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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSSection Player BiograPhies2top-10s on the western swing, with a t6 at the albertsonsBoise open and a t8 at the oregon classic. moved to No.27 on the money list after oregon. Shot 19-under to finishfourth at the chattanooga classic. Final round 72 at theseason-ending Nationwide tour championship at tpccraig ranch dropped him from 26th to 27th on the moneylist. rounds of 80-70 at the u.S. open led to a missed cutin his first pga tour start since his rookie season in 2004.2007: made the cut in 14 of 25 starts on the Nationwidetour, with five top-25 finishes. concluded the season No.59 on the money list, with $102,985. opened the year witha runner-up finish at the movistar panama championship,two strokes behind tournament winner miguel carballo. Itrepresented the third second-place showing of his careerto go along with two wins. only other top-10 came atthe athens regional Foundation classic (t6). 2006: madethe cut in 20 of 29 starts on the Nationwide tour, with10 top-25 finishes—two of which were top 10s. Finishedthe season No. 30 on the money list, with $175,189.Failed to crack the top 10 in any of his first 12 starts ofthe season but more than made up for it with his secondtour victory at the Knoxville open. rounds of 67-66-67-69led to a 19-under-par 269, five strokes clear of his nearestchallenger and tying andrew Buckle for the largest winningmargin on tour that year. collected $85,500 for the victory,becoming one of just six players in tour history to win thesame event twice (first victory came at the 2004 Knoxvilleopen). came back the following week with a t8 outing atthe chattanooga classic. For his efforts, was named thetour’s June player of the month. 2005: returned for hissecond stint on the pga tour after spending the pastthree seasons on the Nationwide tour. picked up his firsthunter haas (Continued)top-10 of the season, a t10 at the weather-shortened,54-hole BellSouth classic, in his sixth start. It was hiscareer-best finish on tour in 43 starts. opened with apersonal-best, bogey-free 9-under 63 to hold the first-roundlead at the FuNaI classic at Walt Disney World resort.Finished t58. 2004: posted five top-10s and finished 16thon the Nationwide tour money list, with $212,065. Brokethrough for his first career win at the Knoxville open.Birdied the first extra hole to defeat Shane Bertsch andJustin Bolli for the $85,500 first-place check. also lost aplayoff to Bradley Hughes at the preferred Health SystemsWichita open. 2003: Finished 54th on the Nationwidetour money list, with four top-10s. 2002: Was 44th on theNationwide tour money list, with two top-10s includinga second-place showing at the Lake Erie charity classicat peek ‘n peak resort, one stroke behind winner patrickmoore. posted one of three double eagles on tour whenhis 3-iron from 234 yards found the bottom of the cup inthe final round of the gila river golf classic. 2001: Earnedhis pga tour playing privileges with a t8 at the 2000 pgatour National Qualifying tournament. made the cut ineight of 30 tour events, with his only top-25 finish comingin his first event of season and seventh career start, a t15at the touchstone Energy tucson classic. Best round of theyear was a 65 in the second round of the Invensys classicat Las Vegas. Amateur: three-time all-american. Namedthe 1998 Big XII player of the Year. Summer of 1999, shortlyafter finishing his college golf eligiblity, won the u.S. publicLinks and the porter cup in back-to-back weeks. the publicLinks victory gave him an automatic exemption to the u.S.amateur at pebble Beach gL and the 2000 masters. Wasplanning on playing professionally in 2000 while finishinghis degree but could not pass up a guaranteed spot in themasters, where he eventually missed the cut. Did manageto make a 35-foot putt on his final hole at the annualmasters par-3 contest to advance to four-person playoff.chris perry beat Haas, Jay Haas (no relation) and Stevepate on the first playoff hole. reached the semifinals atthe 1999 u.S. amateur. member of the 1999 u.S. Walkercup team.PeRSonAL:Has six bothers and sisters who all play competitive golf.credits his father and sister for giving him his start ingolf…Biggest thrill in golf is giving a advice to amateurplayers and seeing improvement in their game. Favoritegolf course played is Spyglass Hill…Would most like toplay Bandon Dunes in oregon…Favorite professional teamis the Dallas cowboys. Favorite movie is “unforgiven” andlikes