’s circle with victory at Memorial Tournament...Finished 25th on the money list, highest ranking since 1987, and made first trip to THE TOUR Championship since winning that event in 1987. 1993: Captain of victorious Ryder Cup Team. 1987: Won season-ending Nabisco Championship (now THE TOUR Championship) and finished in top five on money list (No. 5) for last time in his career. 1984: Finished in top-3 six times including three victories...First on final money list for fifth time in career...Won PGA of America Player of the
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Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.67 Driving Distance............................................261.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................66.07% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................51.39% Putting Average............................................1.865
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 74–British Open/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–3 times, most recent 1992 Buick Invitational of California/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $414,000–1998 MasterCard Colonial/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 1998 MasterCard Colonial/13 2008 champions TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average (Actual)..............................70.45 Driving Distance............................................283.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................69.94% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.90% Putting Average............................................1.751
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MISCELLANEOUS champions TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 59–2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf/1. Career Low Round: 59–2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $440,000–2 times, most recent 2005 Charles Schwab Cup Championship/1
Year Award for sixth time in career (1977, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘82, ‘84). 1983: Won the last of his eight major championship crowns at the British Open. Also captured British Open titles in 1975, ‘77, ‘80, ‘82, Masters titles in 1977 and 1981 and the 1982 U.S. Open. 1982: Won only U.S. Open title, chipping in on the 17th hole at Pebble Beach to nip Jack Nicklaus...For sixth consecutive year, captured at least three victories in a season. During that time (1977-82) posted 26 wins, 13 runners-up finishes and 10 thirds along with being the PGA TOURs leading money-winner four years in a row (1977-80)...Became one of six players to win U.S. and British Opens in same year (Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods). 1980: Became first player to earn $500,000 in a season when he captured six TOUR events to go along with third British Open...Was last player to win same event three consecutive years (1978-79-80 GTE Byron Nelson Classics) before Tiger Woods accomplished the feat twice in 2001. 1979: Earned third consecutive Vardon Trophy (1977-79). 1974: First victory came at Western Open, where he defeated Tom Weiskopf and J.C. Snead by two strokes.
PERSONAL:
Active in Kansas City-area charitable endeavors, including Children’s Mercy Hospital and development of golf courses for junior players. Won the 2003 Card Walker Award as the result of his interest in junior golf…In 1999, named honorary member of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, joining fellow Americans Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, former President George Bush and Gene Sarazen…Led the effort to raise awareness of ALS, the disease that took the lives of longtime caddie Bruce Edwards and former TOUR player Jeff Julian. Web site is bruceedwardsfoundation.org.
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Boo WEEKLEY
Boo Weekley EXEMPT STATUS: 2008 tournament winner (through 2010) FULL NAME: Thomas Brent Weekley HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 210 BIRTHDATE: July 23, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Milton, FL RESIDENCE: Jay, FL; plays out of CC of Brewton (AL)
2007 Verizon Heritage. 2008 Verizon Heritage.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Verizon Heritage; T4—Stanford St. Jude Championship; T8—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic; T9—FBR Open, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.
PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 24 5 2 $95,206/200 2007 29 20 1 1 1 5 9 96,399/25 2,613,211/23 2008 24 19 1 5 11 102,513/33 2,398,751/25 Total 77 44 2 1 1 10 22 5,107,168 nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2002 2 1 1 $6,750/195 2003 23 14 2 6 74,149/67 2004 20 13 1 4 49,690/91 2005 22 13 1 5 50,846/91 2006 24 19 2 2 9 14 312,843/7 Total 91 60 2 2 13 30 494,278
PERSONAL:
Played high school golf with PGA TOUR member Heath Slocum. TOUR member Bubba Watson also attended and played golf at their high school, Milton HS, and nearby resident Joe Durant is a close friend. Slocum’s dad, Jack, served as his caddie during finals of the Qualifying Tournament... Nicknamed after cartoon hero Yogi Bear’s sidekick, “Boo Boo” Bear...Studied turfgrass science in college and later worked as a laborer at the Monsanto chemical plant in Pensacola, FL...Used to wear rain pants because cotton pants caused him to break out in a rash...Sponsored by the outdoors apparel company Mossy Oak, which specializes in camouflage apparel…Lists Ben Hogan as his hero.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.41 Driving Distance............................................291.7 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................64.75% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................67.87% Putting Average............................................1.830
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2008 Verizon Heritage/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/23
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 07 08 Masters T20 U.S. Open T26 T26 British Open T35 CUT PGA T9 T20 THE PLAYERS T44 T21 TOUR Championship T21 Accenture Match Play Championship T9 Bridgestone Invitational T30 T66 CA Championship T30
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup, 2008; World Cup, 2007.
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Won for the second consecutive season at the Verizon Heritage. Made the cut in 19 of 24 starts, including a career-best 11 top-25 finishes. Finished sophomore campaign No. 33 in FedExCup standings and No. 25 in earnings, surpassing $2 million in earnings for the second straight year…Recorded his first top-10 finish of the year with a T8 showing at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Highlight of the week came on Saturday when birdies on the final four holes at the Palmer Private Course at PGA West equaled the round of the week with a career-best 10-under 62, topping the 63 he posted during the final round of the 2002 FedEx St. Jude Classic…Overcame a cold to continue solid play in the Arizona desert with four rounds in the 60s at the FBR Open, good for a T9 finish…Finished T9 in his first World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Martin Kaymer (2 and 1) and Sergio Garcia (3 and 1) before falling to Woody Austin, 3 and 2, in the third round…After playing with his mom in the pro-am, successfully defended his Verizon Heritage title at Harbour Town. After chipping in for par on the last two holes in 2007, holed a 78-yard chip for birdie at the par-4 10th hole and went on to a three-stroke win over Aaron Baddeley and Anthony Kim. Became the first back-to-back winner at this event since Davis Love III in 1991-92. Also the eighth player since 1960 to win his first two TOUR titles in the same event… Recorded his fifth top-10 finish with a T4 at the Stanford St. Jude Championship. He was the first-round leader with a 5-under 65 and recorded three rounds in the 60s… One of six rookies and an emotional leader on the winning U.S. Ryder Cup Team. Earned 2.5 points in three matches for the team, including a 4-and-2 win over Oliver Wilson in Sunday Singles. Garnered worldwide attention for riding his driver “cowboy horse” style down the first fairway, leading eventually to an appearance on the Jay Leno Show. Also, dropped the green flag at the fall NASCAR race in Talladega, AL.
in the top-25 five times, with a best effort being a T10 at the Knoxville Open presented by Food City. 2004: Finished No. 91 on the Nationwide Tour money list. Made 20 starts, finished in the top-25 four times, including his only top-10, a T7 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. 2003: In first season on the Nationwide Tour, finished No. 67 on the money list. Cracked the top 25 on six different occasions, with two top-10s to his credit. 2002: Was a rookie on the PGA TOUR after finishing T23 at the Qualifying Tournament in the fall of 2001. Made the cut in five of 24 starts during his rookie season on TOUR. Missed his first 10 cuts before finally cashing a paycheck, with a T19 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in late June, his best effort of the season. 2001: Made his first trip to the finals of the Qualifying Tournament and finished T23. Played mini-tours in late-1990s, winning multiple times on the DP Tour and the Emerald Coast Tour.
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2008 SEASON:
Member of the PGA TOUR in 2002 and 2007-8 and the Nationwide Tour in 2003-06. 2007: The 2006 Nationwide Tour graduate earned his first PGA TOUR victory at the Verizon Heritage and collected more than $2.5 million for the season...After returning to the PGA TOUR for the second time in 2007, posted first career top-10 in 30th career start at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Finished sixth, three shots behind champion Fred Funk...One week later, finished T2 at The Honda Classic after losing in a four-man playoff. Threeputted the 72nd hole while holding a one-stroke lead, missing a 3-foot par putt to fall into a four-way tie with Mark Wilson, Jose Coceres and Camilo Villegas. Eliminated from playoff on second extra hole, the par-4 10th, on Monday morning when he and Villegas made bogeys...Chipped in for par on the 71st and 72nd holes to win his first TOUR title at the Verizon Heritage by one stroke over Ernie Els. Posted rounds of 67-69-66-68—270 and overcame a two-stroke deficit to 54-hole leader Jerry Kelly. Winds in excess of 40 mph forced the final round to be postponed from Sunday to Monday. Finished at 14-under par to hold off Els, who nearly holed his second shot for eagle on the final hole. Jumped to No. 8 in FedExCup points and earned $972,000 to surpass $1 million in season earnings for the first time... Three back after a first-round 68 in his first British Open start, finished T35...Made his first start in a World Golf Championships event at the Bridgestone Invitational. Was one stroke back of the lead after the first round, finished T30...Carded a third-round 65 on his way to a T9 finish at the PGA Championship, his first-career top-10 in a major championship...Posted a T21 in first career TOUR Championship start, and finished 25th in the FedExCup standings...Teamed with Heath Slocum to finish second at the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup in late November, losing to Scotland on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff. 2006: Finished seventh on the Nationwide Tour money list to graduate from that Tour for the first time and play on the PGA TOUR for the second time. Posted a career-high nine top-10s (tied with Ken Duke for Tour lead) and 14 top-25s on the Nationwide Tour. Season powered by seconds at the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic (second in a playoff) and Miccosukee Championship. Lost in a playoff to Jason Enloe in West Virginia. Held the 54-hole lead in Chattanooga after posting a season-low 22-under-par 194, before finishing one shot out of the Kyle Reifers-Brandt Snedeker playoff. 2005: For the second consecutive year finished No. 91 on the Nationwide Tour money list. Made 22 starts, finishing
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FAMILY: Wife, Karyn; Thomas Parker (8/14/01), Aiden O’Neal (6/23/08) EDUCATION: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 Q SCHOOL: 2001 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2006)
Weir, Mike
Mike Weir Player biographies
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2):
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1999 Air Canada Championship. 2000 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2001 THE TOUR Championship. 2003 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Nissan Open, Masters Tournament. 2004 Nissan Open. 2007 Fry’s Electronics Open.
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EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Michael Richard Weir HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 155 BIRTHDATE: May 12, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada RESIDENCE: Draper, UT
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (8):
1997 BC TEL Pacific Open [Can], Canadian Masters [Can].
OTHER VICTORIES (3):
2003 Champions Challenge [with Dean Wilson]. 1999 Telus Skins Game. 2004 Champions Challenge [with Dean Wilson].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
2—Deutsche Bank Championship, the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley; 4—MercedesBenz Championship; T5—RBC Canadian Open; T6—THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola; T7—The Barclays.
2008 SEASON:
Ranked sixth in the FedExCup standings, thanks to 8 top-10s and 13 top-25s. Ended the year with 18 made cuts in 24 starts. Topped $3 million in earnings for first time in his career...Finished fourth at the Mercedes-Benz Championship after holding the 36- and 54-hole leads. Got off to a rough start on Sunday with bogeys on two of his first four holes before rallying with five birdies on his last 10 holes, falling two strokes shy of the Daniel Chopra-Steve Stricker playoff…Recorded his seventh career runner-up
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FAMILY: Wife, Bricia; Elle Marisa (12/19/97), Lili (4/3/00) EDUCATION: Brigham Young University (1993, Recreation Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hockey, fly fishing, skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 1997, 1998
finish with a T2 at the Memorial Tournament, two behind winner Kenny Perry. In nine starts at Muirfield Village Golf Club, has collected three top-5s (2000-4th, 2003-3rd)…In July at the RBC Canadian Open, shared the first-round lead at 5-under 65, before finishing T5 with Nicholas Thompson and Scott McCarron. His finish was the best by a Canadian in that event since he finished second at Glen Abbey in 2004. Called the task of carrying the weight of his country on his shoulders “incredibly special and lucky.” …Sporting a beard reminiscent of his commercial with hockey great Wayne Gretzky, finished T7 at The Barclays. Shot 67-67 in the middle rounds at Ridgewood CC in Paramus, NJ, in the first event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Was one stroke back through 54 holes…Led after 54 holes at the Deutsche Bank Championship the following week, but finished second, five behind Vijay Singh, who shot a final-round 63. It was his eighth career runner-up finish and the ninth time in 10 career attempts that he held a 54-hole lead and didn’t win. Shot a career-low and course record-tying 10-under 61 in taking the first-round lead at TPC Boston…Posted his final top-10 finish of the season with a T6 effort at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola...Capped the season with a T10 finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and T4 at the Frys.com Open, giving him six top-10 finishes in his last eight starts.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Returned to winner’s circle at the Fry’s Electronics Open and defeated World No. 1 Tiger Woods in Canadian
PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-2
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1989A 1 1992A 1 1992 1 1993 2 1 $1,940/317 1994 1 1995 1 1996 5 2 1 1 36,624/210 1997 4 1 7,709/287 1998 27 13 2 5 218,967/131 1999 30 20 1 1 1 7 12 1,491,139/23 2000 28 23 1 1 8 16 2,547,829/6 2001 23 20 1 2 1 6 13 2,777,936/11 2002 25 22 11 843,890/78 2003 21 20 3 4 10 16 4,918,910/5 2004 22 16 1 1 7 10 2,761,536/14 2005 23 14 1 2 6 1,363,467/56 2006 24 20 1 6 12 1,883,724/33 2007 23 20 1 4 9 89,198/87 1,986,053/35 2008 26 20 2 8 13 113,118/6 3,020,135/14 Total 288 212 8 8 7 61 124 23,859,860
homeland at The Presidents Cup…Recorded his first top-10 of the season with a T8 at the AT&T National. It was his first top-10 since a solo sixth at the 2006 PGA Championship... Representing the International Team in home country of Canada as a Captain’s Pick for Captain Gary Player, posted a 3-1-1 record including a 1-up victory over World No. 1 Tiger Woods in the Singles matches...Captured eighth career TOUR title at the inaugural Fry’s Electronics Open, his first win since 2004. Carded rounds of 69-64-65-68--266 to edge runner-up Mark Hensby by one stroke, thanks in part to a 2-under-par effort over the last five holes. Victory tied him with George Knudson (8 wins, 1961-72) as the winningest Canadian in TOUR history. 2006: Finished in the top 40 (No. 33) on the money list for the sixth time in the last eight seasons. Twelve top-25s were the most since he had 16 in 2003...Best finish was a T3 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am...Finished T6 at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot and sixth at the PGA Championship. Posted at least two top-10s in the majors for the third time in his nine-year TOUR career (2003: 1st-Masters, T3 U.S. Open, T7 PGA, and 2004: T4-U.S. Open, T9-British Open). 2005: Fell to No. 56 on the money list with only two top-10s in 23 starts. Lingering neck injury suffered at 2004 Bell Canadian Open affected play...2003 Masters champion rebounded from missed cut in 2004 with T5 finish in Augusta...Compiled a 2-2-0 record at The Presidents Cup, including a 3-and-2 Singles victory over Scott Verplank. 2004: Maintained top-10 Official World Golf Ranking status on the strength of a victory at Nissan Open and top-10s in two majors...Started the final round with a five-stroke lead and survived a rainy final round at
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T28 T27 T24 1 CUT T5 T11 T20 T17 U.S. Open CUT T16 T19 CUT T3 T4 T42 T6 T20 T18 British Open T37 T52 CUT T69 T28 T9 CUT T56 T8 T39 PGA T10 T30 T16 T34 T7 CUT T47 6 CUT T42 THE PLAYERS CUT T44 T19 T27 CUT T17 T22 T37 T32 TOUR Championship T26 21 1 T19 T4 T6 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 T17 T17 T17 T33 T9 T33 T33 Bridgestone Invitational T24 25 T24 T23 T41 T36 T22 W/D CA Championship T30 1 CNL T15 T28 T18 DNS T50 T20
NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (4), 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007; World Cup (3), 20002002.
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Mike Weir
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.26 Driving Distance............................................284.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................62.29% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................64.32% Putting Average............................................1.769
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2007 Low Round/Round: 61–Deutsche Bank Championship/1 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2008 Deutsche Bank Championship/1 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2003 Masters Tournament/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 Greater Milwaukee Open/3
PERSONAL:
During busy Presidents Cup week in Montreal in 2007, met and presented Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper with a personalized TaylorMade golf bag...Dropped the ceremonial puck before the Toronto Maple Leafs playoff game against the Philadelphia Flyers on April 14, 2003. Prior to 2003 Presidents Cup, gave teammates Team Canada hockey jerseys complete with names stitched on the back... Is friend of former NHL player Adam Oates. Practiced with NHL’s Washington Capitals at beginning of two-week break in late September 1999...At age 13, sought advice from Jack Nicklaus. In a letter, asked whether he should switch to playing right-handed. Response was to stick to natural swing...Three-time recipient (2000-1 and 2003) of Lionel Conacher Award, given to Canada’s Male Athlete of the Year. First golfer to be so honored since 1932...Enjoys taking family to Barnes & Noble for reading nights with his children...Web site is mikeweir.com.
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top-10 finish for the first time in his five-year TOUR career... Tied The Plantation Course record with 10-under-par 63 before finishing T14 at the Mercedes Championships. His 63 was the lowest first-round score in Mercedes Championships history. 2001: Earned over $2 million for second consecutive season and picked up a victory for the third straight year...Finished season by winning THE TOUR Championship. Final-round 68 put him in playoff with Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia and David Toms. Birdie-3 on first extra hole gave him his first playoff victory and made him first international player to win THE TOUR Championship. 2000: First Canadian to play in Presidents Cup, where he led the International Team with a 3-2-0 record...Collected his second victory on the PGA TOUR in the season-ending World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. A bogey-free 67 on Saturday and final-round 67 lifted him to his first World Golf Championships title. Career-best $1 million first prize moved him to sixth on the money list with $2,547,829, seventh player to surpass the $2.5 million mark in single-season earnings...Lost first TOUR playoff at Michelob Championship when David Toms sank a five-foot par putt on first extra hole. 1999: Went from being medalist at 1998 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to TOUR Championship...Earned first PGA TOUR title at Air Canada Championship with two-stroke victory over Fred Funk. Key to victory was eagle-2 from 147 yards on No. 14 during final round. First Canadian to win on native soil since Pat Fletcher won 1954 Canadian Open. First Canadian to win on TOUR since Richard Zokol won 1992 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1998: As rookie, earned $218,967 to rank 131st on money list. 1997: Led Canadian Tour Order of Merit after winning BC TEL Pacific Open and Canadian Masters. Was first Canadian to lead Order of Merit since Jerry Anderson in 1989. 1993: Named Canadian Tour Rookie of the Year after winning Infiniti Tournament Players Championship. Amateur: Won 1990 Ontario Amateur Championship... Western Athletic Conference Player of Year and secondteam All-American in 1992 at Brigham Young...Winner of 1988 Ontario Junior Championship and 1986 Canadian Juvenile Championship.
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Riviera to successfully defend his Nissan Open title. Won his previous six TOUR events from behind and was 0-for5 with a 54-hole lead. Closed with an even-par 71 and became the first back-to-back winner at Riviera since Corey Pavin in 1994-95…Posted back-to-back top-10s at the U.S. Open with his T4 finish (T3 in 2003). Then posted backto-back top-10s in a major with a T9 at the British Open in Scotland...Finished as runner-up at the Bell Canadian Open after a bogey on the 72nd hole pushed him into a playoff with Vijay Singh. Missed a 5-footer for birdie on the second extra hole to win and was defeated by Singh on the following hole after Weir’s approach found the hazard just right of the green. Held the second- and third-round leads, including a three-stroke lead heading into Sunday’s final round. His best finish and just the second top-10 in 14 starts in his national Open. 2003: Had breakthrough season on TOUR with three wins, matching his career total entering the season, including his first major title at the Masters. Missed just one cut all season for the fist time in his career. Fifth-place finish on money list and earnings over $4.8 million were career bests...Claimed fourth PGA TOUR title at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Entered final day four shots behind Tim Herron but final-round 67, tied for low finalround score, helped him edge Jay Haas by two strokes... Won for second time in four events at the Nissan Open, finishing strong with a final-round 5-under 66. Defeated Charles Howell III with a birdie on the second playoff hole after beginning the final round seven strokes behind Howell. Payday moved him past the $2-million mark for the third time in the last four seasons...After recording just the fourth bogey-free final-round by a winner in the 67-year history of the Masters (first since Doug Ford in 1957), defeated Len Mattiace in a playoff with a bogey on the first extra hole. Nailed a 6-footer for par on the 18th hole to force the playoff. Became first left-hander since Bob Charles at the 1963 British Open to win a major...Finished season with top-10s in three of four majors…Edged Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Eric Gagne to win The Canadian Press’s male athlete of the year award for a third time (also 2000 and 2001). 2002: Had 11 top-25s but did not have a
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Brett Wetterich Player biographies
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH:
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EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension FULL NAME: Brett Wetterich HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 205 BIRTHDATE: August 9, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Cincinnati, OH RESIDENCE: Jupiter, FL FAMILY: Wife, Erin
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1):
2006 EDS Byron Nelson Championship.
NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2):
T37—Buick Invitational.
2008 SEASON:
Made the cut in seven of 11 PGA TOUR events he started in 2008 but was hampered with injuries. Forced to withdraw from the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship because of a shoulder injury and then injured his wrist while preparing for the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Last start came in the Memorial Tournament in early June. Will play on a Major Medical Extension in 2009 where he has 17 events to earn $731,077, which coupled with 2008 earnings of $121,675, will equal No. 125 from the 2008 money list and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Started the season with his first appearance in the Mercedes-Benz Championship, where he was tied for the first-round lead before finishing T22…Posted a final-round 67 to finish T8 at The Honda Classic for his first top-10 of the season. Has three career top-10s at The Honda Classic, including his first top-10 in 2002... Finished runner-up to Tiger Woods at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Doral Resort and Spa, recording his second top-10 in two starts at the event. He finished T6 in 2006 in the World Golf Championships event in England at The Grove...Tied for the lead after 36 holes at the Masters Tournament before finishing T37... Collected his second runner-up finish of the season with a T2 the Deutsche Bank Championship. Held a one-stroke lead through 54 holes at TPC Boston after a third-round 5-under 66. Could not hold off Phil Mickelson in the final round, finishing two strokes back tied with Tiger Woods and Arron Oberholser...Hit the two longest drives of the
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EDUCATION: Wallace State Community College SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 1999, 2001, 2005 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2004)
year - 437 yards on the par-4 12th hole at the seasonopening Mercedes-Benz Championship and 435 yards on the par-5 16th hole at the World Golf ChampionshpsBridgestone Invitational. 2006: 2005 Q-School graduate earned first PGA TOUR victory at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, competed for the United States at the Ryder Cup and claimed 10th place on the TOUR’s money list…First top-10, a T6 at the Shell Houston Open, came in his sixth start of season...One week later, aided by three rounds in the 60s, finished T4 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans...Two weeks later, earned first TOUR victory at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship by one shot over Trevor Immelman and dedicated the emotional win to his older brother, Mark, who was killed by a drunk driver in Chicago in 2003. The first-place check of $1.1 million was nearly as much as Wetterich had made since turning pro in 1994...Picked up his fourth top-10 in his last six starts (since Shell Houston Open) with a T2 finish at the Memorial Tournament. Prior to the Shell Houston Open, had just three career top-10s in 76 starts...Finished 10th on the U.S. Ryder Cup team list to make his first Ryder Cup team...Week after the Ryder Cup, finished T6 at the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship in London...Competed in first TOUR Championship, finishing T22. 2005: Finished T26 at the Qualifying Tournament to improve his status for 2006 after finishing 132nd on the 2005 season money list on the strength of two top-10s and five top-25s...Recorded second top-10 of his career with a T6 at The Honda Classic, three years after a T8 at the 2002 Honda Classic...Next top-10 was a T10 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, jumping into Top-125 on PGA TOUR Money List at No. 118. After Boston, ended the year missing four cuts in last six starts, but managed to finish strong with T12 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, the last full-field event of the season. 2004: Entered the Nationwide Tour Championship in the No. 23 spot on the money list but his runner-up showing propelled him 13 spots to finish No. 10 and earn his way back to the PGA TOUR...Recorded his second career Nationwide Tour victory at the 2004 Envirocare Utah Classic. 2003: Finished 24th on the Nationwide Tour after winning his first career
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1998 1 2000 9 1 $7,174/242 2001 1 2002 32 12 1 1 203,034/174 2003 1 2005 28 10 2 5 576,029/132 2006 25 16 1 2 6 9 3,023,185/10 2007 28 17 2 4 7 96,174/27 2,208,282/28 2008 11 7 121,675/217 Total 136 63 1 4 13 22 6,139,379 nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2000 4 2 $3,110/217 2001 4 1 1,535/266 2003 22 16 1 1 3 7 174,805/24 2004 28 16 1 1 5 7 253,637/10 2005 1 1 1 1 13,500/170 2006 1 1 2,850/249 Total 60 37 2 1 1 9 15 449,438
tournament in his initial event of the season at the 2003 Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Opened the event with a 10-under 62. 2002: Finished 174th on the TOUR money list....Recorded first top-10, a T8 at The Honda Classic. Was two behind Mike Weir entering the final round and shot 72 to finish five behind winner Matt Kuchar. 2001: Finished T13 at Qualifying Tournament to earn his card for 2002. 2000: Made one cut in nine starts on the PGA TOUR. 1999: Finished 35th at the Qualifying Tournament to earn PGA TOUR card for the 2000 season, his first official season on the TOUR. 1998: Qualified for the U.S. Open at The Olympic Club, missed the cut.
PERSONAL:
Remembers older brother, Mark, who was killed by a drunk driver in Chicago in 2003, with the initials, MTW, in bold letters on his golf bag…His father started him playing golf at age 2…Only college scholarship he received was at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, AL. From the 2006 Ryder Cup, Wetterich gave his $100,000 charitable share to Wallace State.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................72.57 Driving Distance............................................304.1 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................56.26% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.59% Putting Average............................................1.833
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial/1 Career Low Round/Round: 63–2002 Canon Greater Hartford Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,116,000–2006 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 World Golf Championships-CA Championship/21
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T37 CUT U.S. Open CUT CUT British Open CUT CUT PGA CUT T32 THE PLAYERS T52 CUT TOUR Championship T22 T29 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 Bridgestone Invitational T36 T30 DNS CA Championship T6 2 T61
NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup, 2006.
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Charlie Wi
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EXEMPT STATUS: 61st on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Charlie Wi HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: January 3, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Seoul, South Korea RESIDENCE: North Hills, CA; plays out of Wood Ranch GC (Simi Valley, CA)
T2—2007 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, 2008 Valero Texas Open.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (9):
T2—Valero Texas Open; T4—John Deere Classic; T7—EDS Byron Nelson Championship; T9—PGA Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Enjoyed his most successful season on the PGA TOUR with four top-10s. Missed just six cuts in 27 starts…Opened the FBR Open with a 5-under 66 and was one stroke back. Went on to finish T13 at TPC Scottsdale…Posted his first top-10 finish in his 10th start of the season at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship (T7)…Shared the first-round lead with a 7-under 64 at the John Deere Classic and finished T4. It was his best finish since a T2 at the 2007 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee…In his first career major championship start, was one stroke back after 36 holes at the PGA Championship. Fired rounds of 71-74, including being paired with eventual champion Padraig Harrington and runner-up Sergio Garcia in the final round, to finish T9 at Oakland Hills…Shot a final-round 61 at the Valero Texas Open to move from a T13 to a T2 finish, matching his career best.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: In second start of season, finished T9 at the Buick Invitational. Opened with a 9-under-par 63 on the Torrey Pines North Course, two off the pace of Brandt Snedeker...
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2002 1 1 2005 23 11 1 2 $250,081/186 2006 1 2007 27 18 1 3 8 89,050/90 1,145,975/84 2008 27 21 1 4 11 101,550/42 1,515,395/61 Total 79 51 2 8 21 2,911,451 nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1996 27 12 1 7 $23,601/80 1997 1 1998 13 5 2 2 26,571/77 1999 10 3 2 6,556/148 2000 25 13 1 31,451/106 2005 1 2006 17 13 1 4 6 137,238/40 Total 94 46 1 7 18 225,416
PERSONAL:
Introduced to golf by his father…Expert skier earned spending money during college by being a ski instructor…Student of martial arts, which helps his flexibility in the golf swing.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.23 Driving Distance............................................287.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................67.33% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................66.44% Putting Average............................................1.787
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 61–Valero Texas Open/4 Career Low Round/Round: 61–2008 Valero Texas Open/4 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $336,000–2008 Valero Texas Open/T2 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Valero Texas Open/111
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 PGA T9 THE PLAYERS T63 Bridgestone Invitational T63
NATIONAL TEAMS: Asian Dynasty Cup, 2003. Korean International Team, 2004. World Cup, 2006.
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Championships-NEC Invitational, where he tied for 63rd. 2001: Best finish on the European Tour was a T3 at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open...Won three times on the Asian Tour including the Volvo China Open. 2000: Made 13 of 25 cuts on the Nationwide Tour with his only top-25 a T12 at the Monterey Peninsula Classic. 1998: Had a pair of top-10s in limited play on the Nationwide Tour. Tied for fourth at the Wichita Open. 1996: Had one top-10 during his first full year on the Nationwide Tour. Amateur: First-team All-America in 1995 at University of California, posting the third-lowest stroke average among collegians that season behind Tiger Woods and Stewart Cink...Won the 1990 California State Amateur at age 17 (second-youngest to accomplish that feat) and the 1995 Southern California Amateur.
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1997 Kuala Lumpur Open [Malaysia]. 2001 Volvo China Open, Shin Han Dong Hae Open, SK Telecom Open [Korea]. 2002 SK Telecom Open [Korea]. 2004 Pocari Sweat Open [Korea], Taiwan Open [Asia]. 2005 GS Caltex Masters [Korea]. 2006 Maybank Malaysian Open [Eur.].
Set the Champion Course record at PGA National with a first-round, 5-under-par 65 at The Honda Classic. Held the 18-hole lead and shared the 36-hole lead with Robert Allenby at 5-under-par 135. Finished T13...Finished a careerbest T2 at the U.S. Bank Championship, with birdies on four of the last five holes for a final-round 68...Qualified for the first two PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and finished T14 at the Deutsche Bank Championship… Added a T5 at the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro to move up 10 spots on the money list and top the $1-million mark for the first time in his career. 2006: Earned a return trip to the PGA TOUR in 2007 after second successful stint at 2006 Qualifying Tournament, finishing T16...Made the cut in 13 of 17 starts on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with four top-10s. Finished the season No. 40 on the money list, with $137,238...Turned in one of the most impressive stretches of the season, with four top-five showings in five starts—a T4 at the Henrico County Open, a career-best runner-up effort at The Rex Hospital Open, T5 at the Chattanooga Classic and T4 at the Peek’n Peak Classic…Winner of the European Tour’s Maybank Malaysian Open by one stroke over twotime defending champion Thongchai Jaidee, denying Jaidee his third straight win at the event. 2005: Rookie season on TOUR the result of successfully navigating through all three stages of 2004 Qualifying Tournament. T26 in his fourth attempt at finals in 2004...Finished No. 196 on the money list during his rookie season. T5 in his last start of the season at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic...Opened with a 7-under 65 to share the first-round lead at the 84 LUMBER Classic with three others. Finished T32. 2004: Winner of the Taiwan Open on the Asian Tour. 2003: Made the cut in 10 of 25 starts on the European Tour with his only top-25 a T16 at the Dunhill Links Championship. 2002: Made 13 of 17 cuts on the European Tour. Best finish was a T5 at the Dubai Desert Classic...Won the S K Telecom Open on the Asian Tour...First career PGA TOUR start came at the World Golf
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FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of California-Berkeley SPECIAL INTERESTS: Skiing, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 Q SCHOOL: 2004, 2006 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Wilkinson, Tim
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Tim Wilkinson EXEMPT STATUS: 92nd on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Timothy David Wilkinson HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: July 26, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Palmerston North, New Zealand RESIDENCE: Palmerston North, New Zealand FAMILY: Single
BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2008 Valero Texas Open.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Valero Texas Open; 3—Zurich Classic of New Orleans; T6—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular.
2008 SEASON:
The left-hander was one of 14 rookies to come out of the 2007 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Tied for 14th at the finals, where a final-round 68 helped him move up from T25 position entering the last day…Rookie season had 17 made cuts in 29 starts, including three top-10 finishes… Collected the first top-10 of his PGA TOUR career with a T6 finish at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open…Finished third at the Zurich Classic after falling two-shots shy of winner Andres Romero. Was 5-under through 10 holes in his final round before recording pars on the last eight holes…Four rounds in the 60s (67-69-63-64) led to a career-best runnerup finish to Zach Johnson at the Valero Texas Open, worth a career-best $336,000.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Enjoyed a consistent year on the Nationwide Tour, making 23 cuts in 26 starts. Finished No. 49 on the money list, with $133,222. Ended the season with 12 top-25s, but
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SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fitness, movies, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 Q SCHOOL: 2007 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
managed to crack the top-10 on just two occasions. Began the year with a season-best T7 at the Movistar Panama Championship. Finished T9 at the Knoxville Open. 2006: Made the cut in 13 of 25 starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2006, with five top-25s. Concluded the season No. 73 on the money list, with $75,676. Shot a 7-under 65, highlighted by a Tour-season-best eight consecutive birdies on Nos. 7-14, to share the first-round lead with Matt Hendrix at the Knoxville Open. Went on to finish T19...Opened with a 7-under 64 to take sole possession of the first-round lead at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open before finishing T57. Shared the 54-hole lead with Ricky Barnes at the Oregon Classic, before finishing in third place — his only top-10 of the season — and just one shot out of the BarnesCliff Kresge playoff. 2005: Made the cut in 12 of 25 starts during his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, with four top-10s. Wrapped up the season No. 49 on the money list, with $109,275. First two top-10 showings of the season were both T9 outings at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs and the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Also cracked the top 10 at the Envirocare Utah Classic (T7) and the weather-shortened Oregon Classic, with a season-best T2 outing. Would have entered the last round in Oregon three shots behind leader Jeff Gove before rain forced the shortening of the tournament. 2004: Made six starts during the 2004 season, making the cut in two of those, a T5 at the
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2003 1 1 $9,900 2004 1 1 29,820 2008 29 17 1 1 3 5 93,430/130 1,167,607/92 Total 31 19 1 1 3 5 1,207,327
Miccosukee Championship and T7 at the Knoxville Open. Made one start on the 2004 PGA TOUR, picking up $29,820 with a T27 at the Buick Championship. Moved up 37 places on the final day on the strength of a 6-under 64. 2003: Made the cut at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship, his first PGA TOUR start. Has also played on the Australasian Tour. Amateur: Winner of the 2000 New Zealand Amateur.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................71.00 Driving Distance............................................279.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................66.72% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.39% Putting Average............................................1.782
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 62–Sony Open in Hawaii/3 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2008 Sony Open in Hawaii/3 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $421,600–2008 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/3 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Valero Texas Open/243
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 08 THE PLAYERS CUT
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2003 1 1 $1,342/333 2004 6 2 2 2 32,881/115 2005 25 12 1 4 8 109,275/49 2006 25 13 1 1 5 75,676/73 2007 26 23 2 12 133,222/49 Total 83 51 1 1 9 27 352,397 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Dean Wilson EXEMPT STATUS: 79th on 2008 money list FULL NAME: Dean Hiroshi Wilson HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175 BIRTHDATE: December 17, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Kaneohe, HI RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NV FAMILY: Single
2006 The INTERNATIONAL.
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (6):
2003 Champions Challenge [with Mike Weir]. 2004 Champions Challenge [with Mike Weir].
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T3—AT&T National, U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee; T10—THE PLAYERS Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Enjoyed a solid season on the PGA TOUR defined by eight top-25 finishes and a pair of T3s in the span of three weeks in July…Carded a 6-under 66 to claim the 18-hole lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans before finishing T42… Was one of only two players to break 70 (69) in the final round of THE PLAYERS en route to finishing T10…Shared the second-round lead with five others at the Stanford St. Jude Classic. Weekend rounds of 71-72 dropped him to T13…Finished T3 at the AT&T National, thanks to weekend rounds of 65-67…Closed with rounds of 64-65 to finish T3 at the U.S. Bank Championship. Jumped into top-70 in FedExCup standings and cracked $1 million in earnings for third consecutive season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: After winning in 2006, finished in the top-10 four times, with a best finish of T5 at the Stanford St. Jude Championship...Made his first start at the Masters Tournament, finished T30...It was his third straight season
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 2001 2 1 $30,055 2002 4 2 1 41,344 2003 27 15 2 7 654,345/98 2004 33 16 1 1 4 561,340/133 2005 27 17 4 7 821,903/102 2006 34 23 1 1 6 11 2,509,857/22 2007 28 18 4 9 90,256/75 1,258,507/76 2008 32 22 2 3 8 101,713/39 1,350,002/79 Total 187 114 1 1 3 20 47 7,227,354
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.71 Driving Distance............................................276.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.70% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.61% Putting Average............................................1.777
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2005 Valero Texas Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2006 The INTERNATIONAL/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Greater Milwaukee Open/53
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Masters T30 U.S. Open T30 CUT CUT T51 CUT British Open CUT CUT PGA CUT CUT T29 CUT T47 THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT T10 TOUR Championship T19 Bridgestone Invitational T45 CA Championship CNL T22 T16
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1993 1 1 $904/216 1995 1 1996 8 1 1 2,463/184 1999 8 5 2 14,061/111 Total 18 7 3 17,428 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Tournament...Best finish in four starts was T23 at Sony Open in Hawaii...Won twice on the Japan Golf Tour, at the Tsuruya Open and Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open. 2001: Breakthrough year in Japan with three victories, including the Japan PGA match-play and stroke-play championships, both considered majors on that tour, and made it into the top 70 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Finished second on the Japan PGA Tour money list, earning over $950,361... Also finished T30 at the U.S. Open. 2000: JPGA rookie of the year. 1999: Member of the Nationwide Tour, finishing with two top-25s in eight starts. 1996: One top-25 finish in eight starts on the Nationwide Tour. Amateur: Medalist at the 1991 Western Athletic Conference Championship. Member of the 1990-92 WAC championship teams at Brigham Young University. College teammate for three seasons at BYU with TOUR member Mike Weir.
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2002 Tsuruya Open [Jpn], Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open [Jpn]. 2001 Japan PGA Championship, Japan PGA Match Play Championship, UBE Kosan Cup [Jpn]. 2000 Aiful Cup [Jpn].
with at least four top-10s. 2006: In fourth full season on TOUR, earned first victory in a playoff over Tom Lehman at The International, and later earned first TOUR Championship berth. Posted a career-best six top-10s and finished 22nd on the TOUR money list…Collected his first TOUR win in his 118th start by defeating Lehman with a birdie on the second playoff hole at The International. Led the tournament in birdies with 23, including the playoff birdie. His 12 points during final round were the most by a winner since Rich Beem recorded 19 in 2002. Began final round five points behind third-round leader Zach Johnson. Became fourth first-time winner at Castle Pines GC and first since Rod Pampling in 2004. Became the first Hawaiianborn player to win on TOUR since David Ishii, who won the 1990 Hawaiian Open...Finished T2 at The Valero Texas Open. 2005: One off the lead after 18 holes at the Buick Invitational after a posting 9-under-par 63. Disqualified for failing to sign his scorecard after a second-round 75...First top-10 of year was solo sixth at the Barclays Classic, where he posted the third double eagle in tournament history on the ninth hole in the second round, holing a 4-iron from 217 yards. 2004: Played in 33 events on the PGA TOUR and finished No. 133 on money list. Returned to Qualifying Tournament and finished T13 to regain full playing status in 2005...After Bell Canadian Open was No. 150 on the money list, posted first top-10 of season with a T3 at the Valero Texas Open to earn $203,000. Jumped to No. 121 on money list with best career finish. Led by one stroke through 36 holes after opening 64-65. 2003: Came to PGA TOUR after garnering six victories on the Japan Golf Tour during threeyear stretch (2000-02). Rookie was one of seven (out of 38) players to retain full status out of TOUR Qualifying School... In only his 10th career start on the PGA TOUR, finished T6 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. 2002: Earned status for the 2003 season by finishing T11 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying
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EDUCATION: Brigham Young University (1992, Secondary Education) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 2002, 2004 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Wilson, Mark
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Mark Wilson EXEMPT STATUS: 2007 tournament winner (through 2009) FULL NAME: Mark Joseph Wilson HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 145 BIRTHDATE: October 31, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Menomonee Falls, WI RESIDENCE: Elmhurst, IL; plays out of Cog Hill G&CC (Lemont, IL)
PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 The Honda Classic.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
T2—Valero Texas Open; T8—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open; T9—FBR Open, Wyndham Championship; T10—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
2008 SEASON:
Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the second consecutive season, with a career-high 25 made cuts in 29 starts. Recorded a career-best 12 top-25s, finishing No. 45 in the FedExCup point standings…In fourth start of the season, posted four rounds in the 60s to claim a T9 at the FBR Open. Was among five players to post all four rounds in the 60s…Next top-10 came with a T10 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial…In August, finished T8 with John Merrick and Jason Gore at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open to match the number of top-10s he claimed in 2007 (three)…Bested that number with a T9 at the Wyndham Championship in August, thanks to a closing 6-under 64… Four rounds in the 60s (68-66-66-63) led to a season-best runner-up finish to Zach Johnson at the Valero Texas Open.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2007: Earned first career TOUR victory in 111th career start at The Honda Classic at age 32 years, 5 months, 3 days. Defeated Jose Coceres with a birdie-2 on the third playoff hole, the par-3 17th, on Monday morning, as play had been suspended due to darkness after one playoff hole on Sunday evening. Camilo Villegas and Boo Weekley were eliminated on the second playoff hole when they made bogeys. Posted rounds of 72-66-66-71--275 (5-under-par). Second-round 66 included a self-imposed two-stroke penalty as caddie had given advice regarding club selection to a fellow competitor early in the round. Sank a 47-foot par putt on the 16th hole on Sunday and made a 31-footer for par on the first playoff hole to stay alive. Became the 10th first-
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FAMILY: Wife, Amy; Lane EDUCATION: University of North Carolina (1997, Mathematics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Being home, spending time with his son, watching “The Office,” projects around the house TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 Q SCHOOL: 2002, 2004, 2006 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
time winner in tournament history, and the fourth in the last seven years. Recorded the 200th victory on the PGA TOUR by a Nationwide Tour alumnus. Earned 4,500 FedExCup points and $990,000. Of his two-stroke penalty, Wilson said, “I don’t think I would be here if I had not called it on myself, because I would be thinking about it and if I would be sitting here and had I not called it on myself, every time I look at that trophy, it would be tarnished.”...Recorded seven straight birdies on holes three through nine in the third round of the Memorial Tournament, the most on TOUR in 2007. 2006: Playing with No. 126-150 status, finished 156th on money list with one top-10 in 24 starts...Earned TOUR card for 2007 with T29 finish at Qualifying Tournament... Posted first top-10 of the season in his third start, a T9 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Held first-round lead after with an 8-under 64. Was the first lead of any kind on TOUR in his 85th start. 2005: Regained TOUR card for 2005 with T26 finish at Qualifying Tournament...Slow start to the season, but finished the second half of the season with three top-10s, beginning with the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston. Collected first top-10 of season in 18th start with a T10 at Deutsche Bank Championship. Marked third career top-10 in 74 TOUR starts...Recorded his best finish to date, a T3 at the Valero Texas Open. His previous best was a solo fourth at the 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans. His $203,000 payday almost doubled his season earnings to $429,323... Three starts later posted his third top-10 of the season with a T10 at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, aided by a career-best 9-under 63 in the third round. His top-10 finish earned a spot in the following week’s Chrysler Championship. He collected $110,000 at the FUNAI Classic to improve season earnings to $553,623, moving from 151st on the season money list to 131st with two full-field events remaining in the season. Made the cut in the last two full field events of the season to finish 133rd on the final season money list. 2004: Playing with No. 126-150 status, participated in 19 events with one top-10, a T5 at the Reno-Tahoe Open...Also played in six Nationwide Tour events with two
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1996A 1 1998 2 1999 1 1 $12,765/270 2000 1 1 8,500 2001 2 2 13,727 2002 1 2003 30 11 1 3 482,502/128 2004 19 12 1 2 300,317/167 2005 25 12 1 3 3 573,218/133 2006 24 16 1 4 444,318/156 2007 25 18 1 3 6 93,313/42 1,637,112/56 2008 29 25 1 5 12 101,331/45 1,578,337/55 Total 160 98 1 1 1 14 30 5,050,797
top-10s. 2003: As a rookie, playing in his 19th career event on TOUR, posted first top-10, a solo fourth at the HP Classic of New Orleans...Narrowly missed retaining card, finishing 128th on money list. 2002: Earned his first trip to the TOUR via a T17 finish at the 2002 Qualifying Tournament...Spent season as a rookie on the Nationwide Tour. Only top-10 was a T8 at the SAS Carolina Classic...Missed cut at the Greater Milwaukee Open, his only TOUR appearance...Played the Hooters Tour from 1998-2001 and won three times…Played the PGA Tour of Australasia from 2000-02. Amateur: Won Ben Hogan Award in 1996 as top NCAA student golfer.
PERSONAL:
Has two career holes-in-one in competitive rounds, both while playing with former TOUR player Doug LaBelle II… Cites Ben Hogan as his hero…In 2006, donated $30,000 to Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Fund, the largest single donation by an athlete in charity’s history. Made donation before re-earning PGA TOUR card via Qualifying Tournament.
Player STATISTICS 2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................70.71 Driving Distance............................................276.2 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................61.70% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................65.61% Putting Average............................................1.777
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 63–Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 Career Low Round/Round: 62–2005 Valero Texas Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2006 The INTERNATIONAL/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Masters Tournament/80
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 U.S. Open CUT PGA CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T42 Bridgestone Invitational T36 CA Championship 25
nationwide tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 2000 1 2001 3 2 $2,624/237 2002 23 11 1 1 31,312/111 2004 6 2 2 2 26,108/129 2006 1 1 5,550/215 Total 34 16 3 3 65,595 * Majors and World Golf Championships are considered official on multiple tours*
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Tiger WOODS
Tiger Woods EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2006 PGA Championship (through 2011) FULL NAME: Eldrick T. Woods HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: December 30, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Cypress, CA RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL
1997 Asian Honda Classic. 1998 Johnnie Walker Classic [Asia]. 1999 Deutsche Bank Open-TPC of Europe [Eur], World Cup of Golf [indiv]. 2000 Johnnie Walker Classic. 2001 Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe. 2002 Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe. 2004 Dunlop Phoenix [Jpn]. 2005 Dunlop Phoenix [Jpn]. 2006 Dubai Desert Classic [Eur]. 2008 Dubai Desert Classic [Eur].
OTHER VICTORIES (13):
1998 PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 1999 World Cup [with Mark O’Meara], PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 2000 EMC World Cup [with David Duval]. PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 2001 Williams World Challenge, PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 2002 PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 2004 Target World Challenge. 2005 PGA Grand Slam of Golf. 2006 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Target World Challenge. 2007 Target World Challenge.
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES:
1—Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, U.S. Open; 2—Masters Tournament; 5—World Golf Championships-CA Championship.
2008 SEASON:
Won four of six starts, including a victory at the U.S. Open, before ending his season with knee surgery after the U.S. Open win in June...Won a fourth consecutive Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course in late January. The eight-stroke victory over Ryuji Imada was his third consecutive on the PGA TOUR and gave him 62 career wins, tying Arnold Palmer for fourth on the all-time victory list. The four consecutive Buick Invitational titles marked the second time he has won an event four years in a row. He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational from 2000-2003. Only Young Tom Morris (British Open), Walter Hagen (PGA) and Gene Sarazen (Miami Open) have done that previously. Woods has won 13 times in his native California (seven at Torrey Pines, including the 2008 U.S. Open), followed by 11 wins in Florida, where he resides...Birdied five of the final seven holes, including the last two, on the way to a
PLAYOFF RECORD: 11-1
Events Cuts FedExCup Pts/ Earnings/ Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Rank Rank 1992A 1 1993A 3 1994A 3 1995A 4 3 1996A 3 2 1 1996 8 8 2 2 5 7 $790,594/24 1997 21 20 4 1 1 9 14 2,066,833/1 1998 20 19 1 2 2 13 17 1,841,117/4 1999 21 21 8 1 2 16 18 6,616,585/1 2000 20 20 9 4 1 17 20 9,188,321/1 2001 19 19 5 1 9 18 5,687,777/1 2002 18 18 5 2 2 13 16 6,912,625/1 2003 18 18 5 2 12 16 6,673,413/2 2004 19 19 1 3 3 14 18 5,365,472/4 2005 21 19 6 4 2 13 17 10,628,024/1 2006 15 14 8 1 1 11 13 9,941,563/1 2007 16 16 7 3 12 15 123,033/1 10,867,052/1 2008 6 6 4 1 6 6 100,000/70 5,775,000/2 Total 236 222 65 24 17 150 196 82,354,376 European tour Year Events Played Cuts Made 2008 5 5
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final-round 65 and a victory at the Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour. Came from four back entering the final round to win by two strokes over Martin Kaymer for his second victory in Dubai...Defeated Stewart Cink 8 and 7 in the 36-hole championship match to capture the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship for the third time. The victory was his fourth straight on the PGA TOUR and the 63rd of his career, passing Arnold Palmer for fourth all-time in career PGA TOUR wins, one behind Ben Hogan. Victory was the seventh in his last eight TOUR events dating back to the World Golf ChampionshipsBridgestone Invitational—and he was second in the other one (Deutsche Bank Championship)...Sank a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard by one stroke, extending his PGA TOUR winning streak to five tournament starts and keeping intact his perfect season. Outlasted Bart Bryant and won with a birdie putt on the final hole for the first time in seven years. The win was the 64th of his career, tying Ben Hogan at No. 3 on the PGA TOUR career victory list. Closed with a 6-under 66 and won at Bay Hill for the fifth time in his career, becoming the first player in PGA TOUR history to win four tournaments at least five times...Finished fifth at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Doral, two behind winner Geoff Ogilvy, thereby breaking his streak of wins at five consecutive TOUR starts. Recorded nine consecutive top-five finishes, the longest streak of his career...Runner-up at the Masters Tournament for a second consecutive year, three strokes behind winner Trevor Immelman. Finished at 5-under 283...On Tuesday, April 15, two days after the Masters, underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in Park City, UT, to repair cartilage damage. Expected to miss 4-6 weeks. It was the same knee operated on in 1994 for a benign tumor, followed by arthroscopic surgery in 2002. Woods began experiencing pain in mid2007 when he injured his anterior cruciate ligament while running at home in Orlando following the British Open but opted not to have surgery at that time...In his first start two months after surgery, parred the first sudden-death hole to beat Rocco Mediate and win the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines
PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Masters T41 CUT 1 T8 T18 5 1 1 T15 T22 1 T3 T2 U.S. Open W/D T82 T19 T18 T3 1 T12 1 T20 T17 2 CUT T2 British Open T68 T22 T24 3 T7 1 T25 T28 T4 T9 1 1 T12 PGA T29 T10 1 1 T29 2 T39 T24 T4 1 1 THE PLAYERS T31 T35 T10 2 1 T14 T11 T16 T53 T22 T37 TOUR Championship T21 T12 20 1 2 T13 T7 26 2 2 1 Accenture Match Play Championship T5 2 T33 1 1 T17 T9 T9 Bridgestone Invitational 1 1 1 4 T4 T2 1 1 1 DNS CA Championship 1 T5 CNL 1 1 9 1 1 1 Year Masters U.S. Open Accenture Match Play Championship CA Championship
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NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (5), 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007; Ryder Cup (5), 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006; World Amateur Team Championship, 1994; Walker Cup, 1995; Dunhill Cup, 1998; World Cup (3) 1999-2001.
2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings/Rank 1 5 5 $4,216,717
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INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (11):
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1996 Las Vegas Invitational, Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. 1997 Mercedes Championships, Masters Tournament, GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Motorola Western Open. 1998 BellSouth Classic. 1999 Buick Invitational, Memorial Tournament, Motorola Western Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, National Car Rental Golf Classic/Disney, THE TOUR Championship, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2000 Mercedes Championships, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Bay Hill Invitational, Memorial Tournament, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, Bell Canadian Open. 2001 Bay Hill Invitational, THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, Memorial Tournament, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. 2002 Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Buick Open, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2003 Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires, 100th Western Open presented by Golf Digest, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2004 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2005 Buick Invitational, Ford Championship at Doral, Masters Tournament, British Open, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2006 Buick Invitational, Ford Championship at Doral, British Open, Buick Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, Deutsche Bank Championship, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2007 Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-CA Championship, Wachovia Championship, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, PGA Championship, BMW Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 2008 Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, U.S. Open.
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FAMILY: Wife, Elin; Sam Alexis EDUCATION: Stanford University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Basketball, fishing, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 JOINED TOUR: 1996
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Tiger Woods Golf Course. Prevailed after he birdied the par-5 18th hole on Monday afternoon to complete an even-par 71 in an 18-hole playoff and tie Mediate to force sudden death, beginning on the par-4 seventh hole. Hit the green in regulation and two-putted on the dogleg right while Mediate, who was aiming to become the oldest U.S. Open champion at age 45, drove into a fairway bunker and then missed a 20-foot par putt. Shot a front-nine 30 (his back nine) to complete a second-round 68 and finished the third round with a 66-foot eagle putt on the par-5 13th hole, a chip-in birdie from the rough on the par-4 17th and a 35-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th to take the third-round lead. Sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force the 18-hole playoff with Mediate at 1-under-par 283. The victory was his third in the U.S. Open, his 14th major championship and the 65th of his TOUR career, third alone behind Sam Snead (82) and Jack Nicklaus (73). He is 14-for-14 in majors when holding the third-round lead. The win was also his seventh at La Jolla, CA’s, Torrey Pines (six Buick Invitationals and one U.S. Open), the most in TOUR history on one course. The June 16 Official World Golf Ranking marked his 500th week atop the Ranking…Announced on Wednesday, June 18, two days after winning the U.S. Open, that he would have reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and miss the remainder of the 2008 season. “My doctors assure me with the proper rehabilitation and training, the knee will be strong and there will be no long-term effects,” Woods said. Also announced that pain in his leg during the U.S. Open resulted from a double stress fracture to his left tibia, which he suffered while rehabilitating the knee. Doctors say that injury will heal with time. Surgery was performed on Tuesday, June 24 in Park City, UT, by Dr. Thomas D. Rosenberg and Dr. Vernon J. Cooley, who did arthroscopic surgery on the same knee in April. Is expected to start playing again in early 2009.
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2007: Won seven times en route to capturing the inaugural FedExCup, cruising through the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup with two wins and a T2 in three starts. Captured 13th career major championship (second all-time to Jack Nicklaus’ 18) and finished the year with 61 official PGA TOUR victories, fifth all-time. Adjusted scoring average was 67.79, matching own record set in 2000. With 60 official rounds, won his seventh career Vardon Trophy and also captured the Byron Nelson Award...In first start of PGA TOUR season at the Buick Invitational, came from two strokes back in the final round to post seventh consecutive TOUR victory, dating back to the 2006 British Open. Victory was fifth career Buick Invitational triumph, his third event with five-plus victories (CA Championship and Bridgestone Invitational, both six times), and the 55th of his PGA TOUR career. Began the final round two back of Andrew Buckle and Brandt Snedeker, and posted the low round on Sunday, a 6-under-par 66, to finish two strokes ahead of runner-up Charles Howell III...Finished T9 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Fell to Nick O’Hern in 20 holes in the third round, thereby ending his seven-tournament TOUR winning streak, the second longest in TOUR history behind Byron Nelson’s 11 consecutive wins in 1945...Logged 56th career TOUR victory and 13th official World Golf Championships title in 24th start at the CA Championship at Doral Golf Resort & Spa. Held the 36- and 54-hole leads before closing out a two-stroke win over Brett Wetterich, marking the 39th time winning (in 42 events) when holding at least a share of the third-round lead. Sixth victory at the event, joining Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Alex Ross and Harry Vardon as six-time winners of a single TOUR event...Claimed the title at the Wachovia Championship, his 57th professional win and first in North Carolina. Carded rounds of 70-68-68-69--273, which was a new tournament record. Eagled the par-5 seventh and overcame a double bogey at the par-3 13th in the final round to beat Steve Stricker by two shots...Collected his sixth title at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron. Won by eight strokes after a closing
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5-under 65 at Firestone CC. Joined Jack Nicklaus (Masters/ Augusta National), Sam Snead (Miami Open/Miami Springs G&CC) and Alex Ross (North & South Open/Pinehurst No. 2) as the only players to win six TOUR events on the same course...Carded rounds of 71-63-69-69--272 en route to winning the PGA Championship, his 13th career major title. Second-round 63 tied the low round in major championship history. Birdie putt on final green for 62 lipped out. Increased his major championship record to 13-for-13 when holding the 54-hole lead...Matched the low final round of his career with an 8-under 63 to win the BMW Championship by two strokes for 60th career TOUR victory. Took the lead for good with a 12-foot birdie on the 13th hole and kept his distance from third-round co-leaders Aaron Baddeley and Steve Stricker. Finished at 22-under 262, breaking by five shots the record he set four years prior at Cog Hill...Entered THE TOUR Championship No. 1 in the FedExCup standings and romped for his seventh victory of the season by eight over Mark Calcavecchia and Zach Johnson with rounds of 64-63-64-66--257. Earned a $10-million bonus for capturing the FedExCup along with $1.26 million for winning THE TOUR Championship. Season earnings were a career-best $10,867,052. First player to win THE TOUR Championship multiple times. The 257 72-hole total was the lowest in TOUR Championship history and third-lowest in TOUR history...Compiled a 3-2-0 record for victorious U.S. Presidents Cup Team...Completed the year by winning a fourth Target World Challenge, tying the tournament record (22-under) and setting the 18-hole mark (second-round 62) in winning by seven strokes. 2006: Difficult season off the course, as he suffered the loss of father Earl after a long battle with cancer on May 3. Inside the ropes, World No. 1 dominated with eight victories, including two major titles (British Open and PGA Championship). Entered the 2007 season with a TOUR streak of six consecutive victories. Led the TOUR in scoring average (68.11) but not eligible for seventh Vardon Trophy as he did not play 60 competitive rounds. Won Byron Nelson Award for low scoring average...Won his first start of the season for the fourth time in 11 seasons on TOUR. Became the first player in Buick Invitational history to win the tournament four times (1999, 2003, ‘05, ‘06). Made an 8-foot birdie on 72nd hole to get into a three-man playoff with Jose Maria Olazabal and Nathan Green. Green was eliminated after first hole, Olazabal on the second... The next week defeated Ernie Els in a one-hole playoff to capture the Dubai Desert Classic...Defended his title at the Ford Championship at Doral, picking up his second TOUR victory in four starts. Only player in field to record four rounds in the 60s and just the 13th player to do so on Doral’s Blue Monster course since 1962. Despite bogeying last two holes, held on to win by one over David Toms and Camilo Villegas...In first start since father’s death on May 3, missed the cut at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot GC. The missed cut was the first as a professional in 39 major championship starts...Captured his 11th major championship at the British Open, tying Walter Hagen for second on the all-time major professional championships list. Defeated Chris DiMarco by two strokes after holding both the second- and third-round leads. First back-to-back British Open winner since Tom Watson in 1982-83. Using a driver just once during the week due to hard and fast conditions, led the field in Driving Accuracy (85.7 percent) and was second in Greens in Regulation (80.6 percent)...Won 12th major at the PGA Championship at Medinah CC, moving into solo second behind Jack Nicklaus (18) on the career majors list. First player to win two PGAs at the same course (1999 and 2006)...Celebrated the eve of his 10th anniversary as a professional on the PGA TOUR with his fifth victory at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Defeated Stewart Cink on the fourth extra hole (No. 17) with a birdie from 8 feet. His 52nd victory moved him into a tie with Byron Nelson for fifth in career TOUR victories. Win was his fourth consecutive...Overcame a three-shot deficit to Vijay Singh to win his fifth straight start, shooting an 8-under 63 in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship to beat Singh by two strokes...Sixth consec-
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utive win, in wire-to-wire fashion, came at the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship outside London at The Grove...Lost playoff to Padraig Harrington in defense of Dunlop Phoenix title in mid-November. 2005: Earned six TOUR victories, including major wins at the Masters and British Open. Earned sixth Vardon Trophy (68.66)...Moved to third in career professional majors with 10...Picked up his first win in a TOUR stroke-play event since October 2003 (World Golf Championships-American Express Championship) with a three-stroke victory over Luke Donald, Charles Howell III and Tom Lehman at Buick Invitational. Played 31 holes on Sunday and came from two strokes back through 54 holes to post the ninth come-frombehind win of his career...Took over as World No. 1 for the first time since the week of Aug. 30, 2004, by defeating Phil Mickelson by a stroke at the Ford Championship at Doral. Paired with Mickelson in the final round for just the third time in his career, began the day two strokes behind. Caught up to Mickelson at the turn and took a two-stroke lead after an eagle on the par-5 12th hole. Mickelson birdied the next two and both bogeyed the 16th to remain tied with two holes to play. Birdied the 17th hole and when Mickelson’s chip on No. 18 lipped out, earned the 42nd victory of his career...Claimed fourth Masters title at age 29 years, three months and 10 days with sudden-death playoff victory over Chris DiMarco. Tied Arnold Palmer for secondmost Masters victories with four, two behind Jack Nicklaus. Recovered from a first-round 2-over-par 74 and took the 54-hole lead by three over DiMarco with rounds of 66-65. During that stretch of the third round, posted seven straight birdies (Nos. 7-13), matching Steve Pate’s 1999 record birdie streak at Augusta National. Final round included chip-in on par-3 16th hole from behind the green that extended lead to two strokes and bogeys on two closing holes for a 1-under-par 71, tied with DiMarco at 12-underpar 276 total. Rolled in 15-foot birdie putt on first playoff hole to earn green jacket and re-claim the No. 1 position in the Official World Golf Ranking...TOUR record of consecutive cuts made that started at the 1998 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am ended at 142 when he made an early exit at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship...Earned 10th professional major title at the British Open at age 29 years, six months and 17 days in his 35th major as a professional. Posted rounds of 66-67-71-70—274 at St. Andrews to defeat nearest challenger Colin Montgomerie by five strokes. The youngest and quickest to win each of the four major championships twice. Jack Nicklaus was the first to accomplish the feat at 31 years, one month and seven days of age when he won his second PGA in 1971 in his 37th major as a professional. Sixth player in British Open history to win in wire-to-wire fashion – Ted Ray (1912), Bobby Jones (1927), Gene Sarazen (1932), Henry Cotton (1934) and Tom Weiskopf (1973)...Picked up his fourth World Golf Championships-American Express Championship victory by coming from two strokes back and defeating John Daly in a two-hole playoff at Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco. Won for the 10th time in 19 World Golf Championships starts and improved his career playoff record to 8-1. The win was his ninth in California. 2004: Surpassed Greg Norman for most weeks at No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking following PGA Championship with his 332nd combined week at the top. Consecutive weeks reign at No. 1 ended at 264, as Vijay Singh took over world No. 1 on Sept. 6, the week following the Deutsche Bank Championship. Entered 2005 season with streak of 133 consecutive made cuts intact...Captured second consecutive World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship for 40th career PGA TOUR win. With six match victories, including a 3-and-2 win over Davis Love III in the 36-hole finale, has won 12 consecutive matches, and overall Accenture Match Play Championship record is 20-3...Paired with Vijay Singh in final round of Deutsche Bank Championship to determine who would be World No. 1 at the end of play on Labor Day. Entered Monday’s final round needing to make up a three-stroke deficit to Singh but both players shot 2-under 69 and Woods ended up with
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Tiger Woods
2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average............................................67.65 Driving Distance............................................294.3 Driving Accuracy Percentage........................57.86% Greens in Regulation Percentage.................71.39% Putting Average............................................1.735
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MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 Low Round/Round: 65–Buick Invitational/2 Career Low Round/Round: 61–3 times, most recent 2005 Buick Open/2 Largest Career Paycheck/Finish: $1,350,000–4 times, most recent 2008 U.S. Open Championship/1 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola/1
U.S. Amateur title since Jay Sigel in ‘93. In ‘96, became first player to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles. Owns U.S. Amateur records for consecutive match-play victories (18) and winning percentage (.909). His six consecutive years of winning a USGA championship are second only to Bobby Jones’ eight...Made cut in four of six major championships as amateur and was low amateur at 1995 Masters and 1996 British Open...Named year’s top amateur by Golf Digest and Golfweek in ‘92 and Golf World in ‘92 and ‘93. Golf World’s “Man of the Year” in ‘94...Won ‘96 NCAA Championship at Stanford and was named Collegiate Player of the Year...Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson and Ryan Moore are the only players to win NCAA and U.S. Amateur in same year.
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Nicknamed “Tiger” after a Vietnamese soldier who was a friend of his father’s in Vietnam...Putted against Bob Hope on the “Mike Douglas Show” at age 2, shot 48 for nine holes at age 3 and was featured in Golf Digest at age 5...Eighth athlete to be named Wheaties permanent rep, following Bob Richards (1958), Bruce Jenner (1977), Mary Lou Retton (1984), Pete Rose (1985), Walter Payton (1986), Chris Evert (1987) and Michael Jordan (1988)...Since its inception in 1996 by Tiger Woods and his father, Earl, the Tiger Woods Foundation has reached an estimated 10 million young people through character exploration and grantmaking programs. Programs developed and supported by the Tiger Woods Foundation all share a similar mission of empowering young people to dream big and set specific goals to achieve their dreams. Launched in February 2006, the Tiger Woods Learning Center is an innovative 14-acre, after-school campus designed to inspire career exploration. Serving members in grades 5 through 12, classes include forensic science, robotics, engineering, aerospace, video production and marine biology. For more information, go to twlc.org...Serves as the official host of the AT&T National held near Washington, D.C. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation...Announced the creation of Tiger Woods Design, a golf-course design company, in 2006. The first course, located in Dubai, U.A.E., and to be called Al Ruwaya, is scheduled to open in late 2009. The first U.S. course, The Cliffs at High Carolina, will be located east of Asheville, NC, and is scheduled to open in 2010. A third course, Punta Brava, located in Ensenada, Mexico, was announced in October 2008 and is scheduled to open in 2011...Web site is tigerwoods.com.
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Completed career Grand Slam with eight-stroke victory at British Open. His 19-under total at St. Andrews broke the British Open and major championship record in relation to par...In head-to-head battle with fellow California junior star Bob May, won PGA in three-hole playoff. Became first player since Denny Shute in 1936-37 to defend PGA title. Woods and May each played the final-round back nine in 31, with Woods birdieing the final two holes to force the three-hole playoff. Woods went birdie-par-par to win. He finished 18-under, giving him a share of the PGA mostunder-par record with May...Won World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational the next week by a record 11 strokes. 21-under 259 total a record for Firestone South...In next start, out of a fairway bunker on the par-5 72nd hole, faded a 6-iron from 213 yards over water to within 15 feet to secure a one-stroke victory over Grant Waite. Outdueled third-round co-leader Waite 65-66 on final day. Joined Lee Trevino (1971) as only players to win U.S., British and Canadian Opens in same year...Named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, the first two-time recipient (also won in 1996) in the 46-year history of the award. Also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, becoming only three-time winner of that award. 1999: Earned a TOUR-record $6,616,585, nearly $3 million more than his nearest competitor, David Duval. Was named Player of the Year, PGA of America and GWAA Player of the Year for second time...Earned his eighth career TOUR title and first since 1998 BellSouth Classic with two-stroke victory in Buick Invitational...Earned ninth TOUR victory at Memorial Tournament, defeating Vijay Singh by two strokes...Became youngest player since Seve Ballesteros to win two majors with his victory at PGA Championship at Medinah. Won by one stroke over Sergio Garcia...Became first player since Nick Price in 1994 to win five TOUR events in season with his win at World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational...Won his next start at National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort to become first player since Tom Watson in ‘80 to win six official TOUR titles in season...The next week won his third consecutive start at THE TOUR Championship, becoming the first player since Duval in ‘97 to accomplish that feat...Following week won the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship and became first player since Johnny Miller in ‘74 to win eight times in year and first since Ben Hogan in ‘53 to win four consecutive starts. 1998: Earned second international victory at Johnnie Walker Classic in Thailand, defeating Ernie Els on second playoff hole, overcoming eight-stroke deficit to force playoff with Els...Earned seventh TOUR victory with one-stroke win over Jay Don Blake at BellSouth Classic. 1997: PGA TOUR Player of the Year, a season that included four victories and nine top-10 finishes...Highlight of year came at Masters, where rounds of 70-66-65-69-270 set 72-hole record. Won by 12 strokes...In first start after Masters, won GTE Byron Nelson Classic and later in summer captured Motorola Western Open...Prior to Masters, won first event of season at rain-shortened Mercedes Championships, defeating Tom Lehman on first playoff hole...Named PGA of America and Golf Writers Association of America Player of the Year. Associated Press chose his Masters win top sports story of 1997, and followed by his designation as AP’s Male Athlete of the Year (first golfer to be so honored in 26 years). 1996: Turned professional at Greater Milwaukee Open, where he finished T60, and followed with two victories (Las Vegas Invitational and Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic) and three top-10s in only eight starts...Beat Davis Love III in a playoff at Las Vegas Invitational for first TOUR win... Named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Also named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year, becoming youngest to receive honor since gymnast Mary Lou Retton in 1984. Amateur: Won ‘91-93 U.S. Junior Amateurs when no one before or since has won more than one...In ‘94, at TPC Sawgrass, became youngest winner of U.S. Amateur at age 18 years, 7 months, 29 days (surpassed by New Zealand’s Danny Lee - 18 years, 1 month -- at the 2008 U.S. Amateur). The following year, became first to successfully defend
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his 14th career runner-up finish and the No. 2 spot in the World for the first time since August 1999...Won Dunlop Phoenix tournament in November by eight strokes for first career victory in Japan. 2003: Captured five events in 18 starts to lead in victories for the fifth consecutive season... Broke Byron Nelson’s long-standing record for consecutive cuts made with his 114th straight at THE TOUR Championship...With victory at the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship, became the first player in TOUR history to win five times in five consecutive seasons...Victory in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship completed a first-ever career sweep of the World Golf Championships events...Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on December 12, 2002, following Target World Challenge. Surgery was performed by Dr. Thomas Rosenberg at HealthSouth Surgical Center in Park City, UT. During the one-hour procedure, fluid on the outside and inside of anterior cruciate ligament was removed, and several benign cysts were removed. Missed first five events of 2003 due to subsequent rehabilitation. 2002: Led the TOUR in earnings and was named Player of the Year for the fourth consecutive season and the fifth time in six years. Won five times...Became the first player since Jack Nicklaus in 1972 to capture the Masters and U.S. Open in the same season...Earned third consecutive victory at the Bay Hill Invitational, the first player to win three different TOUR events (the Memorial Tournament [1999-2001] and the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational [19992001]) three straight times. With 30th career PGA TOUR victory, surpassed Jack Nicklaus for most wins before the age of 30...Earned third Masters title, joining Jack Nicklaus (1965-66) and Nick Faldo (1989-90) as the only consecutive winners there...Earned his eighth major title with sixth wire-to-wire victory in U.S. Open history. Finished 3-under and won by three strokes over runner-up Phil Mickelson, the only other player to finish at par or better for the championship. Became the fifth player to win the first two majors of the year - Craig Wood (1941), Ben Hogan (1951, ‘53), Arnold Palmer (1960) and Nicklaus (‘72). 2001: Captured five TOUR events. Won the Masters to become the first player to hold all four professional major titles at once. Won Player of the Year honors for the third consecutive year and fourth time in five seasons. Led TOUR in Scoring Average (68.81, adjusted) for third straight year and captured third straight Vardon Trophy. 2000: Set or tied 27 TOUR records. Won three consecutive majors (U.S. and British Opens, PGA Championship) and career Grand Slam and totaled nine TOUR victories. Non-adjusted scoring average of 68.17 best in golf history, surpassing Byron Nelson’s 68.33 unofficial mark of 1945. Finished the year with 47 consecutive rounds of par or better and completing all 20 events started under par. Won TOUR Player of the Year honors...An eight-stroke victory in the British Open placed him in the same company with Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as winners of the career Grand Slam. Became the youngest to do so at age 24...Joined Ben Hogan (1953) as the only men to win three professional majors in one season...Was 53-under in four majors, next-best mark was 18-under by Ernie Els...Nine TOUR victories most in one season since Sam Snead won 11 in 1950...20th career win at the U.S. Open made him youngest in TOUR history to win 20 times...Season-opening victories at Mercedes Championship and AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am gave him wins in six consecutive starts, most since Hogan in 1948. Beat Ernie Els in a playoff at Mercedes, then came from seven strokes back with seven holes to play at Pebble Beach, keyed by an eaglebirdie-par-birdie finish, for a 64 and a two-stroke win. Finished T2 at Buick Invitational...In Masters, started 75-72 and finished fifth. In first round, made double bogey on 10 and triple bogey on 12...At U.S. Open, won by a major championship record 15 strokes (old record: Tom Morris, Sr., 13 at 1864 British Open) at Pebble Beach. His 12-under 272 total tied the Open record of Jack Nicklaus and Lee Janzen and broke the Open mark in relation to par...
