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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSarnold Palmer (Continued)Section Player BiograPhies2Sept. 30, joining Byron Nelson (2006) as the only golfersto receive the honor. previously was honored with theNational Sports award (1993) and the presidential medalof Freedom (2004) at the White House...celebrated his80th birthday (Sept. 10) with celebrations over two weeksin orlando, pittsburgh, Laurel Valley and Latrobe, pa.threw out the first pitch at a pittsburgh pirates game...arnold palmer medical center in orlando, FL, was namedthe 2009 pga tour charity of the Year. 2006: played hisfinal round of competitive golf oct. 13 at the championtour’s administaff Small Business classic. Withdrew afterfour holes but completed the round as a thank you to thefans in attendance. 2005: For the first time in his career didnot make a start in a tour event...married Kit gawthorpthe week of the turtle Bay championship in Hawaii in lateJanuary. 2004: celebrated his 50th year in professionalgolf. announced that it would be his final augusta Nationalappearance and recorded his 50th consecutive start atthe masters. 2003: came back to augusta National forhis record 49th consecutive start at the masters. missedthe cut there and at the Bay Hill Invitational...played innine champions tour events, with a season’s best 36th atthe mastercard championship in February. 2002: missedcut at Bob Hope chrysler classic, Bay Hill Invitationaland the masters. 2001: Shot his age (71) in fourth roundof Bob Hope chrysler classic. First player in his 70s toshoot his age or better on tour since 77-year-old JerryBarber had 71 in second round of 1994 Buick Invitational...added another 71 during the first round of the Senior pgachampionship. 2000: reached milestone in July when heplayed in 1,000th combined pga tour and championstour event...Joined Jack Nicklaus and Byron Nelson as thefirst recipients of the payne Stewart award. 1998: Namedrecipient of third pga tour Lifetime achievement awardat annual pga tour awards Dinner at La costa on January9. 1996: captained u.S. presidents cup team to its secondconsecutive win in biennial series, a 16 1 ⁄2-15 1 ⁄2 victory overInternational team at robert trent Jones gc. 1995: FinalBritish open appearance at St. andrews came on 35thanniversary of his first time in event. 1994: played his lastu.S. open at oakmont, 40 years after playing his first, andfinal pga championship at Southern Hills...awarded pgaof america Distinguished Service award. 1981: Becamefirst person to win u.S. open and u.S. Senior open. 1975:ryder cup captain for second time in career (1963, 1975).1973: Last of 62 tour victories came at Bob Hope Desertclassic by two strokes over Nicklaus and Johnny miller.1969: Named associated press athlete of the Decade forthe 1960s. 1968: collected at least one victory for the 11thconsecutive season...First tour player to earn $1 million inhis career (7/21/68). 1967: Won his fourth Vardon trophy(1961-62, 1964 and 1967). 1964: captured his seventhmajor championship at the masters (1958, 1960, 1962 and1964). 1963: Led tour in earnings for fourth time in career(1958, 1960, and 1962-63). 1962: Named pga player of theYear for the second time (1960 and 1962). 1960: Final-round65 at u.S. open at cherry Hills defeated amateur Nicklausby two strokes...Named Hickock professional athlete ofthe Year and Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year.amateur: 1954 u.S. amateur champion.PeRSonAL:maintains active business schedule with golf course design,construction and development…principal owner of Bay Hillclub and Lodge, site of arnold palmer Invitational, whichwas re-named in his honor for 2007 tournament…golfcourse design company, arnold palmer Design company, islocated at the Bay Hill club…consultant to golf channel…pilot of considerable renown who set one aviation record…received Francis ouimet award from Francis ouimet caddieScholarship Foundation in Boston in January 1997…received 1999 Donald ross award from the americanSociety of golf course architects and patriot award fromcongressional medal of Honor Society in 2000…Firstformer champion to become a member at augusta Nationalgc, joined by Jack Nicklaus in 2001…arnold palmer awardgiven to season’s top money-winner on pga tour andchampions tour…Latrobe, pa airport named after him inhonor of 70th birthday…Family named golf Family of theYear for 1999 by the National golf Foundation…receivedpresidential medal of Freedom at the White House in 2004and the congressional gold medal in 2009…arnold palmermedical center in orlando, FL, was named the 2009 pgatour charity