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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSKyle stanley (Continued)two shots to uSc’s Jamie Lovemark in 2007 and by two toNorth carolina State’s matt Hill in 2009. Had 20 top-10 and28 top-20 finishes in his 32 career starts at clemson. Set18 freshman records at clemson. only player in clemsonhistory to make all-america and win acc player of the Yearas a freshman. Finished third at the acc championshipand Ncaa East regional and was runner up at the Ncaachampionship. player on the 2007 united States Walkercup team…two-time winner of the Southern amateur.PeRSonAL:Lists mike taylor and Dr. morris pickens as his instructors.Favorite course he’s played is augusta National and wouldlike to play pine Valley in New Jersey…Favorite collegeteams are the clemson tigers and gonzaga universitybasketball team…Favorite professional team is theSeattle Seahawks…Superstitions include wearing thecolor blue…Favorite tV show is ESpN’s “Sportscenter.”…Favorite athletes to watch are Kobe Bryant and LeBronJames…Dream foursome included his father, Ben Hoganand Jack Nicklaus. Bucket list includes winning all fourmajor championships. Has one sister.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2010 Nationwide tour championship at Daniel Island.2010 SeASon:made 26 starts in 2010 and earned his first career winto highlight a season that saw him finish No. 6 on themoney list and earn his pga tour card in 2011…Had fourtop-10 finishes, with three of them coming in his final sixstarts…posted his first top-10, at the chiquita classic inJuly. carded four rounds in the 60s, including a secondround65, to finish t10…Next top-10 was a t9 at thealbertsons Boise open…Notched his third top-10 at thechattanooga classic, where he finished fourth, matchinghis best career performance on tour…Saved his best forlast when he nearly went wire to wire to win the seasonendingNationwide tour championship at Daniel Island.Shared the first- and second-round leads and moved to afive-stroke lead after 54 holes, thanks to his third-round65. Struggled during the final round, shooting a 1-over 73to finish at 13-under 275, tied with former u.S. amateurchampion colt Knost. the duo matched pars on the firsttwo playoff holes and birdies on the third before he birdiedthe fourth extra hole to edge Knost for the win. He joinedSteve Flesch (1997), Nick Watney (2004) and matt Every(2009) as the only players to have their first career wincome at the Nationwide tour championship. Victory wasworth $180,000 and propelled him from No. 30 to No. 6 onthe final money list.Brendan steeleeXeMPt StAtUS: 6th on 2010 Nationwide tourmoney listFULL nAMe: Brendan SteeleHeiGHt: 6-2weiGHt: 170BiRtHDAte: april 5, 1983BiRtHPLAce: Idyllwild, cacAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished the season No. 70 on the Nationwide tourmoney list, with three top-10s to his credit. Had a t10 at theprice cutter charity championship, only the second top 10of his career. the first came at the 2008 price cutter charitychampionship, where he t4. Was within two strokes of the54-hole lead at the WNB golf classic but managed only a1-under 71 on the final day at midland cc and dropped intoa t7. Was t8 the following week at the Soboba classic,where he was playing in front of family and friends. grewup in Idlywild, ca, and played high school golf on the cc atSoboba Springs course. 2008: played his rookie season onthe Nationwide tour, registering his only top-10 finish ofthe year with a t4 at the price cutter charity championship,shooting all four rounds in the 60s. made 11 cuts in 21starts, including four top-15 finishes to end the season No.82 on the money list. Had never played in a pga tour orNationwide tour event before 2008. 2007: played on thecanadian tour from 2006-07. most recently made the cutin 10 of 13 starts, with three top-10 finishes. 2006: madeseven of eight cuts during his rookie season, with three top-10 finishes. runner-up finish at the telus Edmonton open,falling in a playoff to Stephen gangluff. 2005: Finishedsecond at the california State open. Winner of four tournamentson the golden State tour. Amateur: Won five timesin college, was a two-time academic all-american, namedto the all-Big West conference team all four years.ReSiDence: Irvine, ca; plays out of Dove canyon cc(Dove canyon, ca)FAMiLY: Wife, anastassiaeDUcAtion: university of california-riverside (2005,Business administration)SPeciAL inteReStS: Hockey, musictURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2005nationwide tour Graduate (2010)PeRSonAL:got his start in golf from his big brother. uncle, anthonygeary, plays Luke on “general Hospital.”…grew up in asmall town (Hemet, ca) that didn’t have a golf course ora driving range. Biggest thrill outside of golf was gettingmarried…Favorite course he’s played is turnberry andhopes to play augusta National…First car was a mercurycougar and now drives a BmW 325i…Favorite pro team isthe Los angeles Kings…Enjoys watching “Seinfeld,” andfavorite book is Dark passage…other favorites includesour candy, watching alexander ovechkin play hockey andvisiting amsterdam…Favorite vacation spot is Hawaii.Lists Wayne gretzky, mario Lemieux and his brother, Sean,to round out his dream foursome…charity work involvesgrandfathers for golf.PLAYeR StAtiSticSMISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICScareer High official world Rank: after 2010 World golfchampionships-HSBc champions/204Section 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2008 21 11 1 5 $84,281/822009 18 9 3 6 85,285/702010 26 18 1 4 13 346,258/6total 65 38 1 8 24 515,824* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-365