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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSSection Player BiograPhies2at the Frys.com open in the pga tour Fall Series, closedwith a 6-under-par 64 to finish t4, his second top-10 ofthe season. Finish moved him from No. 137 to No. 120 onthe money list. a t12 at the ginn sur mer classic and at42 at the children’s miracle Network classic presentedby Walmart secured his card for 2009. 2007: recordedtwo top-10s and won more than $1 million for the secondconsecutive season...Finished t8 in first appearance in themercedes-Benz championship...Qualified for the first twopga tour playoffs for the FedExcup events...overcamea first-round 71 to finish t6 at the Valero texas open andrecord his second top-10 finish of the season. played thefinal five holes on Sunday in 3-under to jump into the top10. 2006: Had a career year, finishing 29th on the tourmoney list. played on his first ryder cup team and collectedhis first tour victory...In 177th pga tour start, pickedup first career tour title in home state of connecticut atBuick championship, where he made his first tour startas an amateur in 1998. First state-born player to win theBuick championship and 11th first-time winner in 55-yearhistory. the three-stroke victory was the largest theresince Brent geiberger defeated Skip Kendall by three in1999. Win earned an exemption into the British open andjumped him to sixth on the u.S. ryder cup team points listwith seven weeks to go...Finished eighth on the u.S. rydercup team list to make his first ryder cup team. compiledan 0-0-3 record...Earned a spot in the field for the first timeat tHE tour championship, finishing t12...teamed withStewart cink at the Barbados World cup. 2005: opened67-67 and trailed leader arjun atwal by one stroke after 36holes at the Zurich classic of New orleans, finishing t5. ItJ.J. henry (Continued)was his best effort since finishing t5 at the 2004 SouthernFarm Bureau classic...Finished t4 at the reno-tahoe open.cracked the top 100 (No. 85) on the tour money list with$124,000 payday...Finished t5 at the Valero texas open forthe second consecutive year. Finished five back of winnerrobert gamez with four rounds in the 60s at Lacantera.2004: Finished t5 at the Valero texas open with fourrounds in the 60s, five shots behind champion Bart Bryant.collected $118,650, enough to secure his tour card for2005...two weeks later, matched his best tour finish inover two years (t3 at the 2002 reno-tahoe open) with at3 at the Southern Farm Bureau classic, thanks in part toclosing rounds of 66-65. 2003: only top-10 was t9 at theBellSouth classic...put together back-to-back top-20s inaugust to help secure his card for the 2004 season. 2002:Had a slow start to the year but two top-10s along with 11straight cuts in the second half of the season was the keyto his season...after almost withdrawing due to mother-inlaw’scancer diagnosis, dedicated week of Buick open toher, finishing t10 for first top-10 of season...carded foursub-par rounds at the reno-tahoe open for second top-10of year, a t3. 2001: Had a successful rookie campaignon tour, making 15 of 28 cuts and earning $1,073,847,good for 49th on the money list. First-year earnings werefourth among 2001 rookies. Had five top-10s, including twoseconds, at Kemper Insurance open and texas open. 2000:member of the Nationwide tour. Entered 29 Nationwidetour tournaments and finished in the top-10 five times...Earned his first career title at the Knoxville open, defeatingfour others by one stroke and collected the $72,000 firstplacecheck. 1999: Finished t2, one stroke behind glenHnatiuk at the Nationwide tour tri-cities open...postedfour consecutive rounds in the 60s to finish t4 at thegreensboro open. 1998: turned professional in the summerafter finishing at tcu. Amateur: 1998 golfweek/taylormade co-college player of the Year...Named to the 1998palmer cup team...1998 Wac player of the Year...Wacchampionship tournament medalist...Individual runner-upat the 1998 Ncaa championships...1998 First team allamerican...Winner1998 New England amateur...1996connecticut player of the Year...Winner of the 1994, 1995and 1998 connecticut State amateur...member of the 1995Stoddard cup team.PeRSonAL:a talented junior athlete in many sports…Exposed to highlevelgolf at a young age from his father, who played innumerous British and u.S. amateurs…Was an all-conferencebasketball player in high school…undefeated in fouryears of high school competition (76-0-2)…Brother Kevinplayed collegiate golf for the university of tulsa…awardedthe 1998 cSWa Bill Lee award given to the state’s maleathlete of the Year by the connecticut Sportswritersassociation…among biggest thrills in golf was his holein-oneon the 17th hole in the last round of the 1998 Wacchampionship to win both the team and individual title…In 2006, founded the Henry House Foundation, which fundstangible projects to promote health care and well being forchildren in Fort Worth, texas and southern New England.a golf tournament and gala are held annually to supportthe foundation and a hospitality box is reserved for FortWorth children along the 10th fairway at the crowne plazaInvitational at colonial.PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1998a 1 11998 2 2 $6,871/2991999 22001 28 15 2 5 6 1,073,847/492002 34 21 1 2 5 569,875/1162003 31 18 1 7 660,341/962004 30 21 1 3 7 848,823/932005 32 20 4 6 942,347/872006 28 20 1 1 5 9 2,301,480/292007 26 18 2 7 88,900/94 1,088,660/892008 34 19 2 4 96,890/92 931,162/1112009 28 22 1 3 7 709/83 1,161,641/802010 27 19 1 2 5 603/86 1,035,688/84total 303 196 1 5 2 29 63 10,620,735nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1999 28 19 1 3 8 $67,300/362000 29 21 1 1 5 12 192,287/132001 1 1 1 1 20,400/137total 58 41 1 1 1 9 21 279,987* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masterst37u.S. open 64 t57 cut t26 cut cutBritish opencut t27pga 63 t41 cut cut t63tHE pLaYErS cut cut cut cut t45 cut t42 cut t58tour championshipt12accenture match play championshipt33Bridgestone Invitational t10 t41 t73ca championship 37 t55the Barclays cut cut t46 t69 t16 cut cut cut t55 t67 72Deutsche Bank championship cut t37 cut 6 cut t27 t61 cutBmW championship t52 t27 t37 23 t56nAtionAL teAMS: ryder cup (1), 2006. World cup (1), 2006.2-84 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com