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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSBill haasSection Player BiograPhies2PGA toUR VictoRieS (2):2010 Bob Hope classic, Viking classic.otHeR VictoRieS (1):2004 cVS charity classic [with Jay Haas].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:1—Bob Hope classic, Viking classic; 2—the mcgladreyclassic; t6—World golf championships-ca championship.2010 SeASon:captured first two career pga tour titles, the Bob Hopeclassic and the Viking classic, to finish inside the top 30 onthe season-ending official money list for the first time…Birdied the par-5 18th hole to win his first pga tour title,at the Bob Hope classic. two-putted for birdie in mondayfinish to shoot a final-round, 8-under-par 64 and beat mattKuchar, tim clark and Bubba Watson by one stroke. Joined1988 Hope classic champion and father, Jay, as the eighthfather-son combination to win on the pga tour. Bill wasthe last of three co-leaders to play the par-5 18th. Kucharand clark had both missed birdie putts at the arnold palmerprivate course, with Kuchar three-putting from the backfringe of the green and clark missing a birdie putt afterlaying up. Haas dropped a 3-iron behind the hole, allowinghim to two-putt his way to a 30-under 330 finish. Hewatched as fellow competitor Watson nearly chipped infor eagle before his two-putt finish…In first career Worldgolf championships start at the ca championship, finishedt6….Finished t31 in the final FedExcup standings to missby seven points qualifying for his first trip to tHE tourchampionship…picked up his second win of the season, atthe Viking classic, by three shots over michael allen, with a66-66-69-72—273 (15-under). Held a share of the lead afterevery round on his way to becoming the seventh multiplewinner of the season (Bob Hope classic). Held a four-shotlead over allen entering the final round. allen caught himon the 12th hole at 14-under. rallied by birdieing the 13thhole while allen was recording a double bogey, a turnaroundthat provided him with a three-shot lead. In his twoprevious starts at the Viking classic, he finished t3 in 2007with rounds of 68-67-70-72 and t4 in 2008 with rounds of69-69-66-68. Won his second tour event in his 159th professionalstart. His father, Jay, won his second tour eventin his 139th professional start on tour and also multipleeXeMPt StAtUS: 2010 multiple tournament winner(through 2013)FULL nAMe: William Harlan HaasHeiGHt: 6-2WeiGHt: 185BiRtHDAte: may 24, 1982BiRtHPLAce: charlotte, NcReSiDence: greenville, Sc; plays out of thornbladeclubPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2002a 12003a 22004a 1 12004 9 8 1 3 $315,259/2005 6 4 2 159,586/2006 30 19 1 7 887,024/992007 30 16 1 3 7 86,251/126 967,443/1042008 31 18 2 10 97,762/73 1,000,939/1042009 29 16 1 4 11 1,362/41 1,425,418/612010 25 18 2 1 4 8 1,565/31 2,905,136/20total 164 100 2 1 2 15 48 7,660,806nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2000a 12004 3 1 1 $5,095/2362005 22 19 1 5 13 195,378/23total 26 20 1 5 14 200,473* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*tour events in 1981 and 1982…one week later, finishedrunner-up to Heath Slocum at the inaugural mcgladreyclassic, posting rounds of 65-66 on the weekend.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: making his first start of the season, posted a thirdround,5-under 65 on his way to a t9 finish at the Sonyopen in Hawaii...Finished t3 at the Valero texas open.Final-round 65 left him one shy of joining Zach Johnson andJames Driscoll in a playoff won by Johnson...Finished t10at the Wyndham championship. Shot an 8-under 62 to takethe first-round lead by two strokes over Brandt Snedeker,chez reavie and ryan moore. only other first-round leadwas at the 2006 Wachovia championship (finished t4).the 62 was his lowest career round on the pga tour...posted third consecutive playoff top-25, a t10 at the BmWchampionship. Finished the FedExcup season 41st in thestandings. 2008: made the cut in 18 of 31 starts, including10 top-25 finishes. Had two top-10 finishes on his way toa 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...Four consecutiverounds in the 60s at the FBr open in Scottsdale resultedin a t9...posted four rounds in the 60s at annandale gc tofinish t4 at the Viking classic. In the second round, calleda two-stroke penalty on himself for breaching the one-ballrule on No. 16. two of Haas’ seven career top-10 finisheson tour have come in madison, mS, as he finished t3 in2007. 2007: Finished a t3 at the Viking classic. Was onestroke back after 36 holes and two strokes back after 54holes in mississippi...Finished third on tour in eagleswith 14. 2006: posted one top-10, in his rookie season andfinished in the top 100 (No. 99)...Finished t4 at Wachoviachampionship and picked up the second top-10 of his tourcareer. 2005: Finished t26 at the Qualifying tournament toearn his rookie tour card for 2006. made birdie on finalhole to earn his card on the number (11-under)...Exemptinto finals thanks to ending the Nationwide tour as No. 23on the money list, his first year on that tour. made cut in19 of 22 events with a career-best, second-place finish atthe Scholarship america Showdown. Entered Nationwidetour championship in 21st and last spot available to earna tour card but dropped to 23rd after finishing t24...triedto earn his tour card via Sponsor Exemptions in both 2004FAMiLY: SingleeDUcAtion: Wake Forest university (2004, religiousStudies)SPeciAL inteReStS: BasketballtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2004Q ScHooL: 2005nationwide tour AlumnusPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYand 2005 but did not earn enough money while making thecut in 12 of 15 starts over the two seasons. 2004: recordedhis first top-10 on tour with a t9 at the Deutsche Bankchampionship. teamed with his dad, Jay, to win the cVScharity classic. Amateur: member of the 2003 u.S. Walkercup team...recipient of the Jack Nicklaus award...threetimefirst-team all-america selection...after breaking theNcaa record for career stroke average and finishing secondat the 2004 Ncaa championship, earned the Ben Hoganaward, college golf’s equivalent to the national player ofthe year...a two-time acc player of the Year, Haas won aschool-record 10 tournaments...Four-time all-acc pick and2001 acc rookie of the Year...In 2004, he was ranked No.1 the entire season.PeRSonAL:Father, Jay, was the 1975 Ncaa medalist and two-time allamericain the 1970s who went on to a highly successfulpga tour and champions tour career. uncle, Jerry, wasalso an all-america at Wake Forest, a tour player in theearly 1990s and is the head coach of the Deacons. greatuncle, Bob goalby, won the 1968 masters. older brother,Jay, Jr., played golf at augusta State and monday qualifiedfor the 2006 Wachovia championship to join father Jay andbrother in the field.Year 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masterst26u.S. opencut t40British opencutpgacuttHE pLaYErSt72 cut cut t39Bridgestone Invitationalt33ca championshipt6HSBc championst21the Barclays t48 t55 t24 t47Deutsche Bank championship t9 t15 t69 t15 t22BmW championship t30 t10 t30nAtionAL teAMS: Walker cup (1), 2003.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.31 (26)Driving Distance ...........................................293.3 (42)Driving accuracy percentage .......................64.17% (88)greens in regulation percentage ................69.92% (21)putting average ...........................................1.774 (77)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent crowneplaza Invitational at colonial/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–2009Wyndham championship/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $900,000–2010 Bob Hope classic/1career High official World Rank: after 2010 themcgladrey classic/562-78 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com