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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSSection Player BiograPhies2list. made 16 of 29 cuts in 2008. two best finishes camewith t12s at the Wachovia championship where he fireda final-round, 5-under-par 67 and then at the ginn sur merclassic in the pga tour Fall Series. 2007: Veteran logged14th consecutive season in the top 125 on the tour moneylist, thanks to stellar play in the pga tour Fall Series...Held the lead over the first three rounds at the Valero texasopen before falling to Justin Leonard on the third playoffhole. First-round 61 broke his previous tour career lowof 62. runner-up finish was his first top-10 of the season.runner-up check for $486,000 solidified his card for 2008as he moved from 138th to 94th on the money list...playedin six of the seven Fall Series events, earning more than$642,000. 2006: past champion posted 10th runner-up finishof career with a t2 at the Bob Hope chrysler classic.aided by rounds of 62-67 on the weekend, finished threeshots behind chad campbell. the fourth-round, 10-under 62set a classic club course record and matched his careerlowround on tour (1997 Bob Hope chrysler classic, fifthround)...recorded second career tour ace on the 13th holeat tpc Sawgrass during second round of tHE pLaYErSchampionship. 2005: Finished out of the top 100 for justthe third time in his first 12 years on tour...Finishedt9 at the reno-tahoe open after posting a final-round,2-over-par 74. added a fourth-place finish at the canadianopen. 2004: after posting three top-10s during the 2002-03seasons, opened the season with three top-10s in his firstfive events...Five top-10s were most since nine in 2000, andhis 40th-place finish on the money list was his best sincefinishing 31st in 2001...Best finish came in the last full-fieldevent of the season, a t2 at the chrysler championship.2003: played in a career-high 31 tour events. Sub-paryear in which he slumped to $570,587 in earnings...onlytop-10 of the season came in late September, t5 at the84 Lumber classic of pennsylvania. 2002: Did not crackthe $1-million mark in earnings for the first time since1996...made an early-season pledge to play until earningtour victory. playing in his ninth consecutive event at thegenuity championship, picked up his first top-10 of theseason. Did not play Bay Hill Invitational, having missedthe cut playing 10th straight week in title defense of Hondaclassic...Final-round 7-under 65 gave him a second-placefinish at the BellSouth classic, four strokes back of retiefgoosen...played in third ryder cup, posting an 0-1-1 record.career ryder cup record is 4-3-4. 2001: Won a tour eventJesper Parnevik (Continued)for the fourth consecutive season to place 31st on themoney list with $1,574,208...Shared first-round lead atHonda classic and led the remainder of the tournamentfor his fifth tour victory. closed with a 72 to edge threeplayers by one stroke and capture the $576,000 winner’spaycheck...Was one off the lead after 54 holes in the Britishopen. Fired a final-round 71 to post a t9, the fourth top-10in his last five British open starts...Was a captain’s choicefor the European ryder cup team, his third appearance.2000: posted first career multiple-win season despitedealing with increasing hip pain that eventually requiredcorrective surgery...Eighth-place finish on money list washis first year among the top 10...Established or matchedcareer marks for: single-season earnings ($2,413,345), top-10s (nine) and wins (two)...Won first tournament of year atBob Hope chrysler classic, with five rounds in the 60s...two starts later at Nissan open, turned in only runner-upperformance of year. tournament highlight was birdie putton 72nd hole that forced eventual winner Kirk triplett todrain par putt for victory...Second win came at gtE ByronNelson classic. outlasted Davis Love III and phil mickelsonwith a par on third playoff hole to win...Began sufferingfrom hip pain two weeks prior to u.S. open. underwenthip surgery to repair labrum on Sept. 23. Surgery wasperformed by Dr. marc philippon, the same surgeon whooperated on greg Norman and Steve Elkington earlierin the year. 1999: Earned his second career title by twostrokes over