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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRS2010 SeASon:played just four pga tour events, with one made cut,at the Valero texas open (t45)…Lone top-25 in 12Nationwide tour starts was t14 at the Ford Wayne gretzkyclassic.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Was No. 78 on the money list with a t2 at themelwood prince george’s county open, his first runner-upperformance on the Nationwide tour after two close callson the pga tour in 2004 and 2005 (EDS Byron Nelsonchampionship and John Deere classic). t21 at the puertorico open represented his only made cut in five appearanceson the pga tour. 2008: Won his second startof the Nationwide tour season at the athens regionalFoundation classic, defeating greg owen with a birdie atthe first playoff hole, after birdieing his final two holes ofregulation. played only four more events, making just onecut, before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery inaugust. made four of eight cuts on the pga tour withhis best finish coming at the mayakoba golf classic (t22).2007: made 12 starts on the pga tour, making the cut intwo events. made his first start on the Nationwide toursince playing four times during the 1995 season. 2006:made 13 cuts in 31 events. posted his first top-10 of theseason late in the year with a t8 finish at the SouthernFarm Bureau classic, his first top-10 since a t2 at the 2005John Deere classic. 2005: Lone top-10 was a t2 at theJohn Deere classic. posted four rounds in the 60s at therobert Damron (Continued)tpc Deere run to finish one shot behind champion Seano’Hair. It was his best finish since a playoff loss to Sergiogarcia at the 2004 EDS Byron Nelson championship. In hissecond-to-last start of the year finished t15 at the 2005FuNaI classic at Walt Disney World resort, enough toimprove earnings to $739,836, good enough to secure hiscard for the ninth time in nine years on tour. 2004: Lostin a three-way playoff with Sergio garcia and Dudley Hartat the EDS Byron Nelson championship, his best finishon tour since winning at tpc Las colinas in 2001. 2003:a t7 at the greater Hartford open was his best finish ofthe year. 2002: Ended season making nine of the last 11cuts, including his only top-10 in hometown of orlandoat Disney golf classic. 2001: First victory of his tourcareer came at Verizon Byron Nelson classic and led tobest finish on money list (51st). after sharing 54-hole leadwith Scott Verplank, used birdie on fourth extra hole towin. 2000: Season-best finish was a t3 at tHE pLaYErSchampionship, rebounding from opening-round 78 withthree consecutive sub-par scores to finish six shots behindwinner Hal Sutton. 1999: Finished fourth in front of hometownfans at Bay Hill Invitational after receiving a sponsor’sexemption from host arnold palmer. 1998: made 19 cut in28 starts and finished in the top 100 on the money list inhis sophomore season on tour. Lone top-10 was t7 atthe FedEx St. Jude classic. 1997: In rookie season, earnednomination for rookie of the Year honors. Finished 53rd onmoney list on strength of four top-five finishes. Second onlyto rookie of the Year Stewart cink in first-year earnings.Marco DawsoneXeMPt StAtUS: Veteran memberFULL nAMe: marco thomas DawsonHeiGHt: 6-0weiGHt: 190BiRtHDAte: November 17, 1963BiRtHPLAce: Freising, germanyReSiDence: Lakeland, FL; plays out of grasslandsg&ccAmateur: Winner of five collegiate events while at centralFlorida, where he was a three-time all-america.PeRSonAL:Father moved family to orlando for warmer winter weatherafter retiring from Kentucky coal business. Winter housewas at Bay Hill club, where robert met arnold palmerand gained early advice about golf. palmer helped him getsponsor’s exemption to 1997 Bob Hope chrysler classic.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................72.67Driving Distance ...........................................287.3Driving accuracy percentage .......................63.10%greens in regulation percentage ................58.33%putting average ...........................................1.762(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 68–Valero texas open/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 63–2002 greatermilwaukee open/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $810,000–2001 Verizon Byron Nelson classic/1career High official world Rank: after 2001 tHE tourchampionship/76FAMiLY: Wife, Heather; marco, FranciscoeDUcAtion: Florida Southern college (1985, marketing)SPeciAL inteReStS: FishingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1985Q ScHooL: 1990, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2006nationwide tour Graduate (1999, 2002)Section 2 Player BiograPhiesBeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:2—1995 greater milwaukee open.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2002 LaSalle Bank open.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t17—puerto rico open presented by Banco popular; t23—mayakoba golf classic at riviera maya-cancun.2010 SeASon:Failed to crack the top 10 in 10 pga tour starts…played15 Nationwide tour events, with one top-10 finish. Bestperformance, a t4, came at his first event of the season, thepanama cLaro championship. It was his best Nationwidetour showing since a t2 at the 2002 oregon classic. Endedthe year No. 97 on the money list.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished t40 at the Valero texas open for his onlymade cut in six events. Ended the Nationwide tour seasonNo. 74 on the money list after making 14 cuts in 19 startsbut had only two top-10 finishes. Finished t6 at both theSouth georgia classic and the chattanooga classic. 2008:made the cut in 12 of 21 starts on the pga tour, withtop-10 finishes at the inaugural puerto rico open (t6) andthe Zurich classic of New orleans (t10), giving him backto-backtop-10 finishes for the first time since 2003. onlystart on the Nationwide tour in resulted in t6 at the Southgeorgia classic for his first top-10 on that tour since finishingsecond at the 2002 oregon classic. 2007: Best finishcame with a t5 at the Buick open in early July. Finished145th on the money list. 2006: Sitting at No. 163 on tourmoney list entering the FuNaI classic, finished t5 withfour rounds in the 60s. With payday of $161,575, moved toNo. 139 and earned a top-10 exemption into the season’sfinal full-field event, the chrysler championship, where hemissed the cut in final attempt at a top-125 finish. 2005:received a major medical Extension for 2005. Ended theseason 139th on the money list to earn partial status forthe 2006 season...In his first round on the pga tour sincethe 2003 Honda classic (missed rest of 2003 season dueto back surgery), shared the first-round lead of the Fordchampionship at Doral with three others after an opening8-under 64. Finished t79...In 16th start, yielded first top-10of season with a t8 at the Deutsche Bank championship.2004: made six starts before season was cut short dueto back surgery in april. Will receive a major medicalExtension for 2005. coupled with $59,550 earned in sixevents in 2004, has the opportunity to play in 23 eventsto earn $595,820 and match the $623,262 in earnings of2004’s No. 125, tag ridings. If he does so, will play out ofthe major medical Extension category for the remainder ofthe season. 2003: one of six Nationwide tour graduatesfrom the class of 2002 to retain tour card, finishing in top125 for the first time since 1996...Best finish of the yearwas a t7 at the Buick Invitational, his first top-10 since t6at Buick challenge in 1996, a span of 68 events. collected acareer-best $130,950...Followed with a t10 the next weekat the Nissan open. 2002: continued to play under majormedical Extension carryover from 2001 season. after playingin 19 events in 2001, had one remaining event in 2002 toearn $174,047 and keep major medical Extension status forthe remainder of the season. missed cut at the touchstoneEnergy tucson open, then spent the remainder of the yearon the Nationwide tour where he finished eighth andPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.90Driving Distance ...........................................291.9Driving accuracy percentage .......................62.17%greens in regulation percentage ................65.66%putting average ...........................................1.758(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 66–John Deere classic/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 61–1991chattanooga classic/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $166,110–2007 Buick open/t5career High official world Rank: after 1996 Hondaclassic/130pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-259