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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSK.J. Choi (Choy)eXeMPt StAtUS: multiple tournament winner(through 2011)FULL nAMe: Kyoung-Ju choiHeiGHt: 5-8WeiGHt: 185BiRtHDAte: may 19, 1970BiRtHPLAce: Wando, South KoreaReSiDence: the Woodlands, tXFAMiLY: Wife, Hyunjung Kim; Hohjun “David” (5/9/97),amanda (3/4/02), Daniel (12/26/03)SPeciAL inteReStS: moviestURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1994Q ScHooL: 1999, 2000PGA toUR VictoRieS (7):2002 compaq classic of New orleans, tampa Bay classicpresented by Buick. 2005 chrysler classic of greensboro.2006 chrysler championship. 2007 the memorialtournament, at&t National. 2008 Sony open in Hawaii.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (8):1996 Korean open. 1999 ube Kosan open [Jpn], Kirin open[Jpn], Kolon Korean open. 2003 Linde german masters[Eur], S.K. telecom open [asia]. 2005 S.K. telecom open[asia]. 2009 Iskandar Johor open [asia].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:2—transitions championship; t3—BmW championship;t4—masters tournament; t7—tHE tour championshippresented by coca-cola.2010 SeASon:Bounced back with nine top-10 finishes after a sub-parseason in 2009, earning a return visit to tHE tourchampionship. Finished 15th in final FedExcup standings…Was second at the transitions championship, joiningwinner Jim Furyk as the only two players to post all fourrounds in the 60s. also posted four rounds in the 60s for2002 win at Innisbrook’s copperhead course. Joined Furyk,Vijay Singh (2004) and Jesper parnevik (2004) as the onlyplayers to shoot four sub-70 rounds in tournament history. Itwas his first top-10 finish since a t3 at 2009 Northern trustopen, advancing from 75th to 47th in the official World golfranking just two weeks before the masters tournament…Finished t4 at the masters after becoming the first playerto be paired with tiger Woods in all four rounds of a tournament.In 35 major appearances before the 2010 masters,his only top-five finish came at the 2004 masters (third).Has three top-25 finishes at augusta…Next top-10 finishcame 13 starts later, opening with an even-par 71 andthen carding three consecutive, 2-under 69s in difficultscoring conditions to finish t3 at the BmW championship.His second top-five at the event in three years helped himjump from No. 52 to No. 23 in the FedExcup standings,earning a spot in tHE tour championship…Finished t7 inhis seventh career start at tHE tour championship, withrounds of 68-68-74-68.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Solid season with six top-25 finishes, including athird-place finish...one of four players to record all fourrounds in the 60s at the Northern trust open, finishingt3 and two strokes behind champion phil mickelson. Itwas his third top-10 finish at the tournament and secondconsecutive (t7 in 2008)...Shot a 64 late in the year to winthe rain-shortened Iskandar Johor open on the asian tourin his home country of South Korea. 2008: captured hisseventh career victory (Sony open in Hawaii) on his way toa 10th-place finish on the FedExcup points list. recordedfive top-10s...Survived blustery final-round conditions atWaialae cc and a spirited charge by rory Sabbatini, closingwith a 1-over 71 for a three-shot victory at the Sony open inHawaii. the wire-to-wire victory gave choi a fourth straightyear with a pga tour win, joining tiger Woods, philmickelson and Vijay Singh with active streaks that long...Finished t5 at the World golf championships-accenturematch play championship. Lost to eventual champion tigerWoods, 3 and 2, in the quarterfinals...Didn’t crack the top10 until 14 tournaments later, finishing t5 at the BmWchampionship and jumping into the top 10 on the FedExcuppoints list (No. 8)...Ended the season with a ninth-placefinish at tHE tour championship presented by coca-cola.2007: Had best season of career, with two victories, atthe memorial tournament and at&t National, a spot onthe International team for the presidents cup and a fifthplacefinish in the FedExcup standings...carded rounds of69-70-67-65—271 in claiming his fifth career tour titleat the memorial tournament...Final-round 65 tied the lowfinal round for a winner at the memorial. managed to getup-and-down for par on the final three holes to solidify thewin. Victory