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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSPGA toUR VictoRieS (39):1974 Western open. 1975 Byron Nelson golf classic,British open. 1977 Bing crosby National pro-am,andy Williams-San Diego open Invitational, masterstournament, Western open, British open. 1978 Joegaragiola-tucson open, Bing crosby National pro-am,Byron Nelson golf classic, colgate Hall of Fame classic,anheuser-Busch golf classic. 1979 Sea pines Heritageclassic, moNY tournament of champions, Byron Nelsongolf classic, memorial tournament, colgate Hall of Fameclassic. 1980 andy Williams-San Diego open Invitational,glen campbell-Los angeles open, moNY tournament ofchampions, greater New orleans open, Byron Nelson golfclassic, British open, World Series of golf. 1981 masterstournament, uSF&g New orleans open, atlanta classic.1982 glen campbell-Los angeles open, Sea pines Heritage,u.S. open, British open. 1983 British open. 1984 Seikotucsonmatch play championship, moNY tournament ofchampions, Western open. 1987 Nabisco championship.1996 memorial tournament. 1998 mastercard colonial.cHAMPionS toUR VictoRieS (13):1999 Bank one championship. 2000 Ir SENIor tourchampionship. 2001 Senior pga championship. 2002SENIor tour championship at gaillardia. 2003 SeniorBritish open, JELD-WEN tradition. 2005 Senior Britishopen, charles Schwab cup championship. 2007 outbackSteakhouse pro-am, the Senior open championship presentedby aberdeen asset mngt. 2008 outback Steakhousepro-am, Liberty mutual Legends of golf. 2010 mitsubishiElectric championship at Hualalai.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (4):1980 Dunlop phoenix [Jpn]. 1984 australian open [aus].1992 Hong Kong open [asia]. 1997 Dunlop phoenix [Jpn].otHeR VictoRieS (3):1994 Skins game. 2007 Wendy’s champions Skins game[with Jack Nicklaus]. 2010 Wendy’s champions Skinsgame [with Jack Nicklaus].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t18—masters tournament.BeSt 2010 cHAMPionS toUR FiniSHeS:1—mitsubishi Electric championship at Hualalai; 5—u.S.Senior open, toshiba classic; t8—outback Steakhousepro-am2010 SeASon:teamed with Jack Nicklaus to hold off defending championsFuzzy Zoeller and Ben crenshaw to win the Wendy’schampions Skins game. Birdied two holes to win threeskins and $130,000 on the back nine. they finished with10 skins and $350,000 for their second victory in theevent in four years…the following week, birdied the finaltwo holes for one-stroke victory over senior newcomerFred couples in the season-opening mitsubishi Electricchampionship at Hualalai. closed with a 7-under 65 tofinish at 22-under 194 for his 13th champions tour titleand his first victory in 34 career starts in Hawaii on thetwo tours. after pushing his drive into the right rough, hita spectacular second shot with a pitching wedge from 147yards that rolled 20 feet on the 18th green and stopped 4feet from the hole. couples, who closed with a bogey-free64, just missed his 15-foot birdie putt to the left on thefinal hole. Became the oldest champions tour winner sincegil morgan in the 2007 Walmart First tee open at pebbleBeach. In 2009, there were no winners older than 55…Finished t29 at the u.S. open, becoming the only playerto tee it up in all five u.S. opens at pebble Beach and thesecond-oldest player (60) to make the cut at the u.S. open(Sam Snead, 61, finished t29 in 1973). It was his 25th madecut at the u.S. open, with only five players completing 72holes more times: Jack Nicklaus (35), Sam Snead (27), HaleIrwin (27), gene Sarazen (26) and raymond Floyd (26).cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Less than a year after left hip replacement surgery,came close to one of the most surprising finishes in pgaTom Watson (Continued)tour history with a playoff loss at the British open. aftermissing the cut at the masters, at age 59 he was a paraway from becoming the oldest winner in major championshiphistory. aiming for a sixth British open crown, shot65-70-71-72—280 to tie Stewart cink in regulation aftermaking bogey on the 72nd hole, missing a 9-foot putt forthe win. Lost the four-hole playoff by six shots but earnedhis fist top-10 on tour since 2002 (seventh, mastercardcolonial) and moved from No. 1,374 to No. 105 in theofficial World golf ranking...Finished 114th on the moneylist...Best champions tour finish was a second at theconstellation Energy Senior players championship. 2008:on the pga tour, missed the cut at the masterstournament and British open...on the champions tour,became the first player to successfully defend his title atthe outback Steakhouse pro-am near tampa. Edged ScottHoch and Jay Haas by one stroke. managed to scramble fora bogey on the final hole after dunking his second shot inthe water at No. 18. Victory was his 11th on the championstour and 50th overall in a tour-sanctioned event. JoinedJack Nicklaus, arnold palmer, Hale Irwin and Lee trevinoas the only players with at least 10 wins on the championstour, 20 victories on the pga tour and a combined 50titles on both tours...Followed his victory in tampa byteaming with andy North to win the Legends Division titleat the Liberty mutual Legends of golf. the pair opened witha 13-under par 59 and followed with rounds of 62-64 for awire-to-wire victory in Savannah. played all 54 holes withouta bogey for the fourth straight year, a stretch of 162holes. the pair had won three consecutive titles in theunofficial raphael Division before the win in the LegendsDivision, which became an official event in 2008...underwent successful left hip replacement surgery on oct.2 by Dr. Joel matta at Saint John’s Health center in Santamonica, ca. 2007: In first start, finished t19 at the at&tpebble Beach National pro-am and was paired with sonmichael for the event. It was his first top-25 since the 2003British open. Extended streak to 36 consecutive seasonswith at least one made cut on the pga tour...also playedin his 34th masters tournament and just barely missed the36-hole