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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSwith a season-best t21 at the puerto rico open. madethe cut in 11 of 13 starts on the Nationwide tour, withseason-best finishes in his last two starts of the year,finishing t11 at the chattanooga classic and t12 at themiccosukee championship. 2008: rookie on the pga tourafter finishing t19 at 2007 Qualifying tournament. Earnedhis tour card in his first trip to the finals of the Qualifyingtournament. made only six of 24 cuts in his first season onthe pga tour...recorded his best finish (second) on tourat the children’s miracle Network classic, with roundsof 68-66-66-64, one stroke behind Davis Love III. Finishat Disney ($496,800) moved him from 228th into the top150 on the final money list...one of nine players in 2007Tommy gainey (Continued)to earn their pga tour cards after successfully negotiatingall three stages. 2007: played in four Nationwidetour events and was solo second through 54 holes ofthe BmW charity pro-am at the cliffs before finishingt30. Finished t8 at the cox classic, thanks in part to afinal-round 65. First career start on the pga tour cameat the Wachovia championship, where he missed the cut.played on the tarheel tour from 2004-2007 and collectedfour wins during that period. Earned more than $100,000in 2006 and 2007 combined on the tarheel tour during aperiod in which he recorded 13 top-five finishes. Won theBentonville open on the Hooters tour in June 2007 in onlyhis second career start on that tour. Has also competed onthe gateway tour.PeRSonAL:goes by the nickname “two gloves” for wearing two golfgloves when he plays. Developed that habit after playingbaseball as a kid. attended central carolina technicalcollege after high school. Worked as an assembly lineworker in rural South carolina before deciding to giveprofessional golf a shot. Lists his brother allen as his onlyinstructor. Was a participant on golf channel’s “Big BreakV” and later won “Big Break VII.” Lists his heroes as Fredcouples and rock band Hootie and the Blowfish.PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2007 12008 24 6 1 1 1 236/119 $562,205/1482009 15 8 1 191/122 128,347/202total 40 14 1 1 2 690,552nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2007 4 2 1 1 $21,515/1622008 7 4 1 14,486/1582009 13 11 2 45,982/1092010 27 20 2 1 1 6 11 403,957/4total 51 37 2 1 1 7 15 485,941* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*Jim gallagher, Jr.eXeMPt StAtUS: past championFULL nAMe: James thomas gallagher, Jr.HeiGHt: 6-0weiGHt: 200BiRtHDAte: march 24, 1961BiRtHPLAce: Johnstown, paReSiDence: greenwood, mSFAMiLY: Wife, cissye; mary Langdon (1/15/92),James thomas III (12/1/93), Kathleen meeks (7/20/96),Elizabeth ruth (11/11/99)eDUcAtion: university of tennessee (1983, marketing)SPeciAL inteReStS: Hunting, coaching and watchinghis children play sportstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1983Q ScHooL: 1983, 1984JoineD toUR: 1984nationwide tour AlumnusSection 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR VictoRieS (5):1990 greater milwaukee open. 1993 anheuser-Busch golfclassic, tHE tour championship. 1995 Kmart greatergreensboro open, FedEx St. Jude classic.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:79—Viking classic.2010 SeASon:played sparingly on the pga tour and Nationwide tour,making one cut on each tour in three and four starts,respectively...Will turn 50 in march and plans to play moreon the champions tour.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: missed cut in two starts on pga tour but made twocuts in eight starts on Nationwide tour. received sponsorinvite to Viking classic in home state of mississippi butnever got to play as event was canceled when poor weathermade annandale golf club unplayable. 2008: made one cutin seven pga tour starts, a 76th-place finish at the u.S.Bank championship in milwaukee. missed the cut in threeNationwide tour starts. 2007: played in nine tour events,with a season-best t59 at the ginn Sur mer classic, andfive Nationwide tour events, with a best finish of t55 at theKnoxville open. 2004: Finished t10 at the B.c. open, his firsttop-10 since a t5 at the 2002 greater greensboro chryslerclassic. 1985: Second $1-million season of his career, whenhe won twice. Stood in 10th place, seven strokes behindleader Jeff Sluman, entering final round of Kmart greatergreensboro open. Shot final-round 66 for one-stroke victory.Shot second-round 62 to take lead for good at FedEx St.Jude classic. 1994: represented united States at inauguralpresidents cup, where his record was 3-1. 1993: First $1million season of his career, when he won anheuser-Buschgolf classic and tHE tour championship. Final-round 65 atanheuser-Busch was good for two-stroke victory over chipBeck and helped earn spot on first ryder cup team, wherehe defeated Seve Ballesteros, 3 and 2, to seal u.S. victory.opened tHE tour championship at olympic club withcourse-record 63 en route to one-stroke victory over gregNorman and David Frost. 1990: First tour victory came atgreater milwaukee open, where he defeated Ed Doughertyand Billy mayfair on first playoff hole. 1985: Leading moneywinner on tournament players Series.PeRSonAL:the gallaghers were selected National golf month Familyfor 1995 by pga of america...Father, Jim, is a pga professionalin marion, IN; wife, cissye, is a former Lpga member;sister, Jackie gallagher-Smith, and brother, Jeff, are bothtour professionals.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................73.25Driving Distance ...........................................297.3Driving accuracy percentage .......................55.10%greens in regulation percentage ................65.08%putting average ...........................................1.854(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 69–reno-tahoe open/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 61–1991 LasVegas Invitational/4Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $540,000–1993 tHE tour championship/1career High official world Rank: after 1995 Quad cityclassic/26pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-271