of the Year…received an honorary doctor oflaw degree from the university of St. andrews on the eveof the 2010 British open.ryan PalmereXeMPt StAtUS: 2010 tournament winner(through 2012)FULL nAMe: ryan Hunter palmerHeiGHt: 5-11WeiGHt: 175BiRtHDAte: September 19, 1976BiRtHPLAce: amarillo, tXReSiDence: colleyville, tX; plays out of colonial ccand cowboys gcFAMiLY: Wife, Jennifer; mason (1/28/07), madelyn(8/19/09)eDUcAtion: texas a&m university (2000, recreation)SPeciAL inteReStS: ryan palmer Foundation,cooking, Dallas cowboys and texas a&m footballtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2000JoineD toUR: 2004nationwide tour Graduate (2003)PGA toUR VictoRieS (3):2004 FuNaI classic at Walt Disney World resort. 2008ginn sur mer classic. 2010 Sony open in Hawaii.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2003 clearwater classic.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:1—Sony open in Hawaii; 2—World golf championships-Bridgestone Invitational; t5—the Barclays; t8—Justintimberlake Shriners Hospitals for children open; t9—Valero texas open.2010 SeASon:claimed his third career pga tour win in his first start ofthe season, the Sony open in Hawaii, and competed at tHEtour championship for the first time…Birdied the par-518th hole to edge robert allenby and win the Sony openin Hawaii. chip from 50 feet short of the 18th green struckthe pin squarely, and instead of running well past the hole,settled a few inches away. He tapped in for a birdie anda 4-under 66, giving him a one-shot victory when allenbymissed a 10-foot birdie putt. Was inspired to “stay in themoment” earlier in the week after reading an article aboutdefending Sony open in Hawaii champion Zach Johnson.the victory, the third of his career, came by leading orsharing the lead after every round…tied the at&t oakscourse at tpc San antonio record with an 8-under-par 64Sunday to improve 39 positions from t48 to t9 at the Valerotexas open…posted a season-best 7-under-par 63 in thethird round of the World golf championships-BridgestoneInvitational to share the 54-hole lead with Sean o’Hair at9-under-par 201. carded a 69 in the final round to second,his best result in a World golf championships event (threecareer starts), two shots off Hunter mahan’s winningscore…Birdied his first five holes and seven of his firsteight during the opening round of the Barclays to card a7-under-par 28 on the front nine en route to a 5-under-par66. Finished t5, his fourth top 10 of the year and first in apga tour playoffs event…played in tour championshipfor the first time and finished 23rd in final FedExcup standings…Inhis first start since tHE tour championship,finished t8 at the Justin timberlake Shriners Hospitals forchildren open, notching his career-best fifth top-10 finishof the season.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: after arthroscopic shoulder surgery in the off-season,he had four top-25s and one top-10 finish...Entered finalround of the Legends reno-tahoe open in second placeand four strokes back of leader and eventual winner Johnrollins, who is his neighbor in colleyville, tX. Shot a 1-over73 to finish t5. During third-round 66 he said he “kind ofgot smart for a change” and used the rules of golf to hisadvantage when he borrowed his caddie’s sneakers to playa shot while standing on a cart path at hole No. 15 insteadof standing in his own spiked golf shoes...Shot secondround63 at the crowne plaza Invitational at colonial fora season-low score that was one shy of his career best...Finished season No. 150 on the money list. 2008: claimedsecond career pga tour win at the ginn sur mer classic inthe pga tour Fall Series. posted two additional top-10 finishesen route to 68th place on money list...Sank a 10-footbirdie on the 18th hole to break out of a six-way tie for thelead and win the ginn sur mer classic. ranked No. 143 onthe money list with two tournaments remaining. Had to callPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.82 (77)Driving Distance ...........................................295.8 (26)Driving accuracy percentage .......................57.23% (164)greens in regulation percentage ................65.48% (145)putting average ...........................................1.744 (10)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 63–World golf championships-Bridgestone Invitational/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–3 times, mostrecent 2006 Buick Invitational/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2010 Sony open in Hawaii/1career High official World Rank: after 2010 rydercup/542-146 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com