minnesota Vikings’ running back adrian peterson…Favorite food is Lebanese…Favorite city to visit is Norman,oK…Would most like to play golf with clint Eastwood.PLAYeR StAtiSticSMISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICScareer PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 63–2005 FuNaIclassic at Walt Disney World resort/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $115,000–2005 BellSouth classic/t10career High official world Rank: after 2010 children’smiracle Network classic/189Todd hamiltoneXeMPt StAtUS: past championFULL nAMe: William todd HamiltonHeiGHt: 6-1weiGHt: 195BiRtHDAte: october 18, 1965BiRtHPLAce: galesburg, ILReSiDence: Westlake, tX; plays out of Vaquero gcFAMiLY: Wife: Jacque; tyler (4/2/98), Kaylee (6/20/00),Drake (4/18/03)eDUcAtion: university of oklahomaSPeciAL inteReStS: crossword puzzles, hockey,basketballtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1987Q ScHooL: 2003, 2010PGA toUR VictoRieS (2):2004 the Honda classic, British open.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (14):1992 Singapore rolex masters [asia], maekyung open[asia], maruman open [Jpn]. 1993 acom International[Jpn]. 1994 pga philanthropy [Jpn], Japan pga matchplaychampionship [Jpn], thailand open [asia]. 1995 tokencorporation cup [Jpn]. 1996 Japan pga philanthropy [Jpn].1998 gene Sarazen Jun classic [Jpn]. 2003 Fujisankeiclassic [Jpn], Diamond cup [Jpn], gateway to the mizunoopen [Jpn], Japan pga matchplay championship [Jpn].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t21—John Deere classic.2010 SeASon:made four of 20 cuts on tour without a top-10…Best finishwas t21 at the John Deere classic…also played in 11European tour events, with his top finish a t11 at the KLmopen in the Netherlands.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: In final year of exempt status as 2004 British openchampion, made 11 cuts in 29 starts to finish No. 133on the 2009 pga tour money list...t15 at the masterstournament was his best finish on tour since a t10 at the2006 John Deere classic...came back the following weekwith a t4 at the Verizon Heritage, his best performancesince winning the 2004 British open. It was also just histhird top-10 finish since hoisting the claret Jug. 2008:made the cut in 17 of 28 starts in 2008 but failed to recorda top-10 for the second consecutive season. 2007: plaguedby inconsistent play, former British open champion fell outsidethe top 200 on the money list...Best finish in 28 startswas a t37 at the reno-tahoe open. 2006: playing nearhometown of galesburg, IL, finished t10 at the John Deereclassic, thanks to closing rounds of 67-67. top-10 was firstsince a t6 at the 2004 World golf championships-americanExpress championship, a span of 50 events. 2005: Struggledthrough most of season, without a top-10 in 31 starts...topfinish was a t13 at the John Deere classic...the followingweek, missed the cut at St. andrews in defense of Britishopen title with rounds of 74-74. 2004: at age 38, namedpga tour rookie of the Year on the strength of two wins,including playoff victory over Ernie Els at the British open...Entered the season with only 12 tour events under hisbelt, having played primarily in Japan over the last decade,with 14 international victories during that period...Birdiedthe 71st and 72nd holes at the cc at mirasol’s Sunrisecourse to win the Honda classic. opened the final roundwith a four-stroke lead and finished at 12-under 274 todefeat Davis Love III by one shot. made a 10-foot birdieputt on No. 17 and a 4-footer on No. 18 after an 8-ironfrom 162 yards. Earned his first career tour victory in his18th career start on tour...captured first major championshipat the British open at royal troon. Held a one-strokelead over Ernie Els and two over phil mickelson and retiefgoosen through 54 holes. Bogeyed the 72nd hole to fallPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.89Driving Distance ...........................................290.3Driving accuracy percentage .......................58.87%greens in regulation percentage ................64.86%putting average ...........................................1.817(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 67–3 times, most recent themcgladrey classic/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 64–2008 Frys.com open/3Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,348,272–2004 British open championship/1career High official world Rank: after 2005 mercedeschampionships/162-282 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com