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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSTed Purdy (Continued)Section Player BiograPhies2PGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2005 EDS Byron Nelson championship.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2003 First tee arkansas classic.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (1):1997 Indian masters [asia]BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t13—mayakoba golf classic; t25—at&t National.2010 SeASon:Best finish in 30 starts was a t13 at the mayakoba golfclassic…aced 14th hole in final round of Zurich classicof New orleans, the first ace at tpc Louisiana since 2008and the first at No. 14 in tournament history. Finished t62in the tournament.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: after regaining exempt status with a t18 finish atthe 2008 pga tour Qualifying tournament, made the cutin 21 of 30 starts, with one top-five finish...In may, successfullymaneuvered his way over a tough Quail Hollowclub layout at the Quail Hollow championship to finish t5at 8-under, three off Sean o’Hair’s winning score. 2008:Finished out of the top-125 on the money list (191) for thesecond straight season. only top-10 of the season cameat the inaugural puerto rico open, where he finished t10.paid homage to tournament luminary chi chi rodriguezwith putter swordplay after making a long birdie putt. “Notgood enough, needs more passion,” rodriguez joked...monday qualified for the poDS championship, earning lastspot when competitor didn’t show for the playoff. usedlocal high school golfer Kenny cavender as his caddiein the qualifier and in the tournament...Severed tendonsin his left index finger in June after an accident with akitchen knife. made only four of 11 cuts after the monthof June. Forced to change from overlapping to interlockinggrip. 2007: Finished 127th on the tour money list,his first year out of the top 125 since 2003. In fifth startof the season, recovered from a 1-over-par opening 73at poppy Hills gc to finish t9 at the at&t pebble BeachNational pro-am, his only top-10 of the season. 2006: Hadanother consistent year on tour, earning more than $1million on the strength of three top-10s...In eighth start ofseason, posted first top-10, a t5 at the Bay Hill Invitationalpresented by mastercard...after missing eight cuts innine starts over the summer, bounced back with threeconsecutive made cuts in September, including finishing inthe top-10 twice, a t4 at the 84 LumBEr classic and t5 atthe Southern Farm Bureau classic. 2005: collected his firsttour title, at the EDS Byron Nelson championship, in his82nd career tour start. trailed by two entering the finalround, but closed with a 5-under 65 and won by one shotover 54-hole leader Sean o’Hair. collected a career-bestcheck for $1,116,000 and surpassed the $1-million mark forthe second consecutive season...recorded his first top-10finish in a major championship with his t10 finish at thepga championship at Baltusrol gc. closed with 4-underpar66, low final-round score...Held the 54-hole lead at themichelin championship at Las Vegas. posted 1-under-par71 in final round to finish two strokes out of the playoffbetween West Short, Jr. and Jim Furyk...made his firstappearance at the season-ending tour championship,finished t17...Believing he had missed the mcI Heritagecut, flew to atlanta on the way home to phoenix. Learnedin atlanta airport that he had made the cut, then rented acar and drove back to Hilton Head, Sc. clubs were on flighthome, so he borrowed mark Hensby’s clubs, purchased ashirt at a local drugstore and finished t59. 2004: Had breakthroughseason in just his second season as a full-timemember. played in 34 tournaments, making 22 cuts andposting a career-best four top-10s, including two runner-upfinishes...Lost in a five-hole playoff to Stewart cink at themcI Heritage...Earned his second runner-up finish of theseason at the B.c. open, one behind winner Jonathan Byrdafter missing a 3-foot birdie putt on final hole...First-roundleader at the Valero texas open, with a course-recordtying,9-under-par 61. Eventually finished t5. 2003: posted11 top-25s in 25 starts to finish 15th on Nationwide tourmoney list to earn his pga tour card for the second time...Notched initial career win at the First tee arkansas classicby nipping defeating chris tidland on third hole of playoff.2002: played in 23 events on the Nationwide tour andplaced 113th on the final money list. 2000: played one pgatour event the touchstone Energy tucson classic, posteda t11 finish...member of the Nationwide tour, collectingtwo top-10s. 1999: made the cut in eight of 27 eventsduring his rookie season on tour. Best finish was a t35 atthe Buick Invitational. 