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Jim DentEXEMPT STATUS: Top 30 on All-Time Money ListFULL NAME: James Lacey DentHEIGHT: 6-3WEIGHT: 235BIRTHDATE: May 9, 1939BIRTHPLACE: Augusta, GARESIDENCE: Tampa, FLFAMILY: Wife, Willye; Radiah (4/1/73), James Antonio(6/2/76), Jamie (8/15/94), Victoria (3/20/95), twinsJoshua James and Joseph Samuel (8/11/99)EDUCATION: Paine CollegeSPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, listening to jazz andblues, antique cars, cookingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1966JOINED <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>: 1970JOINED CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong>: 1989CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (12): 1989MONY Syracuse Senior Classic, Newport Cup. 1990Vantage at The Dominion, MONY Syracuse SeniorClassic, Kroger Senior Classic, Crestar Classic. 1992Newport Cup. 1994 Bruno's Memorial Classic. 1995BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland. 1996 Bank ofBoston Senior Classic. 1997 The Home DepotInvitational. 1998 The Home Depot Invitational.GEORGIA-PACIFIC GRAND CHAMPIONSVICTORIES (9): 1999 Ameritech Senior Open,Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic, Vantage <strong>Champions</strong>hip.2000 The Instinet Classic, Vantage <strong>Champions</strong>hip. 2001SBC Senior Open. 2002 TD Waterhouse <strong>Champions</strong>hip,FleetBoston Classic. 2004 Administaff Small BusinessClassic.BEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T2—1972Walt Disney World Open Invitational.OTHER VICTORIES (4): 1976 Florida <strong>PGA</strong><strong>Champions</strong>hip. 1977 Florida <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>Champions</strong>hip. 1978Florida <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>Champions</strong>hip. 1983 Michelob-ChattanoogaGold Club Classic.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER EARNINGS: $564,809BEST 2007 CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISH: T22—Regions Charity Classic.2007 SEASON:His 500th <strong>Champions</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> career start turned out to be hisbest performance of the season. Was T22 at the RegionsCharity Classic, thanks to rounds of 67-69 on the weekendat Ross Bridge. His 5-under score Saturday was one strokelower than his age, a first in his <strong>Champions</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> career.CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:2006: Was T23 late in the year at the rain-shortenedAdministaff Small Business Classic near Houston. 2005:Lone top-25 effort came in the second of 23 official startswhen he T25 near his home in Tampa at the rain-shortenedOutback Steakhouse Pro-Am. 2004: Claimed his ninthcareer Georgia-Pacific Grand <strong>Champions</strong> title at theAdministaff Small Business Classic and finished T5 in theoverall event. Cruised to an easy three-stroke win overDave Stockton in the Georgia-Pacific competition...Madehis first career hole-in-one on the <strong>Champions</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> at TheACE Group Classic in Naples...Became the first playersince Tom Jenkins in 2003 to have multiple aces in aseason when he made his second hole-in-one in the finalround of the Commerce Bank Long Island Classic. Holed a2-iron shot from 218 yards at the 13th hole on the RedCourse at Eisenhower Park. 2003: T2 behind Larry Nelsonat the Constellation Energy Classic near Baltimore, hisfinest performance since a playoff loss to Nelson at the2000 Vantage <strong>Champions</strong>hip. Spent the majority of hisSunday round lurking near the top and eventually closedwith a 1-under-par 71 at Hayfields. 2002: T3 at The ACEGroup Classic, two strokes back of Hale Irwin...WonGeorgia-Pacific Grand <strong>Champions</strong> titles at the TDWaterhouse <strong>Champions</strong>hip (defeated Dave Stockton, LarryZiegler and J.C. Snead in a playoff) and at the FleetBostonClassic (defeated Terry Dill by three strokes). 2001: WonGeorgia Pacific Grand <strong>Champions</strong> competition at the SBCSenior Open. 2000: Out of action for most of April with arotator cuff injury in his left shoulder...Lost in a playoff toLarry Nelson at the Vantage <strong>Champions</strong>hip. Shot threestraight rounds of 66 at Tanglewood to join Gil Morganand Nelson in the overtime session, but was eliminated onthe first extra hole...Won a pair of Georgia-Pacific Grand<strong>Champions</strong> events and finished second to George Archeron the final money list with $309,391. 