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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSMike smallSection Player BiograPhies2BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t9—1998 Bell canadian open.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):1997 monterrey open, cleveland open.otHeR VictoRieS: (13):2001 Illinois pga championship. 2003 Illinois pgachampionship, Illinois open. 2004 Illinois pga championship.2005 pga professional championship, Illinois pgachampionship. 2006 Illinois pga championship. 2007 Illinoispga championship. 2008 Illinois pga championship 2009pga professional championship, Illinois pga championship.2010 pga professional championship, Illinois pgachampionship.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t17—mayakoba golf classic.2010 SeASon:claimed his record-tying third (and second consecutive)pga professional National championship at French Lickresort in Indiana. as a result, is exempt into six pga tourevents in 2011. It qualifies him for his 10th major championship,including his seventh pga championship. Won theIllinois pga championship for the ninth time and did soin convincing fashion, by 11 strokes at olympia Fields cc.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:Winner of three pga professional championships (2005, 2009-10). owner of a record nine Illinois pga championship titles,including eight straight (2001, 2003-10). also won the IllinoiseXeMPt StAtUS: pga club professional championFULL nAMe: mike SmallHeiGHt: 6-1weiGHt: 170BiRtHDAte: march 4, 1966BiRtHPLAce: aurora, ILReSiDence: Danville, IL; plays out of Danville ccopen in 2003, becoming the first player to win both tournamentsin the same year. among his 63 career starts on the pga tour,has played in nine major championships. made cuts at the 2005(76th) and 2007 pga championship (t69), but missed the cut atthat event in 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2010. missed the cut in allthree starts at the u.S. open (1994, 1998 and 2007). Has played in97 Nationwide tour events and was a member in 1996, 1997 and1999...two-time winner on the Nationwide tour in 1997. Eraseda two-stroke deficit on the final day at the monterrey open witha 5-under 67 to win by one over mark carnevale, chris Dimarcoand Brian Kamm. captured his second title three months later,at the cleveland open, posting a final-round 66 to edge patrickSheehan by one stroke. Went on to finish No. 14 on the 1997money list, with $102,079 and earn his 1998 pga tour card.the following season on the pga tour, his only full season ontour, he made the cut in eight of 26 cuts with a career-best t9at the Bell canadian open (his only career top-10). Finished with$112,336 to rank No. 178 on the money list. Amateur: Four-yearletterwinner at the university of Illinois, from 1985-88. memberof the 1988 Big ten championship team and finished secondindividually in that tournament behind teammate and currentpga tour member Steve Stricker. Earned 1988 all-conferencehonors. Winner of two collegiate events his senior season (ButlerNational Intercollegiate and the michigan State Spartan classic).Winner of the 1984 Junior masters.PeRSonAL:currently in his 11th season as the university of Illinois head men’sgolf coach. Has recently guided the Illini to back-to-back Big tenchampionships (2009-10) and his team to 18 tournament titles in thepast 3 1/2 seasons. Was named midwest regional coach of theFAMiLY: Wife, ann; Will (4/20/96), Wyatt michael(6/27/98)eDUcAtion: university of Illinois (1988, commerce andmarketing)SPeciAL inteReStS: FamilytURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1990nationwide tour Graduate (1997)Year and Big ten coach of the Year in 2010, his third time to receiveeach honor. coached junior Scott Langley to low medalist honors atthe 2010 Ncaa championship and then saw him finish t16 at theu.S. open at pebble Beach. Langley went on to earn all-Big tenconference player of the Year honors, the second player under Smallto win the award. He has the distinction of playing on a Big tenchampionship team (1988) and coaching two (2009-10)…Father,Bill, was the captain of the 1963 Big ten champion Fighting Illinibasketball team, earning all-Big ten accolades. Brother, andy, wasa member of the 1990 Big ten champion Illinois baseball squad.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................73.44Driving Distance ...........................................293.5Driving accuracy percentage .......................68.65%greens in regulation percentage ................58.33%putting average ...........................................1.894(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 67–mayakoba golf classic/4career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 65–2006 u.S.Bank championship in milwaukee/4Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $57,200–1998 Bell canadian open/t9career High official world Rank: after 2004 84 LumBErclassic/702PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1990 11991 21993 11994 41995 2 1 1 $17,875/2421998 26 8 1 3 112,336/1781999 12001 12003 1 1 14,430/2004 2 1 33,360/2005 2 2 21,900/2006 9 5 40,256/2007 2 1 13,050/2009 12010 8 3 1 69,665/total 63 22 1 5 322,872nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1990 5 2 $1,142/2031992 31993 21994 2 1 1,205/2141996 25 13 1 1 4 26,969/711997 27 15 2 3 8 102,079/141998 5 1 1 1 7,875/1391999 22 10 1 3 3 42,913/672000 1 1 2,080/2452001 2 1 1 10,350/1712004 12006 1 1 1,781/2792007 1 1 5,025/238total 97 46 2 2 8 17 201,418PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03the Barclayscutu.S. open cut cutBmW championship cut cut cut cut t43Year 04 05 06 07 08 09 10u.S. opencutpga cut 76 cut t69 cut cutBmW championship t27 70 cut* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*2-360 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com