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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSKevin KisnerSection Player BiograPhies2nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2010 mylan classic.2010 SeASon:made 26 starts on the Nationwide tour and had a win anda t2 among his six top-10 finishes. Ended the season No.11 on the money list and will be a rookie on the pga tourin 2011…Finished t7 in his first start as a Nationwidetour member at the michael Hill New Zealand open…atthe panama cLaro championship, he found himself aloneat the top of the leaderboard after 36 holes. His secondround,6-under 64 equaled the low round of the day. Hisfront-nine, 7-under 28 was the lowest front-nine score inthe seven-year history of the event. Despite rounds of 70-72on the weekend, he still managed to finish t9, recording hissecond top-10 showing of the year…Enjoyed another top-10 finish, at the Stadion athens classic, with a t10. Fireda stellar 65 in the second round after being t76 after thefirst round…added a t7 at the Fort Smith classic, thanksto rounds of 66-66 on the final two days…Earned his firstcareer win at the inaugural mylan classic near pittsburgh.rolled in a four-foot par putt on the final hole to finish13-under par about the same time leader geoffrey Siskwas suffering a double-bogey at the 17th hole, droppinghim to 12-under. Kisner was not aware he was leading thetournament until after he had completed his round. thefirst-place check of $108,000 was enough to vault him fromNo. 50 to No. 14 on the money list. the victory gave theuniversity of georgia back-to-back wins on tour. collegeteammate chris Kirk had captured the Knoxville NewseXeMPt StAtUS: 11th on 2010 Nationwide tourmoney listFULL nAMe: Kevin James KisnerHeiGHt: 5-10weiGHt: 165BiRtHDAte: February 15, 1984BiRtHPLAce: aiken, ScReSiDence: aiken, Sc; plays out of palmetto gcSentinel open the week before. Both players were membersof the Bulldogs’ 2005 Ncaa championship squad…Notched his sixth top-10 performance five starts later atthe miccosukee championship. Finished four strokes backof tournament winner Jason gore despite firing 67s in thelast three rounds.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: through sponsor exemptions, top-25 finishes andopen qualifying to play in six Nationwide tour events.made the cut in his first two starts, with a t15 at theathens regional Foundation classic and a t20 at the Southgeorgia classic. Best round was an opening 66 in athens...Has played on the egolf tour and the Nga Hooters tour.Finished No. 22 on the egolf tour money list, with 11 madecuts in 15 starts and five top-10 finishes. 2008: Wrappedup the egolf tour season No. 3 on the money list, withseven top-10 finishes and a victory at the Bermuda runopen. Amateur: Became the first player in universityof georgia history to be named all-american four times.Helped uga to the 2005 Ncaachampionship. attended Southaiken High School in Southcarolina, where he won two4a State championships.PeRSonAL:Has one brother and onesister…Lists todd andersonand Hugh royer III among hisinstructors…Favorite courseFAMiLY: SingleeDUcAtion: university of georgia (2006 Businessmanagement)SPeciAL inteReStS: Hunting, fishing, enjoying friendsand familytURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2006nationwide tour Graduate (2010)he’s played is augusta National and would like to play pineValley…Never travels without his computer. First car wasa chevrolet Blazer and now has a BmW 328i…Favorite collegeteam is the georgia Bulldogs and favorite pro team isthe carolina panthers…always uses head’s side on a cointo mark his golf ball…Favorite tV show is “24” and favoriteentertainer is chris rock. other favorites are macaroni andcheese, peyton manning and New York. puts tiger Woods,Will Smith and megan Fox in his dream foursome. Bucketlist includes skydiving and drving a stock car. Involved withthe First tee program.PLAYeR StAtiSticSMISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICScareer High official world Rank: after 2010 children’smiracle Network classic/235PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2006 12009 6 2 2 $16,342/1702010 26 16 1 1 6 10 279,292/11total 33 18 1 1 6 12 295,634* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*Colt Knost (NoasT)eXeMPt StAtUS: 15th on 2010 Nationwide tourmoney listFULL nAMe: colt KnostHeiGHt: 5-9weiGHt: 215BiRtHDAte: June 26, 1985BiRtHPLAce: garrettsville, oHReSiDence: Dallas, tX; plays out of royal oaks ccFAMiLY: SingleeDUcAtion: Southern methodist university (2007,Sociology)SPeciAL inteReStS: Dallas sports teams, movies, LasVegastURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2007JoineD toUR: 2009nationwide tour Graduate (2008, 2010)BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t25—2009 the 50th Bob Hope classic.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):2008 Fort Smith classic, price cutter charity championship.2010 SeASon:made 26 starts and had four top-10 finishes on theNationwide tour, highlighted by a playoff runner-up at theseason-ending Nationwide tour championship in Southcarolina. Shot a final-round 68 to erase a five-stroke deficitand force a playoff with 54-hole leader and eventual winnerBrendan Steele, who birdied the fourth extra hole for thewin. a payday of $108,000 was enough to vault him fromNo. 36 to No. 15 on the money list and give him a return tripto the pga tour, where he played in 2009…First top-10 ofthe year was a t5 at the mexico open Bicentenary. Birdiedthe last two holes during the final round to get to 9-under,three shots shy of joining a playoff…recorded his secondtop-10 finish two starts later at the chiquita classic. Fireda 64 in the third round for sole possession of second place,putting him four strokes back going into Sunday. Shot afinal-round 70 to fall back into a t3. He jumped from No. 62to No. 38 on the money list…continued his strong play atthe preferred Health Systems Wichita open. Finished thirdat crestview cc to move inside “the 25” to No. 21…Fellto No. 40 on the money list before closing the season witha t11 at the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville open and a playoffrunner-up at the tour championship to earn his tour card.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: played his rookie season on the pga tour aftergraduating from the Nationwide tour. He made the cut in11 of 24 starts. Lone top-25 finish was a t25 at the 50thBob Hope classic hosted by arnold palmer. 2008: Earnedhis pga tour card after placing sixth on the Nationwidetour money list, with $329,509. picked up his first careerwin in come-from-behind fashion at the Fort Smith classic.Fired a final-round 65 to overcome a six-stroke deficit onthe final day and win by one over Darron Stiles. Finished at12-under and collected a $99,000 first-place check, whichmoved him to No. 7 on the money list at the time. Finishedt29 at the Ford Wayne gretzky classic and won the pro-amteam competition with his partner, hockey legend Brett Hull.2-300 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com