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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSTim Petrovic (puh-Tro-vick)Section Player BiograPhies2PGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2005 Zurich classic of New orleans.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t5—the memorial tournament; t6—Valero texas open.2010 SeASon:Fired a bogey-free, 4-under 68 in the final round of theValero texas open to finish t6…Won the British openqualifier in Dallas to continue his solid play…Finished t5 atthe memorial tournament, his first top-10 in seven careerstarts at muirfield Village.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished the season No. 89 in the FedExcup standingswith a career-high six top-10 finishes...Snapped a string ofsix consecutive missed cuts with his first top-10 finish of theseason at the Verizon Heritage (t8)...Finished t5 at the QuailHollow championship, three strokes behind champion Seano’Hair...two strokes back of Steve Stricker on 72nd hole atthe John Deere classic, approach shot found the hazard fora double bogey. Finished t5, posting rounds of 66-69 on finalday that included 36 holes due to weather delays earlier in theweek...one week later, posted final-round 63 to finish t7 atthe u.S. Bank championship. Four top-10s on season matchedcareer best (2003)...Was first-round co-leader (with Leif olson)before finishing t3 at turning Stone resort championship topost fifth top-10 in a season. It was his 20th career top 10...Earned sixth top-10 of the year with t7 at Justin timberlakeShriners Hospitals for children open. 2008: Finished in the top125 on the pga tour money list for the sixth time in sevenyears, thanks to three top-10s in 32 starts and season-bestt7s at the mayakoba golf classic and Zurich classic (with thelatter on the on the same course, tpc Louisiana, where hewon in 2005)...ranked 123rd in mid-october, finished strongwith a t11 at the Valero texas open, a t18 at the ginn surmer classic and a t10 at the children’s miracle Networkclassic. 2007: competed in the first two events in the pgatour playoffs for the FedExcup and collected earnings overeXeMPt StAtUS: 85th on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: tim petrovicHeiGHt: 6-2WeiGHt: 195BiRtHPLAce: Northampton, maReSiDence: austin, tXFAMiLY: Wife, Julie; Bayleigh, mackenzie$1 million for the fourth time in his tour career. recorded ninetop-25 finishes, the most since 2004, when he recorded 11...Finished t2 at the Wyndham championship, his best finish ontour since winning the 2005 Zurich classic of New orleans.Was tied for the lead with Brandt Snedeker late in the backnine until Snedeker made a 32-foot birdie putt on the 17thhole. Bogeyed the final hole to finish t2 with Billy mayfair andJeff overton. 2006: made 16 cuts in 30 events and posted fivetop-25s...Started the year with a t11 finish in his first trip tothe mercedes championship at Kapalua, his best effort thatseason. 2005: Earned first tour victory with sudden-deathplayoff over James Driscoll at Zurich classic of New orleans.after opening 72-69-66, entered the final round three shotsoff the lead of chris Dimarco. posted final-round 4-under 68,surviving bogeys on Nos. 15 and 17, rebounding with a 20-footbirdie putt on the 72nd hole to finish at 13-under-par. on firstplayoff hole, holed 4-foot par putt on par-5 18th hole to clinchvictory and career-best $990,000 paycheck. 2004: Qualified forthe masters for the first time his career, after finishing in thetop 40 on the money list in 2003. at augusta National, madethe cut and t41...Was two back of the lead through the firstround at the Bank of america colonial and finished t5 afterclosing with rounds of 69-68...collected his second top-10 ofthe season with a t6 at the INtErNatIoNaL...added a t7at the michelin championship at Las Vegas in october, on thestrength of four rounds in the 60s. 2003: moved up 50 spotson the money list (86 to 36) in his sophomore season, morethan doubling his income with earnings over $1.7 million andqualified for first masters in 2004...Began season with 12straight rounds in the 60s and a t3 at the phoenix open. Sharedthe second-round lead with Harrison Frazar...Finished t2 atthe 84 LumBEr classic thanks four rounds in the 60s. 2002:rookie season included a career-high t2 finish at the FedExSt. Jude classic. Led the first round after posting a career-best6-under-par 65. Won $410,000, helping him earn a trip theBritish open...converted the second double eagle in Hondaclassic tournament history on the 534-yard, par-5 16th hole attpc at Heron Bay from 220 yards with a 4-iron. 2001: BecameeDUcAtion: university of Hartford (1988,communications)SPeciAL inteReStS: autos, music, tV, film, antiques,sportstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1988JoineD toUR: 2002nationwide tour Graduate (2001)fourth player in Nationwide tour history to earn more than$100,000 through first four events. actually did it in three (t2,t2, 3rd), since he missed the first event of the season. 2000:Named player of the Year after finishing first on the goldenBear tour money list. 1997: Finished third at pelz World puttingchampionship. Amateur: Division I all-america selection atthe university of Hartford.PeRSonAL:member of the university of Hartford Hall of Fame.teammates at university of Hartford in 1988 included pgatour members patrick Sheehan and Jerry Kelly…Devoutfan of the Doors and is friends with Doors guitarist robbyKrieger…once worked as a pizza baker and delivery man…Lists Ben crenshaw, Seve Ballesteros and Jim morrisonamong his heroes…along with his wife, Julie, formed “ForEvery child, Inc.,” a charity with a mission to provide needychildren with basic necessities lacking in their lives.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.99 (107)Driving Distance ...........................................278.7 (165)Driving accuracy percentage .......................67.37% (41)greens in regulation percentage ................66.35% (118)putting average ...........................................1.776 (81)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recentWyndham championship/4career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 63–3 times,most recent 2009 Justin timberlake Shriners Hospitals forchildren open/4Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2005 Zurich classic of New orleans/1career High official World Rank: after 2005 FedEx St.Jude classic/65PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 1-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1988a 11989 1 1 $2,569/2491990 21991 21992 21996 2 1 2,088/3702001 1 1 11,443/2002 31 15 1 1 5 797,206/862003 32 21 1 1 4 14 1,739,349/362004 32 23 3 11 1,193,354/652005 32 16 1 3 6 1,711,229/442006 30 16 5 601,928/1322007 32 20 1 1 9 89,890/80 1,052,447/922008 32 17 3 8 97,180/82 958,577/1072009 31 17 1 6 10 655/89 1,551,866/542010 32 19 2 6 937/66 1,028,960/85total 295 167 1 3 2 23 74 10,651,015nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1992 1 1 $913/2391993 13 4 1 3,066/1671999 26 15 2 7 45,035/632001 23 18 2 2 7 12 239,010/7total 63 38 2 2 9 20 288,024* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08masterst41u.S. open t62 t15 t24 cutBritish open cut cut cutpgacut cut cuttHE pLaYErS cut t53 t27 t38 t15Bridgestone Invitational 66the Barclays 83 cut cut t28 cut cut t21 t38Deutsche Bank championship t19 t22 t15 cut cut t40BmW championshipcut cutYear 09 10British opencutpgacut cuttHE pLaYErSt37 cutthe Barclays t46 t21Deutsche Bank championship cut t45BmW championshipt572-154 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com