Jim Furyk at greater greensboro chryslerclassic. Won wire to wire, becoming the first player sinceErnie Els at the 1997 Buick classic to accomplish thefeat. Final-round 70 earned him the victory and tournamentrecord. Lit victory cigar on 18th green before holinghis final putt...In November, withdrew from World golfchampionships-american Express championship due toan irregular heartbeat and took remainder of year off toundergo tests and rest...Was 3-1-1 as member of Europeanryder cup team. 1998: First tour title came at the phoenixopen, a three-stroke victory over tommy armour III, Stevepate, Brent geiberger and tom Watson. Earned distinctionas second Swede to win on tour, following gabrielHjertstedt at 1997 B.c. open. 1997: Finished top-25 in 11of 19 events entered. posted five runner-up finishes andone third-place...Fired third-round 66 at British open toopen a two-stroke lead over Darren clarke and five-strokeedge over Justin Leonard heading into final round. Sunday73 not good enough to hold off Leonard, so settled forBritish open second place for second time in career...Was1-1-2 as member of European ryder cup team. 1996: WonLancome trophy on pga European tour by five strokesover colin montgomerie. 1995: Became first Swede tocapture a European tour event in Sweden with victory atScandinavian masters. 1994: marked first British opennear miss at turnberry. Held two-stroke lead at final hole,but made bogey to finish 11-under-par 269. Nick pricewent eagle-birdie-par on final three holes to capture onestrokevictory. 1993: First European tour win came at Bell’sScottish open. 1992: Joined tour after finishing t4 in1993 Qualifying tournament.PeRSonAL:Father, Bo, is Sweden’s most famous comedian…For atime, wore bill of cap turned up to get a tan on his facewhile playing. also known for distinct golf attire, outfittedby J. Lindeberg…Learned game by hitting floating golfballs into lake behind family home…His company, Lifizz,Inc., markets and distributes effervescent vitamins in theunited States…Son is named phoenix, where he first wonon tour in 1998.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................72.08Driving Distance ...........................................275.2Driving accuracy percentage .......................62.43%greens in regulation percentage ................63.25%putting average ...........................................1.723(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 66–children’s miracle Networkclassic/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 61–2 times, mostrecent 2009 the 50th Bob Hope classic hosted by arnoldpalmer/4Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2000 gtE Byron Nelson classic/1career High official World Rank: after 2000 gtE ByronNelson classic/7PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 1-1events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1994 17 12 2 4 $148,816/1201995 19 15 2 7 222,458/841996 19 17 1 5 9 389,266/531997 19 16 5 1 9 11 1,217,587/121998 20 17 1 1 5 13 1,290,822/141999 20 17 1 4 10 1,055,468/362000 20 17 2 1 1 9 11 2,413,345/82001 25 21 1 4 13 1,574,208/312002 26 17 1 2 4 964,304/632003 31 19 1 5 570,587/1182004 24 18 1 5 9 1,550,135/402005 24 17 2 4 732,845/1092006 24 17 1 4 7 1,308,310/712007 27 16 1 1 7 85,150/139 1,075,216/902008 29 16 5 96,924/89 635,819/1432009 14 5 42/221 58,712/2192010 5 1 9,165/245total 363 258 5 10 4 55 119 15,217,062* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05masters t21 t31 cut t40 t20 t29 cutu.S. open t48 t14 t17 cut t30 t54 cutBritish open t21 2 t24 t44 t2 t4 t10 t36 t9 t28 DQpga cut t20 t5 t45 cut t10 t51 t13 cut t34 cut t28tHE pLaYErSt49 t53 cut t25 t23 cut cut cut t48 t33 t46tour championship t6 t3 t22accenture match play championship t33 t9 t33Bridgestone Invitational t27 t71 t71 t22ca championshipWD cNLthe Barclays cut t10 t5 cut t49 cutDeutsche Bank championshipt57 t29 t32BmW championship t55 t57Year 06 07 08u.S. opent74pgacuttHE pLaYErSt38 cut t69the Barclayscut cut t24Deutsche Bank championshipt33nAtionAL teAMS: Dunhill cup (4), 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997; World cup (2), 1994, 1995;ryder cup (3), 1997, 1999, 2002.2-148 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com