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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSrobert Karlsson (Continued)Section Player BiograPhies2Shot weekend rounds of 67-67 at the Earth course atJumeirah Estates to get into a playoff with Ian poulterand then defeated the Englishman with a birdie on thesecond playoff hole.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: one season after the best year of his career, washampered by a left-eye injury that forced him to missfour months. Had fluid behind the retina of his left eyethat affected his vision and forced him out from late mayuntil returning in early october...Best pga tour finishwas a t14 at the Shell Houston open. Had a t4 at theDubai Desert classic on the European tour and teamedwith Henrik Stenson in defense of his omEga missionHills World cup title. 2008: Became the first Swedishplayer to win the European tour order of merit. Won themercedes-Benz championship and the alfred DunhillPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-1events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1995 11997 11998 5 1 $5,750/3051999 7 5 1 2 102,865/1962000 32001 22002 2 1 20,072/2003 3 22005 12006 5 5 1 118,283/2007 13 10 1 3 424,870/2008 8 8 3 5 812,185/2009 6 5 1 130,237/2010 11 10 1 1 5 853,170/total 68 47 1 6 17 2,467,431nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2000 1total 1nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 18 15 1 1 3 7 $1,183,329* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*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 (t8at the masters, t4 at the u.S. open and t7 at the Britishopen). Finished t20 at the pga championship aftersharing the first-round lead. the week before making hissecond ryder cup appearance, won the mercedes-Benzchampionship in germany on the European tour for hisfirst victory in two years. Followed that at the rydercup with a 1-1-2 record, including a singles victory overJustin Leonard...Won the alfred Dunhill Links title in earlyoctober. a t32 at Valderrama in the Volvo masters wasgood enough to maintain his top position against mainchallengers padraig Harrington and Lee Westwood. 2006:two titles made him Sweden’s most-prolific champion,surpassing the record of anders Forsbrand. He took hisPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYvictory tally to seven with a win in the Deutsche Bankplayers’ championship of Europe. that followed an earlierwin in the celtic manor Wales open. Joined the Europeantour in 1991 and won his first five titles between 1995and 2002.PeRSonAL:In 2003 he decided to make a fresh start after years offeeling frustrated with both his game and life situation.Since then has worked hard with his attitude, as he hasbecome more relaxed and content both on and off thecourse. His work with his Swedish coach, annchristineLundstrom, has helped enormously and he credits her forthe hints she has given him to fully start taking personalleadership...at 6-5, one of the tallest players in golf...Sonof a superintendent.Year 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01u.S. opencutBritish open t77 t5 cut cut cut cut cut cut cutpga t65 t41 cutca championshipt53Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masters t30 t8 cut t43u.S. open t45 cut cut t4 t27British open cut t35 cut t7 t14pga cut t29 t57 t20 t16tHE pLaYErS t6 t71 69accenture match play championship t33 t33 t33 t33 t17Bridgestone Invitational t77 t62 t69 t20 t65ca championship 21 t11 t30 t31 62HSBc championst34Deutsche Bank championshipt27nAtionAL teAMS: ryder cup (2), 2006, 2008; World cup (4), 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009; Sevetrophy (3), 2000, 2002, 2007.Jerry KellyeXeMPt StAtUS: 2009 tournament winner(through 2011)FULL nAMe: Jerome patrick KellyHeiGHt: 5-11WeiGHt: 165BiRtHDAte: November 23, 1966BiRtHPLAce: madison, WIReSiDence: madison, WIFAMiLY: Wife, carol; cooper patrick (8/14/98)eDUcAtion: university of Hartford (Finance andInsurance, 1989)SPeciAL inteReStS: Son’s sports teams, hockey, allsportstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1989JoineD toUR: 1996nationwide tour Graduate (1995)PGA toUR VictoRieS (3):2002 Sony open in Hawaii, advil Western open. 2009Zurich classic of New orleans.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):1995 alabama classic, Buffalo open.otHeR VictoRieS (2):2006 Franklin templeton Shootout [with rod pampling].2009 Shark Shootout [with Steve Stricker].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t3—turning Stone resort championship.2010 SeASon:recorded one top-10 in 29 starts, but overall consistentseason saw him exceed $1 million in earnings for the 10thconsecutive season…aced the par-3 fourth hole in thefirst round of the Verizon Heritage with a 4-iron from 192yards. It was his third career hole-in-one, with two of themat Harbour town gL’s fourth hole (2007, third round)…recorded only top-10 of the season at the turning Stoneresort championship. posted a final-round 64 to jump fromt32 to t3.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Won for the first time in seven years with a victory atthe Zurich classic of New orleans and reached tHE tourchampionship presented by coca-cola for the first time infive years. Finished 22nd in the FedExcup...First top-10 wasa t9 at the mayakoba golf classic, aided by rounds of 66-68on the weekend...Second top-10 was a t9 at the puertorico open...rallied during the final round to win the Zurichclassic of New orleans for his third career pga tour title.Beginning the final round with a three-stroke lead, offsetbogeys on No. 8 and No. 10 with birdies on Nos. 5, 11 and14 for a 1-under 71 in the final round. Finished at 14-underpar274, one stroke ahead of charles Howell III, charlieWi and rory Sabbatini. It was his first tour title since hewon twice in 2002—exactly 200 starts prior to his win...playing in home state of Wisconsin, rallied with roundsof 66-65 on the weekend to finish third at the u.S. Bankchampionship, one shot out of Bo Van pelt-John mallingerplayoff won by Van pelt. Early in the 2009 season, despitepotential opportunity to play British open, vowed to supportmilwaukee event, and finished in the top-3 for the secondconsecutive milwaukee start (second, 2006)...In a mondayfinish at the rBc canadian open due to bad weather, manageda t5, largely due to a first-round, 7-under 65. the t52-98 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com