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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSstephen ames (Continued)cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:member of the pga tour since 1997. played Europeantour from 1993 through 1997 and had three consecutivestints on Nationwide tour starting in 1990. 2009: Wonfor the fourth time in his career at the season-endingchildren’s miracle Network classic...posted 9-under 63sin the second and final rounds to finish t5 at the 50th BobHope classic...recorded four rounds in the 60s en routeto a t9 finish at the Valero texas open...a second-round,4-under 66 paved the way to a t10 finish at the u.S.open...thanks in part to a 5-under 67 in the final round (onmonday), tied for low canadian honors with chris Barylain the rBc canadian open at t5. It was his best finishthere in 12 starts since a t7 in 2005...Won his second titlein three years at the children’s miracle Network classic,edging george mcNeill and Justin Leonard in a playoffto become the oldest winner in the tournament’s historyat age 45. Birdied the 72nd hole to finish with an 8-under64 for the clubhouse lead, then watched as mcNeill andLeonard failed to pass him. Leonard rimmed out a 16-footputt for the win in regulation. He twice left putts shortwhen he was eliminated on the first playoff hole—also the18th. on the second playoff hole (par-3, No. 15), mcNeilllipped out a 6-foot par putt that gave ames the win. It washis first playoff in 291 career starts on tour. Joined JackNicklaus, Larry Nelson, tim Simpson, John Houston andtiger Woods as multiple winners of the children’s miracleNetwork classic. at 45 years old, became the secondoldest player to win on tour in 2009 (Kenny perry/48).the last four winners of the Disney event have been intheir 40s. 2008: Enjoyed another solid year, defined byseven top-10 finishes, including a season-best third in themercedes-Benz championship. missed just five cuts in23 starts...past champion finished fifth at tHE pLaYErS,marking the highest finish by a former winner. Doublebogeyed the par-4 18th on Saturday and Sunday withouthitting a ball in the water and wound up five shots behindchampion Sergio garcia. Led the field in birdies with 20...Finished t7 at the British open for his fifth top-10 finish ofthe season...posted all four rounds in the 60s on his way toa t5 finish at the BmW championship. at No. 31, finishedone spot and 242 points out of the 30-man field for tHEtour championship presented by coca-cola. 2007: In aseason in which he worked on swing changes, won forthe second consecutive year...Finished t5 at the Worldgolf championships-accenture match play championship.Fell to chad campbell, 1-up, in the quarterfinals...Enteredthe final round of the u.S. open tied for third. Shot a 76on Sunday to finish t10...Final-round 68 at the children’smiracle Network classic presented by Walmart earnedhim his third career pga tour win by one stroke overtim clark. got up and down for par out of a bunker on the72nd hole to secure the victory. prior to win, had alreadydeclared season a success after tweaking his swing tocope with lingering neck and back problems. 2006: WontHE pLaYErS championship at tpc Sawgrass, blowingaway the strongest field in golf with a 5-under 67 in thefinal round to win by six strokes and earn a trip to themasters. Finished at 14-under 274, six shots clear oftwo-time u.S. open champion retief goosen. posted thelowest final-round score when the scoring average was75.378, the second-toughest Sunday in tpc Sawgrasshistory...Finished t7 at the Honda classic for first top-10of the season...Started having problems with his back atthe end of the season. Withdrew from the canadian openin September and the american Express championshipoutside London three weeks later. also missed the tourchampionship in atlanta. It marked the second time he hasqualified for the final 30-man field in his career...teamedin the World cup in Barbados with his brother robert.2005: made his first appearance at the masters, finishedt45...the next week, recorded first top-10 and best resultof the season with a t6 finish at the mcI Heritage. 2004:Finished eighth on the money list and compiled a careerbest11 top-10s, including his first tour victory. made 21cuts in 27 tournaments entered and made over $3 millionin a single season for the first time in his career...at age40, captured his initial tour win at the cialis Westernopen by two strokes over Steve Lowery. Became firstplayer over 40 to capture initial win since Brad Bryantat the 1995 Walt Disney World/oldsmobile golf classic.Shared third-round lead with mark Hensby at 9-under 204prior to his final-round 1-under 70. Win capped a period ofeight top-10s in his last 10 starts and moved him to 17thin the official World golf ranking...also placed third at theBank of america colonial, t7 at the u.S. open and t9 atpga championship. one of 10 players to record multipletop-10s in the majors in 2004...Earned a spot in the tourchampionship for the first time in his career and finishedt4. 