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FULL NAME: Tyler John Aldridge BIRTHDATE: September 2, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: Caldwell, ID RESIDENCE: Nampa, ID; plays out of Hunter’s Pointe G&CC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY: Wife, Kyla; Jayde (7/1/01), Chandler (8/8/08) EDUCATION: Boise State University TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Rookie on the PGA TOUR in 2009 made six cuts in 23 starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, with his best finish being a T49 at the WNB Golf Classic. Successfully made it through all three stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn card for 2009 season. Did not make a bogey until the fifth round. Finished T11. Shot a 60 at a hometown course, Centennial Golf Course in Nampa, ID, while playing a casual round with friends the week before the final stage of the qualifying tournament. Finished T74 at the 2007 Qualifying Tournament and earned Nationwide Tour status for 2008. Won the 2002 PGA Junior at age 17. EXEMPT STATUS: T11 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Allan, Steve
FULL NAME: Stephen Douglas Allan BIRTHDATE: October 18, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Melbourne, Australia RESIDENCE: Melbourne, Australia; plays out of GC of Scottsdale (Scottsdale, AZ) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Bridget; Liam (10/23/06), Joey (5/22/08) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Photography, course design TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL: 2000, 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: Playing with partial status and minor medical extension, had a career-high four top-10 finishes. First top-10 of the season came at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open, where he finished T10. Made a dramatic surge in the final weeks of the year to earn conditional status for the 2009 season, including four top-20 finishes in final five starts. Finished T4 at the Viking Classic, thanks to weekend rounds of 67-66. It was his best effort on TOUR since losing in a four-man playoff to Vaughn Taylor at the 2005 Reno Tahoe Open. Next start resulted in a season-best T3 finish at the Turning Stone Resort Championship. A T19 at the Valero Texas Open was followed by a T7 at the Frys.com Open to secure some status for 2009. Returned to PGA TOUR full-time in 2007 after one year on the Nationwide Tour thanks to a T29 finish at the 2006 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Limited to 18 events in 2007 due to a double hernia diagnosed on Sept. 14 and subsequent surgery on Oct. 5 that kept him out of action most of the fall. Posted one top-10 in 2007, a T7 at the Canadian Open, in fourth start. Held a share of the 36-hole lead with John Mallinger. Trailed 54-hole leader Vijay Singh by one after a third-round 70. Made the cut in 17 of 25 starts on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with three top-10s. Finished No. 46 on the money list, with $125,203. Has finished inside the top 125 on the PGA TOUR money list twice – No. 105 in 2003 and No. 121 in 2004. Opened 2004 tying the Waialae CC’s course record at the Sony Open in Hawaii with a second-round 8-under-par 62. Had a two-stroke lead heading to the 72nd hole of regulation at the 2004 Reno-Tahoe Open. His third shot, from a greenside bunker, flew 10 yards over the green. He missed a 4-foot putt for bogey and made double bogey, dropping to 10-under and into a four-man playoff. Rookie Vaughn Taylor claimed his first TOUR victory, rolling in an 11-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole. T2 matched his career-best finish on TOUR (2003 Greater Milwaukee Open). Posted back-to-back top-10s for the only time on TOUR with a T2 at the 2003 Greater Milwaukee Open and a T5 at the B.C. Open. Winner of the 2002 Holden Australian Open. Won the 2000 TOUR Qualifying Tournament and also made his card via Q-School by finishing T19 in 2001. Member of PGA TOUR of Australasia since 1996 and European Tour from 1997-2000. First victory came at the 1998 German Open at Sporting Club in Berlin. Works with coach Dale Lynch. Parents emigrated from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Australia in 1970. EXEMPT STATUS: 139th on 2008 PGA TOUR money list PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2003 Greater Milwaukee Open, 2004 RenoTahoe Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1998 — 0 2002 — 359,655 — 149 2005 — 418,428 — 158 1999 — 26,343 — 247 2003 — 616,325 — 105 2007 — 568,059 — 141 2001 — 156,686 — 185 2004 — 648,480 — 121 2008 — 743,970 — 139 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T3—Turning Stone Resort Championship; T4—Viking Classic; T7—Frys.com Open; T10—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2004 Sony Open in Hawaii/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—21; in money—9; Top-10 finishes—4 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—187; in money—96; Top-10 finishes—9 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,537,946 Career High Official World Rank: After 1998 Sprint International/93 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: Fulton Peter Allem BIRTHDATE: September 15, 1957 BIRTHPLACE: Kroonstad, South Africa RESIDENCE: Heathrow, FL HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 215 FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer; Nadia (7/7/86), Nicholas (1/1/91), Sybil Mary (1/14/01), Sophia Maree (11/4/04) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Riding and breeding horses, fishing, hunting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1976 JOINED TOUR: 1987 OTHER INFORMATION: Played his first full year on the Champions Tour in 2008 and managed to place among the top-40 money-winners, his highest finish on any money list on any Tour since 1993 when he was ninth in PGA TOUR earnings. Registered four top-10s, including a pair of runner-up finishes in the first two-thirds of the season, including a T2 at the Turtle Bay Championship and a T2 at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open in July. Played in one PGA TOUR event in 2008, finishing T74 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Has been hampered by back ailments for a number of years. In 2003, final season of 10-year exemption for winning the 1993 NEC World Series of Golf, played in only 15 events due to wrist surgery (July 14) and degenerative discs in his back. In 1994, was a Captain’s Choice for International Team at The Presidents Cup. Was 1-3 in foursomes and four-ball before halving singles match with Phil Mickelson. In 1993, pair of victories came on two of the TOUR’s most storied courses: Colonial and Firestone. Moved into contention with second-round 63 at Colonial National Invitation, then closed with 67 to defeat Greg Norman by one stroke. The victory earned a place in the NEC World Series of Golf, where final-round 62 earned him $360,000 first-place check and a 10-year PGA TOUR exemption. First TOUR victory came at 1991 Independent Insurance Agent Open, played in October after tournament had been postponed because of rain in April. Played final two rounds in 11-under par to defeat Billy Ray Brown, Mike Hulbert and Tom Kite by one stroke. Joined PGA TOUR in 1987 after finishing second at NEC World Series of Golf, three strokes behind Curtis Strange. Won 1985 Palaborwa Classic and Million Dollar Challenge on South African Tour. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1991 Independent Insurance Agent Open. 1993 Southwestern Bell Colonial, NEC World Series of Golf. MONEY & POSITION: 1986 — 0 1994 — 166,144 — 109 2002 — 92,379 — 201 1987 — 88,734 — 105 1995 — 54,239 — 199 2003 — 19,091 — 242 1988 — 163,911 — 73 1996 — 162,515 — 132 2004 — 9,792 — 255 1989 — 134,706 — 104 1997 — 237,051 — 102 2005 — 0 1990 — 132,493 — 116 1998 — 118,714 — 176 2006 — 0 1991 — 229,702 — 71 1999 — 112,215 — 192 2007 — 0 1992 — 209,982 — 74 2000 — 119,626 — 187 2008 — 11,468 — 253 1993 — 851,345 — 9 2001 — 241,680 — 160 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T74—Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1993 NEC World Series of Golf/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—401; in money—195; Top-10 finishes—20 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,155,787 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Buick Invitational of California/52
Andrade, Billy (ANN-drade)
FULL NAME: William Thomas Andrade BIRTHDATE: January 25, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Bristol, RI RESIDENCE: Bristol, RI; Atlanta, GA HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 FAMILY: Wife, Jody; Cameron, Grace EDUCATION: Wake Forest University (1987, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, sports, cooking TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1987, 1988 OTHER INFORMATION: Played in 24 events in 2008 with his best finish coming at the Verizon Heritage (T14). Made an appearance in 27 events in 2007 and made 16 cuts. His best finish was T14 at the PODS Championship. In 2006, posted 18th consecutive season in the top 125 on the money list. Finished T3 at the Barclays Classic and T2 at the Booz Allen Classic. Logged only one top-10 in 2005, but finished in the top 100 on the money list via nine top-25s. In 2004, was on the bubble for fully exempt status in the latter part of the season, made six of last seven cuts to finish No. 124. Finished solo eighth at the 2003 Las Vegas Invitational to jump into the top 100 on the money list and secure card for 2004. In 2002, posted a career-best finish at THE PLAYERS Championship, with a T4, four strokes behind champion Craig Perks. In June 2001, posted top-3 finishes in back-to-back weeks, at the Buick Classic (T3) and Canon Greater Hartford Open (second). Made one of the year’s most dramatic moves up the money list after earning $765,000 for his win at the 2000 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas, the largest payday of his career. Winning week at Las Vegas moved him from 159th to 43rd on the money list. In 1998, came from behind to collect his third title at 1998 Bell Canadian Open. Rolled in 30-foot putt for par to secure a playoff with 54-hole leader Bob Friend. Won playoff with par on first extra hole. In 1997, the closest race ever for top 30, his season earnings of $665,602 missed qualifying for THE TOUR Championship by $5. Entered final week of season 30th on money list, $22,595 behind Andrew Magee, who was 29th. Fell to 31st when Bill Glasson jumped from 54th to 27th with Las Vegas Invitational victory. In 1991, became the first player in six years to win first two TOUR titles in consecutive weeks. Bernhard Langer (1985 Masters-Heritage) was
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BAKER-FINCh, Ian
FULL NAME: Ian Baker-Finch BIRTHDATE: October 24, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Nambour, Australia RESIDENCE: North Palm Beach, Fla. HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Jennie; Hayley (2/7/89), Laura (10/7/91) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Golf course design, travel, wine collector TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1979 OTHER INFORMATION: Moved to CBS Sports in 2007 after working as announcer for ABC Sports and ESPN since 1998. Former British Open champion did not compete on the PGA TOUR in 2008. Captain’s Assistant to Gary Player for the International Team at The Presidents Cup in 2003, 2005 and 2007, and was also a Captain’s Assistant to Peter Thomson in 1996. In 2001, played in his first PGA TOUR event since 1997, missing the cut at the MasterCard Colonial (74-77). Captured 120th British Open at Royal Birkdale in 1991. Closed with rounds of 64-66 to defeat countryman Mike Harwood by two strokes. Birdied five of his first seven holes Sunday to set stage for victory. Other PGA TOUR victory came in 1989 Southwestern Bell Colonial by four strokes over David Edwards. Amassed 15 top-10s during the 1990-91 seasons, earning more than $600,000. Qualified for PGA TOUR by finishing third at 1988 World Series of Golf, earning $75,840. Led 1984 British Open at St. Andrews through three rounds before final-round 79 left him T9. Comes from the same area as Greg Norman and Wayne Grady in Queensland, Australia. Also served as an analyst for the Australian PGA Tour Productions golf telecasts in Australia until his return to the United States in 2001. During his travels enjoys playing all the world’s top golf courses. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1989 Southwestern Bell Colonial. 1991 British Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1984 — 0 1991 — 649,513 — 13 1996 — 0 1985 — 4,825 — 202 1992 — 261,817 — 58 1997 — 0 1988 — 75,840 — 133 1993 — 140,621 — 114 2001 — 0 1989 — 253,309 — 53 1994 — 81,326 — 167 1990 — 611,492 — 16 1995 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1991 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—0; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—166; in money—92; Top-10 finishes—23 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,078,743 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Honda Classic/67
BARNES, Ricky
FULL NAME: Richard Kyle Barnes BIRTHDATE: February 6, 1981 BIRTHPLACE: Stockton, CA RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of Whisper Rock GC HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Arizona (2003, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Playing and watching sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing 25th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list. Recorded nine top-10s on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, with a best finish of T3 at the Xerox Classic, which moved him from 30th to 19th on the money list. He had three consecutive top-10s in May. Endured a two-hour wait after completing the final round at the Nationwide Tour Championship, where he T37, before watching David Branshaw par the final hole, allowing him to secure the 25th position on the money list with $218,902. Member of the Nationwide Tour since 2004. Made the cut in 17 of 28 starts in 2007, with six top-25 finishes. Cracked the top 10 just once, finishing T9 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. Made two cuts on the PGA TOUR in 2007, finishing 56th at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and missing the cut at the U.S. Open. Enjoyed a consistent season on Tour in 2006, with 24 made cuts in 26 appearances, including four top-10 finishes. Finished the year with a Tour-leading 23 straight made cuts, the second-best streak in Tour history. Wrapped up the year No. 23 on the money list, with $199,276—missing out on receiving his 2007 PGA TOUR card by $6,137. Made the first hole-in-one of the season when he aced the 17th hole in the second round of the Movistar Panama Championship. The ace was part of a second-round, 6-under 64, and he eventually
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FULL NAME: Arjun Singh Atwal BIRTHDATE: March 20, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Asansol, India RESIDENCE: Windermere, FL HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Ritika; Krishen TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 Q SCHOOL: 2003 OTHER INFORMATION: Most recently finished among the 25 graduates from the 2008 Nationwide Tour, finishing No. 17 on the official money list. Made the cut in 17 of 23 starts, with 11 top-25 and five top-10 finishes. Finished T2 in the season-opening Panama Movistar Championship after holding the third-round lead by one stroke. Finalround 74 left him one shot behind winner Scott Dunlap. Won for the first time in America when he defeated Webb Simpson at the Chattanooga Classic with a birdie at the first playoff hole. Shot 24-under for the week, including a second-round 60 (12-under), the low round on Tour in 2008. Earned his third European Tour victory at the Maybank Malaysian Open in early March. Fired an 8-under 64 in the final round to erase a seven-stroke deficit and force a playoff with defending champion Peter Hedblom. Won with par on the second extra hole when Hedblom three-putted. Finished the 2007 Nationwide Tour season with 11 made cuts in 17 starts and No. 60 on the money list, with $101,824. Led the Tour in Putts Per Round (28.53). Fell out of the top 125 on the 2006 PGA TOUR money list, posting one top-10 in 33 starts. Lone top-10 was a T4 at the Buick Invitational. Recorded three eagles over a five-hole stretch on his first nine (Nos. 14, 16 and 18) during the second round. Missed a 7-foot putt for birdie on the 72nd hole that would have put him in a playoff with eventual winner Tiger Woods, Jose Maria Olazabal and Nathan Green. Finished No. 82 on the 2005 money list in second full season on TOUR. Led TOUR in Putting Average (1.710). Missed just one cut in 17 starts. Earned first top-10 of the season in his third start, which he barely made. Began the week of the BellSouth Classic in Bali, Indonesia, on his honeymoon and as the 23rd alternate for the tournament. Parents warned him of impending storms, so he and his wife, Ritika, headed to the their U.S. residence. First round of the weather-shortened, 54-hole tournament did not begin until Saturday due to inclement weather. Was informed Thursday morning that he was second alternate, and when Chris DiMarco and Steve Flesch withdrew Friday he was next in the field. Opened with a 77 but came back with rounds of 67-64 to make his way into a five-way playoff with winner Phil Mickelson, Rich Beem, Brandt Jobe and Jose Maria Olazabal. Eliminated on first extra hole after second shot found the water on the 18th hole and could not get up and down for par. His T2 finish was the best of his career. In rookie campaign in 2004, missed 14 cuts in 15 starts in the middle of the season but ended strong by playing on the weekend eight times in last 10 appearances, including his first career top-10, a solo sixth at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, aided by a final-round 66. Was the first native of India to join the PGA TOUR after T7 finish at PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament. In February 2003, claimed a commanding four-shot victory at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open for his second triumph on the European Tour. Held off Retief Goosen to win. Became the first player on the Asian PGA to surpass $1 million in career earnings after winning the Hero Honda Masters in India. Became the first Indian, and only the fourth Asian, to win on the European Tour when he recorded a five-stroke victory in the 2002 Caltex Singapore Masters. Lists Greg Norman, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus as heroes in golf. Started playing golf at Royal Calcutta after being encouraged to take up the game by his father, Bindi, at age 14. Went to high school in America to study liberal arts for two years.
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EXEMPT STATUS: 17th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2005 BellSouth Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 Chattanooga Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1996 — 3,506 — 337 2003 — 0 2006 — 550,535 — 140 1999 — 0 2004 — 486,052 — 146 2007 — 135,015 — 207 2002 — 0 2005 — 963,768 — 82 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–6 times, most recent 2007 Travelers Championship/4 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—98; in money—51; Top-10 finishes—6 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,138,877 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Buick Invitational/127 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
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previous player. Birdied first playoff hole to defeat Jeff Sluman at 1991 Kemper Open after both had carded a tournament-record 21-under-par 263. Defeated Brad Bryant by one stroke the following week in 1991 Buick Classic. Three-time All-American at Wake Forest, where he was member of 1986 NCAA Championship team along with current TOUR player Len Mattiace. Winner of 1986 Sunnehanna Amateur and North and South Amateur. Top-ranked junior in country in 1981. Along with Brad Faxon, runs Billy Andrade/Brad Faxon Charities for Children, Inc., which was formed in 1991 and has raised more than $7 million for children in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. In 1999, duo was honored by Golf Writers Association of America with Charlie Bartlett Award, given to playing professional for their unselfish contributions to society. Co-host with Faxon at the CVS Charity Classic at Rhode Island CC. Inducted into the Wake Forest Hall of Fame in 2004. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1991 Kemper Open, Buick Classic. 1998 Bell Canadian Open. 2000 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. MONEY & POSITION: 1987 — 4,001 — 235 1995 — 276,494 — 69 2003 — 659,694 — 97 1988 — 74,950 — 134 1996 — 433,157 — 46 2004 — 631,143 — 124 1989 — 202,242 — 69 1997 — 665,602 — 31 2005 — 1,120,835 — 65 1990 — 231,362 — 64 1998 — 705,434 — 41 2006 — 1,057,927 — 87 1991 — 615,765 — 14 1999 — 345,801 — 118 2007 — 499,197 — 150 1992 — 202,509 — 76 2000 — 1,004,827 — 45 2008 — 243,490 — 193 1993 — 365,759 — 40 2001 — 1,313,047 — 40 1994 — 342,208 — 48 2002 — 1,365,707 — 42 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T14—Verizon Heritage; T21—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1995 Canon Greater Hartford Open/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—24; in money—10; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—607; in money—369; Top-10 finishes—55 CAREER EARNINGS: $12,361,151 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Kemper Insurance Open/42
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members finished T37. Had a career-best runner-up finish at the Oregon Classic. After holding a share of the 36- and 54-hole leads, finished regulation tied at 17-under with Cliff Kresge, but then fell to the eventual winner on the third extra hole. Opened the 2005 season with a T7 at the BellSouth Panama Championship. Finished the season No. 82 on the money list, with $60,014. Had two top-10 finishes in eights starts during his rookie season in 2004, finishing T4 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. Has made the cut in seven of 24 career starts on the PGA TOUR, including a T14 at the 2004 FBR Open. Was the low amateur at the 2003 Masters Tournament, finishing 21st after outscoring his playing partner Tiger Woods by seven shots in the opening round. Shared the 2003 Ben Hogan Award, given annually to the nation’s top collegiate golfer, with Oklahoma State’s Hunter Mahan. Won the 2002 U.S. Amateur at Oakland Hills CC, defeating Hunter Mahan, 2 and 1, in the final. Teamed with Mahan to lead the U.S. to victory at the 2002 World Amateur Golf Championship. Firstteam All-American in 2003 and second-team in 2000-01. 2000 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. 2001 Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year. Lists Larry Bird as his hero. Got his start in golf from his parents. His dad, Bruce, is a former punter for the New England Patriots (1973-74). EXEMPT STATUS: 25th on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T14—2004 FBR Open. MONEY & POSITION: 2003 — 0 2005 — 0 2007 — 12,540 2004 — 85,520 2006 — 6,947 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2003 Las Vegas Invitational/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—24; in money—7; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER EARNINGS: $105,006 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship/343 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
Beem, Rich
FULL NAME: Richard Michael Beem BIRTHDATE: August 24, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Phoenix, AZ RESIDENCE: Austin, TX HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 165 FAMILY: Wife, Sara; Michael Waide (7/23/03), Bailee Tennent (6/23/05) EDUCATION: New Mexico State University (1993, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, water sports, cooking TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 1998 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished outside of the top 125 (No. 140) on the 2008 money list for the third time in the last five years. Recorded 17 made cuts in 29 starts. Made the cut on the number (3-under 137) at the Wyndham Championship in August, then posted matching career-low 7-under 63s on the weekend to finish in solo third place (his only top-10 finish of the year). In 2007, fought down the stretch to secure PGA TOUR card for 2008, notching top-25 finishes at the final two PGA TOUR Fall Series events. Carded an ace en route to a final-group pairing with Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington on Sunday at the Nissan Open, but finished T13 after a final-round 75. Climbed onto car after making ace (7-iron, 176 yards), which was later aired during Nissan commercials. Beem had watched Peter Jacobsen dive into a car after his ace in the Nissan Open 13 years prior. Among the leaders all week at The Barclays, but a closing 1-over 72 dropped him to T7. Made the biggest move in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, improving 21 spots to 113th, gaining eligibility for the following week’s Deutsche Bank Championship (top 120 qualified). Shared the 36-hole lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, but closing rounds of 73-74 dropped him to T30 and a final ranking of No. 110 in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for FedExCup standings. Made the cut in all five starts during the Fall Series. Best finish was T20 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, moving from No. 121 to No. 119 on season-long money list. With five-year PGA Championship exemption (2002), remained eligible for 2007 despite finish outside the top 125 on the 2006 money list. Finished T7 at the Ford Championship at Doral for first top-10. In 2005, picked up first top-10 on TOUR since a second at the 2003 Western Open with his T2 at the weather-shortened, 54-hole BellSouth Classic. Birdied two of the last three holes, including No. 18, to get into a five-way playoff with Phil Mickelson, Arjun Atwal, Brandt Jobe and Jose Maria Olazabal. Lost to Mickelson on the fourth extra hole. In 2004, did not post a top-25 for first time in six seasons. Collected his first top-10 of the 2003 season with a T10 at the Nissan Open. Finished T15 at the 2003 Masters Tournament, his first appearance at the season’s first major. Finished second to Tiger Woods at the Western Open. Had a career year on TOUR in 2002, finishing seventh on the money list with season earnings of $2,938,365 and gaining consecutive victories, including a major championship title at the PGA. Collected $810,000 for winning The INTERNATIONAL, his second career victory, more than he had made in any of his previous three seasons on TOUR. Recorded 19 points on Sunday to come from three back of third-round leader Craig Barlow and defeat Steve Lowery by a stroke. Eagle on No. 17 offset Lowery’s double eagle there later. In next start, won his first major title with a one-stroke victory over Tiger Woods at the PGA. Shared the lead through 36 holes with four other players and was three back of Justin Leonard playing in the final pairing on Sunday. With a 66, he became the first final-round, come-from-behind winner in a major since the 1999 British Open, when Paul Lawrie came from 10 back to win a playoff at Carnoustie. Eagled the 13th hole and made a 35-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole at Hazeltine National to hold off Woods. Opened the 2001 season with a bang in the first full-field event, finishing T9 at Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. Second top-10 came near the end of the season, a T7 at the Michelob Championship. His $101,850 paycheck in Williamsburg, VA, secured a 2002 card. In 2000, made 13 cuts in 29 starts. Nominated for Rookie of the Year honors in 1999 after earning his first TOUR victory at the Kemper Open in only his 12th start on TOUR.
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Opened with a 66 for a one-stroke lead, which he extended to three with a second-round 67. Third-round 71 left him tied for lead with Tommy Armour III. Closing 70 produced a one-stroke victory over Bradley Hughes and Bill Glasson worth $450,000. Prior to winning Kemper Open, biggest first-place check was $5,000 he earned for winning 1998 Conrad Hilton Open in Socorro, NM. Earned status on TOUR for the 1999 season with a T8 finish at the 1998 Qualifying Tournament in Palm Springs, CA. Played mini-tour events in the Sun Country PGA Section and was named Player of the Year after victories in Soccoro and Truth Or Consequences. Member of the New Mexico State University golf team. Quit the game temporarily in 1995 and sold cellular phones and car stereo systems in Seattle. Watched fellow El Paso, TX, resident J.P. Hayes win 1998 Buick Classic and gained renewed interest. Worked in pro shop at El Paso CC prior to joining TOUR. Father, Larry, retired as golf coach at New Mexico State in 2004. EXEMPT STATUS: 140th on 2008 PGA TOUR money list PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1999 Kemper Open. 2002 The INTERNATIONAL Presented by Qwest, PGA Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 1999 — 610,555 — 67 2003 — 1,013,950 — 71 2007 — 868,658 — 119 2000 — 249,881 — 146 2004 — 230,499 — 183 2008 — 730,001 — 140 2001 — 460,565 — 109 2005 — 701,242 — 113 2002 — 2,938,365 — 7 2006 — 658,225 — 126 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 3—Wyndham Championship. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–5 times, most recent 2008 Wyndham Championship/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—17; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—279; in money—141; Top-10 finishes—17 CAREER EARNINGS: $8,461,942 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 Greater Hartford Open/16
Begay, Notah III
FULL NAME: Notah Ryan Begay III BIRTHDATE: September 14, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Albuquerque, NM RESIDENCE: Albuquerque, NM; plays out of Turning Stone Resort (Verona, NY) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 195 FAMILY: Wife, Apryl EDUCATION: Stanford University (1995, Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Community outreach TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Earned exemption onto the PGA TOUR with a T11 finish at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Birdied three of the final four holes at PGA West’s Stadium Course in the final round to qualify. Made the cut in three of nine starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with his best finish being a T53 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. Played in seven 2007 PGA TOUR events. Made 12 starts on the PGA TOUR and 11 on the Nationwide Tour in 2006. In fifth start of season in July, the 2000 champion recorded a T9 at the 2006 Buick Championship. After finishing No. 129 on the money list in 2004, received a Major Medical Extension for 2005 due to chronic back problems. In 2002, continued comeback from annular tears of L-4 and L-5 discs in lower back that limited him to 12 events in 2001. Attributed lower-back injury to over-exuberance in off-season conditioning in 2001, with rest being the only cure. Took off two months between the Masters in April and the FedEx St. Jude Classic in June. In 2000, eclipsed first-year earnings with $1,819,323, 20th on the money list. Became the first player to win in back-to-back weeks since former Stanford teammate Tiger Woods in 1999. Rebounded from five missed cuts in 10 starts with third career victory, a one-stroke win at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Followed with second consecutive victory and fourth of career, by one stroke over Mark Calcavecchia at Canon Greater Hartford Open. That victory marked his fourth in 12 months. PGA Championship eighth lifted him to eighth place in U.S. Team eligibility and into the 2000 Presidents Cup where he compiled a 3-2 record, playing in team matches with Woods. Nominated for Rookie of the Year honors in 1999 after winning his first two TOUR titles. Joined Carlos Franco as rookies with two victories. First victory and first top-10 on TOUR came at 1999 Reno-Tahoe Open, the 23rd start of his career. Became the first Native American to win TOUR event since Rod Curl at 1974 Colonial. Second TOUR victory came at 1999 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. Birdied final two holes in regulation to force playoff with Tom Byrum. Defeated Byrum with par on second extra hole. In 1998, became first Nationwide Tour player to record a 59 in tournament play. The 13-under-par round included a 27 (9-under) on the second nine of his second round at the 1998 Dominion Open. Recorded nine birdies and two eagles (one of which was a hole-in-one). Placed 10th on 1998 Nationwide Tour money list and earned exempt status on 1999 PGA TOUR. As an amateur, was a member of the 1995 U.S. Walker Cup team. Member of Stanford’s 1994 NCAA Championship team, along with Casey Martin, where he was an All-America selection for the third time. Shot a 62 in the second round of the 1994 NCAA Tournament. Winner of 15 major junior and amateur titles. Began playing golf at age 6. Father played in a business league while working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Notah would tag along for the twilight, nine-hole competition. In summer would save spare change for bucket of range balls and then asked head pro at Ladera Golf Course near his home if he could work at course for playing privileges. Half Navajo, one-quarter San Felipe and one-quarter Isleta. Has putted left- and right-handed, depending upon direction the putt breaks. Brother Clint caddied in his two 2000 victories.
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FULL NAME: Kristoffer Douglas Blanks BIRTHDATE: November 3, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Warner Robins, GA RESIDENCE: Frederick, MD HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 240 FAMILY: Wife, Tami; Kristoffer Douglas (10/13/04), Brady Jaxson (9/26/06) EDUCATION: Huntingdon College SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars, video games TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 JOINED TOUR: 2009 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing 13th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list, with $280,588. Followed a T16 finish at the Mexico Open with a T5 effort at the rain-shortened HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship, finishing four shots behind winner Darron Stiles. Making the 44th start of his career, posted rounds of 65-70-69-68 to finish 16-under 272 and gain a one-stroke victory over Bob May at the Bank of America Open. Collected $135,000 to move to No. 5 on the official money list with more than $200,000 in season earnings. Injured his back the week after victory and his play suffered until he finished third at the Chattanooga Classic, where he hit 63 of 72 greens in regulation (T5). Was one of only two players to shoot four rounds in the 60s (Daniel Summerhays). Closed the year with a T46 at the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch, where he wore red pants on the final day to honor the tournament host Salesmanship Club. Also a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2005 and 2007. Has never played in a PGA TOUR event. Made the cut in nine of 15 starts on Tour in 2007 after starting the season with no status. Ended the season with six top-25 finishes and No. 67 on the money list, with $90,831. Posted a T3 at the LaSalle Bank Open, finishing two strokes behind champion John Riegger. Only other top-10 came at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open (T7). Finished the season No. 2 in Scoring Average (69.79) and Greens in Regulation (74.70). Made the cut in seven of 17 starts during his rookie season in 2005, with his lone top-25 coming at the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic (T21). Winner of the 2004 First City Classic on the Hooters Tour, where he defeated Josh Broadaway in a playoff. It was one of three career wins on that Tour. Lists his dad, who gave him his start in golf, as his hero. His wife, Tami, is a golf professional at Sea Pines CC in Hilton Head, SC, and has beaten him nine times in nine years. She was also the top player on the Ohio State women’s golf team from 1990-93 and played in the 1995
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FULL NAME: Ronnie Black BIRTHDATE: May 26, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Lovington, NM RESIDENCE: Tucson, AZ HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Sandra; Justin (12/14/86), Alex (5/11/88), Anthony (1/26/93), Macy Jewel (9/26/99) EDUCATION: Lamar University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 JOINED TOUR: 1982 Q SCHOOL: 1981, 1982, 1990, 1995 OTHER INFORMATION: Made his Champions Tour debut at the 2008 Commerce Bank Championship after open qualifying to get into the event. Finished T49 on the Red Course at Eisenhower Park. Made seven more appearances along the way and finished the season with $191,484 in earnings. Posted first top-10 finish on the Champions Tour in just his second start when he posted three straight sub-par rounds at the En-Joie GC to finish T7 at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open in July. Posted five top-20 finishes in his eight starts, including a T16 at the Senior British Open. Made two starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008 prior to turning 50, with a T39 at the Puerto Rico Open (in his 550th career TOUR start) his best outing. Also played in three Nationwide Tour events, with a T16 at the South Georgia Classic his best finish. Two-time winner on PGA TOUR since joining in 1982. First victory came at the 1983 Southern Open, where he birdied the fourth playoff hole to defeat Sam Torrance. Won the following year at the Anheuser-Busch Classic, overcoming a seven-stroke deficit with a final-round 63 to defeat Willie Wood by one stroke. Winner of the 1976-77 New Mexico High School Championships. Won 1981 Southland Conference Championship while attending Lamar University. Winner of 1989 Pebble Beach Invitational. First picked up a club at age 9, but it wasn’t until he attended Lamar that he saw a course with bunkers. Father was a high school basketball coach and brother a PGA professional. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1983 Southern Open. 1984 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1982 — 6,329 — 200 1990 — 34,001 — 190 1998 — 139,631 — 170 1983 — 87,524 — 63 1991 — 135,865 — 113 1999 — 306,636 — 131 1984 — 172,636 — 35 1992 — 129,386 — 111 2000 — 190,997 — 167 1985 — 61,684 — 109 1993 — 120,041 — 125 2001 — 271,686 — 152 1986 — 166,761 — 56 1994 — 123,404 — 137 2002 — 14,219 — 236 1987 — 144,158 — 77 1995 — 122,188 — 143 2003 — 0 1988 — 100,603 — 112 1996 — 247,320 — 91 2007 — 0 1989 — 264,988 — 51 1997 — 230,224 — 104 2008 — 12,295 — 249 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T39—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–1984 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—551; in money—322; Top-10 finishes—30 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,082,575 Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 Greater Milwaukee Open/169
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FULL NAME: Shane Thomas Bertsch BIRTHDATE: March 30, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Denver, CO RESIDENCE: Denver, CO; plays out of Glenmoore CC (Englewood, CO) HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Monica; Brianna Dakota, Stella Rose EDUCATION: New Mexico Junior College, Texas A&M University (1994, Parks and Recreation) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fly fishing, skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 1995, 1996 OTHER INFORMATION: Topped $800,000 for the first time in his career in 2008, but finished No. 126 on the money list. Made 20 of 29 cuts to go with a top finish of T9 at the Wyndham Championship. Limited to just four starts due to vertigo in 2007. Did not play after THE PLAYERS Championship. Granted Major Medical Extension and had 28 events in 2008 to earn $774,164 (combined with 2007 earnings of $39,760 would equal 2007’s No. 125 earnings of $785,180) to receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2008 campaign, which he was able to accomplish. Returned to the PGA TOUR in 2006 for the first time since 1997 and finished in the top 125 for the first time in his three seasons on TOUR. Six top-25s were three more than he had in his first two seasons on TOUR (1996-97). Posted his career-low round on TOUR in his first event of the season, with a third-round 63 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Recorded the second top-10 of his career and only one of the season, a T7 at the BellSouth Classic, in April. Finished eighth on the 2005 Nationwide Tour money list with $263,373. Picked up first victory in almost five years at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. Combined with his win at the same tournament in 2000, is one of just four players on the Nationwide Tour to win the same tournament twice. Collected a career-best $112,500 after rolling in an 18-footer for a birdie on the last hole to cap a six-stroke comeback with a final-round, 7-under 65. Lost playoff to Joe Daley at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Finished T4 in Putting Average (1.748), the sixth straight season inside the top 20 in that category. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1995 and 1999-2005. Moved up the money list each of last four years from 96th in 2002, to 56 in 2003, to 25 in 2004 to eighth in 2005. Lost playoff to Hunter Haas at the 2004 Knoxville Open. Missed the 2003 season-ending 55-member Nationwide Tour Championship by $18 to Michael Allen. First victory came at the 2000 Upstate Classic. Was six strokes back of leader Vaughn Taylor after 36 holes. Moved into contention on Saturday with then-career-best round, an 8-under 64. Overcame two-stroke deficit to win by four. Winner of the 1998 Colorado Open. Closed 68-66 for T5 at 1996 Greater Vancouver Open, his only top-10 finish of his career on the PGA TOUR. A promising junior tennis player, he gave up the game to concentrate on golf after losing a big match to future No. 1-ranked Andre Agassi. First tournament win was the 1994 Southwest Kansas Pro-Am. EXEMPT STATUS: 126th on the 2008 PGA TOUR money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T5—1996 Greater Vancouver Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2000 Upstate Classic. 2005 BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. MONEY & POSITION: 1993 — 2,548 — 300 1998 — 0 2007 — 39,760 — 233 1996 — 65,517 — 188 2002 — 0 2008 — 841,248 — 126 1997 — 73,480 — 182 2006 — 697,059 — 123 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T9—Wyndham Championship. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2006 Sony Open in Hawaii/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—20; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—129; in money—61; Top-10 finishes—3 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,719,611 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Valero Texas Open/277 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2005)
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EXEMPT STATUS: T11 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1999 Reno-Tahoe Open, Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. 2000 FedEx St. Jude Classic, Canon Greater Hartford Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1996 — 0 2002 — 624,026 — 108 2006 — 116,034 — 213 1999 — 1,255,314 — 31 2003 — 565,572 — 119 2007 — 19,245 — 241 2000 — 1,819,323 — 20 2004 — 583,537 — 129 2008 — 27,872 — 242 2001 — 100,538 — 197 2005 — 34,545 — 236 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T53—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2004 B.C. Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—9; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—184; in money—93; Top-10 finishes—14 CAREER EARNINGS: $5,146,004 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational/19 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1998)
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members U.S. Women’s Open. Non-golf related jobs held include bartending. With a father in the Air Force, he lived in Georgia, Texas, Nebraska, Montana and Virginia. As an adult, he’s called Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Maryland home. Is named for actor/singer Kris Kristofferson. “My mom thought he was cute, and the movie ‘The Rose’ was coming out at the time she was pregnant. That’s where my name came from.” EXEMPT STATUS: 13th on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 Bank of America Open. Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/266 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
BORCHERT, Matthew
FULL NAME: Matthew Michael Borchert BIRTHDATE: January 28, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Cleveland, OH RESIDENCE: Windermere, FL HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Julie Ann EDUCATION: University of North Florida (2000, Communications) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: After attempting to earn his card through the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament every year since 2001, successfully made it through all three stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 2009 PGA TOUR rookie fired a final-round, 7-under 65 at PGA West to finish in a seven-way T7 to earn his card. Won the first-stage tournament at St. Johns G&CC near Jacksonville, FL, where he attended college at the University of North Florida. Has played in one career Nationwide Tour event, missing the cut at the 2008 Henrico County Open. Says his wife and parents are his heroes and admits that he was too slow to play baseball in high school, so his focus shifted to golf. Biggest thrill in golf was playing in the 1999 U.S. Amateur with his father as his caddie. EXEMPT STATUS: T11 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament
Boros, Guy
FULL NAME: Guy Donald Boros BIRTHDATE: September 4, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Fort Lauderdale, FL RESIDENCE: Pompano Beach, FL HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 265 FAMILY: Wife, Kim; Jamie Christine (1/25/00), Thomas Julius (9/30/01) EDUCATION: University of Iowa (1986) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 Q SCHOOL: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished T32 at the 2008 Viking Classic in one of two made cuts out of six total events. Made three cuts in 15 events on the Nationwide Tour in 2008. Finished T49 at the 2007 RenoTahoe Open in only cut made of four attempts. Made six cuts in 22 attempts on the 2007 Nationwide Tour, with his best finish being a T22 at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Played both the Nationwide Tour and PGA TOUR in 2006, with 10 Nationwide Tour starts compared to five on the PGA TOUR. Made two cuts in five starts on the PGA TOUR. In return trip to PGA TOUR in 2004, finished 208th on the money list with one top-25, a T18 at the Booz Allen Classic. Played extensively on the 2003 Nationwide Tour, finishing the season 14th on the money list to earn higher status than his past champion category for the 2004 PGA TOUR season. Grabbed his second career win on the Nationwide Tour at the Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek’n Peak Resort. Birdied final hole to finish 13-under-par 275, one shot in front of Bob Heintz and Chris Couch. Won again five weeks later at the Dayton Open. Playing in just third PGA TOUR event of 2003 season, finished T10 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Top-10 was first since solo third at 1997 season-opening Mercedes Championships, a span of 72 TOUR events between top-10s. Posted just one top-25 on the PGA TOUR between 1999-2002, a T13 at the 2002 SEI Pennsylvania Classic. Won the 2001 Tri-Cities Open while playing 23 events to finish 43rd on the Nationwide Tour money list. Became first son of a PGA TOUR winner to win a TOUR title in 15 years when he won the inaugural Greater Vancouver Open in 1996. Won the 1989 Atlantic Classic and 1991 British Columbia Open while competing on the Canadian Tour. Led the Canadian Tour Order of Merit in 1991. Has also played on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Three-time All-Big Ten golfer at University of Iowa. Was competing in 1994 Southwestern Bell Colonial when he received word that his father, two-time U.S. Open champion and World Golf Hall of Famer Julius Boros, had died. Caddied for his father for several years on TOUR. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1996 Greater Vancouver Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 2001 Tri-Cities Open. 2003 Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek ‘n Peak Resort, Dayton Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1990 — 0 1998 — 73,203 — 198 2004 — 130,783 — 208 1991 — 0 1999 — 4,500 — 330 2005 — 27,765 — 239 1994 — 240,775 — 76 2000 — 6,796 — 244 2006 — 13,750 — 252 1995 — 303,654 — 62 2001 — 15,088 — 231 2007 — 7,269 — 256 1996 — 283,358 — 75 2002 — 82,852 — 207 2008 — 31,565 — 241 1997 — 191,139 — 120 2003 — 95,612 — 210 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T32—Viking Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–3 times, most recent 2004 HP Classic of New Orleans/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—6; in money—2; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—232; in money—100; Top-10 finishes—11 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,508,110 Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 Mercedes Championships/152 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2003)
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FULL NAME: Michael John Bradley BIRTHDATE: July 17, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: Largo, FL RESIDENCE: Valrico, FL; plays out of River Hills CC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer; Brooke Kathryn (5/1/96), James Michael (9/30/03) EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University, 1988 SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 Q SCHOOL: 1992, 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: In 2008, made more cuts (6) and starts (14) on the PGA TOUR than at any time since the 2000 season. Recorded a season-best T25 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic in his last start of the year. After re-gaining card through the PGA TOUR Qualifying School, limited to eight events in 2007 due to fracture in right ankle suffered while playing golf in early March. Granted Major Medical Extension for 2008 as a result. After Mayakoba Golf Classic, did not play again until July at the U.S. Bank Championship, where he posted best finish of the season (T46). The 2007 season marked first year with full PGA TOUR status since 2000, having split most of the decade between the PGA TOUR and the Nationwide Tour. Last top-10, a T9, came at the 2000 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. Had inconsistent 1999 season due to lingering back problem which had bothered him for several years and ended his streak of finishing in the top 125 at six seasons (1993-98). Earned second TOUR victory in 1998 Doral-Ryder Open while bothered by herniated disc which prevented him from practicing all week. Sank a 4-foot par putt on the 72nd hole for a one-stroke win. Enjoyed breakthrough season in 1996 with his first PGA TOUR victory and 20th-place finish on money list. Victory came at Buick Challenge. Opened with 66-68 to share 36-hole lead, then watched it rain for two days. After final two rounds were canceled, entered playoff with Fred Funk, John Maginnes, Davis Love III and Len Mattiace for title. Birdied first extra hole for victory and $180,000. His father, John, a retired club pro, has been his only coach, teaching him by feel not mechanics. Shot a 59 in Canadian Tour event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1996 Buick Challenge. 1998 Doral-Ryder Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1988 — 1,664 — 282 1997 — 465,887 — 47 2004 — 106,336 — 213 1990 — 0 1998 — 576,501 — 48 2005 — 25,254 — 243 1992 — 0 1999 — 257,525 — 146 2006 — 41,790 — 236 1993 — 126,160 — 121 2000 — 179,510 — 169 2007 — 31,889 — 237 1994 — 175,137 — 104 2001 — 47,885 — 215 2008 — 138,454 — 213 1995 — 214,469 — 85 2002 — 18,363 — 231 1996 — 820,825 — 20 2003 — 49,500 — 230 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T25—Children’s Miracle Network Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1994 Hardee’s Golf Classic/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—14; in money—6; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—275; in money—149; Top-10 finishes—19 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,277,150 Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 MasterCard Colonial/35 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Brooks, Mark
FULL NAME: Mark David Brooks BIRTHDATE: March 25, 1961 BIRTHPLACE: Fort Worth, TX RESIDENCE: Fort Worth, TX HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 150 FAMILY: Wife, Cynthia; Lyndsay (1/24/86), Hallie (9/20/89) EDUCATION: University of Texas SPECIAL INTERESTS: Golf course design, collecting antique golf architecture books and historic golf prints, all sports, cooking and drawing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1983 Q SCHOOL: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 OTHER INFORMATION: Made six cuts in 17 starts with a season best of T30 at the Wyndham Championship after posting four rounds in the 60s.Carded a season-best T13 in 2007 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya. Played in a career-high 36 events on the PGA TOUR in 2006, making nine cuts. Held the first-round lead at the 2006 B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort, thanks to a 7-under 65. Finished T15, his best effort of the season. Lone top-10 in 2005 came at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship in May, where he finished T10. In 2004, notched one top-10, a T9 at the Bank of America Colonial, his first since a solo third at the 2002 Tampa Bay Classic. Finished the 2003 season outside the top 125 for the first time since 1987 (No. 166). Maintained his position in the Top 100 on the money list in 2002 for the 11th time in last 13 seasons. Two top-10 finishes were thirds at 2002 The INTERNATIONAL and 2002 Tampa Bay Classic. In 2001 made playoff at U.S. Open after Retief Goosen three-putted 72nd hole. Three-putted 18th hole in group ahead of Goosen. Lost by two strokes in 18-hole Monday playoff (70-72). Finished T5 at the 2000 Shell Houston Open, his first top-five on TOUR since winning the 1996 PGA Championship. In 1999, returned to top 75 on TOUR money list for the first time since 1996. Earned first top-10 since a T7 at the 1997 THE PLAYERS Championship with a T9 at 1999 Nissan Open. Enjoyed his best season on TOUR with three victories in 1996, including his first major title, the PGA. First victory of year came in his second start. Had five consecutive sub-par rounds to win Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. His 23-under-par 337 total was one stroke better than John Huston. Won 1996 Shell Houston Open in a playoff over fellow Texan and hometown favorite Jeff Maggert. Rolled in 50-foot birdie putt on first playoff hole for victory, the first in his home state. Birdied 72nd hole at 1996 PGA at Valhalla GC to force playoff with Kenny Perry, then birdied first extra hole to earn title. In 1995 tied for third with Steven Bottomley and Michael Campbell at British Open, one stroke out of John Daly-Costantino Rocca playoff. Won the 1994 Kemper Open by three strokes over D.A. Weibring and Bobby Wadkins.
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FULL NAME: Billy Ray Brown BIRTHDATE: April 5, 1963 BIRTHPLACE: Missouri City, TX RESIDENCE: Missouri City, TX; plays out of Quail Valley CC HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 205 FAMILY: Wife, Cindy; Kendall Lee (11/15/95), Kati Ray (10/7/99) EDUCATION: University of Houston SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 Q SCHOOL: 1987, 1995, 1996 OTHER INFORMATION: Three-time TOUR winner has not played on the PGA TOUR since 2002. Has worked with golf telecasts since 1999, most recently as an on-course commentator for GOLF CHANNEL. Completed comeback from second wrist surgery with third PGA TOUR victory at 1997 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. Was two strokes off lead through 54 holes. After double bogey on par-4 17th, needed birdie on par-5 18th for win. Reached green in two and two-putted for victory worth $180,000. In 1992, closed with rounds of 64-66 to earn playoff at rain-shortened GTE Byron Nelson Classic. Beat Bruce Lietzke, Ben Crenshaw and Raymond Floyd in playoff. In 1991, sank 25-foot birdie putt on first extra hole of playoff with Rick Fehr and Corey Pavin to win Canon Greater Hartford Open. In 1990, tied for the lead through 54 holes of U.S. Open at Medinah. Missed 15-foot putt on 72nd hole that would have put him in playoff with Hale Irwin and Mike Donald. Was a four-time All-American at Houston and was NCAA medalist as a freshman in 1982. Along with teammate Steve Elkington, led Houston to three NCAA team championships. Father, Charlie, was a tackle for the Oakland Raiders; brother Chuck played center for the St. Louis Cardinals. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1991 Canon Greater Hartford Open. 1992 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. 1997 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1986 — 0 1992 — 485,151 — 29 1998 — 63,724 — 201 1987 — 3,000 — 246 1993 — 173,662 — 97 1999 — 301,472 — 132 1988 — 83,590 — 125 1994 — 4,254 — 284 2000 — 0 1989 — 162,964 — 85 1995 — 56,111 — 196 2001 — 0 1990 — 312,466 — 44 1996 — 67,203 — 185 2002 — 0 1991 — 348,082 — 46 1997 — 268,709 — 91 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–5 times, most recent 1996 United Airlines Hawaiian Open/4 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—315; in money—152; Top-10 finishes—16 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,330,389 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/139
FULL NAME: Olin Douglas Browne BIRTHDATE: May 22, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: Washington, D.C. RESIDENCE: Hobe Sound, FL HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Pam; Olin, Jr. (7/9/88), Alexandra Grace (10/24/91) EDUCATION: Occidental College SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fly fishing, environment, politics, international affairs TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1984 Q SCHOOL: 1995 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in 11 of 27 starts on TOUR in 2008, but failed to record a top-25 finish in a full season for the first time in his career. Served with Dave Stockton and Raymond Floyd as Captain’s Assistants for the winning U.S. Ryder Cup team, captained by Paul Azinger. Missed the first half of 2007 due to torn ligaments in left index finger. Opted for rest and rehabilitation over surgery. First start was a missed cut at THE PLAYERS Championship. In second start of season, finished T9 at the AT&T Classic. Played sparingly the rest of the way and was granted a Major Medical Extension for the 2008 campaign. Notched two top-10s in 30 starts in 2006, including T8s at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Enjoyed a career year in 2005 with a victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship and first trip to THE TOUR Championship. In his first major championship start since the 2003 U.S. Open, shared the first- and second-round leads at Pinehurst No. 2. Was three back of two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen heading into the final round, but a closing 10-over 80 dropped him from T2 to T23. Earned a spot in the U.S. Open by firing 73-59 at Woodmont CC in Rockville, MD. Considered withdrawing after first round. Captured third career victory at age 46 years, 3 months and 13 days at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Tied for the lead after 54 holes with John Rollins, Jason Bohn, Carl Pettersson and Billy Andrade after opening 68-65-70. Broke the five-way tie with a final-round 4-under-par 67 to defeat Bohn by one stroke. Earned a career-best $990,000 and surpassed $1 million in season earnings for the first time in his career. Two weeks after winning in Boston finished solo second at the Valero Texas Open. In 2004, made 15 cuts in 30 starts, including two top-10s. Played in the final group on Sunday with Adam Scott at the Booz Allen Classic, finished T7. Second top-10 was a T4 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. In 2003, finished outside the top 125 for the first time since 1994. In 2002, finished among the top 125 for the seventh consecutive season. Best chance to earn first TOUR title since 1999 came in the 2001 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Shared third-round lead with Phil Mickelson at 14-under-par 202. Closed with 73 to finish T3, three shots behind winner Davis Love III. Made 34th ace in U.S. Open history when he holed a 7-iron from 165 yards on the 11th hole en route to finishing T24. Earned his second TOUR victory in as many seasons with win at the 1999 MasterCard Colonial. Final-round 66, which included two eagles, produced a one-stroke victory. Win came on his 40th birthday. Also earned a spot in 2000 Mercedes Championships, which he had to miss in 1999 due to October surgery on his left arm. Leading up to victory, was not allowed to hit more than a small bucket of balls in practice. Went from late August 1998 to mid-February 1999 without touching his clubs. In 1998, after 14 years as a professional, claimed his first TOUR title at the Canon Greater Hartford Open. Closed with 67 to earn a playoff spot with Stewart Cink and Larry Mize. On the first extra hole, chipped in for birdie from 40 feet for the win, becoming the first player since Greg Norman at the 1995 NEC World Series of Golf to win a playoff by chipping in. In 1996, cracked top 125 on TOUR for the first time when he finished 100th on money list. In only Nationwide Tour start, earned fourth Nationwide Tour title with a victory in the Dominion Open. In 1993, won Monterrey Open and finished seventh on Nationwide Tour money list to earn exempt status on PGA TOUR. In 1991, won Bakersfield Open and Hawkeye Open to finish second on Nationwide Tour money list and earn exempt status on PGA TOUR. After winning 1993 Monterrey Open in Mexico, gave victory speech in Spanish. Knows language because of his father’s Chilean heritage. Did not start playing golf until he was 19. Got hooked on game while attending Occidental College in Los Angeles. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open. 1999 MasterCard Colonial. 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1991 Bakersfield Open, Hawkeye Open. 1993 Monterrey Open. 1996 Dominion Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1986 — 0 1996 — 223,703 — 100 2003 — 479,592 — 130 1988 — 0 1997 — 261,810 — 94 2004 — 597,034 — 127 1989 — 0 1998 — 590,240 — 47 2005 — 2,171,928 — 26 1991 — 0 1999 — 834,331 — 51 2006 — 754,061 — 114 1992 — 84,152 — 147 2000 — 494,307 — 98 2007 — 304,605 — 175 1993 — 2,738 — 290 2001 — 815,636 — 62 2008 — 167,029 — 204 1994 — 101,580 — 154 2002 — 615,828 — 111 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T29—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2 times, most recent 2001 Canon Greater Hartford Open/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—27; in money—11; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—439; in money—259; Top-10 finishes—25 CAREER EARNINGS: $8,498,575 Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 Memorial Tournament/49 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1991, 1993)
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Was part of a five-man playoff at 1993 Buick Southern Open won by John Inman. Won twice in 1991. Shot a closing 64 to catch Gene Sauers at Kmart Greater Greensboro Open, then parred third playoff hole for victory. Edged Robert Gamez by one stroke at Greater Milwaukee Open after opening with 63. His first TOUR victory, the 1988 Canon Sammy Davis, Jr.-Greater Hartford Open, came with 10-foot putt on second playoff hole to beat Dave Barr and Joey Sindelar. Three-time All-American at University of Texas. Winner of 1979 and 1981 Texas State Amateurs, 1979 Southern Amateur and 1979 Trans-Mississippi Amateur. Served as host of W. Hal Brooks Memorial Golf Tournament and Gala, in honor of his father. Event was held for 11 years in his hometown and benefited hundreds of youth and teenage programs. Partner in Knott-Linn-Brooks House, a golf-course design company based in Palo Alto, CA. His first start-to-finish project, Southern Oaks GC outside Fort Worth, TX, opened in 1999. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-3 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (7): 1988 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open. 1991 KMart Greater Greensboro Open, Greater Milwaukee Open. 1994 Kemper Open. 1996 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Shell Houston Open, PGA Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 1983 — 6,924 — 194 1992 — 629,754 — 21 2001 — 899,444 — 60 1984 — 40,438 — 122 1993 — 249,696 — 66 2002 — 731,671 — 95 1985 — 32,094 — 141 1994 — 523,285 — 31 2003 — 236,489 — 167 1986 — 47,264 — 140 1995 — 366,860 — 48 2004 — 264,076 — 173 1987 — 42,100 — 165 1996 — 1,429,396 — 3 2005 — 273,668 — 180 1988 — 280,636 — 36 1997 — 213,516 — 108 2006 — 207,958 — 190 1989 — 112,838 — 115 1998 — 219,570 — 129 2007 — 162,839 — 204 1990 — 307,948 — 45 1999 — 557,037 — 74 2008 — 99,582 — 222 1991 — 667,263 — 11 2000 — 528,959 — 90 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T30—Wyndham Championship. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–1990 Shearson Lehman Hutton Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—17; in money—6; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—754; in money—413; Top-10 finishes—57 CAREER EARNINGS: $9,131,304 Career High Official World Rank: After 1996 Diners Club Matches/18
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Burns, Bob
FULL NAME: Robert Donald Burns BIRTHDATE: April 5, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Mission Hills, CA RESIDENCE: Valencia, CA HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 165 FAMILY: Wife, Jayme Lynn; Charles James (6/28/03), Madelyn Rae (4/14/05) EDUCATION: California State University-Northridge SPECIAL INTERESTS: Beer brewing, architecture, outdoors, NHRA, classic cars and engines TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 1993, 1999, 2001 OTHER INFORMATION: Made seven starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008 with one made cut. Posted a season-best T27 at the WNB Golf Classic on the Nationwide Tour, where he made three of 15 cuts. Made two of five cuts in 2007 and 18 of 25 on the Nationwide Tour. Finished out of the top-125 in 2006 after making only three cuts in nine starts. Made 15 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2005, placing 231st on the money list. Made 13 cuts in 30 PGA TOUR starts in 2004 and finished 130th on the money list to earn partial status for 2005. Earned T10 at 2004 PLAYERS Championship, first top-10 since capturing the 2002 Disney Golf Classic. Improved his position on the money list with his T11 finish at the 2004 84 LUMBER Classic in late September. Moved from No. 127 to No. 112. Missed the cut in three of his last four starts to fall out of the top 125. In 2003, slipped to 158th. Recorded the first hole-in-one of the 2003 season, acing the 176-yard fourth hole with a 6-iron at TPC Scottsdale. It was the third ace of his TOUR career. Won for the first time and earned more than $1 million in a single season in 2002. Became the 14th firsttime winner of the Disney Golf Classic, where he held off 54-hole leader Chris DiMarco by one stroke and Tiger Woods by two. Entered the week of Disney at No. 118 on the money list. Held a share of the lead with Hidemichi Tanaka and Jeff Sluman after opening with a 9-under-par 63. Entered final-round two strokes off the lead, but fired a bogey-free 65. With a career-best paycheck of $666,000, moved from No. 118 to No. 49 on the money list with $1,199,802, more than he had earned in his previous five years on TOUR ($1,119,649). Also jumped from 240th to 98th in the Official World Golf Ranking. Led Nationwide Tour in earnings with $178,664 in 1998. Captured two events, the 1998 Dominion Open and 1998 TOUR Championship, and was Nationwide Tour Player of the Year. Also Nationwide Tour member in 1996. First qualified for the PGA TOUR by placing T11 in 1993 Qualifying Tournament. First year on PGA TOUR got off to rocky start when his home in Northridge, CA was near the epicenter of massive earthquake in January 1994. Winner of 1990 NCAA Division II Championship and was an All-American selection that year. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 Disney Golf Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1998 Dominion Open, TOUR Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 1992 — 0 2001 — 353,046 — 135 2006 — 49,170 — 234 1994 — 178,168 — 101 2002 — 1,199,802 — 51 2007 — 18,153 — 244 1995 — 59,243 — 191 2003 — 293,974 — 158 2008 — 6,650 — 259 1999 — 138,118 — 177 2004 — 581,421 — 130 2000 — 391,075 — 125 2005 — 44,407 — 231 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 75—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2 times, most recent 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—7; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—269; in money—127; Top-10 finishes—9 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,313,226 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 Mercedes Championships/89 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1998)
Byrum, Curt
FULL NAME: Curt Byrum BIRTHDATE: December 28, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Onida, SD RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of The Golf Club of Scottsdale HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 195 FAMILY: Wife, Cyndi; Christina (10/13/90), Jake (6/11/92) EDUCATION: University of New Mexico SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting and fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1982 OTHER INFORMATION: Works as an analyst for GOLF CHANNEL. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1992-93 and 1998-2000. Winning the 1989 Hardee’s Golf Classic on the PGA TOUR, coupled with brother Tom’s victory at Kemper Open seven weeks earlier, made the Byrums the first brother pair to win on the PGA TOUR since Dave and Mike Hill (1972). Surgery on right elbow in 1992 caused a drop to 194th on PGA TOUR money list. Also had elbow surgery in July 1996. Exceptional high school athlete, all-state in both football and basketball. Learned to play on nine-hole course in South Dakota he and brother Tom used to mow. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1989 Hardee’s Golf Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1993 White Rose Classic. 1999 South Florida Classic.
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MONEY & POSITION: 1982 — 1,247 — 268 1989 — 221,702 — 64 1997 — 39,705 — 219 1983 — 30,772 — 130 1990 — 117,134 — 129 1998 — 88,734 — 188 1984 — 27,836 — 143 1991 — 78,725 — 148 1999 — 3,840 — 335 1985 — 6,943 — 193 1992 — 31,450 — 194 2000 — 12,041 — 235 1986 — 79,454 — 108 1994 — 137,587 — 128 2001 — 0 1987 — 212,450 — 46 1995 — 173,838 — 107 2002 — 0 1988 — 208,853 — 55 1996 — 104,226 — 160 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1996 Phoenix Open/4 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—371; in money—202; Top-10 finishes—19 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,576,535 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Byrum, Tom
FULL NAME: Thomas Elliott Byrum BIRTHDATE: September 28, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Onida, SD RESIDENCE: Richmond, TX; plays out of The Houstonian G&CC HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Dana; Brittni Rene (4/2/88), Corinne (1/29/91) EDUCATION: New Mexico State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1984 Q SCHOOL: 1985, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2005 OTHER INFORMATION: Split time between the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour in 2008, with season-bests T34 (AT&T Classic) and T13 (Henrico County Open), respectively. Failed to record a top-25 finish on the PGA TOUR for the first time since joining the TOUR in 1986. Playing on a Major Medical Exemption, made five cuts in 20 attempts on the PGA TOUR in 2007, with his best finish a T13 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Playing out of the Q-School category, was limited to 11 events in 2006 due to right knee injury and subsequent knee surgery in June. Did not play after the Barclays Classic. Posted one top-25 at season’s first full-field event, the Sony Open in Hawaii (T16). Finished out of the top 125 in 2005 but finished T5 at Qualifying Tournament in December. In 2004, earned a careerbest $873,139. Position on money list (91st) was best since 1999. Finished T4 at the Buick Classic, his first top-10 since a T6 at the 2002 Buick Open. In 2003, finished 109th on the money list for the second straight season. Regained fully exempt status in 2002. Recorded first top-10 in five appearances at the U.S. Open with a T8 finish. Playing in 460th career TOUR event, recorded first (second of career) PGA TOUR hole-in-one in the second round of the Reno-Tahoe Open. Ace was the first in the four-year history of the tournament. In 2001, involved in what is believed to be the first ace on a par 4 in TOUR history at Phoenix Open when Andrew Magee’s drive on the 333-yard, par-4 17th hole caromed off his putter and went into the hole. Byrum was lining up a putt when the ball deflected off his putter and rolled about 8 feet into the hole. Ended the 2000 season with two top-10s in his last two starts worth a total of $183,610 to secure his card for the 2001 season. In 1999, lost to Notah Begay III in playoff at Michelob Championship, when Begay parred second extra hole. Nominated for 1997 Comeback Player of the Year after posting back-to-back runnerup finishes at the Canon Greater Hartford Open and Buick Open. Lone TOUR victory came at 1989 Kemper Open. Took two-stroke lead after third-round 65, then shot closing 68 for five-stroke win over Tommy Armour III, Billy Ray Brown and Jim Thorpe. Brother Curt, now a GOLF CHANNEL analyst, won Hardee’s Golf Classic that year, making them the first brothers to win in same year since Mike and Dave Hill in 1972. Runner-up finish at the 1995 Tallahassee Open his best outing in 33 career Nationwide Tour starts. After graduating from high school in Onida, SD, joined brother Curt in Albuquerque, NM, where Tom worked at country club and was a walk-on with University of New Mexico golf team. After two years, transferred to New Mexico State in Las Cruces. Involved with nine-hole course, The Training Station, where golfers of all ages play three, six or nine holes. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1989 Kemper Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1985 — 935 — 257 1993 — 82,355 — 154 2001 — 391,925 — 129 1986 — 89,739 — 93 1994 — 112,259 — 148 2002 — 620,280 — 109 1987 — 146,384 — 76 1995 — 145,427 — 132 2003 — 590,720 — 109 1988 — 174,378 — 67 1996 — 166,500 — 126 2004 — 873,139 — 91 1989 — 320,939 — 32 1997 — 525,161 — 42 2005 — 323,953 — 175 1990 — 136,910 — 113 1998 — 252,832 — 116 2006 — 101,094 — 215 1991 — 68,871 — 153 1999 — 495,319 — 80 2007 — 201,508 — 195 1992 — 94,399 — 136 2000 — 514,193 — 93 2008 — 87,782 — 225 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T34—AT&T Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1993 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—12; in money—6; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—593; in money—327; Top-10 finishes—41 CAREER EARNINGS: $6,517,003 Career High Official World Rank: After 1998 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am/86 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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COLLINS, Wil
FULL NAME: Wil Christopher Collins BIRTHDATE: August 24, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Rapid City, SD RESIDENCE: Rapid City, SD HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 179 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of New Mexico (2002, Business Administration) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Spending time with fiancee Shelly and her three children. TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2002 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Rookie on 2009 PGA TOUR successfully made it through all three rounds of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. It was his sixth time in the final stage. In final stage at PGA West in La Quinta, CA, fired a fifth-round, 7-under 65 and final-round, 5-under 67 to finish in an 11-way T18 to earn his card for the 2009 season. Made a one-putt par from 20 feet on the last hole to earn his card. Qualified for the 2005 U.S. Open, but missed the cut after shooting 82-79. Also competed in the 2005 THE INTERNATIONAL, where he finished T57. Won the 2005 Colorado Open. Says his dad is his hero. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament MONEY & POSITION: 2005 — 11,200 2006 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 72–2006 Canadian Open/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—3; in money—1 CAREER EARNINGS: $11,200
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FULL NAME: Brandel Eugene Chamblee BIRTHDATE: July 2, 1962 BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, MO RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 155 EDUCATION: University of Texas SPECIAL INTERESTS: Tennis, horses TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 Q SCHOOL: 1987,1990, 1991,1992 OTHER INFORMATION: Joined GOLF CHANNEL full-time in 2004 as an analyst on Champions Tour broadcasts and other shows after working for ABC Sports part-time in 2003. Played in one event in 2008, missing the cut at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Played one TOUR event in 2007, missing the cut at the Fry’s Electronics Open in Scottsdale during the PGA TOUR Fall Series. In 2002, finished outside the top 150 (195th) for the first time since 1991, making the cut in six of 15 starts. Was in a six-man Nissan Open playoff won by Robert Allenby in 2001. Finished among the top 100 on the TOUR money list for the seventh straight year. Earned his first TOUR victory at 1998 Greater Vancouver Open. Shared second-round lead and made 36-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to cap a 5-under-par 66 and a 19-under 265 for a three-stroke victory over Payne Stewart. Won 1990 New England Classic as a member of the Nationwide Tour in its inaugural season. A first-team All-American in 1983 and second-team in 1982 and 1984 at Texas. Winner of 1983 Southwest Conference Championship. While growing up, rode cutting horses and roped calves on ranch at current site of TPC Las Colinas in Irving, TX. After an unpleasant first experience with golf at age 7, didn’t touch a club for five years. Taught himself the golf swing by mimicking those he saw on television. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1998 Greater Vancouver Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1990 New England Classic.
