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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRStoyota World match play championship (1994-96)...Was3-1-1 as member of International team in presidents cup.1995: Earned second title at gtE Byron Nelson classic onstrength of second-round 61, a course record at cottonwoodValley. His 263 total broke Sam Snead’s 38-year-old tournamentrecord...at pga championship at riviera, equaled36-hole tournament record with 131 and set 54-hole recordwith 197. Held three-stroke lead entering final round, butshot 72 to finish two strokes out of Steve Elkington-colinmontgomerie playoff. 1994: Victorious at u.S. open in aplayoff over Loren roberts and colin montgomerie. Heldtwo-stroke lead entering final round, but closed with a 73.montgomerie eliminated from 18-hole playoff after 78. Elsand roberts each shot 74 and Els won with 4 on 20th hole.1993: Became first player to record four rounds in 60s at theBritish open, finishing t6. 1992: Won six events onSouthern african tour...Joined gary player that year as onlyplayers to win South african open, South africa pga andSouth african masters in same year. 1991: played eightevents on the Nationwide tour, with a best finish of t9 atthe tulsa open. Amateur: Was a scratch golfer at age 14,when he won the World under-14 title at San Diego.ernie els (Continued)PeRSonAL:Started playing golf at age 9…an accomplished junior tennisplayer, turned full attention to golf at age 14…Heavilyinvolved in junior golf of South africa and cancer Society ofSouth africa…Hosts Ernie Els Invitational in South africa toraise money for charity. Ernie Els Foundation formed in early1999, with the purpose of providing full support to disadvantagedchildren. proceeds from the Ernie Els Invitational goto four charities and the Foundation…Established the Elsfor autism Foundation in spring 2009, with son, Ben, whois autistic, the driving force behind the mission. goal is tofund the Els center of Excellence, a model for the world ofwhat should be done for children with autism. the centerwill include an educational program for children age 3-21and research facility…In December 1998, received lifetimemembership on European tour. other non-Europeans sohonored are Bob charles, arnold palmer and gary player…In 2002, the 2000 Engelbrecht-Els wine was released andreceived the highest rating yet given to a South africanwine…third Ernie Els design signature golf course neargeorge in South africa opened in 2004…Web site isernieels.com.steve FlescheXeMPt StAtUS: top 50 on pga tour careermoney listFULL nAMe: Stephen J. FleschHeiGHt: 5-11WeiGHt: 165BiRtHDAte: may 23, 1967BiRtHPLAce: cincinnati, oHReSiDence: union, KY; plays out of triple crown ccPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................69.84 (6)Driving Distance ...........................................288.4 (90)Driving accuracy percentage .......................60.16% (147)greens in regulation percentage ................67.86% (75)putting average ...........................................1.768 (59)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: World golf championships-Bridgestone Invitational/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 61–1995 gtEByron Nelson golf classic/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,400,000–2010 World golf championships–cachampionship/1career High official World Rank: after 1998 Kemperopen/1FAMiLY: children, griffin mccarty, Lily KatelineDUcAtion: university of KentuckySPeciAL inteReStS: golf course designtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1990JoineD toUR: 1998nationwide tour Graduate (1999)Section 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR VictoRieS (4):2003 Hp classic of New orleans. 2004 Bank of americacolonial. 2007 reno-tahoe open, turning Stone resortchampionship.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):1997 tour championship.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (1):1996 Benson & Hedges malaysian open [asia].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:8—Valero texas open.2010 SeASon:Finished outside the top 125 for the first time in tourcareer dating to his rookie campaign in 1998. Did qualifyfor the pga tour playoffs for the FedExcup…aided by athird-round 66, finished eighth at the Valero texas open forhis lone top-10 peformance of the season. It representedthe 13th consecutive season he has posted at least onetop-10 finish.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished 124th on the money list, the lowest finish ofhis career. Had never finished higher than 95th...recordedtwo top-10 finishes...Shot 68-67 on the weekend to finisht6 at the masters tournament, the second consecutive yearhe finished in the top-10 at the first major of the season (t5in 2008)...recorded a seventh-place finish at the transitionschampionship. 2008: Won more than $1 million for theeighth time in the last nine years and had two top-10s,both in majors...In fourth masters appearance, finishedt5, struggling during the final round with a 6-over-par 78.opened 72-67-69 and trailed eventual champion trevorImmelman by three heading into the final round...Nexttop-10 was a sixth at the pga championship, thanks to afinal-round 69. First time in his career in which he recordedtwo top-10s in majors in a single season. 2007: Earned twopga tour victories down the stretch to become one of sixmultiple winners on the year. one of only four left-handers(phil mickelson, mike Weir and Bob charles) to win multipletimes on the pga tour. Finished among the top-30 on themoney list for the fourth time in his career…claimed thirdcareer tour title in wire-to-wire fashion (lone player towin wire-to-wire in 2007) at the reno-tahoe open.…Fourstarts later, bested michael allen by two shots to win theinaugural turning Stone resort championship. Earned $1.08million to boost his earnings to more than $2.2 million.2006: Finished in the top 100 on the money list for the ninthtime...matched career high in starts with 33 (2003). made26 cuts, second most in career behind 29 in 2000...Bestfinishes were t3s at the International and chrysler classicof greensboro. 2005: Had lowest career finish on the moneylist, 95th, after posting just two top-10s...collected hissecond top-10 in a major championship with a t10 finish atthe pga championship...Had an mrI in December to diagnosepain in his right shoulder and underwent arthroscopicsurgery the next day to treat decompression in his shoulder.2004: Surpassed $2 million in earnings and won for thesecond consecutive season...Earned second career win atthe Bank of america colonial in may on his 37th birthday,defeating chad campbell by one stroke. Shared third-roundlead with campbell and Brian gay. turned third-round leadinto victory for first time in six tries. only player in field topost four rounds in the 60s. Win moved him to career-best24th in the world. Surpassed $1-million mark in earningsfor fifth consecutive season...paired with two left-handers,russ cochran and greg chalmers, in the final round of theHp classic of New orleans...Named player of the monthin may...collected first top-10 in a major (19 appearances)with his t7 at the u.S. open. 2003: Earned a career-high$2,269,630 thanks to nine top-10s...Sank a 35-footer forbirdie on the first extra hole of a playoff at the Hp classic ofNew orleans to defeat Bob Estes and earn his first careervictory in his 174th start on tour. Became the seventhleft-hander to win on tour. Win came after finishingsecond in New orleans in 1998 and 1999...a 10-under-par62 in the first round at Southern Highlands during the LasVegas Invitational was career low. 2002: posted t4 at theBell canadian open, one stroke out of a three-way playoff(champion John rollins, Neal Lancaster and Justin Leonard),one of seven top-10s during the season. 2001: Finished inthe top 50 on the money list for third time in four yearsas a member thanks to six top-10s. 2000: ranked secondPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................72.04 (178)Driving Distance ...........................................277.4 (173)Driving accuracy percentage .......................66.02% (59)greens in regulation percentage ................62.76% (176)putting average ...........................................1.769 (66)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 66–3 times, most recent Valerotexas open/3career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 62–2003 LasVegas Invitational/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,080,000–2007 turning Stone resortchampionship/1career High official World Rank: after 2004 Booz allenclassic/22pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-57