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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSsteven Bowditch (Bo-ditch)eXeMPt StAtUS: 17th on 2010 Nationwide tourmoney listFULL nAMe: Steven David BowditchHeiGHt: 6-0weiGHt: 200BiRtHDAte: June 8, 1983BiRtHPLAce: Newcastle, New South Wales, australiaReSiDence: perigian Beach, Queensland, australia;plays out of Kooralbyn resortFAMiLY: SingleSPeciAL inteReStS: rugbytURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2001JoineD toUR: 2006nationwide tour Graduate (2005, 2010)BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t73—2005 Buick championship.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):2005 Jacob’s creek open championship. 2010 Sobobagolf classic.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (1):2010 New South Wales pga championship.2010 SeASon:Entered 22 Nationwide tour events and had three top-10finishes, which included a win at the $1-milion Sobobagolf classic. Finished the year 17th on the money list toearn a return trip to the pga tour…Earned his secondcareer title, at the Soboba golf classic in california in earlyoctober. moved into the lead with an 8-under 63 in thethird round. Birdied the first hole and eagled the sixth holeSunday to move into a comfortable lead and was neverseriously challenged the rest of the day. posted a 3-under68 to finish at 19-under par, three strokes better than DanielSummerhays and five in front of Keegan Bradley and B.J.Staten. a first-place check for $180,000 moved him fromNo. 76 to No. 11 on the money list. Finished the week withonly 96 putts, one shy of the all-time tour mark of 95 setby grant Waite at the 2003 miccosukee championship.Dating to the end of the 2005 season, had earned only$173,970 in his previous 76 starts on tour…Began thefinal round of the preferred Health Systems Wichita openin second place, a stroke behind roberto castro. an up-anddownround left him one stroke behind clubhouse leaderJhonattan Vegas as he stepped to the 18th tee Sunday.Needed a birdie to force a playoff, he hit his tee shot out ofbounds. Ended up making a double bogey but still finishedt4—his best tour finish since a t2 at the 2005 price cuttercharity championship…Notched his sixth top-10 finish sixstarts later, at the WNB golf classic. Had missed four cutsin a row heading into midland. a final-round 66 moved himfrom t23 to t8. He would go on to victory a week later incalifornia.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: made the cut in seven of 20 starts on the Nationwidetour. Earned his first top 10 in more than two years with asolo sixth at the mexico open. previous top-10 was a t5at the 2007 Nationwide children’s Hospital Invitational.Earned more money in mexico than he had in his previous42 starts on tour combined...Enjoyed a second top-10 inthree weeks with a t9 at the albertsons Boise open. 2008:made two cuts in 16 Nationwide tour starts, with a bestfinish of t45 at the price cutter charity championship.Finished 236th on the money list. played two European tourevents, missing both cuts. Finished t48 at the australianmasters and t45 at the australian pga championship latein the season in his homeland. 2007: Was granted minormedical Exemption after 2006 pga tour season was limitedto 22 events. coupled with 2006 winnings of $11,160,had five events to earn $649,738, equaling No. 125 from2006. unsuccessful in that attempt, however, eventuallyplaying the Nationwide tour and making nine cuts in 23appearances. among his four top-25s was a season-best t5at the Nationwide children’s Hospital Invitational. Finishedthe year No. 99 on the money list, with $56,173. Had fullyexemptstatus on the Nationwide tour by virtue of his finishat the 2006 pga tour Qualifying tournament. 2006: rookieon the pga tour after finishing fourth on Nationwidetour money list, with $333,329. 2005: made the cut in14 of 21 starts on tour, with six top-10 finishes. Seasonwas highlighted by season-opening victory at the Jacob’screek open championship. the second-youngest winnerin Nationwide tour history at 21 years, 8 months, 12 days.Following week, lost in a playoff to peter o’malley. chargedup the leaderboard Sunday with a course-record-tying 63to finish at 14-under par, nearly two hours in front of thefinal group. Waited in the clubhouse as o’malley missed ashort putt on the 72nd hole, forcing a playoff. Named playerof the month for January/February. an 8-under-par 64 inthe final round of the price cutter charity championshipled to a runner-up finish to roger tambellini. Led tour inBirdie average (4.39). played in two previous pga tourevents with his lone made cut, a t73 at the 2005 Buickchampionship. Winner of the 2004 Queensland open on theVon Nida tour in australia. Was t3 at the 2004 australianopen and t4 at the mastercard australian masters. 2001australian Strokeplay champion. Amateur: runner-up atthe World Junior championships in 2000. paired with gregNorman in the final round of the 2000 australian open asa 17-year old...Finished t7 in that event and was the topamateur in the field.PeRSonAL:Started playing the game around the age of 12 because hisfather wouldn’t let him tackle in rugby league…previousemployment includes time as a cement mixer.PLAYeR StAtiSticSMISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICScareer PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 67–2006 SouthernFarm Bureau classic/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $8,299–2005 Buick championship/t73career High official world Rank: after 2005 World golfchampionships-accenture match play championship/162Section 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2003 12005 1 1 $8,299/2006 22 2 11,160/2562007 5total 29 3 19,459nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2003 12005 21 14 1 2 6 9 $333,329/42006 22007 23 9 1 4 56,173/992008 16 2 3,859/2362009 20 7 2 2 49,655/1062010 22 13 1 3 5 257,283/17total 105 45 2 2 12 20 700,299eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 1 1 $14,750PGA toUR oF AUStRALASiAYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 1 1 $10,425* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 03 04 05 06British opencutDeutsche Bank championshipcutpgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-243