was special since he learned the game in nativeKorea by reading host Jack Nicklaus’ instruction books...Five weeks after winning Nicklaus’s memorial tournament,took the title at the inaugural at&t National, with tigerWoods as the host. Shot a final-round 68 for a 9-under 271total to defeat Steve Stricker by three strokes and win forthe sixth time, the most tour victories by an asian-bornplayer. gave partial credit to improved putting to the useof a larger putting grip...Held a two-stroke lead through36 holes at the Barclays and finished second, one strokebehind third-round leader Steve Stricker. It marked the firsttime in his career that he didn’t win after leading a tourevent through 36 holes (4-1). moved over the $4-millionmark in a single-season earnings for the first time in hiscareer...Ended the pga tour playoffs fifth in the FedExcupstandings, earning a $1-million bonus...Went 1-3-0 in hissecond presidents cup. 2006: made 22 cuts in 26 eventsplayed and collected four top-10s, including winning the lastfull-field event of the season (chrysler championship) whichearned him a spot in tHE tour championship...a t7 at thepga championship was his first top-10 in a major since at6 at the 2004 pga championship. It was his third careertop-10 in a major in 23 starts...the 2002 champion heldthe 36- and 54-hole leads at the chrysler championship.He fired a final-round 67 to win by four strokes. choi andShigeki maruyama are the only asian-born players to winmultiple events on tour...Earned a spot in the field at tHEtour championship for the fourth time in his seven-yeartour career. 2005: Won for the third time with win at thechrysler classic of greensboro, becoming the second asianplayer to win in greensboro (Shigeki maruyama, 2003).It was his fourth consecutive top-10 at Forest oaks cc...Selected to represent South Korea at the World cup inportugal...also won the SK telecom open by five strokeson the asian pga in early may, an event he won in 2003.2004: In second masters appearance, finished solo third,three strokes behind champion phil mickelson. Had a 30 onthe front nine in second round and 31 on the back nine infinal round. Final round included an eagle on the par-4 11thhole...Earned second top-10 in a major with a t6 at the pgachampionship. one of only 10 players to record multipletop-10s in the majors in 2004. 2003: Finished in top 30for second consecutive season on strength of six top-10s,including a runner-up in the season-opening mercedeschampionships. Fired course-record 11-under-par 62 in thirdround, and entered final round two strokes back of ErnieEls...ran off five consecutive top-10s, including a win onthe European tour, beginning with a t4 at the Bell canadianopen. posted a final-round 67 to capture the Linde germanmasters, his first career victory on the European tour. thenext week in united States recorded an 8-under-par 62 inthe second round, good for t7 in San antonio, and followedthat with a t6 at the World golf championships-americanSection 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1998 11999 2 2 1 $31,457/2412000 30 16 1 4 305,745/1342001 29 19 5 8 800,326/652002 27 19 2 7 11 2,204,907/172003 32 25 1 6 13 1,999,663/302004 24 19 1 7 10 2,077,775/262005 24 18 1 3 7 1,765,374/402006 26 22 1 4 10 2,376,548/272007 25 21 2 1 7 17 103,765/5 4,587,859/52008 21 16 1 5 12 110,646/10 2,683,442/162009 22 13 1 1 6 492/101 968,506/932010 22 19 1 1 4 9 718/15 2,199,962/33total 285 209 7 3 3 50 108 22,001,563eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 7 6 1 2 3 $685,763* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masters t15 3 t33 cut t27 41 cut t4u.S. open cut t30 cut t31 t15 cut cut cut t47 t47British open cut t49 cut t22 t16 t41 cut t8 t16 cut cutpga t29 cut t69 t6 t40 t7 t12 cut t24 t39tHE pLaYErS t28 cut t42 cut t16 t23 cut t71 t34tour championship t9 t19 27 26 t21 9 t7accenture match play championship t17 t33 t33 t33 t17 t5 t33Bridgestone Invitational t19 t53 t58 t51 t22 t11 t16 t45 t46ca championship t6 t57 t43 t32 t19 t12 t59HSBc championst30the Barclays t64 t33 cut 2 t12 cut cutDeutsche Bank championship t32 cut WD t21 t45BmW championship t63 t60 cut cut t40 t56 t30 t38 t5 t3nAtionAL teAMS: the presidents cup (2), 2003, 2007; World cup (4), 1997, 2002, 2003,2005.pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-31