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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSrickie FowlereXeMPt StAtUS: 22nd on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: rick Yutaka FowlerHeiGHt: 5-9WeiGHt: 150BiRtHDAte: December 13, 1988BiRtHPLAce: anaheim, caReSiDence: Jupiter, FLFAMiLY: SingleeDUcAtion: oklahoma State universitySPeciAL inteReStS: Fishing, motocrosstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2009Q ScHooL: 2009BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSHeS:2—2010 Waste management phoenix open, the memorialtournament, t2—2009 Frys.com open.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:2—Waste management phoenix open, the memorialtournament; t3—children’s miracle Network classic; 4—Frys.com open; t5—Farmers Insurance open; 6—WellsFargo championship; t8—Verizon Heritage.2010 SeASon:Enjoyed a stellar rookie season, with seven top-10 finishesand a 32nd-place finish in the FedExcup standings thatled to him winning pga tour rookie of the Year honor…Finished inside the top 30 on the money list to qualify forthe masters and the u.S. open…after missing cuts in thefirst two starts of his season, posted a t5 finish at theFarmers Insurance open with four sub-par rounds. twobehind leader Ben crane until a double bogey on the 17thhole eliminated him from contention…claimed his secondrunner-up finish at the Waste management phoenix open,one shot behind Hunter mahan. Had birdie opportunities onthe last three holes but unable to catch mahan. previouslylost in a playoff to troy matteson just down the road atgrayhawk gc in the 2009 Frys.com open. Had he wonat tpc Scottsdale, would have become the first SponsorExemption to do so since Jason gore (2005 84 Lumberclassic). Lee Westwood later won in June as a SponsorExemption at the St. Jude classic presented by Smith &Nephew…three rounds in the 60s led to a t8 finish at theVerizon Heritage. made an early final-round charge, playinghis first seven holes in 6-under and carding a 6-under 30on Harbour town’s front nine. cooled off for a 4-under 67for his fifth career top-10 finish…a final-round 67 helpedpropel him to a sixth-place finish at the Quail Hollowchampionship…added another runner-up finish at thememorial tournament. Led or shared the lead after the firstthree rounds. Entered the final round holding a three-shotlead but shot a final-round, 1-over 73, including a doublebogey on the par-3 12th hole, to drop to solo second…played in first three playoff events, slipping from 21st to32nd and out of tHE tour championship…Selected ascaptain’s pick for the united States ryder cup team andresponded with an electric singles match against Edoardomolinari, posting birdies on final four holes to come from4-down to halve the match…Following his runner-up playoffloss at the 2009 Frys.com open, returned this season andposted four rounds in the 60s to place fourth…Finished t3at the children’s miracle Network classic, four shots behindthe winner…Lost to troy merritt on the first extra playoffhole (par-4 17th) in the Kodak challenge.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: turned pro at the Nationwide tour’s albertsonsBoise open, where he missed the cut by three strokes.Next event was the Soboba classic, about 30 miles fromhis hometown of murietta, ca. playoff runner-up to DerekLamely at the Nationwide children’s Hospital Invitational.Started the final round five shots behind 54-hole leaderDave Schultz. Held the lead during much of the final roundbut suffered a bogey at the 72nd hole of regulation to dropinto a tie with Lamely and force a playoff. Lost to Lamelywhen he failed to get up and down from a greenside bunkeron the second extra hole, missing his par putt of 12 feet.Lamely rolled in a 3-foot par putt to win. In his first start asa professional on the pga tour at the Justin timberlakeShriners Hospitals for children open, birdied the final holeto finish t7 and earn a start at the following week’s Frys.com open. He ranked third in putts per round (27.2) forthe week and earned $113,700. at the Frys.com open inScottsdale, aZ, reached a three-way playoff with JamieLovemark and eventual winner troy matteson. Began thefinal round four strokes behind matteson, but played hisfirst five holes in 5-under, punctuated by a hole-in-one from211 yards at the par-3 fifth hole. after finishing t2 in theplayoff, he had recorded all eight of his professional roundsin the 60s. thanks to the t7 in Las Vegas and t2 finish atgrayhawk gc, he surpassed No. 150 from the 2008 moneylist, earning special temporary membership on tour for theremainder of the season. Amateur: made five tour starts,with a t58 at the 2009 FBr open his best finish. two-timeall-america at oklahoma State university. Named winnerof the Ben Hogan award as the nation’s top collegian afterhis first year. also won the phil mickelson award as thenation’s top freshman. Was unbeaten in four matches andhelped the united States defeat great Britain at the 2009Walker cup. He had a 3-1 record in the 2007 Walker cup inNorthern Ireland, where he was the youngest player on thevictorious u.S. team. made the cut at the 2008 u.S. open attorrey pines gc, where he t60. Winner of the Sunnehannaamateur in 2007 and 2008, becoming only the fourth playerto successfully defend a title. carded an 8-under 64 towin the california State High School championship as ajunior. Won the 2007 california Interscholastic FederationSouthern california regional for the second time by postinga 6-under 66. First-team aJga all-america in 2005 and2006. reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 u.S. amateur.Won the cIF Southern california golf association regionalas a freshman at murietta Valley High School with a courserecord10-under 62.PeRSonAL:His father, rod, owns a trucking company. Father enjoyedriding dirt bikes and won the 1986 Baja 1000 while racingfor a Yamaha team. gave up serious dirt-bike riding after anaccident prior to his freshman year in high school resultedin a couple of broken bones in his foot. His middle namecomes from his grandfather, taka tanaka. Has a youngersister, taylor, who attends cal State-Fullerton…Startedplaying golf at age 3…Biggest thrill in golf was playing inthe Walker cup…Biggest thrill outside of golf is being inthe air on his bike.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.43 (41)Driving Distance ...........................................292.7 (47)Driving accuracy percentage .......................64.19% (86)greens in regulation percentage ................69.90% (22)putting average ...........................................1.779 (91)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–2 times, most recent Justintimberlake Shriners Hospitals for children open/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 64–5 times,most recent 2010 Justin timberlake Shriners Hospitals forchildren open/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $648,000–2 times, most recent 2010 the memorial tournament/2career High official World Rank: after 2010 children’smiracle Network classic/25Section 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-1events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2008a 2 12009a 3 12009 3 3 1 2 2 $571,090/2010 28 20 2 1 7 10 1,564/32 2,857,108/22total 36 25 3 1 9 12 3,428,198nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2008a 1 12009a 1 1 1 1 12009 2 1 $5,900/216total 4 3 1 1 1 5,900eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 4 3 1 $166,565* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 08 09 10HSBc championst25u.S. opent60 cutBritish opent14pgat58tHE pLaYErScutBridgestone Invitationalt33the Barclayst36Deutsche Bank championshipt41BmW championshipt45nAtionAL teAMS: ryder cup (1), 2010; Walker cup (2), 2007, 2009.pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-61