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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSJohn senden (Continued)t2 at the 2008 transitions championship...t11 at DeutscheBank championship included rare double eagle at the par-5second hole in the second round when he holed a 4-iron from250 yards. It was the third double eagle on tour in 2009...claimed the final qualifying spot (No. 30) in the FedExcupstandings after the BmW championship to earn his firsttrip to tHE tour championship presented by coca-cola.Finished just 0.492 points ahead of No. 31 Ian poulter…Finished t10 at tHE tour championship on the strengthof a 69 in the third round...posted a t7 finish at the turningStone resort championship before traveling back to hisnative australia. Was one of three players (Dustin Johnson,marc Leishman) to play in the first Fall Series event theweek following tHE tour championship. 2008: recordedthree top-10 finishes including a second for the secondconsecutive year at the poDS championship...Finished at5-under-par 283 at the Buick Invitational, placing t8...posteda 4-under 67 in the final round of the poDS championship tofinish t2, two strokes behind Sean o’Hair. It was the secondrunner-up finish of his career, with both coming at Innisbrook.In 2006, recorded a 5-under 66 on the final day to finish onestroke behind mark calcavecchia...posted 3-under-par 67sin three of the four rounds at the Wyndham championshipin august to finish t6 at Sedgefield cc. 2007: after collectinghis first victory in 2006, enjoyed a steady season with21 cuts made out of 27 starts, including a runner-up finishearly in the season at the poDS championship and a careerbestfive top-10s…Finished t2 at the poDS championship,his best finish on the pga tour since winning the 2006John Deere classic. Final-round 66 featured seven birdiesand left him one shot shy of eventual champion markcalcavecchia...recorded his first career top-10 finish at amajor championship with a t4 at the pga championship.<strong>PGA</strong> toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2002 30 18 1 8 $578,613/1142003 33 22 5 601,670/1082004 28 21 2 7 698,203/1142005 29 21 3 6 855,325/972006 28 20 1 3 10 1,650,674/452007 27 21 1 1 5 8 92,439/55 1,899,558/392008 28 20 1 3 8 101,937/37 1,269,083/862009 29 22 1 7 11 560/24 2,305,492/272010 30 21 2 10 1,192/50 1,274,058/69total 262 186 1 3 1 26 73 11,132,675* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*Bogeyed the first three holes of his final round before settlingdown with a 32 on the final nine and a round of 71...Ended the year just behind tiger Woods in second in greensin regulation percentage, at 70.33%. 2006: Had a careeryear, with $1,650,674 in earnings on the strength of a victoryand three top-10s...after notching three straight top-10s inDecember in homeland of australia, began 2006 pga tourseason with t5 finish at Bob Hope chrysler classic...postedrounds of 64-69-64-68—265 to claim first tour victory in139th career tour start at the John Deere classic. Enteredfinal round with a three-stroke lead over patrick Sheehanand Heath Slocum, and edged J.p. Hayes by one stroke tobecome the fifth aussie to win on tour in 2006...recordeda hole-in-one on the par-3 13th hole at royal Liverpool gcduring third round of the British open, finished t35. 2005:Finished in the top 100 on the money list for the first timein his four-year career...Birdied four of his last five holeson Sunday at the Bob Hope chrysler classic to finish t6,topping his previous career best, a t9 at the 2004 Bank ofamerica colonial and 2002 air canada championship. 2004:Secured his card by finishing in the top 125 for the thirdstraight season since joining the tour in 2002...Jumpedfrom t37 through three rounds to t9 finish at the Bank ofamerica colonial after a final-round, 5-under 65, his secondcareer top-10 (t9, 2002 air canada championship)...Wastwo strokes back of the lead through 36 holes at the Valerotexas open after opening with rounds of 66-65. Finished21st and collected $42,000, good enough to secure his cardfor the 2005 season...Shared first-round lead with HarrisonFrazar and glen Day at the Southern Farm Bureau classic,but finished t14. 2003: Earned $601,670 but did not posta top-10. Best finish was a t13 at the inaugural DeutscheBank championship. 2002: Half of the 22 rookies who beganPLAYeR StAtiSticS<strong>PGA</strong> toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYthe season finished in the top 125, and the australian wasone of them, thanks to eight top-25s...picked up first careertop-10, a t9, in his 24th event, the air canada championshipin September. 2001: Earned tour card at first trip to finalsof tour Qualifying tournament...member of European tour1999-2001 and played at least a half-dozen events per yearon pga tour of australasia since 1992. 1999: Highest finishon European tour order of merit came when he was 69th.1998: Won twice on European challenge tour.PeRSonAL:If he wasn’t playing golf would be “working on the sheepand cattle station owned by the in-laws.”2010 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.62 (57)Driving Distance ...........................................290.2 (72)Driving accuracy percentage .......................67.22% (46)greens in regulation percentage ................72.49% (1)putting average ...........................................1.812 (163)MISCELLANEOUS <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–Justin timberlake ShrinersHospitals for children open/1career <strong>PGA</strong> toUR Low Round/Round: 62–2004 BobHope chrysler classic/3Largest career <strong>PGA</strong> toUR Paycheck/Finish: $720,000–2006 John Deere classic/1career High official World Rank: after 2007 thepresidents cup/44Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masters cut cutu.S. open cut cutBritish open cut t35 t45 cut t48pga cut t4 t42 cut cuttHE pLaYErScut t58 t22 cut t52 cut t37 cuttour championshipt10accenture match play championshipt33Bridgestone Invitational 45ca championshipt11the Barclays cut t43 t42 t7 t18 cut t31 t64 t15Deutsche Bank championship t13 t48 t74 t61 t23 t33 t11 8BmW championship t20 t27 cut t40 t65 t52 t50 t20 t63Section 2 Player BiograPhiesnAtionAL teAMS: World cup (1), 2006.Wes short, Jr.eXeMPt StAtUS: major medical ExtensionFULL nAMe: Wesley Earl Short, Jr.HeiGHt: 6-0WeiGHt: 190BiRtHDAte: December 4, 1963BiRtHPLAce: austin, tXReSiDence: austin, tX; plays out of the Hills ofLakewayFAMiLY: Wife, gail; Elizabeth ann (11/25/83)eDUcAtion: university of texasSPeciAL inteReStS: all sportstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1987Q ScHooL: 2003nationwide tour Alumnus<strong>PGA</strong> toUR VictoRieS (1):2005 michelin championship at Las Vegas.2010 SeASon:Due to a lingering back injury, did not make a start on thepga tour in 2010. Will have 12 events in 2011 to earn$743,061 and continue to play under the major medicalExtension category for the remainder of the 2011 season(combined with 2007 earnings of $42,119 to equal 2007’sNo. 125 earnings of $785,180).cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: made three starts on the pga tour, missing the cutin his first two events. Withdrew from the Buick Invitationalin February which ended his season, as he continued tosuffer from a back injury. playing on a major medicalExtension, had 15 events to earn $743,061 (combined with2007 earnings of $42,119 to equal 2007’s No. 125 earningsof $785,180) to receive major medical Extension for theremainder of the 2009 season. 2008: Did not make a pgatour start as he continued to recover from a back injury.2007: Former tour winner limited to 12 starts, sufferinga back injury in the second round of the EDS Byron Nelsonchampionship. Diagnosed as a sprain but unable to playthe rest of the season. granted major medical Extension...Best finish was a t44 at the Zurich classic of New orleans.2006: totaled three top-25s in 33 starts...Started the yearpgatour.com <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> 2011 Guide2-173

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