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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSVaughn Taylor (Continued)after becoming the only first-time participant at the 2005mercedes championships to finish in the top-10 (t8), followeda year later with a t4 at Kapalua...In just his secondcareer start at the tpc Sawgrass, recorded his first top-10at tHE pLaYErS championship with his t8 finish...a weekafter missing the cut in his hometown of augusta at themasters, held the first-round lead at the Verizon Heritagewith an 8-under 63. closed with a 66, Sunday’s low round,to finish t3...Finished t6 at the Wachovia championshipwith four under-par rounds. It was his fourth top-10 ofthe season and third in his last five starts...collected acareer-best fifth top-10 of the season with his t7 finishat the memorial tournament...made a 38-foot putt forpar on the 72nd hole to finish tied for fourth with ScottVerplank at the Buick open. the putt allowed him to jumpfrom No. 11 on the u.S. ryder cup team standings to No.7. a miss would have only moved him to No. 10. matchedhis career-low round with a 9-under 63 in the third round...Finished seventh on the u.S. ryder cup team list, where heearned one-half point for the team (0-1-1)...Ended seasonsecond in putting average (1.725) behind Daniel chopra(1.712)...placed 35th on the money list to earn a return tripto the masters (top 40 invited). 2005: Finished No. 36 onthe money list to earn invitation to masters for the firsttime in 2006...In defense of 2004 reno-tahoe open title,led wire-to-wire with rounds of 64-67-63-72—267, toppingrunner-up Jonathan Kaye by three strokes. the 267 total(21-under-par) set a tournament record by four strokes.Led by six strokes entering the final round after setting atournament 54-hole record with a 195 total...Jumped to No.31 on the pga tour official money list with a third-placefinish at the Deutsche Bank championship, aided by roundsof 67-68 on the weekend. 2004: one of five rookies to winon tour and one of four to earn more than $1 million inhis first season...claimed his first tour victory by rollingin an 11-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win afour-way playoff at the reno-tahoe open. made a 14-footbirdie putt on the last hole of regulation for a 3-over 75and tied hometown favorite Scott mccarron, rookie Huntermahan and australia’s Steve allan at 10-under 278. 2003:Finished 11th on Nationwide tour money list to earnhis initial tour card. Began season with no status, butstormed out of the gate in may by monday qualifying atthe Virginia Beach open and finishing second. Based onhis top-25 finish, made it into the field the following weekat the SaS carolina classic, where he posted his secondconsecutive runner-up finish. Broke through for his firstcareer win on the Nationwide tour at the Knoxville open.Shot a final-round, 8-under-par 64 and then won on thefirst playoff hole against Joe ogilvie to collect $85,500.2000: Was a member of the Nationwide tour. Amateur:Qualified for the 1998 u.S. open at the olympic club inSan Francisco. posted rounds of 76-76 and missed the cut...Four-time winner on the Hooters tour...Honorable mentionall-american during his senior season at augusta Stateuniversity. teammate with richard Johnson, who was No.Josh TeatereXeMPt StAtUS: 89th on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: Joshua Bain teaterHeiGHt: 5-10WeiGHt: 180BiRtHDAte: april 6, 1979BiRtHPLAce: Danville, KYReSiDence: Lexington, KY; plays out of greenbrierg&ccFAMiLY: Single1 on the 2007 Nationwide tour money list.PeRSonAL:moved to augusta, ga as an infant. attended high school(Hephzibah High) and college (augusta State) there and stillresides near his parents.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.79 (76)Driving Distance ...........................................284.4 (122)Driving accuracy percentage .......................68.26% (33)greens in regulation percentage ................68.33% (59)putting average ...........................................1.767 (56)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–John Deere classic/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 63–4 times, mostrecent 2009 the 50th Bob Hope classic hosted by arnoldpalmer/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $648,000–2009 turning Stone resort championship/2career High official World Rank: after 2007 EDS ByronNelson championship/37eDUcAtion: morehead State university (2001,Business)SPeciAL inteReStS: music, tV, movies, KentuckyathleticstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2001nationwide tour Graduate (2009)Section 2 Player BiograPhiesBeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t3—2010 turning Stone resort championship.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2009 utah championship.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t3—turning Stone resort championship; t5—at&tpebble Beach National pro-am.2010 SeASon:In rookie year, claimed two top-10s and eight top-25finishes in 31 stars, highlighted by a third at the turningStone resort championship...With his first top-10 finishPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2005 12010 31 19 1 2 8 754/76 $1,005,323/89total 32 19 1 2 8 1,005,323nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2003 1 1 $1,451/3212004 12009 26 17 1 1 1 5 11 326,438/7total 28 18 1 1 1 5 11 327,889* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*of the season, became the fourth different rookie in fiveweeks to claim low-rookie honors—with a t5 at the at&tpebble Beach National pro-am...recorded his best careerfinish (t3) and second top-10 of the year at the turningStone resort championship, with rounds of 69-66 on theweekend.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished his Nationwide tour rookie season at No. 7on the money list. played in 26 of 29 events and made 17cuts, highlighted by a win, a runner-up and a tie for third.Earned his first career title with a four-stroke victory at theutah championship. Led by one after 54 holes and pushedthe lead to six strokes when he made his second eagle ofPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 05 06 07 08 09 10the Barclayst36Deutsche Bank championship cut t45the day at the par-5, 17th hole in the final round. a doublebogey at No. 18 reduced his winning margin, but the firstplacecheck of $99,000 was enough to jump him from No.21 to No. 8 and assure him of his pga tour card for 2010.Earned first career top-10 earlier in the season with a t7at the HSBc New Zealand pga championship, where hewas a co-leader after 36 holes. runner-up to michael Simat the inaugural christmas In october classic. Started thefinal round three shots back of Sim and was tied through 14holes when an unplayable lie in the rough led to a doublebogey at No. 15. Finished two shots back of playing partnerSim, who collected his third win of the year. Second-placecheck of $67,500 moved him up 40 spots on the money listpgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-191