FULL NAME: Bobby Clampett BIRTHDATE: April 22, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Monterey, CA RESIDENCE: Raleigh, NC HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 FAMILY: Wife, Marianna; children, Katelyn, Daniel, Michael; stepchildren, Nicholas, Anna EDUCATION: Brigham Young University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Golf instruction, course design, flying, snow skiing, Bible study, biking TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1980 JOINED TOUR: 1980 Q SCHOOL: 1990 OTHER INFORMATION: Joined CBS Sports in 1991 as an on-course reporter for the PGA Championship, and split duties between CBS, TNT and GOLF CHANNEL in 2008. Most recently, made the cut in three of four starts on the 2008 Nationwide Tour. Has just six starts on the PGA TOUR since 2000, with a T37 at the 2000 U.S. Open his only made cut. In 1984, became the youngest player to exceed $500,000 in career earnings. Lone PGA TOUR victory came at the 1982 Southern Open by two strokes over Hale Irwin. Rookie season in 1981 included a career-best 14th-place finish on the money list, with four runner-up finishes among a career-best eight top-10 finishes. One of the top amateurs in history. Winner 1978 and 1980 California State Amateur. Low amateur 1978 U.S. Open. Winner 1978 World Amateur medal. Three-time All-American at Brigham Young 1978-1980. Two-time winner of Fred Haskins Award, presented to top collegiate player. Member of 1982 World Cup team. Launched the business, Impact Zone Golf, after such demand for instruction arose from his book, “The Impact Zone,” published in 2007. Also active in golf-course design. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1982 Southern Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1980 — 19,801 — 127 1988 — 88,067 — 118 1996 — 0 1981 — 184,710 — 14 1989 — 68,868 — 148 1997 — 10,092 — 272 1982 — 184,600 — 17 1990 — 29,268 — 194 1998 — 3,488 — 335 1983 — 86,575 — 64 1991 — 127,817 — 116 2000 — 22,056 — 227 1984 — 41,837 — 117 1992 — 29,175 — 199 2002 — 0 1985 — 81,121 — 94 1993 — 112,293 — 131 2006 — 0 1986 — 97,178 — 87 1994 — 105,710 — 152 2007 — 0 1987 — 124,872 — 84 1995 — 5,472 — 299 2008 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–1993 New England Classic/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—392; in money—224; Top-10 finishes—33 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,423,000
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FULL NAME: Gregory John Chalmers BIRTHDATE: October 11, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Sydney, Australia RESIDENCE: Colleyville, TX HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Nicole; Max Gregory (6/3/03), Lachlan Robert (6/1/06) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fitness, car racing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 Q SCHOOL: 1998 OTHER INFORMATION: Returns to the PGA TOUR in 2009 after successful year on Nationwide Tour where he finished eighth on the money list. Claimed 10 top-10 finishes on the Nationwide Tour, highlighted by a playoff victory at the Henrico County Open. Claimed three top-10 finishes on the Nationwide Tour in 2007, following eight made cuts in 28 PGA TOUR starts in 2006. Finished 14th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2005 thanks in large part to his first victory at the Albertsons Boise Open. Defeated Danny Ellis with a birdie on the first playoff hole. Fell out of top 150 (No. 156) for the first time in his career after posting just two top-10s in 2004. In 2003, finished out of the top 125 (No. 142) for the first time since 1999 with his lone top-10, a T7 at the 2003 Wachovia Championship. Made 31 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2002, finishing in the top-25 seven times. Posted best round of tournament at Buick Invitational with final-round 63 to move from T78 to T13 finish, matching the low final round in tournament history (Tommy Nakajima, 1984). Opened the 2001 season with a T5 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Earned $237,000 of his $692,170 season total on the West Coast. Disqualified himself from the 2001 Kemper Insurance Open on Monday morning after an inadvertent rules violation. Told his fellow competitor’s caddie, after a bad tee shot: “It was a 6-iron.” Constitutes as advice to another player and cost him a T9 finish and $94,000. With a strong sophomore campaign in 2000, eclipsed the $1-million mark ($1,063,456) in season earnings for the first time on the strength of career-best five top-10 finishes. Those winnings also earned him distinction as fourth left-handed player in PGA TOUR history to win in excess of $1 million in a season, after Phil Mickelson, Mike Weir and Steve Flesch. Had career-best T2 at 2000 Kemper Insurance Open. Made most of his rookie season on PGA TOUR, playing in 34 events and recording seven top-25 finishes. First top-10 of his career came at 1999 Doral-Ryder Open. In 1998, became first player on Australasian Tour since Bob Shearer to win Australian Open and Australian Amateur (1993 winner). First lefthander to win Open since Claude Felstead in 1909. Australasian Tour Rookie of the Year in 1995 after three top-10s. Nicknamed “Snake” by Australasian Tour peers. EXEMPT STATUS: 8th on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2000 Kemper Insurance Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2005 Albertsons Boise Open Pres’d by First Health. 2008 Henrico County Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1998 — 10,305 — 273 2001 — 692,170 — 75 2004 — 402,380 — 156 1999 — 362,635 — 114 2002 — 640,898 — 106 2006 — 151,265 — 203 2000 — 1,063,456 — 41 2003 — 403,254 — 142 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2002 Buick Invitational/4 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—204; in money—114; Top-10 finishes—12 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,726,362 Career High Official World Rank: After 1998 Motorola Western Open/61 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2005, 2008)
MONEY & POSITION: 1985 — 1,190 — 239 1994 — 161,018 — 111 2001 — 582,086 — 87 1987 — 0 1995 — 213,796 — 86 2002 — 372,263 — 146 1988 — 33,618 — 166 1996 — 233,265 — 94 2003 — 126,092 — 195 1989 — 0 1997 — 334,664 — 70 2004 — 6,580 — 257 1991 — 64,141 — 161 1998 — 755,936 — 37 2007 — 0 1992 — 97,921 — 133 1999 — 414,994 — 96 2008 — 0 1993 — 126,940 — 119 2000 — 493,906 — 99 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1996 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—370; in money—188; Top-10 finishes—25 CAREER EARNINGS: $4,018,410 Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 MasterCard Colonial/58 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Cook, John
FULL NAME: John Neuman Cook BIRTHDATE: October 2, 1957 BIRTHPLACE: Toledo, OH RESIDENCE: Windermere, FL HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Jan; Kristin (7/20/81), Courtney (4/11/84), Jason (1/10/86) EDUCATION: Ohio State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Auto racing, skiing, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1979 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1979 OTHER INFORMATION: Did not play on the PGA TOUR in 2008. Picked up his second career Champions Tour win, finishing fifth on the money list. Made 25 of 26 cuts on the Champions Tour in 2008 leading to 15 top-10 finishes. Played in 13 PGA TOUR events in 2007. Best finish was a T26 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico. Claimed his first Champions Tour event in his second career start, winning the 2007 AT&T Championship in San Antonio in mid-October by two strokes over good friend Mark O’Meara. Win in San Antonio came just 19 days after he turned 50, making him the youngest winner in tournament history and the eighth-youngest all-time on the Champions Tour. Victory at the AT&T Championship ended a personal drought of 6 years, 1 month, 25 days between victories (2001 Reno-Tahoe Open) and was his second title in Texas (1998 Byron Nelson Golf Classic). In 2003, limited to 10 events due a torn labrum and several cysts in his right shoulder. After missing the cut at the Masters, underwent surgery in Orlando that put him out of action until a rehab assignment at the Albertsons Boise Open on the Nationwide Tour in September. Received a Major Medical Extension for 2004. Posted six top-10s in 2002 for the first time since 1998, including two runner-up finishes — the Sony Open in Hawaii and the Memorial Tournament. Collected first victory since 1998 at 2001 Reno-Tahoe Open and had highest finish on TOUR money list (No. 54) since that same year. Victory was 11th of his career. Earned his 10th TOUR victory at 1998 GTE Byron Nelson Classic after entering the final round four strokes behind Fred Couples. They were tied at 17th hole but Couples found water and made triple bogey. Cook won by three. At 1997 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, trailed leader Mark Calcavecchia by five after third round, but matched then-PGA TOUR record for consecutive rounds when he closed with 62-63 for one-stroke victory. At 1996 FedEx St. Jude Classic, tied then all-time PGA TOUR record with opening rounds of 16-under-par 126 (64-62) and added third-round 63 to tie TOUR record for first 54 holes of 24-under-par 189. Closed with a 69 to fall one stroke shy of all-time 72-hole record, but won tournament by seven over John Adams. Added second victory of year at CVS Charity Classic by three strokes over Russ Cochran. In 1994, finished in the top five at two of the majors, U.S. Open (5) and PGA Championship (T4). Played on 1993 U.S. Ryder Cup Team. In 1992, surpassed $1 million in season earnings for first time, winning three times. Captured five-man playoff at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, outlasting Gene Sauers with three birdies and an eagle over four holes. Posted two-stroke victories at United Airlines Hawaiian Open and Las Vegas Invitational. Finished as runnerup at the British Open and tied for second at PGA Championship. In 1990, had two playoff losses, to Tom Kite on the first extra hole at Federal Express St. Jude Classic and to Bob Tway on first extra hole at Las Vegas Invitational. Underwent hand surgery in 1989. Won the 1987 International. Defeated Johnny Miller on sixth extra hole at 1983 Canadian Open. Teamed with Rex Caldwell to win 1983 World Cup. First TOUR victory came in five-man playoff at 1981 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. 1978 U.S. Amateur champion, beating TOUR member Scott Hoch in the championship match. Three-time All-American at Ohio State (1977-79) and member of 1979 NCAA Championship team. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-3 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (11): 1981 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. 1983 Canadian Open. 1987 The International. 1992 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, United Airlines Hawaiian Open, Las Vegas Invitational. 1996 FedEx St. Jude Classic, CVS Charity Classic. 1997 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. 1998 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. 2001 Reno-Tahoe Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1980 — 43,316 — 80 1990 — 448,112 — 28 2000 — 537,105 — 89 1981 — 127,608 — 25 1991 — 546,984 — 26 2001 — 1,022,778 — 54 1982 — 57,483 — 79 1992 — 1,165,606 — 3 2002 — 1,624,095 — 35 1983 — 216,868 — 16 1993 — 342,321 — 45 2003 — 78,931 — 216 1984 — 65,710 — 90 1994 — 429,725 — 37 2004 — 210,448 — 189 1985 — 63,573 — 106 1995 — 186,977 — 97 2005 — 374,185 — 165 1986 — 255,126 — 27 1996 — 831,260 — 19 2006 — 644,505 — 129 1987 — 333,184 — 29 1997 — 815,903 — 28 2007 — 119,756 — 210 1988 — 139,916 — 84 1998 — 1,145,511 — 22 1989 — 39,445 — 172 1999 — 567,168 — 71 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–5 times, most recent 2002 Sony Open in Hawaii/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—701; in money—475; Top-10 finishes—97 CAREER EARNINGS: $12,433,599 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic/17
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Crenshaw, Ben
FULL NAME: Ben Daniel Crenshaw BIRTHDATE: January 11, 1952 BIRTHPLACE: Austin, TX RESIDENCE: Austin, TX; plays out of Austin GC HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 157 FAMILY: Wife, Julie; Katherine Vail (10/6/87), Claire Susan (4/23/92), Anna Riley (2/12/98) EDUCATION: University of Texas SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, bird watching, collecting golf artifacts, golf course architecture, country music TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1973 JOINED TOUR: 1973 Q SCHOOL: 1973 OTHER INFORMATION: Missed the cut in his 37th consecutive Masters appearance in 2008 (his only PGA TOUR start). The year prior, and for the second consecutive year, made the cut, the first time he appeared on the weekend at Augusta National in consecutive years since 1994-95. In the hunt twice over 18 appearances on the 2008 Champions Tour, finishing T3 at the Toshiba Classic and the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. His T3 finish in the latter proved to be his best effort in a major since finishing solo second at the 2007 U.S. Senior Open. Was the 36-hole leader, a first on Tour since he co-led the 1995 Memorial Tournament (tied with Robert Gamez) on the PGA TOUR. Pulled within one stroke of D.A. Weibring down the stretch but missed a 4-foot birdie putt to tie at No. 17 and then bogeyed the final hole. Improved 26 spots on the 2007 Champions Tour money list from the previous season and earned a spot at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Season earnings nearly matched the total of his previous four seasons combined. Best finish was a second at the U.S. Senior Open, three strokes back of winner Brad Bryant. Won the 2001 Payne Stewart Award. Captain of the 1999 Ryder Cup Team where the U.S. recorded the greatest comeback in the event’s history, winning 81⁄2 points in singles matches on final day to come from four points back for victory. Crenshaw’s team was the first U.S. squad to win Ryder Cup since 1993. Won the Masters in 1984 and 1995 among his 19 career PGA TOUR victories. The 1995 victory came after he served as a pallbearer at a funeral of long-time mentor, friend and teacher Harvey Penick. Closed with a 68 to defeat Davis Love III by one stroke. Produced a victory each year from 1992 through 1995. Won 1991 Bob Jones Award from USGA. Won 1989 William Richardson Award. Won 1973 TOUR Qualifying Tournament by then-record 12-stroke margin. In his first start as a TOUR member, defeated Orville Moody by two strokes in the San Antonio-Texas Open. Winner of 1971-73 NCAA Championships, sharing title with University of Texas teammate Tom Kite in 1972. Winner of Fred Haskins Award as nation’s outstanding collegiate golfer each of those years. Noted golf historian. Introduced to golf by his father and won his first tournament as a fourth-grader. Named as a Player Ambassador for the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-8 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (19): 1973 San Antonio Texas Open. 1976 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Hawaiian Open, Ohio Kings Island Open. 1977 Colonial National Invitation. 1979 Phoenix Open, Walt Disney World National Team Championship. 1980 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. 1983 Byron Nelson Golf Classic. 1984 Masters Tournament. 1986 Buick Open, Vantage Championship. 1987 USF&G Classic. 1988 Doral-Ryder Open. 1990 Southwestern Bell Colonial. 1992 Centel Western Open. 1993 Nestle Invitational. 1994 FreeportMcMoRan Classic. 1995 Masters Tournament. MONEY & POSITION: 1973 — 76,374 — 32 1985 — 25,814 — 149 1997 — 42,513 — 213 1974 — 66,825 — 32 1986 — 388,169 — 8 1998 — 11,393 — 268 1975 — 63,528 — 32 1987 — 638,194 — 3 1999 — 0 1976 — 257,760 1988 — 696,895 — 8 2000 — 7,400 — 240 1977 — 123,841 — 16 1989 — 443,095 — 21 2001 — 7,770 — 244 1978 — 108,305 — 21 1990 — 351,193 — 33 2002 — 0 1979 — 236,770 — 5 1991 — 224,563 — 75 2003 — 0 1980 — 237,727 — 5 1992 — 439,071 — 31 2004 — 0 1981 — 151,038 — 20 1993 — 318,605 — 51 2005 — 0 1982 — 54,277 — 85 1994 — 659,252 — 21 2006 — 32,060 — 240 1983 — 275,474 — 7 1995 — 737,475 — 23 2007 — 16,530 — 246 1984 — 270,989 — 16 1996 — 176,857 — 119 2008 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–1990 Buick Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—650; in money—457; Top-10 finishes—144 CAREER EARNINGS: $7,139,756 Career High Official World Rank: After 1996 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/19 WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 2002)
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FULL NAME: Marco Thomas Dawson BIRTHDATE: November 17, 1963 BIRTHPLACE: Freising, Germany RESIDENCE: Lakeland, FL; plays out of Grasslands CC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife, Heather; Marco EDUCATION: Florida Southern College (1985, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 Q SCHOOL: 1990, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in 12 of 21 starts on the 2008 PGA TOUR, with top-10 finishes at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open (T6) and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (T10), giving him back-to-back top-10 finishes for the first time since 2003. Only start on the Nationwide Tour in 2008 resulted in T6 at the South Georgia Classic for his first top 10 on that Tour since finishing second at the 2002 Oregon Classic. Best finish of 2007 came with a T5 at the Buick Open in early July. Finished 145th on the money list for 2007. Finished out of the top 125 for the third straight season in 2006 but regained TOUR card for 2007 with T22 fin-
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FULL NAME: Robert Douglas Damron BIRTHDATE: October 27, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Pikeville, KY RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Molly; Katherine Rose (9/30/02), William Bernard (3/29/04), Robert Charles (8/14/06) EDUCATION: University of Central Florida SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 1996 OTHER INFORMATION: Made four of eight cuts on the PGA TOUR in 2008 with his best finish coming at the Mayakoba Golf Classic (T22). Made 12 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2007, making the cut in two events. Best finish was a T34 at the Viking Classic. Made 13 cuts in 31 events in 2006. Posted his first top-10 of the season late in the year with a T8 finish at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, his first top-10 since a T2 at the 2005 John Deere Classic. In 2005, his lone top-10 was a T2 at the John Deere Classic. Posted four rounds in the 60s at the TPC Deere Run to finish one shot behind champion Sean O’Hair. It was his best finish since a playoff loss to Sergio Garcia at the 2004 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. In his second-tolast start of the year finished T15 at the 2005 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Posted four rounds in the 60s at Disney, including an opening 7-under 65. He collected $68,200 in Lake Buena Vista and improved his season earnings to $739,836, good enough to secure his card for the ninth time in nine years on TOUR. Lost in a three-way playoff with Sergio Garcia and Dudley Hart at the 2004 EDS Byron Nelson Championship, his best finish on TOUR since winning at the TPC Las Colinas in 2001. A T7 at the 2003 Greater Hartford Open was his best finish of the year. Ended 2002 season making nine of the last 11 cuts, including his only top-10 in hometown of Orlando at Disney Golf Classic. First victory of his TOUR career came at 2001 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic and led to best finish on money list (51st). After sharing 54-hole lead with Scott Verplank, used birdie on fourth extra hole to win. Season-best finish in 2000 was a T3 at THE PLAYERS Championship, rebounding from opening-round 78 with three consecutive sub-par scores to finish six shots behind winner Hal Sutton. Finished fourth in front of hometown fans at 1999 Bay Hill Invitational after receiving a sponsor’s exemption from host Arnold Palmer. Made 19 cut in 28 starts in 1998 and finished in the top 100 on the money list in his sophomore season on TOUR. Lone top-10 was T7 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Impressive rookie season in 1997 earned nomination for Rookie of the Year honors. Finished year 53rd on money list on strength of four top-five finishes. Second only to Rookie of the Year Stewart Cink in first-year earnings. Winner of five collegiate events while at Central Florida, where he was a three-time All-America. Father moved family to Orlando for warmer winter weather after retiring from Kentucky coal business. Winter house was at Bay Hill Club, where Robert met Arnold Palmer and gained early advice about golf. Palmer helped him get sponsor’s exemption to 1997 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2001 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 Athens Regional Foundation Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1994 — 0 2001 — 1,059,187 — 51 2006 — 451,299 — 155 1997 — 455,604 — 53 2002 — 391,867 — 141 2007 — 18,060 — 245 1998 — 370,211 — 81 2003 — 580,087 — 115 2008 — 94,612 — 224 1999 — 434,157 — 90 2004 — 933,388 — 84 2000 — 724,580 — 67 2005 — 739,836 — 107 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T22—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2002 Greater Milwaukee Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—8; in money—4; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—311; in money—178; Top-10 finishes—19 CAREER EARNINGS: $6,252,887 Career High Official World Rank: After 2001 THE TOUR Championship/76
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FULL NAME: John Patrick Daly BIRTHDATE: April 28, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: Carmichael, CA RESIDENCE: Dardanelle, AR HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 220 FAMILY: Shynah Hale (6/10/92), Sierra Lynn (6/1/95), Austin (3/8/99), John Patrick (7/23/03) EDUCATION: University of Arkansas SPECIAL INTERESTS: Most sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 Q SCHOOL: 1990 OTHER INFORMATION: Made five cuts in 17 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with best finish a T40 at the Viking Classic. Played a considerable amount internationally, including a T17 at the Hong Kong Open on the Asian Tour in late November, where he shot a final-round 62. Season-best finish of the 2006 TOUR season came with a T17 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. In 2005, lost playoffs to World No. 1 (Tiger Woods) and No. 2 (Vijay Singh). Lost in a playoff to Singh at the Shell Houston Open. Birdied final two holes of regulation to finish with a 5-under-par 67 to force playoff at 13-under-par. Hit tee shot on first playoff hole into lateral water hazard with 3-wood. Singh won the playoff with a par 4. Lost in a playoff for the second time, falling to Woods on the second extra hole at the American Express Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco. One stroke back of Colin Montgomerie through two rounds and one ahead of Montgomerie through 54 before finishing 72 holes tied with Woods. On second playoff hole, Daly missed a 3-foot par putt to end the playoff after a Woods tap-in par. Rebirth of career in 2004 started with first PGA TOUR victory since 1995, capped by first TOUR Championship appearance since rookie year in 1991. Most consistent season ever, with a career-best 17 made cuts in 22 starts. Won for the first time since the 1995 British Open with his playoff victory at the Buick Invitational, a span of 189 starts and 8 years, 6 months, 22 days between PGA TOUR wins. Defeated Chris Riley and Luke Donald on the first extra hole by knocking a 99-foot bunker shot to within seven inches and sinking the birdie. Earned career-best $864,000 payday. After winning the Buick Invitational, finished T4 at the Nissan Open, posting back-to-back top-10s in consecutive starts for the first time 2002. Added a third top-10 with a T10 at the Bay Hill Invitational. Finished runner-up to Vijay Singh at the Buick Open, moving into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking (No. 57 to 36). Underwent surgery on his right heel on Sept. 30 to remove bone spurs. In 2003, fell to No. 171 with only one top-10 in 22 starts. Averaged a career-best 314.3 yards off the tee, but failed to win ninth consecutive Driving Distance crown. Rookie Hank Kuehne averaged 321.4 yards. Won the Kolon Korean Open on the Asian PGA Tour, first victory since the 2001 BMW International Open in Germany. In 2002, slipped from 61st to 112th on TOUR money list, but won his 11th Driving Distance crown with a record mark of 306.8 yards per drive. Daly’s 11th category win surpassed the mark of Calvin Peete, who won 10 Driving Accuracy titles in his career. In 2001, had four top-10 finishes and placed 61st on the money list, his highest since 1995. Began the season ranked 507th in the Official World Golf Ranking and reached the top 50 by the end of the official PGA TOUR season. Captured European Tour’s BMW International Open, his first victory since the 1995 British Open. In 1998, joined Mark O’Meara and Tiger Woods to represent U.S. in Dunhill Cup, where he was unbeaten in four matches. In 1995, added second major title with victory at British Open at St. Andrews. After holding 36-hole lead, fell to fourth with third-round 73. Appeared to have one-stroke victory after closing 71, but Costantino Rocca holed 70-foot putt from “Valley of Sin” short of 18th green. Daly won playoff by four strokes, thanks largely to Rocca’s 7 at par-4 17th. Became youngest active player on TOUR with two major championship titles and fourth American at the time since World War II to win two majors before his 30th birthday, joining Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Johnny Miller. After serving suspension early in 1994 season, earned third TOUR victory at BellSouth Classic. Grabbed lead with second-round 64, then withstood challenges of Nolan Henke and Brian Henninger. In 1992, won B.C. Open by six strokes for second career victory. Beginning as ninth and final alternate into field at Crooked Stick in 1991, won PGA Championship. Shot opening 69 without benefit of practice round. Added rounds of 67-69-71 for three-stroke victory over Bruce Lietzke. Named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Played Nationwide Tour in 1990, winning the Utah Classic and finished ninth on money list. Enjoys writing lyrics and playing guitar. Recorded a largely autobiographical album entitled “My Life,” featuring guest performances by Darius Rucker, Willie Nelson, Johnny Lee and Daron Norwood. Instead of flying to tournament sites, purchased large RV and drives to many events. Involved in many charitable causes, most notably Make-a-Wish Foundation and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Set up a college scholarship fund for the two daughters of the late Thomas Weaver of Fishers, IN, who was struck by lightning during a first-round storm delay at the 1991 PGA Championship. Donated $25,000 to Nationwide Tour’s Mark Christopher Charity Classic in 2002 and 2003. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-2 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5): 1991 PGA Championship. 1992 B.C. Open. 1994 BellSouth Classic. 1995 British Open. 2004 Buick Invitational. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1990 Utah Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1986 — 0 1995 — 321,748 — 57 2002 — 593,595 — 112 1989 — 14,689 — 200 1996 — 173,557 — 121 2003 — 220,647 — 171 1990 — 10,000 — 230 1997 — 106,762 — 165 2004 — 2,359,507 — 21 1991 — 574,783 — 17 1998 — 393,740 — 77 2005 — 1,759,921 — 42 1992 — 387,455 — 37 1999 — 186,215 — 158 2006 — 192,134 — 193 1993 — 225,591 — 76 2000 — 115,460 — 188 2007 — 248,501 — 188 1994 — 340,034 — 49 2001 — 828,914 — 61 2008 — 56,017 — 232
BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T40—Viking Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2001 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—17; in money—5; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—422; in money—229; Top-10 finishes—32 CAREER EARNINGS: $9,109,268 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort/23 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members ish at Qualifying Tournament. It was his fifth successful trip to Q-School finals. Posted one top-10 and 16 made cuts in 27 starts in 2006. Sitting at No. 163 on TOUR money list entering the FUNAI Classic, finished T5 with four rounds in the 60s. With payday of $161,575, moved to No. 139 and earned a top-10 exemption into the season’s final full-field event, the Chrysler Championship, where he missed the cut in final attempt at top 125. Received a Major Medical Extension for 2005. Ended the season 139th on the money list to earn partial status for the 2006 season. Upped that status by finishing 12th at the Qualifying Tournament. Made six starts in 2004 before season was cut short due to back surgery in April. One of six Nationwide Tour graduates from the class of 2002 to retain TOUR card in 2003, finishing in top 125 for the first time since 1996. Best finish of the year was a T7 at the 2003 Buick Invitational. Continued to play under Major Medical Extension carryover from 2001 season in 2002. After playing in 19 events in 2001, had one remaining event in 2002 to earn $174,047 and keep Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the season. Missed cut at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open, then spent the remainder of the year on the Nationwide Tour where he finished eighth and picked up his first win at the 2002 LaSalle Bank Open in Chicago. Only played in 10 TOUR events before undergoing back surgery on May 30, 2000. In 1999, became the first player in Nationwide Tour history to earn more than $200,000 without benefit of a victory. Finished third on 1999 Nationwide Tour money list to earn TOUR card for 2000. Carded a 69 in the final round of the Nationwide Tour Championship, the only sub-70 on the last day, and forced a playoff with eventual winner Bob Heintz. Finished in top 100 for second consecutive season in 1996. Posted three top-10s, including a T3 at the 1996 Buick Invitational and T4 at 1996 CVS Charity Classic. Finished No. 71 on the TOUR money list in 1995. Closest brush with victory on the PGA TOUR came at the 1995 Greater Milwaukee Open where final-round 67 left him in second place, three behind winner Scott Hoch. Was a teammate of Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate at Florida Southern. Took up golf at age 9 after his family moved to Coral Springs, FL, and lived adjacent to a course. EXEMPT STATUS: Veteran Member BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—1995 Greater Milwaukee Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 LaSalle Bank Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1986 — 2,080 — 249 1996 — 261,661 — 82 2004 — 59,550 — 227 1990 — 2,154 — 272 1997 — 100,110 — 168 2005 — 526,264 — 139 1991 — 96,756 — 137 1998 — 3,173 — 340 2006 — 545,076 — 142 1992 — 113,464 — 123 2000 — 44,290 — 217 2007 — 521,432 — 145 1993 — 120,462 — 124 2001 — 172,738 — 182 2008 — 439,964 — 164 1994 — 121,025 — 139 2002 — 0 1995 — 261,214 — 71 2003 — 601,729 — 107 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T6—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular; T10—Zurich Classic of New Orleans. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–1991 Chattanooga Classic/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—21; in money—12; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—369; in money—195; Top-10 finishes—18 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,993,141 Career High Official World Rank: After 1996 Honda Classic/130 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1999, 2002)
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FULL NAME: Glen Edward Day BIRTHDATE: November 16, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Mobile, AL RESIDENCE: Palm Beach Gardens, FL; plays out of The Alotian Club (Alotian, AR) HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer Ralston-Day; Whitney Elizabeth (7/26/94), Christina Francis (1/26/96) EDUCATION: University of Oklahoma SPECIAL INTERESTS: Taking his girls to school every day when at home, hunting, tennis TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 Q SCHOOL: 1993, 2006, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Regained fully exempt status on the PGA TOUR with a T7 finish at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Got into the field as an alternate and finished T8 at the 2008 RBC Canadian Open in July. It was his first top-10 finish since the 2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic (T5). Veteran made 27 PGA TOUR starts in 2007, with a best finish of T15 at the Canadian Open. Returned to the PGA TOUR after T16 finish at 2006 Qualifying Tournament. Spent most of the 2006 season on the Nationwide Tour. Made the cut in eight of 19 outings, with two top-10s. Played in 12 PGA TOUR events in 2006. Closed with a 6-under 66 to finish T5 at the 2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic, his fourth career top-10 (2004-T3, 2003-T7, 1999-T3) in Madison, MS. Finished out of the top 125 (No. 167) in 2005 for second straight season. Fell out of the top 125 in 2004 for the first time since joining the TOUR in 1994. Played in a career-high 33 events with one top-10, a T3 at the 2004 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. In 2003, earned $379,153 of his $788,557 season total in the final seven tournaments, including five top-25s. Runner-up at 2002 Tampa Bay Classic, seven strokes behind K.J. Choi. In 2001, finished 71st and posted best finish since winning the 1999 MCI Classic with a solo fourth at the 2001 MasterCard Colonial. Initial victory came in playoff at the MCI Classic. Sank 35-foot birdie putt on first extra hole to defeat Payne Stewart and Jeff Sluman. Was five strokes back entering final round and shot 66 to reach playoff. In 1998, led after 18 holes and was second through 54 holes before recording first career runner-up finish at THE PLAYERS. T3 at 1998 Freeport-McDermott Classic the next week and second at MCI Classic in next start. In 1995, recorded a career-low 62 in first round of FedEx St. Jude Classic before finishing 21st. Finished third in rookie earnings in
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1994 behind Ernie Els and Mike Heinen. Recorded two aces during 1994 Canon Greater Hartford Open. First earned TOUR card by finishing 11th at 1993 Qualifying Tournament. Made first foray into golf course design business with Salem Glen near Winston-Salem, NC. Formed Glen Day-Alan Blalock Golf Course Design in 1999. Projects include a course re-design at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, AL, and the Auburn Golf Building for Auburn University; also did course re-design at Vestavia Country Club, in Vestavia Hills, AL, and working on re-design of the entrance at Vestavia CC. Credits grandfather with encouraging his pursuit of golf career. Grandfather co-signed loan so he could play in Asia and Europe. Father-in-law Bob Ralston is a former Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour player. Has pictures of his daughters on buttons he wears on his cap while playing. Serves as host for annual Day For Charity Pro-Am in Little Rock, AR, in support of charities throughout central Arkansas. EXEMPT STATUS: T7 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1999 MCI Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1994 — 357,236 — 45 1999 — 1,109,513 — 34 2004 — 519,935 — 138 1995 — 201,809 — 91 2000 — 617,242 — 75 2005 — 370,221 — 167 1996 — 298,131 — 73 2001 — 715,780 — 71 2006 — 134,580 — 207 1997 — 248,323 — 98 2002 — 859,930 — 77 2007 — 397,491 — 163 1998 — 1,283,416 — 15 2003 — 788,557 — 81 2008 — 435,263 — 165 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T8—RBC Canadian Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 2004 Booz Allen Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—19; in money—13; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—409; in money—246; Top-10 finishes—37 CAREER EARNINGS: $8,337,428 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 Doral-Ryder Open/30 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: Jason Anthony Day BIRTHDATE: November 12, 1987 BIRTHPLACE: Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia RESIDENCE: Forest Lake, Queensland, Australia HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Surfing, dirt bike TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: PGA TOUR rookie recorded his first career top-10 TOUR finish at the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with a solo sixth. Posted rounds of 69-65 on the weekend to finish T8 at the Shell Houston Open. Finished the 2008 season with six top-25 finishes in 28 TOUR starts. Made the cut in 14 of 19 starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2007, with 10 top-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 5 on the money list, with $331,542. In just his second career start on the Nationwide Tour, finished T6 at the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship. Posted a then-career-best T4 at the Fort Smith Classic, posting a career-best, 8-under 62 to wind up two shots back of winner Jay Williamson. Shared the lead after the first and third rounds at the LaSalle Bank Open, but a 73 in the final round led to a T9 - his third top-10 showing of the year. Breakthrough performance came at the Legend Financial Group Classic, where a final-round 67 and a tournament-record 16-under-par 268 made him the youngest player to win a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event. At 19 years, 7 months, 26 days, he surpassed the previous youngest players to win on the two Tours, including Johnny McDermott’s (19 years, 10 months) win at the 1911 U.S. Open and James Oh’s (21 years, 5 months, 27 days) victory at the 2003 Mark Christopher Charity Classic. The win made Day the Tour’s 20th different winner from Australia and his victory was the 30th overall by that group, also a Tour record. The win began a five-tournament stretch where he posted four top-five finishes, including a T5 at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational, a runnerup effort at the Cox Classic and a third-place finish at the Xerox Classic. Of particular note was a weekend dual in Omaha with eventual winner Roland Thatcher. Shot scores of 62-63 (17-under par) but still finished one stroke behind Thatcher. His 125 total over the final two rounds equaled the lowest 36-hole score in Nationwide Tour history. It had been posted on three previous occasions. Played the front nine Saturday (28) and Sunday (29) at 13-under par. Was named the Tour’s Player of the Month in July. Suffered a right wrist injury late in the 2007 season which forced him to sit out from early October till the end of the year. Made all seven previous career starts on the PGA TOUR in 2006, with strong showings at the Reno-Tahoe Open (T11) and the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee (T13). Finished with five made cuts and $174,508 in earnings. Played on the PGA TOUR of Australasia from 2004-05. Enjoyed plenty of success at the amateur level, highlighted by his win at the 2006 Australian Amateur Stroke-Play Championship. Decorated amateur career also includes titles at the Australian Junior Championship, World Junior Championship, Queensland Amateur Championship and the Queensland Medal Championship. Got his start in golf from his dad, who died when Jason was 12. EXEMPT STATUS: 136th on the 2008 money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 6—2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 Legend Financial Group Classic Presented by Cynergies Solutions. MONEY & POSITION: 2006 — 174,508 2008 — 767,393 — 136 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 6—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; T8—Shell Houston Open.
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—28; in money—13; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—35; in money—18; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER EARNINGS: $941,901 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Shell Houston Open/120 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2007)
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FULL NAME: James Patrick Delsing BIRTHDATE: October 17, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, MO RESIDENCE: St. Louis, MO HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 210 FAMILY: MacKenzie (5/31/89), Gemma (12/9/91), Brennan (9/21/93), Joanna (10/2/03) EDUCATION: UCLA (1983, Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1984 Q SCHOOL: 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2003 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished T14 at the Legends-Reno Tahoe Open in his only made cut in eight starts on the 2008 PGA TOUR. Posted top-25 finishes in both cuts made in 10 starts on the 2008 Nationwide Tour. Split time in 2007 between the PGA TOUR (6 cuts made in 12 starts) and Nationwide Tour (2-7) for the sixth time in previous seven seasons. Only top-10 of 2007 was a T5 at the Rochester Area Charities Showdown on the Nationwide Tour. In 2006 had one top-10 on each Tour - T5s at the PGA TOUR’s 2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic and the Nationwide Tour’s 2006 Rheem Classic. In 2005, recorded a T9 at the B.C. Open, his
FULL NAME: James Edward Driscoll BIRTHDATE: October 9, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Boston, MA RESIDENCE: Brookline, MA HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Virginia SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fitness, reading TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 OTHER INFORMATION: Recorded 15 of 28 made cuts with seven top-25 finishes in 2008. Posted his second career top-10 with a T5 finish at the 2008 AT&T Classic, thanks to a closing 5-under 67 at TPC Sugarloaf. It was his first top-10 finish since he lost in a playoff to Tim Petrovic at the 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Recorded a hole-in-one on the 204-yard second hole with a 5-iron at Annadale Golf Club in the final round of the 2008 Viking Classic. Made the cut in 13 of 24 events on the 2007 Nationwide Tour, with eight top-25 finishes. Finished the year No. 24 on the money list to earn return trip to the PGA TOUR. Among his four top-10 finishes were runner-up showings at the Melwood Prince George’s County Open and the Xerox Classic. Finished just one shot behind Paul Claxton at Melwood and one stroke behind Nick Flanagan in Rochester. Ended the year strong with a T8 finish at the Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek to help secure his card for 2008. Struggled throughout 2006, making 11 cuts in 29 starts but failed to crack the top 25. Played his rookie season on TOUR in 2005 and was one of only three 2004 Nationwide Tour graduates to retain his card for 2006, finishing No. 100 in earnings. Lost in a sudden-death playoff to Tim Petrovic at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. After opening 68-71, fired 6-under-par 66 and played with 54-hole leader Chris DiMarco in final group Sunday. Missed a 4-foot birdie putt for win on 72nd hole, shooting a final-round 70 for a 13-under-par 275 total. Petrovic took title with a par 5 on first extra hole after Driscoll three-putted. Missed two months (August-September) due to torn ligament in left thumb, suffered in a pickup basketball game. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2004. Made the cut in 18 of 24 tournament appearances and finished seventh on the money list to earn first PGA TOUR card. Notched his first Nationwide Tour victory with a 15-under-par 273 at the Virginia Beach Open. Made the cut in six of nine events during his rookie season on the 2003 Nationwide Tour. Received a Sponsor Exemption into the 2002 Greater Richmond Open, where he finished T6 in his first career event on the Nationwide Tour. A member of the Canadian Tour in 2002. Three-time All-American at Virginia. Recorded 23 career top-10s for the Cavaliers. Winner of the 1998 Golf Digest Invitational. Runner-up to Jeff Quinney at the U.S. Amateur in 2000. Runner-up finish got him into the field of the 2001 Masters, where rounds of 68-78 led to a missed cut by one shot. His opening-round, 4-under-par 68 included just 23 putts and was the best first-round amateur score since 1983. Member of the U.S. Walker Cup Team in 2001. Amateur wins included the New England Amateur and the North and South Amateur before turning pro in 2001. American Junior Golf Association first-team All-America selection during junior golf days. Is the youngest of seven children. EXEMPT STATUS: 141st on the 2008 money list PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2004 Virginia Beach Open.
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FULL NAME: Brendon Russell de Jonge BIRTHDATE: July 18, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Harare, Zimbabwe RESIDENCE: Charlotte, NC; plays out of TPC Piper Glen HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 230 FAMILY: Wife, Mary EDUCATION: Virginia Tech (2003, Consumer Studies) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 Q SCHOOL: 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2004-06 and 2008 and the PGA TOUR in 2007. Voted 2008 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year. Tallied 16 top-25 finishes in 28 starts on the 2008 Nationwide Tour, leading to a second-place finish on the money list, with $437,035. Finished T8 at the season-opening Panama Movistar Championship. Next top-10 finishes came with T3s at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, the Bank of America Open and the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational. Shot a third-round 63 to finish fifth at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, where he ranked second in Putting, with 106 putts. Won the Xerox Classic by four shots for his first Nationwide Tour victory, ranking first in Putting, with 107 putts. T2 the following week at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, vaulting him to No. 1 on the money list, and added a hole-in-one for the fourth consecutive season when he made an ace. He started his run at the same tournament in 2005, adding aces at the 2006 Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship and the 2007 South Georgia Classic. His four aces are the most in Tour history. Held the top spot on the money list until being overtaken at the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship by Matt Bettencourt. Made the cut in 12 of 26 starts during his rookie season on the PGA TOUR in 2007, with three top-25 finishes. Ended the season No. 155 on the money list, with $447,172. In fourth career start, rookie closed with a 5-under-par 65 to notch first career top-10 (T9) at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. In July, a first-round 63 helped him claim a T28 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Two weeks later, recorded his best PGA TOUR finish with a T6 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Earned rookie PGA TOUR card with T22 finish at 2006 Qualifying Tournament. Made the cut in just one of five Nationwide Tour starts in 2007, a T59 at the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic. Made the cut in 18 of 27 starts on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, cracking the top 10 six times. Finished the year No. 37 on the money list, with $149,288. Finished T4 at the Virginia Beach Open and Knoxville Open. Had a hole-in-one on No. 11 during the third round of the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. Made the cut in 19 of 25 starts in 2005, with two top-10s. Earned $108,553 to finish No. 51 on the final money list. Best finish was a T5 at the Envirocare Utah Classic, finishing four shots behind winner Garrett Willis. Made the cut in 14 of 22 starts during his rookie season on the 2004 Nationwide Tour, including three top-25s. Collected $43,792 to place 97th with a season-best T10 at the Miccosukee Championship. Was the top-ranked amateur in Zimbabwe in 1999 and played on the 2000 World Amateur team. Winner of the 1999 Zimbabwe Amateur by a record 14 shots, besting the previous record held by Nick Price. Says that is his biggest thrill in golf. Winner of the 1998 David Leadbetter Junior Invitational. Earned second-team All-America honors at Virginia Tech in 2002 and 2003, where he was a teammate of PGA TOUR member Johnson Wagner. Played through a broken rib to finish ninth at the 2002 NCAA Central Regional. Was the 2003 Big East Conference champion. Winner of multiple collegiate tournaments and became the school’s first player to win twice in one season (2000). Lists Nick Price as his hero. EXEMPT STATUS: 2nd on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T6—2007 Reno-Tahoe Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 Xerox Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 2007 — 447,172 — 155 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2007 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—26; in money—12; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER EARNINGS: $447,172 Career High Official World Rank: Through Week Ending: Nov. 17, 2008/208 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
first top-10 since a T8 at the 1999 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. Earned membership for the 2004 season with his T28 at TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Played in 26 events and finished in the top-25 twice. Made three cuts in six events on the 2002 TOUR and finished 18th on the 2002 Nationwide Tour money list. Won his second Nationwide Tour title at the 2002 Omaha Classic. Defeated Jeff Freeman in a four-hole Monday playoff at the 2001 Fort Smith Classic for his first TOUR-related victory. In 1999, recorded four top-10s in his final 16 events to finish among the top 125 for the first time since 1995. Best TOUR finish came at 1993 New England Classic where he finished T2, four strokes behind winner Paul Azinger. Matched that with another runner-up finish at the 1995 FedEx St. Jude Classic, one behind winner Jim Gallagher, Jr. Best finish on TOUR money list remains 52nd in 1992 on strength of four top-10s and nine top-25s. Two-time All-America at UCLA where teammates included Corey Pavin, Steve Pate and Duffy Waldorf. Father, Jim, was an outfielder for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns and Kansas City A’s from 1949-60. Father pinch-ran for midget Eddie Gaedel with the Browns in 1951. EXEMPT STATUS: Veteran member BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—1993 New England Classic,1995 FedEx St. Jude Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2001 Fort Smith Classic. 2002 Omaha Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1985 — 46,480 — 125 1993 — 233,484 — 71 2001 — 4,887 — 251 1986 — 65,850 — 123 1994 — 143,738 — 124 2002 — 22,430 — 228 1987 — 58,657 — 136 1995 — 230,769 — 80 2003 — 159,654 — 185 1988 — 45,504 — 152 1996 — 117,246 — 153 2004 — 190,184 — 193 1989 — 26,565 — 187 1997 — 102,592 — 167 2005 — 230,851 — 189 1990 — 207,740 — 74 1998 — 154,683 — 160 2006 — 276,447 — 178 1991 — 149,775 — 100 1999 — 431,879 — 91 2007 — 181,809 — 199 1992 — 296,740 — 52 2000 — 132,843 — 182 2008 — 48,000 — 233 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T14—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–1993 Federal Express St. Jude Classic/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—8; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—554; in money—273; Top-10 finishes—30 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,558,806 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Buick Classic/145 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members MONEY & POSITION: 2001 — 7,208 2005 — 849,891 — 100 2007 — 0 2002 — 34,293 2006 — 219,904 — 187 2008 — 708,549 — 141 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T5—AT&T Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 65–3 times, most recent 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—28; in money—15; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—96; in money—43; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,819,846 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans/119 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2004, 2007)
DUFNER, Jason
FULL NAME: Jason Christopher Dufner BIRTHDATE: March 24, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Cleveland, OH RESIDENCE: Auburn, AL HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Auburn University (2000, Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, video games, sleeping TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Successfully made it through final two stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn card for 2009 season. In final stage at PGA West in La Quinta, CA, posted five of six rounds in the 60s to finish T11. Member of PGA TOUR in 2004 and 2007 and Nationwide Tour in 2001-03 and 2005-06. Returned to PGA TOUR in 2007 thanks to eighth-place finish on 2006 Nationwide Tour money list. Made 32 starts in 2007 and collected five top-25s in 18 made cuts on TOUR. Finished T6 at the 2007 John Deere Classic, the best finish of his PGA TOUR career to date. Was looking to become the first player to capture the Nationwide Tour’s LaSalle Bank Open (Glenview, IL) and the PGA TOUR’s John Deere Classic (Silvis, IL) in consecutive years. Made the cut in 20 of 24 starts on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with seven top-10s. Notched the 20th top-10 finish of his Nationwide Tour career with a one-stroke win over Cliff Kresge at the LaSalle Bank Open. Collected $135,000 for the win, the richest prize on the Nationwide Tour. Came back the following week with a T40 finish at the U.S. Open after qualifying at the sectional tournament. Added a solo third-place finish at the Miccosukee Championship. Finished No. 59 on the 2005 Nationwide Tour money list with a best finish of T3 at the Scholarship America Showdown. Rookie on the 2004 PGA TOUR after finishing 10th on the 2003 Nationwide Tour money list. Posted a career-best T8 finish at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Ended the year No. 164 on the money list. After missing the cut in his first four appearances on the 2003 Nationwide Tour, reeled off 20 made cuts in his final 22 events, including 10 top10s (second-best on Tour). Put together streaks of three consecutive top-5s twice during the season. Placed No. 77 on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2002. Had no status on the Nationwide Tour to begin the 2001 season. Monday qualified his way into the Hershey Open, where he finished T12. Finish at Hershey earned a spot in the field at the Wichita Open. Posted four rounds in the 60s to finish at 22-under par and earn his first career title by three shots over three others. Made the cut in 11 of 13 events in 2001 and finished 21st on money list. Played the Golden Bear Tour in 2000. Honorable-mention All-America in 1997. All-SEC selection in 1997-98 and 2000. Redshirted after his junior year at Auburn. Three-time winner during college. Lost in the 1998 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at Torrey Pines GC to Trevor Immelman, 3 and 2. Lists Ben Hogan as his hero. Did not start playing golf until he was 15. EXEMPT STATUS: T11 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T6—2007 John Deere Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2001 Wichita Open. 2006 LaSalle Bank Open. MONEY & POSITION: 2001 — 0 2006 — 29,459 2008 — 284,138 — 184 2004 — 317,770 — 164 2007 — 574,992 — 140 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T11—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee; T13—Stanford St. Jude Championship. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2008 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—16; in money—8; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—79; in money—38; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,206,358 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii/243 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2003, 2006)
Durant, Joe
FULL NAME: Joseph Scott Durant BIRTHDATE: April 7, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Pensacola, FL RESIDENCE: Molino, FL; plays out of Steelwood GC HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY: Wife, Tracey; Connor (8/4/91), Hayes (2/27/98) EDUCATION: Huntingdon (AL) College (1987, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, reading, music TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 Q SCHOOL: 1992 OTHER INFORMATION: In 2008, finished No. 129 on the money list for the second consecutive season, with top-10 finishes at the Buick Invitational (T6) and the season-ending Children’s Miracle Network Classic (5). Led the TOUR in Greens in Regulation for the third time in his career. Made 17 of 28 cuts in 2007 and competed in one event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Best finish was a T14 effort at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Finished 129th on the money list, but was already exempt for the 2008 season thanks to his win at the 2006 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. In 2006, finished a career-best
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13th on the money list and wrapped up Player of the Month honors for October/November thanks to five consecutive top-10s to finish the season, including his fourth career TOUR victory at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Earned 72 percent ($2,016,450) of his earnings during the five-tournament stretch. Lost a three-hole playoff to D.J. Trahan at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Earned fourth career victory at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, more than five years after his last win at the 2001 Genuity Championship. Posted rounds of 69-65-64-65—263, overcoming the one-stroke lead of Troy Matteson after 54 holes to defeat Matteson and Frank Lickliter II by four. Closed season with a third-place finish at THE TOUR Championship, his second top-10 in two starts in the event (T10-2001). Led TOUR in Driving Accuracy (78.43%) for second time in his career (2001). In 2005, after bogeying the final five holes of his third round at The Honda Classic, began the fourth round at The Country Club at Mirasol’s Sunrise Course with seven consecutive birdies. Tied Tiger Woods (Masters) for the longest streak of the season. Finished fifth at THE PLAYERS Championship after playing 33 holes on Monday. Came into the 72nd hole one stroke behind winner Fred Funk but bogeyed the hole after his tee shot found the rough. In 2004, finished in the top 100 on the money list for the fifth time in his first nine years, including second straight. Finished first on TOUR in Greens in Regulation, fourth in Driving Accuracy and fifth in Total Driving. Led TOUR in Greens in Regulation (72.9%) during the 2003 season. A T2 at the FBR Capital Open was his best finish on TOUR since a T2 at the 2001 Shell Houston Open. Finished in top 15 on 2001 money list for first time in career. Ran off string of eight consecutive cuts made including four top-10s, two victories and rewrote several TOUR records. Earned more money in first nine starts of season ($1,778,672) than in entire TOUR career ($1,696,838), which covered 128 events. Indian Wells course-recordtying 61, his career low, in second round of Bob Hope Chrysler Classic gave him three-stroke lead. 136 and 193 were 36- and 54-hole tournament records. Fourth-round 66 lifted him to 29-under 256, establishing then-TOUR record for most strokes under par through 72 holes. Closing 65 brought 90-hole records for most strokes under par (36) and fewest strokes (324), breaking marks established by Tom Kite in winning 1993 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Continued winning trend in Miami at Genuity Championship, where closing 65 brought his third TOUR title. Began final round four strokes off lead. $810,000 paycheck lifted him to top of money list with $1,493,267 for three weeks. Shared first-round lead at Shell Houston Open and held one-stroke advantage through 54 holes. Closing 74 dropped him to T2, three strokes behind Hal Sutton. In 2000, returned to the top 100 after falling out in 1999 due to an injured rib that hindered his play most of the season. Won Par-3 Contest at the 1999 Masters. In 1998, became the fifth of eight first-time winners with victory at the Motorola Western Open. Shot 66 for 17-under 271 and two-stroke victory over Vijay Singh. Broke a tie with Singh with birdies at Nos. 14, 15 and 17. In 1997, had successful return to PGA TOUR, finishing 100th on the money list on strength of three top-10s. Led TOUR in Total Driving. In 1996, finished third on Nationwide Tour money list with four top-three finishes. Won Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic by one stroke over Dave Rummells and Brett Quigley. In 1992, earned first PGA TOUR card at Qualifying Tournament. Named the 1992 T.C. Jordan Tour Player of the Year. Three-time NAIA All-American and medalist at 1987 NAIA Championship while at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, AL. Took six months away from golf after 1991 Nationwide Tour season. Received license to sell insurance but sold no policies. Also took job at golf equipment retail house, filling orders and stacking boxes. Before returning to TOUR golf, received lecture from wife Tracey about changing his negative outlook on golf course. Gave Chrysler (Town & Country Limited) received for victory at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic to Coachella Valley (CA) Youth Center and Boxing Club. Owns four horses. EXEMPT STATUS: 129th on the 2008 PGA TOUR money list PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1998 Motorola Western Open. 2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Genuity Championship. 2006 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1996 Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1987 — 0 2000 — 612,882 — 76 2005 — 1,039,699 — 73 1993 — 4,055 — 279 2001 — 2,381,684 — 14 2006 — 2,811,139 — 13 1997 — 240,936 — 100 2002 — 427,217 — 137 2007 — 723,599 — 129 1998 — 651,803 — 43 2003 — 1,119,002 — 66 2008 — 802,568 — 129 1999 — 187,062 — 157 2004 — 952,547 — 81 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 5—Children’s Miracle Network Classic; T6—Buick Invitational. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—28; in money—18; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—344; in money—204; Top-10 finishes—34 CAREER EARNINGS: $11,954,193 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am/27 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1996)
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BIRTHDATE: Richard Elliott Fehr BIRTHDATE: August 28, 1962 BIRTHPLACE: Seattle, WA RESIDENCE: Anthem, AZ HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Terri; J.D. (1/26/91), Mitchell (10/26/93), Travis (8/19/96) EDUCATION: Brigham Young University (1984, Finance) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1984 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1985, 1998, 1999 OTHER INFORMATION: In only start of the 2008 season, finished 71st at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open for his first made cut since the 2001 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open (80th). Last top-10 finish also came in Tucson, with matching 66s on the weekend leading to a T5 finish in 2000. First reached PGA TOUR winner’s circle at 1986 B.C. Open with a two-stroke victory over Larry Mize. Eight years later, defeated Craig Stadler and Fuzzy Zoeller by two strokes to win the 1994 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. Had eight runner-up finishes between victories, including four playoff losses at the 1991 Canon Greater Hartford Open, 1992 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 1992 Memorial and 1994 Sprint International. Low amateur at 1984 U.S. Open and Masters. Winner 1982 Western Amateur. Two-time All-American at Brigham Young. Vice president of business development for FirstTour Junior Golf. Member of 1983 Walker Cup Team. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-4 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1986 B.C. Open. 1994 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1985 — 40,101 — 133 1993 — 556,322 — 28 2001 — 5,400 — 250 1986 — 151,162 — 61 1994 — 573,963 — 27 2002 — 0 1987 — 106,808 — 94 1995 — 147,766 — 126 2003 — 0 1988 — 79,080 — 130 1996 — 273,187 — 78 2004 — 0 1989 — 93,142 — 131 1997 — 327,204 — 72 2005 — 0 1990 — 149,867 — 105 1998 — 196,745 — 138 2008 — 5,940 — 262 1991 — 288,983 — 55 1999 — 275,865 — 140 1992 — 433,003 — 33 2000 — 313,701 — 132 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 71—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 1996 Las Vegas Invitational/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—406; in money—238; Top-10 finishes—41 CAREER EARNINGS: $4,018,239 Career High Official World Rank: After 1995 United Airlines Hawaiian Open/45
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BIRTHDATE: Derek Fathauer BIRTHDATE: January 20, 1986 BIRTHPLACE: Stuart, FL RESIDENCE: Jensen Beach, FL HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 183 EDUCATION: University of Louisville (2008) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2008 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Rookie on 2009 PGA TOUR successfully made it through final two stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. In the finals at PGA West in La Quinta, CA., posted subpar scores in all six rounds, with his best being a third-round, 7-under 65. Competed in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines after finishing T3 in a Sectional Qualifier. Finished T69. Won a team-high three points as a member of the 2008 U.S. Palmer Cup Team, which lost 14-10 to the European squad. He and his twin brother, Daryl, played in the 2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro on the PGA TOUR and both missed the cut. The brothers also played on the same golf team at the University of Louisville. Two-time All-American at the Big East Conference school. Has participated in four U.S. Amateurs, reaching the quarterfinals in 2007 and 2008. Lost in the 2008 quarterfinals at Pinehurst No. 2 to runner-up Drew Kittleson. Qualified for the 2006 event along with
FULL NAME: David Feherty BIRTHDATE: August 13, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Bangor, Northern Ireland RESIDENCE: Dallas HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Anita; Fred, Karl, Shey, Rory, Erin SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, golf course design TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1976 Q SCHOOL: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION: Joined CBS Sports full-time as an on-course commentator in 1997 after working several events in 1996. Captained Irish team to Alfred Dunhill Cup title in 1990. Played for Europe in the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island, SC. Won five times on the European Tour. Best PGA TOUR finish came in the 1994 New England Classic, a second behind winner Kenny Perry. Also writes for various golf publications and has published books. Joined Tom Watson, Tom Lehman, Howard Twitty, Butch Harmon and Joe Inman on an “Operation Links” trip, sponsored by the USO, in late 2007 to visit with U.S. troops in Iraq. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—1994 New England Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1988 — 8,400 — 221 1992 — 11,668 — 232 1995 — 90,274 — 166 1991 — 38,000 — 187 1994 — 178,501 — 100 1996 — 3,060 — 342 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 65–1994 New England Classic/1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—61; in money—31; Top-10 finishes—3 CAREER EARNINGS: $329,903 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 New England Classic/65
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BIRTHDATE: Nicholas Alexander Faldo BIRTHDATE: July 18, 1957 BIRTHPLACE: Welwyn Garden City, England RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 195 FAMILY: Wife, Valerie; Natalie (9/18/86), Matthew (3/17/89), Georgia (3/20/93), Emma (7/28/03) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fly fishing, flying helicopters, photography TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1976 OTHER INFORMATION: Served as European Ryder Cup Captain in 2008 for matches won by the United States at Valhalla GC in KY. Did not compete on PGA TOUR in 2008, after taking a reduced playing schedule in 2006 and 2007 to concentrate on other golf interests, including his course design company, Faldo Design, and a career as a television commentator. Following his success in the commentary booth for ABC Sports since 2005, appointed lead analyst in 2007 for PGA TOUR coverage on CBS and GOLF CHANNEL. Played in four tournaments on four different tours in 2007. Missed cut at the British Open in only PGA TOUR start and T14 at the Senior British Open after tying for the first-round lead with a 68. Has earned six major championship titles — 1987-90-92 British Opens, 198990-96 Masters Tournaments. Shot closing 71 to defeat Rodger Davis and third-round leader Paul Azinger by one stroke in 1987 British Open at Muirfield. Made up five-stroke deficit with 65 on final day of 1989 Masters to force playoff with Scott Hoch, which he won with birdie on second playoff hole. Successfully defended Masters title with playoff victory over Raymond Floyd in 1990. At 1996 Masters, entered final round trailing Greg Norman by six strokes, shot 67 to Norman’s 78 and won by five. Gained share of lead at 1990 British Open at St. Andrews with second-round 65 and went five strokes ahead after third-round 67. Recorded five-stroke victory over Payne Stewart and Mark McNulty. Won second British Open at Muirfield in 1992 by a stroke over John Cook. Lost playoff to Curtis Strange in 1988 U.S. Open at The Country Club. First PGA TOUR victory came at 1984 Sea Pines Heritage Classic, beating Tom Kite by one stroke. After leaving PGA TOUR in 1989, returned full time in 1995 and won Doral-Ryder Open by one stroke over Norman. Led Official World Golf Ranking for 81 weeks in 1993-94. Led European Tour Order of Merit in 1983 and 1992. 1977 European Tour Rookie of the Year. In 1990, became first international player to be named PGA of America Player of the Year. Won 1975 British Youths Amateur and English Amateur Championships. Holds Ryder Cup records for most matches played (46) and most points won (25). Operates Faldo Golf Institute at Marriott Grand Vista Resort in Orlando. Awarded MBE (Member of British Empire) in 1987. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (9): 1984 Sea Pines Heritage. 1987 British Open. 1989 Masters Tournament. 1990 Masters Tournament, British Open. 1992 British Open. 1995 Doral-Ryder Open. 1996 Masters Tournament. 1997 Nissan Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1979 — 2,613 — 217 1990 — 345,262 — 37 2000 — 276,583 — 142 1981 — 35,349 — 102 1991 — 127,156 — 117 2001 — 215,961 — 165 1982 — 56,667 — 81 1992 — 345,168 — 42 2002 — 321,208 1983 — 67,851 — 79 1993 — 188,886 — 91 2003 — 262,258 1984 — 166,845 — 38 1994 — 221,146 — 83 2004 — 40,460 1985 — 54,060 — 117 1995 — 790,961 — 19 2005 — 184,649 1986 — 52,965 — 135 1996 — 942,621 — 12 2006 — 0 1987 — 36,281 — 169 1997 — 431,326 — 58 2007 — 0 1988 — 179,120 — 64 1998 — 150,703 — 163 1989 — 327,981 — 31 1999 — 221,544 — 151 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1981 Hawaiian Open/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—299; in money—229; Top-10 finishes—52 CAREER EARNINGS: $6,045,627 Career High Official World Rank: After 1996 Bell Canadian Open/2 WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 1998)
brother Daryl, becoming first set of twins in USGA history to reach match play. Assistant coach at Louisville was TOUR veteran Ted Schulz. EXEMPT STATUS: T2 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T69—2008 U.S. Open. BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T69—U.S. Open.
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Forsman, Dan
FULL NAME: Daniel Bruce Forsman BIRTHDATE: July 15, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Rhinelander, WI RESIDENCE: Provo, UT HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 210 FAMILY: Wife, Trudy; Ricky, Thomas EDUCATION: Arizona State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, the arts, church activities, Truth TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1982 Q SCHOOL: 1982 OTHER INFORMATION: Split time between PGA TOUR and Champions Tour in 2008, claiming a pair of top-25 finishes in 11 starts on the PGA TOUR and a Champions Tour-best T8 at the AT&T Championship in one of eight starts. Finished T6 at the Valero Texas Open to record his only top-10 finish of the 2007 season in only his 10th start. It was his first top-10 finish in a TOUR event since finishing T6 at the 2003 Chrysler Championship. Earned more than $1 million for the second straight season in 2003 on the strength of four top-10s. Carded 9-under-par 62 at TPC Canyons during the first round of the 2003 Las Vegas Invitational to tie his career low, first posted in the second round of the 1988 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. With win at 2002 SEI Pennsylvania Classic, earned first TOUR victory since 1992 Buick Open, and more than doubled previous best year on TOUR in earnings with $1,318,570. Span of events between wins was 246 tournaments, or 10 years, 1 month and 6 days. Eagled the 72nd hole to finish one stroke ahead of Robert Allenby and Billy Andrade. Previous best season came in 1992, when he won the Buick Open and finished second three times on way to 10th-place finish on money list. Finished T7 at 1992 PGA Championship and 1992 TOUR Championship. Third victory came at 1990 Shearson Lehman Hutton Open, by two over Tommy Armour III. Winner of the 1987 MCI Long Distance Driving Competition. Won rain-shortened 1986 Bay Hill Classic with rounds of 68-67-67. First TOUR victory came at 1985 Lite Quad Cities Open. Two-time All-American at Arizona State. Grew up in San Francisco Bay area. Learned game at Los Altos G&CC. Took six weeks off during 1995 season to coach son’s Little League team. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5): 1985 Lite Quad Cities Open. 1986 Hertz Bay Hill Classic. 1990 Shearson Lehman Hutton Open. 1992 Buick Open. 2002 SEI Pennsylvania Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1982 — 0 1991 — 214,175 — 78 2000 — 379,349 — 128 1983 — 37,859 — 118 1992 — 763,190 — 10 2001 — 456,194 — 114 1984 — 52,152 — 105 1993 — 410,150 — 36 2002 — 1,305,790 — 44 1985 — 150,334 — 53 1994 — 160,805 — 112 2003 — 1,140,209 — 63 1986 — 169,445 — 54 1995 — 194,539 — 93 2004 — 315,540 — 165 1987 — 157,728 — 63 1996 — 170,198 — 123 2005 — 214,135 — 190 1988 — 269,440 — 40 1997 — 443,034 — 56 2006 — 117,126 — 211 1989 — 141,174 — 99 1998 — 312,058 — 99 2007 — 185,522 — 197 1990 — 319,160 — 43 1999 — 439,571 — 88 2008 — 169,106 — 203 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T18—Stanford St. Jude Championship; T25—Viking Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 2003 Las Vegas Invitational/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—11; in money—7; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—651; in money—422; Top-10 finishes—64 CAREER EARNINGS: $8,687,983 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Doral-Ryder Open/51
Franco, Carlos
FULL NAME: Carlos Daniel Franco BIRTHDATE: May 24, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Asuncion, Paraguay RESIDENCE: Asuncion, Paraguay HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 165 FAMILY: Wife, Celsa; Carlos, Alcides, Jessenia Catalina SPECIAL INTERESTS: Charity, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 Q SCHOOL: 1998, 2007 OTHER INFORMATION: Played in 25 PGA TOUR events in 2008. Had backto-back T14s at the RBC Canadian Open and the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. Started in 12 PGA TOUR events in 2007, making the cut in six. Best finish was a T21 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Played in seven events on Nationwide Tour, making the cut in three. Finished T19 at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn fully exempt status for 2008. Only top-10 of 2006 was T7 at the Ford Championship at Doral, posting three rounds in the 60s. Finished outside the top-150 on the money list for the first time since he joined the tour in 1999. In 2005, surpassed $1 million in earnings for fourth time in career despite making only 14 cuts in 25 starts. Posted a second-place finish, one stroke behind Jason Gore, at the 2005 84 LUMBER Classic with four rounds in the 60s. Returned to the PGA TOUR winner’s circle in 2004 and earned a spot in the season-ending TOUR Championship for the first time since 2000. Finished T3 at the 2004 Wachovia Championship, one shot out of Joey Sindelar-Arron Oberholser playoff. Won for the first time in more than four years at the 2004 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Became the seventh player in tournament history to win the event twice, having won it the first time in 1999. Represented Paraguay in the 2003 World Cup for the third time in his career (1992, 2000). In 2002, rallied to jump from 131st to 102nd on money list in final five events. Push aided by top-10s in two of final three events, only top-10s of the season. Didn’t win or post a top-10 in 2001 for the first time since joining the TOUR in 1999. Successfully defended Compaq Classic of New Orleans title in 2000. Became first TOUR player to successfully defend since Jim Furyk won 1998-99 Las Vegas Invitationals. New Orleans victory gave him three victories in 12 months, exceeded at that time only by Tiger
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Woods. First player in TOUR history to earn more than $1 million in each of first two years ($1,864,584 in 1999). A member of International Team at 2000 Presidents Cup, defeating Hal Sutton in singles and teaming with Shigeki Maruyama in Four-ball to beat Tiger Woods and Notah Begay III. Selected 1999 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Finished T6 in his first Masters appearance in 1999. Following performance, Paraguay threw a parade for him. In his next appearance, won 1999 Compaq Classic of New Orleans. Became first South American to win on TOUR since Roberto De Vicenzo in Houston in 1968. Earned second victory of rookie season at 1999 Greater Milwaukee Open with two-stroke victory over Tom Lehman and set another tournament record. Became only the eighth rookie to win twice since 1960. With victory became first rookie to surpass $1 million in a season and moved to seventh on money list. Member of the victorious International Team at 1998 Presidents Cup. Gained exempt status on PGA TOUR in fall by finishing 36th at 1997 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Finished sixth at 1997 World Series of Golf at Firestone in third event ever on PGA TOUR. Made first big impact outside South America with victory over Sam Torrance at 1993 Dunhill Cup when Paraguay defeated host Scotland on opening day. Grew up in poverty in Paraguay. Family of nine shared a one-room, dirt-floor home. Father was a greens superintendent and caddie at course in Asuncion. All five of his brothers became golf professionals. Brother Angel won the 1993 Dominion Open on Nationwide Tour. Appointed Minister De Deportes (Minister of Sports) in 1999. Raised more than $700,000 for needy patients at hospitals in Asuncion, including victims from the Aug. 1, 2004 fire that claimed nearly 500 lives. Famous for playing events without warming up. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1999 COMPAQ Classic of New Orleans, Greater Milwaukee Open. 2000 COMPAQ Classic of New Orleans. 2004 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. MONEY & POSITION: 1994 — 0 2001 — 486,665 — 104 2006 — 454,385 — 154 1997 — 74,950 — 181 2002 — 652,147 — 102 2007 — 108,021 — 214 1998 — 21,079 — 242 2003 — 672,022 — 94 2008 — 378,769 — 170 1999 — 1,864,584 — 11 2004 — 1,955,395 — 29 2000 — 1,550,592 — 30 2005 — 1,029,267 — 76 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T14—RBC Canadian Open, Legends Reno-Tahoe Open; T21—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular; T23—Buick Invitational, Zurich Classic of New Orleans. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2 times, most recent 2004 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—25; in money—12; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—257; in money—164; Top-10 finishes—24 CAREER EARNINGS: $9,247,875 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 Kemper Insurance Open/16 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Frazar, Harrison (FRAY-zur)
FULL NAME: Harrison Frazar BIRTHDATE: July 29, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, TX RESIDENCE: Dallas, TX HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife, Allison; William Harrison (12/2/99), Charles “Ford” (8/7/02), Richard Slayden (6/19/06) EDUCATION: University of Texas (1996, Psychology and Business Foundations) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, fishing, hunting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Medalist at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, winning by eight strokes. Shot a fourth-round 59 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA West. It was the second in Qualifying Tournament history (David Gossett, 2000, Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West). Round included 11 birdies and an eagle. Made the cut in 13 of 23 starts in 2008, with a No. 163 finish on the money list the worst showing of his career. Only top-10 of the season came with a T4 in August at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. The finish was his best since a T7 at the 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial and bettered his previous-best finish in Tahoe (fifth in 2003). In 2007, did not finish inside the top 100 (No. 131) for the first time in 10 seasons on TOUR. At the 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, led the field in Driving Distance (311.5 yards) for the week and fired four rounds in the 60s to finish T7. In 2006, placed in top 100 in earnings for the ninth consecutive season on TOUR. Posted his first top-10 finish of the season with a T7 at the Buick Open. Recorded four top-10s in 2005, all which came from July to the end of the season, with three of those in last three starts. Posted three consecutive top-10s for the first time in his career, with a T8 at the 2005 Valero Texas Open and a pair of T3s at the 2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas and the 2005 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Cracked $1 million in earnings for the first time in seven-year TOUR career in 2004, finishing a career-best 48th on the money list. With four rounds in the 60s, finished runner-up in first start of season at the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii, falling to Ernie Els in a three-hole playoff. Entered the final round with a one-shot lead over Els. Added his fourth career runner-up finish with a T2 at the 2004 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. Held outright lead through 18 and 54 holes at the 2003 Phoenix Open and shared 36-hole lead before finishing T3. It was his highest finish since a third at 2000 Compaq Classic of New Orleans. Finished T4 at the 2002 Memorial Tournament; was one stroke off the lead after 36 holes. Followed effort at the Memorial with T7 at the 2002 Kemper Insurance Open. 2001 was his best year on TOUR since rookie season, despite missing two months due to Aug. 8 surgery to repair torn ligaments in right hip. Earned a $792,456. Was one shot back after 36 holes and three off the pace through 54 holes in the 2001 Compaq
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Gainey, Tommy
FULL NAME: Tommy Dale Gainey BIRTHDATE: August 13, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Darlington, SC RESIDENCE: Bishopville, SC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Central Carolina Technical College (1999, Industrial Maintenance) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Pool, bowling, shooting basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 Q SCHOOL: 2007 OTHER INFORMATION: Rookie, made six of 24 cuts in his first season on the PGA TOUR in 2008, but saved his best for last at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic where he finished second with rounds of 68-66-66-64, one stroke behind Davis Love III. Finish at Disney ($496,800) moved him from 228th to 148th on the final money list. Finished T19 at 2007 Qualifying Tournament. Earned his TOUR card in his first trip to the finals of the Qualifying Tournament. One of nine players in 2007 to earn their PGA TOUR cards after successfully negotiating all three stages. Played in four Nationwide Tour events in 2007 and was solo second through 54 holes of the BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs before finishing T30. Finished T8 at the Cox Classic thanks in part to a final-round 65. First career start on the PGA TOUR came at the 2007 Wachovia Championship, where he missed the cut. Played on the Tarheel Tour from 2004-2007 and collected four wins during that period. Earned more than $100,000 in 2006 and 2007 combined on the Tarheel Tour during a period in which he recorded 13 top-five finishes. Won the Bentonville Open on the Hooters Tour in June 2007 in only his second career start on that tour. Has competed on the Gateway Tour. Goes by the nickname “Two Gloves” for wearing two golf gloves when he plays. Developed that habit after playing baseball as a kid. Attended Central Carolina Technical College after high school. Worked as an assembly line worker in rural South Carolina before deciding to give professional golf a shot. Lists his brother Allen as his only instructor. Was a participant on Golf Channel’s “Big Break V” and later won “Big Break VII”. Lists his heroes as Fred Couples and rock band Hootie and the Blowfish. EXEMPT STATUS: 148th on 2008 money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 2007 — 0 2008 — 562,205 — 148 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 2—Children’s Miracle Network Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—24; in money—6; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—25; in money—6; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER EARNINGS: $562,205 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge/369
Gallagher Jr., Jim
FULL NAME: James Thomas Gallagher, Jr. BIRTHDATE: March 24, 1961 BIRTHPLACE: Johnstown, PA RESIDENCE: Greenwood, MS HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Cissye; Mary Langdon (1/15/92), James Thomas III (12/1/93), Kathleen Meeks (7/20/96), Elizabeth Ruth (11/11/99) EDUCATION: University of Tennessee (1983, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, coaching and watching his children play sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1983 Q SCHOOL: 1983, 1984 OTHER INFORMATION: Golf commentator since 2003. Made one cut in seven PGA TOUR starts in 2008, a 76th-place finish at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Missed the cut in three Nationwide Tour starts. Played in nine TOUR events in 2007, with a season-best T59 at the Ginn Sur Mer Classic, and five Nationwide Tour events, with a best finish of T55 at the Knoxville Open. Has played a minimum of four PGA TOUR events annually since 2002. In 2004, finished T10 at the B.C. Open, his first top-10 since a T5 at the 2002 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Member of PGA TOUR with full playing privileges in 1984,
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FULL NAME: David Laurence Frost BIRTHDATE: September 11, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: Cape Town, South Africa RESIDENCE: Dallas, TX; plays out of Preston Trail GC HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife, Corrie SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports especially rugby, as well as good food and wine from his own vineyard (frostwine.com) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: 1984 OTHER INFORMATION: Made three appearances on the PGA TOUR in 2008 with a best finish of T51 at the British Open. In addition to his showing at Royal Birkdale, played 20 other European Tour events and was fourth at the European Open at London GC in Kent, England. Turns 50 in late 2009 and is eligible to join the Champions Tour. Started three PGA TOUR events in 2007, missing all three cuts. Played BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs on Nationwide Tour, finishing T30. Finished out of the top 125 on the money list in 2006 for the third consecutive year and only the fifth time in his 22 years on TOUR. Finished T15 at 2005 British Open. Set the TOUR all-time 72-hole putting record with 92 putts at the MCI Heritage in April 2005. The old mark had held up for 16 years (93, Kenny Knox, 1989 MCI Heritage). Frost one-putted his first 11 greens in the first round, had 49 one-putts for the week and holed out two times from off the green. He finished T38. Led TOUR in putting average (1.708) in 2001 for the second time in his career (first in 1993). Led TOUR in scoring average (70.09) in 1987. Following three years without a victory, earned his 10th TOUR title at the 1997 MasterCard Colonial. Dedicated win to Ben Hogan, who had inspired Frost since he joined the TOUR in 1985. Opened with back-to-back 63s at 1999 FedEx St. Jude Classic, tying then-PGA TOUR record for opening 36 holes with his 16-under 126 total. Won 1998 Dunhill Cup for his native South Africa for second consecutive year. Teamed with Retief Goosen year after winning with Ernie Els. In 1993, recorded back-to-back victories at Canadian Open and Hardee’s Golf Classic. Also a two-time winner in 1992, capturing Buick Classic and Hardee’s. Won 1989 World Series of Golf and earned 10-year exemption by defeating Ben Crenshaw on second playoff hole. Holed out from 18th hole bunker to defeat Greg Norman in 1990 at New Orleans. Took up game with father while caddying for him at age 14. Established a 300-acre vineyard in heart of South Africa’s wine producing region in 1994. Web site is frostwine.com. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-3 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (10): 1988 Southern Open, Northern Telecom Tucson Open. 1989 NEC World Series of Golf. 1990 USF&G Classic. 1992 Buick Classic, Hardee’s Golf Classic. 1993 Canadian Open, Hardee’s Golf Classic. 1994 Canon Greater Hartford Open. 1997 MasterCard Colonial.
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MONEY & POSITION: 1983 — 0 1993 — 1,030,717 — 5 2002 — 509,845 — 126 1985 — 118,537 — 70 1994 — 671,683 — 20 2003 — 583,177 — 114 1986 — 187,944 — 46 1995 — 357,658 — 50 2004 — 402,589 — 155 1987 — 518,072 — 11 1996 — 382,947 — 54 2005 — 111,258 — 213 1988 — 691,500 — 9 1997 — 458,700 — 50 2006 — 56,960 — 229 1989 — 620,430 — 12 1998 — 175,621 — 148 2007 — 0 1990 — 372,485 — 32 1999 — 360,452 — 117 2008 — 23,554 — 245 1991 — 171,262 — 93 2000 — 151,123 — 177 1992 — 717,883 — 15 2001 — 504,376 — 101 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T51—British Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 60–1990 Northern Telecom Tucson Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—3; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—529; in money—333; Top-10 finishes—84 CAREER EARNINGS: $9,178,775 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 THE PLAYERS Championship/7
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members 1986-87, 89-99, and played at least 15 events annually between 1984 and 2002. Twice has reached the $1-million mark in earnings. First came in 1993, when he won Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and THE TOUR Championship. Final-round 65 at Anheuser-Busch was good for two-stroke victory over Chip Beck and helped earn spot on first Ryder Cup team, where he defeated Seve Ballesteros, 3 and 2, to seal U.S. victory. Opened THE TOUR Championship at Olympic Club with course-record 63 en route to one-stroke victory over Greg Norman and David Frost. Second $1-million season came in 1995, when he again won twice. Stood in 10th place, seven strokes behind leader Jeff Sluman, entering final round of Kmart Greater Greensboro Open. Shot final-round 66 for one-stroke victory. Shot second-round 62 to take lead for good at FedEx St. Jude Classic. First TOUR victory came at 1990 Greater Milwaukee Open, where he defeated Ed Dougherty and Billy Mayfair on first playoff hole. Represented United States in 1994 at inaugural Presidents Cup, where his record was 3-1. Leading money winner on Tournament Players Series in 1985. The Gallaghers were selected National Golf Month Family for 1995 by PGA of America. Father, Jim, is a PGA professional in Marion, IN; wife, Cissye, is a former LPGA member; sister, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, and brother, Jeff, are both tour professionals. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5): 1990 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1993 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic, THE TOUR Championship. 1995 KMart Greater Greensboro Open, FedEx St. Jude Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1984 — 22,249 — 148 1993 — 1,078,870 — 4 2002 — 191,403 — 175 1985 — 19,061 — 159 1994 — 325,976 — 51 2003 — 22,245 — 238 1986 — 79,967 — 107 1995 — 1,057,241 — 8 2004 — 82,385 — 220 1987 — 39,402 — 166 1996 — 277,740 — 76 2005 — 0 1988 — 83,766 — 124 1997 — 137,654 — 145 2006 — 6,390 — 259 1989 — 265,809 — 50 1998 — 153,992 — 161 2007 — 38,635 — 234 1990 — 476,706 — 25 1999 — 131,758 — 179 2008 — 7,520 — 257 1991 — 570,627 — 18 2000 — 240,514 — 151 1992 — 638,314 — 19 2001 — 47,424 — 217 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 76—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–1991 Las Vegas Invitational/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—7; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—540; in money—305; Top-10 finishes—51 CAREER EARNINGS: $5,995,650 Career High Official World Rank: After 1995 Quad City Classic/26 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Gamez, Robert (GAM-ez)
FULL NAME: Robert Anthony Gamez BIRTHDATE: July 21, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Las Vegas, NV RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife: Lynn EDUCATION: University of Arizona SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, movies, going to Disney theme parks TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 Q SCHOOL: 1989 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in 13 of 26 starts on the 2008 PGA TOUR, with a season-best T16 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Finished 190th on 2008 PGA TOUR money list. Climbed into top 150 on final 2007 money list with a T3 finish at the season-ending Children’s Miracle Network Classic, one of the top-100 in 2007. In 2006, finished out of the top 150 (No. 151) on the money list and did not post a top-10 for the first time since 2001. Maintained his fully-exempt status on TOUR for 2007 due to his win in 2005. Went over the $1-million mark in earnings in 2005 for just the second time in his 16-year TOUR career after ending a victory drought of 15 years and six months, the longest time between victories in PGA TOUR history (Butch Baird held the old mark, winning the 1976 San Antonio Texas Open 15 years, 5 months and 10 days after winning the 1961 Waco Turner Open). Claimed his third career victory at the 2005 Valero Texas Open and first since the 1990 Nestle Invitational, a span of 394 starts. Set the course record at Indian Wells CC in the third round of the 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with a 12-under 60. In 2003 returned after a 1998 car accident with a career-best $1,519,804 in earnings. Finished 43rd on the money list for best finish since rookie season in 1990 when he finished 27th. Best finishes included a T3 at the 2003 Phoenix Open and a T2 at the 2003 Wachovia Championship, two strokes behind winner David Toms. In 2002, after missing qualifying for TOUR by one stroke at Q-School, regained card by finishing in the top 125 (85th) for the first time since 1997. Earned his first top-10 since a T5 at the 1997 B.C. Open with a T7 at the 2001 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, a span of 96 starts between top-10s. Entered the week as the seventh alternate. Finished T3 at 2002 B.C. Open, two shots behind champion Spike McRoy, was best finish since T2 at 1997 Quad City Classic. The following week, placed second at the 2002 John Deere Classic. In addition to 19 PGA TOUR events in 1999, played in six events on the Nationwide Tour. In 1998, injuries suffered in car accident at 1998 Kemper Open kept him out of action for more than a month as he fell from 85th to 195th on TOUR money list. Did not post a top-10 in 1998 for first time in career, dating back to rookie season of 1990. Posted three top-10s in 1997, T5 at The Honda Classic, T2 at Quad City Classic and T5 at B.C. Open. Best finish in 1996 a solo third at Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. Runner-up at 1994 Las Vegas Invitational to Bruce Lietzke, one of a career-best five top-10 finishes on the season. Defeated Scott Hoch by four strokes for lone international victory at 1994 Casio World Open in Japan. Lost playoff to Fred Couples at 1993 The Honda Classic. Runner-up at 1992 FedEx St. Jude Classic to Jay Haas. Runner-up twice in 1991, at 1991 Greater Milwaukee Open, after opening-round 61 at Tuckaway CC, and at 1991 Southern Open. Won his first official start on PGA TOUR in 1990, capturing Northern Telecom Tucson
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Open by four strokes over Mark Calcavecchia. Two months later, holed 7-iron shot from 176 yards for eagle-2 on 72nd hole of the 1990 Nestle Invitational for one-stroke victory over Greg Norman. Two wins and $461,407 in earnings led to PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year honors. Amateur: Winner of 1989 Fred Haskins and Jack Nicklaus Awards as collegiate player of the year. Winner of 1989 Porter Cup. Annual charity tournament in Celebration, FL benefits Robert Gamez Foundation. Brother Randy was caddie for the first two victories of Robert’s career. Drove home from Tampa to Orlando area after second round of Chrysler Championship on October 31, 2003 to pass out candy to more than 500 trick-or-treaters on Halloween. In 2008, became good friend to and supporter of D.J. Gregory, a 30-year-old Cerebral Palsy victim who walked every hole of every PGA TOUR event. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1990 Northern Telecom Tucson Open, Nestle Invitational. 2005 Valero Texas Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1989 — 4,827 — 237 1996 — 249,227 — 89 2003 — 1,519,804 — 43 1990 — 461,407 — 27 1997 — 283,434 — 86 2004 — 725,368 — 110 1991 — 280,349 — 59 1998 — 76,148 — 195 2005 — 1,115,364 — 66 1992 — 215,648 — 72 1999 — 71,236 — 208 2006 — 493,641 — 151 1993 — 236,458 — 70 2000 — 259,305 — 145 2007 — 693,464 — 132 1994 — 380,353 — 44 2001 — 193,525 — 175 2008 — 249,944 — 190 1995 — 206,588 — 89 2002 — 807,892 — 85 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T16—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 60–2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—26; in money—13; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—497; in money—266; Top-10 finishes—37 CAREER EARNINGS: $8,523,981 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 FBR Capital Open/72
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FULL NAME: Robert Garrigus BIRTHDATE: November 11, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Nampa, ID RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of TPC Scottsdale HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Ami EDUCATION: Scottsdale Community College SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hockey, baseball, hunting, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 Q SCHOOL: 2005, 2006, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Regained fully exempt status with a sixth-place finish at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Made 18 of 29 cuts in 2008 with two top-10 finishes. Finished T3 at the Turning Stone Championship to match his career-best finish from 2007. Finished T10 at the 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic. Placed second on the PGA TOUR in Driving Distance (311-yard average) behind Bubba Watson (315.1 average). Placed fourth in Driving Distance in 2007. Competed in two events in the inaugural PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup and finished 74th on the 2007 money list. Recorded four top-10 finishes and seven top-25s in his most successful season on TOUR. First top-10 of the season came in ninth start, a T5 at the Shell Houston Open. Jumped into top-10 with final-round 7-under-par 65, the low round on Sunday. Second top-10 came in the first PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup event, The Barclays, with a T9. Cracked $1 million in earnings for the season with T3 finish at the Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. Collected his fourth top-10 with a T9 at the inaugural Ginn sur Mer Classic. After finishing 144th on money list in 2006, his rookie season on the PGA TOUR, regained card for 2007 with runner-up finish at Qualifying Tournament. It was his second consecutive successful stint at Q-School. With a six-round total of 18-under-par, finished five strokes behind medalist George McNeill. One top-10 in rookie season in 2006, a T4 at the 84 LUMBER Classic. Entered final round just one off the lead of Ben Curtis and Charles Howell III. Also managed three other top-25s in 28 starts in 2006. Earned TOUR card for 2006 after finishing T9 at 2005 Qualifying Tournament. Made it through the final stage in his fifth attempt. Member of Nationwide Tour in 2000, 2002 and 2004-05. Improved his status on the Nationwide Tour money list each season from 156th (2002) to 81st (2004) to 69th (2005). Posted two back-to-back top-10s in 2005, a T8 at the Virginia Beach Open and a fourth at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. Has also played on the Hooters Tour and the Gateway Tour. Father Tom won a silver medal in trap shooting at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, coached the U. S. Olympic shooting team and carried the torch at one of the Olympic ceremonies. Noted for using a short putter (28 inches). EXEMPT STATUS: 6th at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T3—2007 Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2008 Turning Stone Resort Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 2004 — 0 2007 — 1,260,010 — 74 2006 — 537,595 — 144 2008 — 756,732 — 138 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T3—Turning Stone Resort Championship; T10— Children’s Miracle Network Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2007 Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—18; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—86; in money—51; Top-10 finishes—7 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,554,337 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children/149 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: Jason William Gore BIRTHDATE: 1974 RESIDENCE: Valencia, CA; plays out of Valencia CC, TPC Valencia HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 235 FAMILY: Wife, Megan; Jaxon William, Olivia Ann EDUCATION: Pepperdine University (2000, Psychology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Guitar, Los Angeles Lakers, cars, family, cycling TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 Q SCHOOL: 2000 OTHER INFORMATION: Made 17 of 33 cuts in 2008 with three top-10 finishes and eight top-25 finishes. Finished T9 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Next top-10 came with a T8 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open in August, his best finish since a T7 at the 2007 Frys.com Open. Closed with a 6-under 66 at Annandale Golf Club to finish T8 at the Viking Classic, his third top-10 of the season. Finished a career-best 88th on the 2007 PGA TOUR money list, topping $1 million for the first time. Recorded three top-10s. In early July, a T2 at the Buick Open was his best finish on the PGA TOUR since winning the 2005 84 LUMBER Classic. In first year of a two-year exemption for winning the 2005 84 LUMBER Classic, rallied down the stretch, with eight made cuts in final 10 starts of 2006, with three top-10s in that period. In 2005, went from journeyman to U.S. Open contender to three-time winner on the Nationwide Tour to PGA TOUR champion in the span of three months. Became second player in TOUR history to win on Nationwide Tour and on PGA TOUR in same season (Paul Stankowski/1996), first sponsor exemption to win since Adam Scott at the 2003 Deutsche Bank Championship and first Nationwide Tour player who was promoted to the PGA TOUR via three wins to win on TOUR in that same season. Finished 88th in the Official World Golf Ranking after beginning the season No. 668. Began with rounds of 71-67 at Pinehurst No. 2 to share the secondround lead at the U.S. Open in just his third start in a major championship. Was three back of two-time champion Retief Goosen through 54 holes and played in the final grouping on Sunday. A final-round, 14-over 84 dropped him to a T49. En route to U.S. Open, car was broken into. Donations were made in Pinehurst, NC to replace various items. Three weeks later, won back-to-back Nationwide Tour events at the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic and Scholarship America Showdown. After a two-week break, captured the Cox Classic Presented by Chevrolet in Omaha, NE to become the first player in Nationwide Tour history to win three consecutive starts and the seventh player to receive the three-win promotion to the PGA TOUR. Also, tied Sean Murphy and Matt Gogel for most career wins on the Tour with six. Eagled his final hole, a par 4, to shoot 59 in the second round of the Cox Classic, tying the Nationwide Tour 18-hole mark. Finished the season No. 2 on the 2005 Nationwide Tour money list with $356,579. Made first TOUR start as a member at the Buick Championship in Hartford, where he finished T73. In his fourth start as a member, picked up his first TOUR victory at the 84 LUMBER Classic by a stroke over Carlos Franco. Shared first-round lead with three others at 7-under 65. After an even-par second round, posted 67 in third round to take two-stroke lead over Franco and three others into final round of play. A 2-under 70 on Sunday good for first TOUR victory in 71st career start. Day after 84 LUMBER victory, played in Nationwide Tour shootout at Albertsons Boise Open, with Troy Matteson and LPGA players Annika Sorenstam, Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis and Juli Inkster, and then in the tournament. Played because the tournament offered a sponsor
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FULL NAME: Matthew John Gogel BIRTHDATE: February 9, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Denver, CO RESIDENCE: Mission Hills, KS HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Blair; Kimball Ann (8/14/01), Thomas Matthew (7/8/04) EDUCATION: University of Kansas (1994, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Thoroughbred racing, fly fishing, skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 OTHER INFORMATION: Did not compete on the PGA TOUR in 2008. Has worked as an announcer on GOLF CHANNEL the last two seasons. In 2003, posted best finish on TOUR since his victory at 2002 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with a third at the 2003 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. In 2002, captured his first TOUR victory at the 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am two years after finishing T2 and being overtaken by Tiger Woods on the back nine. This time he came from four back after 54 holes to overtake Pat Perez. Made a 35-foot birdie putt on the 18th
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hole at Pebble Beach to tie Perez for the lead and won the event moments later after Perez triple-bogeyed the hole. Made transition in 2000 from Nationwide Tour to rookie season on TOUR. Shared third-round lead with Mark Brooks at 2000 AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm. Due to weather, final round played on Monday and Gogel opened with three straight birdies, but a back-nine 40 and Tiger Woods’ eagle-birdie-par-birdie finish earned Woods the victory and Gogel a T2 one stroke back. Finished seventh on the 1999 Nationwide Tour money list to earn TOUR card. Recorded $180,173 in earnings thanks to wins at the 1999 Louisiana Open and 1999 Cleveland Open, the fifth and sixth wins of Nationwide Tour career. First player in Nationwide Tour history to win in four consecutive years (1996-99). Defeated Casey Martin in Cleveland with a birdie on the second extra hole, running his career playoff record to 3-0, also a Nationwide Tour record. Member of the Nationwide Tour team at the Ganter Cup Challenge. Won the individual stroke play with a 7-under-par 65 and defeated Craig Stadler in the match-play portion of the event. Finished 16th on the 1998 Nationwide Tour money list on the strength of two victories, at the Omaha Classic and Tri-Cities Open. Finished 19th on the 1997 Nationwide Tour money list. Winner of the 1997 Laurel Creek Classic in Moorestown, NJ. Collected his first Nationwide Tour title at the 1996 Boise Open. Winner of the 1995 Kansas Open. Played the Asian Tour. While playing the 1996 Indian Open in Calcutta, met Mother Teresa. As an amateur, was NCAA All-America at Kansas in 1994. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (6): 1996 Boise Open. 1997 Laurel Creek Classic. 1998 Omaha Classic, Tri-Cities Open. 1999 Louisiana Open, Cleveland Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1995 — 5,843 — 296 2002 — 1,089,482 — 57 2006 — 108,230 — 214 1997 — 0 2003 — 897,410 — 78 2007 — 0 2000 — 604,199 — 80 2004 — 817,117 — 98 2001 — 729,783 — 70 2005 — 344,151 — 172 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2001 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—177; in money—83; Top-10 finishes—16 CAREER EARNINGS: $4,596,216 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Genuity Championship/54 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1999)
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FULL NAME: Brent Andrew Geiberger BIRTHDATE: May 22, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Santa Barbara, CA RESIDENCE: Palm Desert, CA HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Pepperdine University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hockey, basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1996 OTHER INFORMATION: Made three cuts in 12 starts on the 2008 PGA TOUR, with a season-best T9 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (the 25th top-10 finish of his career). Made 17 starts on TOUR in 2007, making the cut in six. Finished outside the top 125 for the second consecutive season in 2006, logging one top-10 in 30 starts. In 14th start, logged lone top-10 with a T10 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. In 2005, hampered by injury, with just one top-10 performance. In sixth start of season, earned T6 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson aided by opening rounds of 67-66. Withdrew during final round of THE PLAYERS Championship with a rib injury and missed three months (April-June). The 2004 season highlight was winning same PGA TOUR event, Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, as father Al did in 1976. Brent and Al became first father-son combination to win same TOUR event in the United States. Tom Morris Sr. and Jr. and Willie Park Sr. and Jr. all won the British Open in the 1800s. Entered the week at No. 144 on TOUR money list looking to secure card for 2005. With second career win, earned two-year exemption and a $828,000 payday. Posted final-round, bogey-free 66 to secure two-stroke victory over Michael Allen. Finished among the top 125 on the 2003 money list for the seventh consecutive season. Missed most of the season due to a foot injury. Only top-10 came at the Wachovia Championship, a T2. Withdrew after the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic due to plantar fasciitis (pain in bottom of the foot). Was rehabbing foot and three weeks later severely sprained his left ankle. Sat out rest of year. Best effort of the 2002 season came at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic where four rounds in the 60s good for T7. Three top-10s in 2001, including T5s at the Buick Invitational., Greater Milwaukee Open and Air Canada Championship. Started the year with a T8 at the 2000 Mercedes Championships. First PGA TOUR victory came at the 1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open. Victory also marked first time a son of former TOUR champion had won on TOUR since Guy Boros (son of Julius) captured 1996 Greater Vancouver Open. Won in record fashion after rounds of 66-63-66-67 produced three-stroke victory over Skip Kendall. Became the first player since Justin Leonard in 1996 Buick Open to win tournament in which he had hole-in-one. In start before victory, finished third at Motorola Western Open. Also finished third at the Westin Texas Open, one stroke out of Duffy Waldorf-Ted Tryba playoff. Ended the season with a third-place finish at THE TOUR Championship. Cracked the top-50 on 1998 TOUR money list. Closed with 66 at Phoenix Open to finish T2. Rookie season in 1997 was highlighted by runner-up finish at LaCantera Texas Open. Improved to 11th on 1996 Nationwide Tour money list with $103,817, missing top-10 money list finish that would have earned place on PGA TOUR by $112. Earned TOUR spot anyway with seventh-place finish at 1996 Qualifying Tournament. Rookie on the Nationwide Tour in 1995. Had six top-10s in 28 starts on way to 23rd-place finish on money list with $74,274. Winner of eight junior college tournaments while attending College of the Desert in Palm Springs, CA. Father Al, winner of 11 PGA TOUR events and nine Champions Tour titles, was the first to shoot 59 in PGA TOUR history (1977 Memphis Classic). Brother John is the coach of the Pepperdine University golf team that won 1997 NCAA Championship. In 1998, made PGA Championship history when he and father Al became first father-son combo to compete in same PGA. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open. 2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. MONEY & POSITION: 1997 — 395,472 — 62 2001 — 711,194 — 74 2005 — 309,559 — 176 1998 — 573,098 — 49 2002 — 582,592 — 113 2006 — 590,478 — 133 1999 — 1,541,409 — 19 2003 — 588,533 — 111 2007 — 91,750 — 217 2000 — 564,918 — 85 2004 — 1,259,779 — 57 2008 — 165,600 — 205 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T9—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2000 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—12; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—290; in money—178; Top-10 finishes—25 CAREER EARNINGS: $7,374,382 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 Canon Greater Hartford Open/37 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members exemption when he got out of college. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1998-2000, 2002 and 2004. Made the cut in 13 of 25 starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2004, and finished No. 73 on the money list, with $79,064. Made the cut in 12 of 30 events on the PGA TOUR in 2003, but lost card after finishing No. 177 on the money list. One of four players to win multiple tournaments in 2002 on the Nationwide Tour. Back-to-back victories at the Oregon Classic and Albertsons Boise Open propelled him to No. 6 on the money list, with $241,940. Became the sixth player in the history of the Nationwide Tour to post consecutive victories and was the fifth player to do so in consecutive weeks. Finished T14 at the 2000 Qualifying Tournament to earn his 2001 TOUR card. Made the cut in 12 of 30 events, with two top-25 finishes in 2001 on TOUR. Made the cut in 11 of 19 events on the Nationwide Tour in 2000. Posted first career win at the 2000 New Mexico Classic with a 14-under-par total to break Dick Mast’s tournament record by one stroke. Finished 30th on the money list with $133,966. Amateur: Winner of the 1997 California State Amateur and the California State Open. Member of Pepperdine University’s 1997 NCAA Championship team. Coach at Pepperdine was John Geiberger, son of Champions Tour veteran Al Geiberger and brother of PGA TOUR member Brent Geiberger. Member of victorious 1997 U.S. Walker Cup team. Appeared on “Last Call” with Carson Daly during the 2005 season. The two played junior golf together growing up in Southern California. EXEMPT STATUS: 134th on 2008 money list PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2005 84 LUMBER Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (6): 2000 New Mexico Classic. 2002 Oregon Classic, Albertsons Boise Open. 2005 National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic, Scholarship America Showdown, Cox Classic Presented by Chevrolet. MONEY & POSITION: 1998 — 0 2002 — 0 2006 — 717,005 — 118 1999 — 20,385 — 255 2003 — 208,801 — 177 2007 — 1,105,985 — 88 2000 — 0 2004 — 0 2008 — 779,664 — 134 2001 — 180,451 — 178 2005 — 871,135 — 94 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T8—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, Viking Classic; T9—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2 times, most recent 2007 Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—33; in money—17; Top-10 finishes—3 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—163; in money—78; Top-10 finishes—11 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,883,427 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Target World Challenge presented by Countrywide/77 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2002, 2005)
GRöNBERG, Mathias (mat-TEE-us grown-BERG)
FULL NAME: Mathias Grönberg BIRTHDATE: March 12, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Stockholm, Sweden RESIDENCE: Monaco HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Tara; Lars Van (5/11/02), Ava Marie (5/4/05) EDUCATION: Swedish Golf School (1988, Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, reading TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Q SCHOOL: 2003, 2005, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Made 14 cuts in 30 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008 with a best finish of T14 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. Successfully made his way through two final stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his card for the 2009 season. Fired a fourth-round, 8-under 64 at PGA West in La Quinta, CA in the final stage and finished T18. For the second consecutive year in 2007, earned fully exempt status for 2008 (No. 125) late in the year. In 2006, he was 124th. Recorded the best finish of his TOUR career and his first top-10 of the 2007 season with a T3 at the Valero Texas Open. Carded all four rounds in the 60s (65-65-65-69--264) for only the second time in his TOUR career (2005 B.C. Open). Moved from 150th to 130th on the money list. The next week finished T7 at the Frys.com Open to jump to No. 120 on the money list. Managed to stay in the top-125 on the money list thanks to a T37 finish at the Childern’s Miracle Network Classic, the last full-field event of the season. After finishing 160th on 2005 PGA TOUR money list, placed T26 at the Qualifying Tournament in December to regain his status. Lone top-10 on TOUR was a T6 at the B.C. Open. Also played seven events on the 2005 Nationwide Tour, earning one top-10, a T9 at the LaSalle Bank Open. Was a rookie on the PGA TOUR in 2004 and recorded first top-10 of his TOUR career in only his 28th career start with a ninth-place finish at the 2004 Wachovia Championship. Missed the cut in his last 10 starts and finished 132nd on the money list. After seven previous attempts at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, earned TOUR card for 2004 as medalist at the 2003 Qualifying Tournament. Ended three years without a victory on the European Tour when he won the 60th Italian Open Telecom Italia in 2003. In 2002, only played in 15 European Tour events due to the birth of his first child, Lars. Third victory on the European Tour came when he won the 2000 Mercedes-Benz South African Open. At the 1998 Smurfit European Open at The K Club, won by 10 strokes, the largest winning margin that year. Member of the Dunhill Cup and World Cup teams. Claimed his first European Tour victory when he won the 1995 Canon European Masters. In his amateur days he enrolled at the Gothenburg golf school as a 16-year-old 5-handicapper. Swedish Boys Champion in 1988, and British Youths champion two years later, then helped Sweden to win the Eisenhower Trophy by 12 strokes ahead of the United States in New Zealand where he won the individual title. Lists Monaco as home, but also has residences in New Jersey and Florida. Played soccer until age 16. Web site is mathiasgronberg.com. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T3—2007 Valero Texas Open.
