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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSSection Player BiograPhies2to birdie the par-3 18th hole, fell one short of applebywith a final-round 67…Earned first invitation to the Worldgolf championships-Bridgestone Invitational via his positioninside the top 50 of the official World golf ranking(No. 47) and finished the week t6, his sixth top-10 of theseason. the t6 was his seventh finish inside the top 12 inhis previous eight starts, dating to the Hp Byron Nelsonchampionship…Finished 29th in his first start at tHE tourchampionship, where he also finished on the FedExcuppoints list…Finished 2-2 in his first appearance at theryder cup. teamed with Bubba Watson to defeat LukeDonald and padraig Harrington in the opening four-ballmatches. also claimed a 3-and-2 victory over ross Fisherin singles matches.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: made 20 cuts in 28 starts in fourth year on tour, postingthree top-10 finishes for a third consecutive season. mademore than $1.1 million, a career high...First top-10 finish ofthe year was a t9 at the wind-swept Honda classic, thanksin part to first and second rounds of 3-under 67. the t9 finishwas his best since a fifth-place finish at the 2008 Valero texasopen...Finished t10 at the St. Jude classic after a final-round66 at tpc Southwind...Shot a final-round 67 to finish t13 atthe British open, his best finish in a major. made 16 birdieson the week. He qualified for the event by finishing secondduring qualifying at plano, tX, in late may, one year after beingmedalist in North american qualifying. the British open washis first start since suffering a wrist injury and withdrawingduring the second round of the at&t National in early July...made starts in the first three pga tour playoffs events. 2008:made last eight cuts of the season, including two top-10s,to secure his card for 2009. also overcame appendicitis tocontinue with fully exempt status...after missing the cut atthe Wyndham championship, was 144th on the money listand proceeded to earn more than half of his season earningsin the next eight starts...Finished t10 at the turning StoneJeff overton (Continued)resort championship and fifth at the Valero texas open inconsecutive weeks in early october to move into the top 125on the money list...underwent an emergency appendectomyon oct. 21 at the mayo clinic in Scottsdale, aZ. after playingnine holes at grayhawk gc in preparation for the Frys.comopen, checked with medical personnel, who suggested he seea doctor and he was operated on that night. ranked 122ndon the pga tour money list at the time and fell to 126th...returned to action the following week at the ginn sur merclassic, where he finished t18 and was ranked 125th enteringthe final event of the season...His t21 at the children’s miracleNetwork classic presented by Walmart put him at 118th onthe money list to end the season. 2007: In fifth start of theseason, a final-round 66 led to a t10 finish at the StanfordSt. Jude championship...topped that finish in mid-august atthe Wyndham championship in greensboro, Nc with a t2.Shared the second-round lead and held a three-stroke leadentering the final round. Brandt Snedeker’s final-round 63 wonthe event at Forest oaks cc, but overton finished t2 with timpetrovic and Billy mayfair. Finish moved him from 165th to109th in the FedExcup standings and into the following week’spga tour playoffs for the FedExcup at the Barclays...Endedthe year on a high note, finishing t6 at the children’s miracleNetwork classic presented by Walmart and moved up 18 spotson the money list to No. 99. His check for $154,100 pushed himover the $1-million mark for the first time in his career, makinghim the last of a tour-record 99 players to top that numberin a single season. 2006: posted two top-10s in 29 starts as arookie and finished 136th on the money list...posted a doubleeagle on No. 18 at Westchester cc during the Barclays classicas he holed a fairway wood from 239 yards after a 294-yarddrive. It was the fourth in tournament history and the third ofthe season...First career top-10 came in 16th start, a t10 atthe John Deere classic...Second top-10 was a t9 at the 84Lumber classic, moving into the top 125 on the money list atNo. 123. 2005: Earned initial tour card by finishing t13 at the2005 Qualifying tournament. made it through all three stagesin first attempt at Q-School...missed cut in his only tour startat the Buick championship...made cut in all three starts on theNationwide tour, including career-best t19 finish at the gilariver golf classic. Amateur: Second-team all-american in2004-05. Big ten player of the Year in 2004-05. 