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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSPaul CaseyeXeMPt StAtUS: 2009 tournament winner(through 2011)FULL nAMe: paul alexander caseyHeiGHt: 5-10WeiGHt: 180BiRtHDAte: July 21, 1977BiRtHPLAce: cheltenham, EnglandReSiDence: Scottsdale, aZ; Weybridge, EnglandFAMiLY: Wife, JocelyneDUcAtion: arizona State universitySPeciAL inteReStS: Food, music, carstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2000JoineD toUR: 2004PGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2009 Shell Houston open.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (10):2001 gleneagles Scottish pga. 2003 aNZ championship[Eur], Benson and Hedges International open [Eur]. 2005tcL classic [Eur]. 2006 Johnnie Walker championship atgleneagles [Eur], Volvo china open [Eur], HSBc Worldmatch play [Eur]. 2007 abu Dhabi golf championship[Eur]. 2009 abu Dhabi championship [Eur], BmW pgachampionship [Eur].otHeR VictoRieS (1)2004 World golf championships-World cup [with LukeDonald].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:2—World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship, BmW championship; t3—British open;t4—the Honda classic, tHE tour championship presentedby coca-cola; t6—World golf championships-cachampionship; t10—SBS championship.2010 SeASon:posted career-best top-10s (seven) to finish a career-bestsixth in the FedExcup, capped by first appearance at tHEtour championship…opened with a 3-under 70 beforeclosing with 4-under 69s in the final three rounds tofinish t10 in his first start, at the SBS championship…runner-up for the second-consecutive year at the Worldgolf championships-accenture match play championship,losing to fellow Englishman Ian poulter, 4 and 2, in thefinal. He was the third player to reach the championshipfinal in consecutive years, joining tiger Woods (2003 and2004) and geoff ogilvy (2006 and 2007). Won his firstfour matches by 5-and-4 margins before returning Sundaymorning to defeat camilo Villegas in a darkness-delayedsemifinal, eventually winning at the 24th hole, the longestmatch of the week…posted third top-10 finish of the yearin as many starts with a t4 at the Honda classic, set up bya second-round, 6-under 64, equaling the champion courserecord…Earned fourth top-10 in four starts on tour witht6 at World golf championships-ca championship…Finished t3 for his best outing in nine starts at the Britishopen. His only other top-10 was a t7 in 2008…Was theonly player in the BmW championship field to card fourrounds in the 60s, posting four-consecutive 2-under 69s tofinish runner-up. Was 5-under on his final round through12 holes, moving to a three-stroke lead at 11-under, butthree-consecutive bogeys on Nos. 13-15 eventually left himone stroke behind tournament-winner Dustin Johnson…Entered tHE tour championship as one of five players whocould win the FedExcup with a victory at East Lake. Held ashare of the first-round lead with a 4-under 66 and closedwith matching 69s to finish t4…He enjoyed his third Worldgolf championships top-10 of the campaign when he t6 atthe HSBc champions in Shanghai, china. In late November,was t6 at the Dubai World championship to finish 12th inthe race to Dubai, the European tour’s season-long pointscompetition.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished the season ranked No. 52 in the FedExcupstandings, including three top-10 finishes and his firstvictory on the pga tour (Shell Houston open). Wasinjured midway through the season...Secured a secondvictory in three years at the abu Dhabi golf championshipon the European tour, beating Louis oosthuizen and martinKaymer by one stroke. Finished at a tournament-record,21-under-par total...Became the first Englishman to reachthe final of the World golf championships-accenture matchplay championship, losing 4 and 3 to geoff ogilvy. Lost theopening hole of the final, marking the first time during theweek he was behind in any match...Earned first pga tourwin with 11-under 277 at the Shell Houston open when hedefeated J.B. Holmes with a bogey on the first playoff holeafter Holmes, who had finished 2 hours and 