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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSJustin hicksSection Player BiograPhies2BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t74—2008 u.S. open.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):2008 Ford Wayne gretzky classic. 2010 BmW charitypro-am.2010 SeASon:made the cut in 20 of 28 Nationwide tour starts during theseason, collecting a win in the process and earning his pgatour card for the 2011 season by finishing No. 25 on thefinal money list. closed the year by making the cut in hisfinal eight starts but failed to crack the top-10 in any singleweek of them…Earned his second career title with a twostrokevictory at the BmW charity pro-am in may. posteda final-round 66 to finish at 20-under ahead of four others.Was in the final pairing and held a one-shot lead when playwas halted Sunday afternoon because of thunderstorms.Waited out an hour-long delay and returned to the 18thfairway. Hit his 7-iron from 173 yards to within 3 feet ofthe pin and rolled in his birdie putt to establish his winningmargin. First-place check of $108,000 moved him from No.47 to No. 7 on the money list at the time…one monthearlier, at the Fresh Express classic at tpc Stonebrae, hefired four rounds in the 60s to post his first top-10 of theseason. after three 68s, he shot a 65 Sunday to move fromt16 to t5, his best performance since winning the 2008Ford Wayne gretzky classic…Finished t22 at Q-Schoolin an attempt to improve his status heading into the 2011pga tour season.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:member of the Nationwide tour in 2005, 2007-10. 2009:Finished the year No. 52 on the Nationwide tour moneylist, with a pair of top-10 finishes...First top-10 of theeXeMPt StAtUS: t22 at 2010 pga tour QualifyingtournamentFULL nAMe: Justin Douglas HicksHeiGHt: 6-3weiGHt: 210BiRtHDAte: october 28, 1974BiRtHPLAce: Wyandotte, mIseason was a t8 at the Nationwide children’s HospitalInvitational...added another t8 at the $1-million Sobobaclassic, which earned him enough money to move up 15places to No. 50 on the money list. 2008: made the cutin 11 of 21 starts and earned his first career win at theFord Wayne gretzky classic. Second-round 63 included afront-nine 29 and vaulted him into contention in canada.Was one shot out of the lead after 54 holes and posteda 2-under 69 to get into a playoff with casey Wittenberg.Erased a two-shot deficit with a birdie on the next-to-lasthole while Wittenberg made bogey. Won the playoff witha birdie on the first extra hole. Had locker number 99 forthe tournament, the same number that host Wayne gretzkywore on his uniform during his record-setting, Hall of Famecareer in the National Hockey League...grabbed headlinestwo weeks earlier at the u.S. open, where he was thefirst-round co-leader with Kevin Streelman at torrey pines.It is his only made cut in three career starts on the pgatour. 2007: Ended the Nationwide tour season No. 80on the money list, with $74,022. made eights cuts in 15starts, with two-top-25 finishes...only top-10 showing wasa t2 at the National mining association pete Dye classic,finishing 14-under and one stroke behind tournament winnerJimmy Walker. 2006: only start was a missed cut atthe Scholarship america Showdown at Somerby. 2005:made the cut in five of nine starts during his rookie seasonon the Nationwide tour, with two top-25 finishes. a t9at the preferred Health Systems Wichita open markedhis first top-10 showing of his career. at 11-under-par263, finished the tournament five shots behind eventualwinner Joe Daley. Next-best showing was a t11 at thecleveland open...Had made the cut in two of three careerstarts on tour prior to 2005. 2004: posted a career-bestt31 at the pete Dye West Virginia classic, one of his twoReSiDence: royal palm Beach, FL; plays out of BearLakes cc (West palm Beach, FL)FAMiLY: Wife, KathryneDUcAtion: university of michigan (1997, politicalScience)SPeciAL inteReStS: Billiards, movies, DogstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1997made cuts that season. missed the cut in two other careerappearances on the pga tour, including the u.S. open atShinnecock Hills…member of the golden Bear tour from1998-2004. two-time winner on both the golden Bear tourand the montgomery Sports tour.PeRSonAL:Lists getting his pga tour card via the Nationwide tourin 2010 his biggest thrill in golf. Favorite golf course playedis pebble Beach. Would most like to play cypress point…cites the day he was married as his biggest thrill outsideof golf. parents got him started playing golf when he was6. Enjoyed playing tennis as a youngster…Favorite collegeteam is the michigan Wolverines. Favorite professionalteams are the Detroit tigers and Detroit pistons. FavoritetV show is “the office.” Favorite movie is “Weddingcrashers.” Favorite food is steak. Favorite athletes areroger Federer and LeBron James…Would round out hisdream foursome with tiger Woods, phil mickelson and hisagent. Bucket list includes playing augusta National.PLAYeR StAtiSticSMISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICScareer PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 68–2008 u.S.open/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $14,306–2008 u.S. open/t74career High official world Rank: after 2008 Buickopen/319PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2001 12004 12008 1 1 $14,306/total 3 1 14,306nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2001 12004 2 2 $4,945/2402005 10 5 1 2 24,447/1392006 12007 15 8 1 1 2 74,022/802008 21 11 1 1 3 184,861/332009 28 12 2 8 121,965/522010 28 20 1 2 6 209,259/25total 106 58 2 1 7 21 619,498* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 04 05 06 07 08u.S. open cut t742-288 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com