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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSVijay singh (Continued)Woods-5, Davis Love III-4) in 2003 to win at least fourtimes, the first time since 1973 (Jack Nicklaus, 7; tomWeiskopf, 5; Bruce crampton, 4) three players had won atleast four times...played for the International squad at thepresidents cup for the fifth time in career. 2002: Wonmultiple events for the first time since 1998 (Shell Houstonopen and tHE tour championship). third-place finish onmoney list with $3,756,563 was best since finishing secondin 1998…at the Shell Houston open, collected his firsttour victory since the 2000 masters, a span of 50 starts.Set a new 72-hole scoring record at tpc the Woodlandswith a 22-under-par total. rounds of 67-65-66-68—266earned a six-stroke victory over Darren clarke...third-roundleader at tHE tour championship for third consecutivetime at East Lake gc (1998 and 2000) and won for first timeby two strokes over charles Howell III. 2001: Despite failingto win for the first time in five years, put together a consistentseason with a tour-best 14 top-10s and $3,440,829 inearnings, fourth on the money list. Finished second twice,at the at&t pebble Beach National pro-am, where he shota final-round 69 but was passed by Davis Love III’s 63, andat tHE pLaYErS championship, where he made triplebogey-7on the par-4 14th, eagle on the par-5 16th andbirdie on the par-3 17th to complete a 68 and finish onestroke behind tiger Woods. 2000: Extended victory string tofour straight seasons and captured his second major in20-month period with victory in the masters. Won by threestrokes over Els...Had LaSIK surgery on may 31. 1999:Earned his eighth career tour victory in march at theHonda classic. Stood nine strokes behind Eric Booker after36 holes and five back through 54 holes but closed with 69for two-stroke victory over payne Stewart. 1998: recordedconsecutive victories in summer at the pga championshipand International. In pga at Sahalee opened with even-par70, followed by a course-record-tying 66 that produced aone-stroke lead. third-round 67 tied Steve Stricker and hisclosing 68 was good for two-stroke win over Stricker.Became 10th winner in past 11 years to make pga his firstmajor victory...consecutive cuts made streak ended at 53 atmasters. previous missed cut came at 1995 pga...a weekafter pga victory, earned second win in two weeks andthird top-10 in month of august with six-point win over philmickelson and Willie Wood at International...closed yearat East Lake gc with playoff loss to Hal Sutton at tHEtour championship after opening week with courserecord 7-under-par 63. 1997: Won two tour events andearned more than $1 million for second time in career...made 24 consecutive cuts in 1996 and 21 in row in 1997...First victory came at the memorial tournament. Shot 70 infirst round and stood four strokes out of lead. Followed withsecond-round 65 to pull to within three strokes of lead. Dueto heavy rains, tournament was shortened to 54 holes. Hefired final-round 67 to earn two-stroke victory over JimFuryk and greg Norman. memorial was his first win withouta playoff...Second victory came at Buick open. Was histhird win at Buick-sponsored event. closing 66 matchedlow round of day and earned six-stroke victory over sixplayers. 1996: Season featured June-July hot streak: t7u.S. open, t8 motorola Western open, t11 British openand t5 pga championship. 1995: after being hampered byback and neck problems in 1994, came back to win atphoenix open and Buick classic. 1993: pga tour rookie ofthe Year based on Buick classic victory in playoff over markWiebe and t4 in pga that included a second-round 63.PeRSonAL:Fiji’s only world-class golfer…Learned game from hisfather, an airplane technician who also taught golf…admired tom Weiskopf while growing up and usedWeiskopf’s swing as early model for his own…Noted forheath slocumhis rigorous practice routine…once held a club professionalposition in Borneo…of Indian ancestry, first namemeans “victory” in Hindi…Served as Honorary chairpersonfor 1999 National golf Day, pga of america’s annualfundraiser for junior golf…teamed with son Qass in officeDepot Father-Son from 2003-2008…Established, with wifeand son, the Vijay Singh charitable Foundation, benefitingcharities and non-profit agencies that provide assistance,shelter, counseling and support to women and childrenwho are victims of domestic abuse. the Betty griffin Houseof St John’s county, FL (Safety Shelter of St. John’s county)was one of the first beneficiaries of the foundation.