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MONEY & POSITION: 1995 — 0 2002 — 0 2006 — 674,002 — 124 1999 — 5,961 — 308 2003 — 128,013 2007 — 785,180 — 125 2000 — 0 2004 — 565,014 — 132 2008 — 245,281 — 192 2001 — 8,863 2005 — 401,140 — 160 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T14—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–3 times, most recent 2008 Wyndham Championship/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—30; in money—14; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—158; in money—76; Top-10 finishes—6 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,813,454 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 Las Vegas Invitational/65 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: Scott Edward Gump BIRTHDATE: December 17, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Merritt Island, FL RESIDENCE: Windermere, FL HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Christine; Sarah Gavin (5/13/99) EDUCATION: University of Miami (1987, Business Administration) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Whitewater rafting, music, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 Q SCHOOL: 1990 OTHER INFORMATION: Made two starts each on the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour in 2008, missing the cut in all four starts. In 2007, split time between the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour for the seventh consecutive season. Played in 12 PGA TOUR events, with one made cut, a T55 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Played in 11 Nationwide Tour events, with a best finish of T27 at the Movistar Panama Championship. T17 at the 2006 B.C. Open is only top-25 TOUR finish since 2000. Led the Nationwide Tour in 2005 in Driving Accuracy for the fourth consecutive season with an 80.7 average. Won the 2004 Albertsons Boise Open, his third career Nationwide Tour title. Beat Michael Long and Jimmy Walker by two. Finished 31st on the Nationwide Tour money list that season. Also won twice on the Nationwide Tour in 1994 when he won the Monterey Open and Greater Greenville Classic and placed second on the money list to advance to the PGA TOUR. Failed to secure playing card despite participating in 36 PGA TOUR events in 2000. In 1999, manufactured finest season on PGA TOUR with career-best four top-10s, including his third career runner-up finish. Also broke into top-40 on TOUR money list for first time with career-best $954,859, thanks to four top-10s. Highlight of season came at THE PLAYERS Championship, a solo second place. In 1998, had two top-10s and seven top-25s to finish 73rd on the TOUR money list. Lost by one to Steve Jones at the Quad City Classic. Earned his card for the first time in 1991 after finishing third at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Finished T2 to Jose Maria Olazabal at the 2001 INTERNATIONAL. EXEMPT STATUS: Veteran Member BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—1998 Quad City Classic,1999 THE PLAYERS Championship, T2—1991 The International. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1994 Monterrey Open, Greater Greenville Classic. 2004 Albertsons Boise Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1988 — 0 1995 — 184,828 — 99 2001 — 31,902 — 221 1989 — 0 1996 — 177,332 — 118 2002 — 23,610 — 227 1991 — 207,809 — 80 1997 — 209,672 — 109 2005 — 0 1992 — 148,696 — 102 1998 — 402,092 — 73 2006 — 72,248 — 223 1993 — 96,822 — 147 1999 — 954,732 — 40 2007 — 7,805 — 255 1994 — 4,181 — 286 2000 — 193,460 — 165 2008 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—329; in money—192; Top-10 finishes—10 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,715,190 Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 Kemper Open/98 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1994)
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FULL NAME: Scott Bernard Gutschewski BIRTHDATE: October 1, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Omaha, NE RESIDENCE: Omaha, NE;plays out of Shadow Ridge CC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 260 FAMILY: Wife, Amy; Luke (3/31/03), Isabelle (5/3/05); Trevor (3/26/07 EDUCATION: University of Nebraska SPECIAL INTERESTS: Spending time with family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 Q SCHOOL: 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: Advanced to the PGA TOUR for the second time via the Nationwide Tour. Recorded four top-10s on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, including a victory at the Rex Hospital Open. Won by two strokes over Esteban Toledo and Chad Ginn. Was the only player in the field to post all four rounds in the 60s (67-69-68-66) on his way to a 14-under 270 finish and $90,000 payday. The win moved him to No. 8 on the official money list. Was T8 at the Oregon Classic. His T9 at the Nationwide Tour Championship secured his spot in “The 25,” finishing No. 21 on the money list. Finished No. 187 on the 2007 TOUR money list, with $252,179. Finished inside the top 25 in two events, including a season-best T21 at the Stanford St. Jude Championship. With partial status in 2006, played in 19 events with first two career top-10s. Finished 167th on money list but retained card for 2007 with T22 finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. First top-10 of 2006 came at Cialis
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FULL NAME: Gary Hallberg BIRTHDATE: May 31, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Berwyn, IL RESIDENCE: Castle Rock, CO HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 162 FAMILY: Wife, Shirley; Kristina (8/19/92), Eric Anders (1/10/94) EDUCATION: Wake Forest University (1980) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, sports, business TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1980 JOINED TOUR: 1980 OTHER INFORMATION: Split the 2008 season between the Champions Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Turned in a solid rookie season on the Champions Tour, with two top-10 finishes. Best finish was a T2 at the 3M Championship. Made only two of six cuts on the Nationwide Tour. Split the 2001-07 seasons between the PGA TOUR and the Nationwide Tour. Played in seven PGA TOUR events in 2007, missing the cut in each. Best finish on Nationwide Tour in 2007 was a T50 at the Legend Financial Group Classic. Finished T24 at the 2006 B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort, his first top-25 finish on the TOUR since the 1998 season. In 2002, won the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic on the Nationwide Tour. In 2001, finished solo second at the Samsung Canadian PGA Championship on the Nationwide Tour. NBC and CNBC golf analyst in 2001. Won third career TOUR title at the 1992 Buick Southern Open. Collected his second TOUR win at the 1987 Greater Milwaukee Open. Winner of 1986 Chrysler Team Championship with Scott Hoch. First TOUR title was at the 1982 IsuzuAndy Williams San Diego Open. Won 1981 Lille Open in France and 1982 Chunichi Crowns Invitational in Japan. In 1980, became first TOUR player to earn playing privileges without going through the Qualifying Tournament. PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year in 1980. As an amateur, was first four-time first-team All-America selection. That feat later was matched by Phil Mickelson, David Duval and Bryce Molder. Won 1979 NCAA Championship and 1978-79 North and South Amateur. Member 1977 U.S. Walker Cup team. Started Saturday Series Pro-Am held in conjunction with TOUR events. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1983 Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open. 1987 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1992 Buick Southern Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1980 — 75,844 — 56 1990 — 128,954 — 121 2000 — 19,212 — 228 1981 — 45,793 — 92 1991 — 273,546 — 62 2001 — 15,296 — 230 1982 — 36,192 — 113 1992 — 236,629 — 67 2002 — 0 1983 — 120,170 — 45 1993 — 147,706 — 111 2003 — 24,417 — 236 1984 — 187,260 — 30 1994 — 224,965 — 82 2004 — 0 1985 — 108,872 — 75 1995 — 99,332 — 160 2005 — 7,160 — 262 1986 — 68,479 — 121 1996 — 2,544 — 358 2006 — 35,693 — 237
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FULL NAME: John Patrick Hayes BIRTHDATE: August 2, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Appleton, WI RESIDENCE: El Paso, TX; plays out of El Paso CC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Laura; John Henry (9/27/01), Maggy Jean (12/8/03) EDUCATION: University of Texas-El Paso (1988, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fly Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 Q SCHOOL: 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2004 OTHER INFORMATION: Made seven cuts in 26 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with a season-best T9 at the John Deere Classic, where he won in 2002 and finished second in 2006. Finished 176th on the money list, his worst finish since 1993. Gained national attention late in 2008 for disqualifying himself from second stage of the Qualifying Tournament for inadvertently using a nonconforming ball. Received several Sponsor Exemptions from 2009 tournaments as a result of his act. Competed in two events in the 2007 PGA TOUR’s Playoffs for the FedExCup, following three top-10 finishes. Withdrew during the fourth round of the 2007 PODS Championship due to minor chest pains and dizziness. Later diagnosed as vasovagal syncope, which causes low blood pressure. After taking more than a month off to recover, finished a career-best T6 at THE PLAYERS Championship. Led after the first round of the Children’s Miracle Network Classic with a 7-under 65 before finishing T9, his third top 10 of the season. In 2006, playing out of the 126-150 category, finished in the top 125 in just 19 starts to earn full status for 2007. Finished second at the John Deere Classic. Trailed 54-hole leader John Senden by four entering the final round, but Sunday’s 6-under-par 65 fell one short of Senden’s 265 total. In 2005, made only 10 cuts in 22 TOUR starts and finished out of the top 125 for the second consecutive season. Finished T2 at the B.C. Open thanks to closing rounds of 64-66. Finished T4 at the Reno-Tahoe Open in late August. In 2004, finished out of the top 125 (No. 174) for the first time since 1997. Retained his card by finishing T26 at Qualifying Tournament. Closed with a 5-under 67 to make it on the number and finish in the top 30 and ties. Finished in the top 125 (112th) for the sixth consecutive season in 2003 with seven top-25s, including solo eighth at the Reno-Tahoe Open. In 2002, enjoyed an outstanding season with career-best earnings of $955,271 capped by second career TOUR victory at John Deere Classic. T16 at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic was highlighted by PGA TOUR record-tying eight consecutive birdies (13-18, 1-2) at the Palmer Course at PGA West. Shot then-tournament record 7-under 28 on the front-nine at Brown Deer Park in the Milwaukee tournament. Picked up second career victory at the John Deere Classic, four years, one month and 14 days after his first. Set tournament course record and tied the tournament record with a 10-under 61 in the second round. Set the tournament record in relation to par at 22-under 262 (David Frost, 21-under 259 at Oakwood CC in 1993). Recorded three top-10s in 2001 to finish in the top 100 on the money list for the fourth consecutive year. In 2000, recorded five top-10s, including the first runner-up finish of his career and the second third-place finish of his career at the Honda Classic. Later earned second career third-place finish at Greater Milwaukee Open. In 1998, became the fourth first-time winner with playoff victory over Jim Furyk at rain-shortened Buick Classic. Arrived at Westchester CC having broken 70 just once all year and with earnings of $16,712. Started with 66 in first round for T2, two strokes out of lead. Second round took place over Saturday and Sunday due to heavy rains. Birdied 17 and 18 Sunday morning to complete 67 and tie Furyk for lead. Both players recorded 68s in the third and final round, which included an eagle by Furyk and birdie by Hayes on 54th hole. In playoff, Hayes sank 7-foot birdie putt on first extra hole to earn two-year exemption and $324,000. Previous best TOUR finish was T6 at the 1992 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. Best finish of 1997 was a T8 at the Shell Houston Open, where he shot 64 on Saturday for his low round of the year. Finished 135th on money list and returned to Qualifying Tournament for fourth time. Finished 13th at 1996 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to gain fully exempt status on TOUR. Finished 14th on Nationwide Tour money list in on strength of victory at Miami Valley Open. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1998 Buick Classic. 2002 John Deere Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1996 Miami Valley Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1992 — 72,830 — 155 1999 — 436,302 — 89 2005 — 531,704 — 138 1993 — 6,650 — 253 2000 — 838,054 — 57 2006 — 701,433 — 122 1995 — 111,696 — 153 2001 — 622,964 — 82 2007 — 890,815 — 114 1996 — 0 2002 — 955,271 — 66 2008 — 312,152 — 176 1997 — 160,722 — 135 2003 — 585,331 — 112 1998 — 555,272 — 51 2004 — 260,816 — 174 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T9—John Deere Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2002 John Deere Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—26; in money—7; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—358; in money—184; Top-10 finishes—27 CAREER EARNINGS: $7,042,010 Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 Memorial Tournament/86 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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1987 — 210,786 — 48 1997 — 40,132 — 217 2007 — 0 1988 — 28,551 — 179 1998 — 167,540 — 156 1989 — 146,833 — 95 1999 — 24,110 — 250 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–5 times, most recent 1995 B.C. Open/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—564; in money—288; Top-10 finishes—38 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,476,014 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Canon Greater Hartford Open/113 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Western Open, a T10 with four rounds of par or better. Earned entry into event as a Monday qualifier. Two weeks later, recorded a career-best TOUR finish with a T6 at the B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort. Rookie on TOUR in 2005 after finishing 17th on the 2004 Nationwide Tour money list. Made 16 cuts in 27 TOUR starts and finished 149th on the money list to earn partial status for 2006. Posted six top-25s with his best finish, a T13 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Paired with Michelle Wie during the first two rounds of the John Deere Classic. Made the cut in 20 of 25 tournaments on the 2004 Nationwide Tour, including seven top-10s and earned $206,308 in his second year on that circuit. Finished T2 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic for his best showing of the season. A T5 at the Miccosukee Championship propelled him from No. 21 to No. 14 on the money list with one tournament to play. Finished 26th on the 2003 Nationwide Tour money list during his rookie season. Had eight top-25s in 12 starts, including his first title at the Monterey Peninsula Classic. Tournament-record 12-under 276 was four shots better than the previous record and helped him garner a career-best $81,000. The victory assured him of a Sponsor Exemption into the 2004 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where he missed the cut in his first TOUR start. Has also played on the Tight Lies Tour, Prairie Tour, Hooters Tour and the Canadian Tour. Played at Nebraska from 1997-99 and was part of Nebraska’s best team in school history in 1999. Helped lead the Huskers to a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Championships and had a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championship. Lists his father and grandfather as giving him his start in golf. EXEMPT STATUS: 21st on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T6—2006 B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2003 Monterey Peninsula Classic. 2008 The Rex Hospital Open. MONEY & POSITION: 2004 — 9,858 2006 — 379,488 — 167 2005 — 485,487 — 149 2007 — 252,179 — 187 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2005 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas/1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—69; in money—35; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,127,012 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational/236 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2004, 2008)
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FULL NAME: William Michael Heinen, Jr. BIRTHDATE: January 17, 1967 BIRTHPLACE: Rayne, LA RESIDENCE: Lake Charles, LA HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 215 FAMILY: Wife, Kathy; Olivia Kathryn (1/25/96), William Michael III (6/16/99), Christopher Thomas (12/22/04) EDUCATION: University of Louisiana-Lafayette SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 Q SCHOOL: 1993, 2002 OTHER INFORMATION: Missed all seven cuts in 2008 PGA TOUR appearances, while making three of 13 cuts on the Nationwide Tour. Had two top-25 finishes on the Nationwide Tour in 2008. Played 21 Nationwide Tour events in 2007, garnering two top-25s, including a T6 at the Oregon Classic. Missed cut in only start on PGA TOUR at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Split 2006 between the Nationwide Tour (15 events) and PGA TOUR (five) with five made cuts on the Nationwide Tour. Had one top-25 in 2005, a T16 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open on the Nationwide Tour. Lone PGA TOUR top-10 in 2004 was a T8 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Earned a career-best $432,417 in 2003 to finish 138th on the final money list. Recorded his career-low round on TOUR at the 2003 Greater Milwaukee Open with a 62 at Brown Deer Park Golf Course. Split time between PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour in 2002. Made $138,041 and finished 26th on the Nationwide Tour money list. Turned in his first TOUR top-10 since 1998 with his T5 at the 2002 John Deere Classic. Held first-round lead after a 63. Lone TOUR victory, a three-stroke win at the 1994 Shell Houston Open, came in 10th start. Lost playoff to Davis Love III at 1995 Freeport-McMoRan Classic. Prior to earning membership on TOUR, played Canadian and Nationwide Tours. Two-time NCAA All-America at Louisiana-Lafayette. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1994 Shell Houston Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1991 — 0 1999 — 0 2005 — 6,300 — 265 1994 — 390,963 — 40 2000 — 5,018 — 249 2006 — 0 1995 — 350,920 — 52 2001 — 50,838 — 213 2007 — 0 1996 — 102,588 — 161 2002 — 246,853 — 166 2008 — 0 1997 — 3,000 — 330 2003 — 432,417 — 138 1998 — 93,134 — 185 2004 — 166,185 — 195 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2003 Greater Milwaukee Open/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—7; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—208; in money—90; Top-10 finishes—9 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,848,216 Career High Official World Rank: After 1995 Buick Classic/90 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: Robert Edward Heintz BIRTHDATE: May 1, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Syosset, NY RESIDENCE: Clearwater, FL; plays out of Countryside CC (Clearwater, FL) HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 210 FAMILY: Wife, Nancy; Eryn (5/20/96), Phillip John (6/8/99), Daniel Robert (3/28/02) EDUCATION: Yale University (1992, Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Novels, chess, family vacations, puzzles, cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Played the PGA TOUR in 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2008 and the Nationwide Tour in 1994, 1999, 2001, 2003-04 and 2006-07. Made seven cuts in 17 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with a best finish coming with a T11 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. Successfully made his way through final two stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2009 season. Finished 136th on the 2007 money list with three top-25s, including two top-10 finishes in 27 starts. Birdied the final three holes of the final round to finish T5 at the 2007 U.S. Bank Championship, matching best career finish on the PGA TOUR (2005 Valero Texas Open). One week later, finished T5 at the 2007 Canadian Open with four rounds in the 60s. Top-10s in two-week span matched career totals. In two weeks, jumped from 174th to 121st on the season money list. Earned TOUR card for 2007 with T8 finish at 2006 Qualifying Tournament. Finished 43rd on Nationwide Tour money list in 2006, with four top-10s in 29 starts. Best finish was T5 at The Rex Hospital Open. In 2005, posted lone TOUR top-10 of the season and only the second of his career with his T5 finish at the Valero Texas Open. His $133,000 paycheck was more than he made in his first two seasons as a member of the TOUR. Finished 77th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2004. Also logged two top-10s in 2003 where he finished 44th on money list. In 2002, posted two top-25s and finished 192nd on TOUR money list. First career top-10 was T10 at the 2000 B.C. Open in his rookie season. Won twice on Nationwide Tour in 1999, at the Shreveport Open and season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship. Playoff victory in final event moved him from 16th to sixth on final money list and gave him his first TOUR card. From January 1996 through March 1997, gave up on golf to pursue career as a financial analyst. Three-time Ivy League champion at Yale. 1992 Academic All-America. Recruited to play basketball at Yale. Lists heroes as Jack Nicklaus in golf and former President George H.W. Bush in politics. Dad brought him to local municipal course at age 6 or 7 to learn golf. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T5—2005 Valero Texas Open, 2007 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, Canadian Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1999 Shreveport Open, TOUR Championship.
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MONEY & POSITION: 1999 — 0 2004 — 0 2008 — 301,015 — 178 2000 — 127,412 — 184 2005 — 355,488 — 171 2002 — 127,346 — 192 2007 — 649,342 — 136 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T11—Stanford St. Jude Championship, Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2008 Wyndham Championship/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—17; in money—7; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—132; in money—46; Top-10 finishes—4 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,560,603 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 BMW Championship/358 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1999)
HENSBY, Mark
FULL NAME: Mark Adam Hensby BIRTHDATE: June 29, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Melbourne, Australia RESIDENCE: Mesa, AZ HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 150 FAMILY: Chase (2/7/00) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in nine of 26 starts on the 2008 PGA TOUR, with three top-25 finishes. Posted a T4 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship for his only top-10 and his first since finishing runner-up at the 2007 Fry’s Electronics Open. Stood one shot behind 36-hole leader Adam Scott, but a third-round 73 derailed his title hopes. Ended the 2007 season by recording his only top-10 finish with a runner-up effort at the inaugural Fry’s Electronics Open that earned his TOUR card for 2008. Second-round 61 was a career best and moved him from T80 to T2. Runner-up finish to Mike Weir marked his first top-five finish since the 2005 John Deere Classic (T4). His $540,000 check moved him from 151st on the money list to 99th with $969,731 in his final start of the season. Plagued by a nagging foot injury in 2006, fell out of the top 150 on the money list as he was limited to just 16 events. Injury stemmed from a car crash suffered earlier in the year, Consulted with Jose Maria Olazabal, whose career was nearly cut short in the 1990s due to foot problems, later diagnosed as back problem. In 2005, recorded top-10s in two majors (Masters and U.S. Open) and earned a berth on International Presidents Cup squad. In Masters debut and second career major championship start, posted first major top-10 with a T5. Along with Rod Pampling, led group of eight Australians that participated. In his U.S. Open debut two months later, finished T3, five strokes behind champion Michael Campbell. Captured his first win on the European Tour by defeating Henrik Stenson on the second playoff hole of the Scandinavian Masters after finishing with a final-round 65 to make it into the playoff. Won first TOUR title at the 2004 John Deere Classic and made first trip to THE TOUR Championship. Runner-up finish at BellSouth Classic, one stroke behind Zach Johnson. First TOUR victory came with a par 3 on the second playoff hole to beat John E. Morgan at the John Deere Classic. Posted rounds of 68-65-69-66—268, overcoming four-shot lead of Jose Coceres in the final round. Earned a career-best $684,000. Became the 16th firsttime winner in John Deere Classic history. Recorded an ace in the first round, becoming the first player since Jim Furyk (2002 Memorial Tournament) to post an ace and win in the same week. In first TOUR Championship appearance, finished T4 to jump to No. 40 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Made the cut in 17 of 23 events on the 2003 Nationwide Tour. Collected $276,519 to finish No. 7 on the final money list. Earned his third career victory at the Henrico County Open. Posted a final-round 9-under 63 to finish regulation tied with Zach Johnson at 20-under-par. Birdied the first playoff hole for the victory. In 2001, his first season on TOUR, finished 186th on money list and recorded only top-10, a T9 at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open, during his first event as a member. Second Nationwide Tour victory came during the 2000 season at the Carolina Classic. Defeated Manny Zerman on seventh extra playoff hole. In 1998, set tournament mark with 20-under 260 at Fort Smith Classic, his first Nationwide Tour victory. Winner of numerous other tournaments, including the 1996 Illinois Open by eight strokes and the 1994 Illinois State Amateur. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2004 John Deere Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1998 Fort Smith Classic. 2000 Carolina Classic. 2003 Henrico County Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1995 — 0 2003 — 8,880 2007 — 969,731 — 102 1996 — 3,799 — 332 2004 — 2,718,766 — 15 2008 — 480,483 — 156 1997 — 0 2005 — 1,312,637 — 59 2001 — 155,629 — 186 2006 — 251,883 — 183 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T4—EDS Byron Nelson Championship. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2007 Fry’s Electronics Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—26; in money—9; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—150; in money—77; Top-10 finishes—14 CAREER EARNINGS: $5,901,807 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro/27 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2000, 2003)
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FULL NAME: Johnny Ray Huston BIRTHDATE: June 1, 1961 BIRTHPLACE: Mt. Vernon, IL RESIDENCE: Palm Harbor, FL; plays out of Innisbrook Golf Resort HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 155 FAMILY: Wife, Suzanne; Jessica (11/9/87), Travis (3/29/93) EDUCATION: Auburn University SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1983 Q SCHOOL: 1987, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Regained fully exempt status with a T4 finish at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Made the cut in 11 of 18 starts on the 2008 PGA TOUR, with five top-25 finishes (the most since the 2005 season). Finished outside of the top 125 (No. 153) for the third consecutive season. Three consecutive 70s left him just one behind the 54-hole leader at the Ginn sur Mer Classic, before a final-round 73 left him two back with a season-best T7. Played in 16 events on the 2007 TOUR with best finish a T21 at the Frys.com Open. In 2006, made 12 cuts in 27 events entered and posted one top-10, a fourth-place finish at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Fell out of the top 125 for just the second time in his 19-year TOUR career. In 2005, his best stretch of the season was a two-week period in September that included a T11 at the Bell Canadian Open and a T5 at the 84 LUMBER Classic. Clinched spot in top 125 on the money list with T20 finish at Chrysler Championship. Turned in his best finish in a World Golf Championships event with a T9 at the 2004 Accenture Match Play Championship. Held a share of the 54-hole lead with Vijay Singh at the 2004 Shell Houston Open at 7-under-par. Finished solo third. Won for the second time in the 2000s with his victory at the 2003 Southern Farm Bureau Classic, his seventh career victory. Birdied three of final four holes to defeat Brenden Pappas, who shot a final-round 10-under 62, by a stroke. Collected his sixth TOUR victory in 2000 and was among the top-10 eight times. Earned three-stroke victory at the inaugural Tampa Bay Classic, his fifth victory in the state of Florida. Win occurred on home course, Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course. Won consolation match at 1999 Accenture Match Play Championship, defeating Steve Pate. Best four-day performance at the time by any player on TOUR at 1998 United Airlines Hawaiian Open, where he broke the 72-hole scoring record in relation to par with a 28-under-par 260 to capture his fourth TOUR title. Rounds of 63-65-66-66 included 31 birdies and only three
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FULL NAME: Scott Mabon Hoch BIRTHDATE: November 24, 1955 BIRTHPLACE: Raleigh, NC RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Sally; Cameron (5/1/84), Katie (5/16/86) EDUCATION: Wake Forest University (1978, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1979 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1979 OTHER INFORMATION: In 2008, made his first appearance on the PGA TOUR since 2005 at The Honda Classic and finished T65 at PGA National. Teamed with Kenny Perry to win the Merrill Lynch Shootout in mid-December. Was the first multiple Champions Tour winner in 2008, claiming a pair of titles in Florida in back-to-back starts. Was among the top-three in three other events and pocketed more than $1.4 million in earnings, his best money-making year since 2002. First win of the 2008 season came at the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton. Birdied three of his final four holes on the Old Course at Broken Sound to prevail by one stroke over Bruce Lietzke and Brad Bryant. Won the following week near Naples at The ACE Group Classic. Trailed by two strokes after 36 holes but a closing, 4-under-par 68 included a critical birdie on the 18th hole that eventually got him into a playoff with Tom Kite, Tom Jenkins and Bryant. Made an 8-foot birdie on the first extra hole to win. Victory gave him multiple wins in a season for the first time since 2001 on the PGA TOUR. Played his first full season on the Champions Tour in 2007 and finished 22nd on the money list, posting his first career win by two strokes over D.A. Weibring at the FedEx Kinko’s Classic near Austin, TX, in May. Was perhaps the PGA TOUR’s most consistent performer from 1982 through 2002 when he finished among the top 40 on the money list every year during that 20-year span except for 1992 when surgery to repair a shoulder injury slowed him. Last of 11 PGA TOUR victories came at the 2003 Ford Championship at Doral, his fifth win since turning 40. Shared the third-round lead with Bob Tway, then went on to defeat Jim Furyk with birdie on the third extra hole. Play was suspended due to darkness on Sunday night while both players were on the green on the second playoff hole. Had his career year in money earnings in 2001 when at age 45, he made $2,875,319 (seventh on money list) and claimed a pair of tournament titles. Became the first 45-year-
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old to win twice in a single season since Hale Irwin in 1990. Only Julius Boros (age 47 and 48 in 1967 and ‘68), Sam Snead (age 47 in 1960) and Irwin had won multiple times at age 45 or older. Victory at 2001 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic was first in 94 starts and at 45 years, five months and five days, made him the oldest TOUR winner since Tom Watson won the 1998 MasterCard Colonial at age 48. Fired a closing-round 64 to claim the Advil Western Open, edging Davis Love III by a stroke. Won second Greater Milwaukee Open in 1997 and that year, had a career-high 11 top-10 finishes, including a second at THE PLAYERS Championship, T6 at the PGA Championship and T10 at both the U.S. Open and THE TOUR Championship. Won 1996 Vardon Trophy with 70.08 scoring average. Six top-three finishes in 1996, topped by wire-to-wire victory at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. Shot back-to-back 65s on weekend at 1995 Greater Milwaukee Open for threestroke victory. Lost playoff to Payne Stewart at 1995 Shell Houston Open after holding a five-stroke lead through 54 holes. After four years without a victory, captured 1994 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Three weeks after playoff loss to Nick Faldo at 1989 Masters, won Las Vegas Invitational in playoff over Robert Wrenn. Donated $100,000 of his winnings to Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital in Orlando. Has a floor named after him at the Arnold Palmer Hospital thanks to his family’s donations. Although son Cameron was successfully treated elsewhere for rare bone infection in right leg, he and wife Sally are strong supporters of Orlando facility. First victory came in rookie season of 1980, winning first of two Quad Cities Opens. Runner-up to John Cook at 1978 U.S. Amateur. Member of 1975 national championship team at Wake Forest. An All-America selection in 1977 and 1978 when he won the Atlantic Coast Conference title. Has had 30 holes-in-one in his career. Brother Buddy was a professional bowler, while their father won All-American honors in baseball at Wake Forest. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-2 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (11): 1980 Quad Cities Open. 1982 USF&G Classic. 1984 Miller High Life QCO. 1989 Las Vegas Invitational. 1994 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. 1995 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1996 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. 1997 Greater Milwaukee Open. 2001 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, Advil Western Open. 2003 Ford Championship at Doral. MONEY & POSITION: 1980 — 45,600 — 77 1989 — 670,680 — 10 1998 — 1,237,053 — 17 1981 — 49,606 — 87 1990 — 333,978 — 40 1999 — 1,172,692 — 33 1982 — 193,862 — 16 1991 — 520,038 — 27 2000 — 1,368,888 — 33 1983 — 144,605 — 37 1992 — 84,798 — 146 2001 — 2,875,319 — 7 1984 — 224,345 — 27 1993 — 403,742 — 37 2002 — 1,465,173 — 38 1985 — 186,020 — 35 1994 — 804,559 — 11 2003 — 1,198,250 — 59 1986 — 222,077 — 36 1995 — 792,643 — 18 2004 — 1,239,360 — 60 1987 — 391,747 — 20 1996 — 1,039,564 — 9 2005 — 31,130 — 237 1988 — 397,599 — 26 1997 — 1,393,788 — 6 2008 — 11,385 — 254 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T65—The Honda Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1994 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—643; in money—497; Top-10 finishes—163 CAREER EARNINGS: $18,498,499 Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 Las Vegas Invitational/11
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FULL NAME: Gabriel Hjertstedt BIRTHDATE: December 5, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Umea, Sweden RESIDENCE: Atlantic Beach, FL HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 FAMILY: Wife, Angela; Axel Gabriel (12/14/00), Bianca Marie Ealy (9/7/05) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Snow skiing, surfing, boating TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Q SCHOOL: 1996 OTHER INFORMATION: Made one cut in four starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008 and six cuts in 16 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with his best finish being a T19 at the Mexico Open. Claimed back-to-back T22s on the 2007 Nationwide Tour in February. Did not make a cut on the PGA TOUR in 2007. Earned his first top-10 on the PGA TOUR in almost five years with a T9 at the 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tucson, an event he won in 1999. The 1997 B.C. Open champion recorded his second top-10 of the season and the ninth of his career with a T6 finish at the 2006 B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort. Led by one through 54 holes at Atunyote Golf Club. Has spent much of the past five years splitting time between the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour. Best finish since winning in 1999 was a T4 at the 2001 Greater Greensboro Classic. In 1999, had career high in earnings of $933,033 (No. 41). Earned second PGA TOUR title at 1999 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open and became the first Swedish player to earn two victories on TOUR. Final-round 68, which included a double bogey on 72nd hole, earned a tie with Tommy Armour III. Sank a 25-foot birdie putt on first extra hole for victory that marked second time in three years he had won on TOUR. Became first Swedish player to win on the PGA TOUR with victory at the 1997 B.C. Open in what likely would have been his last start of the year, earning $234,000. Trailed by one through 54 holes. Final-round 70 enough for win and moved him from 226th to 84th on season money list. In 1996, after overcoming dislocation of temporomandibular joint, which helped force him off European Tour in 1995, earned PGA TOUR card for following year via ninth-place finish in Qualifying Tournament. In 1990, competed on the PGA Tour of Australasia and earned 1990 Rookie of the Year honors. Born in Sweden, family emigrated to Queensland, Australia, when he was 11 and he learned to play golf there. Turned professional at age 18 and played on Australian, European and Japanese Tours prior to PGA TOUR. Credited move to Jacksonville, FL, area in November 1998 with helping improve his game as he could practice with neighbors David Duval, Fred Funk and Vijay Singh. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1997 B.C. Open. 1999 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1997 — 279,624 — 89 2001 — 296,273 — 147 2005 — 0 1998 — 167,072 — 157 2002 — 69,186 — 210 2006 — 251,235 — 184 1999 — 933,033 — 41 2003 — 12,780 — 248 2007 — 0 2000 — 296,189 — 138 2004 — 22,870 — 243 2008 — 11,495 — 252 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T63—AT&T Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 65–3 times, most recent 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tucson/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—4; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—202; in money—78; Top-10 finishes—9 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,339,756 Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 PGA Championship/112 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members bogeys. Record has since been eclipsed. Closed year with fifth TOUR victory at National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort and for first time in career earned two wins in a season. Shot course-record 61 at Muirfield Village GC during second round of the 1996 Memorial Tournament. Earned third victory at 1994 Doral-Ryder Open. Entered final round four strokes behind, but closing 66 good for three-stroke victory. Fired closing 62 to overtake Mark O’Meara and win the 1992 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, where winning total of 26-under-par 262 was one off TOUR record for most strokes below par in 72-hole event. Earned first TOUR victory at windswept 1990 Honda Classic, where he held off strong Mark Calcavecchia challenge to win by two strokes. Medalist at the 1987 Qualifying Tournament. Won 1985 Florida Open (non-TOUR event). Sister Julie Jones caddied for him during record-breaking performance at 1997 United Airlines Hawaiian Open. With daughter Jessica, won the Father-Daughter tournament at 1997 National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Suffered bursitis in left shoulder in 1997. Sleeps on magnetic mattress cover and wears magnets in soles of shoes for relief. EXEMPT STATUS: T4 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (7): 1990 Honda Classic. 1992 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. 1994 Doral-Ryder Open. 1998 United Airlines Hawaiian Open, National Car Rental Golf Classic/Disney. 2000 Tampa Bay Classic. 2003 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1987 — 1,055 — 287 1995 — 294,574 — 64 2003 — 1,565,119 — 42 1988 — 150,301 — 78 1996 — 506,173 — 37 2004 — 874,280 — 90 1989 — 203,207 — 68 1997 — 151,840 — 141 2005 — 657,970 — 120 1990 — 435,690 — 30 1998 — 1,544,110 — 10 2006 — 431,025 — 159 1991 — 395,853 — 40 1999 — 1,519,387 — 21 2007 — 170,570 — 202 1992 — 515,453 — 26 2000 — 1,631,695 — 25 2008 — 496,876 — 153 1993 — 681,441 — 15 2001 — 505,252 — 100 1994 — 731,499 — 16 2002 — 1,299,053 — 45 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T7—Ginn sur Mer Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2 times, most recent 2002 Buick Challenge/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—18; in money—11; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—533; in money—351; Top-10 finishes—82 CAREER EARNINGS: $14,762,421 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 Tampa Bay Classic/16
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FULL NAME: Lee MacLeod Janzen BIRTHDATE: August 28, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Austin, MN RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Beverly; Connor MacLeod (10/20/93) EDUCATION: Florida Southern College (1986, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Christian music, reading, snow skiing, comedy TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 Q SCHOOL: 1989 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished 152nd on the 2008 PGA TOUR money list, his fourth consecutive season outside of the top 125. Made the most of a sponsor exemption at the 2008 PODS Championship, finishing T10, his first top-10 finish since the 2006 Frys.com Open (T5). At even-par 284, finished four shots behind champion Sean O’Hair. He was the last qualifier at No. 144 in the standings for The Barclays, the first event in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Finished at even par in New Jersey to jump to 119th — the second-to-last spot for the Deutsche Bank in Norton, MA. Four consecutive 73s at the 2007 U.S. Open gave two-time U.S. Open champion his best finish of the year, a T13. Finished 160th on the money list, third consecutive year out of top 125. Using one-time, top-50 all-time PGA TOUR money list exemption for 2006, finished 146th on the money list. Finished third at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, one stroke out of a playoff with Joe Durant and D.J. Trahan. It was his best finish since being runner-up to Kenny Perry at the 2003 Memorial Tournament. Finished outside the top 125 in 2005 for the first time since joining the PGA TOUR in 1990. Posted four rounds in the 60s at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee to record his lone top-10 of the season, a T7. Captured his second U.S. Open title in six years in 1998 by recording the best final-round U.S. Open comeback in 25 years. Five strokes behind Payne Stewart through 54 holes. Closed with 68 to win by one over Stewart. Five-stroke comeback best since Johnny Miller came from six back to win 1973 U.S. Open. It was his first victory on TOUR since 1995 and eighth career win. Won three times in 1995, at THE PLAYERS Championship, Kemper Open and Sprint International. Trailed Bernhard Langer and Corey Pavin by one entering final round at TPC Sawgrass. Shot closing 71 for one-stroke victory. Birdied 72nd hole at Kemper Open to tie Pavin then birdied 18th again to win playoff. Birdied holes 14-17 on Sunday to overtake Ernie Els and win Sprint by one point under Modified Stableford scoring system. Won the 1994 Buick Classic by three strokes over Els, who won U.S. Open the following week. First U.S. Open title came in 1993 in head-to-head battle with Payne Stewart at Baltusrol GC. Shot 67-67-69-69—272 to equal U.S. Open scoring record set by Jack Nicklaus in 1980 and defeat Stewart by two strokes. Earlier that year, defeated Andrew Magee by two strokes for Phoenix Open title. First TOUR victory came at the 1992 Northern Telecom Open. Closing 65 gave him one-stroke win over Bill Britton. Won 1986 Division II national championship while at Florida Southern. First-team All-American in 1985-86. Began to take golf seriously at age 14 after family moved to Florida from Maryland, where he played Little League baseball. Still avid Baltimore Orioles fan. Won first tournament at
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15 as member of Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association. Played with Aaron Stewart, the late Payne Stewart’s son, in the 2004 Father-Son Challenge. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (8): 1992 Northern Telecom Open. 1993 Phoenix Open, U.S. Open. 1994 Buick Classic. 1995 THE PLAYERS Championship, Kemper Open, Sprint International. 1998 U.S. Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1988 — 3,686 — 256 1995 — 1,378,966 — 3 2002 — 1,127,740 — 56 1989 — 5,100 — 233 1996 — 540,916 — 31 2003 — 1,132,001 — 64 1990 — 132,986 — 115 1997 — 877,832 — 24 2004 — 837,482 — 96 1991 — 228,242 — 72 1998 — 1,155,314 — 20 2005 — 422,748 — 155 1992 — 795,279 — 9 1999 — 849,994 — 48 2006 — 524,198 — 146 1993 — 932,335 — 7 2000 — 753,709 — 62 2007 — 409,189 — 160 1994 — 442,588 — 35 2001 — 905,628 — 59 2008 — 500,155 — 152 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T10—PODS Championship. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–1993 Southwestern Bell Colonial/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—28; in money—17; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—525; in money—354; Top-10 finishes—62 CAREER EARNINGS: $13,956,088 Career High Official World Rank: After 1995 Skins Game/13
JONES, Kent
FULL NAME: Stephen Kent Jones BIRTHDATE: January 8, 1967 BIRTHPLACE: Portales, NM RESIDENCE: Albuquerque, NM HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 150 FAMILY: Wife, JoAnna; Lauren Marie (10/11/00), Samuel Kent (10/8/02) EDUCATION: University of New Mexico (1990, Business Administration; 1991, Masters, Business Admininstration) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Reading, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 1997, 2007, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Regained fully exempt status for the second consecutive season via the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Made it through the final two stages at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for 2009. Fired six rounds of par or better at PGA West in La Quinta, CA. in the final stage to finish T18. Claimed four top-25 finishes on the PGA TOUR in 2008 with his best finish being a T19 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Finished T11 at 2007 the Qualifying Tournament. Ended the season 134th on the money list in 2007. At the 2007 Viking Classic recorded his best effort of the season with a T8, his best performance since a T6 at the 2006 84 Lumber Classic. Two weeks later, continued to climb up the TOUR money list with a T10 at the 2007 Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. With paycheck of $96,000, jumped from No. 152 to No. 141 with three events remaining in the season. Has recorded eight of his nine career top-10s in the last five years. In 2006, rallied down the stretch to retain his card, finishing a career-best 101st, his fourth consecutive season in the top 125. T6 at the 84 Lumber Classic was his best finish. Placed in the top 125 for the third consecutive season in 2005. Finished the year missing the cut in the last two full-field events, but his $629,944 total was enough to secure 123rd on the money list for 2005. In 2004, finished in the top 125 for the second straight season, thanks in part to a T17 at the final full-field event of the season, the 2004 Chrysler Championship. In 2004, recorded top-10s at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am to secure top-125 status. Entered the 2003 season with conditional status after finishing 131st on the 2002 money list. Seven top-25s allowed him to finish in the top 125 on the money list for the first time in his career. Earned first top-10 of TOUR career at the 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with a T8. In 2000, was two-time winner on Nationwide Tour at the Shreveport Open and Greensboro Open. Earned his card for 1999 by finishing T35 at the 1998 Qualifying Tournament. College teammate of PGA TOUR member Tim Herron. Season ticket holder for New Mexico basketball and football. Traveled with his wife and dog for three years in recreational vehicle while playing the Canadian Tour (199394) and the Hooters Tour (1995). Finally sold the vehicle after putting more than 200,000 miles on it. Was inducted in the Carlsbad (NM) Athletic Hall of Fame. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T6—2006 84 LUMBER Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2000 Shreveport Open, Greensboro Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1996 — 5,415 — 309 2001 — 87,308 — 201 2005 — 629,944 — 123 1997 — 0 2002 — 489,879 — 131 2006 — 860,766 — 101 1998 — 133,339 — 171 2003 — 539,737 — 122 2007 — 651,108 — 134 1999 — 64,217 — 218 2004 — 674,909 — 119 2008 — 304,432 — 177 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T19—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee; T20— Wyndham Championship; T22—RBC Canadian Open; T24—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2005 Deutsche Bank Championship/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—23; in money—11; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—290; in money—144; Top-10 finishes—9 CAREER EARNINGS: $4,441,055 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 MCI Heritage/165 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2000)
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FULL NAME: Jonathan Andrew Kaye BIRTHDATE: August 2, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Denver, CO RESIDENCE: Phoenix, AZ; plays out of Silverleaf GC HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer; Ryelie (6/24/05), Breeze (6/26/07) EDUCATION: University of Colorado (1993, Bachelor of Science) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cooking, avid indoorsman, coloring TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1994, 1998, 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in three of eight starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with his best finish being a T44 at the AT&T Classic. Playing on a Major Medical Extension in 2009. Has 13 events to earn $743,805, when combined with $41,375 earned in 2008, will equal No. 125 on the 2007 money list and play out of the Major Medcial Extension category for the remainder of the season. After re-gaining TOUR card through the PGA TOUR Qualifying School, unable to play in 2007 after undergoing surgery on right big toe early in the year. Toe had plagued him the last few years. Granted Major Medical Extension for 2008. Struggled in 2006, falling outside the top 125 for the first time since 1998. Posted just one top-10 in 32 starts. Improved status for 2007 with T29 finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying School. Birdied last five holes of the Buick Invitational to tie for fourth place and finish with a final-round 4-under 68. Finished in the top 80 (No. 53) in 2005 for the seventh straight season and earned more than $1 million for the fourth consecutive year. Among the leaders all week during the season-opening Mercedes Championships. Finished second, one back of Stuart Appleby after a closing 2-under 71. Struggled with injuries during the middle of the season, including ulnar inflammation. With second career runner-up finish at the Reno-Tahoe Open, moved to second on the tournament’s all-time money list with $722,750. Finished three behind wire-to-wire champion Vaughn Taylor. Collected second TOUR title of his career at the 2004 FBR Open. Picked up $936,000 with his victory and moved to the top of the PGA TOUR money list for the first time in his career. Win was second in his last 14 starts on TOUR. His wife, Jennifer, won the TOUR Wives Golf Classic held early in the week with players caddying for the wives. Dealt with injuries throughout the remainder of season — back pain, which occurred during his first match of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, and a bad wrist, which he aggravated prior to The INTERNATIONAL. Captured first career victory in his 195th start on TOUR at the 2003 Buick Classic. Defeated John Rollins with an eagle-3 on the first extra hole to raise his playoff record to 1-1. Birdied 72nd hole to force playoff. Shared thirdround lead with Briny Baird, Skip Kendall and John Rollins. Due to rain-shortened Saturday, played 30 holes on Sunday. Earned first top-10 at a major championship with a T10 at the
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FULL NAME: Steven Glen Jones BIRTHDATE: December 27, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Artesia, NM RESIDENCE: Tempe, AZ HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Bonnie Buckingham; Cy, Stacey EDUCATION: University of Colorado SPECIAL INTERESTS: Bow and rifle hunting, fly fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: 1981, 1984, 1986 OTHER INFORMATION: Missed all of the 2008 PGA TOUR season due to injuries, including his left elbow. Underwent left-shoulder surgery in November. Becomes eligible for Champions Tour at the 2009 Allianz Championship in February but debut could be delayed as he continues to recover from injuries. Long-time member of the PGA TOUR whose career spanned more than 20 years with 443 career starts to his credit. A mainstay in the top 125 from 1987-2000 before health issues intervened. Most recent activity came in 2007 and played fewer than 10 events on the PGA TOUR for the first time since 1994. Best finish was a T44 at the Canadian Open. Also played four events on the Nationwide Tour and twice on the European Tour in 2007. Held a three-stroke lead after first round of 2005 THE PLAYERS Championship, as 8-under 64 was one off the tournament best for an opening round at THE PLAYERS before a T75 finish. Served as Hal Sutton’s Assistant Captain for the 2004 Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, the site of Jones’ U.S. Open title in 1996. Sidelined for part of the 2003 season and all of 2004 following elbow surgery. Missed the rest of the 2003 season after May due to tennis elbow in his right elbow. Was having problems with both elbows throughout the summer and finally had surgery on his right elbow on August 7, 2003. Continued rehabilitation on both elbows throughout the season. Troubled by an irregular heartbeat in 2002, called superventricular tachycardia, for most of the past four seasons. Underwent a laser procedure to correct the condition on Aug. 14, 2002. The ailment isn’t life threatening, but mirrors symptoms of a heart attack. Phil Tataurangi underwent the procedure a month earlier and David Toms did so in late 2005. In 2000, continued to regain old form after battling through injury-plagued 1999 season. Finished with two top-10s and ranked 87th on the 2000 money list. Recorded three top-10 finishes in abbreviated 1999 season in which he logged 19 appearances. Suffered from an irregular heartbeat first two months of season and a shoulder injury sidelined him from 1999 Masters through 1999 John Deere Classic, with exception of U.S. Open. After missing cut at Augusta National, did not touch a club during nine weeks of shoulder rehab. Won for
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third straight year with victory at the 1998 Quad City Classic. Closed with 66 for one-stroke victory over Scott Gump. In 1997, followed up U.S. Open victory with second multiplevictory season of career. Dominated 1997 Phoenix Open, winning by 11 strokes over Jesper Parnevik. Closed with 69 for one-stroke victory over Greg Norman at 1997 Canadian Open. After spending nearly three years off TOUR due to ligament and joint damage to left ring finger suffered in Nov. 25, 1991 dirt-bike accident, completed comeback with victory in 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills. Became first sectional qualifier to win since Jerry Pate in 1976. Led by one after 71 holes, then parred 18 to defeat Tom Lehman and Davis Love III by a stroke. Won three times in 1989, opening year with back-to-back wins. Defeated Jay Haas and David Frost by two at 1989 MONY Tournament of Champions and followed with playoff win over Paul Azinger and Sandy Lyle at 1989 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Third win came at 1989 Canadian Open. Earned first TOUR victory in playoff over Bob Tway at 1988 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Medalist at 1986 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Second-team All-American at the University of Colorado and joins former CU grads Hale Irwin and Dale Douglass on the Champions Tour in 2009. Semifinalist at 1976 U.S. Junior Amateur. Reverse overlap grip he uses is by-product of injury to left index finger two years after original injury to left ring finger. Play at U.S. Open inspired by Ben Hogan book sent to him by friend. In addition to golf, ran track and was an all-state basketball player in high school. A two-time Colorado state sand greens champion. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (8): 1988 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 1989 MONY Tournament of Champions, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Canadian Open. 1996 U.S. Open. 1997 Phoenix Open, Bell Canadian Open. 1998 Quad City Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1982 — 1,986 — 250 1991 — 294,961 — 54 2001 — 264,456 — 155 1984 — 788 — 264 1994 — 8,740 — 254 2002 — 169,315 — 180 1985 — 43,379 — 129 1995 — 234,749 — 79 2003 — 68,756 — 222 1986 — 51,473 — 136 1996 — 810,644 — 22 2005 — 124,144 — 212 1987 — 154,918 — 66 1997 — 959,108 — 20 2006 — 308,360 — 173 1988 — 241,877 — 45 1998 — 741,544 — 38 2007 — 34,922 — 236 1989 — 745,578 — 8 1999 — 360,706 — 116 1990 — 350,982 — 34 2000 — 548,070 — 87 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 2002 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas/1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—443; in money—279; Top-10 finishes—44 CAREER EARNINGS: $6,519,451 Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 Tucson Chrysler Classic/14
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FULL NAME: Matthew Paul Jones BIRTHDATE: April 19, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Arizona State University (2001) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fantasy football, watching TV, relaxing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 OTHER INFORMATION: Made 17 of 30 cuts on TOUR during his rookie season in 2008 with a pair of top-10 finishes. Recorded the first top-10 finish of his PGA TOUR career with a T4 at The Honda Classic. Rookie held a share of the 54-hole lead with Luke Donald and Mark Calcavecchia. Hit his tee shot in the water on the par-3 17th on Sunday and made double bogey, eventually finishing three behind winner Ernie Els. Ended a streak of six missed cuts with a T4 finish at the Buick Open. Recorded Friday’s low round with a 63 that featured two eagles. Vaulted into contention with an eagle on the par-5 13th on Sunday, but bogeyed the par-5 16th and finished two behind winner Kenny Perry. Only previous PGA TOUR start was a missed cut at the 2005 FBR Open. Made the cut in 18 of 25 Nationwide Tour starts in 2007, including nine top-25s. Was a runner-up four times, one shy of the Tour record, and ended the season No. 7 on the money list with $302,226. Posted the first of four runner-up finishes at the South Georgia Classic, finishing 9-under 279 and just one shot behind John Kimbell. During a five-tournament stretch, posted second-place finishes at the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic (one shot behind Jimmy Walker), the Oregon Classic (falling in a playoff to Kyle Thompson) and the Mark Christopher Charity Classic (dropping a playoff to Richard Johnson). Other top-10 finishes came at the Melwood Prince George’s County Open and the Albertsons Boise Open, both T5s. Member of the Nationwide Tour from 2004-07. Made the cut in 17 of 24 starts in 2006, with five top-10 finishes. Ended the season No. 49 on the money list, with $123,066. Ranked T6 in Driving Distance (302.1 yards). Made the cut in eight of 14 events in 2005, with three top-25s, and finished the season No. 98 on the money list. Made the cut in 12 of 22 starts on the 2004 Nationwide Tour, including seven top-25s, and placed 68th on the money list. Made the cut in four of eight appearances on the 2002 Nationwide Tour. Has also played on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Was 2001 first-team All-American at Arizona State University. Helped lead the Sun Devils to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championship. Shared medalist honors at the 2001 NCAA West Regional with fellow 2007 Nationwide Tour grad Kyle Thompson. Finished third at the 2001 Pac-10 Championship. EXEMPT STATUS: 135th on 2008 money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T4—2008 The Honda Classic, Buick Open. MONEY & POSITION: 2005 — 0 2008 — 775,899 — 135 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T4—The Honda Classic, Buick Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2008 Buick Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—31; in money—17; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—32; in money—17; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER EARNINGS: $775,899 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 The Honda Classic/165 Nationwide Tour Gradutate (2007)
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members 2003 U.S. Open. In only second World Golf Championships appearance, finished second at NEC Invitational, four shots behind Darren Clarke. Posted T2 at the Canon Greater Hartford Open in 2002, one behind winner Phil Mickelson. Lost a playoff to Chris Riley at the RenoTahoe Open. Opened with 64, one off first-round lead at 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Followed with second-round 83 and next round shot 62 to tie Tamarisk course record. His 21-stroke improvement from second round to third was best turnaround since Bob Murphy shot 88-69 in first two rounds to improve 19 strokes at 1985 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. Regained TOUR membership for 1998 with T2 at Qualifying Tournament. Granted Major Medical Extension in 1997 but played in only two events. Had rotator cuff surgery in February 1996. Missed majority of 1996 and 1997 seasons but played several times on PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour. In rookie season in 1995, had brush with first TOUR victory at Quad City Classic. In tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather, stood on final tee leading D.A. Weibring by one stroke. When he bogeyed and Weibring birdied from off the green, fell to second. Won 1992 Ping Intercollegiate as an amateur in playoff over Phil Mickelson. A self-taught player who has never had a teacher. “There’s nobody who could teach my swing,” he explains. EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2003 Buick Classic. 2004 FBR Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1995 — 191,883 — 94 2000 — 1,096,131 — 40 2005 — 1,416,109 — 53 1996 — 5,070 — 318 2001 — 683,210 — 79 2006 — 578,714 — 135 1997 — 10,693 — 266 2002 — 1,082,803 — 60 2008 — 41,375 — 235 1998 — 86,496 — 190 2003 — 2,474,837 — 16 1999 — 845,051 — 49 2004 — 1,695,332 — 34 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T44—AT&T Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–3 times, most recent 2001 Canon Greater Hartford Open/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—8; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—293; in money—181; Top-10 finishes—30 CAREER EARNINGS: $10,207,704 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 The Honda Classic/14
Kelly, Troy
FULL NAME: Troy Edward Kelly BIRTHDATE: August 2, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Tacoma, WA RESIDENCE: Tacoma, WA; plays out of Tacoma G&CC HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 210 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Washington (2003, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Traveling TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Successfully made it through all three stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn a spot on TOUR in 2009. As the only La Quinta, CA, resident to make it to the final stage at PGA West in La Quinta, CA, posted all six rounds in no worse than a 2-under 70. Spent time on the Gateway Tour in 2003, 2005 and 2006 and the Golden State Tour in 2007 and 2008. Also played on the Nationwide Tour in 2007 and spent part of the year on the Canadian Tour in 2008. Of the six starts he made on the Nationwide Tour in 2007, he posted a season-best T25 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Has been a multiple winner on Gateway and Golden State Tours. Qualified for the 2005 U.S. Open, where he missed the cut at Pinehurst No. 2. Shot 83-67. Older brother Ryan, an accomplished amateur and a former pro, caddied for Troy at the U.S. Open. Third-team All-American in 1999 and second-team all-Pac-10 in 2000. Second at the NCAA Championship in 1999. Won the 2000 Topy Cup in Japan. Golf career began at age 6 when he was the youngest player ever to start competing in Washington State Junior Golf Association Tournaments. Played WJGA events a record 12 years. WJGA state champion at age 11 and 13. Compiled more than 40 junior golf tournament titles, with his first win coming at age 7. Cites Fred Couples and Michael Jordan as his heroes. EXEMPT STATUS: T11 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament MONEY & POSITION: 2005 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 67–2005 U.S. Open/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0
Kendall, Skip
FULL NAME: Jules I. Kendall BIRTHDATE: September 9, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Milwaukee, WI RESIDENCE: Windermere, FL HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 150 FAMILY: Wife, Traci; Noah Jules (6/4/98), Remi Lynn (12/12/06) EDUCATION: University of Nevada-Las Vegas (1987, Business Education) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Reading, sports, Green Bay Packers, gardening TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 Q SCHOOL: 1992 OTHER INFORMATION: Member of PGA TOUR 1993, ‘95, 1997-06 and Nationwide Tour in 1991-92, ‘94, ‘96 and 20072008. Is a veteran member on the PGA TOUR thanks to 245 career made cuts entering the season. Made only one of six cuts on TOUR in 2008. Made the cut in 15 of 24 Nationwide Tour events in 2008 with two third-place finishes. In second start of the 2007 season, finished T9 at the inaugural 2007 Mayakoba Golf Classic, aided by a third-round 7-under-par 63. Made the cut in 13 of 23 events on the Nationwide Tour in 2007, including five top-25 finishes. Finished the year No. 26 on the money list, with $195,802, just $1,094 behind Jimmy Walker, who claimed the final PGA TOUR card for 2008. Recorded his third Nationwide Tour win when he captured the 2007 Chitimacha Louisiana Open, defeat-
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ing Paul Claxton with a birdie on the third playoff hole. Spent most of 2006 season on TOUR (14-22 cuts) but also made two cuts in four starts on the Nationwide Tour. Only top-10 was a T9 at the PGA TOUR’s Buick Championship. Fell out of the top-125 (No. 202) in 2005 for the first time since 1996. Earned fourth career runner-up finish in second start of season at the 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, falling to Phil Mickelson on the first playoff hole. Held a one-stroke lead over Thomas Levet after 36 holes of the British Open in Scotland before finishing T11. Two days before the start of the 2003 Memorial Tournament, cut most of the top of his left index finger above the first knuckle off while cutting a bagel for breakfast. He put the finger on ice and rushed to Columbus, OH, hospital and had a two-hour procedure to reattach the finger. Ten days later, was able to resume practice. Three weeks after the accident, returned to the TOUR with a reverse overlap grip at the Buick Open, was tied for third-round lead and finished T4. Has 25 career TOUR top-10s and 26 on the Nationwide Tour. Won twice on the Nationwide Tour in 1994, the Inland Empire Open and the Carolina Classic. His three other runner-up finishes on TOUR came at the 1992 Buick Invitational (playoff loss), 1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open and 2000 Southern Farm Bureau Classic (playoff loss). Graduated to TOUR via fifth-place finish on 1994 Nationwide Tour. First year on TOUR came in 1993 after earning co-medalist honors at 1992 Qualifying Tournament. As an amateur, won 1988 and ‘89 Wisconsin State Opens. Serves as host for the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin/Skip Kendall Pro-Am for Kids, which began in 2000. Credited with showing the “claw” putting grip to Chris DiMarco in 1995. Putts with conventional grip. EXEMPT STATUS: Veteran Member PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-3 BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—1998 Buick Invitational, 1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open, 2000 Southern Farm Bureau Classic, 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1994 Inland Empire Open, Carolina Classic. 2007 Chitimacha Louisiana Open Presented by Dynamic Industries. MONEY & POSITION: 1987 — 0 1995 — 93,606 — 164 2002 — 653,594 — 101 1988 — 0 1996 — 5,415 — 309 2003 — 1,022,244 — 70 1990 — 2,118 — 275 1997 — 320,800 — 74 2004 — 1,206,438 — 64 1991 — 0 1998 — 796,564 — 32 2005 — 180,561 — 202 1992 — 0 1999 — 962,642 — 38 2006 — 439,934 — 157 1993 — 115,189 — 129 2000 — 947,118 — 50 2007 — 116,346 — 211 1994 — 8,392 — 257 2001 — 753,701 — 67 2008 — 7,910 — 256 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T54—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–7 times, most recent 2007 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—6; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—386; in money—245; Top-10 finishes—25 CAREER EARNINGS: $7,632,572 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 BellSouth Classic/69 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1994)
KLAUK, Jeff (CLOWK)
FULL NAME: Jeffrey Michael Klauk BIRTHDATE: November 28, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Boynton Beach, FL RESIDENCE: St. Augustine, FL; plays out of Palencia Club HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Shanna; Jackson Matthew (5/18/05), Bridget Anne (9/18/2008) EDUCATION: Florida Southern College (2000, Sports Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, Florida Gators football and basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 OTHER INFORMATION: A member of the Nationwide Tour since 2002, never finishing outside of the top 100 on the money list. Ranked fourth in Nationwide Tour career earnings, one of just five players in Tour history with over $1 million in career earnings. Will be playing his rookie season on the PGA TOUR after placing third on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list. Earned his second career Nationwide Tour win with a one-stroke victory at the 2008 Melwood Prince George’s County Open in May. Held the first- and second-round leads and was part of a four-way tie for the 54-hole lead. Was in front for most of the day before bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17 dropped him into a tie. Rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole to earn the victory over Jeff Brehaut and David Mathis. First-place check of $117,000 pushed him over the $200,000 mark and into the No. 2 spot on the money list, virtually assuring the seven-year Nationwide Tour member of his first trip to the PGA TOUR in 2009. Also had a second at the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch, T2s at the Panama Movistar Championship and Utah Championship, a T4 at the Henrico County Open and a T6 at the Cox Classic. Shot a 6-under 65 in the final round of the season to finish second at the Nationwide Tour Championship and claim the No. 3 position on the money list with $407,418. First career victory came at the 2003 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Fired rounds of 66-69-64-66 to finish 19-under-par, one shot in front of Mark Hensby and Mike Brisky. During his rookie season in 2002, accumulated $146,316 in earnings, good enough for No. 22 on the final money list. Only previous PGA TOUR start was a missed cut at the 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Member of three-time NCAA Division II national championship team at Florida Southern. Won the 2000 NCAA Division II individual title by seven strokes, earning the Arnold Palmer Award for medalist honors. Named the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year. Member of the 2000 U.S. Palmer Cup team that competed in England. Credits his father for giving him his start in golf. Father, Fred, served as the superintendent at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, before retiring in 2008. Father was chosen as Golfweek Golf Father of the Year in 2000. Wife, Shanna (Nagy), won nine collegiate titles and was NCAA Division II Championship winner in 1996 and 1998 at Florida Southern. Was a 2006
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KNOST, Colt (KNOWST)
FULL NAME: William A. Kratzert, Jr. BIRTHDATE: June 29, 1952 BIRTHPLACE: Quantico, VA RESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 205 FAMILY: Wife, Janie; Rebecca Brea (9/6/87), Tyler Brennen (12/5/80), Thomas Andrew (4/29/91); one granddaughter EDUCATION: University of Georgia (1974, Business Finance) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, reading, country music, architecture, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1974 Q SCHOOL: Spring, 1976 OTHER INFORMATION: Continued broadcasting work, primarily for TNT. After competing in 14 events on the Champions Tour in 2003, has not participated in any Champions Tour events the last five seasons. Played the PGA TOUR from 1976-1996 and won four official events. Last TOUR appearance was at the 1997 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Had his best year in 1978 when he placed eighth on the money list with $183,683. Won the 1968 Indiana Amateur and 1969 Indiana Open. 1973 and 1974 All-American at Georgia. Inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame in 1993. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1976 Walt Disney World National Team Championship. 1977 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open. 1980 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1984 Pensacola Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1976 — 21,253 1984 — 149,827 — 44 1992 — 16,439 — 217 1977 — 134,758 — 10 1985 — 180,331 — 37 1993 — 78,993 — 156 1978 — 183,683 — 8 1986 — 47,421 — 139 1994 — 42,127 — 196 1979 — 101,628 — 35 1987 — 78,232 — 114 1995 — 4,548 — 308 1980 — 175,771 — 12 1988 — 43,519 — 158 1996 — 3,030 — 344 1981 — 55,513 — 76 1989 — 7,773 — 220 1997 — 0 1982 — 22,779 — 140 1990 — 14,630 — 218 1983 — 14,744 — 166 1991 — 19,819 — 208 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–1988 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational/3 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—466; in money—283; Top-10 finishes—59 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,396,819
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FULL NAME: Gary Koch BIRTHDATE: November 21, 1952 BIRTHPLACE: Baton Rouge, LA RESIDENCE: Tampa, FL HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY: Wife, Donna; Patricia, Rachel EDUCATION: University of Florida (1974, Public Relations) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Golf course design, reading, music TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1975 Q SCHOOL: Fall, 1975 OTHER INFORMATION: Longtime broadcaster played in nine Champions Tour events in 2008, his most since 2005. Made the cut in all nine events with seven top-25 finishes. Posted a T2 at the 2008 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, his best finish since 2004. Finished T8 at the 2008 ACE Group Classic. Spent most of the 2007 season focusing on his broadcast duties on NBC Sports golf telecasts. On the Champions Tour, teamed with NBC colleague Roger Maltbie to place second in the Raphael team division of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, one stroke behind the Tom Watson-Andy North team. Also missed the cut at the Senior British Open. Played in seven Champions Tour events in 2006, with a best finish of T6 at The ACE Group Classic. Best career Champions Tour finishes are T2s in 2004 at The ACE Group Classic and Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf individual competition. Has six career PGA TOUR victories, the last coming in 1988. Finished among the top 100 money winners in six of seven years between 1982-88. Best financial year was 1988, with $414,694, 24th on the money list. Winner of 1968-70 Florida State Juniors. Was 1970 USGA Junior Amateur champion and added the Orange Bowl Juniors and the Florida State Open in 1969. Won the 1973 Trans-Mississippi Amateur and was 1973 and 1974 All-Southeastern Conference. First-team All-American from 1972-74. Member 1973 NCAA Championship team at Florida. Winner of 10 collegiate events. Member of 1973, 1975 Walker Cup and 1974 U.S. World Amateur teams. Was college teammate of Andy Bean. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (6): 1976 Tallahassee Open. 1977 Florida Citrus Open. 1983 DoralEastern Open. 1984 Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open, Bay Hill Classic. 1988 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational. MONEY & POSITION: 1974 — 0 1984 — 262,679 — 17 1993 — 702 — 329 1976 — 38,195 1985 — 121,566 — 68 1994 — 0 1977 — 58,383 — 52 1986 — 180,693 — 50 1995 — 0 1978 — 58,660 — 55 1987 — 33,727 — 175 1996 — 0 1979 — 46,809 — 84 1988 — 414,694 — 24 1997 — 0 1980 — 39,827 — 84 1989 — 86,348 — 138 1998 — 4,000 — 324 1981 — 11,999 — 165 1990 — 36,469 — 186 1999 — 5,250 — 318 1982 — 43,449 — 100 1991 — 7,189 — 243 2001 — 6,825 — 247 1983 — 168,330 — 27 1992 — 3,690 — 274 2002 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–4 times, most recent 1986 Southern Open/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—401; in money—275; Top-10 finishes—44 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,629,482
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FULL NAME: Colt Knost BIRTHDATE: June 26, 1985 BIRTHPLACE: Cleveland, OH RESIDENCE: Dallas, TX; plays out of Royal Oaks CC HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 215 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Southern Methodist University (2007, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Casinos TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2007 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing sixth on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list with $329,509. Picked up his first career win in come-from-behind fashion at the Fort Smith Classic. Fired a final-round 65 to overcome a six-stroke deficit on the final day and win by one over Darron Stiles. Finished at 12-under and collected a $99,000 first-place check, which moved him to No. 7 on the money list at the time. Finished T29 at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic and won the pro-am team competition with his partner, hockey legend Brett Hull. Collected his second win of the year with a four-stroke win at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Grabbed the first-round lead with an 8-under 64 at Highland Springs CC and never looked back. Held the lead after the second and third rounds. Temporarily lost the lead to newcomer Webb Simpson and was two shots back in the final round when he made the turn. Holed out from the fairway for an eagle-2 at the par-4 10th and then eagled the par-5 11th to regain the lead. Added several more birdies on the back nine and pulled away down the stretch for the only wire-to-wire win on Tour in 2008. First-place check propelled him to No. 2 on the money list and sewed up his 2009 PGA TOUR card. Became second of four multiple winners on Tour (Jarrod Lyle, Scott Piercy, Matt Bettencourt). Closed the season with strong play in his hometown at the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch near Dallas. Finished T3 at the season-ending event, advancing from 11th to sixth on the money list. Played five TOUR events in 2008 making the cut in one, the Mayakoba Golf Classic, finishing T36. First career appearance on the PGA TOUR came as an amateur at the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship, where a second-round 64 led to a T67 finish. Made the cut in his next two starts, including in his professional debut at the Valero Texas Open (T49) and the Frys.com Open (T39). Concluded his four-tournament season with a missed cut at the Fry’s Electronics Open. Enjoyed a fine amateur career in 2007, winning the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and leading the U.S. to a victory in the Walker Cup, calling the latter his biggest thrill in golf. Joined Bobby Jones (1930) and Jay Sigel (1983) as the only players to win three USGA events in a season. One of just six players to win two USGA individual tournaments in a season. By turning pro, turned down invitations to play in the 2008 Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. Was ranked as the top amateur in the country when he turned pro. Was awarded the inaugural Mark H. McCormack Medal by the Royal & Ancient GC of St. Andrews in 2007. Earned all-conference, all-conference tournament and all-region honors at SMU. Winner of the 2006 Pinehurst Intercollegiate, his second win at the famed course. Won the prestigious 75th Annual Dixie Amateur Championship. Was also the 2004 Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year. EXEMPT STATUS: 6th on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T36—2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera MayaCancun. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2008 Fort Smith Classic, Price Cutter Charity Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 2007 — 27,483 2008 — 16,129 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T36—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—5; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—9; in money—4; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER EARNINGS: $43,612 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 British Open/212 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
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FULL NAME: Grady Neal Lancaster BIRTHDATE: September 13, 1962 BIRTHPLACE: Smithfield, NC RESIDENCE: Smithfield, NC; plays out of CC of Johnston HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY: Wife, Ashley SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, movies, auto racing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 Q SCHOOL: 1989, 1990, 1999 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in five of nine starts in 2008, with best finishes coming with T28s in his first two events of the season, the Mayakoba Golf Classic and Puerto Rico Open. Shot 64 for first-round lead at the 2007 John Deere Classic before finishing T6. Top-10 finish was his first on the PGA TOUR since the 2004 Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. Playing out of the 126-150 category in 2006, made five cuts in 19 events entered. Fell out of the top-125 in 2005 for the first time in six seasons, with one top-10. In 2004, finished in the top 125 for the fifth straight season and 12th time in 15-year TOUR career. A T10 finish at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World in late October improved his season earnings to $689,203, good enough to secure his card for 2005. Had one top-10 in 2003, a T6 at the Buick Open. Lost in three-man playoff at 2002 Bell Canadian Open when John Rollins birdied the first extra hole. Two top-10s and one top-15 in last five starts in 2001 left him at No. 80 on money list and secured his TOUR card for another season. Finished T4 at the 2000 Bay Hill Invitational for the best effort of the season. In 1999, fell out of the top 125 on the money list for the first time since joining the TOUR in 1990, with 139th-place ranking. Forced to earn full playing privileges for the 2000 season through third-place finish at 1999 Qualifying Tournament. Finished 125th on the 1997 season money list to earn playing privileges for 1998. Made history for second time at the 1996 U.S. Open. Played first 27 holes 7-over par, then posted a 29 on back nine at Oakland Hills to easily qualify for final two rounds. Made a birdie on No. 11, eagle on No. 12 and birdies from Nos. 13-15. During 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, became first player to shoot 29 in U.S. Open for nine holes. Moved from 46th-place tie to fourth on final day after posting 36-29—65 to finish four strokes behind Corey Pavin. Birdied holes 11-14, 16 and 17. Lone TOUR victory came at rain-shortened 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Classic. Birdied the final two holes in regulation to join in TOUR-record, six-man playoff. Birdied first extra hole to defeat David Edwards, Tom Byrum, Mark Carnevale, David Ogrin and Yoshinori Mizumaki. Winner of 1989 Pine Tree Open in Birmingham, AL, and the 1999 Utah Open. Didn’t take first golf lesson until 1992. First lesson was given to him by L.B. Floyd, father of Raymond Floyd. With $93 bankroll and driving a van, gave mini-tours a try in 1989. Earned $96,000 in four months before going to Qualifying Tournament. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1990 — 85,769 — 142 1997 — 179,273 — 125 2004 — 701,239 — 113 1991 — 180,037 — 90 1998 — 346,563 — 86 2005 — 532,185 — 137 1992 — 146,867 — 103 1999 — 283,140 — 139 2006 — 54,680 — 231 1993 — 149,381 — 107 2000 — 466,712 — 105 2007 — 229,053 — 191 1994 — 305,038 — 58 2001 — 657,580 — 80 2008 — 70,138 — 227 1995 — 182,219 — 101 2002 — 813,230 — 83 1996 — 210,000 — 104 2003 — 590,627 — 110 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T28—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—9; in money—5; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—551; in money—318; Top-10 finishes—28 CAREER EARNINGS: $6,183,731 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Bell Canadian Open/146
LANGER, Bernhard (BURN-hard LAHNG-ur)
FULL NAME: Bernhard Langer BIRTHDATE: August 27, 1957 BIRTHPLACE: Anhausen, Germany RESIDENCE: Boca Raton, FL HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 FAMILY: Wife, Vikki; Jackie (7/9/86); Stefan (6/8/90), Christina (2/3/93), Jason (3/20/00) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Skiing, football, tennis, cycle riding, Christianity TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1972 JOINED TOUR: 1985 OTHER INFORMATION: Made one of two cuts on the PGA TOUR in 2008 inlcuding a T15 at THE PLAYERS Championship. Was a major force in his first full season on the Champions Tour in 2008 and was the only player to finish among the top-10 in all five senior majors. Named Champions Tour Player and Rookie of the Year. Won the Arnold Palmer Award as the Champions Tour’s leading money winner, with $2,035,073 and narrowly earned the Byron Nelson Award as the scoring leader over Jay Haas. Finished with a 69.65 to 69.66 for Haas. Overall, claimed three victories on the Champions Tour in 2008. First battled Haas over the course of seven playoff holes to claim the Toshiba Classic title. Claimed a second title two starts later when he steamrolled the field at The Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach. Added a third crown to his resume when he prevailed by two strokes over Lonnie Nielsen at the Administaff Small Business Classic in October. Played his first five events on the Champions Tour in 2007, making the cut each time. Dominated the field at the Administaff Small Business Classic near Houston
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to earn his first Champions Tour title in his fourth start on the circuit. Opened the event with a course-record, 10-under 62 at Augusta Pines and eventually equaled the all-time Champions Tour 54-hole scoring mark of 25-under 191 (Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai; Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship). Eight-stroke triumph over Mark O’Meara was the second-largest victory margin of the season. Had a nice year on the PGA TOUR in 2007 with nine made cuts in 14 events including four top-10 finishes. Best finish since the 2001 FedEx St. Jude Classic (second) came in late May after firing four rounds in the 60s at the 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial to force a playoff with Rory Sabbatini and Jim Furyk. Missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to finish T2 with Furyk after Sabbatini made a 15-footer. Recorded a hole-in-one in the third round at the 2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, his first PGA TOUR ace. For 20 years, was in the upper echelon of Europe’s best players and is Germany’s greatest golfer. Won 58 titles around the world as a professional and his three victories on the PGA TOUR include a pair of Masters titles (1985, 1993). Won first Masters by two strokes over Seve Ballesteros, Raymond Floyd and Curtis Strange, and then followed with a win at the 1985 Sea Pines Heritage Classic, the last man to win the Masters and the event afterward. Won his second Masters by four strokes over Chip Beck. Best year of his career was in 1985, his first as a member of the PGA TOUR, when he claimed seven tournaments on five different continents and was ranked number one in the world. In addition to victories at the Masters and Heritage Classic, also claimed the Australian Masters, the Casio World Open in Japan, the Sun City Million Dollar Challenge in South Africa and a pair of titles in Europe. Last of 42 victories on the European Tour came at the 2002 Volvo Masters Andalucia when he was declared a co-champion with Colin Montgomerie at Valderrama after a playoff was halted by darkness. Led the European Tour Order of Merit twice (1981, 1984) and was among the top 30 money-winners every year but one (39th in 1996) from 1980-2002. Became the first German inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in Fall 2002 after being elected via International Ballot. Played on 10 European Ryder Cup teams and every team from 198197. Also captained the European Ryder Cup team to a record 18 1/2-9 1/2 victory over the Americans in the 35th Ryder Cup matches held at Oakland Hills CC in Bloomfield, MI. To combat putting yips, has used a variety of putting grips, most recently utilizing a long putter that he began using at the end of the 1996 season. Father settled in Bavaria after jumping a Russian prisoner-of-war train bound for Siberia. Developed fever cramps several times as a child (ages 2-5) and nearly died as a result. Took up golf at age 7 through caddying and turned pro at 15. Developed back problems when he was 19, during an 18-month stint as a member of the German Air Force. Marching with 30-pound pack and rifle led to two stress fractures and bulging discs. Devout Christian, helped organize the regular meetings of the European Tour Bible Class. Web site is bernhardlanger.de. Conducts an annual charity event for Youth for Christ. Event has raised $140,000. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1985 Masters Tournament, Sea Pines Heritage. 1993 Masters Tournament. MONEY & POSITION: 1981 — 14,500 — 154 1991 — 112,539 — 129 2001 — 1,810,363 — 22 1982 — 1,356 — 263 1992 — 41,211 — 183 2002 — 559,395 — 119 1983 — 0 1993 — 626,938 — 23 2003 — 555,981 — 121 1984 — 82,465 — 75 1994 — 118,241 — 142 2004 — 943,589 — 83 1985 — 271,044 — 13 1995 — 394,877 — 46 2005 — 952,451 — 84 1986 — 379,800 — 10 1996 — 34,183 — 212 2006 — 561,513 — 138 1987 — 366,430 — 23 1997 — 158,508 — 136 2007 — 1,153,603 — 83 1988 — 100,635 — 111 1998 — 141,715 — 168 2008 — 147,250 — 212 1989 — 195,973 — 73 1999 — 162,257 — 169 1990 — 35,150 — 187 2000 — 189,955 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T15—THE PLAYERS Championship. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—304; in money—228; Top-10 finishes—62 CAREER EARNINGS: $10,111,921 Career High Official World Rank: After 1995 THE TOUR Championship/2 WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 2002)
LEGGATT, Ian
FULL NAME: Ian Donald Leggatt BIRTHDATE: September 23, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada RESIDENCE: Chapel Hill, NC; plays out of The Club at Bond Head (Bond Head, Ontario, Canada) HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY: Wife, Lori; Mia Riess (4/25/2002), Aidan (9/25/04) EDUCATION: Texas Wesleyan University (1990, Sports Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars, fishing, movies, reading TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Q SCHOOL: 2001, 2005 OTHER INFORMATION: Made four cuts in five starts on the 2008 PGA TOUR, with a season-best T33 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. In 20 Nationwide Tour starts, made seven cuts but failed to crack the top 10. Finished the year No. 111 on the money list. Of 19 Nationwide Tour starts in 2007, best finish was a T7 at the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic. Didn’t make a cut on the PGA TOUR in 2007 and finished T141 at the 2007 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Played on a major medical extension in 2005 and 2006 because of carpal tunnel syndrome in left wrist. In 2006, had a T6 at The INTERNATIONAL, his first top-10 on TOUR since a T7 at the 2002 SEI Pennsylvania Classic. Limited to 12 events in 2005 and didn’t play until MCI Heritage in April. Played in only five events in 2004 because of an injury. In 2003, suffered through injury-plagued season after capturing his first TOUR title
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LEwIS, J.L.
