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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSat the michelin championship at Las Vegas, thanks toa career-best, final-round, 11-under 61. Began the finalround tied for 54th, eight strokes behind third-round leadertom Lehman and finished in a three-way t2, one strokebehind winner andre Stolz. the $298,666 payday allowedhim to jump from 191st on the money list to 136th withthree tournament remaining in the season…Entered theseason’s final full-field event, the chrysler championship,No. 137 on the money list. Finished t11, aided by a finalround,7-under-par 64, to earn $120,000 to slide into No.Tag ridings (Continued)125 position by $21,824. 2003: rookie season was cut tosix events due to a herniated disk in his back and a shoulderinjury. Withdrew after a first-round 75 at the Honda classicand did not play the remainder of the season. receivedmajor medical Extension for 2004…Best finish in sixevents was t27 in initial start at the Sony open in Hawaii.2002: Finished No. 14 on the Nationwide tour money listwith $187,494 to earn tour card for 2003…Notched firstcareer victory at the permian Basin open, where he holedout from 138 yards with a pitching wedge for an eagle onthe first playoff hole to defeat mark Hensby. Amateur:Earned all-america and Scholastic all-america honorsin 1997 at arkansas. Named to the all-SEc second teamfrom 1995-97.PeRSonAL:Father is a club professional at South Lakes gc in Jenks,oK…Had a hole-in-one on the fifth hole at Shoal creekgc, only to lose the ball two holes later. cites gary playeras his hero.BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t59—2010 the Honda classic.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (9):2000 San Fernando open [Br]. 2001 rabobank masters dechile [tLa]. 2002 Sofitel rio de Janeiro pro-am [Br]. 2003Brasilia DF open [Br], club de campo open [Br], curitibaopen [Br], casino de charlevoix cup [with Bryn parry] [can].2006 European tour Qualifying School Final Stage (tie) [Eur].2008 marbella open (chile).BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t59—the Honda classic.2010 SeASon:Has played in four career pga tour events, most recentlyfinishing t59 at the Honda classic (his only made cut).gained entry into the field by going through two qualifiers.opened with a 66 to sit just one shot behind Nathan greenand fellow mississippi State alum michael connell.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:Has also played on the asian tour (2010), European tour(2006-07, 2009) and the canadian tour (2002-05). 2009:played in 19 European tour events, making nine cuts. Hisbest performance was a t28 at the open de andaluciain march. also played on the European challenge tour,with his best finish a t13 at the SK golf challenge. 2008:played primarily on the European challenge tour, pickingup seven top-10s and a career-best t2 at the trophee dualex rocha (roe-kuh)eXeMPt StAtUS: t22 at the 2010 pga tourQualifying tournamentFULL nAMe: alexandre Nardy rochaHeiGHt: 6-1weiGHt: 176BiRtHDAte: November 21, 1977BiRtHPLAce: Sao paulo, Brazilgolf club de geneve in Switzerland. also traveled to Southamerica and won the marbella chile open. 2007: played27 European tour events after earning his tour card with avictory at the final qualifying tournament. turned in a pairof seventh-place showings as his best performances. Wast7 in may at the telecom Italia open. three months earlier,added a solo seventh at the Enjoy Jakarta astro Indonesiaopen. 2006: Had two top-10s on the European tour, andthey both came in consecutive starts, at the Imperialcollection russian open (sixth) and the BmW Internationalopen (t8). 2003: prior to 2010, his last made start on thepga tour came in a missed cut at the Southern FarmBureau classic. to which he now says, “I was petrified. Iwas just horrified. I wanted to get off the course as soon asI could because I felt so uncomfortable.”...Won three timesin his native Brazil and picked up a canadian tour title withpartner Bryn parry. Amateur: 2000 first-team all-americanat mississippi State. 1999 honorable mention all-american.could not speak English when he arrived on campus inStarkville. Notable amateur wins came at the 1992 and1995 South american championship, 1993 and 1995 BrazilNational Junior championship and the 1994 and 1997 BrazilNational championship.PeRSonAL:credits Brazil being awarded the 2016 olympics as turninghis career around…after the announcement, changedinstructor, manager and equipment…current golf instructoris Jason Birmbaum…Biggest thrill in golf is hitting aReSiDence: Sao paulo, Brazil, plays out of SanFernando gcFAMiLY: Wife, Jennifer; rafael Ballard (7/19/10)eDUcAtion: mississippi State university (2000,marketing)SPeciAL inteReStS: Soccer, tennistURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 20003-iron to 1 foot…Spending time with his son is his biggestthrill outside of golf…Would most like to play muirfieldVillage gc in Dublin, oH…Never travels without hisIpod…Favorite college team is mississippi State…Favoriteprofessional teams are the orlando magic and New Yorkgiants…Favorite tV show is “Friday Night Lights.”…Favorite movie is “ocean’s Eleven.”…Lists Brazilian barbecueas his favorite food.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.15Driving Distance ...........................................268.6Driving accuracy percentage .......................50.00%greens in regulation percentage ................59.72%putting average ...........................................1.791(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 66–the Honda classic/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 66–2010 theHonda classic/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $12,040–2010 the Honda classic/t59career High official world Rank: after 2010 the Hondaclassic/717Section 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2001 12002 12003 12010 1 1 $12,040/total 4 1 12,040nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2001 1 1 $1,361/2822003 3 1 1,091/3592004 1total 5 2 2,453* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-357