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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSernie els (els)eXeMPt StAtUS: 2010 multiple tournament winner(through 2014)FULL nAMe: theodore Ernest ElsHeiGHt: 6-3WeiGHt: 210BiRtHDAte: october 17, 1969BiRtHPLAce: Johannesburg, South africaReSiDence: West palm Beach, FLFAMiLY: Wife, Liezl; Samantha (5/26/99), Ben (10/6/02)SPeciAL inteReStS: movies, reading, sportstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1989JoineD toUR: 1994nationwide tour Alumnus<strong>PGA</strong> toUR VictoRieS (18):1994 u.S. open. 1995 gtE Byron Nelson golf classic. 1996Buick classic. 1997 u.S. open, Buick classic. 1998 Bay HillInvitational. 1999 Nissan open. 2000 the Internationalpresented by Qwest. 2002 genuity championship, Britishopen. 2003 mercedes championships, Sony open in Hawaii.2004 Sony open in Hawaii, the memorial tournament, Worldgolf championships-american Express championship. 2008the Honda classic. 2010 World golf championships-cachampionship, arnold palmer Invitational.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (44):1991 amatola classic [Saf]. 1992 protea assurance Southafrica open [Saf], Lexington pga championship [Saf], Southafrican masters [Saf], Hollard royal Swazi Sun classic [Saf],FNB players’ championship [Saf], goodyear classic [Saf].1993 Dunlop phoenix tournament [Jpn]. 1994 Dubai Desertclassic [Eur], toyota World match play championship [Eur],Johnnie Walker World championship [Eur], Sarazen Worldopen. 1995 Lexington South african pga championship[Saf], toyota World match play [Eur], Bells cup [Saf]. 1996South african open [Saf], toyota World match play [Eur],Johnnie Walker Super tour Event, World cup [indiv]. 1997Johnnie Walker classic [aus], World cup [indiv]. 1998 Southafrican open [Saf] 1999 alfred Dunhill pga championship[Saf], Sun city Nedbank challenge [Saf]. 2000 StandardLife Loch Lomond [Eur], Nedbank challenge [Saf]. 2001Vodacom players championship [Saf]. 2002 Heinekenclassic [Eur], Dubai Desert classic [Eur], cisco World matchplay [Eur], Nedbank challenge [Saf]. 2003 Heineken classic[Eur], Johnnie Walker classic [Eur], the Barclays Scottishopen [Eur], omega European masters [Eur], World matchplay championship [Eur]. 2004 Heineken classic [Eur], HSBcWorld match play championship [Eur]. 2005 Dubai Desertclassic [Eur], Qatar masters [Eur], BmW asian open [Eur],alfred Dunhill championship [Eur]. 2007 South african open[Saf]. 2007 HSBc World match play championship [Eur.]otHeR VictoRieS (5):1997 pga grand Slam of golf, Dunhill cup [with David Frostand retief goosen]. 1998 Dunhill cup [with David Frostand retief goosen]. 2001 World golf championships-EmcWorld cup [with retief goosen]. 2010 pga grand Slam ofgolf.BeSt 2010 <strong>PGA</strong> toUR FiniSHeS:1—World golf championships-ca championship, arnoldpalmer Invitational; 3—u.S. open, Valero texas open; t5—Farmers Insurance open; t7—tHE tour championshippresented by coca-cola; t10—Northern trust open.2010 SeASon:Elected to the 2011 class of the World golf Hall of Fame,announced by tour commissioner tim Finchem at tHEtour championship. Finished the season ranked No. 9 inthe FedExcup standings, with two wins and 15th trip totHE tour championship...after a t12 at the Sony open inHawaii to start his season, he posted a t5 at the FarmersInsurance open, one of seven players to shoot all fourrounds under par at torrey pines. It was his second top-10in two starts at the Farmers Insurance open (t6 in 2005)...Second consecutive top-10 finish came with t10 at Northerntrust open, shooting all four rounds under par...Ended a twoyearvictory drought, the longest of his career, with a win atthe World golf championships-ca championship. playedthe final 23 holes without a bogey on tpc Blue monster atDoral and closed with a 6-under 66 for a four-shot victoryover countryman charl Schwartzel. It was his 17th careerpga tour win and the 71st worldwide. He also becameonly the fifth player to win multiple times in the World golfchampionships, joining tiger Woods, Darren clarke, geoffogilvy and phil mickelson. He was clinging to a one-shotlead when he sank a 25-foot par putt on the 14th hole andthen birdied the 17th hole after