FULL NAME: John L. Lewis BIRTHDATE: July 18, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Emporia, KS RESIDENCE: Austin, TX; plays out of The Hills Country Club HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 210 FAMILY: Wife, Dawn; Cole (5/12/84), Sherry (4/30/87) EDUCATION: Texas State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1984 Q SCHOOL: 1988 OTHER INFORMATION: In 16 PGA TOUR appearances in 2008, posted three made cuts and a season-best T47 at the Shell Houston Open. Made eight Nationwide Tour starts in 2008, with a T64 at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic his only made cut. In 2007, played in just four events in comeback from strained MCL in left knee suffered in May 2006 as well as a lingering elbow injury. Granted Major Medical Extension carryover for 2008. In 2006, limited to 17 events due to strained MCL in left knee and elbow injury. Finished out of the top 125 for the first time since 1995. Best finish was a T6 at the Shell Houston Open. Did not play after withdrawing from Booz Allen Classic in June. In 2005, finished in the top 125 for the eighth consecutive season and earned more than $1 million for just the second time in his 10th year on TOUR. Past champion was the 36- and 54-hole leader at the John Deere Classic. Entered the final round with a three-shot lead over Hank Kuehne, Richard S. Johnson and Craig Bowden. Finished T4, two strokes behind champion Sean O’Hair, after a 1-over-par 72 on Sunday that included a bogey-bogey finish. In 2004, finished 102nd on TOUR money list, lowest finish since ending the 1998 season at No. 104. In 2003, finished a career-best 28th on the money list thanks to his second win, a career-high six top-10s and more than $2 million in earnings. Had never earned more than $1 million entering the season. First win in over four years came at the 84 LUMBER Classic of Pennsylvania. Set course and tournament records with final-round, careerbest 10-under 62 and 72-hole total of 22-under 266. Came from seven strokes back on a 36-hole Sunday. Earnings were enough to qualify for his first TOUR Championship, where
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FULL NAME: Marc Leishman BIRTHDATE: October 24, 1983 BIRTHPLACE: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia RESIDENCE: Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 200 SPECIAL INTERESTS: Surfing, cricket TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2005 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing 19th on the Nationwide Tour money list, just 56 cents ahead of the 20th position. Earned his first career Nationwide Tour win with an 11-stroke victory at the WNB Golf Classic, tying the Nationwide Tour largest-winning-margin record (Chris Smith, 1997 Omaha Classic). Was 21-under par in becoming the sixth Australian to win in 2008. Advanced from 56th to 19th on the money list. T9 at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. Second top-10 of the year came at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, where he T6. Led after 36 holes of the Utah Championship, shooting a record-equaling, 8-under 63 in the second round. Playing in the last group in the final round, he hit his tee shot at hole No. 12 out of bounds, shot 72 and finished in a six-way T2, six strokes back of winner Brendon Todd. Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch finish of T7 advanced him four spots on the final money list to 19th to secure his 2009 PGA TOUR card. Played his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour in 2007, making the cut in five of eight starts and posting four top-25 finishes. Concluded the season No. 92 on the money list, with $63,643. Opened the year with two top-10 finishes, including a career-best T3 at the Jacob’s Creek Open Championship and a T10 at the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship. Had made two previous Tour starts in 2006, with only made cut—a T43 at the Jacob’s Creek Open Championship. Highly successful career in Australia, including wins on the Von Nida Tour at the 2007 Toyota Southern Classic, the 2006 Queensland Cairns Classic and the 2006 Toyota Southern Classic. Led that Tour’s Order of Merit in 2006 based on multiple wins. Amateur victories posted at the 2001 Victorian Junior Masters, 2001 South Australian Junior Masters and the 2001 Victorian Boys champion. Won the Warrnambool Club Championship as a 13 year old while playing in the same group as his father. EXEMPT STATUS: 19th on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 WNB Golf Classic. Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge/244 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
FULL NAME: Spencer Joseph Levin BIRTHDATE: June 15, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: Sacramento, CA RESIDENCE: Elk Grove, CA; plays out of Valley Hi CC HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 155 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of New Mexico SPECIAL INTERESTS: Watching television, sleeping TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2005 OTHER INFORMATION: Turned in a solid rookie season on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, finishing 22nd on the money list to earn his TOUR card for 2009. Making his 16th career Nationwide Tour start, posted his first top-10 finish, at the Bank of America Open. Finished T5, four strokes behind champion Kris Blanks. Shot four rounds in the 60s, on the strength of only three bogeys the entire week, to finish T7 at the Knoxville Open. Earned career-best T2 finish at Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open with four sub-70 rounds. Another consistent display gained him a T8 at the Utah Championship, his fourth top-10 of the season. Followed that with a T6 at the Albertsons Boise Open and a solo third at the Oregon Classic the next two weeks. Those finishes moved him to No. 22 on the money list, marking his first appearance in “The 25.” Moved to 17th on the money list with a T4 at the WNB Golf Classic, his fourth consecutive top-10. A T16 at Nationwide Tour Championship earned $15,000 and 22nd position on the final money list. Entering the 2008 season, had made three of five cuts on the Nationwide Tour, including a T39 as an amateur at the 2003 Monterey Peninsula Classic. Enjoyed his best showing with a T15 at the 2006 Jacob’s Creek Open Championship. Has made the cut in six of 12 starts on the PGA TOUR (2004-2008), including a career-best T13 at the 2004 U.S. Open (low amateur) and a T20 at the 2005 Buick Championship. Finish in the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills was the best finish by an amateur at the U.S. Open since 1971 when Jim Simon finished T5. Recorded first career hole-in-one with an 8-iron in first round of the U.S. Open on the 170-yard 17th hole at Shinnecock Hills. Two-time winner on the 2007 Canadian Tour, winning the Iberostar Riviera Maya Open and Times Colonist Open. Along with his two victories, also had five other top-10 finishes in 10 starts and eventually earned Player of the Year honors. Has also played on the A.G. Spanos Tour. First-team All-America for New Mexico in 2004-2005 and second-team All-America in 2003-2004. Played for the U.S. team in the 2005 Palmer Cup. Won the 2004 California State Amateur, Porter Cup and Scratch Players Championship. Lost in a playoff at the Pacific Coast Amateur and placed second at the Southern Amateur. Played his first collegiate season at UCLA before transferring. Lost to eventual champion Ricky Barnes in the 2002 U.S. Amateur quarterfinals. Father Don Levin was a two-time AllAmerica golfer at San Jose State and played the PGA TOUR in the early 1980s, with a best finish of T6 at the 1981 Texas Open. Middle name of Joseph given after Joe Montana, the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame quarterback. EXEMPT STATUS: 22nd on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T13—2004 U.S. Open. MONEY & POSITION: 2005 — 78,082 2007 — 0 2006 — 11,520 2008 — 15,518 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T45—Sony Open in Hawaii. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 67–3 times, most recent 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—12; in money—6; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER EARNINGS: $105,120 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Valero Texas Open/188 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
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in 2002. Best finish of the season was a T20 at the 2003 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields. Beat Loren Roberts and David Peoples by two shots to capture his first PGA TOUR title in his 46th start on TOUR at the 2002 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. Final-round 64 was a career low and 20-under-par 268 total was the lowest score at Tucson since David Frost shot 266 in 1988. Surpassed the $1-million mark for the first time in his career with a $108,000 payday for his T11 finish at 2002 The INTERNATIONAL. Teamed with Mike Weir at the World Cup in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Retained TOUR card for 2002 with T5 finish at 2001 Qualifying School. PGA TOUR rookie made 12 cuts in 29 starts in 2001 with two top-10s and three top-25s. Rookie member of the Nationwide Tour in 2000, finishing fifth on the money list and winning a playoff over Chris Smith at the 2000 Dayton Open. Fourth Canadian at the time to win on the Nationwide Tour (Jerry Anderson, Glen Hnatiuk and Rick Todd). Member of the 1998 Canadian World Cup Team, which played in New Zealand. NAIA All-American at Texas Wesleyan in 1988-89. Met his wife while she was working for one of his coaches, Mark Evershed. Served as Athletic Director for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Tarrant County in Fort Worth, TX. Works with kids with disabilities and is sponsored by the Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities to raise money for kids. Worldwide ambassador for Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities of Canada. Father got him started in the game. Provincial and national speed skating champion in Canada. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2000 Dayton Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1992 — 0 1999 — 4,725 — 329 2004 — 8,280 — 256 1994 — 0 2000 — 0 2005 — 63,283 — 223 1995 — 0 2001 — 368,862 — 133 2006 — 377,903 — 168 1996 — 4,780 — 323 2002 — 1,245,048 — 47 2007 — 0 1998 — 4,420 — 319 2003 — 271,014 — 161 2008 — 62,481 — 229 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T33—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–4 times, most recent 2002 Buick Challenge/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—5; in money—4; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—150; in money—65; Top-10 finishes—6 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,410,796 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 The INTERNATIONAL/124 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2000)
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members he finished 28th. In 1999, broke through to earn first PGA TOUR title, after 113 events, at the John Deere Classic. Birdied 72nd hole to force playoff with Mike Brisky, then birdied fifth playoff hole to earn $360,000. Holed bunker shot on second playoff hole (No. 16) for birdie. Brisky birdied from 12 feet to match him. Was 12th first-time winner at Oakwood CC. $622,883 he earned was more than he had earned in his career on the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour combined. In 1998, returned to the PGA TOUR after prior membership in 1989 and 1995. Finished 104th on the final money list, his first ever in the top 125. In 1997, played the Nationwide Tour full-time and finished seventh on the final money list thanks, in part, to a third-place effort at the Nationwide Tour Championship. Member of winning PGA Cup team in 1994. First-team All-America in high school. Named to the 1978 all-state high school basketball team and earned golf scholarship to Emporia State (KS) University. Later transferred to Texas State University on a golf scholarship; finished second and team won Division II national title in 1983. Wife, Dawn, caddied for him most of 1997. Worked as head professional at Forest Creek GC in Round Rock, TX, for three years before giving TOUR golf another shot. Three-time Player of the Year in South Texas Section of PGA and Player of the Year in Southwest Section PGA in Nevada. Introduced into Emporia High School Hall of Fame in 2001. Inducted into Texas State University Hall of Honor in 2002. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1999 John Deere Classic. 2003 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania. MONEY & POSITION: 1985 — 0 1996 — 26,118 — 228 2003 — 2,039,259 — 28 1989 — 9,087 — 214 1998 — 287,753 — 104 2004 — 807,345 — 102 1992 — 0 1999 — 622,883 — 66 2005 — 1,031,159 — 74 1993 — 5,965 — 261 2000 — 610,432 — 78 2006 — 438,669 — 158 1994 — 3,299 — 291 2001 — 508,618 — 98 2007 — 12,915 — 248 1995 — 59,750 — 190 2002 — 957,182 — 65 2008 — 34,003 — 239 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T47—Shell Houston Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—16; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—346; in money—190; Top-10 finishes—24 CAREER EARNINGS: $7,454,438 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/66 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1997)
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FULL NAME: Franklin Ray Lickliter II BIRTHDATE: July 28, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Middletown, OH RESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Fiancee, Diane Owen; Steele Ablon and Storm Edwards (1/11/08) EDUCATION: Wright State University (1991, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing, reading, Wounded Warrior Project and supporting our troops. TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 1995, 1996, 2005, 2007 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished 149th on the PGA TOUR money list in 2008, the lowest finish of his career. Ended the 2007 season 132nd on the money list but improved his position on TOUR after winning the Qualifying Tournament by four strokes. He opened Q-School with a pair of 62s to lead the field by nine strokes in the six-round event in Orlando. Recorded four top-25 finishes in 30 starts in 2007. Finished 44th on the 2006 TOUR money list, his best showing since finishing 14th in 2001. Five of his six top-10s came in his last 11 starts beginning with a T4 at the 2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Began the final round of the 2006 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort tied for 32nd, eight shots back of Troy Matteson, then tied career low with a 10-under-par 62 to finish T2, four shots behind champion Joe Durant. Fell out of the top 125 in 2005 for the first time since 1996, his rookie season. Was able to up his status by finishing T26 at the TOUR Qualifying Tournament in December. Lone top-10 of the 2005 season was a T6 at the weather-shortened, 54-hole BellSouth Classic. Bogeyed the 72nd hole in regulation to miss a five-way playoff by a stroke. In 2004, his four top-10s were the most since 2001, when he had eight. Tied the Waialae CC course record with a second-round, 8-under-par 62 en route to a fourth-place finish at the 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii. Posted second career top-10 at THE PLAYERS Championship, near his home of Ponte Vedra Beach, finishing T3, four strokes behind champion Adam Scott. Earned second career TOUR victory with two-shot win over Chad Campbell at 2003 Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Nursing a one-stroke lead on the 72nd hole, was able to get up and down for par after hitting drive into water hazard skirting the 18th fairway. Finished T2 at 84 LUMBER Classic later in year. Finished in the top 30 on the 2001 TOUR money list for the first time on the strength of a career-high eight top-10s and a victory. Rounds of 69-65-66-68 produced one-stroke victory over J.J. Henry at 2001 Kemper Insurance Open. Nearly won early in the season until a triple bogey on third extra hole lost Buick Invitational playoff to Phil Mickelson. Final-round 66 put him into extra holes with Mickelson and Davis Love III. In 2000, held third-round led at Phoenix Open before final-round 74 dropped him to T10. In 2000, recorded T3s at Michelob Championship and Tampa Bay Classic. In 1999, finished solo second at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, one stroke behind Payne Stewart. Breakthrough season in 1998 with five top-10s and over $600,000 in earnings. Highlight of the season a T4 at the PGA Championship at Sahalee CC near Seattle. Rookie on TOUR in 1996 after T20 at 1995 Qualifying Tournament. Returned to Q-School after finishing 138th on 1996 money list and regained TOUR card with 36th-place finish. Played the Nationwide Tour full-time in 1995 and was 15th on the money list, including victory at Boise Open.
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Enjoyed a bear-hunting trip to Alaska with Fuzzy Zoeller in spring 2000, fall 2003 and spring 2006. Visited U.S. troops at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Korea and on a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Persian Gulf with TOUR players Corey Pavin, Donnie Hammond, Jerry Kelly and Howard Twitty at Thanksgiving 2006. Has taken a lead in raising awareness and provide funding for the Wounded Warrior Project (woundedwarriorproject.org). The WWP, based in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, assists soldiers who have been injured in Iraq. In December 2005 at TPC Sawgrass, set THE PLAYERS Stadium Course record with a 62, including the first double eagle on the par-5 11th hole. EXEMPT STATUS: 149th on the 2008 PGA TOUR money list PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2001 Kemper Insurance Open. 2003 Chrysler Classic of Tucson. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1995 Boise Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1994 — 0 2000 — 889,153 — 53 2005 — 486,581 — 147 1996 — 138,847 — 138 2001 — 1,941,911 — 19 2006 — 1,655,678 — 44 1997 — 221,049 — 107 2002 — 740,460 — 93 2007 — 584,084 — 139 1998 — 600,847 — 45 2003 — 1,340,436 — 49 2008 — 548,113 — 149 1999 — 872,422 — 44 2004 — 1,259,234 — 58 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T13—EDS Byron Nelson Championship; T17—Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard; T19—Buick Invitational. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–3 times, most recent 2006 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—32; in money—22; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—394; in money—252; Top-10 finishes—43 CAREER EARNINGS: $11,278,816 Career High Official World Rank: After 2001 Bell Canadian Open/41 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
LUNDE, Bill (Lun-DEE)
FULL NAME: William Jeremiah Lunde BIRTHDATE: November 18, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: San Diego, CA RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NV; plays out of TPC Las Vegas HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 220 FAMILY: Wife, Dana EDUCATION: University of Nevada-Las Vegas (1998, Economics) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing fifth on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list, with $341,446. Earned first Nationwide Tour victory at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational with chip-in birdie on the final hole for a one-stroke win over Dustin Bray. Finished fifth at the season-opening Panama Movistar Championship, his best finish since a T3 at the 2005 Henrico County Open. Posted four rounds in the 60s and finished fourth at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Followed victory with four sub-70 rounds at Cox Classic for a T6 finish. Also finished T6 at the Albertsons Boise Open, where he shared the 54-hole lead with tournament winner Chris Tidland. Was in third place, five strokes back entering final round of Chattanooga Classic. Final-round 74 dropped him to T6. Finished T21 at Nationwide Tour Championship to close the season. Member of the Nationwide Tour from 2004-05. Made a start at the 2007 Albertsons Boise Open but missed the cut. Posted his first made cut (in three career starts) in a PGA TOUR event at the 2007 Frys.com Open, finishing T44. Completed the 2005 Nationwide Tour campaign outside of the top 100 after making just nine of 22 cuts. Made the cut in 12 of 25 tournaments during his rookie season in 2004, finishing with five top-25 finishes. Ranked No. 51 on the final money list, with $114,700. Shot rounds of 69-70-73-73 to post 3-under-par 285 at the New Zealand PGA Championship, finishing three strokes behind champion Gavin Coles. His T2 finish was worth $56,086. Missed the cut in the 1998 Oregon Classic, his only Nationwide Tour start prior to 2004. Qualified for the 2003 U.S. Open and posted rounds of 74-73 to miss the cut by three strokes. Made the cut in 10 of 12 starts on the 2003 Gateway Tour Desert Series. Multiple winner on the Butch Harmon Vegas Tour in 2007. Has also played on the Hooters Tour and the Gateway Tour. Member of the 1998 UNLV NCAA Championship team with current PGA TOUR member Chad Campbell. Won one tournament in college. First-team all-conference and third-team All-America in 1997. Grandfather got him, as well as current PGA TOUR member Charley Hoffman, started in the game. Worked in sales for the Las Vegas Founders—the group that ran the PGA TOUR event there. Lists winning the 1998 NCAA Championship as his biggest thrill in golf. EXEMPT STATUS: 5th on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T44—2007 Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational. MONEY & POSITION: 1998 — 0 2003 — 0 2007 — 12,093 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T44—Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 67–1998 Las Vegas Invitational/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—3; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER EARNINGS: $12,093 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge/228 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
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FULL NAME: Alexander Walter Barr Lyle BIRTHDATE: February 9, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Shrewbury, England RESIDENCE: Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland; Ponte Vedra Beach, FL HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 187 FAMILY: Wife, Jolande; Stuart (1983), James (1986), Alexandra Lonneke (1993), Quintin (1995) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Motorcycles, cars, airplanes TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1977 OTHER INFORMATION: Made Champions Tour debut in 2008, making 14 of 16 cuts with four top-25 finishes. Top finish was a T3 at the 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Made one of two cuts on the PGA TOUR in 2008. At age 49, made cuts in only two events entered in 2007 (43rd at the Masters and T65 at the British Open). Also T21 at the Irish Open on the European Tour. Winner of 29 tournaments worldwide, including five on the PGA TOUR. Winner of 1985 British Open and 1988 Masters. Finished seventh on 1988 TOUR money list after winning three times. Won individual title at 1980 World Cup of Golf. Led European Tour Order of Merit three times. Member of five consecutive European Ryder Cup teams (1979, ‘81, ‘83, ‘85, ‘87) and the 1977 Great Britain/Ireland Walker Cup team. Awarded Member of British Empire. After becoming first British winner of Masters, put haggis, a Scottish dish, on menu at Champions Dinner the next year. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (6): 1985 British Open. 1986 Greater Greensboro Open. 1987 Tournament Players Championship. 1988 Phoenix Open, KMart Greater Greensboro Open, Masters Tournament. MONEY & POSITION: 1980 — 8,950 — 175 1990 — 51,280 — 175 2000 — 198,990 — 164 1981 — 2,350 — 225 1991 — 59,794 — 166 2001 — 11,551 — 238 1982 — 804 — 284 1992 — 73,459 — 154 2002 — 28,163 — 223 1983 — 0 1993 — 86,121 — 153 2003 — 0 1984 — 15,532 — 169 1994 — 47,538 — 191 2004 — 49,142 — 229 1985 — 40,452 — 132 1995 — 22,908 — 235 2005 — 46,433 — 229 1986 — 143,415 — 64 1996 — 94,490 — 168 2006 — 0 1987 — 286,176 — 34 1997 — 71,860 — 183 2007 — 47,494 — 229 1988 — 726,934 — 7 1998 — 176,354 — 146 2008 — 24,750 — 244 1989 — 292,293 — 43 1999 — 113,004 — 190 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 45—Masters Tournament. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–1988 KMart Greater Greensboro Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—270; in money—141; Top-10 finishes—22 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,720,236 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/55
M MAGEE, Andrew
FULL NAME: Andrew Donald Magee BIRTHDATE: May 22, 1962 BIRTHPLACE: Paris, France RESIDENCE: Paradise Valley, AZ HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, three children EDUCATION: University of Oklahoma (1984) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Travel, swimming, fishing, whistling TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1984 Q SCHOOL: 1984 OTHER INFORMATION: Made three starts on the 2008 PGA TOUR, with only made cut a T64 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. Competed in one tournament in 2007, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and missed the cut. Spent much of 2007 and 2008 as a co-host on GOLF CHANNEL’s “The Approach,” where he and Alex Miceli would debate in a player versus the media forum. In 21st year on TOUR, limited to 19 events in 2006 due to cancer surgery and subsequent recovery. Underwent successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his left kidney at the Cleveland (Ohio) Clinic Feb. 18. Dr. Indebir Gill performed the operation and said that the tumor and 15 percent of the kidney were removed “with excellent margins,” and that no radiation or chemotherapy procedures would be needed. Returned to action at the Shell Houston Open in late April. Received a Non-Exempt, Major Medical Extension for 2007. Finished 140th on 2005 money list playing on a Major Medical Extension after missing the entire 2004 season due to Achilles tendon surgery on Oct. 24, 2003. Posted consecutive top-10s, his first since 1997, in the 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii (T7) and Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (T8). Used Top-50 career money winners exemption for 2002. Actually 51st, but with the ranking of the late Payne Stewart (No. 15), moved into top 50. Finished T3 at the 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, his first top-10
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FULL NAME: Jarrod Lyle BIRTHDATE: August 21, 1981 BIRTHPLACE: Shepparton, Victoria, Australia RESIDENCE: Shepparton, Victoria, Australia HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 235 FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cricket TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 OTHER INFORMATION: Twotime Nationwide Tour graduate to the PGA TOUR placed fourth on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list to earn a spot on the 2009 PGA TOUR. Finished T48 at the U.S. Open in only 2008 PGA TOUR start. Won twice and led the Nationwide Tour money list for 14 weeks in 2008 through late August. First career win came at the inaugural Mexico Open in Morelia. Shared the 54-hole lead at 9-under with Greg Chalmers. Then carded the low round of the week, an 8-under 63, to win by five strokes over Matt Every. Posted a 6-under 29 on the front nine during the final day. Maintained his top spot on the money list with a T5 at the Moonah Classic. Was T7 at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic. Regained the top spot on the money list with his second victory of the year at the Knoxville Open, where he defeated Chris Kirk with a birdie at the first extra hole after both had tied at 19-under 269. Shot four rounds in the 60s to finish second at the Xerox Classic despite three bogeys in the final six holes. in 2007 during rookie season on the PGA TOUR, made 24 starts with three top-25s and finished 164th on the money list. The best finishes were T12s at the Reno-Tahoe Open and Fry’s Electronics Open. At the Fry’s event, was three behind after 54 holes but fell with a 3-over 73. Finished 18th on the 2006 Nationwide Tour money list. Posted seven top-10s in his rookie season on that Tour. Opened the season with a T4 at the Jacob’s Creek Open Championship and a T2 at the ING New Zealand PGA Championship, just one shot behind tournament winner Jim Rutledge. Added a third-place effort at the PalmettoPride Classic. Also missed the cut at the British Open (his first career TOUR start) and finished T4 at the European Tour’s Volvo China Open. Has also played on the PGA TOUR of Australasia and the Asian PGA Tour. Represented Australia at the 2004 World Amateur Team Championship. Runner-up at the 2004 Australian and New Zealand Amateurs. Winner of the 2003 and 2004 Lake Macquarie Amateur. Got his start in golf at age 7 when he caddied for his father. In 1999 at age 17, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and was confined to his bed for nine months while undergoing chemotherapy treatments at the Royal Children’s Hospital. It took another 12 months before he had the energy to walk a golf course again. Forged a friendship during that time with TOUR member Robert Allenby. EXEMPT STATUS: 4th on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T12—2007 Reno-Tahoe Open, Fry’s Electronics Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2008 Mexico Open, Knoxville Open. MONEY & POSITION: 2006 — 0 2007 — 390,303 — 164 2008 — 23,985
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BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T48—U.S. Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2 times, most recent 2007 Fry’s Electronics Open/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—26; in money—15; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER EARNINGS: $414,288 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Bank of America Colonial/142 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2006, 2008)
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FULL NAME: Mark Ryan Lye BIRTHDATE: November 13, 1952 BIRTHPLACE: Vallejo, CA RESIDENCE: Naples, FL HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 195 FAMILY: Wife, Lisa; Lucas (3/18/05), Eva (1/24/07) EDUCATION: San Jose State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Guitar, fishing, boating TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1975 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1976 OTHER INFORMATION: Has served as an analyst for GOLF CHANNEL the last few years and last played in a PGA TOUR event at the 1995 B.C. Open. Played in two Champions Tour events in 2008, with a 76th-place finish at the ACE Group Classic his best showing. Made eight Champions Tour starts in 2007, with a best finish of T26 at the FedEx Kinko’s Classic. Made 486 starts on the PGA TOUR in a career that began in 1977. Made 332 cuts and earned $1,800,654 in his three decades on the TOUR. Lone victory occurred when he came from eight strokes down the final day with a closing-round 64 to earn a one-stroke win over John Mahaffey, Jim Thorpe and Sammy Rachels at the 1983 Bank of Boston Classic. Finished with birdies on three of the last four holes to claim the $63,000 first-place check, the largest of his career. Finest season came in 1989, when he earned $242,884 and was 56th on the money list. Closed that season with four straight top-10s. Built a three-stroke lead after 36 holes at the 1984 Masters Tournament and trailed by only one after 54 holes before finishing T6. Won the 1976 Australian Order of Merit. College star at San Jose State, where he earned All-America honors in 1975. Diagnosed as a diabetic in high school. One of the few players to use an elongated putter while playing on TOUR. Often traveled with his guitar on TOUR, and at one point in his career teamed with Peter Jacobsen and the late Payne Stewart to form “Jake Trout and The Flounders.” EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1983 Bank of Boston Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1977 — 22,034 — 101 1984 — 152,356 — 43 1991 — 147,530 — 104 1978 — 13,648 — 126 1985 — 112,735 — 72 1992 — 9,921 — 243 1979 — 51,184 — 75 1986 — 78,960 — 111 1993 — 106,936 — 139 1980 — 109,454 — 39 1987 — 73,625 — 121 1994 — 63,394 — 178 1981 — 76,044 — 57 1988 — 106,972 — 108 1995 — 0 1982 — 67,460 — 62 1989 — 242,884 — 56 1983 — 164,506 — 28 1990 — 201,011 — 77 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–1984 Walt Disney World Golf Classic/3 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—486; in money—332; Top-10 finishes—41 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,800,654
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members on TOUR since the 2000 Tampa Bay Classic. Made history in the first round of the 2001 Phoenix Open, recording an ace on the 333-yard, par-4 17th hole. Magee’s drive bounded onto the green at TPC Scottsdale, caromed off Tom Byrum’s putter and went into the hole for what was believed to be the first hole-in-one on a par 4 in TOUR history. “It looked like a hole-in-one and sounded like a hole-in-one. But I still wasn’t sure it was one,” Magee said. Byrum was squatting down looking over a putt when the ball deflected off his putter and rolled about 8 feet directly into the hole for a rare double-eagle ace. Earned $500,000 in the 1999 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, losing to Jeff Maggert in the final. Most recent victory came at 1994 Northern Telecom Open. In 1991, won twice, at the rain-shortened Nestle Invitational over Tom Sieckmann and then beat D.A. Weibring on second playoff hole at Las Vegas Invitational. First TOUR victory came at 1988 Pensacola Open, where he rallied from four strokes back on final day. Three-time All-America at University of Oklahoma. Born in Paris, where his father worked in the oil business. With Gary McCord, conducts Santa Claus Open, annual charity pro-am at TPC Scottsdale. With Scott Verplank and Brian Watts, runs ClubCorp Pro-Am in Dallas to benefit health clinic at his former junior high school. Won 1999 Southern Company Citizenship Award for work with charities. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1988 Pensacola Open. 1991 Nestle Invitational, Las Vegas Invitational. 1994 Northern Telecom Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1984 — 1,701 — 238 1992 — 285,946 — 53 2000 — 867,372 — 55 1985 — 75,593 — 99 1993 — 269,986 — 62 2001 — 175,108 — 180 1986 — 69,478 — 120 1994 — 431,041 — 36 2002 — 543,035 — 122 1987 — 94,598 — 99 1995 — 256,918 — 72 2003 — 578,558 — 116 1988 — 261,954 — 43 1996 — 332,504 — 60 2005 — 488,779 — 145 1989 — 126,770 — 109 1997 — 752,007 — 30 2006 — 52,711 — 232 1990 — 210,507 — 71 1998 — 964,302 — 30 2007 — 0 1991 — 750,082 — 5 1999 — 911,565 — 42 2008 — 12,238 — 250 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T64—Arnold Palmer Invitational. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 1996 Quad City Classic/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—3; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—601; in money—361; Top-10 finishes—64 CAREER EARNINGS: $8,512,753 Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 BellSouth Classic/35
MALTBIE, Roger
FULL NAME: Roger Lin Maltbie BIRTHDATE: June 30, 1951 BIRTHPLACE: Modesto, CA RESIDENCE: Los Gatos, CA HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Donna; Spencer Davis (3/3/87), Parker Travis (3/12/90) EDUCATION: San Jose State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, 49ers football TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1973 Q SCHOOL: 1974 OTHER INFORMATION: Continued work as a golf commentator for NBC golf telecasts. Teamed with fellow NBC broadcaster Gary Koch to claim the unofficial Raphael Division title at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in Savannah, GA, on the Champions Tour. The pair closed with a 12-under 60 to defeat Bob Charles and Stewart Ginn by one stroke. T2 at the 2007 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf with Koch, one behind Tom Watson-Andy North. Missed the cut in last PGA TOUR appearance (2006 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am). Teamed with Koch to win the Raphael Division at 2003 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf on the Champions Tour. During rookie year on TOUR in 1975, won back-to-back titles at Quad Cities Open and Pleasant Valley Classic. Two biggest career wins came in Ohio, the inaugural Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin in 1976 and the 1985 World Series of Golf at Firestone CC in Akron. Finished a career-best eighth on money list in 1985. Tied for 54-hole lead at the 1987 Masters, eventually finishing T4. Big San Francisco 49ers fan and possessor of Super Bowl rings given to him by former 49ers’ owner Edward DeBartolo, Jr. Underwent two shoulder surgeries during playing career. Winner of 1972 and 1973 Northern California Amateur and 1974 California State Open. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5): 1975 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open, Pleasant Valley Classic. 1976 Memorial Tournament. 1985 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic, NEC World Series of Golf. MONEY & POSITION: 1975 — 81,035 — 23 1986 — 213,206 — 40 1997 — 0 1976 — 117,737 1987 — 157,023 — 65 1998 — 0 1977 — 51,727 — 59 1988 — 150,602 — 77 1999 — 0 1978 — 12,440 — 130 1989 — 134,333 — 105 2000 — 0 1979 — 9,796 — 156 1990 — 58,536 — 169 2001 — 0 1980 — 38,626 — 86 1991 — 37,962 — 188 2002 — 0 1981 — 75,009 — 59 1992 — 109,742 — 125 2003 — 0 1982 — 77,067 — 56 1993 — 155,454 — 103 2004 — 0 1983 — 75,751 — 70 1994 — 67,686 — 174 2005 — 0 1984 — 118,128 — 56 1995 — 61,664 — 187 2006 — 0 1985 — 360,554 — 8 1996 — 48,800 — 199
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PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–3 times, most recent 1989 Walt Disney World/ Oldsmobile Classic/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—493; in money—327; Top-10 finishes—55 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,212,879
MARUYAMA, Shigeki (SHE-gek-ee MARE-oo-yaw-muh)
FULL NAME: Shigeki Maruyama BIRTHDATE: September 12, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Chiba, Japan RESIDENCE: Chiba, Japan; Los Angeles, CA HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Mizuho; Sean (6/2/00) EDUCATION: Nihon University TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 JOINED TOUR: 2000 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished 207th on the 2008 money list, with onetop 25, the lowest finish of his TOUR career. Didn’t play again after withdrawing from the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Used a T2 at the Ginn sur Mer Classic, the next-to-last event of the season, to jump into the top 125 in 2007. Was 137th on the money list entering the event. Improved to 103rd with his finish. In 2006, made a career-high 30 starts with four top-10s, including a third-place finish at the B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort. In 2005, finished 32nd on the money list on the strength of five top-10s, but no wins for second consecutive season. At the Sony Open in Hawaii finished T3 and posted an ace on fourth hole in third round with a 4-iron from 202 yards. Second ace of season, the fifth of his TOUR career, came in second round at John Deere Classic, holing a 7-iron from 173 yards on No. 3. In 2004, was five back of lead going into the final round of Nissan Open. Fired a final-round 67 to finish one back of 54-hole leader Mike Weir. Missed a 12-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to finish second. Posted career-best finish in a major with a T4 at the U.S. Open. Shared first-and second-round leads. In 2003, despite being plagued by nagging neck injury during the early season, finished 37th on money list for third time in four years on the strength of win at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Recorded a hole-in-one for the third straight season when he aced the eighth hole with a 6-iron from 177 yards during the first round of the MasterCard Colonial. One of only five players to collect a win in each of the last three seasons (Tiger Woods, Justin Leonard, Jim Furyk and Retief Goosen) with his win in Greensboro. Became the first player in TOUR history to surpass $1 million in first four seasons. In 2002, turned in best finish on money list to that point in three-year career, along with most earnings. Won the Verizon Byron Nelson Classic and became the first Asian with multiple TOUR victories. Closed with a 2-under 68 for a two-stroke victory over rookie Ben Crane. Posted the first ace of the 2002 U.S. Open, using an 8-iron from 154 yards on No. 14 at Bethpage Black. T5 at British Open. Tied for lead with eventual champion Ernie Els and three others after 36 holes at 6-under-par 136. Teamed with Toshi Izawa to win the World Cup. In 2001, finished in the top 40 on TOUR money list and captured his first win at the Greater Milwaukee Open. Defeated Charles Howell III with birdie-4 on first playoff hole. Victory made him first Japanese player to win a TOUR event on U.S. mainland (Isao Aoki captured 1983 Hawaiian Open). In 2000, became first Japanese player to top $1 million in one TOUR season. Had three top-5s included among seven top-10s, his best a T2 with Tiger Woods at Buick Invitational, four strokes behind Phil Mickelson. During qualifying for U.S. Open, shot 13-under 58 (11 birdies and one eagle) at Woodmont CC in Rockville, MD, during first round. Second round was 74, giving him total of 132 and second place at qualifier to medalist David Berganio, Jr.’s 130. Earned spot on International Presidents Cup team and finished with a 1-2-0 record. In 1999, earned his 2000 TOUR membership by virtue of his strong play in the World Golf Championships: Accenture Match Play Championship (T5) and NEC Invitational (sixth). In October, won the Bridgestone Open on the Japan Golf Tour for the third time (first two came in 1995-96). In 1998, first came to attention of golf world when he was surprise star of Presidents Cup with a 5-0 record. In 1997, won four times on the Japan Golf Tour--Japan PGA Championship, Pocari Sweat Yomiuri Open, PGA Match Play Promise Cup and Golf Nippon Hitachi Cup. Known for his ever-present smile on the golf course with a nickname as the “Smilin’ Assassin.” First shot even-par at age 11. Early in career, made regular appearances on Japanese TV variety show called Yume-gaMoriMori (Lots of Dreams). Followed up on his dream with his father by launching his own junior golf foundation, which his company operates, in Japan. No relation to fellow TOUR player Daisuke Maruyama. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 2001 Greater Milwaukee Open. 2002 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic. 2003 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. MONEY & POSITION: 1994 — 0 1999 — 79,137 — 202 2004 — 2,301,692 — 23 1995 — 0 2000 — 1,207,104 — 37 2005 — 1,933,049 — 32 1996 — 50,588 — 196 2001 — 1,441,455 — 37 2006 — 1,154,115 — 79 1997 — 111,781 — 161 2002 — 2,214,794 — 16 2007 — 951,288 — 105 1998 — 78,556 — 193 2003 — 1,669,292 — 37 2008 — 160,175 — 207 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T25—Sony Open in Hawaii. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–3 times, most recent 2005 John Deere Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—18; in money—9; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—264; in money—181; Top-10 finishes—41 CAREER EARNINGS: $13,353,024 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 THE PLAYERS Championship/19
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FULL NAME: Blaine McCallister BIRTHDATE: October 17, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Fort Stockton, TX RESIDENCE: Jacksonville, FL HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife, Claudia; Kelly, Paul; three grandchildren EDUCATION: University of Houston SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing, tennis, baseball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1981, 1982, 1985, 1997, 1999, 2001 OTHER INFORMATION: Made his Champions Tour debut at the 2008 AT&T Championship, finishing T64 in his only appearance of the season. Missed the cut in his only two events on the PGA TOUR in 2008. Competed in 13 events between the PGA TOUR and the Nationwide Tour, with one made cut at the Shell Houston Open. Played a combined 18 events in 2006 on the PGA TOUR and the Nationwide Tour with best finish a T13 at the Nationwide Tour’s Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. Split 2005 season between Nationwide Tour (10 events) and PGA TOUR (9) with three top-25s on the Nationwide Tour. Posted three top-25s in 2004, while making just six cuts in 27 events on TOUR. Spent a season on the Nationwide Tour in 2003 for the first time in his career. Finished 12th on the money list after posting seven top-10s in 18 starts, including his first victory on that Tour at the 2003 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. The victory was his first on any Tour since winning the 1993 B.C. Open. Kept TOUR card for 2002 with T32 finish at 2001 Qualifying Tournament. In 1999, finished 134th on TOUR money list, leaving him non-exempt for the 2000 season. Went to 1999 Qualifying Tournament and finished first, securing full privileges for 2000. In 2000, he earned a career-high $963,974, his most lucrative year in golf thanks to three top-10s, including a runner-up and third-place finish. Lost playoff to Carlos Franco at 2000 Compaq Classic of New Orleans. Owns five victories on TOUR, including the 1988 Hardee’s Golf Classic, 1989 Honda Classic and Bank of Boston Classic, 1991 H.E.B. Texas Open and 1993 B.C. Open. In first TOUR victory at Hardee’s Golf Classic, middle rounds of 62-63 tied then-TOUR record for lowest consecutive rounds in TOUR history. First qualified to play on the TOUR in 1982. Natural left-hander who plays the game right-handed but putts southpaw. Is involved with eyesight organizations as a result of his wife, Claudia, suffering from pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), a rare eye disease. Roomed with Fred Couples for one year and with CBS Sports golf host Jim Nantz for three while attending the University of Houston. Joined Couples and Nantz in Three Amigos Celebrity Tournament, first held in October 1994. One of the beneficiaries of the event was PXE research. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5): 1988 Hardee’s Golf Classic. 1989 Honda Classic, Bank of Boston Classic. 1991 H.E.B. Texas Open. 1993 B.C. Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1982 — 7,894 — 186 1992 — 261,187 — 59 2001 — 280,589 — 149 1983 — 5,218 — 201 1993 — 290,434 — 61 2002 — 123,349 — 194 1984 — 0 1994 — 351,554 — 47 2003 — 65,820 — 223 1986 — 88,732 — 94 1995 — 238,847 — 77 2004 — 162,700 — 198 1987 — 120,005 — 87 1996 — 179,427 — 117 2005 — 64,253 — 222 1988 — 225,660 — 49 1997 — 140,966 — 143 2006 — 32,190 — 239 1989 — 523,891 — 15 1998 — 228,304 — 125 2007 — 11,330 — 250 1990 — 152,048 — 103 1999 — 295,932 — 134 2008 — 0 1991 — 412,974 — 36 2000 — 963,974 — 49
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FULL NAME: Leonard Earl Mattiace BIRTHDATE: October 15, 1967 BIRTHPLACE: Mineola, NY RESIDENCE: Jacksonville, FL HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Kristen; Gracee Lauren, Noelle Anna EDUCATION: Wake Forest University (1990, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Q SCHOOL: 1992, 1995 OTHER INFORMATION: In 2008, made four cuts in 11 starts, with a best finish of T49 at the Legends RenoTahoe Open. Made seven Nationwide Tour starts, with one made cut. Competed in 10 events on the PGA TOUR in 2007, missing the cut in all 10. Made two out of 16 cuts on the Nationwide Tour in 2007. Played in 22 events in 2006 and made six cuts. Played out of the Past Champions category in 2007, 2008 and 2009 after being fully exempt in 1993 and 1996-2004. Struggled in 2005 with only nine made cuts in 34 starts. Best finish was T12 at the 2005 Barclays Classic. Injured both knees in December 2003 while skiing in Vail, CO. Following surgery, made his comeback in March 2004 at The Honda Classic, where he missed the cut. Did not post a top-10 for the first time in his 10-year PGA TOUR career. Playing in his first Masters in 2003 as a professional and first in 15 years (1988 as an amateur), fired the best round of the tournament, a 7-under 65, in the final round to tie Mike Weir and force the first Masters playoff since 1990. Began the day five strokes back of third-round leader Jeff Maggert. Held a two-stroke lead over Weir during the back nine before he bogeyed the 18th hole and Weir birdied No. 15 and made a 6-footer for par on the 18th to force the playoff. Weir won the playoff with bogey on the first extra hole. Career year in 2002 on the strength of two victories. Made 25 cuts in 28 starts and collected more than $2 million in a single season for the first time. Captured first career TOUR victory at the Nissan Open in 220th start. Tied for the lead on the tournament’s 72nd hole, he two-putted from 30 feet while co-leader Scott McCarron was unable to get up-and-down for par. Rounds of 69-65-67-68--269 was one better than McCarron, Brad Faxon and Rory Sabbatini. Won the Fed Ex St. Jude Classic by one stroke over Tim Petrovic. Seven strokes off the pace after 54 holes and closed with a 64. Paycheck of $684,000 was largest of career. Career-best five top-10s in 2000, including a T9 at THE
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PLAYERS Championship. Best effort of the season came at Tampa Bay Classic, a T3. In hometown of Ponte Vedra Beach, finished T5 at THE PLAYERS Championship in 1998. Won first Compaq World Putting Championship in 1996. Earned TOUR membership for 1996 via Qualifying School after finishing 69th on Nationwide Tour money list. Rookie on TOUR in 1993 after earning initial TOUR card through Qualifying School. Captured 1984 Florida High School Championship. Member of Wake Forest’s 1986 NCAA Championship team, along with current PGA TOUR player Billy Andrade. Was first encouraged to play golf by his father Louis at age 6. Is left-handed but plays golf right-handed. Has his own charitable organization, “Len’s Friends” foundation, that aids Jacksonville, FL, charities with a series of golf events. Web site for event is lensfriends.org. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2002 Nissan Open, FedEx St. Jude Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1988 — 0 1999 — 403,115 — 100 2005 — 209,638 — 191 1991 — 0 2000 — 762,979 — 61 2006 — 66,540 — 226 1993 — 74,521 — 160 2001 — 592,781 — 84 2007 — 0 1996 — 238,977 — 92 2002 — 2,194,064 — 18 2008 — 35,333 — 237 1997 — 315,656 — 77 2003 — 1,221,476 — 56 1998 — 418,416 — 68 2004 — 213,707 — 188 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T49—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–7 times, most recent 2002 FedEx St. Jude Classic/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—11; in money—4; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—373; in money—204; Top-10 finishes—23 CAREER EARNINGS: $6,747,202 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 Wachovia Championship/24 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: David Haynes Mathis BIRTHDATE: February 22, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Winston-Salem, NC RESIDENCE: Raleigh, NC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 168 FAMILY: Wife, Chastity EDUCATION: Campbell University (1997, Business) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Stocks, investing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing 14th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list. Missed the cut in three of his first five starts before reeling off four consecutive top-25 finishes on the Nationwide Tour, culminating with his first top-10 of the season at the South Georgia Classic (T6). Earned his first career win at the BMW Charity Pro-Am where he nearly went wire to wire. Posted rounds of 65-65 to grab the second-round lead. Third-round 68 put him at 17-under and one shot ahead. Three birdies in the first five holes of Sunday’s final round gave him the cushion he needed. He was never challenged the rest of the way and won by three strokes over Roger Tambellini. First-place check of $121,500 jumped him from No. 44 to No. 4 on the money list at the time. Also collected the keys to a BMW X5 for the win. One week after his victory, was T2 at the Melwood Prince George’s County Open. Shared the 54-hole lead with three others and shot a 2-under 70 to finish one shot back of winner Jeff Klauk. Runner-up check pushed his season total over the $223,000 mark and vaulted him to No. 1 on the money list. Followed a poor stretch of play, where he missed four cuts in six events, with a T8 at the Utah Championship, shooting 65 in the final round and creeping back into the top-10 on the money list. A T21 at the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch left him 14th on the final money list, with $276,412. Ranked third in Putting for the year. Made the cut in 14 of 24 starts on the 2007 Nationwide Tour, including eight top-25 finishes. Finished the year No. 47 on the money list, with $135,218. Made the cut in 16 of 27 starts during his rookie season on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with three top-25 finishes, including a career-best T12 at the Chattanooga Classic. Ended the season No. 99 on the money list, with $51,303. Had missed the cut in all seven career starts on the Nationwide Tour prior to 2006. Has missed the cut in all five starts on the PGA TOUR, including most recently at the 2005 Bell Canadian Open. Member of the Canadian Tour from 2001-05. Playing on what turned out to be a broken foot, notched his first career win on that Tour at the 2005 Michelin Morelia Classic. Posted a final-round 64 to storm back from six shots down. The victory helped him finish a career-best fourth on the Tour’s final money list. Has also won on the Tarheel Tour. Earned All-Big South Conference honors in 1993 and 1994, helping lead Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC) to the conference championship both seasons. Got his start in golf from his dad. EXEMPT STATUS: 14th on Nationwide Tour money list NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 BMW Charity Pro-Am. MONEY & POSITION: 1997 — 0 1999 — 0 2005 — 0 1998 — 0 2004 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 70–1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open/1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—5; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Travelers Championship/238 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1988 Hardee’s Golf Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—614; in money—335; Top-10 finishes—40 CAREER EARNINGS: $5,227,278 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 PGA Championship/89 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2003)
McCord, Gary
FULL NAME: Gary Dennis McCord BIRTHDATE: May 23, 1948 BIRTHPLACE: San Gabriel, CA RESIDENCE: Paradise Valley, AZ HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife, Diane, Krista (5/14/68), four grandchildren EDUCATION: University of California-Riverside (1971, Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Acceleration, giving a name to each age spot on my body TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1971 Q SCHOOL: 1982 OTHER INFORMATION: Continued to split time between playing the Champions Tour and as an analyst for CBS golf telecasts. In 2008 Champions Tour debut, earned a T3 finish at the Toshiba Classic in March. It represented his best finish in seven starts during the season, and his best outing since a runner-up finish at the 2004 SBC Championship. Has won twice on the Champions Tour, both in 1999. Writes for Golf Digest and has published three books: “Golf for Dummies,” “Golf For Dummies II” and “Just a Range Ball in a Box of Titleists.” Also hosted “Golf for Dummies” instructional DVD. Led U.S. Team as captain to victory in 2004 Tommy Bahama Challenge. Operates the Kostis-McCord Learning Center in Scottsdale, AZ, with Peter Kostis. Served as technical consultant for and appeared in the Kevin Costner movie “Tin Cup.” Ran charity pro-am with Andrew Magee, the Santa Claus Classic, in Scottsdale for 10 years. Was backed by the late Lawrence Welk early in his pro career and once appeared on the musical conductor’s variety show. Played the PGA TOUR from 1974-98 with more than $600,000 in earnings in 376 tournaments. Top performances in his TOUR career were a solo second at the 1975 Greater Milwaukee Open and a T2 at the 1977 Greater Milwaukee Open. Was a five-stroke victor at the 1991 Gateway Open. Two-time All-America selection at Cal-Riverside and the winner of the 1970 NCAA Division II Championship. Got started in golf when he used to go with his mother to her golf class in Garden Grove, CA, when he was 12. Attended the same high school (Garden Grove HS) as comedian Steve Martin. Lists the smell of free range balls in the morning as his biggest thrill in golf. Favorite athlete is Seabiscuit. EXEMPT STATUS: Veteran Member BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—1975 Greater Milwaukee Open, T2—1977 Greater Milwaukee Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1991 Gateway Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1973 — 499 — 265 1982 — 27,380 — 131 1991 — 7,365 — 241 1974 — 32,140 — 76 1983 — 55,756 — 94 1992 — 64,503 — 160 1975 — 43,028 — 59 1984 — 68,213 — 86 1993 — 16,456 — 225 1976 — 26,480 1985 — 32,198 — 140 1994 — 25,602 — 216 1977 — 46,318 — 65 1986 — 27,747 — 160 1995 — 15,813 — 245 1978 — 15,280 — 118 1987 — 3,689 — 240 1996 — 2,548 — 357 1979 — 36,843 — 105 1988 — 15,502 — 204 1997 — 2,880 — 332 1980 — 13,521 — 151 1989 — 29,629 — 181 1998 — 0 1981 — 20,722 — 131 1990 — 32,249 — 191 1999 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–1986 Provident Classic/3 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—378; in money—242; Top-10 finishes—24 CAREER EARNINGS: $662,359
Mcgovern, Jim
FULL NAME: James David McGovern BIRTHDATE: February 5, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Teaneck, NJ RESIDENCE: Oradell, NJ; plays out of Hackensack GC HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Lauren; Melanie (2/5/95), Emily (4/6/96), Elizabeth Ann (2/24/99), Sean Harold (7/16/01) EDUCATION: Old Dominion University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 Q SCHOOL: 1991, 1996, 1997, 2007 OTHER INFORMATION: Has split time between the Nationwide Tour and the PGA TOUR since 2000. Made the cut in 11 of 26 events on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with his best showing being a T36 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Missed the cut in both Nationwide Tour starts. Competed in five events on the PGA TOUR in 2007, making the cut in three and recording a season-best T49 finish at the Viking Classic. Finished 45th on the Nationwide Tour money list with four top-10s, including a T2 at the season-opening Movistar Panama Championship. Finished T19 at the 2007 Qualifying Tournament to earn playing status on the 2008 PGA TOUR. PGA TOUR member from 1991-99, playing an average of 32 tournaments a year from 1991 to 1998. Winner of 1994 Diners Club Matches with Jeff Maggert. Enjoyed his best season on TOUR in 1993 when he captured his lone victory, defeating John Huston with a birdie on second playoff hole to win the rain-shortened 1993 Shell Houston Open. Had two other top-10s that year and finished 27th on the money list. Won 1990 Lake City, Texarkana and 1990 New Haven Opens en route to second-place finish on the 1990 Nationwide Tour money list. Winner of the 1988 Metropolitan Open and 1987 Metropolitan Amateur. 1987 Virginia State Intercollegiate champion. First exposed to the game when parents bought house adjacent to Hackensack (NJ) GC. Brother Rob played linebacker in the NFL. Jim and his family were honored with the Metropolitan Golf Writers Family of the Year Award for 1996.
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EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1993 Shell Houston Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1990 Lake City Classic, New Haven Open, Texarkana Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1989 — 0 1997 — 140,756 — 144 2004 — 72,377 — 223 1991 — 88,869 — 141 1998 — 106,726 — 180 2005 — 7,932 — 259 1992 — 169,888 — 92 1999 — 7,940 — 301 2006 — 26,070 — 243 1993 — 587,495 — 27 2000 — 266,647 — 143 2007 — 27,333 — 240 1994 — 227,764 — 79 2001 — 271,494 — 153 2008 — 136,088 — 214 1995 — 402,587 — 44 2002 — 86,862 — 203 1996 — 116,727 — 154 2003 — 115,148 — 202 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T36—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—26; in money—11; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—379; in money—198; Top-10 finishes—14 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,858,703 Career High Official World Rank: After 1996 Freeport-McDermott Classic/98 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1990)
Mcroy, Spike
FULL NAME: Robert Lynn McRoy, Jr. BIRTHDATE: May 20, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Huntsville, AL RESIDENCE: Huntsville, AL; plays out of Valley Hill CC HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 155 FAMILY: Wife, Rica; Rily Alexander (2/27/99), Parker Kumar (4/17/01), Meera Sophia (9/3/2002) EDUCATION: University of Alabama (1991, Corporate Finance) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Guitar, fishing, stock market, Bible study TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 1996, 1997 OTHER INFORMATION: Split time between the PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour in 2008. Made two of four cuts on the TOUR and four of 13 cuts on the Nationwide Tour. Best finish was a T18 at the 2008 Melwood Prince George’s County Open on the Nationwide Tour. Played in 18 tournaments combined between the PGA TOUR (six starts) and the Nationwide Tour (12 starts) and made the cut in two events on each tour in 2007. In 2006, split time between the PGA TOUR (9 starts) and Nationwide Tour (12 starts) with a best finish of T21 at the Nationwide Tour’s 2006 Peek’n Peak Classic. Lone top-10 on TOUR in 2005 was a T9 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, aided by rounds of 70-68 on the weekend. Best finish on Nationwide Tour was T2 at the 2005 Mark Christopher Charity Classic. Finished 159th on 2004 TOUR money list. Had 35 starts in 2003, tied for most on TOUR with Pat Bates, Esteban Toledo and Neal Lancaster. Finished a career-best 110th on 2002 TOUR money list with $616,814 after entering season with partial TOUR status. Earned first career TOUR title in 115th career start at the 2002 B.C. Open, one of a record 18 first-time winners. Rolled in a 31-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to finish a 7-under-par 65. The 19-under 269 total topped Fred Funk by a stroke. After a two-year hiatus from the TOUR, earned $401,654 to finish 127th on the 2001 money list. Needing $4,598 to retain TOUR card for 2002, missed cut at final event, the 2001 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. One top-10 finish, T3 at the 2001 Kemper Insurance Open. The 2000 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year after winning the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at Highland Oaks GC in home state of Alabama. Earned $99,000 for second win of the season, pushing his season total to a then-Tour-record $300,638. First Nationwide Tour victory came at the 2000 Dakota Dunes Open. In 1999, split time between Nationwide Tour and TOUR with 11 events on both Tours. In 1998, posted only one top-10, T6 at 1998 Buick Invitational, in 32 TOUR starts. Finished 190th on 1997 TOUR money list in 27 events with one top-25 finish. Runner-up to Rafael Alarcon at the 1997 Compaq World Putting Championship. Finished T5 at Qualifying Tournament in fall of 1997 to regain TOUR card for the 1998 season. Winner of 1992 Alabama Open and two Hooters Tour events that year. Winner of the 1990 Cajun Classic. Earned his nickname from a great uncle who was a fan of the Detroit Tigers and star player Ty Cobb. Cobb was known for his aggressive baserunning, with spikes up going into bases. The great uncle sent Spike a miniature Tigers uniform when he was born. Wife obtained Doctorate in Optometry from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis in 1996. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 B.C. Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2000 Dakota Dunes Open, TOUR Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 1991 — 0 2001 — 401,654 — 127 2005 — 173,919 — 205 1997 — 66,274 — 190 2002 — 616,814 — 110 2006 — 18,225 — 247 1998 — 179,770 — 145 2003 — 480,773 — 129 2007 — 18,280 — 243 1999 — 49,701 — 226 2004 — 374,187 — 159 2008 — 15,641 — 247 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T45—Viking Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—4; in money—2; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—226; in money—85; Top-10 finishes—8 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,395,237 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 British Open/200 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2000)
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FULL NAME: Bryce Wade Molder BIRTHDATE: January 27, 1979 BIRTHPLACE: Harrison, AR RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of Whisper Rock GC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Kelley EDUCATION: Georgia Tech (2001, Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Basketball, fishing, skiing, golf course architecture TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 OTHER INFORMATION: Earned PGA TOUR for second time in three years via the Nationwide Tour. Member of the TOUR in 2002, 2007 and 2009 and the Nationwide Tour from 2003-06 and 2008. Made the cut in 19 of 27 events on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, posting four top-10 finishes. Entered the final round of the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch tied for the lead with Matt Bettencourt and posted his second consecutive T3 finish of the year, good enough to jump from No. 32 to No. 23 on the money list and earn a trip to the PGA TOUR in 2009. Finished T2 at the South Georgia Classic for his first top-10 finish since winning the 2006 Miccosukee Championship. Fired 66 in the final round of the Chattanooga Classic to finish 10th. Shot four rounds in the 60s the following week at the Miccosukee Championship to finish T3. In 2007, finished No. 185 on the PGA TOUR money list, with $257,593. Among his seven (out of 21) made cuts was a season-best T6 finish in his last start of the year at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic. Returned to the TOUR for the first time since 2002 after finishing 22nd on the 2006 Nationwide Tour money list. Four top-10s that year included a first, second and a third. In the final full-field event of the season, the Miccosukee Championship, captured first career victory, one ahead of Boo Weekley. Did not post a top-10 on the Nationwide Tour in 2003 and 2005 but had five in 2004, when he finished 50th on the money list. Made the cut in 10 of 22 TOUR events in 2002, with four top-25 finishes. T9 at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans in early May for his first top 10 of the season. Strong track record at English Turn G&CC, having captured an American Junior Golf Association event there in 1996 with a field that included David Gossett, Bubba Watson, Charles Howell III and Matt Kuchar. Joined the TOUR as a Special Temporary Member during the 2002 season after earning enough money to qualify but did not make enough to earn his TOUR card for the following season. Finished second in his first career Nationwide Tour start at the 2002 Jacob’s Creek Open Championship. Four-time, first-team All-America at Georgia Tech, joining former Yellow Jacket David Duval, Phil Mickelson and Gary Hallberg as the only four to be so honored. Winner of Fred Haskins Award and named Dave Williams National Player of the Year following senior year in 2001. Named Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year in 1998 and 2001. Three-time ACC Player of the Year (1999-2001) and ACC Rookie of the Year (1998). Represented United States at the Walker Cup (1999 and 2001) and Palmer Cup (1998-1999-2001). Two-time Academic All-America (2000-01). Born with no left pectoral muscle (which makes that side of his chest concave), and also has Poland Syndrome, a fairly rare defect that made his left hand much smaller than his right. Underwent two surgeries before he was age 5 because three fingers on his left hand were webbed together up to the knuckle. Shot a 12-under-par 60 at Chenal CC in Little Rock while playing with fellow Arkansas native and then-U.S. President Bill Clinton in August 1999.
