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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSgreg Norman (Continued)Section Player BiograPhies2premier signature design groups; medallist Developmentsand Southern cross Developments, developers of residentialgolf course communities and related real estate; gregNorman collection, a leading worldwide marketer anddistributor of men’s and women’s golf-inspired sportswearand accessories; greg Norman Estates, producer anddistributor of australian and california wines; and the gregNorman production company, operator of the pga tour’smayakoba golf classic and the Shark Shootout. otherbranded businesses include greg Norman’s australiangrille and greg Norman australian prime. additionally,Norman manages a variety of other licensing and merchandisingactivities…Began playing at age 16, caddyingfor his mother. Scratch two years later…Initial ambitionwas to become a pilot in the australian air Force butopted for golf and took just four tournaments to recordhis first of more than 90 titles worldwide…Named asthe 2008 recipient of the old tom morris award from thegolf course Superintendents of america…among olympictorch bearers to Sydney, australia for the olympics in2000…Honored with Hands of Hope award presented byNational childhood cancer Foundationarron oberholser (oh-BUrr-hole-zur)eXeMPt StAtUS: major medical ExtensionFULL nAMe: arron matthew oberholserHeiGHt: 6-0WeiGHt: 185BiRtHDAte: February 2, 1975BiRtHPLAce: San Luis obispo, caReSiDence: Scottsdale, aZ; plays out of Kukuiula(Kauai, HI)FAMiLY: Wife, angie rizzo; Ethan Lee (7/18/09)eDUcAtion: San Jose State university (1998,Broadcast Journalism)SPeciAL inteReStS: Fishing, music, fitnesstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1998JoineD toUR: 2003nationwide tour Graduate (2002)PGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2006 at&t pebble Beach National pro-am.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):2002 Samsung canadian pga championship, utah classic.otHeR VictoRieS (1):2004 Shinhan Korea golf championship.2010 SeASon:Did not play on tour in 2010 as he continued to rehab fromhand surgery in January and hip surgery in February, requiringa minimum of six months’ recovery time. underwenttwo additional hand surgeries in may and august to repairdamage to the left hook of hamate (originally operated on inoctober 2007)…Has played on a major medical Extensionsince 2008…Will have 14 events in the 2011 seasonto earn $352,854, which coupled with 2008 earnings of$454,881 and 2009 earnings of 48,017, would equal No.125 from the 2008 money list.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: played on a major medical Extension. Ended up playingonly four events, making two cuts and collecting $48,017...Best finish came in his final start of the year, posting fourrounds in the 60s en route to a t33 finish at the Frys.comopen. 2008: played only 10 times under the major medicalExtension category after coming back from hand surgery inoctober 2007. underwent a second surgery to remove bonespurs and repair minor cartilage damage in his left wrist onJuly 22...Best finish was a t4 at the Frys.com open in lateoctober. Shot 65-64 to hold the 36-hole lead. 2007: Botheredby back and wrist injuries, but still managed to finish 47th onthe money list with five top-10s...unable to defend his titleat the at&t pebble Beach National pro-am because of abulging disc in his back. Withdrew from the season-openingmercedes-Benz championship because of back pain. anmrI in late January revealed the full extent of the problemand began therapy in the phoenix area...returned from theinjury at the World golf championships-accenture matchplay championship, losing to David toms in the first round...recorded his best career finish in a major championship witha t4 at the pga championship. this also marked his secondcareer top-10 finish in a major championship...Best finish ofthe season was a t2 at the Deutsche Bank championship.Sat one back through 54 holes and was the only player in thefield to post four rounds in the 60s. made a large move in thepga tour playoffs for the FedExcup standings, improvingfrom 67th to 29th...Because of hand and wrist injuries, wasforced to withdraw after nine holes during the first round ofthe next week’s BmW championship and wasn’t able to playat tHE tour championship if he qualified. a fracture in hisleft hand had been bothersome since mid-June...returnedto action at the Fry’s Electronics open in his hometown ofScottsdale and recorded a t18 finish in what would be hislast event of the season...underwent successful surgery onoctober 30 to remove a loose fragment of the hamat bonein his left hand, and in turn was forced to withdraw fromthe omega mission Hills World cup. 2006: collected his firsttour title and earned more than $2 million, giving him a spotin tHE tour championship for the first time...claimed firsttour victory on his home turf at the at&t pebble BeachNational pro-am, a course he has played since he was ateenager, and a tournament he rarely missed. closed with aneven-par 72 and cruised to a five-shot victory, matching thePLAYeR StAtiSticSMISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICScareer Low Round/Round: 60–2006 EDS Byron Nelsonchampionship/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $972,000–2006 at&t pebble Beach National pro–am/1career High official World Rank: after 2007 DeutscheBank championship/22PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-1events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1999 12000 12001 12003 25 15 2 4 $619,865/1032004 23 17 1 3 5 1,355,433/522005 21 13 4 6 921,796/882006 23 20 1 4 13 2,467,772/232007 21 18 1 5 8 94,373/34 1,797,458/472008 10 8 1 3 186/775 454,881/1602009 4 2 30/228 48,017/229total 130 93 1 2 19 39 7,665,222nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1996a 11998 12000 3 2 1 1 $15,636/1572001 3 2 1 10,720/1672002 20 14 2 2 1 8 9 319,883/22009 2total 30 18 2 2 1 9 11 346,239* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 04 05 06 07 08masters t14 58 t25u.S. open t9 t16 cutBritish opencut t45pga t13 t28 cut t4tHE pLaYErS t66 t27 t45 t64tour championship 17accenture match play championshipt17 t33 t17Bridgestone Invitationalt10 t14ca championship 12 t45 t51the Barclayst21Deutsche Bank championship 72BmW championshipWD2-136 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com