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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSrocco Mediate (Continued)at age 45, lost in a playoff to tiger Woods at torrey pinesgc in La Jolla, ca. Finished regulation at 1-under-par 283and held the clubhouse lead as Woods and Lee Westwood,both one stroke back, played the par-5 18th hole. Woodsmade birdie to force an 18-hole playoff. In the mondayplayoff, made three consecutive back-nine birdies to takea one-stroke lead to the last hole. Woods made birdieto tie and force sudden death as both players shot evenpar71s. Woods parred the par-4 seventh hole, the firstsudden-death hole, as mediate made bogey after drivinginto a fairway bunker and missing a 20-foot par putt. 2007:Had best season since 2003, with a runner-up finish, threetop-10s and more than $1 million in earnings while playingon a minor medical Extension. Spent early part of seasonas a walking commentator for golf channel. Led by threestrokes through 36 holes of the arnold palmer Invitationalafter opening 66-65. rebounded from third-round 76 witha 67 to finish solo second, his best finish since he wasrunner-up at the 2003 Deutsche Bank championship—aspan of 74 events. 2006: Was limited to 18 events as hebattled long-time back injury. In contention at the masterstournament, as he sat t4 through 54 holes. Back problemflared up in final round, when he posted an 8-over-par 80to finish t36. Not able to play for one month. 2005: playingon one-time exemption as top-50 all-time money winner,rebounded from subpar 2004 season to finish in the topPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 2-1events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1984a 11985 21986 27 10 1 4 $20,670/1741987 32 19 1 1 7 112,099/911988 32 25 1 9 129,829/921989 30 23 8 132,501/1081990 27 17 1 1 3 5 240,625/621991 25 19 1 7 14 597,438/151992 25 17 2 6 8 301,896/491993 24 22 1 1 6 10 680,623/161994 6 4 1 2 45,940/1931995 18 8 2 2 105,618/1551996 21 15 1 4 10 475,255/401997 24 18 2 7 240,521/1011998 24 20 2 9 389,996/781999 25 18 1 3 8 963,075/372000 24 18 1 1 3 7 1,320,278/342001 21 14 2 5 10 1,474,435/362002 23 17 1 2 4 11 2,040,676/222003 24 18 2 5 8 1,832,656/312004 19 8 2 257,692/1762005 24 16 1 8 696,250/1142006 18 8 1 145,899/2062007 22 14 1 3 4 91,129/65 1,166,294/822008 27 16 1 2 4 97,490/78 1,420,875/742009 22 18 1 3 327/133 484,757/1452010 25 10 1 1 4 1,138,067/78total 592 392 6 10 6 64 165 16,413,964nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 1 1 $3,420/237total 1 1 3,420* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*125. rallied down the stretch, with 12 made cuts in final14 starts. recorded lone top-10 of the season at the u.S.open (t6). 2004: Finished outside the 125 on the tourmoney list for the fourth time in his 19-year career andfor the first time since he finished No. 155 in 1995. 2003:Finished 31st on money list and was bounced from the fieldfor season-ending tour championship after missing cutin final full-field event, the chrysler championship. Beganseason with two top-fives in first three events, highlightedby a t2 at mercedes championships and a solo second atthe inaugural Deutsche Bank championship. 2002: Earnedmore than $2 million for the first time in his career and hadbest finish on the money list (22nd) since finishing 16thin 1993. picked up first victory since the 2000 Buick openwith win at the greater greensboro chrysler classic. Hadtwo-stroke lead over mark calcavecchia through 54 holes.Final-round 71 gained a three-stroke win over calcavecchiaand earned a career-high $684,000 paycheck. 2000: earnedhis fourth career victory the way he won his first tourtitle—with a birdie on the final hole at the Buick open.It was the first time he had led the Buick open all week.Birdied two of final three holes for one-stroke victory over54-hole leader chris perry. Victory lifted him over $1-millionmark in a single season for first time in his career. 1999:made clear comeback from 1994 back surgery with victoryat the phoenix open in only his second start of the season.PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96masterst22 t37u.S. open cut cut t44 t25 WDBritish open cut t45 t39 t18pga t31 t69 t16 t40 t68 t36tHE pLaYErS t50 cut t11 t11 t15 cut t6 t55 t4tour championship t26 t23the Barclays cut t14 cut t47 t50 cut t22 t26 t38 t55 t69BmW championship cut cut t19 t52 t43 WD t18Year 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09masters t27 t52 t15 t36 t33 cut t36 t49u.S. open t34 t32 4 t37 cut t6 cut 2 t47British open cut t52 WD t47 t19pga cut t49 WD t66 6 t18 cut WD 72tHE pLaYErS cut t57 cut cut t65 3 t45 t58 t44 t54 t60tour championshipt13accenture match play championship t33 t33 t17 t17 t33Bridgestone Invitational t24 t77 t52ca championshipWD cNL t15 t16the Barclays t43 cut t46 WD WD cut t42 t66 WD 75 cutDeutsche Bank championship 2 t15 t52 t69BmW championship t52 t74 t43 cut t30Year 10u.S. opencutnAtionAL teAMS: uBS cup (1), 2003.Held season-best 54-hole lead of six strokes. Final-round71 earned him two-stroke victory over Justin Leonard.1997: made eight consecutive cuts near end of the yearto retain full exempt status. 1996: returned to the tourunder Special medical Extension and t6 at phoenix opento earn full playing privileges. 1994: missed most of seasonwith ruptured disc, for which he underwent surgery in July.1993: Second tour win came in playoff at Kmart greatergreensboro open, where he birdied fourth playoff holeto defeat Steve Elkington. 1991: Earned first tour titlein sixth season, at Doral-ryder open. Sank 10-foot birdieputts on 71st and 72nd holes, forcing playoff with curtisStrange. In monday playoff, birdied first extra hole from 5feet. Amateur: gained interest in golf in high school afteryears of playing baseball. With help from champions tourmember Jim Ferree during college, began to construct hisswing. at Florida Southern, coach charlie matlock becamelarge influence on his game.PeRSonAL:Started using long putter to save his back and becamethe first player to win on tour using a long putter whenhe won the 1991 Doral-ryder open. Finished 600th out of5,619 players in his first appearance at the 2005 WorldSeries of poker’s main Event. Began playing poker in 2004.Section 2 Player BiograPhiespgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-121