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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSSection Player BiograPhies27-under 63. Followed that with a second-round 5-under 65en route to a t3...Next top-10, a t4, came a month laterin memphis at the St. Jude classic presented by FedEx,thanks largely to back-to-back 6-under 64s in rounds twoand three. also tied for the lead in greens in regulation thatweek, hitting 55 of 72 (76.39 percent)...t2 two weeks laterat the travelers championship, three strokes behind Kennyperry, who shot a final-round 63. Shot first- and third-round7-under 63s en route to a 261 total, his career-best 72-holescore, besting his 265 at the 2003 Valero texas open...Fourth top-10 of the season came at the Barclays wherehe was co-leader after 18 and 54 holes, finishing t9 followinga final-round 4-over 75. 2008: Lost in a playoff toSergio garcia at tHE pLaYErS after his tee shot at thefirst playoff hole, the par-3 17th, found the water, allowinggarcia to two-putt for the victory. Held a one-shot leadover Kenny perry entering the final round and a three-shotlead over garcia and Jeff Quinney standing on the 14thtee, but bogeyed three of his last five holes to force aplayoff. missed a 15-foot par putt for the win on No. 18.Wore a Long Beach State “Dirtbags” baseball hat that hepurchased in the charlotte-Douglas International airportthe week before. a week after the pLaYErS championshiphis Long Beach State hat was auctioned off for $4,000 ata school fundraiser...two weeks later he finished t10 atthe corwne plaza Invitational at colonial. He has threetop-10s at the colonial in 10 starts. 2007: Won for thesecond time in his career and earned more than $1 millionfor the first time in 15 years on the pga tour...Withthree birdies in the final four holes at the Sony open inHawaii, claimed his first victory in 11 years. posted roundsof 66-63-70-67—266, one ahead of charles Howell III andLuke Donald. Held a share of the 36-hole lead with LukeDonald at 11-under-par 129. clinched victory on the lasthole when 25-foot eagle chip hit the flagstick and settledwithin tap-in range. Second career victory (1996 Bay HillInvitational) was worth 4,500 FedExcup points...madehis first start in a World golf championships event at theaccenture match play championship. Lost in the first roundto Jose maria olazabal in 19 holes...Ended season witha t30 at the Deutsche Bank championship. 2006: used arunner-up finish at the last full-field event of the seasonto jump from No. 160 to No. 97 on the money list andearn his fully-exempt status for the 2007 season...Beganseason in the major medical Extension category. EarnedPaul goydos (Continued)enough money in the 12 events he had remaining underthe extension to remain in the category for the remainderof the season...First top-10 was a t8 at the Valero texasopen in mid-September. It was his first top-10 on toursince a t4 at the 2005 at&t pebble Beach National proam...Secondtop-10 was a runner-up finish at the chryslerchampionship. Entered final round one stroke behind thirdroundleader K.J. choi and finished t2, four strokes back ofchoi after a final-round 1-under 70. the $466,400 paycheckwas the largest of his career at the time and the t2 finishwas his best on tour since a t2 at the 1991 mastercardcolonial. 2005: received major medical Extension carryoverfrom 2004 due to sinus surgery and hip problemsbut was only able to play in 15 events...In his second startafter missing the majority of the previous season due to hipsurgery, recorded a t4 at the at&t pebble Beach Nationalpro-am. It marked first top-10 on tour since a t7 at the2003 Valero texas open. 2004: Limited to only two starts atthe 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 timesince 1999 when he finished 61st...posted first top-10 witha t6 finish at the Buick open, carding four rounds in the60s...Second top-10 came at the Valero texas open wherefour rounds in the 60s were good for t7 finish, securing hisposition in the top 125…made cut in last 11 tournaments.2002: managed to get into 20 tournaments after finishing132nd 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 30appearances. 