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FULL NAME: Larry Hogan Mize BIRTHDATE: September 23, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Augusta, GA RESIDENCE: Columbus, GA HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 FAMILY: Wife, Bonnie; David (4/17/86), Patrick (2/12/89), Robert (4/2/93) EDUCATION: Georgia Tech SPECIAL INTERESTS: Spending time with family, fishing, piano, wakeboarding TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1980 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1981 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in seven of 16 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008 with a best finish of T10 at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open. Played in four Champions Tour events in 2008, with his best showing being a T13 at the Administaff Small Business Classic. Competed in 12 PGA TOUR events in 2007 with one top-10 finish, a T9 at the inaugural Mayakoba Golf Classic. Made three out of five cuts on the Nationwide Tour in 2007. Made eight cuts in 18 TOUR events entered in 2006. Finished T6 at the B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort and was the only player to record four rounds in the 60s at Atunyote Golf Club. It was his first top-10 on the PGA TOUR since a T2 at the 2001 Marconi Pennsylvania Classic. Played in 18 events in 2005, with top-25s at the 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii (T20) and 2005 Buick Open (T18). Limited to 10 events in 2002 due to injury and did not finish in the top 125 for the first time in 21 seasons on TOUR. Granted Major Medical Extension for 2003 due to lower back injury suffered at the 2002 Greater Milwaukee Open. Did not play the remainder of the season. Got a late start to the 2002 season after suffering a cracked scapula in his shoulder, broken rib and a minor concussion in December 2001 when a horse he was rid-
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ing on his parents’ farm stepped into a hole and threw him. Finished T3 at the 2000 MCI Classic, best finish since playoff loss to Olin Browne at 1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open. In 1999, earned $386,554, giving him 11 consecutive years in which he had made more than $200,000. At 1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open, lost in playoff to Olin Browne’s chip-in on first extra hole. Enjoyed first two-victory season in 1993, his first wins since 1987 Masters triumph. Trailed Dudley Hart and Phil Mickelson by three strokes through 54 holes of Northern Telecom Open before closing 67 defeated Jeff Maggert by two. Came from four strokes off Fuzzy Zoeller’s third-round lead to win Buick Open. Made 140-foot chip-in to win the 1987 Masters. Birdied the final hole at Augusta National to force playoff with Greg Norman and Seve Ballesteros. After Ballesteros was eliminated on first extra hole, used sand wedge from the right of the second extra hole, the par-4 11th, to chip in for birdie and defeat Norman. First TOUR victory came at 1983 Danny Thomas-Memphis Classic, where 25-foot birdie putt on final hole defeated Fuzzy Zoeller, Sammy Rachels and Chip Beck. Worked on a Masters scoreboard at the third hole during his early teen years. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-3 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1983 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic. 1987 Masters Tournament. 1993 Northern Telecom Open, Buick Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1980 — 1,189 — 252 1990 — 668,198 — 14 2000 — 425,624 — 111 1981 — 0 1991 — 279,061 — 60 2001 — 440,179 — 115 1982 — 28,787 — 125 1992 — 316,428 — 47 2002 — 7,634 — 244 1983 — 146,325 — 35 1993 — 724,660 — 13 2003 — 93,713 — 211 1984 — 172,513 — 36 1994 — 386,029 — 42 2004 — 136,020 — 206 1985 — 231,041 — 17 1995 — 289,576 — 67 2005 — 206,969 — 193 1986 — 314,051 — 17 1996 — 317,468 — 67 2006 — 217,971 — 188 1987 — 561,407 — 6 1997 — 246,773 — 99 2007 — 105,740 — 216 1988 — 187,823 — 62 1998 — 464,294 — 62 2008 — 190,804 — 199 1989 — 278,388 — 45 1999 — 386,554 — 103 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T10—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1985 Los Angeles Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—16; in money—7; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—602; in money—407; Top-10 finishes—86 CAREER EARNINGS: $7,825,217 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Federal Express St. Jude Classic/20
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FULL NAME: John Laurence Miller BIRTHDATE: April 29, 1947 BIRTHPLACE: San Francisco, CA RESIDENCE: Salt Lake City, UT HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 205 FAMILY: Wife, Linda; John S. (6/’2/70), Kelly (12/26/72), Casi (7/30/74), Scott (5/12/76), Andy (2/3/78), Todd (1/2/80); 16 grandchildren EDUCATION: Brigham Young University (1969, Physical Education) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, ranching, church activities, course architecture, golf club design TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1969 Q SCHOOL: Spring 1969 OTHER INFORMATION: Played last TOUR event at the 1997 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Participates in several unofficial events each year. Teamed with sons in the Father-Son Challenge through 2006. Has played just two official events in his Champions Tour career since turning 50 in 1997. Works primarily as the lead analyst for NBC golf telecasts. Son Andy was a member of the PGA TOUR in 2003, earning his card through the Qualifying Tournament. Andy qualified for the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black, and fired a hole-in-one on third hole in final round of NBC telecast, finishing T62. Played the TOUR full time from 1969-1994 and won 24 official titles. Victory at 1994 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am made him the most recent grandfather to win a TOUR event (first since Art Wall, Jr., at 1975 Greater Milwaukee Open). Biggest victory came when he won the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont, shooting 63 in the final round, the lowest score by a winner at that prestigious event. Was the TOUR’s leading money winner and Player of the Year in 1974 when he won eight times, the only player other than Jack Nicklaus or Tom Watson to win money title between 1971 and 1980. Member of 1975 and 1981 U.S. Ryder Cup teams, where he compiled a 2-2-2 record in the biennial matches. Winner 1964 U.S. Junior Amateur. Elected to World Golf Hall of Fame in 1996. His family was the recipient of 1997 Jack Nicklaus Golf Family of the Year Award, presented by the National Golf Foundation. Is the co-founder of the Utah Junior Golf Association and is still its honorary chairman. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-5 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (25): 1971 Southern Open Invitational. 1972 Sea Pines Heritage Classic. 1973 U.S. Open. 1974 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Phoenix Open, Dean Martin Tucson Open, Sea Pines Heritage Classic, Tournament of Champions, Westchester Classic, World Open Golf Championship, Kaiser International Open Invitational. 1975 Phoenix Open, Dean Martin Tucson Open, Bob Hope Desert Classic, Kaiser International Open Invitational. 1976 NBC Tucson Open, Bob Hope Desert Classic, British Open. 1980 Jackie GleasonInverrary Classic. 1981 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open, Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open. 1982 Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open. 1983 Honda Inverrary Classic. 1987 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 1994 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. MONEY & POSITION: 1969 — 8,203 1979 — 49,266 — 79 1989 — 66,174 — 150 1970 — 49,270 — 37 1980 — 127,117 — 30 1990 — 8,900 — 235 1971 — 80,459 — 18 1981 — 193,167 — 12 1991 — 2,864 — 269 1972 — 95,350 — 18 1982 — 169,065 — 20 1992 — 4,312 — 269 1973 — 124,766 — 9 1983 — 230,186 — 14 1993 — 0 1974 — 346,302 — 1 1984 — 139,422 — 47 1994 — 225,000 — 81 1975 — 226,119 — 2 1985 — 126,616 — 64 1995 — 0 1976 — 135,888 1986 — 71,444 — 118 1997 — 0 1977 — 61,025 — 48 1987 — 139,398 — 78 1978 — 17,440 — 112 1988 — 31,989 — 169 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2 times, most recent 1984 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational/3 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—385; in money—332; Top-10 finishes—105 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,747,484 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Franklin Funds Shark Shootout/177
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members EXEMPT STATUS: 23nd on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 3—2001 Reno-Tahoe Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2006 Miccosukee Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 2001 — 211,105 2003 — 0 2007 — 257,593 — 185 2002 — 348,028 2004 — 10,716 2008 — 0 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T6—Children’s Miracle Network Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2002 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—59; in money—21; Top-10 finishes—3 CAREER EARNINGS: $827,442 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Buick Classic/178 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2006, 2008)
MORSE, John
FULL NAME: John Paul Morse BIRTHDATE: February 16, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Marshall, MI RESIDENCE: Marshall, MI; plays out of Marshall CC HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Kelly; Christina (7/31/92) EDUCATION: University of Michigan SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: 1997 OTHER INFORMATION: Playing on the Champions Tour for the first time, posted three top-10 finishes in nine starts during the 2008 season. Open-qualified for the AT&T Championship and finished T3 in San Antonio near the end of the season. Final-round, 8-under 63 was a career best on either the PGA TOUR or Champions Tour and included a front-nine, 6-under 29. Enjoyed a successful Champions Tour debut, firing a closing-round 67 to finish T5 at The Principal Charity Classic. The top-10 finish earned him a berth in the Bank of America Championship, where he finished T7. Made three cuts in seven starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with a season-best T63 at the AT&T Classic (his first made cut since T60 at the 2004 B.C. Open). Also made seven starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, with a season-best T39 at the Mexico Open. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1993 and 200108, with a career-best No. 5 finish in earnings during rookie season in 1993. His T4 finish at the 2002 Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick marked first top-10 on the PGA TOUR since a T8 at the 1997 Shell Houston Open, and his best performance since a T3 at the 1995 LaCantera Texas Open (a span of 87 events). Won the 1995 United Airlines Hawaiian Open with closing 68 to defeat Tom Lehman and Duffy Waldorf by three strokes. Closed with 70 to finish fourth in 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills CC in home state of Michigan. Earned first TOUR card by finishing fifth on 1993 Nationwide Tour money list. Winner of 1993 New England Classic. Played Australasian Tour from 1989-92. Winner 1990 Australian Open in playoff over Craig Parry. Big Ten champion at University of Michigan. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1995 United Airlines Hawaiian Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1993 New England Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1984 — 0 1996 — 322,090 — 64 2004 — 6,420 — 259 1987 — 0 1997 — 161,363 — 134 2005 — 0 1988 — 0 1998 — 43,140 — 210 2006 — 0 1991 — 9,117 — 230 2001 — 3,880 — 255 2007 — 0 1994 — 146,137 — 122 2002 — 125,260 — 193 2008 — 25,705 — 243 1995 — 416,803 — 42 2003 — 22,361 — 237 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T63—AT&T Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2 times, most recent 1997 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—7; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—168; in money—77; Top-10 finishes—8 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,282,275 Career High Official World Rank: After 1996 The Presidents Cup/70 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1993)
Murphy, Bob
FULL NAME: Robert Joseph Murphy, Jr. BIRTHDATE: February 14, 1943 BIRTHPLACE: Brooklyn, NY RESIDENCE: Delray Beach, FL HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 205 FAMILY: Wife, Gail; Kimberly (1/11/69); two grandchildren EDUCATION: University of Florida (1966, Physical Education) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, stock market, collecting wine TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1967 JOINED TOUR: 1968 OTHER INFORMATION: Once again, worked a full schedule of golf telecasts on NBC Sports and played just five events on the Champions Tour, his fewest in a season. Best individual effort was a T57 at The ACE Group Classic near Naples, FL. Has 11 career Champions Tour victories, including four in 1995 when he placed a career-high fourth on the money list. Last victory on the PGA TOUR came at the 1986 Canadian Open. Had not won since the 1975 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic, but, at age 43, defeated Greg Norman by three strokes at Glen Abbey GC. In his rookie year of 1968, he set a goal to win $40,000 but instead took home $105,595, a record at the time for a first-year player. Won back-to-back tournaments at the Philadelphia and Thunderbird Classics that season and was second at the Westchester Classic prior to his pair of victories. Also won the 1970 Greater Hartford Open. Defeated Bob Dickson to win the 1965 U.S. Amateur. Was medalist at the 1966 NCAA
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Championships while at the University of Florida. Earned a spot on the 1975 U.S. Ryder Cup team. Has had 18 career holes-in-one, 12 in competition. Initially coaxed out of the ESPN broadcast booth by Lee Trevino, who advised him to play the Champions Tour on a full-time basis. Has a history of severe arthritis, which he overcame to continue his golf career. Recipient of the 1996 Ben Hogan Award from the Golf Writers Association of America for his comeback from arthritis. Worked on CBS golf telecasts during the 1980s. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-5 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5): 1968 Philadelphia Golf Classic, Thunderbird Classic. 1970 Greater Hartford Open Invitational. 1975 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic. 1986 Canadian Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1968 — 104,040 — 8 1976 — 47,627 1984 — 35,344 — 133 1969 — 52,679 1977 — 52,874 — 58 1985 — 99,031 — 79 1970 — 110,215 — 6 1978 — 73,598 — 34 1986 — 182,673 — 49 1971 — 59,791 — 33 1979 — 66,916 — 62 1987 — 64,110 — 128 1972 — 78,433 — 26 1980 — 106,874 — 41 1988 — 23,875 — 191 1973 — 88,709 — 23 1981 — 87,192 — 50 1989 — 0 1974 — 55,762 — 42 1982 — 30,952 — 123 1990 — 0 1975 — 127,471 — 11 1983 — 63,403 — 82 1992 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–3 times, most recent 1983 Walt Disney World Golf Classic/3 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—523; in money—409; Top-10 finishes—99 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,642,330
N NITTIES, James
FULL NAME: James Evangelo Nitties BIRTHDATE: October 23, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Melbourne, Australia RESIDENCE: New South Wales, Australia HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Clubbing, girls, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: After having competed in the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament each year since 2005, finally broke through in 2008. After holding the outright lead after two rounds in the final stage at PGA West in La Quinta, CA, finished second to Harrison Frazar and earned his PGA TOUR card for 2009. Competed in two events on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, making one cut. In October, claimed the Aspen Group WA (Western Australian) Open Championship by two strokes. Prior to that win, spent most of the 2008 season competing on the Nationwide Tour and Hooters Tour. In 2007, finished fifth at the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship. Best finishes of the 2005 season on the Nationwide Tour were a T10 at the Jacob’s Creek Open Championship and a T11 at the Chattanooga Classic. Was featured on GOLF CHANNEL’s show “Big Break.” While playing in the U.S. mini-tours in 2005, spent nearly a month in a Texas hospital with pain in his right hip and knee. Was diagnosed with reactive arthritis, a chronic condition where fluid builds up in the joints. Takes medication to alleviate the pain. Started a physical fitness routine and by 2007 finished T5 behind Craig Parry at the Australian Open. EXEMPT STATUS: 2nd at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship/274 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: Frank Ivan Joseph Nobilo BIRTHDATE: May 14, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Auckland, New Zealand RESIDENCE: Auckland, New Zealand HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Selena; Bianca (1990) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Squash, motor racing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1979 Q SCHOOL: 2000 OTHER INFORMATION: Hasn’t played on the PGA TOUR since 2002 due to two ruptured disks in his back. Joined GOLF CHANNEL as a full-time analyst in 2004, working primarily on Champions Tour broadcasts. Missed several events at the end of 2002 due to a shoulder injury and finished No. 135 on the TOUR money list. Has participated in three Presidents Cups (1994, 1996, 1998) and will be a Captain’s Assistant to Greg Norman for the International Team in 2009 at Harding Park in San Francisco. Captured first PGA TOUR title in second season on TOUR at the 1997 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Final-round 67 moved him into tie with Brad Faxon. Parred first playoff hole for win. Also in 1997, captured the Hong Kong Open and Mexican Open. Won 1996 Deutsche Bank Open on PGA European Tour and second consecutive Subaru Sarazen World Open, marking first successful defense of his career. Two-time New Zealand PGA Champion (1985-87). Has dealt with back problems relating to the fact his right leg is shorter than his left. Ancestors were Italian pirates who, after running out of things to pillage on the Adriatic, resettled in New Zealand in the early 1900s. Victim of a freak accident one week after marrying Selena Syer in Orlando in 1998. Errant tee shot at Lake Nona struck him above left eye, requiring 30 stitches.
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FULL NAME: James Oh BIRTHDATE: April 5, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, CA RESIDENCE: Lakewood, CA HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 160 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of NevadaLas Vegas SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, music, watching sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Gained first PGA TOUR card by finishing T7 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament in his first time reaching the final stage. Has never made a PGA TOUR start entering 2009. Member of the Nationwide Tour from 2003-06 and played five events on that Tour in 2007-2008 with one made cut. Struggled through the 2006 season, making the cut in three of 18 starts on the Nationwide Tour and failing to record a top-25 finish. Posted a T24 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic, his only top-25 finish in 19 starts on Tour in 2005. Also struggled during his sophomore season on Tour in 2004, with a T58 at the First Tee Arkansas Classic representing his only made cut in 18 starts in 2004. One of a record eight players who played their way onto the 2003 Nationwide Tour. Made the cut in all eight appearances on Tour. Despite limited action, still finished No. 46 on the money list, with $97,334. Became the 16th Monday qualifier in Tour history to go on to victory with his triumph at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. Shared the lead after each of the first two rounds and held a one-stroke lead over Jess Daley after 54 holes. Birdied the final hole of regulation to force a playoff and then birdied the third extra hole to defeat Daley. At 21 years, 5 months, 27 days, became the youngest winner in Tour history (since surpassed
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FULL NAME: Mark Francis O’Meara BIRTHDATE: January 13, 1957 BIRTHPLACE: Goldsboro, NC RESIDENCE: Windermere, FL HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 195 FAMILY: Michelle (3/14/87), Shaun Robert (8/29/89) EDUCATION: Long Beach State (1980, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Golf course design, fly tying, fly fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1980 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1980 OTHER INFORMATION: Played in just six events on the 2008 PGA TOUR, making one cut. Competed in 16 Champions Tour events, with two top-10 finishes. Finished T7 at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf and followed that the next week with a T10 at the FedEx Kinkos Classic. Played in only four PGA TOUR events after turning 50 in January 2007. From there, recorded seven top-10 finishes in 16 Champions Tour starts. Has been a member of the PGA TOUR since 1981. Finished outside the top 150 (No. 192) in 2006 for the third consecutive year. The 16-time winner is tied for 50th on the career TOUR wins list. Included among those victories are two major championships (1998 Masters Tournament and PGA Championship) and five wins at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. At age 41, became oldest player to win two major championships in the same year and was voted 1998 PGA TOUR Player of the Year. Has 22 career runner-up finishes. Collected two wins in a season six times (1985, 1990, 1995-98). Best earnings year came in 1998 with the two major titles and $1,786,699. His highest finish on the money list came in 1984, placing second on the money list with a career-high 15 top-10s, including his first victory at the Greater Milwaukee Open, five seconds and three thirds. TOUR Rookie of the Year in 1981. Member of five U.S. Ryder Cup and two U.S. Presidents Cup teams. Has eight international wins, including his last at the 2004 Dubai Desert Classic. Defeated John Cook in 1979 U.S. Amateur. Has won on five continents North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Australia. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-4 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (16): 1984 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1985 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Hawaiian Open. 1989 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 1990 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, H.E.B. Texas Open. 1991 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. 1992 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 1995 Honda Classic, Bell Canadian Open. 1996 Mercedes Championships, Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. 1997 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Buick Invitational. 1998 Masters Tournament, British Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1981 — 76,063 — 56 1991 — 563,896 — 20 2001 — 438,620 — 116 1982 — 31,711 — 120 1992 — 759,648 — 11 2002 — 730,132 — 97 1983 — 69,354 — 76 1993 — 349,516 — 43 2003 — 388,349 — 143 1984 — 465,873 — 2 1994 — 214,070 — 86 2004 — 543,866 — 135 1985 — 340,840 — 10 1995 — 914,129 — 10 2005 — 190,970 — 198 1986 — 252,827 — 30 1996 — 1,255,749 — 5 2006 — 203,667 — 192 1987 — 327,250 — 30 1997 — 1,124,560 — 13 2007 — 42,914 — 231 1988 — 438,311 — 22 1998 — 1,786,699 — 7 2008 — 10,920 — 255 1989 — 615,804 — 13 1999 — 868,796 — 45 1990 — 707,175 — 10 2000 — 424,309 — 112 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 66—Buick Invitational. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 1996 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—5; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—654; in money—438; Top-10 finishes—119 CAREER EARNINGS: $14,136,017 Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 Sony Open in Hawaii/2
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FULL NAME: Andrew Stewart North BIRTHDATE: March 9, 1950 BIRTHPLACE: Thorpe, WI RESIDENCE: Madison, WI HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Sue; Nichole (11/30/74), Andrea (8/22/78) EDUCATION: University of Florida (1992, B.S.) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, gardening, snow-shoeing, biking TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1972 OTHER INFORMATION: Two-time U.S. Open champion has served as an TV analyst and on-course commentator. In 2008, teamed with Tom Watson to win the Legends Division at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in Savannah in April. The pair opened with a 13-under par 59 and followed with rounds of 62-64 to nip the team of Craig Stadler and Jeff Sluman by one stroke. In going wire to wire, they played all 54 holes without a bogey, running their string of consecutive bogey-free holes to 162. They had won three consecutive unofficial titles in the Raphael Division at the event. The win was the first official title for North since his 1985 U.S. Open victory. North also won the team title with Jim Colbert in 2000 and 2001. Wisconsin native competed at the 2007 U.S. Bank Championship on the PGA TOUR on a Sponsor Exemption (missed cut), with Sports Illustrated golf writer Gary Van Sickle serving as his caddie. In June 2005, earned $350,000 by winning the ING Par-3 Shootout on the Treetops course in Gaylord, MI, over Gary McCord, Fred Couples and Phil Mickelson. Awarded Special Exemption by USGA for 2005 U.S. Senior Open at NCR Country Club. Previous best finish in an official Champions Tour event was a solo second at the 2001 Emerald Coast Classic in Pensacola, FL, where he lost in a one-hole playoff to Mike McCullough. Joined the PGA TOUR in 1973 and played full-time until the 1992 season when he was slowed by various physical woes. Underwent six knee surgeries and operations to remove skin cancers from his nose and cheek, suffered from right elbow bone spurs and also battled shoulder and neck problems. Two-time winner of the U.S. Open and one of 19 players with more than one Open win. First victory came at Cherry Hills CC in Colorado in 1978 and the second at Oakland Hills CC in Birmingham, MI, in 1985. Had four-stroke lead at Cherry Hills with five holes to play. By the time he reached the 18th hole, needed only bogey to win. He secured that for victory over Dave Stockton and J.C. Snead. Victory at Oakland Hills came with a 279 total, one stroke better than international runner-up trio of Tze-Chung Chen of Taiwan, Dave Barr of Canada and Denis Watson of Zimbabwe. Other PGA TOUR victory came in 1977 when he prevailed in the Westchester Classic. Shared the PGA TOUR’s nine-hole scoring record of 27, recorded at the 1975 B.C. Open, with Billy Mayfair and Mike Souchak before Corey Pavin’s 26 broke the mark in 2006. Played on the 1985 U.S. Ryder Cup team and also represented the U.S. in the 1978 World Cup. Three-time All-America selection at the University of Florida. Avid follower of University of Wisconsin sports and at one time assisted the Badger football staff. Won the 1969 Wisconsin Amateur and 1971 Western Amateur. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1977 American Express Westchester Classic. 1978 U.S. Open. 1985 U.S. Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1972 — 923 — 259 1982 — 82,698 — 50 1992 — 16,360 — 218 1973 — 44,890 — 64 1983 — 52,416 — 99 1993 — 14,500 — 230 1974 — 55,455 — 43 1984 — 22,131 — 149 1994 — 3,165 — 292 1975 — 44,730 — 53 1985 — 212,268 — 24 1995 — 0 1976 — 71,267 1986 — 41,652 — 146 1996 — 0 1977 — 116,794 — 18 1987 — 42,876 — 163 1997 — 0 1978 — 150,398 — 14 1988 — 10,759 — 212 1998 — 0 1979 — 73,873 — 54 1989 — 13,620 — 204 1999 — 3,841 — 333 1980 — 55,212 — 70 1990 — 99,651 — 137 2000 — 0 1981 — 111,401 — 30 1991 — 24,653 — 201 2006 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–1985 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—483; in money—315; Top-10 finishes—50 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,365,530
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members by Jason Day), supplanting David Duval, who was a little more than three months older when he won the 1993 Wichita Open. For the season, posted par-or-better scores in 26 of 32 rounds. Played one year at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2000-01 and had four top-10 finishes in 10 tournament starts, including a T4 at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Honolulu. Two-time American Junior Golf Association first-team All-American. Two-time medalist at the Rolex Tournament of Champions. Won the 1998 U.S. Junior Championship. Quarterfinalist at the 1999 U.S. Amateur, Junior Amateur and Public Links. World Junior team member in 1999 and 2000. EXEMPT STATUS: T7 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 Mark Christopher Charity Classic. Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 Ryder Cup/673 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Olson, Leif
FULL NAME: Leif Henry Olson BIRTHDATE: July 17, 1981 BIRTHPLACE: Denver, CO RESIDENCE: Palm Beach Gardens, FL HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Duke University (2003, Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Skiing, basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Advanced through all three stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his 2009 PGA TOUR rookie card. Began the final round tied for 25th and shot a 5-under 67 to earn his card on the cut line. Made only four pars in the round and shot 33 on the back nine with six birdies, including four of his final five holes at the PGA West Nicklaus Tournament Course. Only PGA TOUR start entering 2009 was a missed cut at the 2004 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Has made three career Nationwide Tour starts, including two in 2004 and a T64 at the 2008 Price Cutter Charity Championship. Played at Duke from 19992003 and compiled the most competitive rounds in Duke history (152). College teammate of TOUR player Kevin Streelman. Father, Robert, played football at Northwestern. Diabetic since age 3. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament MONEY & POSITION: 2004— 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 76–2004 U.S. Open/1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0
OOSTERHUIS, Peter
FULL NAME: Peter Oosterhuis BIRTHDATE: May 3, 1948 BIRTHPLACE: London, England RESIDENCE: Charlotte, NC HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 230 FAMILY: Wife, Ruth Ann; two sons, Robert, Richard; two stepsons, Byron, Matt SPECIAL INTERESTS: Golf-course architecture, dining out, bird watching TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1968 JOINED TOUR: 1974 OTHER INFORMATION: Continues career as analyst for CBS Sports golf telecasts and also works with GOLF CHANNEL on its studio shows and live coverage of events. Joined CBS in 1998 after serving as lead analyst for GOLF CHANNEL’s coverage of the European Tour from 1995 to 1997. Amassed more than 20 victories worldwide, including a PGA TOUR victory at the 1981 Canadian Open. Competed on TOUR full-time between 1975 and 1986. Participated in 314 TOUR events during his career. Runner-up at the 1974 and 1982 British Opens and led the European Tour Order of Merit for four consecutive years (1971-74), a record that stood until broken by Colin Montgomerie in 1997. Played in six Ryder Cups for Great Britain and Europe between 1971 and 1981, sharing the European team mark for most singles victories with Nick Faldo and Montgomerie. Member of the 1967 Walker Cup team. Between 1987 and 1993, served as Director of Golf at Forsgate CC in Jamesburg, NJ, and at Riviera CC in Pacific Palisades, CA. Son Robert, the former head professional at the TPC Four Seasons Resort at Las Colinas, site of the HP Byron Nelson Championship, is now the Director of Golf Operations for JC Resorts in San Diego. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1981 Canadian Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1971 — 0 1978 — 50,480 — 66 1985 — 41,805 — 130 1972 — 1,675 — 222 1979 — 41,104 — 93 1986 — 15,364 — 188 1973 — 16,269 — 108 1980 — 30,662 — 107 1987 — 969 — 291 1974 — 21,914 — 93 1981 — 115,862 — 28 1988 — 0 1975 — 59,936 — 34 1982 — 95,038 — 43 1989 — 0 1976 — 41,323 1983 — 68,893 — 78 1977 — 60,083 — 50 1984 — 74,314 — 79 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–1986 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—314; in money—234; Top-10 finishes—27 CAREER EARNINGS: $736,692
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FULL NAME: Gregory Clive Owen BIRTHDATE: February 19, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England RESIDENCE: Windermere, FL HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 212 FAMILY: Wife, Jacqui; Lauren (6/19/02), Sophie (1/5/08) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, spending time with family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 2004 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished No. 10 on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list, with 14 made cuts in 17 starts, including seven top-10 finishes. Posted four top-four finishes in his first eight starts on the 2008 Nationwide Tour. Making his first career start on Tour, T3 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, one of three third-place finishes on the year (Xerox Classic, Albertsons Boise Open). Shared the first- and third-round lead at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic before falling in a playoff to Robert Damron. Also finished runner-up two weeks later at the South Georgia Classic, moving to No. 5 on the money list. Played in one 2008 PGA TOUR event, missing the cut at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Finished No. 157 on the 2007 PGA TOUR money list, with $426,601. Made the cut in 11 of 29 starts, with a best finish of T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, aided by a final-round 5-under 67 Sunday at Pebble Beach. In 2006, finished among the top 75 (No. 69) on the PGA TOUR money list for a second straight season. Was a career-best second at the Bay Hill Invitational, one stroke behind Rod Pampling, in his eighth start of the season. Tied at 14-under after Pampling double bogeyed the par-4 13th hole, he birdied Nos. 14 and 16 to take a one-stroke lead into the par-3 17th hole. Although Pampling bogeyed the hole, Owen missed two putts from within 31⁄2 feet to double bogey. The pair headed for the 18th hole tied for the lead. Owen’s second shot on No. 18 found the back bunker and he wedged to 13 feet. Pampling twoputted for par, and when Owen’s par putt lipped out he fell one shot short. The PGA TOUR rookie retained his card after finishing 57th on the 2005 money list, with more than $1.3 million in earnings. In his third start of the season and 10th of his TOUR career, posted his first top-10 with a solo third at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. First rookie to earn more than $1 million during the season. Playing in his first PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament in 2004, made it through all three stages to finish T4 and earn his initial TOUR card. Has also played the European Tour since 1996, where he finished in the top 40 on the Volvo Order of Merit from 2000-03. In 2003, posted his best finish in Europe at No. 21 on the Order of Merit. Picked up his first career victory on that tour with a win at the British Masters. Best finish in a major came at the 2001 British Open, where he finished T23 and posted a double eagle on the 11th hole in the third round. Won the 1996 Gosen Challenge on the European Challenge Tour. Was ranked No.1 as a tennis player in Nottinghamshire at age 13. Wife, Jacqui, was a national gymnast. Cites his win at the 2003 British Masters as his biggest thrill in golf. Got his start in golf from his dad. His brother, Steve, is in the New Zealand Air Force. EXEMPT STATUS: 10th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2006 Bay Hill Invitational. MONEY & POSITION: 1999 — 0 2002 — 0 2006 — 1,316,685 — 69 2000 — 11,843 2003 — 0 2007 — 426,601 — 157 2001 — 43,630 2005 — 1,352,878 — 57 2008 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 65–2006 Shell Houston Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—85; in money—47; Top-10 finishes—6 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,151,637 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Shell Houston Open/49 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
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FULL NAME: Jesper Bo Parnevik BIRTHDATE: March 7, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Stockholm, Sweden RESIDENCE: Jupiter, FL HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Mia; Peg (9/3/95), Penny (5/9/97), Phillipa (5/16/99), Phoenix (2/16/01) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Magic, vitamins, bridge, backgammon, yoga, yachting, tennis TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 Q SCHOOL: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION: Had the lowest finish on the money list of his career, at 143rd. Made 16 of 29 cuts in 2008. Two best finishes came with T12s at the Wachovia Championship where he fired a final-round, 5-under-par 67 and then at the Ginn sur Mer Classic in the PGA TOUR Fall Series. Had the option late in 2008 to take a one-time Top 50 on the PGA TOUR Career Money List exemption for 2009. In 2007, logged 14th consecutive season in the top 125 on the TOUR money list. Held the lead over the first three rounds at the Valero Texas Open before falling to Justin Leonard on the third playoff hole. First-round 61 broke his previous TOUR career low of 62. In 2006, had the 10th runner-up finish of career with a T2 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Aided by rounds of 62-67 on the weekend, finished three shots behind Chad Campbell. In 2005, finished out of the top 100 for just the third time in his first 12 years on TOUR. In 2004, opened the season with three top-10s in his first five events. Totaled five on the season, including a T2 at the Chrysler Championship. In 2003, played
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FULL NAME: Carl Albert Paulson BIRTHDATE: December 29, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Quantico, VA RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Heather; Ned Maxwell (2/10/98), Robert Henry (6/7/01), Anastasia Wynn (8/10/04) EDUCATION: University of South Carolina (1994, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, USC sports, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 1994, 1995, 2004 OTHER INFORMATION: Member of the PGA TOUR from 1995-96 and 2000-08 and a member of the Nationwide Tour from 1997-99. Playing on a Major Medical Exemption the last three years, has not competed on the PGA TOUR due to back injuries since 2005. Coupled with $198,214 earned in 13 events in 2005, has the opportunity to play in 15 events in 2009 to earn $428,522 and match the $626,736 winnings of 2005’s No. 125, Nick Price. If he does so, will play out of the Major Medical Extension category for the remainder of the season. Regained 2005 TOUR card with T13 finish at 2004 Qualifying Tournament, but was limited to 13 events in 2005 due to a back injury. Did not play the rest of the year after withdrawing from the U.S. Bank Championship in July. In 2002, finished in the top 125 for third consecutive year on TOUR. Hospitalized in January for three days with viral meningitis and in late February father, Ned, underwent triple bypass surgery. Missed first four cuts of his season during this period. Solo 54-hole leader by one over eventual champion Craig Perks at THE PLAYERS Championship after third consecutive 69. Final-round 77 dropped him into a T4 finish. Career-best season in 2000, highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Tampa Bay Classic. Earned fully exempt status on the 2000 PGA TOUR by finishing No. 1 on the 1999 Nationwide Tour money list. Set a Nationwide Tour record for consecutive starts when he teed it up at the Omaha Classic, his 79th straight tournament. Captured his first career victory at the Utah Classic and then the Boise Open. Medalist at the 1995 Qualifying Tournament. All-America selection and Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 1993 at South Carolina. Not related to TOUR member Dennis Paulson. Chronicled his first season on the PGA TOUR in the book, “Rookie on Tour.” Played select-level soccer until high school. EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2000 Tampa Bay Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1999 Utah Classic, Boise Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1995 — 64,501 — 183 2000 — 741,995 — 64 2003 — 365,177 — 147 1996 — 116,071 — 155 2001 — 508,208 — 99 2004 — 70,088 — 224 1999 — 0 2002 — 568,924 — 117 2005 — 198,214 — 195 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1995 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic/1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—202; in money—99; Top-10 finishes—9 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,633,179 Career High Official World Rank: After 2001 Shell Houston Open/104 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1999)
Paulson, Dennis
FULL NAME: Dennis Jay Paulson BIRTHDATE: September 27, 1962 BIRTHPLACE: San Gabriel, CA RESIDENCE: Encinitas, CA; plays out of Rancho Santa Fe Farms GC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Linda; Dillon Jay (6/10/97), Ethan James (5/10/00) EDUCATION: San Diego State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing, being a great dad TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 Q SCHOOL: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION: Member of the PGA TOUR from 199495 and 1999-2006 and the Nationwide Tour from 1997-98. Most recently, made the cut at the 2008 Legends Reno-Tahoe Open (T62) in his only start of the season and just fourth appearance since the 2005 season (missed all three cuts in 2007). Missed entire 2006 season due to shoulder surgery on January 17. Returned to play at the 2006 Qualifying Tournament in late November but was unsuccessful in his attempt. Slumped to 188th on the 2005 TOUR money list with one top-10 at the weather-shortened, 54-hole BellSouth Classic (T10). Playing with partial status in 2004, finished 117th on the money list with two top-10s to earn full status for 2005. Lost to Robert Allenby in six-way playoff at 2001 Nissan Open, but T2 finish was best on TOUR since win-
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FULL NAME: Craig David Parry BIRTHDATE: January 12, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: Sunshine, Victoria, Australia RESIDENCE: Sydney, Australia; Orlando, FL HEIGHT: 5-6 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Jenny; April, Ryan and Brendan SPECIAL INTERESTS: Boating, cricket, rugby, computers, Australian Rules Football, golf course design TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 JOINED TOUR: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION: Made three cuts in four starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with a best finish of T70 at the British Open. Competed in the first two events on the Nationwide Tour in 2007 and recorded his best finish, a T5, at the Jacob’s Creek Open, where he was tied for the lead through 36 holes. Did not compete in any PGA TOUR events. Won the Australian Open in Sydney by one stroke in mid-December 2007. In 2006, played in the minimum amount of 15 PGA TOUR events for the second consecutive season and finished 177th on the money list. Made seven cuts with a best finish of T14 at the Memorial Tournament. Finished 124th on the money list in 2005. Won the 2005 Heineken Classic on the European Tour for his sixth victory on that circuit and 22nd worldwide. Defeated Nick O’Hern with a birdie on the fourth extra hole to run his playoff record to 3-0 on the European Tour. Made a miraculous eagle from the fairway, on the par-4 18th (the first playoff hole), to beat Scott Verplank and win the 2004 Ford Championship at Doral. His eagle, a 6-iron from 176 yards, came on the Doral Golf Resort and Spa Blue Course signature hole. It was his first start of the season on TOUR. Nearly missed first-round 7:54 a.m. tee time as he slept through his alarm. Sub-par year in 2003 as position on final money list (165th) was lowest of TOUR career to date. In 2002, had career highs in money earned ($1,466,235) and money list position (37th). Earned first TOUR win in his 236th start at the 2003 World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. Victory was 20th worldwide and second of 2002 (TelstraSaturn Hyundai New Zealand Open). Became Special Temporary TOUR Member in April 1992 after finishing T6 at 1992 THE PLAYERS Championship and Freeport-McMoRan Classic in consecutive weeks. From 1992-2000 finished in top-100 on the money list every year. Three-time International Presidents Cup team member (1994, 1996, 1998). International victories consist of 20 in Australia, five in Europe, two in Japan and one each in Asia, Canada and New Zealand. Nicknamed “Popeye” for his well-developed forearms. Built own Web site: craigparry.com. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion
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PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2002 World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. 2004 Ford Championship at Doral. MONEY & POSITION: 1987 — 0 1995 — 293,413 — 65 2002 — 1,466,235 — 37 1988 — 1,650 — 283 1996 — 454,203 — 43 2003 — 257,281 — 165 1990 — 43,351 — 181 1997 — 387,603 — 63 2004 — 1,308,586 — 55 1991 — 63,767 — 162 1998 — 312,710 — 98 2005 — 629,887 — 124 1992 — 241,901 — 64 1999 — 962,376 — 39 2006 — 283,282 — 177 1993 — 323,068 — 50 2000 — 507,308 — 95 2008 — 86,311 — 226 1994 — 354,602 — 46 2001 — 503,923 — 102 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T70—British Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–7 times, most recent 2004 THE PLAYERS Championship/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—4; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—306; in money—213; Top-10 finishes—38 CAREER EARNINGS: $8,481,456 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Honda Classic/23
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in a career-high 31 events. In 2002, finished second at the BellSouth Classic and played in third Ryder Cup. In 2001, won a TOUR event for the fourth consecutive season to place 31st on the money list. Shared first-round lead at Honda Classic and led the remainder of the tournament for his fifth TOUR victory. Was a Captain’s Choice for the European Ryder Cup team, his third appearance. In 2000, posted first career multiple-win season despite dealing with increasing hip pain that eventually required corrective surgery. Won first tournament of year at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, with five rounds in the 60s. Second win came at GTE Byron Nelson Classic. Outlasted Davis Love III and Phil Mickelson with a par on third playoff hole to win. Underwent hip surgery to repair labrum on Sept. 23. Surgery was performed by Dr. Marc Philippon, the same surgeon who operated on Greg Norman and Steve Elkington earlier in the year. In 1999, earned his second career title by two strokes over Jim Furyk at Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. In November, withdrew from World Golf Championships-American Express Championship due to an irregular heartbeat and took remainder of year off to undergo tests and rest. Was 3-1-1 as member of European Ryder Cup team. In 1998, first TOUR title came at the Phoenix Open, a three-stroke victory over Tommy Armour III, Steve Pate, Brent Geiberger and Tom Watson. Earned distinction as second Swede to win on TOUR, following Gabriel Hjertstedt at 1997 B.C. Open. In 1997, fired a third-round 66 at British Open to open a two-stroke lead over Darren Clarke and fivestroke edge over Justin Leonard heading into final round. Sunday 73 not good enough to hold off Leonard, so settled for British Open second place for second time in career. In 1994 at Turnberry, held two-stroke lead entering final hole of the British Open, but made bogey to finish 11-under-par 269. Nick Price went eagle-birdie-par on final three holes to capture one-stroke victory. In 1993, first European Tour win came at Bell’s Scottish Open. Joined TOUR in 1994 after finishing T4 in 1993 Qualifying Tournament. Father, Bo, is Sweden’s most famous comedian. Son is named Phoenix, where Jesper first won on TOUR in 1998. Credited with introducing former family nanny, Elin Nordegren, to now-husband and World No. 1 Tiger Woods. EXEMPT STATUS: 143rd on the the 2008 PGA TOUR Money List (possible Top-50 PGA TOUR Career Money List) PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5): 1998 Phoenix Open. 1999 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. 2000 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, GTE Byron Nelson Classic. 2001 Honda Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1994 — 148,816 — 120 1999 — 1,055,468 — 36 2004 — 1,550,135 — 40 1995 — 222,458 — 84 2000 — 2,413,345 — 8 2005 — 732,845 — 109 1996 — 389,266 — 53 2001 — 1,574,208 — 31 2006 — 1,308,310 — 71 1997 — 1,217,587 — 12 2002 — 964,304 — 63 2007 — 1,075,216 — 90 1998 — 1,290,822 — 14 2003 — 570,587 — 118 2008 — 635,819 — 143 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T12—Wachovia Championship, Ginn sur Mer Classic; T13—EDS Byron Nelson Championship; T24—The Honda Classic, The Barclays. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2007 Valero Texas Open/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—16; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—344; in money—252; Top-10 finishes—55 CAREER EARNINGS: $15,149,185 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 GTE Byron Nelson Classic/7
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members ning the 2000 Buick Classic. Playoff victory at Buick Classic over David Duval came nearly a year after losing a playoff to close friend Duffy Waldorf in 1999. Opened with 65-68 at 2000 Buick Classic and held the lead through first two rounds. Third-round 75 dropped him two strokes off 54-hole leader Waldorf. Final-round 68 forced playoff and he made a par 4 on the fourth extra hole for first TOUR victory. Opened with 68 to hold outright first-round 2000 Masters lead and finished T14. Enjoyed his best finish at a major with a T11 at the 2000 British Open. In third season on TOUR in 1999, had seven top-10s and lone appearance at THE TOUR Championship. In 1998, won Nationwide Tour Huntsville Open, defeating Brent Schwarzrock in playoff. Played three years on Asian Tour and won Philippines Open in 1990. Also captured the California State Open that season. Won National Long Driving Championship in 1985. Nickname is “The Chief.” EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-2 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2000 Buick Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1998 Huntsville Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1986 — 0 2000 — 896,098 — 51 2005 — 232,147 — 188 1994 — 142,515 — 125 2001 — 811,105 — 64 2007 — 0 1995 — 103,411 — 158 2002 — 344,121 — 151 2008 — 6,420 — 260 1998 — 4,557 — 317 2003 — 452,648 — 135 1999 — 1,313,814 — 27 2004 — 677,035 — 117 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T62—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–1994 Freeport-McMoRan Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—233; in money—124; Top-10 finishes—18 CAREER EARNINGS: $4,983,871 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 Buick Classic/26 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1998)
PERKS, Craig
FULL NAME: Craig William Perks BIRTHDATE: January 6, 1967 BIRTHPLACE: Palmerston North, New Zealand RESIDENCE: Lafayette, LA HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Maureen Elizabeth; Meghan Elizabeth (6/26/ 96), Nigel William (10/6/98) EDUCATION: University of Southwestern Louisiana (1990, Behavioral Science) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family time TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1999, 2000 OTHER INFORMATION: Did not make a start on the PGA TOUR in 2008 after announcing his retirement at the completion of the 2007 season. Played in 16 events between the PGA TOUR and the Nationwide Tour in 2007, missing the cut in all 16. Struggled all season in 2006, making just one cut along the way, but maintained eligibility for winning the 2002 PLAYERS Championship. In 2005, best play came with three consecutive made cuts in May and a season-best T13 in July at the Cialis Western Open. In 2004, earned his highest finish since his win at the 2002 PLAYERS Championship with a fourth-place performance at the Bank of America Colonial. Held the first-round lead after a 6-under 64, his first lead on TOUR since his victory. Finished season on a strong note, making seven of his last eight cuts. Finished in the top 150 for the fourth consecutive season in 2003. In 2002, became the first player to win his first PGA TOUR event at THE PLAYERS, earning $1,080,000 and the final invitation to the 2002 Masters (three-year exemption). Joined Jack Nicklaus (1974) and Hal Sutton (1983) as only players to win THE PLAYERS in first attempt. After opening with 71-68-69, entered final round one stroke behind leader Carl Paulson. Even-par 72 on Sunday included one putt over the final three holes (chip-in for eagle on par-5 16th, 28-foot birdie putt on par-3 17th and chip-in for par on par-4 18th). His 72-hole 280 total was two strokes better than runner-up Stephen Ames. Entered the event ranked No. 203 in the Official World Golf Ranking and moved to No. 64 with victory. In 2001, made two of his first 16 cuts, but had a T2 at The Honda Classic. Retained playing privileges with a T8 finish at the 2000 TOUR Qualifying Tournament. In 2000, earned his first career TOUR top-10, a T4 at the Bell Canadian Open. Lost the 2000 Crown Lager New Zealand Open in a playoff on the Australasian Tour. In 1999, posted his second runner-up finish on the Nationwide Tour at the Oregon Classic. In 1996, lost a one-hole playoff to Glen Hnatiuk at the Carolina Classic on the Nationwide Tour. In 1995, collected his fourth career Hooters Tour victory at Natchez, MS. All-America selection at Oklahoma (1986) and Southwest Louisiana (1990). Left New Zealand at age 18 to come to the United States to play college golf, where he was an All-American at Oklahoma and Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette). Followed countryman and PGA TOUR member Grant Waite to Oklahoma. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 THE PLAYERS Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 1993 — 0 2002 — 1,632,042 — 34 2005 — 171,379 — 206 2000 — 297,912 — 136 2003 — 368,163 — 146 2006 — 11,880 — 254 2001 — 457,127 — 113 2004 — 423,748 — 152 2007 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–3 times, most recent 2004 Bank of America Colonial/1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—202; in money—68; Top-10 finishes—7 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,362,251 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 MasterCard Colonial/61 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: Scott Piercy BIRTHDATE: November 6, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Las Vegas, NV RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NV; plays out of Spanish Trail CC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Sara; Cole, Brennan EDUCATION: San Diego State University (2001, Public Administration) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing 9th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list with $320,187. Earned first Nationwide Tour victory at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open with tournament record, 22-under 262. Also set 36-hole (126, 16-under) and 54-hole (191, 22-under) tournament records. The $94,500 winner’s check helped him jump 88 spots on the money list. The following week he birdied his final hole at the Xerox Classic to T6, shooting four sub-70 rounds. Won for the second time in three weeks, at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, coming from four strokes back to win by two on the strength of a final-round 64. Went from 123rd to 12th on the money list in the space of three weeks. Runner-up at the Albertsons Boise Open, where he tied the course record with a 10-under-par 61 in the final round and moved up to No. 3 on the money list. Finished T31 at Nationwide Tour Championship and closed the season ranked 3rd in Driving Distance (307.7) and 2nd in Birdies. Had made a total of seven starts on the Nationwide Tour before 2008, with all three career cuts coming in 2003. Posted a career-best T22 at the Envirocare Utah Classic. Throughout his career, has made the cut in eight of 20 TOUR starts, including three in 2005 and four in 2006. Posted a career-best T15 finish at the 2006 FBR Open. Long-time mini-tour player, has played predominantly on the Hooters Tour since the 2001 season. Notched his first win on that Tour at the 2006 Michelob Ultra Classic. Recorded a 5-under 31 on the back nine to overcome a three-stroke deficit with five holes to play to win the 2007 Ultimate Game at the Wynn Las Vegas G&CC. Posted rounds of 68-65 to win, which resulted in a first-place check of $2 million. The win came on his fifth wedding anniversary. Cites winning the Ultimate Game as his biggest thrill in golf. Helped lead his high school to two state championships in soccer. Says his dad is his hero. Got his start in golf from a childhood friend. EXEMPT STATUS: 9th on Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T15—2006 FBR Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2008 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 2003 — 0 2005 — 47,140 2007 — 0 2004 — 0 2006 — 132,042 2008 — 7,630 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T60—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2006 Reno-Tahoe Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—20; in money—8; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER EARNINGS: $186,812 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Through Week Ending: 09/15/2008/182 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
Points, D.A.
FULL NAME: Darren Andrew Points BIRTHDATE: December 1, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Pekin, IL RESIDENCE: Ocoee, FL HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195 FAMILY: Wife, Lori EDUCATION: University of Illinois (1999, Speech Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 Q SCHOOL: 2005 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in 16 of 25 starts on the 2008 Nationwide Tour, with 10 top-25 finishes. Finished No. 16 on the official money list and became one of five players in Tour history with $1 million in career earnings. Collected the first top-10 of the year with a T5 at the 36-hole HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship, finishing four shots behind tournament winner Darron Stiles. Became the only player to notch top-10s in both events Down Under after a T7 effort at the Moonah Classic. Was 36-hole co-leader with Kyle McCarthy at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic after opening rounds of 69-62. Finished T10. Led by two shots going into the final round of the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic where a final-round 73 dropped him into a T9. Won the Miccosukee Championship in spectacular fashion when he holed a 125-yard shot from the fairway at the 72nd hole. He then defeated Matt Bettencourt with birdie on the first playoff hole. Win was his fourth career Nationwide Tour title. Was T43 and seven strokes back after 36 holes. Third-round 62 was his second 62 this season. Win vaulted him from 40th to 15th on the money list and secured a spot on the 2009 PGA TOUR. Made the cut in 16 of 29 starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2007, with five top-25 finishes. Concluded the year No. 39 on the money list, with $156,799. Posted a season-best runner-up finish at the Albertsons Boise Open. Posted back-to-back eagles during a third-round 63. Finished the 2006 campaign on the PGA TOUR No. 162 on the money list, with $405,984. Posted three top-25 finishes, including his first career top-10—at The Honda Classic (T10). After finishing 161st on the PGA TOUR money list in his rookie season, earned his way back on TOUR by finishing T3 at the 2005 National Qualifying Tournament. Posted four top-25s in 2005, including T13s at the unofficial Nissan Open and the B.C. Open. Spent the 2001-04 seasons on the Nationwide Tour. Finished second on Tour in 2004, with $332,815 to earn his initial TOUR card. Posted his second Tour victory at the 2004 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic in a playoff over James Driscoll. Came back a few weeks later and won the inaugural Pete Dye West Virginia Classic. Led Tour in Birdie Average. Finished No. 50 on the 2003 Nationwide Tour money list and No. 66 in 2002, with the latter set up by a season-best T4 at the Gila River Golf Classic (set up when he matched the Whirlwind GC
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FULL NAME: Aron Price BIRTHDATE: May 6, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Sydney, Australia RESIDENCE: Jacksonville Beach, FL HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Georgia Southern University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fitness TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2005 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing 18th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list with $249,144. Earned his first career title with a playoff victory at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. Final-round 72 helped him overcome a four-stroke deficit and force a playoff with rookie J.J. Killeen, the first-, second- and third-round leader. Price collected the $108,000 first-place check when Killeen missed a short par putt on the second extra hole. Victory jumped him from No. 48 to No. 4 on the money list. He joined Jarrod Lyle, Ewan Porter and Gavin Coles as Australians to win on Tour in the first six events of 2008. Tied low round of the day (68) Sunday at WNB Golf Classic to finish solo third, jumping five spots on the money list. Shot final round 65, including a front-nine 29, at Nationwide Tour Championship to T16 and secure his spot in “The 25.” Made the cut in 17 of 26 starts on the 2007 Nationwide Tour, with eight top-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 42 on the money list, with $144,208. Recorded a runner-up finish for the second year in a row, this time at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. Made the cut in seven of 11 starts during his rookie season on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, including three top-10s. Finished the season No. 52 on the money list, with $117,858. Began the year with a T4 at the Jacob’s Creek Open Championship, followed by a T21 at the ING New Zealand PGA Championship. Didn’t play again until a missed cut at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open in late July. Only previous start on the Nationwide Tour prior to his rookie season was a 70th-place showing at the 2005 Gila River Golf Classic. Missed the cut in his only two career starts on the PGA TOUR. Winner of two Gateway Tour Beach Series events in 2005. One of three for the 2005 Ben Hogan Award, given annually to the nation’s top golfer. Winner of seven collegiate tournaments during his career at Georgia Southern, including four during his senior season (the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions, the Ashworth Collegiate Invitational, the Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate and the Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate). Named first-team All-American in 2005 to go along with third-team honors in 2004. Winner of two prestigious amateur titles -- the 2004 Rice Planters Amateur Championship and the 2004 Players Amateur Championship. Won back-to-back medalist honors in the stroke-play competition at the Western Amateur Championship (2003-04), helping him advance to the round of 16 in match play both years. In 2004, he lost, 1-down, to eventual winner Ryan Moore at the U.S. Amateur in the round of 16. Grew up hoping to become a professional rugby player and is still an avid fan of the Cronulla Sharks. Picked up his first golf club at age 12, getting his start in the game from his grandparents. Lists Greg Norman as his inspiration to take up the game and still his hero. Favorite American sport is baseball and is a big fan of the Atlanta Braves. Favorite food is Australian barbecue. EXEMPT STATUS: 18th on Nationwide Tour money list NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 2005 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 68–2005 B.C. Open/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship/264 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
FULL NAME: Nicholas Raymond Leige Price BIRTHDATE: January 28, 1957 BIRTHPLACE: Durban, South Africa RESIDENCE: Hobe Sound, FL HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife, Sue; Gregory (8/9/91), Robyn Frances (8/5/93), Kimberly Rae (9/9/96) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Water skiing, tennis, fishing, flying, golf course architecture TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1977 Q SCHOOL: 1982 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished 12th on the Champions Tour money list in 2008 with 12 top-10 finishes. Was among the top-five in more than a third of his appearances on the Champions Tour. Finished fourth on the circuit in scoring average (69.71) and went over seven figures in official money for the first time since the 2003 PGA TOUR season despite taking two months off during the summer to vacation with his family. Had first brush with a victory in his second start of the year at The ACE Group Classic in Naples. Had a chance of joining the four-man playoff, which included eventual-winner Scott Hoch, but missed a birdie opportunity at No. 18 leaving him one stroke shy and in a T5. Second shot at a win came in early May at the FedEx Kinko’s Classic. Appeared to be in control midway through the final round at The Hills but eventually finished T2 in the event, one stroke back of fellow countryman Denis Watson. Finished T2 again at the Commerce Bank Championship, one stroke back of Loren Roberts. Teed it up at the PGA TOUR’s Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya in 2008 and was T14 after 54 holes before a final-round 74 left him T42 in Mexico. Rookie season on the Champions Tour in 2007 saw him compete in 15 events and finish 40th on the final money list. Best showing of the season came in May at the Senior PGA Championship. In the final grouping Sunday for the first time in his Champions Tour career when he was T2 after 54 holes. Eventually finished third at Kiawah Island, SC, three strokes back of childhood friend Denis Watson. Carded a final-round 63 at The Boeing Championship at Sandestin. Sunday score was his career-best on the Champions Tour and was a 17-stroke improvement over Saturday round. Debuted on the Champions Tour at the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, FL, and finished T20 on The Old Course at Broken Sound. Did not play on TOUR in 2007 and played one event on TOUR in 2008. Enjoyed a long and distinguished PGA TOUR career with 18 career victories, more than $20 million in career earnings, three major championship wins and two Player of the Year Awards. Won PGA TOUR money titles in 1993 and 1994. During a four-year span (1991-94), he won 14 titles, including four in 1993 and six in 1994. In 2002, won the MasterCard Colonial, the 18th win of his career. Needed only 104 putts on the week en route to his second MasterCard Colonial title. Earned 17th PGA TOUR title and 16th in decade of the ‘90s by making birdie on second playoff hole at TPC Southwind to defeat Jeff Sluman and win the 1997 FedEx St. Jude Classic. Along with Tiger Woods, 15 victories were the most by any player in the 1990s. Captured the 1997 MCI Classic and climbed back into top 20 on money list for first time since 1994. The second of only three wire-to-wire winners on TOUR that year. Had one of the most prolific years ever on TOUR in 1994, winning six times, including the British Open and PGA Championship. One of only three players in the 1990s to win two major titles in the same season, joining Nick Faldo in 1990 and Mark O’Meara in 1998. One of only nine players since 1945 to capture consecutive majors (Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington). In the 1994 British Open at Turnberry, played final three holes eagle-birdie-par to make up two-stroke deficit on Jesper Parnevik. Took five-stroke lead at 1994 PGA Championship at Southern Hills with second-round 65, then cruised to six-stroke win over Corey Pavin. The 1994 PGA TOUR Player of the Year. One year earlier, posted four wins including a five-stroke victory at THE PLAYERS Championship. Later that year won three consecutive starts: Canon Greater Hartford Open, Sprint Western Open and Federal Express St. Jude Classic. Chosen as the 1993 PGA TOUR Player of the Year. Shot third-round 63 in 1986 Masters (with a bogey on the first hole) and shares Augusta National course record with Greg Norman. Captured his first title in 1983 when he went wire-to-wire to defeat Jack Nicklaus by two strokes at the World Series of Golf. Played on a number of International teams including two World Cups (1978, 1993), eight Dunhill Cups (1993-2000) as well as five Presidents Cup teams (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2003). His Presidents Cup record was 8-11-4, including a 4-2-2 mark in foursomes. Named as recipient of 2002 Payne Stewart Award by the PGA TOUR, the 2002 ASAP Sports/Jim Murray Award by the GWAA and the 2005 Bob Jones Award by the USGA, awards based on good sportsmanship, respect for the traditions of the game and good working relationships with the media. Born in South Africa, moved to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) at an early age. Published “The Swing” in 1997. After a decade of collaborating with a variety of architects, formed his own design company, Nick Price Golf Course Design. Web site is nickprice.com. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-3 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (18): 1983 World Series of Golf. 1991 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Canadian Open. 1992 PGA Championship, H.E.B. Texas Open. 1993 THE PLAYERS Championship, Canon Greater Hartford Open, Sprint Western Open, Federal Express St. Jude Classic. 1994 Honda Classic, Southwestern Bell Colonial, Motorola Western Open, British Open, PGA Championship, Bell Canadian Open. 1997 MCI Classic. 1998 FedEx St. Jude Classic. 2002 MasterCard Colonial.
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record with a 10-under 61 in the third round). In rookie season on Nationwide Tour, won the Inland Empire Open. Ranked No. 30 on the final 2001 money list. Third-team All-America at Illinois. Three-time Illinois Amateur champion. Reached the quarterfinals of the 1996 U.S. Amateur at Pumpkin Ridge GC, where he lost to eventual champion Tiger Woods, 3 and 2, in the quarterfinals. Lists his parents and his nephew (Carson Chorney) as his heroes. Sixyear-old Carson has neuroblastoma, a rare, curable form of cancer. EXEMPT STATUS: 16th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T10—2006 The Honda Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (4): 2001 Inland Empire Open. 2004 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, Pete Dye West Virginia Classic Presented by National Mining Assn. 2008 Miccosukee Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 2004 — 0 2006 — 405,984 — 162 2005 — 400,540 — 161 2008 — 126,918 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T14—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2005 Reno-Tahoe Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—3; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—66; in money—30; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER EARNINGS: $933,442 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Frys.com Open/259 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2004, 2008)
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members MONEY & POSITION: 1983 — 49,435 — 104 1992 — 1,135,773 — 4 2001 — 1,286,756 — 42 1984 — 109,480 — 66 1993 — 1,478,557 — 1 2002 — 2,170,912 — 19 1985 — 96,069 — 80 1994 — 1,499,927 — 1 2003 — 2,271,111 — 20 1986 — 225,373 — 35 1995 — 611,700 — 30 2004 — 796,086 — 103 1987 — 334,169 — 28 1996 — 402,467 — 50 2005 — 626,736 — 125 1988 — 266,300 — 42 1997 — 1,053,845 — 17 2006 — 208,938 — 189 1989 — 296,170 — 42 1998 — 1,019,404 — 26 2008 — 11,900 — 251 1990 — 520,777 — 22 1999 — 1,572,402 — 18 1991 — 714,389 — 7 2000 — 1,804,433 — 21 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T42—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–3 times, most recent 2003 FedEx St. Jude Classic/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—481; in money—385; Top-10 finishes—137 CAREER EARNINGS: $20,563,108 Career High Official World Rank: After 1995 Kemper Open/1 WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 2003)
Price, Rick
FULL NAME: Richard N. Price III BIRTHDATE: May 18, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Reading, PA RESIDENCE: Jupiter, FL; plays out of The Dye Preserve HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 160 FAMILY: Wife, Melinda; Cody, Taylor EDUCATION: Methodist College SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 OTHER INFORMATION: A member of the Nationwide Tour in 1999-2001 and 2003-08. Has just two career starts on the PGA TOUR, missing the cut at the 1990 Hardee’s Golf Classic and the 1991 U.S. Open. A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing 12th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list, with $284,922. Collected his first top-10 finish of the season with a solothird place effort at the rain-shortened HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship. Finished at 8-under 136, two shots shy of tournament victor Darron Stiles. Earned his second career win with a playoff victory over Chris Anderson at the $1-million Nationwide Tour Players Cup. Posted an 8-under 64 to grab the first-day lead at the Pete Dye GC in West Virginia. Held the third-round lead and posted an even-par 72 to finish at 15-under 273. Needed only a bogey on the first extra hole to secure the win. His $180,000 first-place check was the largest to date and propelled him from No. 46 to No. 3 on the money list. Win secured a spot in “The 25,” allowing him to move onto the PGA TOUR in 2009 and avoid attempting to qualify via Q-school, which he has done 19 times. Was the July Player of the Month. Made the cut in 15 of 29 starts in 2007, with seven top-25 finishes. Ended the season No. 55 on the money list, with $114,325. Had a hole-in-one on No. 11 during the first round of The Rex Hospital Open. Made the cut in 17 of 28 starts on Tour in 2006, with four top-25 finishes—including a season-best T17 at the Xerox Classic. Finished the season No. 82 on the money list, with $65,107. Made the cut in 12 of 26 starts in 2005, with three top-10 finishes. Ranked No. 29 on the money list with $162,102. Got up and down on the 72nd hole to record a one-stroke victory over Andrew Pratt in the inaugural Xerox Classic for his first Tour win. Finished with a tournament-record 11-under-par 269 total at the Irondequoit CC and collected $99,000. The first-place check helped him jump from No. 117 to No. 26 on the season money list at the time. Made the cut in 13 of 28 starts in 2004, including three top-25 finishes. Ranked No. 57 on the final money list, with $104,008. Made the cut in 13 of 23 events on the 2003 Nationwide Tour. Wrapped up the season with $70,307 and the No. 71 spot on the final money list. Made the cut in 14 of 23 starts on the 2001 Nationwide Tour, with four top-25 finishes. Made the cut in eight of 19 events in 2000, with two top-25 finishes, both T19 showings. Finished 14th on the 1999 TearDrop Tour money list. Won the 1999 New Bern Classic in North Carolina. Has 20 mini-tour wins. Qualified for the 1991 U.S. Open at Hazeltine in Minnesota. Posted rounds of 77-74 to miss the cut, one of just two career starts on the PGA TOUR. Was an assistant golf professional before becoming a touring pro. Married to former LPGA player Melinda Daniels-Price. EXEMPT STATUS: 12th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2005 Xerox Classic. 2008 Nationwide Tour Players Cup. MONEY & POSITION: 1990 — 0 1991 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 74–1991 U.S. Open/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship/357 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
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FULL NAME: Richard Fletcher Pride III BIRTHDATE: July 15, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Tuscaloosa, AL RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Kim; Isabelle (10/12/99), Fletcher (10/2/01) EDUCATION: University of Alabama SPECIAL INTERESTS: Basketball, reading, University of Alabama football TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished 200th on the PGA TOUR money list with 14 starts and five made cuts. Only top-10 was a T8 at the Viking Classic. It was his first top-10 since finishing fourth at the 2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro. Recorded a hole-in-one on the par-3 second hole with a 4-iron from 204 yards in the second round and was only one stroke back after 36 holes. It was his 13th start at Annandale Golf Club and his fourth top-10 at the event. Competed in 25 tournaments on TOUR in 2007 and recorded one top-10 finish, 4th, at the inaugural Ginn sur Mer Classic. Marked his best finish on TOUR since a T3 effort at the 1996 Canon Greater Hartford Open. Regained PGA TOUR card for 2007 with a T29 finish at 2006 Qualifying Tournament, his fifth successful trip to the finals. Split 2006 season between TOUR (made six of nine cuts) and Nationwide Tour (13-19) earning one top-10, a T9 at the TOUR’s U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Playing with partial status on TOUR in 2005, concentrated primarily on the Nationwide Tour. Made the cut in 13 of 25 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with four top-10s. Ended the year 37th on the money list with $131,757. Notched a career-best finish on the Nationwide Tour with a T3 at the Henrico County Open. Fired a final-round, 10-under-par 62, which represented his careerlow round on either Tour. Finished 184th on 2004 TOUR money list. Only top-10 of the season came in October, a T5 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. It was his best finish on TOUR since a fifth at the 1999 Motorola Western Open. Missed four months of the 2002 season due to an attack of gallstones and pancreatitis. Had to be fed through a tube for 21⁄2 months and had his gallbladder removed. After T25 finish at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open in late February, did not play again until late June at the Canon Greater Hartford Open. Won 1994 Federal Express St. Jude Classic in rookie season. A 20-foot putt on 72nd hole earned spot in playoff with Hal Sutton and Gene Sauers. Holed 25-foot birdie putt on first extra hole to win. Early in 1994, rescheduled his wedding day so it wouldn’t conflict with Qualifying Tournament. That year’s victory at Federal Express St. Jude Classic made qualifying unnecessary. Later that season won a Buick for soon-to-be wife Kim with a hole-in-one at Buick Challenge. Despite not playing golf as a freshman at Alabama, and not seeing any action as a sophomore walk-on, went on to become a two-time all-Southeastern Conference choice at Alabama. Semifinalist in 1991 U.S. Amateur. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1994 Federal Express St. Jude Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1992 — 0 1999 — 381,040 — 109 2005 — 36,931 — 234 1994 — 305,769 — 57 2000 — 233,720 — 153 2006 — 174,674 — 197 1995 — 97,712 — 161 2001 — 206,022 — 170 2007 — 415,792 — 159 1996 — 167,852 — 125 2002 — 142,556 — 190 2008 — 182,890 — 200 1997 — 45,830 — 207 2003 — 483,923 — 127 1998 — 27,680 — 234 2004 — 230,329 — 184 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T8—Viking Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—14; in money—5; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—350; in money—145; Top-10 finishes—14 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,132,718 Career High Official World Rank: After 1995 Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley/177 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
PURDY, Ted (PER-dee)
FULL NAME: Theodore Townsend Purdy BIRTHDATE: August 15, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Phoenix, AZ RESIDENCE: Phoenix, AZ; plays out of Moon Valley CC and Whisper Rock HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Arlene Rebecca; Samuel (6/19/03), Andie Joanne (12/22/05) EDUCATION: University of Arizona (1996, Finance) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Stock market, skiing, boating, family time TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL: 1998, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Regained fully exempt status with a T18 finish at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Finished out of the top 125 on the money list (191) for the second straight season in 2008. Only top-10 of the season came at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open, where he finished T10. Was solo third through 36 holes before weekend rounds of 73-73 dropped him out of contention. Paid homage to tournament luminary Chi Chi Rodriguez with putter swordplay after making a long birdie putt. “Not good enough, needs more passion,” Rodriguez joked. Monday qualified for the PODS Championship, earning last spot when competitor didn’t show for the playoff. Used local high school golfer Kenny Cavender as his caddie in the qualifier and in the tournament. Severed tendons in his left index finger in June after an accident with a kitchen knife. Made only four of 11 cuts after the month of June. Forced to change from overlapping to interlocking grip. Finished 127th on the TOUR money list in 2007, his first year out of the top 125 since 2003. Best finish was a T9 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. In 2006, earned more than $1 million on the strength of three top-10s, with a best finish of T4 at the 84 LUMBER Classic. Collected his first TOUR title in 2005 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship in his 82nd career TOUR start. Trailed by two entering the final
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FULL NAME: Taggart Twain Ridings BIRTHDATE: September 7, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Oklahoma City, OK RESIDENCE: Roanoke, TX HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Brenda; Carter EDUCATION: University of Arkansas (1997, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Xbox, fishing, down-home cooking, enlightening books, entertaining movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in 14 of 29 appearances on the 2008 PGA TOUR, with two top-10 finishes. Finished the season ranked No. 147 in both the FedExCup standings and the money list. Finished a season-best T9 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Opened with rounds of 66-66 on his way to T10 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic in his last start of the year. Finished T6 at the Albertsons Boise Open in only 2008 Nationwide Tour start. Split time in 2007 between the PGA TOUR (nine made cuts in 18 starts) and the Nationwide Tour (seven made cuts in 11 starts). Posted three top-10 finishes on the Nationwide Tour. Best finish on TOUR came in his last start, finishing at 14-under 274 and T3 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic. Finished second on the Nationwide Tour in Driving Distance with a 312.0 average. Slipped outside the top 125 in fourth season on the PGA TOUR in 2006, with one top-10 in 33 starts. In seventh start of season, picked up his first top-10, a T5 at the Ford Championship at Doral. Totaled five top-10s in 2005 and won $891,812, including a second consecutive late-season rally to secure his card. Best finish of the year was a T3 at the Chrysler Championship, thanks to a closing 5-under 67. Improved his earnings to $796,883 with his $216,164 payday, lifting him over the mark to secure his TOUR card for the 2006 season. Posted back-to-back top-10s for the first time in his career with his T5 finish at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, the last full-field event of the season. Playing on a Major Medical Extension in 2004, finished No. 125 on the money list to retain full playing privileges for 2005. Earned his first top-10 on TOUR in 22 career events, a T2 at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas, thanks to a career-best, final-round, 11-under 61. Began the final round tied for 54th, eight strokes behind third-round leader Tom Lehman and finished in a three-way T2, one stroke behind winner Andre Stolz. The $298,666 payday allowed him to jump from 191st on the money list to 136th with three tournament remaining in the season. Entered the season’s final full-field event, the Chrysler Championship, No. 137 on the money list. Finished T11, aided by a final-round, 7-under-par 64, to earn $120,000 to
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FULL NAME: Chris J. Riley BIRTHDATE: December 8, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: San Diego, CA RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NV HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160 FAMILY: Wife, Michelle Louviere; Taylor Lynn (9/2/04), Rose Rene (6/7/06) EDUCATION: University of NevadaLas Vegas (1996, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: San Diego Chargers TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL: 1998, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Regained fully exempt status with a T18 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Finished 166th on the 2008 money list with one top-10. Recorded four rounds in the 60s and finished T3 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee for his first top-10 since the 2006 Valero Texas Open. Played in 17 events on the PGA TOUR in 2007 and recorded five top-25s, with a T11 at the Valero Texas Open being his best. Third consecutive season out of the top 125 on TOUR. Competed in four Nationwide Tour events and won in a playoff over amateur Jamie Lovemark at the Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somersby. Marked his first victory in 28 career starts on the Nationwide Tour. Finished 65th on the Nationwide Tour money list. In 2006, posted one top-10 in 27 starts in final year of two-year United States Ryder Cup team exemption. Shared the first-round lead at the PGA Championship with a 6-under 66. Finished T41. T5 at the Valero Texas Open, his first top-10 finish on the PGA TOUR since a T4 at the 2004 PGA Championship. Finished out of the top 125 on the 2005 TOUR money list and posted no top-10s for the first time in his seven years on TOUR. Finished T2 at the 2004 Buick Invitational after being involved in three-man playoff with John Daly and Luke Donald, his third runner-up finish in last seven months (2001 Greater Hartford Open, John Deere Classic). He and Donald were eliminated on first extra hole after Daly made birdie and Riley lipped out a putt from 5 feet. Picked up second top-10 in 12 career major appearances, with a T4 at the PGA Championship; the other was a third at the 2002 PGA. A three-putt bogey on the 72nd hole left him one stroke out of the three-man playoff between winner Vijay Singh, Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard. Finish enabled him to jump from 18th to 10th on the final Ryder Cup team points list and qualify for his first Ryder Cup squad. Collected a career-high six top-10s in 2003, including three top-3s -- T3 at the MCI Heritage, solo second at the Greater Hartford Open and T2 at the John Deere Classic. Earned first TOUR victory in his 109th career start at 2002 Reno-Tahoe Open after defeating Jonathan Kaye in a one-hole playoff. Tied for the lead with Kaye and Steve Flesch after 54 holes, came from two strokes down on the back nine to tie Kaye in regulation. Used two-putt par to win on the first hole of the playoff. At 2002 PGA, posted a final-round, 2-under-par 70, good for solo third. In 2001, eclipsed the $1-million mark in season earning for the first time in his career thanks to four top-10s, with a best of second at The INTERNATIONAL. Four top-10s in 2000, including two fourth-place finishes. Earned top-10 in his first start as a member of the PGA TOUR in 1999, a T7 at Sony Open in Hawaii. Finished 28th at 1998 TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn status in 1999. Rookie on the Nationwide Tour in 1998. Finished second in only his second start as a Nationwide Tour member, two behind Eric Johnson at South Florida Classic. Four-time All-America selection at UNLV. Teammate of Tiger Woods at 1995 Walker Cup at Royal Porthcawl. Brother Kevin was member of Nationwide Tour in 1998-99. Riley brothers were second of three sets of brothers to be Nationwide Tour members in same year, joining Tom and Curt Byrum (1994) and Brenden and Deane Pappas (2001). Fred Brown, a retired teacher who coached the golf team at San Diego’s Madison High when Chris was a student there, caddied for Chris in 1999 and 2000. Teammates at UNLV with Chad Campbell and Edward Fryatt. Married LPGA golfer Michelle Louviere on December 14, 2002 in New Orleans. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 Reno-Tahoe Open.
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slide into No. 125 position by $21,824. Rookie season in 2003 was cut to six events due to a herniated disk in his back and a shoulder injury. Withdrew after a first-round 75 at The Honda Classic and did not play the remainder of the season. Received Major Medical Extension for 2004. Finished No. 14 on the 2002 Nationwide Tour money list with $187,494 to earn TOUR card for 2003. Notched first career victory at the Permian Basin Open, where he holed out from 138 yards with a pitching wedge for an eagle on the first playoff hole to defeat Mark Hensby. Earned All-America and Scholastic All-America honors in 1997 at the University of Arkansas. Named to the All-SEC second team from 1995-97. Father is a club professional at South Lakes GC in Jenks, OK. Had a hole-in-one on the fifth hole at Shoal Creek GC, only to lose the ball two holes later. Cites Gary Player as his hero. EXEMPT STATUS: 147th on the 2008 PGA TOUR money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2–2004 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 Permian Basin Open. MONEY & POSITION: 2000 — 0 2005 — 891,812 — 91 2008 — 568,494 — 147 2003 — 31,275 — 234 2006 — 498,242 — 149 2004 — 623,262 — 125 2007 — 351,590 — 168 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T9—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; T10— Children’s Miracle Network Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2004 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—14; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—136; in money—68; Top-10 finishes—10 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,964,675 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 The Honda Classic/120 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2002)
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round, but closed with a 5-under 65 and won by one shot over 54-hole leader Sean O’Hair. Recorded his first top-10 finish in a major championship with his T10 finish at the 2005 PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club. Made his first appearance at the season-ending 2005 TOUR Championship, finished T17. Believing he had missed the 2005 MCI Heritage cut, flew to Atlanta on the way home to Phoenix. Learned in Atlanta airport that he had made the cut, then rented a car and drove back to Hilton Head, SC. Clubs were on flight home, so he borrowed Mark Hensby’s clubs, purchased a shirt at a local drugstore and finished T59. Had breakthrough season in 2004, just his second season as a full-time member. Played in 34 tournaments, making 22 cuts and posting a career-best four top-10s, including two runner-up finishes. Lost in a five-hole playoff to Stewart Cink at the 2004 MCI Heritage. Earned his second runner-up finish of the season at the 2004 B.C. Open, one behind winner Jonathan Byrd after missing a 3-foot birdie putt on final hole. First-round leader at the 2004 Valero Texas Open, with a course-record-tying, 9-under-par 61. Finished T5. Posted 11 top-25s in 25 starts to finish 15th on Nationwide Tour money list in 2003 to earn his PGA TOUR card for the second time. Notched initial career win at the 2003 First Tee Arkansas Classic by defeating Chris Tidland on third hole of playoff. In 1999, made the cut in eight of 27 events during his rookie season on the PGA TOUR. Earned his 1999 TOUR card by virtue of a T14 finish at the 1998 Qualifying Tournament. 1997 Indian Masters champion. Named Rookie of the Year in 1997 on the Asian PGA Tour. Winner of the Arizona State Amateur. Two-time All-American at the University of Arizona. Roomed with TOUR player Jason Gore during freshman season at Arizona. Winner of the 1996 Ping Arizona Intercollegiate by six strokes over Stanford’s Tiger Woods. Says his mother and grandfather started him in the game of golf while he was still in diapers. Lists Jimmy Buffett as his hero. Coached for more than 25 years by Pam Barnett, one of the few female instructors on TOUR. Web site for his foundation is TedPurdyFoundation.org. Personal site is Purds.com. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2005 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 First Tee Arkansas Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1998 — 0 2003 — 0 2006 — 1,216,428 — 76 1999 — 46,660 — 230 2004 — 1,636,876 — 36 2007 — 758,734 — 127 2000 — 72,000 2005 — 2,198,368 — 24 2008 — 248,207 — 191 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T10—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2004 Valero Texas Open/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—25; in money—10; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—191; in money—105; Top-10 finishes—12 CAREER EARNINGS: $6,177,275 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 Through Week Ending: 01/02/2006/64 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2003)
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 Rochester Area Charities Showdown at Somerby presented by Think. MONEY & POSITION: 1996 — 0 2002 — 2,032,979 — 23 2006 — 495,314 — 150 1999 — 367,805 — 112 2003 — 2,178,133 — 23 2007 — 403,199 — 161 2000 — 660,707 — 71 2004 — 1,292,732 — 56 2008 — 388,850 — 166 2001 — 1,198,225 — 45 2005 — 268,735 — 184 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T3—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2 times, most recent 2003 Greater Hartford Open/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—17; in money—9; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—254; in money—163; Top-10 finishes—28 CAREER EARNINGS: $9,286,680 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship/22 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: Thomas Cregg Scherrer BIRTHDATE: July 20, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Skaneateles, NY RESIDENCE: Raleigh, NC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 210 FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer; three sons EDUCATION: University of North Carolina (1992, Geography) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, reading TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 OTHER INFORMATION: Member of the PGA TOUR in 1996, 19992003 and in 2008 and the Nationwide Tour from 1994-95, 1997-98 and 2004-07. Played in 20 events on the PGA TOUR in 2008 with one top-10 finish. Finished 13th at the 2008 Viking Classic, the first event in the Fall Series on the TOUR schedule. It marked his first top-25 effort on the TOUR since a T16 finish at the 2003 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania. Followed with a T7 at the 2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic, his first top-10 since 2002. Made the cut in 15 of 26 starts on the 2007 Nationwide Tour. Best stretch of the season came with eight straight made cuts beginning with the LaSalle Bank Open. Closed with a 67 at the inaugural Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational to finish at 2-under 282, four shots behind Daniel Summerhays. Came back the next week to finish the Price Cutter Charity Championship at 26-under 262, four strokes better than Franklin Langham. Had a hole-in-one on No. 13 during the second round in Springfield, making him the first player since Chris Nallen (2004 Gila River Golf Classic) to make an ace and go on to victory that same week. Collected $100,080 with the win to move to No. 14 on the money list. Posted three top-20 finishes the rest of the season, but failed to make the cut in six tournaments and fell to No. 27 on the money list heading into the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at Barona Creek. Finished T3, just two shots behind champion Richard Johnson, and moved into the top 25 on the money list. Made 15 of 24 cuts on that Tour in 2006 with one top-10, a T6 at the Mark Christopher Charity Classic. Finished 70th on the 2006 Nationwide Tour money list. Did not make a cut in four PGA TOUR starts in 2006. Missed earning TOUR card via the Nationwide Tour money list for a third time by one place in 2005. Finished 22nd thanks in part to a second at the Henrico County Open and a T3 at The Cleveland Open. Made Masters debut in 2001 (finished 25th) after forfeiting invitation in 1993 as runner-up to Justin Leonard in 1992 U.S. Amateur. Turned professional before 1993’s first major. Earned his first PGA TOUR title in his 84th career start at the 2000 Kemper Insurance Open, where he defeated five players by two strokes. Only player to shoot sub-70 rounds each day. Recorded a career-high four top-10s in 2000. Finished in the top 100 on money list in 1999 (92nd) and 2000 (35th) for only two times in career. As a member of 1998 Nationwide Tour, captured the Upstate Classic and finished 14th on money list to earn TOUR card for 1999. Rookie on the PGA TOUR in 1996. Finished sixth on 1995 Nationwide Tour money list. Set Nationwide Tour record in 1995 by appearing in playoffs in three consecutive weeks. Won one of those playoffs at the Knoxville Open. Runner-up to Justin Leonard at 1992 U.S. Amateur. Member of 1991 Walker Cup team. Winner of 1990 North and South Amateur. Captain of hockey team that won state high school championship in New York. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2000 Kemper Insurance Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1995 Knoxville Open. 1998 Upstate Classic. 2007 Price Cutter Charity Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 1992 — 0 2001 — 212,091 — 167 2006 — 0 1996 — 136,323 — 141 2002 — 356,657 — 150 2007 — 0 1997 — 6,372 — 292 2003 — 122,431 — 198 2008 — 288,391 — 183 1999 — 427,849 — 92 2004 — 0 2000 — 1,263,585 — 35 2005 — 27,333 — 240 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T7—Ginn sur Mer Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—20; in money—8; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—206; in money—94; Top-10 finishes—9 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,841,030 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill/75 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1995, 1998)
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FULL NAME: Ted Schulz BIRTHDATE: October 29, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: Louisville, KY RESIDENCE: Louisville, KY HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife, Diane; Samuel Tucker (11/10/91), Shelby Ann (12/10/95), Sophie Marie (2/10/96) EDUCATION: Louisville SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, Bible study TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1984 Q SCHOOL: 1986, 1988 OTHER INFORMATION: Playing for the first time in seven years, made the cut at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open in his only appearance of 2008. Finished T62. Fired 12-under-par 272 to claim one-stroke victory over Jeff Sluman at 1991 Nissan Los Angeles Open. Two-time victor in 1989, at Southern Open and in unofficial Chrysler Team Championship with David Ogrin. Played Asian Tour after losing card in 1988. Won 1983 Kentucky State Amateur, 1984 and 1988 Kentucky State Opens. Serves as the director of golf instruction at The Cardinal Club, the course of his alma mater, the University of Louisville. Also an assistant coach for the Cardinals’ golf team where TOUR rookie Derek Fathauer played. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1989 Southern Open. 1991 Nissan Los Angeles Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1987 — 17,838 — 190 1993 — 164,260 — 100 1999 — 20,377 — 256 1988 — 2,854 — 263 1994 — 37,537 — 202 2000 — 0 1989 — 391,855 — 30 1995 — 29,290 — 227 2001 — 0 1990 — 193,127 — 82 1996 — 10,259 — 275 2008 — 6,420 — 260 1991 — 508,058 — 29 1997 — 0 1992 — 259,204 — 60 1998 — 4,137 — 322 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T62—Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–3 times, most recent 1991 Chattanooga Classic/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—287; in money—138; Top-10 finishes—15 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,645,215 Career High Official World Rank: After 1994 Buick Invitational of California/174
SHEEHAN, Patrick (SHEE-han)
FULL NAME: Patrick James Sheehan BIRTHDATE: August 9, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Providence, RI RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL; plays out of Tuskawilla CC HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife: Pamela; Emily (9/26/98), Kelly (12/30/01) EDUCATION: University of Hartford (1992, Secondary Education) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, music, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 OTHER INFORMATION: Member of the PGA TOUR from 2003-06 and 2008. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1997, 2001-02 and 2007. Made the cut in 27 of 35 starts on the PGA TOUR with a pair of top-10 finishes. Was solo sixth at the Mayakoba Golf Classic and T6 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Fell out of the top-125 on the money list the final two weeks of the season, ending the campaign No. 128. Made the cut in 23 of 30 starts during the 2007 Nationwide Tour season, including a career-high 14 top-25 finishes. Concluded the year No. 9 on the money list, with $281,523. Posted the second runner-up showing of his career when he finished second at the season-opening Movistar Panama Championship. Finished the 2006 PGA TOUR season ranked No. 165 on the money list, with $386,797. Recorded a hole-in-one on the par-3 fifth hole during Friday’s second round of the Buick Championship. He used a 3-iron from 212 yards to post the 20th ace since the tournament moved to the TPC River Highlands in 1984 and in doing so won a Rolex watch. Not only did he dunk his first ace on the PGA TOUR, he also holed out from 164 yards on the 17th to save par after incurring a penalty stroke for stepping on his ball and one for taking a drop after he thought his tee shot had gone into a hazard. Continued strong summer play with a T7 at the John Deere Classic. Finished five strokes behind champion John Senden. Finished in the top 125 for third consecutive season on TOUR in 2005, despite just one top-10. In his ninth start of the season, posted a T5 at the Bay Hill Invitational. Posted career-low, 8-under-par 62 to hold the first-round lead the Bank of America Colonial. Had a career year in just his second season as a full-time TOUR member in 2004. Made over $1 million and had three top-10s, including a runner-up finish. Notched his first top-10 of his career in his 46th TOUR start with a T3 at the MCI Heritage. Recorded career-best runner-up finish to Bart Bryant at the Valero Texas Open, with four rounds in the 60s. Challenged Bryant until three-putt bogey on 15th hole derailed title hopes. Finished three strokes behind Bryant. Earned a careerbest $378,000 to surpass $1 million for the season for the first time in his career. In 2003, finished 104th with $618,019 during his rookie season on the PGA TOUR. One of six out of 15 Nationwide Tour graduates to finish among the top 125. Earned his first PGA TOUR card by finishing 12th ($201,231) on the 2002 Nationwide Tour money list. Went wire-to-wire to win the Price Cutter Charity Championship for his first career victory. Made the cut in nine of 23 tournaments on the 2001 Nationwide Tour. Had one top-10 and three top-25s, including a T5 at the Omaha Classic. 1998 Golden Bear Tour Player of the Year. Played in 13 Nationwide Tour events in 1997, making the cut in four. Best showing came at the Cleveland Open where he finished second, one stroke behind winner Mike Small. Played junior hockey growing up in Rhode Island. Father got him started in golf. College teammate of TOUR members Tim Petrovic and Jerry Kelly at University of Hartford. EXEMPT STATUS: 128th on 2008 PGA TOUR money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2004 Valero Texas Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 Price Cutter Charity Championship.