2003: the 72nd and last player to earn $1 million on thepga tour during season...Season’s best finish was a t5at the chrysler classic of greensboro. 2002: runner-up tocraig perks at tHE pLaYErS championship. after startingthe final round t21, recorded seven birdies (including fourstraight on Nos. 9-12) en route to 67, the second-lowestscore of the day...teamed with brother robert to finish t17in the World cup. 2001: recorded t8 at compaq classicof New orleans and t6 in the B.c. open. 2000: Was twostrokes off the lead heading into final round of the BobHope chrysler classic, but had to withdraw Sunday morningdue to a pulled muscle in right shoulder...recordedcourse-record 61 at “Blue monster” course in secondround of Doral-ryder open and was three back through36 holes. Finished eighth...Best week of the season wascompaq classic when he was two strokes behind carlosFranco after 36 holes and finished t4. 1999: Due to visaproblems was unable to start the season until may. madethe most of the 18 events entered, making 11 cuts andfinishing among top 10 four times...His debut came at theKemper open where he finished t44 after closing with68. missed birth of his second child during tournamentweek…Finished third at the Sprint International. 1998:Was first rookie to post a top-10 on the year with a solothird at Nissan open. 1997: Finished third at the pga tourQualifying tournament to earn exempt status for the 1998season. 1996: claimed second European tour title at theBenson and Hedges International open. 1994: Won firstEuropean tour title in the open V33. 1991: Earned onlyNationwide tour victory in the pensacola open. 1990:rookie on the Nationwide tour. 1989: Winner of trinidadand tobago open.PeRSonAL:Both parents were born in trinidad and tobago (fatherof English ancestry, mother of portuguese)…He is thefirst touring professional to emerge from trinidad andtobago…grandmother was a two-time trinidad andtobago champion…met his canadian wife, Jodi, a formerflight attendant, on a flight between tournaments…Was a torch bearer for the 2010 Winter olympic gamesin calgary…part owner of several restaurants in calgary,alberta, including the Vintage chophouse & tavern…Started the Stephen ames Foundation in 2005 to providefunding for junior golf programs and other children’sinitiatives in canada and trinidad and tobago. Hosts theannual Stephen ames cup, both a tournament and culturalexchange between teams of male and female junior golfersfrom each country.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.64 (60)Driving Distance ...........................................282.0 (138)Driving accuracy percentage .......................66.47% (55)greens in regulation percentage ................67.79% (79)putting average ...........................................1.771 (72)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–the Honda classic/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 61–2000 Doralryderopen/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,440,000–2006 tHE pLaYErS championship/1career High official World Rank: after 2004 targetWorld challenge/17Section 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 1-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1996 1 1 $8,816/2821997 2 2 1 1 110,461/1631998 16 10 1 3 7 357,859/831999 18 11 1 4 5 460,760/842000 31 19 4 9 747,312/632001 26 19 2 8 574,451/892002 28 17 1 4 9 1,278,037/462003 27 19 4 9 1,005,959/722004 27 21 1 1 11 16 3,303,205/82005 24 18 3 6 959,665/832006 21 14 1 3 9 2,395,155/262007 23 18 1 4 9 91,013/69 2,103,426/312008 24 19 1 7 10 102,570/31 2,285,707/272009 23 16 1 5 12 1,102/55 2,131,538/372010 23 17 1 8 866/68 916,527/107total 314 221 4 1 4 56 118 18,638,879nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1990 24 20 5 15 $32,226/281991 23 14 1 1 1 5 9 58,415/81992 20 10 3 5 25,906/58total 67 44 1 1 1 13 29 116,547* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05masterst45u.S. open t68 DQ t9 t71British open t51 t55 t5 t24 t69 cut cutpga t30 WD cut t9 t72tHE pLaYErS cut t42 cut 2 t17 t13 cuttour championship t4 DNSaccenture match play championshipt33Bridgestone Invitationalt22 t36ca championship t36 10Year 06 07 08 09 10masters t11 t24 t25 t20u.S. open cut t10 t58 t10 cutBritish open t41 cut t7 cutpga t55 t12 cut t24 cuttHE pLaYErS 1 cut 5 t49 t58accenture match play championship t33 t5 t33 t17 t33Bridgestone Invitational t18 t22 t48ca championship WD t28 t15 t40the Barclayscut cut t36Deutsche Bank championship t55 t50 t23 t45BmW championship t21 t38 t5 t15 t57nAtionAL teAMS: World cup (4), 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006.pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-7