1998: Earned his 1999 tour card byvirtue of a t14 finish at the 1998 Qualifying tournament.1997: Indian masters champion. Named rookie of the Yearon the asian pga tour. Amateur: Winner of the arizonaState amateur...two-time all-american at the universityof arizona. roomed with tour player Jason gore duringfreshman season at arizona...Winner of the 1996 pingarizona Intercollegiate by six strokes over Stanford’s tigerWoods.PeRSonAL:Says his mother and grandfather started him in the gameof golf while he was still in diapers…Leads phoenixcharity fund-raising golf tournament for a Stepping StoneFoundation, which educates underprivileged children andtheir families. tour players Jason gore, Jerry Smith,pat perez, Kirk triplett and arizona Diamondbacks pitcherBrandon Webb are among those who have helped raisemore than $150,000 for the group…Lives in the same FortWorth, tX, neighborhood as tour players J.J. Henry, rorySabbatini and chad campbell…Lists Jimmy Buffett as hishero…coached for more than 25 years by pam Barnett,one of the few female instructors on tour…Web site forhis foundation is tedpurdyfoundation.org. personal site ispurds.com.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.82 ......... (170)Driving Distance ...........................................290.8 ........... (66)Driving accuracy percentage .......................60.61% ...... (139)greens in regulation percentage ................63.96% ...... (167)putting average ...........................................1.799 ......... (136)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 67–4 times, most recent rBccanadian open/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 61–2004 Valerotexas open/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,116,000–2005 EDS Byron Nelson championship/1career High official world Rank: after 2005 tHE tourchampionship/64Michael PutnameXeMPt StAtUS: t6 at 2010 pga tour QualifyingtournamentFULL nAMe: michael John putnamHeiGHt: 6-4weiGHt: 215BiRtHDAte: June 1, 1983BiRtHPLAce: tacoma, WaReSiDence: Lakewood, Wa; plays out of tacoma g&cc(tacoma, Wa)FAMiLY: Wife, Kristina; Jantzen michael (10/20/10)eDUcAtion: pepperdine university (2005, Businessadministration)SPeciAL inteReStS: BasketballtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2005nationwide tour Graduate (2006, 2010)BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t4—2005 Buick championship.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2010 utah championship.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t37—Farmers Insurance open.2010 SeASon:Improved his 24th-place finish on the Nationwide tourwith a t6 at pga tour Qualifying tournament. played in22 Nationwide tour events, posting four top-10 finishesand won for the first time in his career. made the cut inhis final 12 starts and punched his ticket back to the pgatour by finishing No. 24 on the final money list…Earnedhis first career win with a three-stroke victory at the utahchampionship in September. Fired a 4-under 67 in thefinal round at Willow creek cc to beat Jhonattan Vegasand Bradley Iles. Held the second-round lead and enteredthe final day trailing Iles by one. moved into the lead withbirdies at Nos. 5, 6, 7 and 9 to reach 18-under par. playedthe final nine holes at even-par and collected the first-placecheck of $99,000 to move from No. 47 to No. 15 on themoney list. Led the field in putting for the week…made hisfirst cut in his third start of the year, at the South georgiaclassic, where he finished t5. Next top-10 was a t3 at theFort Smith classic in arkansas where he finished four backof winner chris Kirk…recorded his third top-10 three startslater at the chiquita classic. Entered the weekend tied for40th but carded back-to-back 66s on the weekend to jumpto t10…made his first pga tour cut since the 2007 ginnsur mer classic when he qualified for the Farmers Insuranceopen near San Diego; finished t37.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:member of the Nationwide tour in 2006 and 2008-10and the pga tour in 2007. 2009: made 17 cuts in 27Nationwide tour starts tour but had only one top-10 finishand ended the season No. 73 on the money list. Earned hisonly top-10 of the season at the Nationwide tour players2-350 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com