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FULL NAME: Joseph Paul Sindelar BIRTHDATE: March 30, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Fort Knox, KY RESIDENCE: Horseheads, NY HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 220 FAMILY: Wife, Suzanne Lee; Jamison Prescott (2/2/90), Ryan Joseph (5/13/93) EDUCATION: Ohio State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, electronics TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1983 OTHER INFORMATION: Had six top-10s in 2008 during his rookie season on the Champions Tour. Best finish was T3 at the Senior PGA Championship. Made two of five cuts on the PGA TOUR in 2008. Competed in 25 events on the PGA TOUR in 2007 and made 13 cuts, with his best finish coming at the Wyndham Championship, a T13. Turned 50 on March 30, 2008. Spent much of 2007 saying good-bye to tournament directors and staff at PGA TOUR events that he had met throughout his 24-year TOUR career. Ranks fourth all-time with 24 consecutive years making over $100,000 on TOUR behind Jay Haas, Tom Watson and Craig Stadler. Made 15 cuts in 29 starts in 2006 and recorded four top-10s. Best finish was a T6 at the Wachovia Championship, thanks to a closing 3-under 66, the day’s low round. Finished T4 at the 2005 Deutsche Bank Championship, five strokes behind champion Olin Browne for second top-10 of season. Enjoyed rebirth of career in 2004 with his seventh TOUR title at the Wachovia Championship in a two-hole playoff over Arron Oberholser, a span of 370 events since his last TOUR win at the 1990 Hardee’s Golf Classic. Collected the winner’s check of $1,008,000 to surpass the $1-million mark in a single season for the first time in his 21-year career. In 2003, finished in the top 125 for the 17th time in 20th season on TOUR. Posted a T2 for the second consecutive season in 2002 after having posted just one second-place finish or better from 1991-2000. This one came at The Honda Classic, where he finished in a tie with Brad Faxon, two strokes behind Matt Kuchar. Bounced back from a disappointing 2000 campaign in 2001 to finish 81st in earnings with $654,864 and two
FULL NAME: Christopher McClain Smith BIRTHDATE: April 15, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Indianapolis, IN RESIDENCE: Peru, IN; plays out of Rock Hollow GC HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife, Beth; Abigail (2/28/93), Cameron McClain (3/24/97) EDUCATION: Ohio State University (1991, Economics) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Horse racing, U.S. trivia, sheep shearing, bird watching TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 1998 OTHER INFORMATION: A T28 finish at the Puerto Rico Open was his only made cut in five starts on the 2008 PGA TOUR. Finished No. 57 on the Nationwide Tour money list, with top-10 finishes at the season-opening Movistar Panama Championship (fourth) and the Knoxville Open (T5). Competed in eight PGA TOUR and 22 Nationwide Tour events in 2007, with two top-10s on the Nationwide Tour. Finished outside the top 150 (No. 195) on the 2006 PGA TOUR money list for the second straight season. Made cut in 12 of 21 starts with one top-25, a T24 at the B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort. Made cut in two of five Nationwide Tour events in 2005 with his only top-10 of the season, a T4 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Posted just one top-10 for the third straight season, a T5 at the 2005 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. His consistent play late in the 2004 season secured a spot in the top 125, after falling out in 2003. Captured first TOUR victory at the 2002 Buick Classic in his 148th TOUR start. Had sole possession of 54-hole lead. Sewed up first-place check of $630,000 with a one-stroke victory over David Gossett, Pat Perez and Loren Roberts. Fired career-low 63 during third round of the Buick Challenge. In 2000, established a Nationwide Tour record with five runner-up finishes. Sixth-place finish on money list earned his TOUR card for 2001 season. Tore tendon in left wrist at 2000 Omaha Classic in August which sidelined him for seven weeks. In 1999, had a 427-yard drive in the final round of The Honda Classic, which at the time was the longest recorded drive at a TOUR event (surpassed by Davis Love III’s 476-yarder in 2004). Earned three of his five Nationwide Tour victories in 1997, making him the first player to take advantage of a three-win promotion to the TOUR. Won the Upstate Classic, Dakota Dunes Open and the Omaha Classic. Named Player of the Year. Finished seventh on 1995 Nationwide Tour money list to graduate to PGA TOUR for first time. Two-time winner, at the Gateway Classic and the Dakota Dunes Open, in a three-week period. All-American at Ohio State in 1991 and Big Ten medalist. 1990 Indiana State Amateur Champion and Player of the Year. Lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, became friends with former catcher Tom Pagnozzi the week of his 1995 Gateway Classic victory in St. Louis. Says one of his career highlights was teaming with Bob Benson to win the 2008 Truck Cup Invitational, an informal competition held annually on the Nationwide Tour in Fort Smith, AR. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion
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FULL NAME: James Frederick Webb Simpson BIRTHDATE: August 8, 1985 BIRTHPLACE: Raleigh, NC RESIDENCE: Raleigh, NC HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Wake Forest (2008, Religion) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2008 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Turned pro after completing a stellar amateur career at Wake Forest. Finished T7 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn rookie card for 2009. Made three of six cuts on the 2008 PGA TOUR, with a best finish of T31 as an amateur in his PGA TOUR debut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Received Sponsor Exemption for his amateur record. Turned pro in June and T64 in his professional debut at the Stanford St. Jude Championship. Also T37 at the Travelers Championship the following week. Played eight events on the 2008 Nationwide Tour, with two runner-up finishes -- four behind Colt Knost at the Price Cutter Charity Championship in late July and losing a playoff to Arjun Atwal at the Chattanooga Classic in mid-October. Finished T11 at the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch to finish 45th on the money list with $148,991. Four-time All-American for Wake Forest, including first team in 2008, and four-time All-ACC. ACC Player of the Year as a senior in 2008 and freshman of the year in 2005. Set a new ACC Tournament record of 14-under 202 in 2008, bettering the mark of 204 set by former Wake Forest star and PGA TOUR veteran Gary Hallberg in 1980. Member of the victorious Walker Cup team in 2007 that defeated Great Britain and Ireland at Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. Also a member of the Palmer Cup Team. Won the 2007 Southern Amateur at Pinehurst and the Dogwood Amateur in Atlanta. Attended the same high school (Broughton) and college (Wake Forest) as current Champions Tour player Scott Hoch. Grew up playing against Brendon Todd, another PGA TOUR rookie in 2009, during their youth in the Raleigh, NC, area. One of six children. EXEMPT STATUS: T7 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T31—2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational. MONEY & POSITION: 2008 — 38,460 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T31—Arnold Palmer Invitational. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 67–2 times, most recent 2008 Travelers Championship/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—6; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—7; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER EARNINGS: $38,460 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge/328 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
top-10s. Finished out of the top 125 in 2000 on the money list for the first time since 1994 with 126th position. Was 125th heading into final official money event, the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship, but did not qualify for event. Best finishes of year was a T5 at weather-shortened BellSouth Classic and T5 at Buick Classic. In 1999, had a share of Shell Houston Open 36-hole lead with Hal Sutton but finished T10. Four top10s in 1998. Recorded a T10 in the PGA Championship at Winged Foot in 1997. It was his best performance in a major since T6 finish at 1992 U.S. Open. Won Hardee’s Golf Classic in 1990, where he defeated Willie Wood in playoff. In 1998, had a career year when he posted 10 top-10 finishes, including two victories (The Honda Classic and The INTERNATIONAL), two seconds and one third. Finished third on money list. In 1987, defeated Jeff Sluman for second B.C. Open title by four strokes at En-Joie GC. Winner MCI Long Distance Driving competition in 1986. Came from four strokes back to gain first TOUR title, at 1985 Greater Greensboro Open, by one over Isao Aoki and Craig Stadler. Won first of two B.C. Opens, by one stroke over Mike Reid. As an amateur, won the 1972 New York State Junior, 1980 New York State Amateur and 1981 New York State Open. Three-time All-American at Ohio State University and member of 1979 NCAA Championship team at Ohio State. Winner of 10 collegiate titles, including 1981 Big Ten Championship by 12 strokes. Named 1981 Ohio State Athlete of the Year. Childhood friend of fellow PGA TOUR member Mike Hulbert. Inducted into the Ohio State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (7): 1985 Greater Greensboro Open, B.C. Open. 1987 B.C. Open. 1988 Honda Classic, The International. 1990 Hardee’s Golf Classic. 2004 Wachovia Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 1982 — 0 1991 — 168,352 — 94 2000 — 388,341 — 126 1983 — 4,696 — 203 1992 — 395,354 — 35 2001 — 654,864 — 81 1984 — 116,528 — 59 1993 — 391,649 — 38 2002 — 790,750 — 87 1985 — 282,762 — 12 1994 — 114,563 — 145 2003 — 691,328 — 92 1986 — 341,231 — 14 1995 — 202,896 — 90 2004 — 1,536,881 — 41 1987 — 235,033 — 40 1996 — 275,531 — 77 2005 — 1,060,238 — 70 1988 — 813,732 — 3 1997 — 200,069 — 114 2006 — 802,507 — 105 1989 — 196,092 — 72 1998 — 466,797 — 61 2007 — 310,717 — 174 1990 — 307,207 — 46 1999 — 413,993 — 97 2008 — 34,351 — 238 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T28—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–4 times, most recent 2005 Buick Championship/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—5; in money—2; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—699; in money—456; Top-10 finishes—83 CAREER EARNINGS: $11,196,462 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 Buick Classic/71
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 Buick Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (5): 1995 Gateway Classic, Dakota Dunes Open. 1997 Upstate Classic, Dakota Dunes Open, Omaha Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1991 — 0 1998 — 184,933 — 144 2004 — 692,785 — 115 1993 — 24,000 — 207 1999 — 116,794 — 184 2005 — 454,375 — 154 1994 — 3,075 — 294 2001 — 932,810 — 58 2006 — 183,411 — 195 1996 — 41,112 — 206 2002 — 1,361,094 — 43 2007 — 50,381 — 228 1997 — 120,768 — 151 2003 — 479,523 — 131 2008 — 22,775 — 246 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T28—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–3 times, most recent 2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—5; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—289; in money—153; Top-10 finishes—17 CAREER EARNINGS: $4,667,835 Career High Official World Rank: After 2002 Canon Greater Hartford Open/56 Nationwide Tour Graduate (1995, 1997, 2001)
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FULL NAME: Kevin Stadler BIRTHDATE: February 5, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Reno, NV RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 250 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Southern California (2002) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hockey, football, all sports, reading TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2002 OTHER INFORMATION: Had one top-10, a T4 at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open. Bogey-free 67 was the low final round and allowed him to move from T14 to T4. In 2007, finished in the top-125 (No. 124) to maintain his membership on TOUR, thanks to a solid finish. It was first time finishing in the top 125. Made his first start at the British Open, finishing T51. At the Reno-Tahoe Open, fired consecutive 67s on Friday and Saturday that led to a T2 finish, his best TOUR finish which came in the city where he was born. T7 at the 2007 Wyndham Championship moved him to 106th in the FedExCup standings. He was 157th following the Canadian Open one month before and moved to 121st with his finish at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Ended the year with a T15 finish at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic. Collected $73,600 to earn enough money to finish in the top-125, moving from 127th to 124th. In 2006, finished with an eagle for the third consecutive day to win the Johnnie Walker Classic in February and his biggest professional victory. The (then) 26-year-old son of 1982 Masters champion Craig Stadler had a 3-under 69 final round for a 20-under 268 total on The Vines Resort’s Lakes Course and a two-stroke victory over Australia’s Nick O’Hern. He earned $365,340 in the event sanctioned by the European, Australasian and Asian Tours. Finished 12th on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn membership on the PGA TOUR in 2007. Made 15 starts on the Nationwide Tour, highlighted by two wins, at the Xerox Classic and Albertsons Boise Open. Made six starts on the PGA TOUR, highlighted by five made cuts and a T13 finish at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. In 2005, was a rookie on TOUR after finishing 13th on the 2004 Nationwide Tour money list in his first season on that circuit. Posted first career top-10 in 13th professional start on TOUR with a T9 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Tied for fifth at the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. Was three off the lead entering the final round, but was disqualified (Rule 4-1/1) for having a non-conforming club (shaft in wedge was bent) in his bag. Won his first start of the 2004 season on the Nationwide Tour with a 9-under 279 at the Lake Erie Charity Classic, outlasting Bubba Watson and Michael Long in a four-hole playoff. His father, Craig, won the Champions Tour’s Bank of America Championship in Massachusetts just minutes earlier, making the father-son duo the first to accomplish such a feat since Bob Duval won the Emerald Coast Classic on March 28, 1999, the same day his son David won THE PLAYERS Championship. Became the first Sponsor Exemption to win on the Nationwide Tour since Chris Couch won the 2001 Florida Classic. Two weeks later won in a playoff at the Scholarship America Showdown, with a tournament record 11-under-par 269. The win came in just his fourth career start on the Nationwide Tour, giving him the honor as the fastest player to two wins in Tour history. Made the cut in four of five appearances on the PGA TOUR. As an amateur, was named Pac-10 player of the year as a senior at Southern California in 2002. Led the Trojans to their second consecutive Pac-10 Championship and finished his senior year with six top-five finishes in NCAA play, including four seconds. As a senior at Kent Denver School in Englewood, CO, won the Colorado High School championship and was a second-team 1997 AJGA All-America. He also won the 1997 Junior World Championships (he and father Craig are the only father/son champions in the history of the event). EXEMPT STATUS: 145th on 2008 money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2007 Reno-Tahoe Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (4): 2004 Lake Erie Charity Classic, Scholarship America Showdown. 2006 Xerox Classic, Albertsons Boise Open. MONEY & POSITION: 2003 — 0 2005 — 367,775 — 168 2007 — 810,876 — 124 2004 — 49,541 2006 — 75,973 2008 — 598,945 — 145 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T4—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2008 Frys.com Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—30; in money—16; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—108; in money—56; Top-10 finishes—5 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,903,110 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Nissan Open/92 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2004, 2006)
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FULL NAME: Paul Francis Stankowski BIRTHDATE: December 2, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Oxnard, CA RESIDENCE: Flower Mound, TX HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Regina; Joshua (8/11/99), Katelyn (2/25/02) EDUCATION: University of Texas-El Paso SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, music, watching our children grow up TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 1993, 1995, 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: Made five of 13 cuts in 2008 with three top-25 finishes. Granted Minor Medical Extension for 2008, but was not able to earn enough to gain member status on TOUR for remainder of 2008. Limited to 18 events due to right shoulder injury in 2007. Did not play after the Wyndham Championship in August 2007. Underwent surgery on October 15, 2007 to remove bone spurs from right shoulder. Logged four top-25s in 18 starts in 2007, his best finish being T12 at the Reno-Tahoe Open in early August. Despite first-round 79 at the 2006 Qualifying Tournament, finished T8 to regain TOUR card for 2007. Played 2005-06 on Major Medical Extensions, and missed remaining in that category for the rest of the 2006 season by $3,033 after the John Deere Classic in July. Did some work as a guest analyst for GOLF CHANNEL and XM Radio’s PGA TOUR Network in 2005. Limited to 14 events in 2004 and did not play after Booz Allen Open. Underwent surgery on his left wrist on August 17, 2004. Underwent right wrist surgery in May 2003 for torn cartilage after missing cut at HP Byron Nelson Championship. Tried to return in July but withdrew from 100th Western Open after opening 77. Runner-up at the 2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, four strokes behind the record-smashing Joe Durant. Runner-up finish was worth a career-best $378,000. At the 2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans, opened the event with course-record and careerbest 61. In 1999, needed a T3 in the season-ending Southern Farm Bureau Classic to jump from No. 140 on the TOUR money list to No. 113 to keep his card. Qualified for 1997 TOUR Championship after finishing career-high 21st on TOUR money list. Defeated Jim Furyk and Mike Reid in playoff at 1997 United Airlines Hawaiian Open to capture second TOUR title. Breakthrough year came in 1996, featuring his first victory on TOUR at BellSouth Classic in just his third full season. Defeated Brandel Chamblee with birdie on first extra hole. Arrived in Atlanta as sixth alternate after winning Nationwide Tour’s Louisiana Open the week before. Is the only player to win Nationwide Tour and PGA TOUR events back to back. After season won unofficial 1996 Lincoln-Mercury Kapalua International and the Casio World Open on Japan Golf Tour. Earned first TOUR card via a T26 at the 1993 Qualifying Tournament. Three-time All-America at Texas El-Paso. First played golf on Easter Sunday in 1978; 18 years later, won BellSouth Classic on Easter. Uncertain he would return to Masters, so bought souvenir glass, filled it with bunker sand and placed tee and ball inside as remembrance of first visit to Augusta National in 1996. Returned in 1997 and 1998. Underwent LASIK surgery in September 1998. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1996 BellSouth Classic. 1997 United Airlines Hawaiian Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1996 Louisiana Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1994 — 170,393 — 106 1999 — 362,889 — 113 2004 — 442,872 — 150 1995 — 144,558 — 133 2000 — 669,709 — 70 2005 — 0 1996 — 390,575 — 52 2001 — 743,603 — 69 2006 — 319,597 — 171 1997 — 929,405 — 21 2002 — 565,294 — 118 2007 — 282,389 — 178 1998 — 322,036 — 96 2003 — 719,436 — 89 2008 — 156,077 — 210 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T12—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun; T24—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; T25—Viking Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—13; in money—5; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—337; in money—181; Top-10 finishes—28 CAREER EARNINGS: $6,218,833 Career High Official World Rank: After 1997 Bell Canadian Open/25 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
STERLING, Scott
FULL NAME: William Scott Sterling BIRTHDATE: February 2, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Beaumont, TX RESIDENCE: Baton Rouge, LA; plays out of University Club HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 150 FAMILY: Wife, Stephanie; William (10/12/04), Jonathan (7/2/07) EDUCATION: Louisiana State University (1994, General Studies) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, music, family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 OTHER INFORMATION: Playing rookie season on the 2008 PGA TOUR, secured conditional status on the PGA TOUR for 2009 with No. 144 finish on the money list. Made the cut in 17 of 28 starts, with two top-10 finishes. Made late season push with T8 finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and T6 at season-ending Children’s Miracle Network Classic (thanks to second-round 63) to secure some status for 2009. Only previous TOUR start came at the 2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic, where he tied for 38th after gaining entry as a Monday qualifier. Shot a second-round 65 to get to the weekend. Made the cut in 17 of 28 Nationwide Tour events in 2007, including seven top25s and a win. Making his 122nd career start on the Nationwide Tour, won the Jacob’s Creek Open in Australia, finishing the tournament at 12-under 276. Moved to the 54-hole lead with rounds of 70-69-66 and then posted a 1-under 71 on the final day to defeat local pro David Lutterus by one stroke. Collected a career-best $108,000 for the win, nearly as much as the $112,357 he won in his best season on Tour in 2002. Would never drop out of
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FULL NAME: Christopher James Stroud BIRTHDATE: February 3, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Nederland, TX RESIDENCE: Houston, TX HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Tiffany EDUCATION: Lamar University (2004, Management Information Systems) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cooking, fishing, snow skiing, “Rock Band” on PS3 TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Q SCHOOL: 2006, 2007, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Earned his PGA TOUR card for a third consecutive time via the Qualifying Tournament with a T4 finish. Placed 155th on the 2008 PGA TOUR money list. Finished the season strong with top-10s in two of his last six starts and placed no worse than T29 in those tournaments. Best finish of the season was a T4 at the Valero Texas Open. Also T10 at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, the final event of the season. Finished 133rd on the PGA TOUR money list in 2007, but improved his status by finishing third at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Made 24 starts on TOUR in 2007 and made nine cuts. Managed to finish in the top-25 five times in his nine cuts made. In sixth start of the season, posted four sub-par rounds at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to finish T5 for first career top10. Recorded his second top-10 finish of the season with a T6 at the Valero Texas Open. Third-round 64 marked the low 18-hole score of his TOUR career. Earned first PGA TOUR card after getting through all three stages of the 2006 Qualifying Tournament, finishing T16 at the finals. Played nine events on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with two top-10s – a T5 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs and a T6 at the LaSalle Bank Open. Finished 96th on Nationwide Tour money list. Also played NGA Hooters Tour and Tight Lies Tour since turning professional in 2004. Finished 18th on the 2006 NGA Hooters Tour money list on the strength of two runner-up finishes. Captured the 2003 North and South Amateur. Two-time All-America and four-time Southland Conference Player of the Year at Lamar University. T3 at 2003 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships. Played for U.S. at 2004 Palmer Cup and was one of five finalists for 2004 Ben Hogan Award. Lists Arnold Palmer and Sean Connery as heroes. One of four children (three sisters). EXEMPT STATUS: T4 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T5—2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. MONEY & POSITION: 2004 — 10,350 2007 — 673,106 — 133 2005 — 0 2008 — 482,405 — 155 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T6—Valero Texas Open; T10—Children’s Miracle Network Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–3 times, most recent 2008 Valero Texas Open/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—12; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—55; in money—22; Top-10 finishes—4 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,165,862 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship/315 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
T TATAURANGI, Phil (Ta-toe-rung-ee)
FULL NAME: Phillip Mikaera Tataurangi BIRTHDATE: October 31, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Auckland, New Zealand RESIDENCE: Taupo, New Zealand; plays out of Cape Kidnappers (Hawkes Bay, New Zealand) HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Melanie; Kahurangi Jack (6/30/00), Talia Aniwaniwa (5/1/04) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, cooking, friends, sports, golf-course design TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1993, 1996, 2001 OTHER INFORMATION: Missed all six cuts in PGA TOUR events in 2008. Made five of 11 cuts on Nationwide Tour with a pair of top-25 finishes. Played in 2007 on his third consecutive Major Medical Extension and was unable to earn $560,930 in two events in order to play out the season on that extension. Made two cuts in eight events and recorded one top-25 finish. Suffered from a herniated disk at the base of his spine to cause Medical Extensions which began in 2003. Played in his first Masters in 2003, made the cut and finished T39. In 2002, was one of a record 18 first-time winners, getting his victory at the Invensys Classic of Las Vegas. Had heart surgery in July to control a heart condition that he has had for several years called superventricular tachycardia, a rapid heartbeat that occurs and disappears suddenly. Carded a final-round 10-under 62 to capture first TOUR win at the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. Started the day five shots behind leader David Duval, but posted 10 birdies without a bogey to claim a one-stroke victory at 29-under-par 330 over Stuart Appleby and Jeff Sluman in 90-hole event. Paycheck of $900,000 was a career best. Limited in 12 PGA TOUR events in 2001 due to lingering neck injury. Finished solo second to David Duval at the Michelob Championship,
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FULL NAME: Darron Gary Stiles BIRTHDATE: June 1, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: St. Petersburg, FL RESIDENCE: Pinehurst, NC HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 215 FAMILY: Wife, Kim; Sydney (10/1/03); Xander (9/23/06) EDUCATION: Florida Southern College (1995, Accounting) SPECIAL INTERESTS: TV, Internet, family TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 Q SCHOOL: 2006 OTHER INFORMATION: Claimed four top-10 finishes on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, highlighted by a win at the HSBC New Zealand Championship and a runner-up finish at the Fort Smith Classic. Made it to the PGA TOUR via Nationwide Tour graduation for a fourth time (also 2002 and 2004). Made eight cuts on the PGA TOUR in 2007 and finished T47 at the 2007 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Split time on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA TOUR in 2006. Regained TOUR card for 2007 with T16 finish at 2006 Qualifying Tournament. Member of Nationwide Tour in 1997, 1999-2002, 2004 and 2008 and PGA TOUR in 2003, 2005 and 2006. Made 15 starts during the 2006 season on TOUR, making seven cuts and finishing 201st on the money list. Held the 36-hole lead at the FedEx St. Jude Classic at 7-under-par 133 after opening 69-64. Finished T22. Made the cut in 11 of 15 starts on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with four top-10s. Finished the season No. 33 on the money list, with $167,458. Captured his fourth career Nationwide Tour title at the Rheem Classic. After taking a four-stroke lead into the final round, finished in a tie with Michael Putnam at 13-under-par 267 and then claimed the victory with a par on the first extra hole. Made 12 cuts in 27 TOUR starts in 2005 and finished 143rd on the money list to earn partial status for 2006. Recorded two top-10s, a T9 at the 2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson and a T9 at the 2005 Buick Championship. Ended 2004 No. 15 on the Nationwide Tour money list, with $212,894. Despite not winning, was one of the most consistent players on Tour, with 15 top-25s. Posted more top-10s (nine) and rounds in the 60s (43) than any other player on Tour in 2004. Spent 2003 as a rookie on the TOUR and finished 151st on the money list. Best effort was a T11 at the Greater Hartford Open, where he carded a TOUR career-best 63 in the second round. Finished ninth on the 2002 Nationwide Tour money list, with $222,845 to earn his first TOUR card. Notched third win of his career at the Knoxville Open, thanks to two eagles on par 4s in the final round that helped give him the two-stroke victory over Steve Ford and Aaron Baddeley. Posted three top-10s in 2001, including a third at the Richmond Open. Recorded four top-10s in 2000, including his second win at the Tri-Cities Open. Had four top-10s in 1999. Holed a 125-yard 9-iron for eagle on the final hole to win the Dominion Open, becoming the 11th player in Tour history to win as a Monday qualifier. Winner of two TearDrop Tour titles in 1999 and the 1996 Terciera Invitational Pro-Am in Portugal, setting course and tournament records. A three-time All-America at Florida Southern. Member of the 1995 Division II National Championship team. Had successful surgery to remove cancerous tumor from jaw in 1989. Surgeons grafted bone from his hip to repair the jaw. Says his biggest thrill to date is holing out on No. 18 to win the 1999 Dominion Open. EXEMPT STATUS: 7th on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T9—2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson, Buick Championship. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1999 Dominion Open. 2000 Tri-Cities Open. 2002 Knoxville Open. 2006 Rheem Classic.
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MONEY & POSITION: 1999 — 0 2005 — 499,827 — 143 2007 — 215,379 — 192 2003 — 346,694 — 151 2006 — 157,559 — 201 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—95; in money—46; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,219,458 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic/247 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2002, 2004, 2008)
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the top 25 the rest of the season. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002-05 and 2007. Led the 2006 Tight Lies Tour money list with $72,227, winning the Fore Kids Oklahoma Classic and the FINA Abilene Open. Finished 111th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2005, with his only top-10 finish coming in his first start, a sixth at the BellSouth Panama Championship. Made the cut in 11 of 28 starts on the 2004 Nationwide Tour, with five top25s. Completed the year No. 80 on the official money list, with $63,608. Had a hole-in-one during the second round of the LaSalle Bank Open. Made the cut in 16 of 28 appearances on the 2003 Nationwide Tour, with seven top-25s, and earned $94,017. Had a hole-in-one at the Gila River Golf Classic. Enjoyed solid rookie season in 2002, making the cut in 18 of 26 Nationwide Tour starts, with a best finish of T5 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Finished T42 at the 2001 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament at Bear Lakes CC, missing his TOUR card by only two strokes. Played in seven tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 1999, finishing No. 274 on the money list. Winner of the 2001 NGA Hooters Tour Championship. Earned All-American honors at Louisiana State University. Won three collegiate tournaments and had 10 top-10 finishes at LSU. Named to the all-SEC first team in 1994 and second team in 1993. College teammate of Nationwide Tour member Perry Moss and 2007 Buick Open champion Brian Bateman. Medalist at 1993 U.S. Amateur Qualifying Tournament. Avid fan of the band Pearl Jam. EXEMPT STATUS: 144th on 2008 PGA TOUR money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T6--2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 Jacob’s Creek Open Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 2006 — 20,280 2008 — 624,822 — 144 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T6—Children’s Miracle Network Classic; T8—Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—28; in money—17; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—18; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER EARNINGS: $645,102 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii/278 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2007)
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members his best career PGA TOUR finish at that time. In 1996, earned his first career title at the Nationwide Tri-Cities Open, finishing at 21-under par and six strokes ahead of runner-up Skip Kendall. Won the Australian PGA Championship at the end of the season. Gained exempt status for the 1997 on the PGA TOUR by finishing T7 at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Medalist at 1992 World Amateur Team Championship as member of New Zealand’s winning team. 1993 New Zealand Amateur Champion. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1996 Tri-Cities Open. MONEY & POSITION: 1994 — 47,587 — 190 2000 — 0 2006 — 55,792 — 230 1996 — 3,743 — 333 2001 — 141,581 — 189 2007 — 77,102 — 220 1997 — 256,930 — 96 2002 — 1,643,686 — 33 2008 — 0 1998 — 335,821 — 89 2003 — 354,083 — 149 1999 — 232,078 — 150 2004 — 6,540 — 258 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2002 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas/5 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—6; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—203; in money—79; Top-10 finishes—10 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,154,942 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am/64 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
THATCHER, Roland
FULL NAME: Roland Churchill Thatcher IV BIRTHDATE: April 11, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Hampton, VA RESIDENCE: The Woodlands, TX; plays out of The Club at Carolton Woods HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Lindsey EDUCATION: Auburn University (2000, Political Science, Criminal Justice) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Q SCHOOL: 2003, 2004 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in seven of 15 events on the 2008 PGA TOUR before a right wrist injury sidelined him after late May. Will play on a Major Medical Extension in 2009. Has 13 events to earn $407,540, which coupled with earnings of $445,212 in 2008, will equal No. 125 from the 2008 money list and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season. Set the El Camaleon Golf Club at Mayakoba course record with a 9-under-par 61 in the third round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic en route to a T9 finish. The previous course record was 62 set by Fred Funk (first round, 2007) and later matched by Brent Geiberger (second round, 2007). Made the cut on the number and jumped from T64 to the top-10 with rounds of 61-68 on the weekend. Missed the cut in four of his next six starts before finishing T7 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship to round out his top-10 finishes for the year. Regained his TOUR card for 2008 by virtue of his second-place finish on the 2007 Nationwide Tour money list. Led the money list until the final event of the year, the Nationwide Tour Championship, as Richard Johnson passed him. Made the cut in 16 of 28 starts in 2007, with a career-high 15 top-25 finishes. His $415,124 doubled his career money in three previous seasons on Tour. One of the most consistent performers on the Nationwide Tour with six top-10 finishes. Earned his second career Nationwide Tour win at the Peek’n Peak Classic with a tournament-record, 15-under 273 final score and a three-stroke victory over Paul Claxton. Took over the top spot on the money list with second victory of 2007 at the Cox Classic, collecting $117,000. Finished a Tour-best 24-under 260 in Omaha, clipping Jason Day by one stroke. Set up his victory with a 64-63 start, the lowest first-36 hole score in 2007 and added a 68 in the third round to equal the low 54-hole total for the year. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2006 and made the cut in 17 of 29 starts. Needed a late surge at the PalmettoPride Classic (T4) to lock up his playing status for 2007. Made the cut in 12 of 26 starts on the 2005 PGA TOUR with his only top-10 finish a T8 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Earned 2005 card via T9 finish at PGA TOUR Qualifying School. Finished 177th on 2004 PGA TOUR money list in rookie season. Recorded his first top-10 in his 17th career start, a T5 at the 2004 Reno-Tahoe Open and collected a career-best payday of $109,500. Missed a 7-foot birdie try on the last hole of regulation that would have put him in a playoff. Earned first PGA TOUR card by finishing T28 at the 2003 Qualifying Tournament. Finished in the top 30 on the Nationwide Tour in 2002-03, including 29th in 2003. Established a Kooyonga GC course record with a 6-underpar 65 in the opening round of the 2003 Jacob’s Creek Open in Australia. Season’s top finish was a T2 at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Enjoyed standout rookie season on the 2002 Nationwide Tour, including his first victory at the Bank of America Monterey Peninsula Classic. Missed six straight cuts before a course-record 6-under 66 in the opening round of that tournament gave him a one-shot lead. Led by one after 36 holes and by five after 54 holes. Final-round 74 good enough to hold off Aaron Baddeley by two shots. Finished T47 at the 2001 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament at Bear Lakes CC. Entered the final hole of Q-School needing a par to earn his TOUR card, but his approach hit a cart path and bounced on the top of the Bear Lakes clubhouse. He dropped into an unplayable lie and finished with a triple-bogey 7, missing his TOUR card by three strokes. Still shot final-round 69. Played the Golden Bear Tour in 2000-01. 2000 Southeastern Conference champion. Earned first-team All-SEC honors and second-team All-American honors. 1998 and 2000 Scholastic All-American. Named four consecutive years (1997-2000) to the Scholastic All-SEC team. Lived off the fifth hole at TPC The Woodlands since age 2. EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T5—2004 Reno-Tahoe Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 2002 Bank of America Monterey Peninsula Classic. 2007 Peek’n Peak Classic, Cox Classic Presented by Chevrolet.
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MONEY & POSITION: 2003 — 0 2005 — 326,299 — 173 2008 — 445,212 — 161 2004 — 247,987 — 177 2006 — 74,250 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T7—EDS Byron Nelson Championship; T9—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera MayaCancun/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—15; in money—7; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—67; in money—29; Top-10 finishes—4 CAREER EARNINGS: $1,093,748 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 The Presidents Cup/181 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2007)
TOdd, Brendon
FULL NAME: Brendon Dean Todd BIRTHDATE: July 22, 1985 BIRTHPLACE: Pittsburgh, PA RESIDENCE: Atlanta, GA; plays out of GC of Georgia (Alpharetta, GA) HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of Georgia (2007, Business Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Football, movies, ping-pong TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2007 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing 20th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list, just 56 cents behind 19th position. Former Georgia AllAmerica earned his first Tour victory at the Utah Championship, winning by six shots and setting the tournament record in the process (22-under, 262). He jumped from 53rd to 15th on the money list. Held the second-round lead and shared the third-round lead at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic, where he was playing in front of friends and family. Making his fourth career start, recorded his first top-10 with a T9 at the South Georgia Classic. Second top-10 finish came at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, where he T6. Two starts later he finished T8 at The Rex Hospital Open in his hometown of Raleigh, NC. Finished T9 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic for his fourth top-10 of the season. Was T8 at the WNB Golf Classic. Earned his seventh top-10 of the year with a T8 at the Miccosukee Championship. Nationwide Tour Championship finish of T37 dropped him from 18th to 20th on the final money list. Missed the cut at the 2007 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational in his only previous Nationwide Tour start. Has never played in a PGA TOUR event entering 2009. Played on the Tarheel Tour and the Hooters Tour in 2007. Winner of the 2007 Musgrove Mill Classic on the Tarheel Tour. Winner of the 2007 Dothan Classic on the Hooters Tour. Won the pre-qualifier in Athens, GA, for the 2007 PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament. Then was low medalist at the first-stage event held in Durham, NC. Earned All-American honors all four years of college, including first-team honors in 2007. Earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors three times. Winner of the 2007 NCAA East Regional Championship. Medalist at the 2004 SEC Championship as a freshman. Went on to be named SEC Freshman of the Year in 2004. Cites being a member of the winning NCAA Championship squad as one of his biggest thrills in golf. Others include earning medalist honors at the SEC Championship and winning his first Hooters Tour event. Grew up playing against Webb Simpson, also a rookie in 2009, in the Raleigh, NC area. Lists his parents, brothers, Jack Nicklaus, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras as his heroes. Got his start in golf at of 5 when he tagged along with his dad and brothers. Played in the No. 3 position on his college golf team all four years. EXEMPT STATUS: 20th on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2008 Utah Championship. Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 ADT Skills Challenge/260 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
TOMASULO, Peter (tom-uh-SUE-low)
FULL NAME: Peter Jeffrey Tomasulo BIRTHDATE: October 22, 1981 BIRTHPLACE: Long Beach, CA RESIDENCE: Long Beach, CA; plays out of Virginia CC HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University of California (2004, Legal Studies) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 OTHER INFORMATION: Earned a spot on the 2009 PGA TOUR by finishing 11th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list. Rookie has played in four previous PGA TOUR events, with two made cuts, both in 2005 - a T51 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and a T24 at the Bell Canadian Open. Never finished worse than 48th on the money list in four seasons on the Nationwide Tour. Had seven top-10 finishes, including two thirds, on the 2008 Nationwide Tour. After three rounds of 69, a final-round 63 earned a T3 finish and a $46,405 check at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. Added another T3 finish at the Nationwide Tour Players Cup. Made Nationwide Tour history at the Utah Championship, where he became the first of four players to record a hole-in-one during the first round (Chris Stroud, Brian Stuard and Jonathan Fricke). The ace was his second of the season, with his first coming at the Melwood Prince George’s County Open. Also became the first player to make a double eagle on the Nationwide Tour in 2008 when he holed his 239-yard second shot at par-5 18th during the second round of the Chattanooga Classic. Finished fifth at the seasonending Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch, helped by a third round, 8-under 63, jumping from 16th to 11th on the money list. Made the cut in 20 of 27 starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2007, including seven top-25 finishes. Made the cut in 19 of 29 starts on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with three top-10 finishes. Made the cut in eight of nine starts during his rookie year on the 2005 Nationwide Tour, with two top-10 finishes.
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URESTI, Omar
FULL NAME: Omar David Uresti BIRTHDATE: August 3, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Austin, TX RESIDENCE: Austin, TX; plays out of Onion Creek Club HEIGHT: 5-6 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Anita; Omar David, Jr. (8/18/04); Isabelle Michelle (4/16/07) EDUCATION: University of Texas (1991, Organizational Communication) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing with his son, movies and Longhorns football TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004 OTHER INFORMATION: Claimed four top-25 finishes on the PGA TOUR in 2008 in 24 starts, with his best finish being a T11 at the U.S. Bank Championship following a final-round, 6-under 64. Member of the PGA TOUR in 1995-2000, 2004-06 and 2008 and the Nationwide Tour in 1993-94, 2001-03 and 2007. Made the cut in 16 of 25 starts on the 2007 Nationwide Tour, including 12 top-25 finishes. Finished the year No. 15 on the money list, with $247,355. Recorded the first of six top-10 finishes with a victory at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship, ending at even-par 288, the second-highest winning score in Tour history. His 72-hole score was topped only by Roger Salazar’s 3-over-par total at the 1991 South Texas Open. His final-round 76 was also the second-highest final-round score by a winner in Tour history; only Salazar’s 79 in 1991 was higher. The second win of his career was a two-stroke victory over Skip Kendall and Aron Price and was good for $112,500, moving him to second on the money list. His win set a new record for time elapsed between victories, coming 12 years, 11 months, 8 days since his last win—at the 1994 Shreveport Open. Win snapped a string of 383 starts in PGA TOUR-sponsored events since his last victory. Playing out of the No. 126-150 category in 2006, finished 134th on the PGA TOUR money list, thanks to two top-10s. Finished T3 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, making the most out of the Sponsor Exemption that allowed him only his sixth TOUR start of the season, matching his best career finish (1997 Bay Hill Invitational) and winning $359,600. His previous top-10 came at the Nelson in 2005, a T6. Finished T4 at the B.C. Open presented by Turning Stone Resort for his second top-10 of the season and 12th of his career. Played in 27 TOUR events in 2005 and recorded one top-10, a T6 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, thanks to a final-round 66. Returned to Q-School after finishing 163rd on 2004 TOUR money list and finished T21 to retain playing privileges for 2005. In first start of 2004, carded final-round 65 at the Sony Open in Hawaii to finish T10, his lone top-10 of season and best finish on TOUR since a T8 at the 2000 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Finished T7 at 2003 Qualifying Tournament. Tied course record in third round (63) and shot final-round 64 to move into top 30. Best TOUR season came in 1999 when he made the cut in 20 of 31 events and earned $405,201 to finish No. 99 on the money list. First earned TOUR card by finishing 14th at 1994 Qualifying Tournament. Earned his first career Nationwide Tour title at the 1994 Shreveport Open. Had his biggest thrill during the tournament when he posted nine consecutive birdies, a Nationwide Tour record that also bettered the all-time PGA TOUR mark by one. 1985 Texas Junior champion. Counts among biggest thrills in golf a hole-inone at age 8. Nickname is “O-man.” EXEMPT STATUS: Veteran member BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T3—1997 Bay Hill Invitational, 2006 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1994 Shreveport Open. 2007 Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 1991 — 0 1999 — 405,201 — 99 2006 — 583,704 — 134 1995 — 104,876 — 156 2000 — 213,433 — 157 2007 — 64,350 — 223 1996 — 171,797 — 122 2001 — 47,450 2008 — 346,285 — 173 1997 — 203,516 — 113 2004 — 345,797 — 163 1998 — 281,347 — 107 2005 — 538,238 — 136 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T11—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee; T20— AT&T Classic; T22—RBC Canadian Open; T24—Stanford St. Jude Championship.
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FULL NAME: Robert Raymond Tway BIRTHDATE: May 4, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: Oklahoma City, OK RESIDENCE: Edmond, OK HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 195 FAMILY: Wife, Tammie; Kevin (7/23/88), Carly Paige (11/8/93) EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Snow skiing, fishing, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: 1984 OTHER INFORMATION: Eligible to join the Champions Tour at the 2009 Regions Charity Classic in May. Long-time member of the PGA TOUR, with 670 career starts from 1981-2008. One of the busiest players on TOUR, with 20 starts per season from 1985-2008. Most recently, made 20 starts in 2008 with a season-best T4 at the Buick Open (his first top-10 since finishing T5 at the 2005 Viking Classic). Last of eight wins came in 2003 when he had a career year. Won $2,469,750 on the strength of a victory, four top-threes and seven top-10s. Won the Bell Canadian Open in a three-hole playoff over Brad Faxon. Improved his playoff record to 4-4 and victory came 8 years, 4 months and 21 days from his last victory at the 1995 MCI Classic, a span of 233 events. Playoff win over Faxon was his third consecutive victory in a playoff. It also allowed him to collect a career-high $756,000 which put him over $2 million for the season for the first time in his career. In 1998, was in second place after second and third rounds of U.S. Open before final-round 73 at The Olympic Club produced third-place finish, his best in U.S. Open. In 1995, he returned to the winner’s circle after four-year hiatus (1991-94) at MCI Classic, defeating Nolan Henke and David Frost in a playoff and finished that year with eight top-10s. Described 1995 MCI Classic victory as “better than any other win I’ve had, because I was down so low.” Named Comeback Player of the Year by his peers. Shared lead at 1992 U.S. Open with nine holes to play, but fell to T10. In 1990 made par on first playoff hole to defeat John Cook at Las Vegas Invitational and in 1989 defeated Fuzzy Zoeller by two strokes at Memorial Tournament. Had an outstanding 1986 campaign. Collected four titles, including the PGA Championship, while finishing second on the money list behind Greg Norman. Holed out from green-side bunker on 18th hole at Inverness to win PGA Championship by two strokes over Norman. Also won Shearson Lehman Brothers-Andy Williams Open, Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic and Georgia Pacific Atlanta Classic. Named PGA of America Player of the Year in 1986. Threetime All-American at Oklahoma State and member of two national championship teams (1978, 1980). Winner of 1981 Fred Haskins Award as nation’s top college player. Winner of 1985 and 1987 Oklahoma State Opens, as well as the 1978 Trans-Mississippi Amateur. Introduced to golf at age 5, following his father and grandfather around course. Played his first tournament at age 7. His son Kevin, the 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur winner, is a sophomore at Oklahoma State. Caddied for Kevin in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, where he missed the cut. Bob’s brother, Scott, caddies for Scott Verplank. EXEMPT STATUS: 132nd on 2008 PGA TOUR money list PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-4 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (8): 1986 Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open, Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic, Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic, PGA Championship. 1989 Memorial Tournament. 1990 Las Vegas Invitational. 1995 MCI Classic. 2003 Bell Canadian Open.
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MONEY & POSITION: 1981 — 582 — 295 1991 — 322,931 — 52 2001 — 1,121,858 — 48 1982 — 9,039 — 177 1992 — 47,632 — 179 2002 — 1,160,399 — 55 1983 — 12,089 — 174 1993 — 148,120 — 109 2003 — 2,601,600 — 13 1984 — 1,719 — 237 1994 — 114,176 — 146 2004 — 966,553 — 79 1985 — 164,023 — 45 1995 — 787,348 — 20 2005 — 1,072,387 — 69 1986 — 652,780 — 2 1996 — 529,456 — 35 2006 — 299,726 — 175 1987 — 212,362 — 47 1997 — 507,523 — 43 2007 — 456,767 — 154 1988 — 381,966 — 29 1998 — 1,073,447 — 24 2008 — 785,641 — 132 1989 — 488,340 — 17 1999 — 899,484 — 43 1990 — 495,862 — 23 2000 — 417,646 — 114 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T4—Buick Open. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 61–2 times, most recent 2003 Valero Texas Open/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—20; in money—14; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—670; in money—462; Top-10 finishes—103 CAREER EARNINGS: $15,731,456 Career High Official World Rank: After 2003 Chrysler Championship/25
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Despite limited starts, concluded the season No. 35 on the money list, with $140,896. Notched his first career victory, at the Alberta Classic, with a 9-under-par 275 finish. Set the victory up with a course-record 10-under 61 in the second round, including an 8-under 28 on the front nine (equaling the best nine-hole score of the season). Collected a careerbest $81,000 with the victory. Entered the Alberta Classic having risen all the way to No. 3 on the Canadian Tour Order of Merit, thanks to six top-10 finishes and five straight top-five finishes heading into the tournament. Winner of the 2005 Montreal Open on the Canadian Tour. Other victory came at the 2005 Long Beach Open. In 2004, was named a First-Team All-American and captained the University of California’s NCAA championship team. Was selected as a semifinalist for the 2004 Ben Hogan Award, given annually to the nation’s top collegiate golfer. Played in 2004 U.S.-Japan Team Matches. As a junior, set the school’s all-time single-season stroke average at 70.98. As a sophomore, became the youngest Cal player ever to be selected first team All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-10. Member of the 2003 U.S. Palmer Cup squad. Three-time U.S. Amateur Championship qualifier. Runner-up at the 2004 Nevada State Open to go along with a third-place finish at the Idaho State Open. High school soccer team won the state championship. Lists his dad, who gave him his start in golf, as his hero. Proud of his Italian heritage. Great-grandparents hailed from San Fele in the southern part of Italy. Favorite movie is “Talladega Nights” and is a big fan of Will Ferrell. EXEMPT STATUS: 11th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T24—2005 Bell Canadian Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2005 Alberta Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 2005 — 55,027 2008 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 68–2 times, most recent 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—4; in money—2; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER EARNINGS: $55,027 Career High Official World Rank: After 2005 THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola/232 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR Members PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–5 times, most recent 2008 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—24; in money—13; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—304; in money—155; Top-10 finishes—12 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,305,995 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee/179 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2007)
V VRANESH, Brian (VRAN-ish)
FULL NAME: Brian Jeffrey Vranesh BIRTHDATE: October 26, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Northridge, CA RESIDENCE: Northridge, CA HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: College of the Canyons SPECIAL INTERESTS: Baseball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 OTHER INFORMATION: After making just one cut in 12 starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, successfully made it through all three stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. In the final stage at PGA West in La Quinta, CA., posted six sub-par scores, including a pair of 7-under 65s. Played the Nationwide Tour in 2007. Has played on multiple mini-tours in his career. Has waited tables, worked at restaurants, at a catering company, at various golf courses and delivered pizzas to support his golf career. Once caddied in the same group as Tiger Woods in Tiger’s tournament at Sherwood Country Club near Los Angeles. Good friends with TOUR players Pat Perez and Charley Hoffman. Cousin is Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jon Garland, who earned a World Series ring with the 2005 Chicago White Sox. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament Nationwide Tour Alumnus
W WAITE, Grant
FULL NAME: Grant Osten Waite BIRTHDATE: August 11, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Palmerston North, New Zealand RESIDENCE: Ocala, FL HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Lea; Osten Holland (6/1/94), Tanner Brian (6/2/95) EDUCATION: University of Oklahoma (1987, Finance) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Wind surfing, reading, skiing, fitness TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 Q SCHOOL: 1989, 1992, 2003, 2007 OTHER INFORMATION: Made 10 of 21 cuts on the Nationwide Tour in 2008 with his best finish a T6 at the Panama Movistar Championship. Made only one of eight cuts on the PGA TOUR in 2008. Competed in 18 events combined between the PGA TOUR (12) and the Nationwide Tour (six) in 2007. Made six cuts on the PGA TOUR and two on the Nationwide Tour with his best finish coming at the 2007 Reno-Tahoe Open, T25. Made 25 starts between the Nationwide Tour (made six of 17 cuts) and the PGA TOUR (2-8) in 2006. Best finish was a T3 at the Nationwide Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs in late April 2006. The 1993 past champion finished T13 at the Booz Allen Classic, his best finish on the PGA TOUR since a T11 at the 2004 BellSouth Classic. Has split time between both Tours since 2003. In 2002 finished out of the top 150 (No. 152) for the first time since finishing No. 172 in 1994. In 2000, earned more than $1 million for the first time in his career on the strength of two runner-up finishes in Canada. Shared first-round lead and held 54-hole lead before finishing one stroke back of champion Rory Sabbatini at Air Canada Championship. Following week, lost to Tiger Woods by one stroke at Bell Canadian Open. Held share of 54-hole lead with Woods, who closed with 65 compared to his 66. Two-week Canadian stay produced earnings of $680,400. Had a T2 with Duffy Waldorf in 1997 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill The two lost a playoff to David Duval, who birdied the first extra hole. Posted an 11-under-par 60 in the final round of the 1996 Phoenix Open. Was 11-under after 15 holes at TPC Scottsdale and needed only one birdie in his final three holes for a 59, but recorded three closing pars. Earned career-high spot on money list, No. 35, and first TOUR victory at 1993 Kemper Open. Was the first- and second-round leader and just one stroke back of Tom Kite after 54 holes. Closing 70 gave him a one-stroke victory over Kite and the $234,000 winner’s check. Three-time All-American at Oklahoma. Twice Australian Junior champion. Missed defense of his 1993 Kemper Open title when his first child, Osten, was born on the eve of the 1994 event. Had registered at the tournament site, but left to be with his wife. Played on the New Zealand Junior soccer team. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1993 Kemper Open.
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MONEY & POSITION: 1988 — 1,494 — 290 1996 — 302,288 — 72 2003 — 150,999 — 188 1990 — 50,076 — 177 1997 — 362,320 — 68 2004 — 239,318 — 180 1991 — 9,307 — 229 1998 — 245,636 — 118 2005 — 38,855 — 232 1992 — 0 1999 — 253,209 — 148 2006 — 96,950 — 217 1993 — 411,405 — 35 2000 — 1,142,789 — 38 2007 — 75,347 — 221 1994 — 71,695 — 172 2001 — 539,227 — 93 2008 — 12,540 — 248 1995 — 240,722 — 76 2002 — 332,947 — 152 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T61—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 60–1996 Phoenix Open/4 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—8; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—402; in money—204; Top-10 finishes—22 CAREER EARNINGS: $4,577,123 Career High Official World Rank: After 2001 Bay Hill Invitational/92 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
WALDORF, Duffy
FULL NAME: James Joseph Waldorf, Jr. BIRTHDATE: August 20, 1962 BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, CA RESIDENCE: Northridge, CA HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 225 FAMILY: Wife, Vicky; Tyler Lane (7/16/90), Shea Duffy (4/23/92), Kelli Ann (1/14/94), Justin James (7/20/96) EDUCATION: UCLA (1985, Psychology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Wine collecting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 Q SCHOOL: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished outside the top 125 on the money list for a fourth consecutive season in 2008, making only four starts, with only made cut a T61 at the Puerto Rico Open. Didn’t play again after that finishing and underwent knee surgery in May. Will play 2009 on a Major Medical Extension. Has 19 events to earn $845,402, which coupled with earnings of $7,350 in 2008, will equal No. 125 from the 2008 money list and earn the Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2009 season. Earned his PGA TOUR card for 2008 after a T14 finish at the TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Played in 23 events in 2007 and made 11 cuts with three top-25 finishes. Playing with Past Champion status, finished just outside the top 125 (131st) in 20th season on TOUR in 2006. Finished T3 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson to pick up his first top-10 on TOUR since a T7 at the 2004 84 LUMBER Classic. In 2005, finished outside the top-125 (No. 153) for just the fourth time in 19 seasons. Did not post a top-10 finish for the first time in PGA TOUR career. Tied for 18- and 36-hole leads at the 2002 British Open. Fell out of contention with third-round 76, but recovered with final-round 69 for best career British Open finish, a T18. For the first time in his career, won in back-to-back seasons with victory at 2000 National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Came from six strokes back of 54-hole leaders Steve Flesch and Tiger Woods with a final-round 62 to win by one. Final round highlighted by 10 birdies, including the winning putt from 12 feet on the 18th green. Best season of TOUR career was 1999, with wins at the Buick Classic and Westin Texas Open. Shared 54-hole lead at Buick Classic. Closed with 71, during which he birdied last two holes at Westchester CC to produce a playoff with Dennis Paulson. Birdied first extra hole. Became a two-time champion of Westin Texas Open, sinking a 45-foot birdie putt on first hole of playoff to defeat Ted Tryba. The two began final round two strokes behind Stephen Ames. Posted a T5 at Masters in 1996, best career finish in a major. First TOUR victory came in 1995 in decisive fashion at LaCantera Texas Open. Held 36-hole lead after shooting backto-back 66s and led Jay Don Blake by one stroke through 54 holes. Shot closing 65 to defeat runner-up Justin Leonard by six strokes and next-closest competitors by 12. Qualifying Tournament medalist in fourth attempt in 1990. Winner of 1984 California State Amateur and Broadmoor Invitational. 1985 College Player of the Year at UCLA. A connoisseur of fine wine. Enjoys wearing colorful caps and shirts. His wife and children mark, with messages and reminders, the golf balls he uses each week. Duffy adds a few designs too. During 2000 victory at Disney World Resort, drew a picture of Mickey Mouse on one side of his golf ball and on the other his wife wrote, “Mouse in the House.” Got his nickname Duffy from his grandparents when he was small. Tagged along on the golf course and they called him “Little Duffer.” EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical Extension PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (4): 1995 LaCantera Texas Open. 1999 Buick Classic, Westin Texas Open. 2000 National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney. MONEY & POSITION: 1985 — 0 1993 — 202,638 — 84 2001 — 427,461 — 120 1986 — 0 1994 — 274,971 — 71 2002 — 909,003 — 71 1987 — 52,175 — 148 1995 — 525,622 — 35 2003 — 1,206,005 — 58 1988 — 58,221 — 143 1996 — 604,382 — 30 2004 — 1,487,912 — 46 1989 — 149,945 — 94 1997 — 458,074 — 51 2005 — 462,725 — 153 1990 — 71,674 — 157 1998 — 290,092 — 103 2006 — 625,513 — 131 1991 — 196,081 — 86 1999 — 1,302,784 — 28 2007 — 359,018 — 166 1992 — 582,120 — 23 2000 — 1,384,508 — 32 2008 — 7,350 — 258 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T61—Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 2003 Valero Texas Open/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—4; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—563; in money—354; Top-10 finishes—62 CAREER EARNINGS: $11,638,275 Career High Official World Rank: After 2000 Skins Game/35
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FULL NAME: Aaron Reed Watkins BIRTHDATE: July 24, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Winter Park, FL RESIDENCE: Mesa, AZ; plays out of Alta Mesa CC HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Kansas State University (2004, Social Science) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Successfully advanced through all three stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his rookie PGA TOUR card. Made the cut on the number. At PGA West in La Quinta, CA, posted four of six rounds in the 60s in the finish T18. Also made the final stage in 2006, where he missed his PGA TOUR card by one stroke but received his Nationwide Tour card. Has played in 31 career Nationwide Tour events, with a best finish of T8 at the 2007 Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Of the three Nationwide Tour events in which he started in 2008, best finish was 11th at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Has played in one PGA TOUR event, missing the cut at the 2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Holds the Kansas State records for career rounds played (136) and career tournaments played (49) and is fourth in career stroke average at 74.30 and had the fourth-lowest stroke average in a season at 73.34 during the 2002-03 season. Second former Kansas State golfer to qualify for the PGA TOUR, following Jim Colbert. Has regularly played`with his father in his Saturday group at Alta Mesa CC in Mesa, AZ and with his grandfather in his Thursday group. Five members of his Mesa, AZ, high school golf team are still playing professionally at some level. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament MONEY & POSITION: 2005 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 68–2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson/2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational/867 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: Charles Otis Warren BIRTHDATE: June 21, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Columbia, SC RESIDENCE: Greenville, SC; plays out of Thornblade Club and The Cliffs HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 160 FAMILY: Wife, Kelly; Charles IV (9/27/06) EDUCATION: Clemson University (1998, Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 Q SCHOOL: 1998 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished out of the top 125 on the PGA TOUR for the first time in four years. Played in the final group at the 2008 FBR Open, entering the final round two behind J.B. Holmes’ 14-under lead. Birdied the final hole to claim solo third, his best finish since a T2 at the 2007 Reno-Tahoe Open, and his only top-10 of the season. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1998 and 2000-04 and a member of the PGA TOUR in 1999 and 2005-2008. In 2007, finished in the top 100 (No. 91) on the PGA TOUR money list for the third consecutive season with three top-10s, including a career-best runner-up finish at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Led the TOUR in the Total Driving (totaling rank in Driving Distance and Driving Accuracy). In 2006, recorded a career-high nine top-25s with a best finish of T6 at the 84 LUMBER Classic, five strokes
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behind champion Ben Curtis. In 2005, earned more in his first three starts than he did in 26 starts in 1999. Surpassed the $1-million mark with four top-10s, with a best finish of T3 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, where he shot a first-round 62 and a final-round 65. Concluded the 2004 Nationwide Tour season No. 8 on the Tour money list, with $275,138 and two victories. At the Samsung Canadian PGA Championship, tallied his second career win with a final score of 19-under 269, seven strokes ahead of his closest competitor. Became the eighth player (and second in 2004, along with Daniel Chopra) to win in consecutive starts on Tour when he came back in his next start to win the Cox Classic in Omaha, Nebraska. Finished the event at 21-under-par 267, one stroke ahead of John Elliott. Finished the 2003 Nationwide Tour No. 28 on the money list. Recorded a hole-in-one during the final round of the SAS Carolina Classic and another two weeks later during the first round of the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Best finish of the season was a T2 at the Albertsons Boise Open. Made the cut in 17 of 24 starts in 2002, with seven top-25s. Wound up No. 16 on the final money list, less than $10,000 behind Todd Barranger and the final exemption spot for the 2003 PGA TOUR. Earned his first career title at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs, with a record-tying 23-under-par total. Joined Jonathan Byrd (2001 winner) as the second consecutive Clemson University graduate to win in Greenville, about 45 minutes from campus. Had surgery on his left shoulder in late February 2001 and played in just 10 events on the Nationwide Tour. Posted five top-10s in 2000 on the Nationwide Tour. Rookie on the PGA TOUR in 1999 after making it through the 1998 Qualifying Tournament on his first attempt with a T17 finish. Made the cut in eight of 26 TOUR events, with one top-25 finish. Winner of 1997 NCAA Championship and 1997 and 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference championship. First-team All-America selection in 1996-98. Winner of the 1998 Dave Williams Award as country’s top collegiate player. One of only two Clemson Tigers to notch two top-10 finishes in the NCAA Championship during their career. College teammates included TOUR players Lucas Glover and Jonathan Byrd. EXEMPT STATUS: 130th on 2008 PGA TOUR money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2007 Reno-Tahoe Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 2002 BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs. 2004 Samsung Canadian PGA Championship, Cox Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1999 — 67,784 — 213 2004 — 0 2007 — 1,068,440 — 91 2000 — 22,056 2005 — 1,007,276 — 77 2008 — 800,694 — 130 2003 — 11,984 2006 — 1,018,841 — 91 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 3—FBR Open; T10—Turning Stone Resort Championship. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2005 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—12; Top-10 finishes—2 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—146; in money—77; Top-10 finishes—11 CAREER EARNINGS: $3,997,075 Career High Official World Rank: After 2006 Wachovia Championship/123 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2004)
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FULL NAME: Jimmy M. Walker BIRTHDATE: January 16, 1979 BIRTHPLACE: Oklahoma City, OK RESIDENCE: San Antonio, TX; plays out of Oak Hills CC HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Erin EDUCATION: Baylor University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, car racing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Regained fully exempt status for 2009 with a T11 finish at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Made 13 cuts in 24 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with three top-25 finishes. Posted one top-25 finish in five starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2008, a T19 at the Utah Championship. Made the cut in 21 of 29 starts on the 2007 Nationwide Tour. Finished the season as the final Tour graduate in the 25th spot. Notched the third win of his career at the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic. Trailed by seven strokes entering the final round but fired a 5-under 67 to wipe out the deficit and win by one over Justin Hicks and Matthew Jones. Collected $108,000 with the victory, moving to No. 16 on the money list. Made the cut in nine of 21 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2006. Finished the season No. 202 on the money list, with his best finish a T24 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. Limited to nine events on the 2005 PGA TOUR due to neck injury suffered in Hawaii, two days prior to start of the Sony Open at the beginning of the season. Did not play after May, with best finish a 17th-place showing at the MCI Heritage. In 2004, became second-youngest player to earn Nationwide Tour Player of the Year honors after winning twice and finishing No. 1 on the money list, with $371,346. At 25, trails only Stewart Cink, who was 23 when he won the award in 1996. Captured his first career victory at the inaugural BellSouth Panama Championship. His 7-under 273 was good for a five-stroke victory over Tom Scherrer. Claimed his second title in only the fourth event of the year at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, making him the quickest in Tour history to win two events, topping the old mark set in 1990 by Dick Mast, who won his second title of the year in the season’s eighth event. Entered the final round eight shots off of the lead in Louisiana, marking the secondlargest come-from-behind victory in Tour history. Made the cut in 13 of 18 events on the 2003 Nationwide Tour. Finished the season No. 31 on the money list with three top-fives, including a season-best T2 at the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic. Also captured wins on the Tight Lies Tour. Made the cut in eight of 10 starts on the 2001 Nationwide Tour, with a pair of top-10 finishes. Won the Scottsdale Swing at Eagle Mountain on the Canadian Tour. Won events on the Gateway Tour. Played in the 2001 U.S. Open at Southern Hills CC, where he T52. His second-round 66 tied for the third-best round of the week, behind only 64s by Mark Brooks (second round) and Tom Kite (fourth round). Was an All-American selection at Baylor University. Learned the game from his father, who was a scratch golfer. Biggest thrill in golf so far has been playing in the 2001 U.S. Open. Met his wife, Erin, at a Nationwide Tour event in 2004 where she was a tournament volunteer. EXEMPT STATUS: T11 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 17—2005 MCI Heritage. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 2004 BellSouth Panama Championship, Chitimacha Louisiana Open. 2007 National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 2001 — 13,164 2004 — 0 2008 — 282,249 — 185 2002 — 0 2005 — 155,850 — 207 2003 — 0 2006 — 153,950 — 202 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T19—U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, Valero Texas Open; T21—Children’s Miracle Network Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic/1 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—24; in money—13; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—60; in money—26; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER EARNINGS: $605,214 Career High Official World Rank: After 2004 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship/260 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2004, 2007)
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WEIBRING, Matt (Y-bring)
FULL NAME: Matthew Kirk Weibring BIRTHDATE: December 4, 1979 BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, TX RESIDENCE: Dallas, TX; plays out of Royal Oaks CC HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 165 FAMILY: Wife, Stephanie EDUCATION: Georgia Tech (2002, Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, hunting, music TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2002 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing 24th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list, with $228,155. Earned his first top-10 of the year with a T5 at the Fort Smith Classic, where he held the 54-hole lead. Final-round 75 dropped him four shots behind winner Colt Knost. Finished third at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, where he played in the final group for the second consecutive week. Final-round 71 left him four shots in back of winner David Mathis. Shared the 54-hole lead with three others at the Melwood Prince George’s County Open the following week. Final-round 73 resulted in his third consecutive top-10 finish, a T9. Added his fifth top-10 of the year with a T8 at the Nationwide Tour Players Cup. Added another T8 performance at the Oregon Classic in September. Finished T6 at Chattanooga Classic, assisted by a first round 63 (-9). His $16,188 check moved him past $210,000 for the year. Final-round 74 and T42 finish at Nationwide Tour Championship was good enough to secure 24th position on money list. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2003 and 2005-07. Finished the 2007 season No. 85 on the money list, with $70,497. Made the cut in nine of 25 starts, with three top-10 finishes, including a season-best T5 at the inaugural Melwood Prince George’s County Open. Made the cut in 15 of 28 starts on the 2006 Nationwide Tour, with two top-10 finishes. Ended the year No. 69 on the money list, with $84,560. Made the cut in 15 of 24 starts on Tour in 2005, with five top-10s. Ended the year No. 42 on the money list, with $123,825. Best finish was a fourth at The Rex Hospital Open. Made the cut in seven of 19 starts on Tour in 2003, finishing No. 149 on the money list. Made 7 of 11 cuts as a member of the Canadian Tour in 2004. Has played in only four PGA TOUR events in his career, with his best finish a T58 at the 2004 Buick Championship. Third-team All-American as a senior at Georgia Tech. Named to the 2002 All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team and finished T2 at the ACC Championship that year. Top Yellow Jacket finisher at the 2000 NCAA Championship, a T6. Helped Georgia Tech to runner-up finish. Team lost playoff to Oklahoma State. College teammate of current PGA TOUR member Bryce Molder. Reached the semifinals of the 2001 Western Amateur after finishing third in stroke play. Four-year all-state selection at Bishop Lynch High in Dallas and two-time state medalist. First-team all-state basketball player. Father, D.A., is a five-time winner on the PGA TOUR and has six Champions Tour victories. Lists his dad as his hero. EXEMPT STATUS: 24th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T58—2004 Buick Championship. MONEY & POSITION: 2002 — 0 2004 — 9,324 2003 — 0 2005 — 0 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 65–2004 Buick Championship/1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—4; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER EARNINGS: $9,324 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Frys.com Open/333 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
WILLIAMSON, Jay
FULL NAME: Justin Arch Williamson IV BIRTHDATE: February 7, 1967 BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, MO RESIDENCE: St. Louis, MO; plays out of Bellerive CC HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Marnie; Whitney Lain (5/11/99); Justin Thomas (8/5/02), George Marshall (9/29/05) EDUCATION: Trinity College (1989, Political Science) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Stock market, current events, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Q SCHOOL: 1994, 1995, 1998, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Regained fully exempt status with a T18 finish at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Made 18 cuts in 33 starts on TOUR in 2008, finishing No. 66 in the FedExCup standings. Had his third PGA TOUR hole-in-one at the Wachovia Championship when he aced the sixth hole in the second round at Quail Hollow Club. Finished T2 at the John Deere Classic, losing in a three-man playoff with Brad Adamonis and eventual winner Kenny Perry. Adamonis and Williamson hit their approach shots on the first playoff hole, the par-4 18th, into a greenside pond and Perry won with a two-putt par. With a final-round 69, earned a spot in the British Open, played the next week (finished T39). Fourth major championship appearance and his first at the British Open. He competed in the U.S. Open in 1999, 2001 and 2003, with his best finish a T20 in 2003. Played in the first three events of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, before a T52 at his hometown’s BMW Championship failed to advance him to THE TOUR Championship. Finished 137th on the PGA TOUR money list. In 2007, finished equivalent of 123rd on the PGA TOUR money list, with his $835,515 total in 14 events entered. As a nonmember, needed to collect more than the 125th place finisher on the 2007 PGA TOUR money list in order to earn his card for the 2008 season. Playing on a Sponsor Exemption in just his second TOUR start of 2007, finished second at the Travelers Championship, falling in a playoff to Hunter Mahan. Held a share of the 36-hole lead with David Toms and led Mahan by one through 54 holes. Missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole that would have secured first TOUR victory. Was unable to convert 7-foot birdie
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putt on the first extra hole that would have extended the playoff as Mahan drained a 2-foot birdie putt for the win. Earned a career-best $648,000. Two months prior to near-miss at the Travelers Championship, earned first career Nationwide Tour victory at the Fort Smith Classic, closing with a 63 to earn $94,500. Joined the PGA TOUR in early July as a Special Temporary Member for the remainder of 2007. In 2006, playing under a Major Medical Extension, made the cut in six of 18 starts on TOUR. Despite making only seven starts, posted two top-10 finishes on the Nationwide Tour, including a season-best T5 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Limited to 16 events on TOUR in 2005 due to knee injury. Underwent surgery on June 29 and did not play after the Barclays Classic. Lone top-10 of the season came in his eighth start, a T10 at the weather-shortened, 54-hole BellSouth Classic. In 2004, finished in the top 125 for the fifth consecutive season on the strength of two top-10 finishes. In 2003, only top-10 was T3 at the BellSouth Classic. Finished 125th on the 2002 money list, thanks to T16 finish at the Buick Challenge and a T5 finish at the season-ending Southern Farm Bureau Classic, which pushed him past David Frost by $5,600 for the final fully-exempt spot on TOUR. In 2001, finished strong after changing his putting grip to “the claw.” Best effort of season came at the Marconi Pennsylvania Classic with a T6 which pushed him from No. 131 to 105th on money list. Made the most of his exempt status in 2000, playing in 32 events and making the cut in 20 of those. Lone top-10 came at Bay Hill Invitational, a T7. In 1999, only top-10 was a T4 at the rain-shortened AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and finished 144th. Returned to Qualifying Tournament to improve his position for the next season on the PGA TOUR and finished T2. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1998. Finished 18th on the money list thanks to two runner-up finishes. Lost to good friend Matt Gogel in a four-hole playoff at the Omaha Classic. Late in the season, finished alone in second at the Inland Empire Open in Moreno Valley, CA. Rookie on the PGA TOUR in 1995. Best finish was a T4 at the Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley. Winner of 1991 Kansas Open. Named Senior Scholar Athlete at Trinity College in 1989. Played baseball and hockey in college. Avid hockey fan. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2 BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2007 Travelers Championship, T2—2008 John Deere Classic. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 Fort Smith Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1995 — 120,180 — 145 2001 — 476,031 — 106 2006 — 86,150 — 221 1996 — 82,773 — 175 2002 — 515,445 — 125 2007 — 835,515 1997 — 3,409 — 317 2003 — 627,132 — 101 2008 — 758,862 — 137 1999 — 263,618 — 144 2004 — 660,038 — 120 2000 — 460,024 — 109 2005 — 382,653 — 163 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T2—John Deere Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 62–2 times, most recent 2008 John Deere Classic/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—33; in money—18; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—325; in money—166; Top-10 finishes—17 CAREER EARNINGS: $5,271,830 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 AT&T National/119 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
Willis, Garrett
FULL NAME: Garrett Michael Willis BIRTHDATE: November 21, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Charlotte, NC RESIDENCE: Knoxville, TN HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer EDUCATION: East Tennessee State University (1996, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Dining, TV, video games TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL: 2000 OTHER INFORMATION: Will play out of the Past Champion’s category for the third straight year in 2009. Made 11 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with a best finish of T15 at the Wyndham Championship. Was in second place after 36 holes (64-64). Also played eight times on the Nationwide Tour in 2008. In 2007, posted a second-round 10-under-par 62 at TPC Summerlin en route to T7 finish at the Frys.com Open benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children. Held a share of the 36-hole lead with George McNeill and D.J. Trahan. Top-10 performance was third in 142 career starts on the PGA TOUR. Split 2006 season between PGA TOUR (made four of 10 cuts) and Nationwide Tour (7-16) with a best finish of T4 at the Nationwide Tour’s PalmettoPride Classic in mid-October. Played primarily on the 2005 Nationwide Tour where he finished career-best 33rd on money list and picked up his first victory at the Envirocare Utah Classic. Finished at 13-under 275, one shot ahead of Kris Cox, Brian Henninger and Mathew Goggin. Posted just two top-25s in 2004 on TOUR. In 2001, made first TOUR start a winning one, defeating Kevin Sutherland by one stroke at Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. Third-round 64, after opening 71-69, lifted him to within two strokes of lead. Closed with 69. Third TOUR player to win his first start as a member, joining Ben Crenshaw (1973) and Robert Gamez (1990). Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1997-2000. Won the 1997 Panama Open, coming from seven strokes back on the final day. Won 1996 Hooters Tour event in Decatur, AL in his first professional tournament. First-team All-America at East Tennessee State. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2001 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open. NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2005 Envirocare Utah Classic.