1999: Claimed threeGeorgia-Pacific titles and placed second to Tom Shaw onthe final Georgia-Pacific money list...Best overall effortwas a T2 at the Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic, twostrokes back of Hale Irwin. 1998: Successfully defendedhis Home Depot Invitational title in Charlotte, besting BobCharles on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, thelast of his 12 official victories. $165,000-check matchedthe largest of his career. 1997: Defeated Lee Trevino andLarry Gilbert in a playoff at The Home Depot Invitational inCharlotte. Missed a two-foot birdie putt on the final holeof regulation, but sank a 10-footer on the second playoffhole to defeat Trevino after Gilbert had been eliminatedone hole earlier. 1996: Won the Bank of Boston Classicand 10 other top-10 finishes. Came from two strokes downon the final day to triumph by one at Boston event. 1995:Won largest check of his career ($165,000) with his win atthe BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland, holding off BobMurphy down the stretch for the title. 1994: Easily enjoyedhis best financial season...Ended a two-year victorydrought when he made up two strokes on the final day atthe Bruno’s Memorial Classic and won by two...DrivingDistance leader for sixth straight year at 275.5, more thantwo yards per drive better than runner-up Tom Weiskopf.1993: Twice a runner-up, including a playoff loss to DaleDouglass at Ralphs Senior Classic. 1992: Recorded win atthe Newport Cup and reached $2 million in <strong>Champions</strong>SECTION2 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIESCHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-2Year Events Played 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1989 23 2 2 1 12 20 $337,691 121990 31 4 4 1 21 28 693,214 61991 32 4 13 27 529,315 91992 28 1 2 1 14 22 593,979 91993 28 2 1 9 19 513,515 181994 30 1 5 15 26 950,891 71995 24 1 1 1 7 18 575,603 191996 34 1 11 23 707,655 141997 31 1 1 5 12 590,646 221998 32 1 1 5 14 610,729 291999 31 1 9 17 715,035 252000 28 1 2 7 17 722,220 252001 28 7 291,548 562002 26 1 1 9 383,601 442003 22 1 1 4 304,812 502004 23 1 4 190,117 652005 23 1 93,730 822006 17 1 84,162 862007 19 1 80,316 91Total 510 12 19 14 131 270 8,968,780COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $9,533,589CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> MAJOR <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01Senior <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>Champions</strong>hip T38 T6 T14 T32 T29 T58 T46 CUT T22 T34 T36Constellation Energy Senior Players T25 T3 T55 T36 T8 T6 T18 T13 T29 T50 T44 T52 T31U.S. Senior Open T3 10 T4 T8 T42 T22 WD T8 CUT T34JELD-WEN Tradition T43 T2 T24 T35 T17 T12 T43 T6 T60Year 02 03 04 05 06 07Senior <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>Champions</strong>hip T72 T34 CUT CUT CUT CUTConstellation Energy Senior Players T58 T40 T71 76U.S. Senior Open T27 T12 CUT CUT 61JELD-WEN TraditionT63CHAMPIONS <strong>TOUR</strong> YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICSScoring Average Putting Average Greens in Regulation Driving Distance Driving Accuracy1989 70.61 (3) 1.796 (14) 71.9 (4) 274.6 (1) 58.2 (T67)1990 70.34 (6) 1.788 (T10) 73.1 (9) 276.8 (1) 58.0 (75)1991 70.79 (11) 1.800 (24) 71.61 (9) 286.4 (1) 61.1 (61)1992 70.51 (T10) 1.773 (7) 71.4 (14) 283.0 (1) 63.7 (63)1993 70.84 (15) 1.797 (17) 70.2 (17) 277.8 (1) 66.1 (49)1994 70.12 (8) 1.744 (5) 69.7 (26) 275.5 (1) 61.4 (67)1995 71.08 (T18) 1.799 (23) 68.0 (29) 273.9 (2) 63.9 (65)1996 71.31 (20) 1.795 (T18) 67.1 (25) 277.3 (4) 62.5 (76)1997 71.41 (T27) 1.779 (T14) 65.2 (39) 273.3 (T10) 62.1 (76)1998 71.96 (43) 1.809 (T45) 64.6 (50) 264.8 (T38) 64.6 (72)1999 71.45 (37) 1.795 (T42) 67.2 (41) 272.3 (18) 64.0 (T79)2000 70.95 (30) 1.774 (T20) 69.1 (25) 277.8 (10) 62.8 (82)2001 72.20 (T50) 1.803 (T46) 62.3 (70) 274.0 (T29) 62.6 (81)2002 71.60 (T40) 1.789 (T32) 65.0 (57) 274.6 (22) 61.3 (75)2003 72.49 (69) 1.798 (T43) 62.3 (71) 272.6 (42) 60.6 (74)2004 72.87 (68) 1.813 (T49) 59.4 (74) 273.7 (31) 59.4 (76)2005 73.58 (74) 1.840 (T71) 60.5 (74) 272.7 (46) 61.6 (76)2006 73.47 (76) 1.863 (76) 60.4 (75) 268.8 (47) 65.8 (71)2007 73.57 (73) 1.841 (70) 60.0 (74) 264.6 (T65) 59.7 (74)<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM<strong>Champions</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> <strong>2008</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>2-21

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