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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSSection Player BiograPhies2end of the season doing an extensive workout programso he could be healthy for the 2004 season. Last eventof 2003 was the Valero texas open in late September.2002: Finished 72nd on the money list and recorded apersonal-best nine top-25s...recorded his first top-10 andonly top-5 finish of the season with a t3 at the Bob Hopechrysler classic…Second top-10 came at the touchstoneEnergy tuscon open, where he finished t6…recorded histhird and final top-10 on the season at the Verizon ByronNelson classic, where he finished t8. 2001: Finishedstrong by earning first tour victory at the Southern FarmBureau classic to finish a career-high 50th on moneylist...Despite nearly withdrawing from the Southern FarmBureau classic, the last full-field official money event ofthe year because of a stiff neck, fired consecutive 67s toedge chad campbell by one stroke. Birdied three of thefinal five holes to make up a three-stroke deficit. 2000:Cameron Beckman (Continued)Finished in the top-25 seven times. Wound up 139th on themoney list and was forced to go back to Qualifying School,where he finished t4 to secure his card for the 2001season. 1999: posted three top-25s in 28 tour events andfinished 172nd on the money list...Successfully retained hiscard for the 2000 season by finishing t23 at the year-endQualifying tournament. 1994 Lone Star tour player of theYear. Amateur: 1991 NaIa individual champion at texasLutheran.PeRSonAL:on the relief of making it into the top 125 on the money listafter going to the Qualifying tournament 10 times previously:“I could take a nap sitting here right now,” Beckmansaid at the 2007 children’s miracle Network classic, thefinal event of the season, where he sewed up his 2008pga tour card.rich BeemeXeMPt StAtUS: major medical ExtensionFULL nAMe: richard michael BeemHeiGHt: 5-8WeiGHt: 165BiRtHDAte: august 24, 1970BiRtHPLAce: phoenix, aZReSiDence: austin, tXPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.40 (144)Driving Distance ...........................................285.7 (115)Driving accuracy percentage .......................63.72% (96)greens in regulation percentage ................66.15% (122)putting average ...........................................1.807 (155)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 61–Hp Byron Nelsonchampionship/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 61–2010 Hp ByronNelson championship/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $900,000–2008 Frys.com open/1career High official World Rank: after 2003 Fordchampionship at Doral/101FAMiLY: Wife, Sara; michael Waide (7/23/03), Baileetennent (6/23/05)eDUcAtion: New mexico State university (1993,marketing)SPeciAL inteReStS: music, water sports, cookingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1994Q ScHooL: 1998PGA toUR VictoRieS (3):1999 Kemper open. 2002 the INtErNatIoNaL, pgachampionship.otHeR VictoRieS (1):2002 Hyundai team matches [with peter Lonard].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t14—Waste management phoenix open.2010 SeASon:made just 11 starts, with a t14 at the Waste managementphoenix open his best showing. Will receive major medicalExtension for 2011. coupled with $128,872 he earned in2010, has 17 events to equal No. 125 on the 2010 moneylist (troy merritt, $786,977)…a little over a week afterfinishing t73 at the Shell Houston open, underwent surgeryafter an mrI exam revealed a bulging disc between hisc6 and c7 vertebrae…Worked as an analyst at the pgachampionship at Whistling Straits for pga.com’s 3D and 2Dbroadcasts…returned for final two pga tour Fall Seriesevents, missing the cut in both tournaments.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished 122nd on the money list to earn his tourcard for 2010. His only top-10 finish came at the mayakobagolf classic (t6). Six top-25 finishes, including a t24 at theseason-ending children’s miracle Network classic, helpedhim secure his card for 2010. 2008: Finished outside of thetop 125 (No. 140) on the money list for the third time inthe last five years. recorded five top-25 finishes...madethe cut on the number (3-under 137) at the Wyndhamchampionship in august, then posted matching career-low7-under 63s on the weekend to finish in solo third place.Entered the Wyndham championship as a last chance toqualify for the pga tour playoffs for the FedExcup, standingNo. 166 on the FedExcup points list. moved to No. 114with his play at Sedgefield cc, eventually finished No.111 after a t55 finish at the Barclays and a missed cut atthe Deutsche Bank championship. 2007: Fought down thestretch to secure pga tour card for 2008, notching top-25finishes at the final two pga tour Fall Series events...carded an ace en route to a final-group pairing with philmickelson and padraig Harrington on Sunday at the Nissanopen, but finished t13 after a final-round 75...among theleaders all week at the Barclays, but a closing 1-over 72dropped him to t7. made the biggest move in the pga tourplayoffs for the FedExcup, improving 21 spots to 113th,gaining eligibility for the following week’s Deutsche Bankchampionship (top 120 qualified). Shared the 36-hole leadat the Deutsche Bank championship, but closing rounds of73-74 dropped him to t30 and a final ranking of No. 110 inthe pga tour playoffs for FedExcup...made the cut in allfive starts during the Fall Series. Best finish was t20 at thechildren’s miracle Network classic, moving from No. 121 toNo. 119 on the final money list. 2006: With five-year pgachampionship exemption (2002), remained eligible for 2007despite finish outside the top 125…Finished t7 at the Fordchampionship at Doral for first top-10. 2005: picked up firsttop-10 on tour since a second at the 2003 Western openwith his t2 at the weather-shortened, 54-hole BellSouthclassic. Birdied two of the last three holes, including No.18, to get into a five-way playoff with phil mickelson,arjun atwal, Brandt Jobe and Jose maria olazabal. Lostto mickelson on the fourth extra hole...Fired a season-best9-under 63 to share the third-round lead at the FuNaIclassic at Walt Disney World resort. Finished t3. 2004:Did not post a top-25 for first time in six seasons. 2003:collected his first top-10 with a t10 at the Nissan open...playing in the masters for the first time, finished t15...Finished second to tiger Woods at the Western open. 2002:Had a career year on tour, finishing seventh on the moneylist with season earnings of $2,938,365 and gaining consecutivevictories, including a major championship title at thepga...collected $810,000 for winning the INtErNatIoNaL,his second career victory, more than he had made in any ofhis previous three seasons on tour. recorded 19 pointsPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................72.82Driving Distance ...........................................273.1Driving accuracy percentage .......................64.65%greens in regulation percentage ................64.16%putting average ...........................................1.816(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 65–Waste management phoenixopen/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 63–5 times, mostrecent 2008 Wyndham championship/4Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $990,000–2002 pga championship/1career High official World Rank: after 2003 greaterHartford open/16on Sunday to come from three back of third-round leadercraig Barlow and defeat Steve Lowery by a stroke. Eagleon No. 17 offset Lowery’s double eagle there later...In nextstart, won his first major title with a one-stroke victoryover tiger Woods at the pga. Shared the lead through 36holes with four other players and was three back of JustinLeonard playing in the final pairing on Sunday. With a 66,he became the first final-round, come-from-behind winnerin a major since the 1999 British open, when paul Lawriecame from 10 back to win a playoff at carnoustie. Eagledthe 13th hole and made a 35-foot birdie putt on the 16thhole at Hazeltine National to hold off Woods...Including t6at the NEc Invitational, totaled $1,950,00 in three auguststarts. 2001: opened the year with a bang in the firstfull-field event, finishing t9 at touchstone Energy tucsonopen...Second top-10 came near the end of the season, at7 at the michelob championship. His $101,850 paycheckin Williamsburg, Va secured a 2002 card. 2000: made2-14 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com