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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSSection Player BiograPhies2<strong>PGA</strong> toUR VictoRieS (2):2002 Southern Farm Bureau classic. 2006 the Hondaclassic.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (3):2004 Scandinavian masters [Eur], omega Europeanmasters [Eur]. 2010 madrid masters [Eur].otHeR VictoRieS (2):2004 World cup [with paul casey]. 2005 target Worldchallenge.BeSt 2010 <strong>PGA</strong> toUR FiniSHeS:2—Northern trust open, tHE tour championship presentedby coca-cola, Deutsche Bank championship; 3—rBc canadian open, Verizon Heritage; t6—transitionschampionship; t9—World golf championships-accenturematch play championship.2010 SeASon:recorded three runner-up finishes during the season enroute to third in the final FedExcup standings. Won histhird career European tour event and was part of thevictorious European ryder cup squad…Finished secondat the Northern trust open, two strokes behind SteveStricker. His final-round, 5-under 66 gave him his thirdconsecutive top-10 finish at riviera. Was aiming to becomejust the second Englishman (Nick Faldo, 1977) to win atriviera cc…turned in his top World golf championshipsperformance when he t3 at the HSBc champions inShanghai, china. Finished a distant 10 strokes behindwinner Francesco molinari. He started the final roundfour back of the lead but saw his chances at victoryderailed by a 1-over 73…Lost in third round of World golfchampionships-accenture match play championship tofellow Englishman oliver Wilson in 20 holes, marking hisfourth t9 at accenture in six appearances…Finished t6at the transitions championship, ranking third in greensin regulation (54 of 72, 75 percent)…Followed a t2 at the2009 Verizon Heritage with a t3 in 2010. one of just fiveplayers who managed under-par scores all four rounds,finishing three strokes behind champion Jim Furyk. It wasthe 40th top-10 and the 90th top-25 finish of his careeron the pga tour…Won the madrid masters on theEuropean tour, making an eagle on the par-5 16th hole inluke DonaldeXeMPt StAtUS: 3rd in 2010 FedExcup pointsFULL nAMe: Luke campbell DonaldHeiGHt: 5-9WeiGHt: 160BiRtHDAte: December 7, 1977BiRtHPLAce: Hemel Hempstead, EnglandReSiDence: Evanston, ILFAMiLY: Wife, Diane; Elle georgina (2/26/10)eDUcAtion: Northwestern (2001, art theory andpractice)SPeciAL inteReStS: art, music, wine makingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2001Q ScHooL: 2001the final round to break a tie with rhys Davies…postedfour rounds in the 60s at the rBc canadian open to finishthird, two strokes off carl pettersson’s winning score of14-under…opened the final round of the Barclays withsix consecutive birdies, the longest-birdie streak to open around since Joe Durant opened with seven birdies duringthe final round of the 2005 Honda classic. carded a frontnine 7-under-par 28 to equal the low nine-hole score of theseason. Finished t15. prior to final round, chosen as oneof colin montgomerie’s three captain’s selections for the2010 European ryder cup team…Entered the final roundof the Deutsche Bank championship two strokes behind54-hole leader Jason Day and actually took possession ofthe lead on the front nine, but was unable to match charleyHoffman’s 62, finishing t2…also finished runner-up at tHEtour championship, just one stroke behind tournamentand FedExcup champion Jim Furyk. It was the 10th secondplacefinish of his pga tour career. Since the 2004 seasonwhen Donald posted his first runner-up finish at the BuickInvitational, only tiger Woods (15) and Jim Furyk (13) havemore second-place finishes…Went 3-1 at the ryder cup tohelp lead the European team to a slim one-point win overthe united States. capped the competition with a 1-up winover Jim Furyk to join Ian poulter with a team-high threepoints earned.