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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSSection Player BiograPhies2cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished No. 5 on the 2009 Nationwide tour money listthanks to a stretch that saw him win a tournament and postseven top-10 finishes in a stretch of eight starts. Was No. 1in birdie average, No. 2 in scoring average and t2 in puttingaverage for the season...Earned his first career title with athree-stroke win at the Nationwide tour players cup. Held aone-shot lead after 54 holes at the pete Dye gc. made fivebirdies in the first 10 holes Sunday to stretch his lead to fivestrokes. the lead was reduced to two with a double bogeyat No. 13, but he steadied things down the stretch with abirdie and four closing pars to collect the win. the first-placecheck of $108,000 moved him from No. 108 to No. 10 on themoney list...Finished second at the cox classic in omaha.His 19-under-par total was one behind winner rich Barcelo...continued his stellar season with a t3 the next week at theNationwide children’s Hospital Invitational. Earned $57,867and jumped to No. 2 on the money list, locking up a spot onthe 2010 pga tour...His next start was at the christmas Inoctober classic, where he finished t9, was his fourth top-10in five starts...continued his stellar summer with a t5 a theNortheast pennsylvania classic, closing with a 4-under 66.payday pushed his season total past the $300,000 mark...Hemade it five consecutive top-10s with a t9 at the albertsonsBoise open, where he opened with a 2-over 73 and was tiedfor 111th. Second-round 66 helped him make the cut on thenumber to run his season total to 11 cuts made in 11 starts...Stayed perfect in cuts made at his next start, the WNB golfclassic where he collected his sixth consecutive top-10 withTom gillis (Continued)a t7 at midland cc...missed the cut in his next two starts butcame back to finish t7 at the season-ending Nationwide tourchampionship, his 11th top-25 in 15 starts. 2008: Began the2008 season with no status on any tour...took advantage ofa sponsor’s exemption at the Livermore Valley Wine countrychampionship to t7. Was tied for second after 54 holes andplayed in the final group with leader J.J. Killeen...other top 10was a t10 at the Henrico county open. made the cut in six ofhis nine starts, all top-20 finishes...Successfully qualified forthe British open, where he made the cut at royal Birkdale.2005: In only his second full season on the pga tour, finishedNo. 156 on the 2005 tour with three top-25 finishes. madethe cut in 12 of 28 starts, with a season-best t11 at the BuickInvitational...Solidified status for 2005 with t26 finish at pgatour National Qualifying tournament. 2004: Did not play apga tour event in 2004 due to broken right wrist suffered onJan. 17, 2004. 2003: Despite not starting 2003 campaign untilBuick Invitational, enjoyed successful rookie campaign withfive top-25s in 25 starts...picked up his first career top-10 in16th event on tour with a t7 at the FBr capital open. Wastwo back through 36 holes before finishing six behind winnerrory Sabbatini...aced the 136-yard par-3 second hole at thetpc at Sugarloaf in the BellSouth classic with a 9-iron. 2002:Earned initial pga tour card via his t21 finish at the 2002National Qualifying tournament...played on the Europeantour from 1998-2002...Best finish in 2002 was a t11 at theBenson and Hedges International open. played the season ona medical Extension after chronic fatigue syndrome curtailedhis 2001 season to six events. Has five career top-10s on theEuropean tour with a t3 best finish at the 2000 Belgacomopen. Won the 1994 Jamaican open and has one victory onthe Hooters tour.PeRSonAL:gm goodwrench, his father’s employer for 32 years, sponsoredhim during his rookie season on the 2003 pga tour.Has played in 26 countries during his career.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.51 ........... (49)Driving Distance ...........................................288.7 ........... (86)Driving accuracy percentage .......................68.54% ........ (29)greens in regulation percentage ................65.98% ...... (131)putting average ...........................................1.749 ........... (14)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 63–the greenbrier classic/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 63–2010 thegreenbrier classic/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $273,750–2010 Deutsche Bank championship/t5career High official World Rank: after 2010 World golfchampionships-HSBc champions/105lucas glovereXeMPt StAtUS: Winner, 2009 u.S. open(through 2014)FULL nAMe: Lucas Hendley gloverHeiGHt: 6-2WeiGHt: 195BiRtHDAte: November 12, 1979BiRtHPLAce: greenville, ScReSiDence: greenville, Sc; plays out of Berkeley Hallcc and the thornblade clubFAMiLY: Wife, JennifereDUcAtion: clemson university (2005, communicationStudies)SPeciAL inteReStS: music, fishingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2001Q ScHooL: 2004JoineD toUR: 2004nationwide tour Graduate (2003)PGA toUR VictoRieS (2):2005 FuNaI classic at Walt Disney World resort. 2009u.S. open.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2003 gila river classic at Wild Horse pass resort.otHeR VictoRieS (1):2009 pga grand Slam of golf.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:3—tHE pLaYErS championship; 7—Wyndhamchampionship; t9—Farmers Insurance open.2010 SeASon:Finished the year ranked No. 74 in the FedExcup standings,with three top-10 finishes in 23 starts…Was first-, second-,and third-round leader at SBS championship beforeclosing with final-round 76 to finish t14…posted firsttop-10 of the season at Farmers Insurance open, finishingt9…aced 16th hole in second round of Shell Houstonopen, the first in the tournament since 2005 and the firston the redstone tournament course…Finished third attHE pLaYErS championship, his best showing at tHEpLaYErS after failing to make the cut in his previous startsat tpc Sawgrass. It was also his best finish since winningthe 2009 u.S. open…Finished seventh at the Wyndhamchampionship, three shots behind winner arjun atwal.Held a share of the lead on several occasions during thefinal round after posting a 6-under-par 29 on first nine holes,including a stretch with five straight birdies. Stumbled homewith a 38 to fall from contention.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: topped ricky Barnes, David Duval and phil mickelsonby one stroke at the u.S. open at Bethpage Black in June.amassed an additional five top-10 finishes, making 21 of26 cuts. played in all four of the pga tour playoffs for theFedExcup events before finishing 17th in the final FedExcupstandings...Finished t3 at the Buick Invitational for his firsttop-10 of the year on the strength of a 7-under weekend (69-68), the lowest score over the final 36 holes. also ranked inthe top 10 in fairways hit (t5) and greens in regulation (t8)for the week. Joined winner Nick Watney as the only twoplayers to record three sub-70 rounds for the week...t2 atthe Quail Hollow championship with Bubba Watson, onestroke behind winner Sean o’Hair...Shot a final-round 73 towin a wet u.S. open by two strokes over third-round leaderricky Barnes, phil mickelson and David Duval. the victorywas the second of his pga tour career, having previouslywon the 2005 Funai classic at Walt Disney World resort.resumed the final round monday morning tied for the leadwith Barnes at 7-under. He dropped three strokes in the firstnine holes, but then put together five straight pars to getback on track. after bogeying the par-4 15th—the toughesthole on the course—bounced back with his only birdie ofthe round at the par-4 16th to move back to 4-under. Heparred the last two holes to win the title. mickelson, now arecord five-time runner-up in the u.S. open, tied for the leadat 4-under after an eagle on the par-5 13th. However, hebogeyed the 15th and 17th holes coming home. Duval wasone stroke back at 3-under until he bogeyed the 17th hole.the day after his u.S. open victory, went on a whirlwindmedia tour of New York city, appearing on “regis & Kelly,”reading the top 10 List on the “Late Show with DavidLetterman,” visiting the top of the Empire State BuildingPLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.95 (96)Driving Distance ...........................................295.7 (27)Driving accuracy percentage .......................62.84% (111)greens in regulation percentage ................67.42% (90)putting average ...........................................1.783 (99)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–Wyndham championship/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 63–2 times, mostrecent 2006 Zurich classic of New orleans/4Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,350,000–2009 u.S. open/1career High official World Rank: after 2009 aDt Skillschallenge/152-72 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com