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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSplay with a t8 at the moonah classic in australia. Ledthe field in putting that week…Earned his fist career titlewith a one-stroke victory at the Stadion athens classic inmay. Fired a final-round, even-par 71 at the university ofgeorgia gc to beat Daniel Summerhays. Was tied withSummerhays at 12-under on the final hole and won whenSummerhays bogeyed No. 18 from over the green. Neededjust two putts from 8 feet to capture his first victory sincethe 2008 texas State open, which was his first start as aprofessional. Joined former texas a&m roommate Bobbygates in the 2010 winner’s circle. Final round featured16 pars, one birdie and one bogey…recorded his fourthtop-10 finish of the season five starts later, at the FordWayne gretzky classic. posted four rounds in the 60s tofinish t10…Became the year’s second two-time winner inaugust when he charged to victory with weekend roundsof 62-64 at the cox classic in omaha. Was one of nineplayers who began the last day tied for third, one shotback of co-leaders Kevin chappell and James Hahn. tookPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2009 1 1 $22,570/total 1 1 22,570nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2009 26 18 1 3 6 $157,153/352010 24 15 2 5 7 331,927/8total 50 33 2 1 8 13 489,079* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*Martin Piller (Continued)the lead with four birdies and an eagle over a five-holestretch beginning at No. 6. added birdies at 14 and 15 toget to 23-under and take a three-shot lead. closed the daywith three pars to post 23-under 261, two better than Dickypride. the victory was worth $130,500 and pushed hisseason total past the $300,000 mark. Vaulted seven spotsto No. 3 on the money list.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Enjoyed a solid rookie season on the Nationwidetour, with 18 cuts made in 26 starts, including three top-10s. Finished the year No. 35 on the money list, thanks tohis early season success. Earned his first career top-10with a t8 at the moonah clasic. Finished solo second twoweeks later at the michael Hill New Zealand open, wherehe held a one-stroke lead after 54 holes. added his thirdtop-10 with a t4 at the Stonebrae classic, which washighlighted by an 8-under 63 in the third round. His t23at the season-ending Nationwide tour championship atDaniel Island was his best finishof his final 20 starts. Was fiftharon PriceeXeMPt StAtUS: 131st on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: aron John priceHeiGHt: 6-0weiGHt: 175BiRtHDAte: may 6, 1982BiRtHPLAce: Sydney, australiaReSiDence: Jacksonville Beach, FLFAMiLY: SinglePLAYeR StAtiSticSMISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICScareer PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 64–2009 Valerotexas open/3Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $22,570–2009 Valero texas open/t40career High official world Rank: after 2010 thegreenbrier classic/184in total Eagles and sixth in putts per round. Finished t40 atthe Valero texas open in his only pga tour career start.attended the pga tour National Qualifying tournamentfor the first time in 2008 and was a fully-exempt rookieafter successfully negotiating pre-qualifying and all threestages of Q-School. one of only two players to do so(Joseph Sykora). 2008: Won his first tournament as a professional,the texas State open, making a hole-in-one thatweek, his first in competition. played four events on thegateway tour in 2008 with a t3, a sixth and a t14.PeRSonAL:grew up in Duncanville, tX, a Dallas suburb that had the No.1-ranked high school basketball team in the u.S…playedbaseball, soccer and ice hockey as a youngster. His greatestthrill was the day he signed to play golf at texas a&m,where his freshman-year roommate was fellow Nationwidetour player robert gates…Joined his brother spendingtheir summer days playing golf at thorntree cc. His brotheris now his roommate, and they live with two cats namedWalker and ranger…Hopes to have a golden retrieversome day. His mother is aeDUcAtion: georgia Southern universitySPeciAL inteReStS: Fitness, laughingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2005nationwide tour Graduate (2008)television producer…Was acamp counselor for Fellowshipof christian athletes camps,texas a&m golf camp andhockey camp for Hockeyministries International.Interested in christian ministryand enrolling in seminarysome day…Favorite tV showis “the office” and favoritemovie is “rudy.”Section 2 Player BiograPhiesBeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t6—2009 mayakoba golf classic.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2008 Livermore Valley Wine country championship.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t9—the greenbrier classic, the mcgladrey classic; t10—Zurich classic of New orleans.2010 SeASon:posted three top-10 finishes in 22 starts in sophomoreseason on tour…Earned second career top-10, at theZurich classic of New orleans with a t10 at tpc Louisiana(first was t6 at 2009 mayakoba golf classic) after gettinginto the event as an alternate. the top-10 performanceearned him a spot at the following week’s Quail Hollowchampionship, where he finished t17…three rounds of5-under 65, along with a 1-over 71 in the second round, ledto a t9 finish at inaugural greenbrier classic…third top-10finish also came in a first-year event, posting four rounds inthe 60s to finish t9 at the mcgladrey classic.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: In his rookie season on the pga tour, made the cutin 20 of 27 events, with top-25 finishes at the mayakobagolf classic (t6) and the St. Jude classic (t14). Finished theseason No. 144 on the money list. 2008: placed 18th on theNationwide tour money list, with $249,144...Earned his firstcareer title with a playoff victory at the Livermore ValleyWine country championship. Final-round 72 helped himovercome a four-stroke deficit and force a playoff with rookieJ.J. Killeen. price collected the $108,000 first-place checkwhen Killeen missed a short parputt on the second extra hole.Victory jumped him from No.48 to No. 4 on the moneylist. He joined Jarrod Lyle,Ewan porter and gavin colesas australians to win ontour in the first six events of2008...First-round co-leaderwith fellow australian gregchalmers at the Ford Waynegretzky classic and eventuallyfinished t5. played inthe team competition withhockey Hall of Famer markmessier, where they finishedt6 with ricky Barnesand tournament host Waynegretzky. Scored a ride home with messier after the tournamenton messier’s private jet...Shot a final-round 65,including a front-nine 29, at Nationwide tour championshipto finish t16 and secure his spot in “the 25.” 2007: madethe cut in 17 of 26 starts on the Nationwide tour, with eighttop-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 42 on the moneylist, with $144,208…recorded a runner-up finish for thePGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2005a 12005 12009 27 20 1 2 317/136 $487,454/1442010 22 13 3 6 358/129 713,737/131total 51 33 4 8 1,201,191nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2005 1 1 $1,125/3642006 11 7 1 3 4 117,858/522007 26 17 1 3 8 144,208/422008 27 18 1 1 3 9 249,144/182010 3 3 1 12,420/168total 68 46 1 2 1 9 22 524,756* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-347