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished in the top 30 in the FedExcup standings forthe first time in his career...His six top-10 finishes were themost since the 2006 season...Steady start to season afterleft wrist surgery in 2008, with top-25 finishes at the Sonyopen in Hawaii (t23), FBr open (t25) and a t7 at the BuickInvitational, where he ranked No. 1 in Sand Saves (7 for 7)...posted his second top-10 of the season at the Northerntrust open (t6), where he was one of four players to recordall four rounds in the 60s. It represented his fourth top-15finish at the tournament in the last five years...Finished t9after conceding his third-round match to Ernie Els at theaccenture match play championship when he re-injured hiswrist during the match...closed with weekend rounds of65-66 (matched only by champion Brian gay) to finish t2 and10 strokes back at the Verizon Heritage. It was the seventhrunner-up finish of his career...Finished two shots back ofwinner Stewart cink in t5 at the British open with a finalround67, one of five players to shoot the final-round lowthat day. It marked his career-best finish at the British openin nine starts and his best finish in a major championshipsince a t3 at the 2006 pga championship...Finished t10 atBmW championship, the third pga tour playoff event, inadopted hometown of chicago. Jumped from 32nd to 28thin FedExcup standings entering tHE tour championshippresented by coca-cola, securing third trip to atlanta. 2008:Season cut short after undergoing surgery on his left wriston aug. 11 to repair a tendon injury. Still managed to surpass$1 million in earnings for the fifth consecutive season,finishing the season No. 67 on the money list...posted threetop-10 finishes in just 11 starts, with a best finishing beinga runner-up to Ernie Els at the Honda classic. Held the18-hole lead and a share of the 54-hole lead...Withdrew onNo. 15 at torrey pines in the final round at the u.S. openwith a wrist injury. He had his wrist taped by an emergencymedical team, but decided he could not continue. 2007: tworunner-up finishes highlighted a consistent season thatincluded marriage to the former Diane antonopoulos onJune 24 in greece. Finished 31st in FedExcup points, sodidn’t qualify for tHE tour championship. Was 29th inmoney...Finished seventh at the season-opening mercedes-Benz championship...t2 at the Sony open in Hawaii thefollowing week. Held the 18-hole lead after posting a7-under-par 63, and a share of the 36-hole lead at 11-underpar129. Entered final round one behind charles Howell III.remained in the hunt until the 72nd hole, when a chip foreagle and a share of the lead hit the flagstick and lipped out.converted birdie to tie with Howell, one stroke behind winnerpaul goydos...Finished t8 at the arnold palmerInvitational, six strokes behind Vijay Singh...Finished t10 atthe masters tournament after failing to break par in anysingle round. third career top-10 finish in a major championship...Extendedhis streak of rounds in the 60s at the EDSByron Nelson championship to 12 with runner-up finish toScott Verplank. missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 72ndhole that would have forced a playoff...at the BmWchampionship in adopted hometown of chicago, finishedt30 to fall from No. 28 to 31 in FedExcup points, failing toqualify for tHE tour championship. 2006: Had a careeryear with a career-best 10 top-10s, including a win at theHonda classic, and earnings of more than $3 million...<strong>PGA</strong> toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-1events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1999a 22000a 3 12001 7 3 1 $80,747/2002 30 23 1 1 11 1,088,205/582003 27 17 2 8 705,121/902004 21 15 1 1 4 12 1,646,268/352005 18 17 2 1 5 12 2,480,562/172006 18 16 1 1 10 14 3,177,408/92007 20 15 2 5 8 94,699/31 2,190,053/292008 11 8 1 1 3 6 96,070/105 1,456,650/672009 21 19 1 6 13 458/30 2,174,947/342010 20 16 3 2 7 10 2,700/3 3,665,234/7total 198 150 2 10 6 43 95 18,665,195eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 11 9 1 1 1 4 6 $1,486,087* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*<strong>PGA</strong> toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masters t3 t42 t10 cut t38 cutu.S. open t18 t57 t12 cut WD cut t47Deutsche Bank championship cut t60 t54 t2British open cut cut cut cut cut t52 t35 t63 t5 t11pga t23 t24 t66 t3 t32 t43 cuttHE pLaYErS cut cut t2 cut t16 t27 t37 t26tour championship t14 t5 t25 2accenture match play championship t9 t9 t17 t17 t9 t9Bridgestone Invitational t16 t6 t8 t22 DNS t45 t46ca championship t11 t11 t6 t26 t20 t20 t26HSBc championst3the Barclays t55 t36 7 t5 cut t31 t15BmW championship cut t20 t13 t3 t28 t21 t30 t10 t37nAtionAL teAMS: ryder cup (3), 2004, 2006, 2010; World cup (3), 2004, 2005, 2006.Walker cup (2), 1999, 2000.2-48 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> 2011 Guidepgatour.com

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