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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSprevious tour start came at the 2006 u.S. open, wherehe t40. 2007: made the cut in 16 of 28 tournaments on theNationwide tour, with a best finish of t2 at the Nationwidechildren’s Hospital Invitational…Finished 23rd on themoney list to secure rookie pga tour card. 2006: madethe cut in 13 of 26 starts on the Nationwide tour. 2005:made the cut in 15 of 25 starts during his rookie seasonon the Nationwide tour, with three top-10s…claimedPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2006 1 1 $29,459/2008 24 12 4 197/632 339,959/1742010 26 18 3 7 540/96 815,961/119total 51 31 3 11 1,185,379nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2001 1 1 $2,841/2302002 12004 5 4 1 2 31,150/1192005 25 15 1 3 5 152,795/312006 26 13 1 1 6 7 180,167/282007 28 16 1 5 9 209,876/232009 25 18 1 3 7 12 415,114/2total 111 67 2 5 1 22 35 991,943* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*Chad Collins (Continued)his first tour win at the Henrico county open, with fourrounds in the 60s (65-69-66-67) to finish 21-under and twostrokes ahead of tom Scherrer. 2004: Had seen limitedNationwide tour action prior to 2005, making the cut infive of seven career starts…made the cut in four of fivestarts in 2004, earning $31,150 and the No. 119 spot on thefinal money list. member of the Hooters tour from 2002-04,finishing No. 7 on the 2002 money list to earn rookie ofmichael ConnelleXeMPt StAtUS: 115th on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: michael owen connellHeiGHt: 6-1WeiGHt: 195BiRtHDAte: July 2, 1975BiRtHPLAce: Dallas, tXReSiDence: Houston, tXPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 06 07 08 09 10u.S. opent40tHE pLaYErScutthe Barclayst64Deutsche Bank championshipcutthe Year honors. Notched his first victory at the First citychampionship in Savannah, ga. Finished a career-bestthird on the 2003 money list, with a repeat win at the Firstcity championship. Amateur: three-time Ncaa DivisionIII individual champion at methodist college in Fayetteville,Nc. Winner of the 2000 Indiana State amateur.PeRSonAL:Lists his father and Elvis presley as his heroes.FAMiLY: Wife, JaNette; Katherine Elizabeth (6/4/09)eDUcAtion: mississippi State university (1998,Banking and Finance)SPeciAL inteReStS: outdoors, readingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1998Q ScHooL: 2005Section 2 Player BiograPhiesBeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t6—2010 the Honda classic.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t6—the Honda classic; t7—children’s miracle Networkclassic.2010 SeASon:Entered the 2010 season having not played on the pgatour or Nationwide tour since 2006…making his 29thcareer start on the pga tour, posted his first top-10 finishwith a t6 at the Honda classic. Shared the first-roundlead with Nathan green after a 5-under 65, with formermississippi State teammate alex rocha just one strokeback…after posting three top-15 finishes in four Fall Seriesstarts, finished t7 at the season-ending children’s miracleNetwork classic to jump from No. 129 to No. 115 on thefinal money list. Enjoyed rounds of 67-67 on the weekend enroute to securing tour card for 2011 campaign.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Earned status for 2010 after finishing t19 at thepga tour Qualifying tournament. 2006: In rookie season,PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2001 12002 2 1 $8,976/2006 22 4 1 97,771/2162010 25 19 2 7 314/144 846,459/115total 50 24 2 8 953,206nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1999 12000 12001 12002 2 1 $1,674/2802003 12004 2 1 2,708/2782005 1 1 1,654/3122006 4 2 1 12,683/1712010 1 1 1,549/287total 14 6 1 20,268* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 06Deutsche Bank championship cutpgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-37