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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSJay WilliamsonSection Player BiograPhies2BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:2—2007 travelers championship, t2—2008 John Deereclassic.nAtionwiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2007 Fort Smith classic.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t8—St. Jude classic.2010 SeASon:made 13 cuts in 24 starts on the pga tour, with one top-10 performance…Finished t8 at the St. Jude classic. Finishwas his first top-10 since a playoff loss to Kenny perry atthe 2008 John Deere classic.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Earned exempt status for 2010 via the 2009 pga tourQualifying tournament, his sixth successful trip in the finalsin seven attempts. Shot a fifth-round 75, but rallied with afinal-round 69…made 14 off 22 cuts on the pga tour, withone top-25 finish, and placed 184th on the money list…madetwo starts on the Nationwide tour, making one cut. 2008:made 18 cuts in 33 starts on tour in 2008, finishing No. 66in the FedExcup standings…Had his third pga tour hole-inoneat the Wachovia championship when he aced the sixthhole in the second round at Quail Hollow club… Finished t2at the John Deere classic, losing in a three-man playoff withBrad adamonis and eventual winner Kenny perry. adamonisand Williamson hit their approach shots on the first playoffhole, the par-4 18th, into a green-side pond and perry wonwith a two-putt par. With a final-round 69, earned a spotin the British open, played the next week (finished t39)…Fourth major championship appearance and his first at theBritish open. He competed in the u.S. open in 1999, 2001eXeMPt StAtUS: Veteran memberFULL nAMe: Justin arch Williamson IVHeiGHt: 5-10weiGHt: 180BiRtHDAte: February 7, 1967BiRtHPLAce: St. Louis, moReSiDence: St. Louis, mo; plays out of Bellerive ccPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-2events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1995 22 11 3 3 $120,180/1451996 27 13 1 2 82,773/1751997 2 1 3,409/3171999 32 12 1 4 263,618/1442000 32 20 1 6 460,024/1092001 35 13 3 4 476,031/1062002 30 16 2 6 515,445/1252003 31 17 1 1 4 627,132/1012004 33 18 2 8 660,038/1202005 16 10 1 3 382,653/1632006 18 6 86,150/2212007 14 11 1 1 3 835,515/2008 33 18 1 1 3 100,401/66 758,862/1372009 22 14 1 177/172 240,574/1842010 24 13 1 2 280/149 404,498/167total 371 193 2 1 18 49 5,916,902nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1992 11994 21995 8 2 1 2 $11,133/1141996 11997 6 3 1 3,673/1581998 28 17 2 6 8 110,921/182006 7 5 2 3 47,092/1072007 13 9 1 2 6 153,249/402009 4 1 3,190/2572010 1total 71 37 1 2 11 20 329,258* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*and 2003, with his best finish a t20 in 2003…played in thefirst three events of the pga tour playoffs for the FedExcup,before a t52 at his hometown’s BmW championship failedto advance him to tHE tour championship. Finished 137thon the pga tour money list…regained fully exempt statuswith a t18 finish at the 2008 pga tour Qualifyingtournament. 2007: Finished equivalent of 123rd on the tourmoney list, with his $835,515 total in 14 events. as a nonmember,needed to collect more than the 125th place finisheron the 2007 pga tour money list in order to earn his cardfor the 2008 season. 2007: playing on a Sponsor Exemptionin just his second tour start of the season, finished secondat the travelers championship, falling in a playoff to Huntermahan. Held a share of the 36-hole lead with David toms andled mahan by one through 54 holes. missed a 12-foot birdieputt on the 72nd hole that would have secured first tourvictory. Was unable to convert 7-foot birdie putt on the firstextra hole that would have extended the playoff as mahandrained a 2-foot birdie putt for the win. Earned a career-best$648,000…two months prior to near-miss at the travelerschampionship, earned first career Nationwide tour victory atthe Fort Smith classic, closing with a 63 to earn $94,500…Joined the tour in July as a Special temporary member forthe remainder of 2007. 2006: playing under a major medicalExtension, made the cut in six of 18 starts on tour. Despitemaking only seven starts, posted two top-10 finishes on theNationwide tour, including a season-best t5 at the Northeastpennsylvania classic. 2005: Limited to 16 events on tourdue to knee injury. underwent surgery on June 29 and did notplay after the Barclays classic…Lone top-10 of the seasoncame in his eighth start, a t10 at the weather-shortened,54-hole BellSouth classic. 2004: Finished in the top 125 forthe fifth consecutive season on the strength of two top-10FAMiLY: Wife, marnie; Whitney Lain (5/11/99); Justinthomas (8/5/02), george marshall (9/29/05)eDUcAtion: trinity college (1989, political Science)SPeciAL inteReStS: Stock market, current events,sportstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1990Q ScHooL: 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009nationwide tour AlumnusPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYfinishes. 2003: only top-10 was t3 at the BellSouth classic.2002: Finished 125th on the money list, thanks to t16 finishat the Buick challenge and a t5 finish at the season-endingSouthern Farm Bureau classic, which pushed him past DavidFrost by $5,600 for the final fully-exempt spot on tour.2001: Finished strong after changing his putting grip to“the claw”…Best effort of season came at the marconipennsylvania classic with a t6 which pushed him from No.131 to 105th on money list. 2000: made the most of hisexempt status, playing in 32 events and making the cut in 20of those. Lone top-10 came at Bay Hill Invitational, a t7. 1999:only top-10 was a t4 at the rain-shortened at&t pebbleYear 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07the Barclays t74 cut cut cut 10 t39 cut cut t75u.S. open cut DQ t20Deutsche Bank championship t47 8 cutBmW championship cut t41 cut t51 cuttHE pLaYErS t58 cut t27 cut t56Year 08British opent39the Barclayst31Deutsche Bank championship t80BmW championshipt52PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.29 (137)Driving Distance ...........................................285.1 (120)Driving accuracy percentage .......................69.87% (20)greens in regulation percentage ................68.95% (42)putting average ...........................................1.800 (140)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 65–4 times, most recentWyndham championship/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–2 times, mostrecent 2008 John Deere classic/3Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $648,000–2007 travelers championship/2career High official world Rank: after 2007 at&tNational/1192-382 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com