cut after making a triple bogey-7 on the last holeFriday...at the Senior British open, prevailed in adverseconditions to win by one stroke over mark o’meara andStewart ginn at muirfield in July. Despite a double bogeyat the 72nd hole, claimed the event for the third time,duplicating victories in 2003 and 2005. Victory gave himeight official wins in the British Isles (five British open titlesand three Senior British open titles), including seven inScotland and 13 major championships overall. the win alsomade him the second three-time champion, joining garyplayer. triumph at the Senior British was his 10th careerwin on the champions tour and was his 49th official titleon both the pga tour/champions tour combined...Firstchampions tour victory of season came in February. Bravedchilly and windy conditions near tampa to win the outbackSteakhouse pro-am, holding off both Jay Haas and andyBean by a stroke at the tpc tampa Bay. the win ended an0-93 victory drought in Florida (0-77 on the pga tour and0-16 on the champions tour)...also teamed with goodfriend andy North to win a third straight raphael Divisiontitle at the Liberty mutual Legends of golf. Duo edged garyKoch and roger maltbie by one stroke in the 36-hole betterballcompetition in Savannah. 2006: Spent most of theseason on the champions tour, playing only two events onthe pga tour...Had a near miss at the u.S. Senior open inJuly at prairie Dunes cc. Held a two-stroke margin overeventual winner allen Doyle after 54 holes but startedSunday’s final round with bogeys on three of the first sixholes and then could not hold off a Sunday charge fromDoyle...competed in his 30th British open and made his22nd cut in the event, finishing t48...made his 33rdmasters appearance but did not make the cut. 2005: Spentmost of the season on the champions tour, playing onlytwo events on the pga tour...along with Luke Donald,played the first two rounds of the British open at St.andrews with Jack Nicklaus, who was making his lastappearance in a major championship. Went on to make hissecond consecutive cut in the event and posted a 1-over289 total to finish t41...Ended almost a two-year officialvictory drought when he triumphed for the second time atthe Senior British open, this time at royal aberdeen, hissixth overall title in Scotland...Won the season-endingSchwab cup championship and the season-long charlesSchwab cup and its $1-million first prize. came from sixstrokes back to defeat Jay Haas, thanks to a closing8-under 64. 2004: Finished t66 at the Bay Hill Invitationalfor his first made cut in a tour event since the 2002 Bankof america colonial...played in 12 champions tour eventsand collected five top-10s...Won his first Wendy’schampions Skins game on the third extra playoff hole...Hadsurgery on his right shoulder in october. 2003: played injust four events for the fourth straight year on pga tourbut participated in all nine majors between the pga tourand champions tour, a record for majors participation...thanks to two major victories, named champions tourplayer of the Year...playing on a special exemption, the53-year old shared the first-round lead at the u.S. openwith Brett Quigley at 5-under 65. Finished t28...Finished intop 10 in 10 of 14 events on the champions tour includingtwo wins and five runner-ups. Wins came in two of thechampions tour majors: Senior British open and JELD-WEN tradition...Finished first in charles Schwab cuppoints and donated entire $1-million bonus to aLS research,the disease his caddie Bruce Edwards died from...also therecipient of the card Walker award and the payne Stewartaward. 2002: made his 23rd cut in 29 appearances at themasters and finished t40...Was the oldest player to makethe cut at the pga at Hazeltine National and finished t48.2001: pga tour record string of consecutive years earningat least $100,000 stopped at 26 (1974-2000)...picked up awin for third consecutive year on champions tour at Seniorpga championship. 2000: made cut in three of four majorswith a best finish of t9 in the pga (missed masters cut)...Went over $1-million mark in season earnings for first timein his career. 1998: Earned 34th pga tour title with victoryat mastercard colonial. at 48, was oldest player towin event (previous oldest:46-year-old Ben Hogan when hecaptured his last of five colonial titles)...Stretch betweenfirst win, the 1974 Western open, and most recent (23years, 11 months, 24 days) third longest in tour history.1997: posted t3 at gtE Byron Nelson classic and fourth atmasters tournament. Best finish at augusta National since1991. 1996: after nine-year absence, returned to the pgaPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.70Driving Distance ...........................................278.6Driving accuracy percentage .......................75.69%greens in regulation percentage ................60.00%putting average ...........................................1.824(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 67–masters tournament/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–1973 Worldopen golf championship/5Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $732,603–2009 British open championship/2career High official World Rank: after 1998 mastercardcolonial/132010 ChAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICSScoring average (actual) .............................70.55 (24)Driving Distance ...........................................278.1 (35)Driving accuracy percentage .......................73.27% (29)greens in regulation percentage ................67.92% (42)putting average ...........................................1.752 (15)MISCELLANEOUS ChAMPIONS TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 62–2010 toshiba classic/3.career champions tour Low Round: 59–2008 Libertymutual Legends of golf/1Largest career champions tour Paycheck/Finish: $440,000–2 times, most recent 2005 charlesSchwab cup championship/1Section 2 Player BiograPhiespgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-207