Schwartzel, a 25-year-oldwho took part in Els’ junior program in South africa and wasstaying at Els’ home during the week, made bogeys on 15and 17...posted a 1-under 71 on monday to finish 11-under277, capturing the 2010 arnold palmer Invitational by twostrokes over Kevin Na and Edoardo molinari the win wasthe 18th of his career and the second of 2010 (World golfchampionships-ca championship). It was his 16th appearanceat the arnold palmer Invitational. During those starts,he has posted 12 made cuts and three top-10 finishes (wonin 1998, t9 in 2002, won in 2010). Became the first player towin back-to-back starts on tour since tiger Woods in 2009(Buick open and World golf championships-BridgestoneInvitational). He has won back-to-back starts three times inhis pga tour career (also at the 2003 SBS championshipand Sony open in Hawaii and the 1997 u.S. open and Buickclassic). Became one of only five players to win two eventsin the same year on the “Florida Swing” (Woods, tom Kite,raymond Floyd and Steve Elkington)...Following a 36-holemarathon Sunday of the Valero texas open, where he shot69-68, finished t3 with aaron Baddeley. the top-10 was hisfifth of the year...pulled into a tie for the lead in the finalround of the u.S. open before a bogey-double bogey-bogeystretch on Nos. 9-11 hindered his title hopes. Went on tocard a 2-over 73 to finish third, his best major championshipperformance since finishing in the same position at the 2007pga championship...Entered the pga tour playoffs for theFedExcup ranked in the top spot, but fell to No. 9 in the finalstandings with a t7 at tHE tour championship (his 300thpga tour start) his only top-10 finish in the four playoffstarts...added a victory at the pga grand Slam of golf latein the year in Bermuda. Entered the final nine holes of the36-hole event three strokes behind but made three consecu-Section 2 Player BiograPhies<strong>PGA</strong> toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 4-3events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1990 11991 1 1 $2,647/2741992 3 2 18,420/2131993 6 2 1 1 38,185/1901994 11 10 1 1 4 6 684,440/191995 18 14 1 1 2 6 10 842,590/141996 18 17 1 1 6 11 906,944/141997 19 15 2 1 7 11 1,243,008/91998 15 12 1 4 8 763,783/361999 18 16 1 1 1 7 10 1,710,756/152000 20 20 1 5 2 10 15 3,469,405/32001 19 15 1 5 9 11 2,336,456/152002 18 17 2 7 14 3,291,895/52003 17 17 2 7 14 3,371,237/92004 16 15 3 2 1 10 12 5,787,225/22005 11 11 1 1 5 8 1,627,184/472006 18 18 1 8 11 2,326,220/282007 16 15 1 2 5 10 98,033/19 2,705,715/202008 16 11 1 1 5 7 108,475/13 2,537,290/202009 19 16 1 7 10 690/16 2,147,157/362010 20 17 2 2 7 13 1,438/9 4,558,861/3total 300 261 18 16 18 115 182 40,369,419nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank1991 8 5 1 2 $6,143/123total 8 5 1 2 6,143* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*<strong>PGA</strong> toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01masters t8 cut t12 t17 t16 t27 2 t6u.S. open t7 1 cut t5 1 t49 cut t2 t66British open cut t5 t6 t24 t11 t2 t10 t29 t24 t2 t3pga cut cut t25 t3 t61 t53 t21 cut t34 t13tHE pLaYErS cut t45 t68 t8 t10 t11 t17 t20 cuttour championship t17 t16 t6 t26 t26 t3 t2accenture match play championship t33 t17 4Bridgestone Invitational 5 t12 t8ca championshipt40 WD cNLYear 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masters t5 t6 2 47 t27 cut cut cut t18u.S. open t24 t5 t9 t15 t26 t51 t14 cut 3British open 1 t18 2 t34 3 t4 t7 t8 cutpga t34 t5 t4 t16 3 t31 t6 t18tHE pLaYErS t44 t26 t17 t8 t37 t6 t45 cuttour championship t13 17 t10 t10 t26 t6 9 t7accenture match play championship t17 t33 t33 t33 t33 t5 t17Bridgestone Invitational t15 t17 t65 DNS t31 t22 t27 t29 t22ca championship t23 t12 1 DNS 5 t11 75 t20 1HSBc champions 2 t6the Barclays t39 t11 t16 t4 cut t2 71Deutsche Bank championship t3 cut t30BmW championship t18 t17 t38 t13nAtionAL teAMS: the presidents cup (6), 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009; Dunhill cup(9), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000; World cup (5), 1992, 1993, 1996,1997, 2001.pgatour.com <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> 2011 Guide2-55

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