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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRS13 cuts in 29 starts and finished with two top-25s. 1999:Nominated for rookie of the Year honors after earning hisfirst tour victory at the Kemper open in only his 12th starton tour. opened with a 66 for a one-stroke lead, whichhe extended to three with a second-round 67. third-round71 left him tied for lead with tommy armour III. closing 70produced a one-stroke victory over Bradley Hughes and Billglasson worth $450,000. prior to winning Kemper open,biggest first-place check was $5,000 he earned for winning1998 conrad Hilton open in Socorro, Nm. 1998: Earnedstatus on tour for the 1999 season with a t8 finish atthe Qualifying tournament in palm Springs, ca...playedrich Beem (Continued)mini-tour events in the Sun country pga Section and wasnamed player of the Year after victories in Soccoro andtruth or consequences. Amateur: member of the Newmexico State university golf team.PeRSonAL:Won a Nissan altima coupe with a hole-in-one at the 2007Nissan open on the par-3 14th hole during the third round.Immediately after the ace with a 7-iron from 176 yards,dove onto the car on display next to the tee box and eventuallyfound his way onto a Nissan television commercialwith the antic. Beem had watched peter Jacobsen dive intoa car after his ace in the Nissan open 13 years ago. “I wishI could take full credit for making a fool of myself, but I stolethat (from peter Jacobsen). Jake had a convertible andhopped into it. I will never forget that. today, I just saw thecar and thought, might as well. I’ll tell you the top of thathood was pretty warm, and the back is a little scratchedup from my shoes.”…Quit the game temporarily in 1995and sold cellular phones and car stereo systems in Seattle.Watched fellow El paso, tX, resident J.p. Hayes win 1998Buick classic and gained renewed interest…Worked in proshop at El paso cc prior to joining tour…Father, Larry,retired as golf coach at New mexico State in 2004.PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-1events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1999 24 9 1 2 3 $610,555/672000 29 13 2 249,881/1462001 31 15 2 5 460,565/1092002 30 19 2 1 5 8 2,938,365/72003 26 14 1 2 5 1,013,950/712004 28 14 230,499/1832005 26 8 1 1 2 4 701,242/1132006 27 15 1 5 658,225/1262007 29 17 2 7 87,335/110 868,658/1192008 29 17 1 1 5 95,382/111 730,001/1402009 26 14 1 6 347/128 676,899/1222010 11 4 1 204/80 128,877/198total 316 159 3 3 2 18 51 9,267,718nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 2total 2* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*matt BettencourtPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09masters t15 cut cut t42 54u.S. open cut cut cut cut cut cut t78British open cut t43 t71 cut cut t20 WDpga t70 1 cut cut cut t49 cut cut t43tHE pLaYErS cut t44 cut cut cut t66 t58 cuttour championshipt26accenture match play championship t33 t33Bridgestone Invitational t6 t67ca championshipt49 t59the Barclays t7 t55Deutsche Bank championship t30 cutSection 2 Player BiograPhieseXeMPt StAtUS: 2010 tournament winner(through 2012)FULL nAMe: matthew michael BettencourtHeiGHt: 5-11WeiGHt: 180BiRtHDAte: april 12, 1975BiRtHPLAce: alameda, caReSiDence: Duncan, Sc; plays out of thornblade club(greer, Sc)FAMiLY: SingleeDUcAtion: modesto Junior college (1997, Businessadministration)SPeciAL inteReStS: music, traveling, all sportstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2002JoineD toUR: 2009nationwide tour Graduate (2008)PGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2010 reno-tahoe open.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):2008 oregon classic, Nationwide tour championship attpc craig ranch.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:1—reno-tahoe open.2010 SeASon:Sophomore season highlighted by his first victory on thepga tour at the reno-tahoe open. Led the pga tour ineagles with 17…carded a final-round, 4-under 68 to win inreno. after making eagle on the par-5 11th, closed with abirdie and two bogeys, including on No. 18. runner-up BobHeintz missed a 3-footer on the final hole that would haveforced a playoff. the best putter at reno all week, had 12one-putts and only 24 total on Sunday. gave credit to hiscaddie for keeping him calm down the stretch. matthewachatz was on loan from rocco mediate while mediatewas working as a tV analyst at the British open.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: as a rookie, made 17 cuts in 31 starts and had twotop-10 finishes...Finished t5 at the memorial tournamenton the strength of second- and third-round 68s. Held thefirst 54-hole lead of his tour career (shared with markWilson) before recording a final-round 75…making his firstmajor championship appearance, finished t10 at the u.S.open. Shot a first-round, 5-over 75, but closed with roundsof 67-71-69. 2008: made a meteoric rise on the money listin the final weeks of the Nationwide tour season, withfour top-five finishes in his final six starts. Victories at theoregon classic and the Nationwide tour championshipat tpc craig ranch propelled him over a six-tournamentstretch from No. 77 on the money list into the top spot,earning full status on the pga tour in 2009...Just twotop-10 finishes in first 23 starts of the season, includingt10 at the Nationwide tour players cup and t8 the followingweek at the price cutter charity championship...asolo-fifth-place finish at the albertsons Boise open begana furious six-event finish to the season. Followed that aweek later at the oregon classic with his first career title.Shared the first-round lead and then held a three-strokeedge after 54 holes. a back-and-forth battle with runner-upPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.58 (155)Driving Distance ...........................................294.0 (36)Driving accuracy percentage .......................57.16% (165)greens in regulation percentage ................60.17% (189)putting average ...........................................1.750 (15)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 65–2 times, most recent thegreenbrier classic/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 65–6 times, mostrecent 2010 the greenbrier classic/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $540,000–2010 reno–tahoe open/1career High official World Rank: after 2009 John Deereclassic/112Bubba Dickerson saw the lead increase to five on the backnine before a three-shot swing at the par-5 15th cut themargin to one. three solid pars down the stretch resultedpgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-15