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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSing 2-over-par 74 to finish three strokes behind championphil mickelson with rounds of 69-71-66...recorded his firsttop-10 at the British open in 10 appearances with his t6finish at carnoustie...t7 finish, with a final-round 65, at theBmW championship moved him from 32nd to 23rd in theFedExcup standings, thereby qualifying him for tHE tourchampionship at his home course, East Lake gc inatlanta...Earned a spot on his third presidents cup teamand compiled a record of 3-1-0 for the week, bringing hisall-time presidents cup record to 8-4-1. 2006: Highlights ofseason included a 4-and-3 singles victory over Sergiogarcia at the ryder cup, and his fifth appearance at tHEtour championship…In ninth masters start, finished solo10th for first career top-10 in augusta...Named as acaptain’s choice for the 2006 u.S. ryder cup team andcompiled a 1-1-3 record...the 2004 winner finished runnerupto tiger Woods at the World golf championships-Bridgestone Invitational. tied Woods at 10-under par withbirdies on two (Nos. 16-17) of his last three holes to forcea playoff. Lost on fourth extra hole when Woods madebirdie on No. 17 from 8 feet. With a bogey-free 64, held thethird-round lead by one over Woods, paul casey and DavisLove III...teamed with J.J. Henry in the Barbados Worldcup. 2005: played on victorious u.S. presidents cup squadand fashioned five top-10s en route to top-50 finish onmoney list...Best finish was a t3 at the chryslerchampionship, four shots behind champion carl pettersson.2004: career season included multiple tour victories forthe first time, a career-best fifth-place finish on the moneylist and a spot on the u.S. ryder cup squad. Jumped to No.10 in official World golf ranking from outside the top 50 atstart of season. Led the pga tour in putting average(1.723)...Earned third career victory and first in four years bydefeating ted purdy in a five-hole playoff at the mcIHeritage. made birdie on the fifth playoff hole, the par-416th, to win. Became seventh player to win the tournamentPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 2-2events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1995a 1 11995 5 4 1 2 $58,426/1921996 5 5 1 4 108,710/1581997 31 19 1 1 4 13 809,580/291998 28 23 1 6 15 833,648/311999 27 21 1 1 8 14 1,255,100/322000 27 23 1 1 1 9 15 2,169,727/102001 29 22 2 6 14 1,743,028/262002 27 20 4 8 894,212/732003 28 23 2 6 14 1,781,885/352004 28 24 2 1 10 20 4,450,270/52005 26 23 1 5 10 1,733,049/432006 26 22 1 7 16 2,755,911/152007 25 21 1 6 13 96,697/22 2,483,146/252008 23 20 1 2 2 7 12 107,407/20 3,979,301/92009 22 17 1 1 4 8 505/28 2,821,030/172010 23 19 3 12 1,448/38 1,573,636/52total 381 307 6 10 9 87 190 29,450,660nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1995 3 1 1 $2,936/1801996 21 18 3 2 1 14 17 251,699/1total 24 19 3 2 1 14 18 254,635* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*stewart Cink (Continued)more than once (2000) and had the largest come-frombehindwin on tour, nine strokes, since paul Lawrie wonthe 1999 British open by coming from 10 strokes back atthe start of the final round. the final-round, 7-under 64 wasa tournament record for low finish by a winner, topping the6-under 65 he posted in his 2000 win in Hilton Head Island,Sc…along with Jay Haas, selected by Hal Sutton as acaptain’s pick for the 2004 ryder cup team, his secondappearance on the team...recorded wire-to-wire victory atNEc Invitational, posting rounds of 63-68-68-70—269.Four-stroke win over rory Sabbatini and tiger Woods wasworth a career-best $1.2 million. 2003: returned to thetop-40 on the money list after falling out in 2002. runner-upat Bay Hill Invitational and FuNaI classic at Walt DisneyWorld resort..Set two course records in one day with 62-61u.S. open sectional qualifying scores on June 2 incolumbus, oH. Bogeyed the first hole then recorded 22birdies to win the qualifier by nine strokes. 