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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSBen CurtiseXeMPt StAtUS: 120th on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: Ben clifford curtisHeiGHt: 5-11WeiGHt: 175BiRtHDAte: may 26, 1977BiRtHPLAce: columbus, oHReSiDence: Stow, oHFAMiLY: Wife, candace; Liam Benjamin (9/20/06);addison marie (12/11/07)eDUcAtion: Kent State university (2000, recreationmanagement)SPeciAL inteReStS: FamilytURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2000Q ScHooL: 2002JoineD toUR: 2003PGA toUR VictoRieS (3):2003 British open. 2006 Booz allen classic, 84 LumBErclassic.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:6—arnold palmer Invitational.2010 SeASon:a sixth-place finish at the arnold palmer Invitational washis only top-10 of the season and his best showing sincethe 2009 travelers championship (t4). advanced to thefirst playoff event, the Barclays, for the fourth consecutiveseason, but failed to move onto the second event, theDeutsche Bank championship.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished t6 at the European tour’s BmW pgachampionship on the strength of a final-round 67, highlightedby a birdie-birdie-eagle-eagle finish on holes 15through 18 at the Wentworth club...First top-10 of theyear on the pga tour, a t4, came thanks to four roundsin the 60s at the travelers championship, highlighted by a6-under 64 in the second round. 2008: Finished the seasonranked ninth in the FedExcup standings, thanks to careerbestnumbers in top-10 finishes (5), top-25 finishes (8),made cuts (18) and earnings ($2,615,798/17th). also qualifiedfor his first ryder cup team...recorded his first top-10of the season with a runner-up finish at the Wachoviachampionship. Fell five shots shy of eventual championanthony Kim. Birdied the first four holes on Sunday enroute to a final-round 65, which matched the low round ofthe week. marked his best finish on the pga tour sincewinning the 84 LumBEr classic in 2006...Finished t7 at theBritish open for his best finish in a major since winning hisfirst major start at the 2003 British open (21 starts)...posteda t2 finish at the pga championship a few weeks later.Held a one-stroke lead entering the final round, but closedwith a 1-over 71 to finish two behind champion padraigHarrington. It was his first top-10 at the pga championshipand his second top-10 of the season a major championship.Finish enabled him to qualify for his first ryder cup team,where he had a 1-1-1 record, including a 2-and-1 Singlesvictory over Lee Westwood...a t4 finish at the Barclaysgave him back-to-back top-10s on the pga tour (t2 at thepga championship)...capped the year with a fifth-placeeffort at tHE tour championship presented by cocacola...representedthe united States, along with teammateBrandt Snedeker, at the omEga mission Hills World cup inchina, where the duo finished ninth. 2007: Ended the seasonwith two-top-10 finishes and 15 made cuts in 25 starts.First top-10 was solo fourth in seventh start of the season atthe arnold palmer Invitational. In second place through 54holes, finished four back of Vijay Singh after a final-round72...after missing the cut the previous three years sincewinning the British open in 2003, finished t8 at carnoustiethanks to a final-round 65. 2006: Had a career year, pickingup two more pga tour titles and earning more than $2.2million, giving him a spot in tHE tour championship for thefirst time in his career...captured his second tour victoryat the rain-soaked Booz allen classic, joining greg Norman(1984) as wire-to-wire victors at the tour’s WashingtonD.c. event. playing in 64th event since British open winin 2003, slept on the lead for five consecutive nights asmultiple delays forced a tuesday morning finish. roundsof 62-65-67-70—264 earned a five-stroke victory overrunners-up Billy andrade, padraig Harrington, Nick o’Hernand Steve Stricker...Earned second victory of the seasonwith a two-stroke victory over charles Howell III at the 84LumBEr classic. tied with Howell through 54 holes afteropening 66-69-69, posted final-round 2-under-par 70 toclinch third career tour win, most of any american-bornplayer in his 20s. With paycheck of $828,000, surpassed $2million in season earnings for the first time in career. threeof his six career top-10s have been victories...Qualified fortHE tour championship in the atlanta for the first time inhis career, finished 21st. 2005: Earned the first top-10 of theseason in July, finishing third at the cialis Western open.Shared first-round lead with Jim Furyk and todd Fischerat 7-under par. posted even-par 71 on Friday and fell twobehind 36-hole leader chris couch, then shared third-roundlead with Furyk at 12-under after a 66. Final-round 3-over 74left him five strokes behind Furyk and with his first top-10 inover a year (t8 at 2004 memorial tournament)...Finished t4at the Buick championship. opened with a 6-under-par 64 toshare the lead with J.L. Lewis. posted four rounds in the 60sfor the first time in his career, but came up two shots out ofthe Brad Faxon-tjaart van der Walt playoff. 2004: collectedone top-10, a t8 at the memorial tournament...Shared the18- and 36-hole lead at the memorial tournament, only 18miles from where he grew up in ostrander, ohio. Finishedwith rounds of 73-72 at muirfield Village gc for a t8 finish,the second top-10 of his career (34 events) and the firstsince his victory at the 2003 British open. 2003: Voted pgatour rookie of the Year. pulled one of the greatest upsetsin golf history, capturing the British open in first careermajor championship start. rounds of 72-72-70-69—283topped Vijay Singh and thomas Bjorn by one stroke. Enteredfinal round tied for third, but grabbed lead with birdies onsix of first 11 holes on Sunday, putting him two up on Bjorn,three ahead of Singh and four up on tiger Woods. Went toNo. 18 three behind Bjorn after bogeys at Nos. 12, 14, 15and 17. Saved par with 10-foot putt on No. 18, and earnedtitle when Bjorn finished 4-over on the final four holes. FirstSection 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 Rank2000 12001 1 1 $6,020/2003 21 13 1 1 3 1,434,911/462004 20 9 1 4 500,818/1412005 24 8 1 2 2 594,670/1292006 26 17 2 2 7 2,256,326/302007 25 15 2 2 87,250/114 772,321/1262008 22 18 2 5 8 110,702/9 2,615,798/172009 18 15 1 4 491/102 799,524/1052010 24 16 1 5 416/119 812,136/120total 182 112 3 2 1 15 35 9,792,523nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1997 12001 2 1 1 $6,847/1942002 4 2 1 6,470/2002003 1 1 1 5,146/229total 8 4 3 18,463* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masterscut cut t39 cut cut t35 cutu.S. open 30 cut 57 t45 cut 57 t14British open 1 cut cut cut t8 t7 cut cutpga cut cut t34 t60 cut t2 t24 cuttHE pLaYErS cut cut cut cut t42 t22 t66tour championship 21 5accenture match play championship t17 t33Bridgestone Invitational t30 t42 80 t64 t39ca championship t66 t58 t28the Barclays t66 cut t4 cut cutDeutsche Bank championship cut cut cut t27BmW championship t13 cut 3 cut t13nAtionAL teAMS: ryder cup (1), 2008; World cup (1), 2008; World amateur teamchampionship (1), 2000.pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-41