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WITTENBERG, Casey
FULL NAME: Gary Lynn Woodland BIRTHDATE: May 21, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: Topeka, KS RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Kansas Universtiy (2007, Sociology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hanging out with family and friends TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2007 Q SCHOOL: 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Rookie on the PGA TOUR in 2009 after successfully making it through all three stages of the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Posted six sub-par rounds in the final stage at PGA West, highlighted by a second-round, 8-under 64. Previous experience in competitive golf includes playing the Hooters Tour in 2007 and 2008. Noted for his distance off the tee. Played freshman year of college basketball at Washburn University in Topeka, KS, before transferring to Kansas University to play golf. Averaged six points per game at guard in 2002-2003 at the Division II school, which reached the NCAA regional semifinals. Named all-state in basketball in high school where his school won two state titles. Lists Michael Jordan as his hero. EXEMPT STATUS: T11 at 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament
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FULL NAME: Willie West Wood BIRTHDATE: October 1, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Kingsville, TX RESIDENCE: Edmond, OK; plays out of Oak Tree GC HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 145 FAMILY: Wife, Jenny; William (12/17/86), Kelby (6/15/88), Hayden (4/8/96 EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, physical fitness TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1983 Q SCHOOL: 1983, 1992 OTHER INFORMATION: Split time between PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour from 2000-08. Missed all five cuts on TOUR in 2008, but managed to post two top-25 finishes in eight starts on the Nationwide Tour, with a season-best T19 at the Fort Smith Classic. In 2007, made one of six cuts on the PGA TOUR and two of six cuts on the Nationwide Tour. Best finish was a T14 at the Knoxville Open on the Nationwide Tour. Made three of 11 cuts on TOUR in 2006 and just one of three on the Nationwide Tour. Played primarily on 2005 Nationwide Tour, earning his first top-10 since 2001 with a T5 at the Chattanooga Classic. Recorded a T18 at the 2003 Greater Hartford Open, best effort on TOUR since finishing 12th at the 2001 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Member of the TOUR since 1983. Enjoyed his best TOUR earnings season in 1998 when he finished 76th on the money list and made $397,110 on strength of a runner-up showing at the Sprint International and T4 at the CVS Charity Classic. Recorded a T12 at the 1997 Masters. First career victory came at the 1996 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic, by one stroke over Kirk Triplett. Lost playoff to Joey Sindelar at 1990 Hardees’ Golf Classic. Medalist at 1983 Qualifying Tournament. Winner of 1990 and 1995 Oklahoma Opens. Played in the 1982 Masters as an amateur, finishing T41. Outstanding junior career featured victories at 1977 U.S. Junior, 1978 PGA Junior and 1979 Western Junior. Sister Deanie was member of LPGA Tour. EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1996 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 1983 — 8,400 — 185 1992 — 57,748 — 168 2001 — 196,113 — 173 1984 — 115,741 — 61 1993 — 146,206 — 112 2002 — 85,871 — 204 1985 — 153,706 — 49 1994 — 87,102 — 165 2003 — 118,280 — 200 1986 — 172,629 — 52 1995 — 64,697 — 182 2004 — 78,937 — 221 1987 — 95,917 — 98 1996 — 255,158 — 87 2005 — 0 1988 — 53,064 — 146 1997 — 190,283 — 121 2006 — 27,774 — 242 1989 — 9,677 — 212 1998 — 397,110 — 76 2007 — 8,700 — 254 1990 — 179,972 — 90 1999 — 115,884 — 185 2008 — 0 1991 — 48,033 — 176 2000 — 45,345 — 216 PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 63–3 times, most recent 1990 Hardee’s Golf Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—5; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—485; in money—261; Top-10 finishes—23 CAREER EARNINGS: $2,712,346 Career High Official World Rank: After 1999 AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm/128 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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FULL NAME: Casey Wittenberg BIRTHDATE: November 30, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: Memphis, TN RESIDENCE: Memphis, TN; plays out of TPC Southwind HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 158 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 OTHER INFORMATION: A rookie on the PGA TOUR after placing 15th on the 2008 Nationwide Tour money list. Earned his first top-10 of the year with a third-place finish at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic. Started the final round five shots back of the leaders and posted a 67 to move within one shot of a playoff between Robert Damron and Greg Owen. Also finished third at the Bank of America Open, where a four-day total of 13-under 275 left him just three strokes behind champion Kris Blanks. The finish in Chicago was his sixth top-20 in his last eight starts of the season. Held a one-stroke lead over Justin Hicks entering the final round of the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic, but a bogey on the 71st hole—combined with a birdie by Hicks—led to a tie at 17-under. Despite losing in the playoff, he cashed a check for $86,410. Four sub-70 rounds earned him a T6 at the Cox Classic. Shot 64 in the second round of Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch and finished T25. Earned $271,919 for 15th position on the final money list. Played in the Viking Classic on the PGA TOUR on a sponsor’s exemption and posted a 3-under 69 Sunday to finish a career-best T4. His previous best effort on TOUR (in 25 career starts) was a T13 finish at the 2004 Masters Tournament when he was an amateur. With his top-10 finish in Madison, he earned a spot in the field at the next TOUR full-field event, the Turning Stone Resort Championship, where he finished T43. His T13 finish at the 2004 Masters, with even-par 288, was the lowest finish by an amateur at the Masters since Charlie Coe’s ninth-place effort in 1962. Was T36 that season in the U.S. Open. Described the week in the following way, “Every move I made was a dream come true.” Appearance in Augusta set up by runner-up finish at the 2003 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont CC, falling on the first playoff hole to Nick Flanagan. Earned second-team All-America honors in 2004. Member of the U.S. Walker Cup team in 2004. Is a big fan of “House,” a show he tries to never miss. Says Tokyo is the favorite city he has visited. Favorite food is steak, medium-rare. “I’m a red-meat Southern boy.” The first Web site he visits each morning is weather.com. Splits college football allegiances between LSU and his alma mater, Oklahoma State. EXEMPT STATUS: 15th on 2008 Nationwide Tour money list BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T4—2008 Viking Classic. MONEY & POSITION: 2003 — 0 2005 — 67,548 2008 — 167,520 2004 — 85,670 2006 — 10,868 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T4—Viking Classic. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 65–2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic/2 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—4; in money—2; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—26; in money—11; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER EARNINGS: $331,606 Career High Official World Rank: After 2008 Ryder Cup/247 Nationwide Tour Graduate (2008)
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FULL NAME: Yong-Eun Yang BIRTHDATE: January 15, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Jeju-do, Korea RESIDENCE: Seoul, South Korea HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 195 FAMILY: Wife, Young Ju Park; Hyeonwoo (1999), Isu (2000), Kyungmin (2005) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL: 2007, 2008 OTHER INFORMATION: Made 17 cuts in 23 starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, his second year on TOUR. His best finish was a T9 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Earned full exemption for 2009 via the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament where he successfully made it through the final two stages to earn his card. At PGA West in La Qunita, CA., posted five of six rounds in the 60s to finish T18. He was one of 14 rookies to come out of the 2007 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Tied for sixth in the 2007 finals. Has played in 14 TOUR events over the years and made eight cuts, including five of nine in 2007. Best finish was a T30 at the Masters. Had three top-25 finishes on the European Tour in 2007, all T21s. Posted Asian Tour victories in 2006 at the Korea Open in a field which included Retief Goosen and the HSBC Champions Tournament (co-sanctioned event with the European Tour). The latter victory was worth a career-best $833,000 and came by two strokes over Tiger Woods. Win was worth full status on the European Tour and moved him into the top 40 at the time in the Official World Golf Ranking. Victory made him just the second Korean player to win on the European Tour, joining K.J. Choi. Four-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour, with his most recent victory coming at the 2006 Suntory Open in September, thanks to a final-round 63. Other Tour wins came at the 2004 Sun Chlorella Classic, 2004 Asahi-Ryokuken Yomiuri Memorial and the 2005 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic. First-round 66 had him one stroke off the lead in the 2004 Shinhan Korea Golf Championship, a PGA TOUR-affiliated event. Third-round 80 dropped him out of contention. Finished T11 behind winner Arron Oberholser. Started going to a local driving range in Korea at age 19 on a friend’s advice. EXEMPT STATUS: T18 at the 2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T9—2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. MONEY & POSITION: 2004 — 0 2007 — 53,480 2005 — 22,856 2008 — 461,726 — 157 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T9—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. PGA TOUR CAREER LOW ROUND: 64–2008 Frys.com Open/3 2008 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—17; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—43; in money—25; Top-10 finishes—1 CAREER EARNINGS: $538,062 Career High Official World Rank: After 2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/29
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HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 198 BIRTHDATE: February 23, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Hawera, New Zealand RESIDENCE: Gulf Harbour, New Zealand FAMILY: Wife, Julie; Thomas (1998), Jordan (2000) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fly fishing, wine collecting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION: Came on in late 2008 to record six top-25s and four top-10s on the European Tour, including consecutive finishes of T3 and third at the Mercedes-Benz Championship and the British Masters. Made the cut in three of four major championship appearances, with a best finish of T42 at the PGA Championship. Last victories came in 2005 when he won the U.S. Open and two other international wins. Won the 2005 Nissan Irish Open in a playoff over Thomas Bjorn and Peter Hedblom. In his first start in 2005 on the PGA TOUR, captured his first PGA TOUR title at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, becoming the first New Zealander to win a major since lefthander Bob Charles won the 1963 British Open. He began the final round four strokes behind defending and two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen and closed with a 1-under 69 to beat Tiger Woods by two strokes. He was the 57th player to make the U.S. Open his first career major championship title. Also finished T5 at the British Open at St. Andrews and T6 at the PGA Championship in 2005. Defeated Paul McGinley 2 and 1 in the 36-hole championship match of the 2005 HSBC World Match Play Championship in Wentworth, England. Participating in his second Presidents Cup, compiled a 2-1-2 record including a singles victory over Fred Funk. Played on the 2003 PGA TOUR after earning Special Temporary Member status in early 2002, but missed nine cuts in 14 starts. Best finish was a T33 at the 2003 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. In 1995, led British Open at St. Andrews by two strokes after three rounds. Closed with 76 for T3. Wrist injury produced lengthy fall following that year, in which he finished fifth on the European Tour Order of Merit. Was fit again in 1998. Ended 1999 calendar year by defeating Australian Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els and Tiger Woods to win first event of 2000 European Tour season, the Johnnie Walker Classic in Taiwan. Received Officer of New Zealand Order of Merit for services to New Zealand golf and called award the highlight of his career. His great-greatgreat-grandfather, Sir Logan Campbell, moved from Edinburgh to New Zealand in 1845. Winner of the 1992 Australia Amateur Championship. Web site is cambogolf.com. PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2005 U.S. Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 1995 — 141,388 — 135 2001 — 213,192 2006 — 323,983 1996 — 66,338 — 187 2002 — 614,250 2007 — 39,582 1998 — 9,541 — 277 2003 — 107,814 — 205 2008 — 48,054 1999 — 0 2004 — 86,006 2000 — 86,223 2005 — 1,585,560 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T42—PGA Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–6; in money–2; Top-10 finishes–0
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HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: February 9, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Lower Hutt, New Zealand RESIDENCE: Auckland, New Zealand FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, cooking, rugby TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 OTHER INFORMATION: In the spring of 2008 won in consecutive weeks in India. Won the Asian Tour’s SAIL Open followed by the European Tour’s Johnnie Walker Classic in New Delhi, India, finishing with a back-nine 31 to post a three-stroke victory over Greg Chalmers, Scott Strange and Taichiro Kiyota. As an amateur, finished fourth in the 1994 World Amateur Team Championship, placing one stroke better than Tiger Woods. After an unsuccessful start to his professional career, he worked as a junior development officer at the Wellington Golf Association before rededicating himself to the game where he won the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2006. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 76—2008 World Golf Championships-CA Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 2000 — 0 2006 — 0 2008 — 57,000 2001 — 0 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 76—World Golf Championships-CA Championship.
HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 215 BIRTHDATE: August 14, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Dungannon, Northern Ireland RESIDENCE: Chobham, England FAMILY: Children, Tyrone (1998), Conor (2000) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Films, reading, cars, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 OTHER INFORMATION: First top-10 of the PGA TOUR season was a T6 finish at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. It was his third top-10 in nine starts at the event. It was just his second start of the season on the PGA TOUR. Missed the cut the next week at the PGA Championship. Won twice on the European Tour, his first wins there since 2003. Captured the BMW Asian Open in April in China, sinking a 40-foot birdie putt on the final green to beat Robert-Jan Derksen by one. In late August, won The KLM Open in The Netherlands by four strokes over Paul McGinley. Was limited to 11 events in 2006 due to wife Heather’s long-term illness and passing on Aug. 13, 2006 at age 39 after a battle with cancer. Was granted special release as he fell shy of PGA TOUR-minimum appearances of 15 in 2005 and 2006. Did not play following a missed cut at the 2006 British Open until the 2006 Ryder Cup, where Captain’s pick compiled a 3-0-0 record for winning European squad. At the 2006 Nissan Irish Open, he chipped out into the fairway on No. 9 in the final round, basically taking a penalty stroke, despite finding a perfect lie on Monday after a rain-induced suspension of the final round Sunday. After finding the rains had dramatically improved the position of his ball, he explained his thought process: “Honesty is part and parcel of the game and I could not have acted any other way.” Clarke made a bogey on the hole and finished two behind Thomas Bjorn. Won once annually worldwide from 1997-2004. Won the 2003 World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational at Firestone CC in Akron, OH, joining Tiger Woods as the only players to win multiple World Golf Championships events. Second career World Golf Championships victory came by four strokes at Firestone CC, earning a career-best $1,050,000. In 2000, became first European to win a World Golf Championships event. Defeated David Duval in semifinals and Tiger Woods in final to capture Accenture Match Play Championship. In 1999, at Smurfit European Open, first player on European Tour to shoot 60 twice (first 60 came at 1992 European Monte Carlo Open). Equaled three records: most birdies (12), consecutive birdies (eight) and low round on European Tour (ninth time 60 had been shot). Tied for runner-up honors to Justin Leonard at the 1997 British Open at Royal Troon. As an amateur, won the East of Ireland Amateur, Spanish Open Amateur, Irish Amateur, North of Ireland Amateur and the South of Ireland Amateur. Darren Clarke Foundation helps further the development of junior golf in Ireland and raises money for Breast Cancer Awareness. PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 2000 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2003 World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. MONEY AND POSITION: 1994 — 0 1999 — 139,118 — 176 2004 — 2,009,819 — 28 1995 — 12,955 — 249 2000 — 254,114 2005 — 1,465,921 — 52 1996 — 41,850 — 202 2001 — 330,870 2006 — 660,898 — 125 1997 — 282,816 — 87 2002 — 665,911 2007 — 107,981 — 215 1998 — 121,628 — 175 2003 — 763,931 — 85 2008 — 0 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T6—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–2; in money–1; Top-10 finishes–1
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DoUGHERTY, Nick
HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 186 BIRTHDATE: May 24, 1982 BIRTHPLACE: Liverpool, England RESIDENCE: Sunningdale, England FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Keeping fit, flying, psychology TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 OTHER INFORMATION: Best European Tour finish in 2008 was a T2 at the SAS Masters, one stroke behind winner Peter Hanson. Made the cut at the Masters and British Open as he participated in all four major championships. Enjoyed most successful season on the European Tour and in the major championships in 2007. Won the Dunhill Links Championship in October at St. Andrews for his second career European Tour victory. Beat fellow Englishman Justin Rose by two. Opened with a 2-under-par 68 to lead eventual champion Angel Cabrera by one in second career U.S. Open start at Oakmont CC. Finished T7. Also finished T74 at the British Open. Made a quick start in 2005, finishing T4 at the South African Airways Open and claiming his first European Tour title at the Caltex Masters the following week. Was the European Tour Rookie of the Year in 2002. Started playing golf at age 4, following his father around the Bootle Golf Club. At age 6 won his first tournament, an under-14s tournament at North Berwick. Protege of World Golf Hall of Famer Nick Faldo, who recognized him as a special talent during the Faldo Junior Series and took him under his wing, including taking him to visit Sam Snead. Coached by David Leadbetter. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T7—2007 U.S. Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 2003 — 0 2006 — 0 2008 — 60,062 2005 — 47,467 2007 — 227,922 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T33—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–8; in money–6; Top-10 finishes–0
F Fasth, Niclas (NICK-lus FAST)
HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: April 29, 1972 BIRTHPLACE: Gothenburg, Sweden RESIDENCE: Ascot, England FAMILY: Wife, Marie; Adam (2001), Amanda (2004) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, cars, motorcycles TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION: Had two top-10s on the 2008 European Tour. Made the cut at the Masters and PGA Championship in four major championship starts. Finished T9 at the 2007 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and T6 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Doral Golf Resort & Spa, first top-10 in four starts in the event. Also in 2007, finished solo fourth in fourth career U.S. Open start at Oakmont CC, two behind champion Angel Cabrera. Captured sixth European Tour title in late June 2007 at the BMW International in Munich, Germany. Won twice in both 2005 and 2006 on the European Tour. His best year was in 2001 where he finished 10th on the European Tour Order of Merit, helped largely by finishing runner-up to David Duval in the British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. He went on to make his Ryder Cup debut in 2002 at The Belfry where he was tied by Paul Azinger’s chip-in from the bunker at the 18th in their Singles match. Earlier in his career, he came close to becoming the first player to win The European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage twice, having claimed top honors in 1996 and then finishing second in 1999. Also a fourtime winner on the Challenge Tour in 1993. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2001 British Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 1998 — 20,360 — 245 2003 — 481,982 2006 — 0 2001 — 544,418 2004 — 265,423 — 172 2007 — 404,655 2002 — 73,628 2005 — 0 2008 — 210,565 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T8—Arnold Palmer Invitational 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–10; in money–7; Top-10 finishes–1
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HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 187 BIRTHDATE: October 13, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Madrid, Spain RESIDENCE: Madrid, Spain FAMILY: Wife, Alicia SPECIAL INTERESTS: Tennis, hunting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 OTHER INFORMATION: Captured the fourth European Tour title of his career on the third playoff hole with Lee Westwood at the 2008 Quinn Insurance British Masters at The Belfry. Won third title at the 2007 Italian Open. Second career victory came in the 2006 BMW Asian Open in a playoff, after which he promptly proposed to his girlfriend, Alicia, whom he married later in the year. Won for the first time on the European Tour at the 2005 KLM Open, the same event where hero Seve Ballesteros captured his first victory in 1976. Win propelled him to 2005 European Tour Rookie of the Year honors. An accomplished tennis player. Began playing golf under the tutelage of his father at age 5. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T48—2006 British Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 2006 — 21,578 2008 — 0 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–1; in money–0; Top-10 finishes–0
fisher, Ross
HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 168 BIRTHDATE: November 22, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Ascot, England RESIDENCE: Cheam, England FAMILY: Wife, Joanne SPECIAL INTERESTS: Computer games, movies, cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2004 OTHER INFORMATION: Won for the second consecutive season on the European Tour. Began the 2008 European Open with a course-record 63 and holed out from a bunker on the 72nd hole to win by seven strokes over Sergio Garcia at the European Open. Nearly won earlier in 2008, losing to Phil Mickelson in a playoff for the HSBC Champions. At the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship later in the year, lost to Robert Karlsson in a sudden-death playoff. Won for the first time on the European Tour at the 2007 KLM Open, beating local favorite Joost Luiten in The Netherlands. Joined the European Tour in 2006 via the Challenge Tour and the Qualifying Tournament in 2005. Learned golf at Wentworth Club after being introduced to the game by his step-father at age 3. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T34—2008 World Golf Championships-CA Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 2007 — 0 2008 — 33,267 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T34—World Golf Championships-CA Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–6; in money–3; Top-10 finishes–0
G GREEN, Richard
HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 215 BIRTHDATE: February 19, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Melbourne, Australia RESIDENCE: Melbourne, Australia; Bagshot, England FAMILY: Wife, Anita; Tara (9/25/01) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Car racing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 OTHER INFORMATION: Consistent year on the 2008 European Tour with a best finish of third at The Barclays Scottish Open. Beat France’s Jean-Francois Remesy on the first hole of a playoff to win the 2007 European Tour’s BA-CA Open in Austria. The victory was his first on the European Tour in 10 years. Closed with a course recordtying 64 at Carnoustie to finish T4 at the 2007 British Open, his first top-10 in a major championship. Joined the PGA TOUR in mid-August as a Special Temporary Member for the remainder of 2007. Became the first left-hander since 1975 to win on the European Tour with a victory at the 1997 Dubai Desert Classic in a playoff with Ian Woosnam and Greg Norman. The victory helped him finish 34th on the Volvo Order of Merit, his highest finish until placing seventh in 2004. Attended the Victoria Institute of Sport and works with coach Darren Webster-Clarke. Represented Australia in the 1998 World Cup along with Peter O’Malley. Has a passion for motor sports. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T4—2007 British Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 1997 — 47,450 — 205 2002 — 14,696 2006 — 29,250 1999 — 0 2004 — 0 2007 — 446,070 2001 — 19,312 2005 — 256,807 2008 — 92,960 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T32—British Open. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–9; in money–7; Top-10 finishes–0
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HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 194 BIRTHDATE: March 21, 1974 BIRTHPLACE: Copenhagen, Denmark RESIDENCE: Monaco FAMILY: Son, Casper SPECIAL INTERESTS: Basketball, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 OTHER INFORMATION: Played in his first Ryder Cup in 2008, with an 0-2-1 record. Played in all four majors, making the cut at the U.S. Open and British Open. Best worldwide finishes were thirds at the Spanish Open and French Open. Had a strong summer of 2007 on the European Tour, with seven top-10s, two runner-ups and his first victory in five years at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Had two eagles on the back nine to beat Phillip Archer and Alastair Forsyth by four strokes near Munich, Germany. Claimed his first European Tour victory in the 2001 Murphy’s Irish Open at Fota Island, winning at the fourth playoff hole with a birdie-2. Also finished T8 in the British Open, where he was one shot off the 36-hole lead and two behind after 54 holes. Won his first title within a year of turning professional. Captured the Navision Open Golf Championship on the European Challenge Tour at Himmerland in his native Denmark after a three-way playoff. Partnered with Thomas Björn to a share of second place in the 2001 EMC World Cup as Denmark lost to South Africa in a playoff. No relation to Anders Hansen. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T8—2002 British Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 2001 — 0 2003 — 0 2007 — 0 2002 — 139,466 2005 — 26,243 2008 — 70,466 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T33—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–9; in money–6; Top-10 finishes–0
HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: November 25, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: La Rochelle, France RESIDENCE: Aix en Provence, France FAMILY: Child, Jeanne (2006) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, music, cinema, socializing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 OTHER INFORMATION: Captured the 2008 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles for his third European Tour title. Got up and down for par on the final hole to beat Graeme Storm by one stroke. Victory came the week after a T19 finish in the British Open. Biggest title of his career came when he defeated then-World No. 3 Phil Mickelson in a playoff for the 2007 Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, a victory that helped him break into the top 20 of the European Tour Order of Merit for the first time. Became the second Frenchman to win the title after Thomas Levet in 2004. Claimed his first title in the 2001 Italian Open at Is Molas in Sardinia in 2001, an historic achievement as he followed Levet into the winners’ enclosure that year, the first time two Frenchmen had won in the same season on the European Tour schedule. Took up golf at age 10 after being encouraged by his father. Off the golf course, one of his more interesting activities was to play a game of soccer in a bull ring, accompanied by the bull, during a friend’s bachelor party. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T15—2008 World Golf Championships-CA Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 2007 — 0 2008 — 75,485 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T15—World Golf Championships-CA Championship; T19—British Open. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–2; in money–2; Top-10 finishes–0
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HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: September 16, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Sonderborg, Denmark RESIDENCE: Zurich, Switzerland FAMILY: Children, Marcus (4/4/98), Filuca (10/16/03) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, friends, movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 OTHER INFORMATION: Best 2008 finishes were a T2 at the BMW International Open on the European Tour and a T19 at the British Open. Missed the cut at the Masters and PGA Championship. Holed a 25-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Justin Rose at the 2007 BMW PGA Championship, his second victory in the tournament at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. Was a rookie on the PGA TOUR in 2007, earning his card via a T4 finish at the TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Best finish on TOUR in 2007 was a T11 at the Wyndham Championship, where he was one stroke back after 36 holes and three back in second after 54 holes. Made his major breakthrough on the European Tour by winning the Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in 2002. Finished 16th in the European Tour Order of Merit that season. Two-time Danish Amateur champion and Eisenhower Trophy player. Started the game at age 10, influenced by the fact that his parents both played. Brother, Nicolai, is a scratch golfer. Anders attended University of Houston and won two college tournaments. Finished T2 in first professional tournament on the European Challenge Tour, the Team Erhverv Danish Open in 1995. No relation to his namesake, Soren. However, both made holes-in-one in successive weeks on the European Tour in 1999 and won their first European Tour titles within a month of each other in 2002. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T11—2007 Wyndham Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 1999 — 0 2004 — 0 2008 — 105,725 2002 — 12,247 2006 — 53,100 2003 — 0 2007 — 461,216 — 153 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T12—World Golf Championships-CA Championship; T19—British Open. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–6; in money–4; Top-10 finishes–0
HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 187 BIRTHDATE: October 4, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Svedala, Sweden RESIDENCE: Trelleborg, Sweden FAMILY: Wife, Sanna; Stella (2007) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting OTHER INFORMATION: Produced the highlight of his career in 2008 with a victory in the SAS Masters, at the Arlandastad Golf in Stockholm, the first Swede to win the country’s national championship in 10 years. Had five other top-10s on the European Tour. Preceded his SAS victory with a T58 at the British Open and a T52 at the PGA Championship. Also played in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and World Golf Championships-CA Championship earlier in the year. Had a breakout season worldwide in 2007, making the cut in the U.S. Open (T30), British Open (T69) and PGA Championship (T23). Also recorded a T2 on the European Tour at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship and had seven top-10s. Defeated compatriot Peter Gustafsson in a playoff for the 2005 Jazztel Open de España en Andalucia at San Roque Club to secure his first European Tour win. Initially earned his place on the European Tour through the 2000 Qualifying School Final Stage and then through the Challenge Tour rankings in 2001. An impressive amateur career was rounded off by winning the Brabazon Trophy at Formby in 1998 and representing Sweden in the Eisenhower Trophy that same year. Coached by Jan Larsson, the professional at Bokskogen, where he was first introduced to the game by neighbors. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T23—2007 PGA Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 2005 — 51,891 2007 — 116,159 2008 — 37,534 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T33—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–4; in money–4; Top-10 finishes–0
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Hedblom, Peter
HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 192 BIRTHDATE: January 20, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Gavle, Sweden RESIDENCE: Gavle, Sweden FAMILY: Wife, Anna; Kasper (1994), Patricia (1996), Philip (2000) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cinema, ice hockey TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 OTHER INFORMATION: Captured his second European Tour title at the 2007 Maybank Malaysian Open 11 years after winning the 1996 Moroccan Open. He came close to defending the Maybank title in 2008, losing in a playoff to India’s Arjun Atwal. It was the third playoff defeat of his career, the previous two occasions both being in 2003, the year he played on a medical exemption after missing a sizeable portion of the 2002 season with a broken right leg, sustained playing in an ice hockey match in December 2001. Introduced to golf at age 6 by his father, Olle, who remains his coach. Was Swedish Boys champion at 16, and the following year he won the 1987 Doral Junior Classic to promise a rapid rise to the top. Won three times on European Challenge Tour within 18 months in the early 1990s but it took six visits to the Qualifying School to earn a spot on the European Tour at the start of 1994. His sister Marlene is also a tournament professional. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T7—1996 British Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 1996 — 54,250 — 194 2004 — 0 2008 — 0 1997 — 0 2005 — 123,857 1998 — 0 2006 — 74,252 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–1; in money–0; Top-10 finishes–0
HOWELL, David
HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: June 23, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Swindon, England RESIDENCE: Virginia Water, England FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Soccer, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 OTHER INFORMATION: Had four top-10s on the 2008 European Tour, including a T7 at the British Open. Posted the best final-round score with a 3-under 67 at the British Open. It marked his first top-10 finish in a major championship in 20 starts. Bothered by a bad back much of the 2007 season, which caused him to withdraw from the Wachovia Championship and THE PLAYERS Championship on the PGA TOUR. Best worldwide finish was a T29 at the Nissan Open early in the year. Joined the PGA TOUR for the 2006 season, having finished among the top 125 as a non-member in 2005. Englishman started the 2006 European Tour season beating playing partner Tiger Woods on the final day to win the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai, China in late 2005. Won the 2005 BMW International Open for his second European Tour title, beating John Daly and Brett Rumford by one stroke. One of the heroes of Europe’s 2004 Ryder Cup victory over the U.S at Oakland Hills. Together with fellow rookie Paul Casey, produced a pivotal victory in the Saturday morning four-ball session over Chad Campbell and Jim Furyk. One down with two to play, Howell hit a 6-iron tee shot from 203 yards to 5 feet and holed the birdie putt to win the hole, before partner Casey won the last to give Bernhard Langer’s team a crucial point. First European Tour win came at the 1999 Dubai Desert Classic. Collected his first professional victory when he won the 1998 MasterCard Australian PGA Championship by seven strokes. As an amateur, won the British Boys Championship in 1993 before collecting 21/2 of three points in the 1995 Walker Cup victory over a Tiger Woods-led United States at Royal Porthcawl. Beat Notah Begay III in singles. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 3—2004 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 1997 — 0 2002 — 0 2006 — 912,437 — 96 1998 — 12,471 — 263 2003 — 0 2007 — 213,583 — 193 1999 — 12,675 — 271 2004 — 18,500 2008 — 193,743 2001 — 0 2005 — 224,450 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T7—British Open. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–3; in money–2; Top-10 finishes–1
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J JIMENEZ, Miguel Angel (ME-gehl ahn-HEL HIM-en-ez)
HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: January 5, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: Malaga, Spain RESIDENCE: Malaga, Spain FAMILY: Wife: Montserrat; Miguel Angel (5/7/95), Victor (1/5/99) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1982 OTHER INFORMATION: Won the UBS Hong Kong Open at the start of the 2008 European Tour season in November 2007 for his 14th career win. Beat Robert Karlsson, K.J. Choi and Thongchai Jaidee by one stroke. Won the BMW PGA Championship with a playoff victory over Oliver Wilson at Wentworth Club to guarantee a return to the Ryder Cup, where he had an 0-2-1 record in Europe’s loss at Valhalla in 2008. Best 2008 PGA TOUR finishes were a T8 at the Masters and a T6 at the U.S. Open, his first career consecutive top-10s in majors. Previous victory came at the 2005 Celtic Manor Wales Open. In 2004, at age 40, won a season-high four times on the European Tour and placed fourth on the Order of Merit. Won the Johnnie Walker Classic, the Algarve Open, the BMW Asian Open and the BMW International. Capped the season by making his second European Ryder Cup team and teamed with Sergio Garcia for the World Cup competition in Spain. In 2000, played in 11 PGA TOUR events and had two top-10s, including a T2 with Ernie Els behind winner Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open. Finished fourth on the Volvo Order of Merit in 1998, the highlight coming in the Trophée Lancôme, where he chipped in for a birdie-2 at the 72nd hole to win. Also finished fourth in 1999, where apart from his win at Montecastillo and in the Turespaña Masters Open Andalucia, he also finished second in the American Express Championship at Valderrama, where he lost to Tiger Woods in a playoff. At the 1999 Ryder Cup, won once and halved two matches. One of seven brothers, he worked as a caddie in Malaga and did not take up the game until age 15. Nicknamed “The Mechanic” but has a preference for driving, rather than repairing, high performance vehicles, especially his red Ferrari. PGA TOUR PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1 BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISHES: 2—1999 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship, T2—2000 U.S. Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 1995 — 57,196 — 193 2000 — 488,848 2005 — 109,398 1996 — 26,631 — 227 2001 — 464,457 — 107 2006 — 334,011 1997 — 0 2002 — 280,568 — 160 2007 — 142,991 1998 — 0 2003 — 0 2008 — 486,446 1999 — 194,188 — 154 2004 — 66,367 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T6—U.S. Open; T8—Masters Tournament; T10— World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–8; in money–6; Top-10 finishes–3
Jones, Brendan
HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 200 BIRTHDATE: March 3, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia RESIDENCE: Canberra, Australia FAMILY: Wife, Adele SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sydney Swans Australian Rules Football team TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 OTHER INFORMATION: Played five times on the PGA TOUR in 2008, making four cuts, with a best finish of T33 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Won three times on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour, finishing second in the Order of Merit. Played a full season on the PGA TOUR in 2005, finishing 144th on the money list. Finished T2 at the 2005 B.C. Open in his 20th career TOUR start. Held the 54-hole lead, but a closing round of 4-under 68 dropped him into T2. Aced the par-3 164-yard fourth hole during the first round of the 2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson with an 8-iron, finished T62. Placed sixth on the 2004 Nationwide Tour money list, averaging more than $36,000 per start in his eight appearances. Made the cut six times and finished four times in the top four. T2 at the Jacob’s Creek Open in his native Australia, followed by another T2 at the New Zealand Open. Third runner-up came three months later at the SAS Carolina Classic, losing in an eight-hole playoff to Chris Anderson. After a T4 at the Knoxville Open, broke through for his first Tour win at the LaSalle Bank Open with a tournament-record 16-under 268. A member of the Japan Golf Tour from 200104 and 2006-08, where he has won eight times. Finished eighth on Japan Golf Tour money list in 2002 and sixth in 2003. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2005 B.C. Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 2004 — 0 2006 — 68,760 — 225 2005 — 498,817 — 144 2008 — 18,686 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T33—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–5; in money–4; Top-10 finishes–0 Nationwide Tour Alumnus
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HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: January 31, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Ibaragi, Japan RESIDENCE: Tokyo, Japan FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Reading, skiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 OTHER INFORMATION: Played five times on the 2008 PGA TOUR, missing the cut three times, with a best finish of T33 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Won the Japan PGA Championship, the Japan Open at the Taiheiyo Masters on the Japan Golf Tour for his 26th career victory on that Tour. Ranked first as of mid-November on the Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit. Won twice on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour and moved into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking. In 2006, won third consecutive Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit after winning three times during the season to raise career Japan Golf Tour victory total to 21 and placing in the top three five other times. Opened 71-66 at the 2005 PGA Championship on the way to a T23 finish. Played in a career-high eight PGA TOUR events in 2002, making the cut in two of the four majors. Became popular worldwide player at 2001 PGA Championship, smiling and joking on the way to a T4 finish. Displayed cowboy-style hat in performance. Closed 2000 with three wins in four weeks on Japan Golf Tour. Stretch drive gave him first money title. At 27, youngest earnings leader since 26-year-old Jumbo Ozaki in 1973. First Japan Golf Tour win came at 1998 Sanko Grand Summer Championship. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T4—2001 PGA Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 1995 — 0 2002 — 66,277 2006 — 82,262 1999 — 9,374 — 297 2003 — 61,499 2007 — 74,928 2000 — 0 2004 — 12,650 2008 — 0 2001 — 254,685 2005 — 96,020 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T33—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered--5; in money--2; Top-10 finishes--0
HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: November 30, 1965 BIRTHPLACE: Ottosdal, South Africa RESIDENCE: Rustenburg, South Africa FAMILY: Wife, Renette; Christopher (1998), Cayla (2000) SPECIAL INTERESTS: All sports, wildlife, nature TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 OTHER INFORMATION: After three second-place finishes on the European Tour, finally achieved his longawaited breakthrough with a win at the 2007 South African Airways Open. Played five times on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with a best finish of T55 at the PGA Championship. In 2002, won an Audi TT Coupe for an ace at the 15th hole at Houghton Golf Club during the Dunhill Championship. Using a 4-iron, the ball initially veered off line but struck some branches, dropped onto the green and rolled into the cup. Has won eight times on the Sunshine Tour and five times on the Asian Tour. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T55—2008 PGA Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 2002 — 0 2004 — 19,101 2008 — 15,750 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T55—PGA Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–5; in money–3; Top-10 finishes–0
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HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 198 BIRTHDATE: September 3, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Katrineholm, Sweden RESIDENCE: Monaco FAMILY: Wife, Ebba; Thea (2001), Ceasar (2004) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 OTHER INFORMATION: In 2008, became the first Swedish player to win the European Tour Order of Merit. Won the Mercedes-Benz Championship and the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Europe as well as 10 other top-10s, including the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. Only player to record top-10s in the first three majors (T8 at the Masters, T4 at the U.S. Open and T7 at the British Open). Finished T20 at the PGA Championship after sharing the first-round lead. The week before making his second Ryder Cup appearance, won the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Germany on the European Tour for his first victory in two years. Followed with a 1-1-2 record at the Ryder Cup, including a Singles victory over Justin Leonard. Won the Alfred Dunhill Links title in early October. A T32 at Valderrama in the Volvo Masters was good enough to maintain his top position against main challengers Padraig Harrington and Lee Westwood. Two titles in 2006 made Karlsson Sweden’s most prolific champion, surpassing the record of Anders Forsbrand. Karlsson took his victory tally to seven with a win in the Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe. That followed an earlier win in the Celtic Manor Wales Open. Joined the European Tour in 1991 and won his first five titles between 1995 and 2002. In 2003 he decided to make a fresh start after years of feeling frustrated with both his game and life situation. Since then has worked hard with his attitude, as he has become more relaxed and content both on and off the course. His work with his Swedish coach, Annchristine Lundstrom, has helped enormously and he credits her for the hints she has given him to fully start taking personal leadership. “I never thought that this day would come, where I could play up to seven weeks in a row and really enjoy every round,” Karlsson said. “There are many reasons why I feel this way. One of them is the incredible love and support I get from my wife.” At 6-5, one of the tallest players in golf. Son of a superintendent. In December, teamed with Henrik Stenson for Sweden to win the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup in China. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T4—2008 U.S. Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 1995 — 0 2000 — 0 2005 — 0 1997 — 0 2001 — 0 2006 — 118,283 1998 — 5,750 — 305 2002 — 20,072 2007 — 424,870 1999 — 102,865 — 196 2003 — 0 2008 — 812,185 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T4—U.S. Open; T7—British Open; T8—Masters Tournament. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–8; in money–8; Top-10 finishes–3
HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: December 28, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: Dusseldorf, Germany RESIDENCE: Mettmann, Germany FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Football, basketball, go-karting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2005 OTHER INFORMATION: Captured his first European Tour title in January 2008 with a victory at the Abu Dhabi Championship in the United Arab Emirates. Beat Lee Westwood and Henrik Stenson by four strokes. Won for the second time in mid-June at the BMW International Open in his native Germany. Beat Anders Hansen in a playoff to become the first German to win the tournament in its 20-year history. Played on the PGA TOUR for the first time with made cuts at the U.S. Open and British Open and missed cuts at the Masters and PGA Championship. In 2007, his rookie season on the European Tour, recorded four top10s, including a runner-up finish at the Scandinavian Masters and a third at the Portuguese Open. Was named Rookie of the Year. Made a big impact on the 2006 European Challenge Tour, playing only eight events but finishing fourth on the final rankings with two wins, at the Vodafone Challenge in Germany and the Open des Volcans in France. Shot a 59 on the Satellite EPD Tour before joining the Challenge Tour in August 2006. Coached by Günther Kessler in his native Dusseldorf. Cites Ernie Els as his golf hero. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T33—2008 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 2008 — 37,638 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T33—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–8; in money–5; Top-10 finishes–0
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KJELDSEN, Soren (YELLD-son)
HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 144 BIRTHDATE: May 17, 1975 BIRTHPLACE: Aalborg, Denmark RESIDENCE: Ascot, England FAMILY: Wife, Charlotte; Emil (2003), Mads (2006) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, tennis TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1995 OTHER INFORMATION: In 2008, captured the European Tour’s season-ending Volvo Masters by two strokes over England’s Anthony Wall and Germany’s Martin Kaymer at Valderrama, Spain. It was his second career European Tour victory and pushed him into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Completed 2007 with a playoff loss to Justin Rose at the Volvo Masters at Valderrama. Bogeyed the 18th hole to fall back into the playoff with Rose and Graeme McDowell. Also finished second at the BMW Asian Open and T2 at the Celtic Manor Wales Open on the European Tour. Recorded three top10 finishes in his last four events of 2006 to place 36th on the Order of Merit. Has been a consistent performer on the European Tour every year since his rookie year of 1998, finishing no worse than 67th and claiming his first European Tour title at Gleneagles in 2003. Represented Denmark in the Eisenhower Trophy as an amateur before he qualified for the European Tour through the Challenge Tour in 1997, missing just seven cuts in 25 events. That year he also tested his stamina in another way by attempting to run a marathon and he achieved a highly respectable time of three hours and 54 minutes. Has not run one since, saying: “Once was enough for me, I try to stay in good shape but not as extreme as that!” BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 11—2008 World Golf Championships-CA Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 2001 — 0 2005 — 17,667 2007 — 0 2003 — 0 2006 — 27,619 2008 — 0 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 11—World Golf Championships-CA Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–3; in money–1; Top-10 finishes–0
L LAWRIE, Paul
HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 198 BIRTHDATE: January 1, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Aberdeen, Scotland RESIDENCE: Aberdeen, Scotland FAMILY: Wife: Marian; Craig Robert (1995), Michael (1998) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Aberdeen Football Club, cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986 OTHER INFORMATION: Best 2008 finish was a second at the Portugal Masters, three behind winner Alvaro Quiros of Spain. Won 2002 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open and placed T2 in the Omega European Masters the next week. Won 2001 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and finished second at Celtic Manor on European Tour. Defeated Jean Van de Velde and Justin Leonard in four-hole playoff to win 1999 British Open. Came from 10 strokes behind -- the largest comeback in major championship history -- with a final-round 67 to win at Carnoustie, just an hour from his home. Birdied the last two holes of the four-hole playoff. Worked as assistant under the late Doug Smart at Banchory, near Aberdeen, after leaving school at 17. The club named the 14th hole after him. Made Ryder Cup debut in 1999 at Brookline, hitting the opening tee shot and claiming 31/2 points. Awarded honorary law doctorate from Robert Gordon’s University in his native Aberdeen. Made an Honorary Life Member of European Tour, then awarded the MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List. PGA TOUR PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1999 British Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 1995 — 8,733 — 263 2001 — 19,312 2006 — 0 1996 — 0 2002 — 50,335 2007 — 0 1998 — 0 2003 — 225,974 2008 — 0 1999 — 562,234 — 72 2004 — 32,663 2000 — 249,735 — 147 2005 — 19,154 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–1; in money–0; Top-10 finishes–0
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M Marksaeng, Prayad (MARK-sang)
HEIGHT: 5-4 WEIGHT: 163 BIRTHDATE: January 30, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: Hua Hin, Thailand RESIDENCE: Bangkok, Thailand FAMILY: Wife, Prapaporn; Piyaphat (9/28/95), Pryabhute (10/26/97) OTHER INFORMATION: Won in consecutive weeks on the Japan Golf Tour in June of 2008 for his first victories on that Tour. Won again at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in November. Forced to withdraw from the Masters after a first-round 82 with a back injury. Missed the cut at the British Open. Finished T15 at the PGA Championship, including a third-round 68. Has recorded six victories on the Asian Tour. As a youngster, boxed and stole golf balls while caddying at a local club in Thailand in order to earn money to eat. Eventually, took bamboo golf clubs to hit those golf balls around Hua Hin, his hometown that is located two hours south of Bangkok. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T15—2008 PGA Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 1999 — 0 2008 — 107,060 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T15—PGA Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–4; in money–2; Top-10 finishes–0
McDowell, Graeme (GREY-am)
HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 154 BIRTHDATE: July 30, 1979 BIRTHPLACE: Portrush, Northern Ireland RESIDENCE: Portrush, Northern Ireland FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars, snooker, shooting TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2002 OTHER INFORMATION: Won the European Tour’s Ballantine’s Championship on Jeju Island, South Korea, in March 2008. Defeated Jeev Milkha Singh in a three-hole playoff by making a tap-in birdie after his 7-iron approach from 179 yards landed within a foot of the hole. Victory earned him a spot in the World Golf Championships-CA Championship the following week. Won the Barclays Scottish Open by two strokes the week prior to the British Open. Earned a spot on the Ryder Cup team, where he had a 2-1-0 record in his debut. Captured the 2004 Telecom Italia Open in a Monday playoff with Thomas Levet of France. Shot a record-tying 62 at St. Andrews in the first round of the dunhill links championship, where he placed second. Won his first European Tour title in only his fourth start as a professional when he won the 2002 Volvo Scandinavian Masters at Kunsängen Golf Club, the club he represents. As an amateur, played a prominent role in Great Britain and Ireland’s retention of the Walker Cup in 2001 at Sea Island, GA. At University of Alabama-Birmingham, McDowell was ranked the top collegiate golfer in the U.S., winning the 2002 Fred Haskins Award. Out of 12 starts in 2002, won six events with a stroke average of 69.6. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2005 Bay Hill Invitational MONEY AND POSITION: 2001 — 0 2004 — 0 2007 — 52,768 2002 — 31,910 2005 — 814,359 2008 — 182,545 2003 — 9,620 2006 — 357,902 — 169 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T15—PGA Championship; T19—British Open. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–4; in money–4; Top-10 finishes–0
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HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 181 BIRTHDATE: June 25, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Boksburg, South Africa RESIDENCE: Boksburg, South Africa FAMILY: Wife, Liezel; Hendrik (2005) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 OTHER INFORMATION: Won for the first time on the European Tour in May 2008 when, just weeks after relinquishing a five-shot lead entering the final round of the Madeira Islands Open, he survived a late charge from England’s Oliver Wilson to win the Methorios Capital Italian Open by one stroke. Missed the cut at the British Open and PGA Championship. Learned the game playing alongside the likes of South Africans Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Mark McNulty. Was a good rugby player, but chose golf when a scheduled conflict arose between the two sports. Required a Medical Extension on the European Tour at the end of 2002 following a back operation. Secured his playing rights on the 2004 European Tour with the help of a top-10 finish in the British Open, his first major championship appearance, and a tie for fifth in the Trophée Lancôme in 2003. Also a multiple winner in South Africa with victories including the prestigious South African Tour Championship in 2003. One of the first South Africans to work with renowned sports psychologist Jos Vanstiphout. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T10—2003 British Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 2003 — 108,093 2007 — 0 2004 — 0 2008 — 0 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–2; in money–0; Top-10 finishes–0
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HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: May 4, 1989 BIRTHPLACE: Hollywood, Northern Ireland RESIDENCE: Hollywood, Northern Ireland FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars, tennis, movies, music, Manchester United soccer TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2007 OTHER INFORMATION: A year after turning pro, had a successful season on the 2008 European Tour, with six top-10s, including a second at the Omega European Masters. Lost a playoff to China’s Lin Wenotang in November at teh UBS Hong Kong Open. Turned pro in 2007 after a stellar amateur career where he was the world’s top-ranked amateur. Caught the public’s attention with a 3-under 68 in the first round of the 2007 British Open at Carnoustie, the only bogey-free round of the day. He turned professional after representing Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup. Made the cut in his first professional event at The Quinn Direct British Masters and finished third in his second professional event, the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, earning enough money to assure his place in the top 115 to become the youngest and quickest affiliate member to secure his card, in just two events. Finished T4 in his third event, the Open de Madrid Valle Romano. Played his first professional event as a 16 year old in 2005 at The Belfry. Shot a course-record 61 at Royal Portrush Golf Club in 2005. Destined to become a professional golfer from the moment he recorded a 40-yard drive at age 2. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T42—2007 British Open MONEY AND POSITION: 2007 — 0
HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 198 BIRTHDATE: June 23, 1963 BIRTHPLACE: Glasgow, Scotland RESIDENCE: London, England FAMILY: Wife, Gaynor; Olivia (1993), Venetia (1996), Cameron (1998) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, cars, reading, films TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1987 OTHER INFORMATION: The most prolific British golfer in European Tour history, with 31 titles and a record seven consecutive Order of Merits for annual earnings from 1993-99 and an eighth in 2005. Best 2008 finish was a second at the French Open on the European Tour, four behind winner Pablo Larrazabal. Finished T9 in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Jim Furyk (3 and 2) and Charles Howell III (1 up) before falling to runner-up Stewart Cink, 4 and 2, in the third round. Missed the cut at the U.S. Open and PGA Championship and finished T58 at the British Open. In July 2007, ended a 19-month winless streak with a victory at the Smurfit Kappa European Open at The K Club to surpass Nick Faldo’s previous Tour record of 30 wins. Shot a final-round 65 to beat Niclas Fasth by one stroke. Trails Seve Ballesteros (50 wins) and Bernhard Langer (42) on the career European Tour victory list. European Tour Player of the Year five times. At the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, was the runner-up after a double bogey on 72nd hole dropped him from the lead. It marked his third runner-up finish at the U.S. Open after runner-up finishes to Ernie Els in 1994 (18-hole playoff) and 1997 and the fifth second-place finish in a major (also 2005 British Open and 1995 PGA, a sudden-death playoff loss to Steve Elkington). Eight-time Ryder Cupper led the European Team to a victory in Ireland in 2006, scoring two points in the competition. He improved his career record to 20-9-7, including 6-0-2 in singles. In 2002, accorded Honorary Lifetime Membership to European Tour in recognition of unprecedented five successive Harry Vardon Trophies for Order of Merit titles. Won the Skins Game at the end of 2000, his first victory in America. Born in Scotland, raised in Yorkshire where father, James, was a company director. Attended Houston Baptist University. Father retired as Royal Troon secretary in 1997. Received Member of the British Empire (MBE) from H.M. the Queen in 1998 and Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2005 from Prince Charles. PGA TOUR PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2 BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISHES: 2—1995 PGA Championship, 1997 U.S. Open, 2005 British Open, T2—1994 U.S. Open, 1996 THE PLAYERS Championship, 2006 U.S. Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 1992 — 98,045 — 132 1998 — 321,823 — 97 2004 — 96,479 1993 — 17,992 — 221 1999 — 369,651 — 111 2005 — 962,069 1994 — 213,828 — 87 2000 — 409,044 2006 — 501,249 1995 — 335,617 — 53 2001 — 102,762 2007 — 35,989 1996 — 421,011 — 48 2002 — 188,095 2008 — 21,284 1997 — 578,991 — 37 2003 — 50,523 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T9—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–7; in money–4; Top-10 finishes–1
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HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: December 16, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: Dublin, Ireland RESIDENCE: Sunningdale, England FAMILY: Wife, Alison; Niamh (1999), Killian (2000), Maia (2002) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Soccer, music, Formula 1 racing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991 OTHER INFORMATION: Best 2008 finish was a runner-up at the KLM Open on the European Tour, where he had seven top-10s. Had 0-1-2 record in Europe’s 2006 Ryder Cup victory in home country of Ireland. Finished T3, a PGA TOUR career best, at the 2005 NEC Invitational at Firestone after being one stroke out of the lead after 54 holes. Won the season-ending Volvo Masters to place a career-best third on the 2005 European Tour Order of Merit. Captured the title on a gimpy knee. Earlier in the European Tour season, lost to Angel Cabrera in a playoff at the BMW Championship and then fell to Michael Campbell in the HSBC World Match Play Championship. Totaled 2-0-1 record at the 2004 Ryder Cup after securing the clinching point in the 2002 Ryder Cup by scoring a halve with American Jim Furyk. In 2001, won third European Tour title at The Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open. Earned first two titles at 1996 Hohe Brucke Open and 1997 Oki Pro-Am. Original love was Gaelic football, but concentrated on golf after suffering broken left kneecap at age 19. Played in 1991 Walker Cup, helping Liam White beat Phil Mickelson and Bob May. Gained European Tour card at first visit to Qualifying School that year. With Padraig Harrington, won World Cup of Golf at Kiawah Island, SC in November 1997. Has an extensive gymnasium in one of his garages. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T3—2005 World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. MONEY AND POSITION: 1993 — 0 2000 — 38,717 2005 — 139,017 1996 — 31,388 — 219 2001 — 57,079 2006 — 130,734 1997 — 9,131 — 279 2002 — 120,823 2007 — 144,152 1998 — 0 2003 — 41,330 2008 — 0 1999 — 0 2004 — 215,101 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T27—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–1; in money–1; Top-10 finishes–0
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Singh, Jeev Milkha
Quiros, Alvaro (CEAR-ohs)
HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: January 21, 1983 BIRTHPLACE: La Linea, Spain RESIDENCE: Cadiz, Spain FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Soccer, music, friends OTHER INFORMATION: Won the Portugal Masters on the European Tour in October 2008, holding off Robert Karlsson and former British Open champion Paul Lawrie to win by three strokes for his second career European Tour victory. Dedicated the win to his countryman Seve Ballesteros. Captured his first European Tour victory at the 2007 Alfred Dunhill Championship on his first appearance as a full European Tour member. Damaged tendons and ligaments in his left wrist during the Open de España and did not play for five months from May until October 2007. Won his place on the 2007 European Tour through the Challenge Tour rankings and then subsequently improved his European Tour status at the 2006 Qualifying School. One of the longest drivers on the European Tour, leading the circuit in driving distance in 2007 (308.2-yard average) and 2008 (309.7). Coached by former Ryder Cup player and four-time European Tour champion José Rivero, whom he cites as one of the biggest influences on his career. Won the 2004 Biarritz Cup in France as an amateur and represented Spain in the 2004 World Amateur Team Championship in Puerto Rico, where Spain placed second to the United States team, which included PGA TOUR members Ryan Moore and Spencer Levin. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T28—2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya, Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. MONEY AND POSITION: 2008 — 45,066 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T28—Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya, Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered--2; in money--2; Top-10 finishes--0
S SCHWARTZEL, Charl (CHAR-ul SCHWORT-zul)
HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 140 BIRTHDATE: August 31, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: Johannesburg, South Africa RESIDENCE: Verceeniging, South Africa SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2002 OTHER INFORMATION: Clinched his third European Tour title with a victory at the Madrid Masters, despite battling illness all week, as he rallied towards the end of the 2008 season to finish inside the Order of Merit Top 30. His other highlights were finishing third at the Qatar Masters, one of seven top-10 finishes, and also tied for fifth at The Quinn Insurance British Masters. Won the 2007 Open de Espana on the European Tour for his second career European Tour title. Won the Vodacom Tour Championship on the Sunshine Tour in his native South Africa in February 2006. Captured his first victory on the European Tour, the dunhill championship, in his native country, in the second event of the 2005 season. Followed that with a T2 the following week in the South African Airways Open, helping him top the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit in South Africa for the first time. Became the third-youngest player to secure his European Tour card through the Qualifying School when, at age 18 years and 81 days, he claimed 24th place in 2002. Was also the second youngest South African to earn full membership of the European Tour after Dale Hayes. Arrived at the Qualifying School as a highly promising amateur with victories in the Brabazon Trophy and Indian Amateur Championship and having represented South Africa in the Eisenhower Trophy in Malaysia. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T18—2005 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 2003 — 0 2006 — 108,282 2008 — 16,250 2005 — 0 2007 — 77,803 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T52—PGA Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–1; in money–1; Top-10 finishes–0
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HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 BIRTHDATE: December 15, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Chandigarh, India RESIDENCE: Chandigarh, India FAMILY: Wife, Kudrat SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION: Won the Barclays Singapore Open on the Asian Tour in mid-November 2008, beating Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington by one. Lost in a three-hole playoff in March of 2008 at the Ballantine’s Championship on Jeju Island, South Korea, on the European Tour. But the second-place performance earned him a spot in the following week’s World Golf Championships-CA Championship. Made 18 pars in the final round to win the Bank Austria Golf Open on the European Tour. Won for the third time on the Japan Golf Tour in July with a victory at the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup. Despite being hampered by an injured tendon in his right foot, shared the first-round lead at the PGA Championship with a 2-under 68 and went on to finish T9. It was his first top-10 in a major championship in eight career starts and the first major top-10 for an Indian golfer. Also finished T25 at the Masters earlier in the year. Had an excellent year on three Tours in 2007, winning in Europe and Japan and finishing in the top-10 at the PGA Championship. Had career year on the European Tour in 2006, winning the Volvo China Open at Beijing in April and finishing it with a win in the Volvo Masters at Valderrama, Spain in late October. Latter victory pushed him to 77th in the Official World Golf Ranking. The first Indian golfer to qualify for the European Tour took advantage of Sergio Garcia’s bogey on the 72nd hole to win the Volvo Masters as Singh finished one stroke ahead of Garcia, Padraig Harrington and Luke Donald. Concluded the year with consecutive wins on the Japan Golf Tour at the Casio World Open and Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, moving to 47th in the World Ranking. Suffered from a wrist injury for several years before his big 2006 season, where he placed 16th on the European Tour’s Order of Merit. Played in PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament in 2001 and 2002. In 2002, shot final-round 77 to miss card. Represented India in 1996 Alfred Dunhill Cup, beating Andrew Coltart as India pulled an upset of Scotland. Won first amateur tournament in India at age 13. Father, Milkha (nicknamed the “Flying Sikh”), was an Olympic sprinter in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. Mother, Nirmal Kaur, is the former captain of India’s national volleyball team. Undergoes yoga exercises in mornings before playing. Was awarded the “Padma Shri,” the highest award for a citizen from the Government of India, in 2007 BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T9—2008 PGA Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 2001 — 0 2006 — 16,676 2008 — 252,849 2002 — 12,794 2007 — 79,179 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T9—PGA Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–5; in money–4; Top-10 finishes–1
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HEIGHT: 5-5 WEIGHT: 160 BIRTHDATE: February 10, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Nara, Japan RESIDENCE: Nara, Japan FAMILY: Single TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 OTHER INFORMATION: Played seven times on the 2008 PGA TOUR, with a best finish of T26 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship. Won three times on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour to capture the Order of Merit. Has won 14 times on the Japan Golf Tour. In 2002, won four times and finished first in the Order of Merit. In 2001, finished third at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Bob Estes, Vijay Singh, Stuart Appleby and countryman Shigeki Maruyama before falling to eventual champion Steve Stricker in the semifinals. Beat Ernie Els in the thirdplace match. First career victory came in the 1998 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament. Finished T88 at the 2000 PGA TOUR National Qualifying Tournament, thereby missing qualifying for fully-exempt status on the 2001 Nationwide Tour by one stroke. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 3—2001 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 1998 — 0 2003 — 0 2007 — 21,594 2001 — 187,914 2005 — 38,880 2008 — 16,120 2002 — 170,510 2006 — 0 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T26—World Golf Championships-CA Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–7; in money–3; Top-10 finishes–0
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W Westwood, Lee
HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 205 BIRTHDATE: April 24, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Worksop, England RESIDENCE: Worksop, England FAMILY: Wife, Laurae; Samuel (2001), Poppy (2004) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Films, snooker, cars, Nottingham Forest football club TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished No. 57 on the PGA TOUR money list, his best showing since finishing No. 46 in 1998, but opted not to retain membership for 2009. Posted his best finish in a major championship with a third at the 2008 U.S. Open, one stroke shy of the 18-hole Tiger Woods-Rocco Mediate playoff. Had a long birdie try on the 72nd hole to join the playoff. Has finished in the top10 of a major six times in 40 starts. Three of those have come at the U.S. Open – third in 2008, T5 in 2000 and T7 in 1998. Finished T2 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Shared the third-round lead, but closed with 1-under 69 to finish second. Finished third on the European Tour Order of Merit. Had an 0-2-2 record in the Ryder Cup at Valhalla. A member of both the European Tour and the PGA TOUR for the third consecutive season in 2007. Captured his first European Tour victory in nearly four years, capturing the Valle Romano Open de Andalucia in Spain in early May 2007. Followed that win up with a victory at The Quinn Direct British Masters in September. Finished outside of the top 175 on the PGA TOUR money list in eight starts and played under the Past Champion status on the PGA TOUR in 2008. Named as a Captain’s Choice for the 2006 European Ryder Cup team, and posted a 3-0-2 record. Career Ryder Cup record is 14-10-5. Fourth at the 2004 British Open in Scotland, the highest finish by a European player at Royal Troon. Went 4-0-1 in the 2004 European Ryder Cup victory, sharing the high point total with teammate Sergio Garcia. Ended three years out of the limelight with an emotional victory in the 2003 BMW International Open with a back-nine 30 in the final round. A month later, beat Ernie Els by a shot to win the dunhill links championship at St. Andrews. Captured the 2000 European Tour Volvo Order of Merit in the last tournament of the year. Successfully defended his Smurfit title in 2000 to go with wins in the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open, The Compaq European Grand Prix, the Volvo Scandinavian Masters, the Belgacom Open and the Cisco World Match Play Championship. Joined Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie as the only players to win six times in a season in Europe. Made his big breakthrough in the United States when he captured the 1998 Freeport McDermott Classic. Took up game at age 13 with a half-set bought by grandparents. Math teacher father, John, took up game at same time to give his son encouragement. Talented sportsman at school, played rugby, cricket and soccer. Married Laurae Coltart, sister of fellow European Tour player Andrew, in January 1999. Has won on every continent after collecting the Dimension Data Pro-Am (partnering with his dad) in South Africa in January 2000. PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1998 Freeport-McDermott Classic. MONEY AND POSITION: 1995 — 6,380 — 288 2000 — 293,303 2005 — 501,267 — 142 1996 — 0 2001 — 76,821 2006 — 630,566 — 130 1997 — 155,645 — 138 2002 — 94,710 2007 — 288,280 — 177 1998 — 599,586 — 46 2003 — 63,590 2008 — 1,550,880 — 57 1999 — 384,097 — 106 2004 — 526,899 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T2—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational; 3—U.S. Open. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–10; in money–7; Top-10 finishes–2
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TANIGUCHI, Toru (TORE-oo tan-uh-GOO-chee)
HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 BIRTHDATE: November 16, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Hiroshima, Japan RESIDENCE: Tokyo, Japan FAMILY: Wife, Ayaka TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 OTHER INFORMATION: Won twice on the 2008 Japan Golf Tour, at the KSB Cup and Panasonic Open. Missed the cut at the British Open in his only PGA TOUR start. Also won twice on the 2007 Japan Golf Tour, at the Fujisankei Classic and the Suntory Open, for the second consecutive season. Posted a T5 at the 2006 British Open, missing the best finish by a Japanese player in a British Open by a stroke (Massy Kuramoto, T4, 1982). Joined the PGA TOUR as a rookie in 2005 after finishing T21 at the 2004 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Finished 223rd on the money list. Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year in 2003. Tied the nine-hole Japan Golf Tour record with a 28 on the front nine (eight birdies) in the first round of the 2004 Sun Chlorella Classic. Introduced to game by father. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T5—2006 British Open. MONEY AND POSITION: 2003 — 0 2005 — 62,832 — 224 2007 — 0 2004 — 41,729 2006 — 310,831 2008 — 0 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 70—World Golf Championships-CA Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–1; in money–0; Top-10 finishes–0
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HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 BIRTHDATE: April 5, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Gothenburg, Sweden RESIDENCE: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates FAMILY: Wife, Emma; Lisa (2007) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, music, fishing, fast cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished third at the 2008 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, defeating Justin Leonard in the consolation final 3 and 2. Fell to eventual champion Tiger Woods in the semifinals, 2 up. Recorded his second top-10 of the season with a T10 at THE PLAYERS. Making his 14th start in a major championship, posted first career top-10 finish with a T3 at the British Open. In the next major championship, the PGA Championship, finished T4. Was one stroke back after 54 holes, but a closing 2-over 72 dropped him to T4, his second top-10 in 14 major championship starts. Competed in the first three events of the PGA TOUR Playoffs, making the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship and BMW Championship. Had a 1-2-1 record in the Ryder Cup. Withstood challenges of three-time champion Ernie Els, No. 1-ranked Tiger Woods, fellow Swede Niclas Fasth and England’s Ross Fisher to win the 2007 Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club. A 7-foot birdie putt on the final green gave him a one-stroke victory over Els, his playing partner for four days. In first start as an official member of the PGA TOUR, won the Accenture Match Play Championship, defeating defending champion Geoff Ogilvy 2 and 1 in the 36-hole championship match. Fourth player from Sweden to win on TOUR. First TOUR rookie to win in 2007 and the third player to collect first TOUR title at the Accenture Match Play Championship. In 2006, finished T3 in his first career start at THE PLAYERS Championship. Was two strokes back of the leader through 54 holes, but closed with 1-over 73. Won the 2006 BMW International Open on the European Tour in a one-hole playoff over Retief Goosen and Padraig Harrington after capturing the Commercialbank Qatar Masters earlier in the year. In first Ryder Cup appearance in 2006, went 1-1-1 in European victory. Won the 2004 Heritage at Woburn on the European Tour. Captured first European Tour title at the 2001 Benson and Hedges International. Played the European Challenge Tour in 2000 and won the money title with eight top-10s that included three wins. A family friend introduced him to the game. His father, Ingemar, started two years later but his 15-year-old sister Ulrika tried it before and decided to stick to horse riding. Got down to scratch at 18 and in 1994 played for Swedish boys. A year later graduated to the national side and had a successful amateur career by representing Sweden in the 1998 Eisenhower Trophy in Chile. Wife Emma played golf at the University of South Carolina. Henrik spent time practicing at the school’s practice facility. In December, teamed with Robert Karlsson for Sweden to win the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup in China. The following week, won the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa by nine strokes. PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2007 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. MONEY AND POSITION: 2001 — 0 2006 — 582,303 2008 — 1,238,118 2005 — 53,919 2007 — 1,897,554 — 40 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 3—World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, British Open; T4—PGA Championship; T10—THE PLAYERS Championship. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–9; in money–8; Top-10 finishes–4
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Wilson, Oliver
HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 168 BIRTHDATE: September 14, 1980 BIRTHPLACE: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England RESIDENCE: London, England FAMILY: Single SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, music, fitness TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2003 OTHER INFORMATION: Opened up the 2009 European Tour season with a runner-up finish at the HSBC Champions, falling to Sergio Garcia on the second playoff hole. It was the ninth runner-up finish of his career on the European Tour. Has continued to progress on the European Tour, qualifying for the Ryder Cup with a solid 2008 season that included runner-up finishes in the BMW PGA Championship, Italian Open, South African Airways Open and a T2 at the Volvo China Open. That move fell in line with improving his Order of Merit position from 97th in his Rookie Year in 2005, to 71st in 2006, 30th in 2007 and 11th in 2008. At the Ryder Cup, teamed with Henrik Stenson to defeat the USA’s Phil Mickelson and Anthony Kim in Foursomes. Became the first player in history to represent Europe against the U.S. without having won a professional tournament. Almost claimed his first European Tour title on two occasions in 2007, losing in a playoff to Anton Haig for the Johnnie Walker Classic in March and finishing second behind Andres Romero in the Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe in July. Also on the winning Great Britain and Ireland Seve Trophy team in September 2007 where he won twice with fellow Englishman Simon Dyson. A member of the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team in 2003 before he turned professional later that year. Qualified for the European Tour through the 2004 Challenge Tour Rankings. Played collegiately at Augusta (GA) State University from 2000-03. Won four tournaments and was a three-time All-American. Has pledged his support to Dare UK, the British arm of a worldwide anti-drugs educational program, and he is also a Youth Ambassador for the Golf Foundation. Has own website, www.oliver-wilson.com BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T27—2008 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. MONEY AND POSITION: 2006 — 0 2007 — 0 2008 — 35,709 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: T27—World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–4; in money–2; Top-10 finishes–0
Y Yano, Azuma (YAN-oh)
HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 145 BIRTHDATE: July 6, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Gunma, Japan SPECIAL INTERESTS: Drawing OTHER INFORMATION: Was ranked second on the Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit in mid-November after winning twice late in the season. Two wins came in a streak where he finished in the top-10 in 10 consecutive tournaments. Has played in three career PGA TOUR events - a T43 at the 2006 Disney tournament, a T65 at the 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii and a missed cut at the 2008 British Open. Won for the first time on the Japan Golf Tour at the 2005 Yomimuri Memorial. Famous for his colorful clothing. BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T43—2006 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. MONEY AND POSITION: 2006 — 14,007 2007 — 10,920 2008 — 0 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–1; in money–0; Top-10 finishes–0
WOOSNAM, Ian
HEIGHT: 5-5 WEIGHT: 168 BIRTHDATE: March 2, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Oswestry, Wales RESIDENCE: Jersey, Channel Islands FAMILY: Wife, Glendryth; Daniel (1985), Rebecca (1988), Ami (1991) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, snooker, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1976 OTHER INFORMATION: 1991 Masters champion finished 44th at the 2008 Masters in his only PGA TOUR start. Joined the Champions Tour upon his 50th birthday in the spring of 2008 and played in eight events, with a T13 his best individual performance in the Senior British Open. Captained the European Team to a victory in the 2006 Ryder Cup Matches at The K Club in Ireland. Was the third Welshman to lead the European side, following five-time captain Dai Rees and one-time captain Brian Huggett. Became the oldest winner in the history of the Cisco World Match Play Championship in 2001 (unofficial European Tour event) at age 43, defeating Padraig Harrington, 2 and 1, in the finals at Wentworth Club’s West Course in Surrey, England. Victory was his third Cisco Match Play Championship title. T3 at 2001 British Open, matching best finish of career (1986) there. Entered final round tied for the lead with three other players. After making birdie from 6 inches on the par-3 first hole to re-claim a share of the lead, it was discovered that he had 15 clubs in his bag. Was penalized two strokes for the violation. Woosnam still managed a final-round 71. Has 28 career European Tour victories to go with two PGA TOUR wins. Member of eight consecutive European Ryder Cup squads (1983-97). Both parents are Welsh and he learned the game on the local Llanmynech course (15 holes in Wales, three in England) on the border. Worked on family farm for six months after leaving school. Credits his stocky but powerful physique to lifting heavy hay bales. Used to travel in camper van and eat tins of beans to save money when an aspiring pro. Twice headed Volvo Order of Merit (1987, ‘90). European Tour Player of the Year in 1987. Lives in Jersey, Channel Islands. PGA TOUR PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1991 USF&G Classic, Masters Tournament. MONEY AND POSITION: 1984 — 0 1993 — 55,426 — 176 2001 — 225,878 1986 — 4,000 — 233 1994 — 51,895 — 188 2002 — 26,732 1987 — 3,980 — 236 1995 — 174,464 — 106 2003 — 13,432 1988 — 8,464 — 219 1996 — 41,696 — 203 2004 — 0 1989 — 146,323 — 97 1997 — 40,738 — 216 2005 — 0 1990 — 72,138 — 156 1998 — 123,005 — 174 2006 — 0 1991 — 485,023 — 30 1999 — 104,478 — 195 2008 — 26,250 1992 — 52,046 — 173 2000 — 40,342 BEST 2008 PGA TOUR FINISH: 44—Masters Tournament. 2008 PGA TOUR SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered–1; in money–1; Top-10 finishes–0
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Finishing at a certain point on the final PGA TOUR Money List gains exemptions into other future events as follows: Top 30 Top 70
U.S. Open Masters (also FedExCup Top 30*) Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley
Top 80 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Top 125 PGA TOUR card THE PLAYERS Championship AT&T National Top 126-150 Limited 2009 PGA TOUR starts *British Open also uses the top 30 from the previous year’s FedExCup points list.
2009 PGA TOUR Rookies (Career cuts made-starts in parentheses; professional starts unless noted)
2008 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament (12): Tyler Aldridge (0-0),Matthew Borchert (0-0), Wil Collins (1-3), Derek Fathauer (0-2 amateur), Troy Kelly (0-1), James Nitties (0-0), James Oh (0-0), Leif Olson (0-1), Webb Simpson (2-5 pro, 1-2 amateur), Brian Vranesh (0-0), Aaron Watkins (0-1), Gary Woodland (0-0).
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2008 Nationwide Tour Graduates (16): Ricky Barnes (4-18 pro, 3-6 amateur), Matt Bettencourt (0-0), Kris Blanks (0-0), Jeff Klauk (0-1), Colt Knost (3-8 pro, 1-1 amateur), Marc Leishman (0-0), Spencer Levin (5-11 pro, 1-1 amateur), Bill Lunde (1-3), David Mathis (0-5), Scott Piercy (8-20), Aron Price (0-2), Rick Price (0-2), Brendon Todd (0-0), Peter Tomasulo (2-4), Matt Weibring (0-4), Casey Wittenberg (9-21 pro, 2-5 amateur).
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Tee Time Categories: Category 1: • PGA TOUR members currently in a tournament winners category. Non-members, who if they were members, would be in a tournament winners category. • PGA TOUR Life Members (member for 15 years and won 20 events). • Top 25 on Official PGA TOUR Career Money List through the end of the preceding year.
Category 1A: • Tournament winners whose victories were considered official that no longer qualify for groupings category 1 and who played in five or more PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved events or 10 or more combined PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour co-sponsored events in previous year. • Former winners of THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship who no longer qualify for category 1. Category 2: • PGA TOUR members who play out of the Top 125 and Top 125 Non-members categories. • Players with 50 or more career cuts made in official money PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments who played in five or more PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved events or 10 or more combined PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour co-sponsored events in the previous year. • Players within the top 50 on the current Official World Golf Ranking list. Category 3: All others. Voting Member: A non-voting member can become a voting member by playing in at least 15 PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments in a calendar year. He must play in at least 15 PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments in each calendar year to retain voting membership. He must also attend at least one player meeting designated by the PGA TOUR during each calendar year. Rookie Eligibility: A player’s rookie year is defined as the year in which he becomes a PGA TOUR member (including Special Temporary Members) and plays in 10 or more events as a member or finishes in the Top 125 as a member on the Official PGA TOUR Money List, whichever occurs first. Previously, a player’s rookie year was defined as the year in which he played his 10th official money event as a PGA TOUR Member (including events played as a Special Temporary Member) or finished in the Top 125 on the Official PGA TOUR Money List, (or earned official money plus World Golf Championships money equal to or in excess of the 125th place on the Official PGA TOUR Money List), whichever came first. PGA TOUR members who have played in at least 15 official money tournaments vote on this award at the end of the official money season. Players are nominated for the award by the Players Advisory Council. Nationwide Tour Alumnus/Graduate: A Nationwide Tour alumnus is a player who has played a minimum of seven events during a particular Nationwide Tour season. A Nationwide Tour graduate is a player who qualified for the PGA TOUR via the Nationwide Tour.
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Special Temporary Member: A non-member of the PGA TOUR who wins an amount of official money, when combined with money earned in official money World Golf Championships events, equal to or greater than the amount won by the 150th finisher on the previous year’s Official PGA TOUR Money List. He must join within 60 days after becoming eligible. The non-member is eligible to receive a maximum of seven Sponsor Exemptions before reaching Special Temporary Member status and unlimited Sponsor Exemptions thereafter. World Golf Championships money: Money earned by players who are members of the PGA TOUR at the beginning of the year and by those who become Regular Members during the year (win an event or earn an immediate promotion by winning three times on the Nationwide Tour) in official World Golf Championships events (World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, World Golf Championships-CA Championship) will be included on the Official PGA TOUR Money List. Any money won in World Golf Championships events prior to a player becoming a member during the season will not count towards the Official PGA TOUR Money List. Also, prize money earned by a non-member or Special Temporary Member in an official World Golf Championships event will be deemed not to be official and will not be included on the Official PGA TOUR Money List or Official PGA TOUR Career Money List. Use Non-member Money List to determine: Eligibility for Invitationals (i.e., Arnold Plamer Invitational, Crowne Plaza Invitational, Memorial) Moving from Category 3 to Category 2 for groupings purposes (3 times a year) Use Non-member Money plus World Golf Championships Earnings List to determine: Special Temporary Membership Membership for Next Year (Top 125 Non-member Category) Qualifying Tournament Exemption into Final Stage
Player biographies
2009 International Players on the PGA TOUR
Argentina (3)
South Africa (7)
Fiji (1) Vijay Singh
Angel Cabrera Jose Coceres Andres Romero
Fulton Allem Tim Clark Ernie Els David Frost Retief Goosen Trevor Immelman Rory Sabbatini
Germany (2)
Alex Cejka Bernhard Langer
Australia (24)
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Steve Allan Robert Allenby Stuart Appleby Aaron Baddeley Greg Chalmers Jason Day Steve Elkington Mathew Goggin Nathan Green Mark Hensby Matt Jones Stephen Leaney Marc Leishman Peter Lonard Jarrod Lyle James Nitties Greg Norman Geoff Ogilvy Nick O’Hern Rod Pampling Craig Parry Aron Price Adam Scott John Senden
Canada (3) Stephen Ames Ian Leggatt Mike Weir
South Korea (4) K.J. Choi Kevin Na Charlie Wi Y.E. Yang
India (1) Arjun Atwal
Ireland (1) Padraig Harrington
Japan (2)
Ryuji Imada Shigeki Maruyama
New Zealand (4)
Spain (2) Sergio Garcia Jose Maria Olazabal
Sweden (7)
Daniel Chopra Mathias Gronberg Gabriel Hjertstedt Fredrik Jacobson Richard S. Johnson Jesper Parnevik Carl Pettersson
Craig Perks Phil Tataurangi Grant Waite Tim Wilkinson
Trinidad & Tobago (1) Stephen Ames
Colombia (1)
Paraguay (1)
Camilo Villegas
Carlos Franco
Zimbabwe (2) Brendon de Jonge Nick Price
England (6)
Scotland (2)
Paul Casey Brian Davis Luke Donald Greg Owen Ian Poulter Justin Rose
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2009 International Summary
Martin Laird Sandy Lyle
PGA TOUR
74 International players from 19 countries
2009 Guide
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