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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSTim ClarkSection Player BiograPhies2PGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2010 tHE pLaYErS championship.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):2000 Fort Smith classic, Boise open.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (4):2002 Bell’s South african open [Eur]. 2005 South africanairways open [Eur], Barclays Scottish open [Eur]. 2008australian open.otHeR VictoRieS: (1)2006 cVS charity classic [with Nick price].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:1—tHE pLaYErS championship; t2—Bob Hope classic;t4—rBc canadian open; t6—Frys.com open; t7—JohnDeere classic; t9—World golf championships-accenturematch play championship; t10—at&t pebble BeachNational pro-am.2010 SeASon:captured first career tour title, at tHE pLaYErSchampionship, and competed at tHE tour championshipfor the fourth time…played the final 26 holes without abogey on the way to victory at tHE pLaYErS championshipat tpc Sawgrass. He set a Stadium course record with thelargest 36-hole comeback and won it with an 8-foot par putton the final hole for a 5-under 67. He finished at 16-under272 to beat robert allenby by one stroke. made four birdiesaround the turn to surge past third-round leader LeeWestwood and allenby, steadied himself on the 17th for apar, then finished off his weekend with a demonstrative fistpump when his par putt fell on the final green. Westwoodfell away when he hit in the water on 17 and made doublebogey. allenby had the best chance to tie but narrowlymissed an 18-foot eagle putt on the 16th hole, his 12-footbirdie putt on 17 was just short righ and couldn’t makebirdie on 18. clark won with a 66-67 weekend in which heeXeMPt StAtUS: 2010 pLaYErS championshipwinner (through 2015)FULL nAMe: timothy Henry clarkHeiGHt: 5-7WeiGHt: 165BiRtHDAte: December 17, 1975BiRtHPLAce: Durban, South africaReSiDence: Scottsdale, aZmade only one bogey—the 10th hole Saturday. It was thebest weekend on the Stadium course since Fred couplesshot 132 to win in 1996. the 36-hole comeback topped therecord of six that tiger Woods set when he won in 2001…Had a final-round 65 to finish t2 at the Bob Hope classic.came to the final hole tied with matt Kuchar and Bill Haas.opted to lay up on the par-5 and played his third shot to8 feet but missed the birdie putt. Haas birdied the hole inthe next group to win. His t2 finish was the eighth in hispga tour career and second at the Bob Hope classic (t2in 2005)…three weeks later, claimed a t10 at the at&tpebble Beach National pro-am in his seventh start there…posted a t9 at the World golf championships-accenturematch play championship, losing in the third round to eventualsemifinalist Sergio garcia. used a yellow golf ball forthe first time in his career…Fired 5-under 66s in the secondand third rounds of the John Deere classic to claim t7 honorswith charley Hoffman and Brendon de Jonge…againfinished tied with charley Hoffman, and seven others, atthe rBc canadian open. Shot a 6-under 64 at St. george’sg&cc in the second round before claiming that t4 spot…Finished t13 in his fourth tour championship to finish 24thin the final FedExcup standings…In his first Fall Series startof the season, the Frys.com open, managed t6 honors, hisseventh top-10 finish of the season...He traveled to Southafrica in December and picked up a runner-up finish at theNedbank golf challenge. He finished at 9-under, a distanteight strokes behind Lee Westwood.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: pushed his streak to five seasons with at least onesecond-place finish by finishing runner-up at the crowneplaza Invitational at colonial, one of five top-10 finishes onthe year en route to finishing No. 29 on the final money list.Has recorded seven second-place finishes in the last fiveyears...Had five rounds in the 60s, including a 63 in the thirdround, to finish t5 at the 50th Bob Hope classic...after beatingtiger Woods, 4 and 2, in the second round of the WorldFAMiLY: Wife, candieeDUcAtion: North carolina State universitySPeciAL inteReStS: Darts, pool, ping-pong, remotecontrolplanes, fishingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1998JoineD toUR: 2001nationwide tour Graduate (2000)golf championships-accenture match play championship,lost to rory mcIlroy, 4 and 3, in the third round to finisht9...Shot 69s in the second and final rounds to finish t9 attHE pLaYErS championship...Bogeyed final hole at crowneplaza Invitational to fall into three-way playoff with SteveStricker and Steve marino. missed 7-foot birdie putt towin at first extra hole. Stricker won on second extra holewith birdie-3 after clark’s second shot struck the pin andcaromed 20 feet away. It was his seventh career runner-upfinish. Final round was the only round in the 70s all tournamentby any player finishing in the top 10...on the heels ofhis third presidents cup performance in which he contributedtwo-and-a-half points to his International team, tookadvantage of a home game in Scottsdale at the Frys.comopen in the Fall Series. Four rounds in the 60s, highlightedby a second-round, 6-under 64, earned a t4. It was his thirdstraight top-30 finish at grayhawk since the event’s 2007inception. 2008: Enjoyed another solid year, highlighted bythree top-10 finishes, including a t2 at the crowne plazaInvitational at colonial in may. It was the sixth runner-upfinish of his career. Fired a final-round 66 to tie eventualwinner phil mickelson and rod pampling at 13-under parbefore mickelson birdied the 72nd hole to win...openedwith 66-62 for the 36-hole lead at the Deutsche Bankchampionship. In second-round, 9-under-62, made twoeagles early in his back nine and reached 11-under through16 holes. Finished bogey-bogey on Nos. 8-9, his final twoholes. Finished t15...Beat mathew goggin on the first playoffhole to win the australian open. Shot a final-round 67to earn the playoff spot at royal Sidney gc. 2007: Limitedstarts due to bulging disk in his neck, but continued to playeffectively...Held a share of the 36-hole lead at the masterstournament before finishing t13...one off the 54-hole leadof Nathan green at the John Deere classic, opening withrounds of 68-65-66. Held a four-stroke lead early on theback nine, but stumbled down the stretch with two bogeysto shoot 68 and finish t2, one stroke behind JonathanPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-1events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1998a 12001 3 1 $21,750/2272002 23 15 3 7 632,609/1072003 25 16 1 3 10 1,253,690/532004 26 16 6 9 1,108,190/712005 26 22 1 1 6 16 2,310,037/212006 22 19 1 4 11 1,974,931/322007 19 15 3 6 12 97,275/21 2,615,152/222008 27 19 1 3 9 105,920/26 1,722,030/452009 23 19 1 5 11 1,395/36 2,235,105/292010 24 20 1 1 7 12 593/24 3,530,002/11total 219 162 1 8 2 43 97 17,403,497nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1998a 1 11998 11999 25 14 1 3 6 $57,220/462000 27 16 2 1 7 11 288,056/32001 4 1 1 1 16,200/147total 58 32 2 2 11 18 361,476eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2009 8 6 1 3 $576,059* 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 cut t13 cut t39 2 t13 cut t13 cutu.S. open cut t13 t3 cut t17 t48 t40 t12British open cut cut t23 t56 cut cut cutpga t53 3 cut t17 t24 cut t55 t16 t39tHE pLaYErS t21 cut cut cut t68 cut t9 1tour championship t22 t7 29 t13accenture match play championship t33 t33 t33 t17 t33 t9 t9Bridgestone Invitational t64 t48 t51 74 t6 t20 t29 t58ca championship 62 t18 t26 t63 t12 27 t22HSBc championst25the Barclays cut t9 t12 t63 t17 t38 t24 cutDeutsche Bank championship t11 t48 cut t15 cut t45BmW championship t43 t50 t4 t5 t8 t30 t21nAtionAL teAMS: the presidents cup (3), 2003, 2005, 2009; World cup (2), 2002, 2005.2-34 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com