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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRS<strong>PGA</strong> toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1996 10 5 1 2 $134,961/1431997 11999 2 2 6,800/3042000 12001 1 1 1 57,310/2002 12003 30 20 1 4 7 1,182,883/602004 24 16 1 3 7 1,313,483/542005 31 15 5 510,082/1402006 30 16 1 2 3 525,484/1452007 25 17 4 6 86,350/124 868,303/1202008 25 13 4 5 94,190/120 893,998/1172009 25 16 3 9 416/116 953,664/952010 28 13 1 4 6 489/103 904,253/108total 234 134 2 2 25 51 7,351,221nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2002 5 3 1 2 $33,967/1042007 1total 6 3 1 2 33,967eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 2 2 1 2 2 $285,721* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*alex Cejka (Continued)jet-skiing accident in June…Highlight of the season cameat tHE pLaYErS championship. making only his secondstart at the tpc Sawgrass, finished t12…In april, wasdisqualified for using a non-conforming ball during the thirdround of the mcI Heritage. cejka picked up his Srixon urXball on the ninth green and noticed two dots instead of twoarrows on the ball. He was initially assessed a two-strokepenalty and then disqualified at the end of the round whenthe ball was deemed not on the conforming balls list. 2004:Followed rookie season with a solid sophomore campaign,making a career-best $1,313,483 and posting three top-10s, including a runner-up finish at the INtErNatIoNaL...picked up his first top-10 in June at the Booz allen classic,finishing t7. recorded a career-best 8-under 63 in roundtwo after opening with a 3-over 74. Weekend rounds of67-69 moved him into the top-10 at tpc of avenel...postedbest finish of his career, in his 65th pga tour start, a solosecond at the INtErNatIoNaL. trailed by one point in thetournament’s modified Stableford scoring system headinginto the final round, but was passed by rod pamplingwho made eagle on the 71st hole to collect five points.His $540,000 paycheck was largest of tour career...twoweeks later, in second career World golf championships-NEc Invitational start, finished t9. Shared low final-roundhonors with a 4-under-par 66. 2003: Second-highest finishingrookie on the money list, 60th, behind Ben curtis (No.46)...picked up first top-10 finish as a member of the tourwith a t7 at the phoenix open. only other previous tourtop-10 was a t6 at the 1996 NEc World Series of golf...posted career-best, runner-up finish at the B.c. open,helping to solidify his playing privileges for 2004...Finishedsolo fourth at the pga championship for first career top-10at a major championship. 2002: Finished t2 at the pgatour Qualifying tournament to earn his first tour card...collected his fourth victory on the European tour, wherehe has been a member since 1992, at the 2002 tropheeLancome...Finished 23rd on the Volvo order of merit, makingthe cut in 12 of 18 events...also picked up a victory<strong>PGA</strong> toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYat the galeria Kaufhof pokal challenge on the Europeanchallenge tour, his fourth on that tour. 1999: Finished 17thon the Volvo order of merit. 1998: Led the European tour ingreens in regulation. 1996: made the cut in all four majors,highlighted by a t11 showing at the British open at royalLytham & St. annes. 1995: Finished sixth on the 1995 orderof merit...Won three times that year, including the prestigiousVolvo masters. the others were the turespana openandalucia and the Hohe Brucke open. Set course recordwith a 61 during the Hohe Brucke open. 1992: Won czechopen for second time in career.PeRSonAL:Fled communist czechoslovakia (now czech republic) atage 9 as a refugee, traveling by foot, train, swimming andbike with his father to Yugoslavia, Italy and Switzerlandbefore settling in Frankfurt, germany. Has fulfilled his lifelongdream of playing on the pga tour from the hardshipshe and his family suffered under communism to freedom ofopportunity in america.Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08masters 44 26u.S. open t50 t61 t60British open t11 cut cut t13 cut cut cutpga t52 t65 4 cut cuttHE pLaYErS t33 t12 cutaccenture match play championship t9 t17 t33Bridgestone Invitational t42 t9ca championship t55 t12 t28the BarclayscutYear 09 10u.S. opent8tHE pLaYErS t9 t58the Barclayst73 cutnAtionAL teAMS: Dunhill cup (4), 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998; World cup (10), 1995, 1996,1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009; Seve trophy (3), 2000, 2002, 2003.Section 2 Player BiograPhiesgreg Chalmers (Chalm-ers)eXeMPt StAtUS: 91st on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: gregory John chalmersHeiGHt: 6-0WeiGHt: 200BiRtHDAte: october 11, 1973BiRtHPLAce: Sydney, australiaReSiDence: colleyville, tXFAMiLY: Wife, Nicole; max gregory (6/3/03), Lachlanrobert (6/1/06)SPeciAL inteReStS: Fitness, car racingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1995Q ScHooL: 1998nationwide tour Graduate (2005, 2008)BeSt <strong>PGA</strong> toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t2—2000 Kemper Insurance open, 2009 Buick open.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):2005 albertsons Boise open. 2008 Henrico county open.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (2):1997 aNZ players championship [aus]. 1998 Holdenaustralian open [aus].BeSt 2010 <strong>PGA</strong> toUR FiniSHeS:t4—rBc canadian open; 5—Zurich classic of Neworleans.2010 SeASon:posted two top-10 finishes on the season and a career-best56th-place finish in the FedExcup standings. Finished theseason comfortably inside the top 100 on the pga tourmoney list (No. 91)…posted his first top-10 of the seasonin his 10th start of the year with a fifth-place showing at theZurich classic of New orleans. Was one of five australiansto finish in the top 10 at tpc Louisiana…Improved on hisNew orleans finish after a final-round, 5-under 65 at therBc canadian open. He was among nine players to finisht4 at St. george’s g&cc.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: posted two top-10s. First top-10 was t4 at the 2009puerto rico open...Held a two-stroke lead through 36 holesat the u.S. Bank championship after opening 64-67. one offFrank Lickliter’s 54-hole lead, but posted final-round 71 playingin final group on Sunday to fade to t15...Equaled career-bestfinish with a t2 at Buick open where he was the only playerin the field to shoot all four rounds in the 60s. Finished threebehind tiger Woods. Jumped 45 spots to No. 77 in theFedExcup standings...Finished second to tiger Woods in mid-November at the JBWere australian masters by two strokes.pgatour.com <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> 2011 Guide2-29

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