2005 Big tenchampion. all-Big ten first team 2002, 2004-05. Winner ofeight individual collegiate tournaments...member of winning2005 palmer and Walker cup teams. Secured the winningpoint in singles with a two-putt par on the 18th hole to recapturethe Walker cup for the u.S...Walker cup teammates J.B.Holmes and Nicholas thompson also earned tour cards viathe Qualifying tournament...Won the Les Bolstad award forBig ten low season stroke average in 2004-05.PeRSonAL:got started playing golf in middle school…parents areschool teachers who taught him the value of hard work.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.50 (47)Driving Distance ...........................................297.3 (18)Driving accuracy percentage .......................55.44% (177)greens in regulation percentage ................66.86% (96)putting average ...........................................1.753 (26)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 62–the greenbrier classic/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–2010 thegreenbrier classic/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $691,200–2010 Zurich classic of New orleans/2career High official World Rank: after 2010 World golfchampionships-Bridgestone Invitational/45arnold PalmerWoRLD GoLF HALL oF FAMe MeMBeR (inducted 1974)eXeMPt StAtUS: Winner, 1960 u.S. open (Lifetime)FULL nAMe: arnold Daniel palmerHeiGHt: 5-10WeiGHt: 185BiRtHDAte: September 10, 1929BiRtHPLAce: Latrobe, paReSiDence: orlando, FL; Latrobe, paFAMiLY: Wife, Kathleen (Kit); peggy (2/26/56),amy (8/4/58); six grandchildren; four greatgrandchildreneDUcAtion: Wake Forest universitySPeciAL inteReStS: Flying, business, clubmakingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1954JoineD toUR: 1955PGA toUR VictoRieS (62):1955 canadian open. 1956 Insurance city open, Easternopen. 1957 Houston open, azalea open Invitational,rubber city open Invitational, San Diego open Invitational.1958 St. petersburg open Invitational, masterstournament, pepsi championship. 1959 thunderbirdInvitational, oklahoma city open Invitational, Westpalm Beach open Invitational. 1960 palm Springs Desertgolf classic, texas open Invitational, Baton rougeopen Invitational, pensacola open Invitational, masterstournament, u.S. open, Insurance city open Invitational,mobile Sertoma open Invitational. 1961 San Diego openInvitational, phoenix open Invitational, Baton rouge openInvitational, texas open Invitational, Western open,British open. 1962 palm Springs golf classic, phoenixopen Invitational, masters tournament, texas openInvitational, tournament of champions, colonial NationalInvitation, British open, american golf classic. 1963 Losangeles open, phoenix open Invitational, pensacola openInvitational, thunderbird classic Invitational, clevelandopen Invitational, Western open, Whitemarsh openInvitational. 1964 masters tournament, oklahoma cityopen Invitational. 1965 tournament of champions. 1966Los angeles open, tournament of champions, Houstonchampions International. 1967 Los angeles open, tucsonopen Invitational, american golf classic, thunderbirdclassic. 1968 Bob Hope Desert classic, Kemper open. 1969Heritage golf classic, Danny thomas-Diplomat classic.1970 National Four-Ball championship. 1971 Bob HopeDesert classic, Florida citrus Invitational, Westchesterclassic, National team championship. 1973 Bob HopeDesert classic.cHAMPionS toUR VictoRieS (10):1980 pga Seniors’ championship. 1981 u.S. Senior open.1982 marlboro classic, Denver post champions of golf.1983 Boca grove classic. 1984 general Foods pga Seniors’championship, Senior tournament players championship,Quadel Senior classic. 1985 Senior tournament playerschampionship. 1988 crestar classic.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (11):1956 panama open, colombia open [S. america]. 1963australian Wills masters [aus]. 1964 piccadilly Worldmatch play championship [Eur]. 1966 australian open[aus]. 1967 piccadilly World match play championship[Eur], World cup [indiv]. 1971 Lancome trophy [Eur]. 1975PLAYeR StAtiSticSMISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICSLow Round/Round: 62–1966 Los angeles open/3Largest career Paycheck/Finish: $50,000–1971 Westchester classic/1MISCELLANEOUS ChAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICSLow Round/Round: 63–1984 general Foods pga Seniors’championship/2Largest career Paycheck/Finish: $48,750–1988 crestarclassic/12-144 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com