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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSryan Palmer (Continued)a penalty on himself and made bogey on the 10th hole,then took double bogey on the next hole with a tee shotinto the water. But he rebounded with a birdie on the finalhole at ginn ocean Hammock resort for his second careervictory. michael Letzig, the 54-hole leader, needed a birdieon the par-5 18th to force a playoff. But his wedge spun35 feet down the slope, and he had to settle for par anda 73 to finish one shot behind along with george mcNeill,Nicholas thompson, Ken Duke and Vaughn taylor. 2007: In21st start of the season, finished t3 at the canadian openaided by a final-round 5-under-par 66. It was his first top-10 since a solo fifth at the chrysler classic of greensboro.Jumped inside the top 144 on the FedExcup points list from188th to 127th. 2006: another solid season, making 20cuts in 30 tournaments entered and collecting more than$1 millions in season earnings...Notched first top-10 of2006 with a t10 at the Bob Hope chrysler classic...addedsecond top-10 with a five-way tie for second at the FBropen, seven strokes behind winner J.B. Holmes. Sharedlead with Holmes through 10 holes on Sunday at 17-under.Fell one behind Holmes after a bogey on the par-4 11thhole, then dropped six back after triple bogeying the par-515th hole while Holmes eagled it...Finished t10 at theFedEx St. Jude classic. three off the 54-hole lead, posted afinal-round 73 to fall from contention...Finished fifth at thechrysler classic of greensboro, four back of Davis Love III.His $200,000 payday lifted him over the $1-million mark forPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1998a 12002 12004 33 18 1 1 2 6 $1,592,344/372005 32 18 1 2 3 7 1,280,002/602006 30 20 1 4 8 1,092,853/842007 30 15 1 1 1 85,525/134 524,988/1442008 22 12 1 3 7 96,773/94 1,453,183/682009 26 13 1 4 324/134 454,510/1502010 27 15 1 1 5 9 595/23 2,985,296/17total 202 111 3 4 3 19 42 9,383,176nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2003 24 18 1 3 6 10 $286,066/62004 1 1 1,440/3432008 5 2 1 2 28,455/132total 30 21 1 3 7 12 315,961* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*the third time in his three-year tour career. 2005: madehis first start in the masters and only his second start in amajor championship. Finished t39 in augusta...First top-10of the season was a t2 at the B.c. open, thanks to a pairof 67s on the weekend. It was his best finish since winningthe 2004 FuNaI classic at Walt Disney World resort...made his first start in a World golf championships eventat the NEc Invitational in akron and finished t3, thanksto weekend rounds of 67-69...Defending champion at theFuNaI classic at Walt Disney World resort and finishedt3 aided by a closing 8-under 64. 2004: the rookie postedhis first tournament title in his 34th career start on thepga tour at the FuNaI classic at the Walt Disney Worldresort. Was five strokes back through 54 holes but closedwith a career-best 10-under 62 to win by three...Sharedfirst-round lead with tiger Woods at Deutsche Bankchampionship after a 65. Eventually finished t17...Endedthe season on a high note, beginning with a runner-upfinish at the Southern Farm Bureau classic. posted fourrounds in the 60s in a single event for the first time in hiscareer, including a final-round 64 at annandale gc. threeweeks later won his first tournament title in orlando. 2003:made the cut in 18 of 24 appearances on the Nationwidetour and enjoyed six top-10s and 10 top-25 finishes.Finished the season No. 6 on the final money list with$286,066...Earned his first career Nationwide tour win atthe 2003 clearwater classic in New Zealand in just hisPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYsecond tour start. Fired a course-record, 9-under 63 in thesecond round at the clearwater resort. 2002: First start onthe tour as a professional came at the 2002 Valero texasopen...played the 2002 tight Lies tour in 2002 and madethe cut in all 15 events he entered. Won four times in 2002on the tight Lies tour and was the leading money winnerwith $81,634. Won the Valley open (Harlingen, tX) andSprint pcS open (tyler, tX) in consecutive weeks. addedvictories in Lake charles, La, and Hattiesburg, mS, toclose the year. Amateur: played practice round with payneStewart at the 1998 u.S. open, where he posted rounds of82-73 but missed the cut.PeRSonAL:Has established a fund through the Northern texas pga tohelp junior golfers with financial needs pay for tournamentfees or Ntpga membership dues. Nominations for recipientsof a grant from the ryan palmer Foundation are funneledthrough the Ntpga. In November 2009, the palmerFoundation gave $100,000 to the children’s Hospital atNorthwest texas Healthcare System in amarillo, tX tobuild the ryan palmer Foundation Healing garden, whichincludes a nine-hole putting green. palmer will also donate$50 per birdie and $100 per eagle to the hospital in 2010as a part of Birdies 4 “Brighter Smiles.” Web site is ryanpalmerfoundation.org.Year 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masters t39 cutu.S. open cut cutpga t47 t49 cut t33tHE pLaYErS cut cut t75 cut cuttour championship 28Bridgestone Invitational t3 2ca championshipt45HSBc championst46the Barclays cut t53 t62 t5Deutsche Bank championship t17 cut t76 t50 t11BmW championship t81 t67 cut t43Section 2 Player BiograPhiesJesper Parnevik (yes-per Par-nuh-vick)eXeMPt StAtUS: top 50 on pga tour careermoney listFULL nAMe: Jesper Bo parnevikHeiGHt: 6-0WeiGHt: 175BiRtHDAte: march 7, 1965BiRtHPLAce: Stockholm, SwedenReSiDence: Jupiter, FLFAMiLY: Wife, mia; peg (9/3/95), penny (5/9/97),phillipa (5/16/99), phoenix (2/16/01)SPeciAL inteReStS: magic, vitamins, bridge,backgammon, yoga, yachting, tennistURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1986Q ScHooL: 1993PGA toUR VictoRieS (5):1998 phoenix open. 1999 greater greensboro chryslerclassic. 2000 Bob Hope chrysler classic, gtE Byron Nelsonclassic. 2001 Honda classic.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (9):1988 odense open [Sweden], ramlosa open [Sweden],open passing Shot [France]. 1990 Swedish open [Eur]. 1993Scottish open [Eur]. 1995 Scandinavian masters [Eur]. 1996trophee Lancome [Eur]. 1997 Johnnie Walker Super tour[asia]. 1998 Scandinavian masters [Eur].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t72—children’s miracle Network classic.2010 SeASon:played in only five events…missed his first three cuts ofthe season before a WD at the Northern trust open dueto a back injury. Later underwent back surgery in Februarywhen it was discovered that he had a broken lumbar vertebrae…returnedfor season finale at the children’s miracleNetwork classic and finished t72.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Had the lowest finish on the money list of his career,at 219th, missing the cut in seven of 14 starts. Best finishwas a t42 at the Buick Invitational. Season ended inmid-July when he underwent right hip surgery. Will takea one-time top 50 on the pga tour career money Listexemption for 2010. 2008: Finished 143rd on the moneypgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-147