1999: accumulated at least four top-10s forthe third time in his career...recorded his career-best roundwith 62 in opening round of gtE Byron Nelson classic. Wasone back of tiger Woods’ tournament-leading 61...a weeklater, earned five-way t2 at mastercard colonial, onestroke behind champion olin Browne...Shared first-roundlead at u.S. open after opening 67. 1998: Finished secondat Deposit guaranty golf classic, where he was twobehind winner Fred Funk. 1997: Followed winning seasonwith consistent year, highlighted by five top-10s.1996:First tour victory came at 1996 Bay Hill Invitational. Withrounds of 67-74-67, was two strokes behind guy Boros andpatrick Burke entering final round. Shot closing 67 to defeatJeff maggert by one stroke and earn $216,000. 1995:Earned $10,212 in final tournament, the Lacantera texasopen, to finish 129th and remain partially exempt. 1994:Finished 75th on money list on 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 t13finish at Qualifying tournament...Won the Yuma open onthe Nationwide tour.PeRSonAL:Was a substitute teacher in Long Beach, ca, at the timeof his 1992 Yuma open victory…1996 Ea Sports golfchallenge champion. Lost to Kevin Sutherland in unsuccessful1997 defense of Ea Sports challenge championship.Donated $10,000 prize to arnold palmer children’sHospital…Says the first and only autograph he everreceived was from california angel Sandy alomar, whosigned his mitt at a game in anaheim Stadium in 1974.“No, I don’t know where the glove is now. I don’t haveit.”…His favorite movie is “monty python and the Holygrail.”…Was hitting balls at the Long Beach State drivingrange in college when football coach and pro Football Hallof Fame member george allen decided he wanted to usethe range for practice. “He yelled, ‘get that golfer off myfootball field.’ I never met the man, but let’s just say hedefinitely knew who I was.”PLAYeR StAtiSticS2009 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.53 (152)Driving Distance ...........................................273.6 (185)Driving accuracy percentage .......................70.58% (12)greens in regulation percentage ................65.95% (134)putting average ...........................................1.759 (37)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2009 Low Round/Round: 59–John Deere classic/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 59–2010 JohnDeere classic/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,026,000–2008 tHE pLaYErS championship/2career High official World Rank: after 2007 Sony openin Hawaii/39PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-1events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1993 30 18 4 $87,804/1521994 31 22 3 9 241,107/751995 35 21 6 146,423/1291996 29 15 1 4 7 438,111/441997 30 21 5 9 396,241/611998 31 20 1 2 5 368,413/821999 29 20 1 4 8 695,052/612000 30 19 3 5 398,393/1212001 29 12 2 3 375,557/1322002 20 13 2 4 407,345/1392003 25 18 2 7 734,284/882004 2 2 19,366/2462005 15 9 1 3 486,362/1482006 24 11 1 2 4 890,392/972007 19 12 1 1 1 91,923/59 1,229,355/782008 25 14 1 3 5 97,048/85 1,640,737/512009 25 14 1 1 4 7 1,120/54 1,619,918/532010 25 14 1 3 3 602/87 1,121,250/81total 454 275 2 6 1 41 90 11,296,111nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1991 25 13 1 4 7 $30,237/391992 29 17 1 2 3 8 61,104/171993 2 2 615/2462002 1 1 1 3,690/2372004 1 1 1,305/361total 58 34 1 1 2 7 16 96,950* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05masterscutu.S. open t44 t62 cut t28 t12 cut cut cutpga t73 t29 t34 t31tHE pLaYErS t62 t49 cut cut t57 t38 cut t68the Barclays t13 cut cut t11 t47 cut t16 cut cutDeutsche Bank championshipt72BmW championship t43 85 cut t35 cut cut cut cut t67Year 06 07 08 09 10masterscutu.S. open cut cutBritish open cut 72 cutpgacut t31 t67 cuttHE pLaYErS cut 2 cut t52accenture match play championship t33Bridgestone Invitationalt74ca championshipt50the Barclays cut t48 72 t9Deutsche Bank championship cut t30 cut cut 70BmW championship DNS 672-76 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com