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.34 (29)Driving Distance ...........................................292.3 (51)Driving accuracy percentage .......................63.28% (102)greens in regulation percentage ................68.62% (51)putting average ...........................................1.790 (112)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recenttravelers championship/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 61–2006 DeutscheBank championship/3Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,350,000–2008 World golf championships–Bridgestone Invitational/1career High official World Rank: after 2005 thememorial tournament/1Section 2 Player BiograPhieseXeMPt StAtUS: 2010 tournament winner(through 2012)FULL nAMe: tyler Heath SlocumHeiGHt: 5-8WeiGHt: 150BiRtHDAte: February 3, 1974BiRtHPLAce: Baton rouge, LaReSiDence: alpharetta, ga; plays out of gc of georgiaFAMiLY: Wife, Victoria; Stella (12/07)eDUcAtion: university of South alabama (1996,physical Education)SPeciAL inteReStS: Fishing, huntingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1996JoineD toUR: 2001nationwide tour Graduate (2001)PGA toUR VictoRieS (4):2004 chrysler classic of tucson. 2005 Southern FarmBureau classic. 2009 the Barclays. 2010 the mcgladreyclassic.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (3):2001 greater cleveland open, Knoxville open, omahaclassic.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:1—the mcgladrey classic; t4—tHE pLaYErSchampionship; 6—St. Jude classic; t8—Verizon Heritage;t9—the Barclays.2010 SeASon:Entered the winner’s circle for the second consecutive year,at the inaugaural mcgladrey classic, capturing his fourthcareer title…Finished t8 at the Verizon Heritage, his ninthmade cut in first 10 pga tour starts. Needed only pars onthe final hole Friday and Saturday to have a share of the leadboth days, but he double-bogeyed the hole on both occasions.Still managed 4-under 67s each round…Finished t4at tHE pLaYErS championship, his best showing in eightcareer starts at tpc Sawgrass. Held the lead late in the thirdround before hitting in the water on 17 and making doublebogey…Finished sixth at the St. Jude classic presented bySmith & Nephew for fourth top-12 finish in eight starts inmemphis (t4 in 2005, t10 in 2009, t12 in 2007 and sixth in2010)…posted three sub-par rounds to t9 in his title defenseat the Barclays for fourth top-10. recorded 13 birdies duringthe tournament, which translated to a donation of $1,950($150 per birdie) from the Barclays to the greater New Yorkchapter of the crohn’s and colitis Foundation of america,a disease Slocum has battled, in his name…opened themcgladrey classic with three consecutive 4-under 66s tocarry a one-stroke lead into the final round. Built the lead tofour strokes through eight holes Sunday, but watched thatlead dwindle on the back nine before rolling in a 60-foot birdieputt on No. 16 en route to a one-stroke victory over Bill Haas.the win propelled him from No. 43 to No. 29 on the officialmoney list, with the top-30 players on the season endingmoney chart earning exemptions into the 2011 masters andthe 2011 u.S. open.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Season highlighted by win at the Barclays and aneighth-place finish in the FedExcup standings...Finished t3at the mayakoba golf classic to earn his best finish sincea t2 at the 2007 poDS championship...also t10 at the St.Jude classic thanks to a 7-under 63 on Friday that equaledPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.67 (65)Driving Distance ...........................................278.9 (163)Driving accuracy percentage .......................72.42% (6)greens in regulation percentage ................69.59% (32)putting average ...........................................1.802 (147)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 65–Hp Byron Nelsonchampionship/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 61–2003 Valerotexas open/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,350,000–2009 the Barclays/1career High official World Rank: after 2010 themcgladrey classic/52pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-179