40 minutesahead of him, hit his tee shot into the water hazard. It washis first appearance at the event and the victory was thefirst by a European at the Shell Houston open...Finishedfifth at the crowne plaza Invitational in first appearancethe week after winning BmW pga championship on theEuropean tour. “Borrowed” tim Wilkinson’s caddie forthe week when his regular caddie departed early in theweek to be with his fiance, who required surgery after abike accident...Bothered by a rib injury, didn’t make a pgatour start after the British open in mid-July. tried to returnto the European tour late in the year but opted to sit out.2008: Surpassed $1 million in earnings on the pga tourfor the first time in his career...collected a career-highseven top-25 finishes, including top-15s in three of the fourmajor championships (t11 masters, t7 British open andt15 pga championship)...Despite opening with an 8-over78 at the British open, fought his way back to a t7 finish,his best effort in a major championship since finishing t6at the 2004 masters...Finished t7 at the Barclays, wherehe was one stroke back through 54 holes in the first eventin the pga tour playoffs for the FedExcup. Finished theseason No. 74 in the FedExcup standings...Went 0-1-2 inthe ryder cup at Valhalla, including a halve with Huntermahan in Singles. 2007: Joined the pga tour for 2008by finishing in the top 125 on the nonmember money list...aided by a 7-under 65, the low final round, won the abuDhabi golf championship in the united arab Emirates bya stroke over peter Hanson...Finished t5 at the World golfchampionships-accenture match play championship. Lostto geoff ogilvy, 5 and 4, in the quarterfinals...came backto finish t10 at the masters tournament after a first-round79...posted low round of the week (4-under-par 66) insecond round at the u.S. open at oakmont cc en route tot10 finish. the 66 was one of just eight sub-70 rounds atoakmont. 2006: placed second on the European tour orderof merit behind padraig Harrington...Beat Shaun micheel10 and 8 to win the HSBc World match play in Wentworth,England. casey’s third European tour victory of the seasonmoved him past David Howell to the top of the Europeantour order of merit before Harrington overtook him inthe final round of the Volvo masters, the final event of2006...Had a 2-0-2 record in Europe’s victory over the u.S.in the ryder cup, with an ace on No. 14 that ended hisfoursomes match with fellow Englishman David Howell...Best pga tour finish came in his seventh start, a t4 atthe Bridgestone Invitational in august. 2005: Won for thefourth time on the European tour in china at the tcL classicwhere he beat paul mcginley in a playoff. Helped him finish39th on the European tour order of merit...as a member ofthe pga tour, his best finish in 10 starts was a t16 at theSection 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 1-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2001 3 1 $8,580/2002 9 4 1 55,921/2003 7 5 2 3 136,700/2004 11 7 2 6 517,939/2005 10 4 2 195,193/1972006 8 7 1 3 209,401/2007 10 9 4 5 553,270/2008 16 12 4 7 97,685/74 1,156,414/952009 12 10 1 1 3 6 1,161/52 2,582,181/222010 17 14 2 1 7 13 2,250/6 3,613,194/8total 103 73 1 3 1 23 46 9,028,794nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2001 1total 1eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 12 11 1 1 4 8 $1,923,320* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masters t6 cut t10 t11 t20 cutu.S. open cut cut WD 15 t10 t65 cut t40British open cut cut t20 cut 71 t27 t7 t47 t3pga cut 66 cut t59 cut t40 t15 t12tHE pLaYErS t10 cut cut cut t14 cuttour championshipt4accenture match play championship t33 t33 t33 t33 t5 t9 2 2Bridgestone Invitational t17 t16 t19 t4 t51 t8 WD t22ca championship t8 t21 t56 t9 t51 t31 t6HSBc champions WD t6the Barclays t7 t12Deutsche Bank championship cut t25BmW championship DNS 2nAtionAL teAMS: ryder cup (3), 2004, 2006, 2008. World cup (4), 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.Walker cup (1), 1999. Seve trophy (4), 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007.pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-27