2002: Withouta top-10 finish through first 13 events, recorded back-tobacktop-10s at the memorial tournament (t9) and Buickclassic (t5). 2001: posted three top-fives in June, and narrowlymissed the 18-hole u.S. open playoff between markBrooks and retief goosen. made double bogey on finalhole at Southern Hills to fall one shy of playoff...First-timemember of the u.S. ryder cup team. 2000: Earned secondtour victory at mcI classic. Shot final-round 65, whichincluded birdies on three of final four hole, to win by twostrokes over tom Lehman...Followed with t2 at mastercardcolonial, where he held three-stroke lead through 54 holes.closing 71 left him two strokes behind phil mickelson...member of u.S. presidents cup team where he was 4-0-0in first appearance. 1999: missed earning a place in tHEtour championship by one spot. Was 31st on the moneylist after finishing t11 at National car rental golf classicat Disney World resort, $14,600 behind Duffy Waldorf...atpga championship, was one stroke out of 54-hole lead andPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08masters cut t23 t27 t28 cut t24 t17 t20 10 t17 t3u.S. open t16 t13 t10 t32 t8 3 cut t28 cut t15 t37 cut t14British open t66 cut t41 t30 t59 t34 t14 cut cut t6 cutpga cut cut t3 t15 t59 t10 cut t17 t28 t24 t32 cuttHE pLaYErS t42 cut t33 cut cut t39 t22 t32 cut t3 t21tour championship 24 t18 t13 t21 25 t11 t24accenture match play championship t9 t33 t33 t33 t17 t5 t33 t9 2Bridgestone Invitational 7 t13 t47 t61 1 t41 2 t56 t43ca championship t4 cNL t23 t46 t13 t45 t20the Barclayst25 t38Deutsche Bank championshipcut t33BmW championship t7 t60Year 09 10masterscut cutu.S. open t27 t40British open 1 t48pga t67 t18tHE pLaYErSt76 cuttour championshipt19accenture match play championship 3 t5Bridgestone Invitational t6 t19ca championship t59 t37HSBc championst51the Barclays t28 t15Deutsche Bank championship cut t18BmW championship t23 t21finished t3. 1998: recorded six top-10s and almost becamefirst to successfully defend at canon gHo. a final-round 67moved him into playoff with olin Browne and Larry mize.Browne won with a chip-in birdie. 1997: Voted pga tourrookie of the Year after victory at the canon greaterHartford open and $809,580 in earnings...Was only rookieto qualify for tHE tour championship and finished seasonranked 29th in official earnings...First player to be namedNationwide tour player of the Year and pga tour rookieof the Year in successive seasons...came from behind toearn his first tour victory. Started final round in fifth place,four strokes behind leader Jeff maggert. closing 66 goodfor one-stroke victory over Brandel chamblee, tom Byrumand maggert. 1996: Youngest player to win Nationwidetour money title at 23 until 22-year-old Jamie Lovemarkcaptured the money list in 2010. Named Nationwide tourplayer of the Year after winning three tournaments—ozarks open, colorado classic and Nationwide tourchampionship...Was t16 at u.S. open to earn invitation to1997 masters. 1995: Was t18 in first professional start, atcanon greater Hartford open. Amateur: a three-time allamerican(1993-95) at georgia tech...received 1995 DaveWilliams, Haskins and Jack Nicklaus awards as country’stop collegiate golfer...Beat tiger Woods, 3 and 2, in anexhibition match in 1995 in atlanta the week before themasters...aJga all-american in 1990.PeRSonAL:took up game when his parents, single-digit handicappers,left him at driving range before he was old enough to goon the course…Was a husband and a father while still atgeorgia tech…member of East Lake gc, host venue oftHE tour championship…a big atlanta thrashers hockeyfan…outdoor enthusiast who loves hiking, camping, bikingand skiing.Section 2 Player BiograPhiesnAtionAL teAMS: the presidents cup (4), 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009; ryder cup (5), 2002,2004, 2006, 2008, 2010; World cup (2), 2005, 2006.pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-33