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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSChris smitheXeMPt StAtUS: past championFULL nAMe: christopher mcclain SmithHeiGHt: 5-11weiGHt: 190BiRtHDAte: april 15, 1969BiRtHPLAce: Indianapolis, INReSiDence: peru, IN; plays out of rock Hollow gcFAMiLY: Wife, patricia; abigail (2/28/93), cameronmcclain (3/24/97)eDUcAtion: ohio State university (1991, Economics)SPeciAL inteReStS: Horse racing, u.S. trivia, sheepshearing, bird watchingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1991Q ScHooL: 1998JoineD toUR: 1996nationwide tour Graduate (1995, 1997, 2000)PGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2002 Buick classic.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (5):1995 gateway classic, Dakota Dunes open. 1997 upstateclassic, Dakota Dunes open, omaha classic.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t43—Hp Byron Nelson championship.2010 SeASon:Splitting time between home duties and professional golf,made 10 starts on the pga tour and seven on theNationwide tour, playing out of the past champion category.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: made two cuts in three starts on the pga tour witha best finish of t13 at the puerto rico open…made the cutin three of eight starts on the Nationwide tour, with his lonetop-10 being a t4 at the South georgia classic…His playingseason ended after wife, Beth, died and children were injuredin an auto accident in late June in Indiana…pga tour andNationwide tour players wore ribbons at tournaments toshow their support and a benefit golf tournament was held.2008: t28 finish at the puerto rico open was his only madecut in five starts on the pga tour…Finished No. 57 onthe Nationwide tour money list, with top-10 finishes at theseason-opening movistar panama championship (fourth) andthe Knoxville open (t5). 2007: competed in eight pga tourand 22 Nationwide tour events, with two top-10s on theNationwide tour. 2006: Finished outside the top 150 (No. 195)on the pga tour money list for the second straight season…made cut in 12 of 21 starts with one top-25, a t24 at the B.c.open presented by turning Stone resort. 2005: made cut intwo of five Nationwide tour events with his only top-10 of theseason, a t4 at the chitimacha Louisiana open…posted justone top-10 for the third straight season, a t5 at the u.S. Bankchampionship in milwaukee. 2004: His consistent play late inthe season secured a spot in the top 125, after falling out in2003. 2002: captured first tour victory at the Buick classicin his 148th tour start. Had sole possession of 54-hole lead.Sewed up first-place check of $630,000 with a one-stroke victoryover David gossett, pat perez and Loren roberts…Firedcareer-low 63 during third round of the Buick challenge. 2000:Established a Nationwide tour record with five runner-up finishes…Sixth-placefinish on money list earned his tour cardfor 2001 season. 2000: tore tendon in left wrist at the omahaclassic in august which sidelined him for seven weeks. 1999:Had a 427-yard drive in the final round of the Honda classic,which at the time was the longest recorded drive at a tourevent (surpassed by Davis Love III’s 476-yarder in 2004). 1997:Earned three of his five Nationwide tour victories in 1997,making him the first player to take advantage of a three-winpromotion to the tour. 1995: Won the upstate classic, DakotaDunes open and the omaha classic en route to player of theYear honors…Finished seventh on 1995 Nationwide tourmoney list to graduate to pga tour for first time…two-timewinner, at the gateway classic and the Dakota Dunes open,in a three-week period. Amateur: all-american at ohio Statein 1991 and Big ten medalist. 1990 Indiana State amateurchampion and player of the Year.PeRSonAL:Lifelong St. Louis cardinals fan, became friends with formercatcher tom pagnozzi the week of his 1995 gateway classicvictory in St. Louis…Says one of his career highlightswas teaming with Bob Benson to win the 2008 truck cupInvitational, an informal competition held annually on theNationwide tour in Fort Smith, ar.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................73.59Driving Distance ...........................................298.8Driving accuracy percentage .......................63.49%greens in regulation percentage ................63.58%putting average ...........................................1.850(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 69–2 times, most recentWyndham championship/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 63–3 times, mostrecent 2006 u.S. Bank championship in milwaukee/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $630,000–2002 Buick classic/1career High official world Rank: after 2002 canongreater Hartford open/56Section 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 Rank1987a 11991 11993 3 1 1 1 $24,000/2071994 2 1 3,075/2941996 28 12 41,112/2061997 6 6 1 3 120,768/1511998 31 16 2 2 184,933/1441999 28 11 1 116,794/1842001 30 20 1 5 8 932,810/582002 30 21 1 5 8 1,361,094/432003 30 15 1 6 479,523/1312004 33 19 1 1 4 692,785/1152005 32 14 1 4 454,375/1542006 21 12 1 183,411/1952007 8 4 223/204 50,381/2282008 5 1 243/81 22,775/2462009 3 2 1 226/37 71,425/2122010 10 1 225/27 23,400/233total 302 156 1 2 17 39 4,762,659nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1992 11993 11995 28 14 2 2 1 7 10 $143,200/71997 17 16 3 2 1 8 12 225,201/11998 1 1 390/2972000 20 17 5 7 13 236,541/62006 5 2 1 2 25,090/1392007 22 10 2 4 72,985/812008 24 16 2 8 115,482/572009 8 4 1 3 45,663/1102010 7total 134 80 5 9 2 28 52 864,551* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05u.S. open t60 t62 cut cut cutDeutsche Bank championshipcut cut t40British open t76 71pga t29 t53tHE pLaYErScut cut cut cutBridgestone Invitationalt55the Barclays 81 t68 t46 t16 1 cut t71 cutBmW championship cut t70 t53 cut t20 cut t19 t51 t28Year 06 07 08the BarclayscutBmW championshipcutpgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-361