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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSKevin sutherlandeXeMPt StAtUS: 118th on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: Kevin John SutherlandHeiGHt: 6-1WeiGHt: 185BiRtHDAte: July 4, 1964BiRtHPLAce: Sacramento, caReSiDence: Sacramento, caFAMiLY: Wife, mary; Keaton (8/28/00)eDUcAtion: Fresno State university (1987, Business)SPeciAL inteReStS: Basketball, baseballtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1987Q ScHooL: 1995, 1996JoineD toUR: 1996nationwide tour AlumnusPGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2002 World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t10—Zurich classic of New orleans.2010 SeASon:made 400th career start, at 2010 arnold palmer Invitational,finishing t59 after top 20s in his first three starts of the season…Earned48th career top-10 with t10 finish at Zurichclassic of New orleans.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Earned exempt status on the pga tour for the 13thconsecutive year and had two top-10s...took 14 starts topost his first top-10 off the season, a t9 at the crowneplaza Invitational at colonial. missed only two cuts in first14 starts. Was one of 16 players with all four rounds in the60s at colonial cc...made his third tour ace when he hada hole-in-one at the rBc canadian open, one of eight acesat the tournament that week...recorded his first top 5 ofthe season at the Wyndham championship (t5), his bestshowing in 13 starts at the event. 2008: Had a career yearwith more than $2 million in earnings and qualified for tHEtour championship for the first time in his career. made20 cuts in 24 events entered, lost twice in playoffs andposted 10 top-25s...In third start of the season, was tied forthe lead after first round of the FBr open with a 6-under-par65. Shot 66-69 on the weekend to finish t4, his best effortsince a runner-up at the 2007 at&t pebble Beach Nationalpro-am...added top-10 finishes in back-to-back starts atthe Shell Houston open (t8) and the EDS Byron Nelsonchampionship (t7)...Fourth top-10 of the season was aneighth-place finish at the John Deere classic. Has postedback-to-back top-10s at tpc Deere run (t6 in 2007) and hasthree top-10s in moline, IL (t5 in 2003)...Fired a 3-under 68on the final day at the Barclays to get into a playoff withVijay Singh and Sergio garcia. Singh and garcia madebirdies on the first playoff hole to eliminate Sutherland.He moved from 57th to third in the FedExcup standings...Finished 15th in his debut at tHE tour championship.result placed him 11th in the final FedExcup standings...Stated early in the week that his intention in playing theFrys.com open was “just to have some fun.” Shot 129 (63-66) on the weekend to force sudden death with cameronBeckman. Following an errant approach shot on the secondextra hole, couldn’t convert for par to match Beckman.2007: Had best season since 2003, with a runner-up finishand three top-10s...Was one stroke back heading into thefinal round of the Buick Invitational. closed with a 2-over74 on the South course and dropped to t14...tied forthe 54-hole lead with phil mickelson at the at&t pebbleBeach National pro-am. Finished runner-up after a closing1-under 71 at pebble Beach, five strokes behind mickelson...Finished t6 at the John Deere classic, his second top-10 ofthe season...recorded his second career top-10 finish in amajor championship with a t9 at the pga championship.2006: Ended the season 115th on the tour money list, thelowest spot since he finished No. 135 as a rookie in 1996.But managed to retain his fully-exempt status for 10thconsecutive season. made 21 cuts in 29 events entered andposted seven top-25 finishes...Best effort was a t11 at theFrys.com open and reno tahoe open. His $84,800 paydayin late october at the Frys.com open moved him over the$750,000 mark in season earnings and helped him securehis card for the 2007 season. 2005: In first start, earneda t6 at the Buick Invitational...posted unofficial t7 at therain-shortened Nissan open, where he posted rounds of67-69, three shots out of adam Scott-chad campbell playoff.2004: His four top-10s were the most since he postedseven in 2001...Held a share of the 36-hole lead with JerryKelly at tHE pLaYErS championship after opening 66-69.Finished t6 after rounds of 73-73 on the weekend. 2003:Finished t9 at the World golf championships-accenturematch play championship after losing to adam Scott inthe third round (2 and 1). 2002: Earned first tour titlein his 184th career start. Became first player to make aWorld golf championships event his first career victorywith a win at accenture match play championship. Beatfellow Sacramento, ca native Scott mccarron, 1-up, in the36-hole final at La costa resort and Spa. Became the highestseed (No. 62) to win the tournament. Key shot was andup-and-down for par from the front bunker on the final hole.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.60 (53)Driving Distance ...........................................287.9 (96)Driving accuracy percentage .......................66.89% (49)greens in regulation percentage ................71.96% (2)putting average ...........................................1.799 (136)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 62–rBc canadian open/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–2010 rBccanadian open/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,000,000–2002 World golf championships–accenture match play championship/1career High official World Rank: after 2002 touchstoneEnergy tucson open/32Section 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-3events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1991 1 1 $2,030/2961995 11996 33 21 1 4 144,828/1351997 27 17 1 4 6 455,860/521998 30 22 1 3 9 444,429/661999 29 21 4 8 663,891/632000 27 21 4 12 728,635/662001 30 21 1 7 13 1,523,573/322002 28 18 1 3 7 1,569,529/362003 27 21 3 9 1,092,918/672004 27 16 4 5 928,760/852005 26 19 3 9 845,875/1012006 29 21 7 751,626/1152007 25 17 1 3 7 92,365/56 1,351,942/672008 26 22 2 6 12 109,378/11 2,581,311/182009 27 22 2 9 1,276/44 1,218,605/732010 25 17 1 8 499/101 818,682/118total 418 297 1 5 1 48 125 15,122,494nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1990 2 1 1 $1,475/1761991 26 16 1 2 8 30,221/401992 15 6 1 2 4 21,444/631993 5 5 1 5 15,113/911994 4 3 1 2 10,130/1061995 26 21 7 12 60,822/32total 78 52 2 13 32 139,205* 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 08masterscut t33u.S. open cut cut t44 t37 t28 cut t58British open t9 cutpga t76 t44 cut cut cut t43 t18 cut 77 t9 t63tHE pLaYErS t42 cut cut t58 cut t48 t6 t68 cut t58 cuttour championship 15accenture match play championship t33 1 t9Bridgestone Invitationalt58ca championshipt27the Barclays t20 t72 t7 t18 t19 t11 t18 t32 t22 t25 cut t2Deutsche Bank championshipcut cut t50 cut t50BmW championship cut t34 t42 t41 t7 t53 cut t71 cut t78 t25 t55Year 09 10masterst46u.S. opent33British opent60pgat32 cuttHE pLaYErSt32 cutaccenture match play championship t33ca championshipt61the Barclayst52 cutDeutsche Bank championship t15BmW championshipt23pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-189