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Stephen Leaney (cont.)<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03U.S. Open CUT 2British Open CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T37 T65<strong>PGA</strong> 68 CUT CUTTHE PLAYERSCUTWGC-Accenture Match Play T33 T9WGC-NEC InvitationalT71WGC-American Express ChampT23NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 2003; World Cup, 2003; Dunhill Cup (2), 1999,2000.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.84 (N/A)Driving Distance ------------------280.4 (N/A)Driving Accuracy Percentage --68.5% (N/A)Total Driving ------------------------1,998 (N/A)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------57.2% (N/A)Putting Average--------------------1.822 (N/A)Sand Save Percentage ----------46.7% (N/A)Birdie Average --------------------2.71 (N/A)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------72.79 (N/A)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------72.00 (N/A)Final Round Scoring Average --73.80 (N/A)Birdie Conversion Percentage--25.1% (N/A)Par Breakers ------------------------15.0% (N/A)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:67–U.S. Open Championship/1Career Low Round/Round:67–2 times, most recent 2003 U.S. OpenChampionship/1Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$650,000–2003 U.S. Open Championship/2IAN LEGGATT (LEG-it)<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 2002 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 2000 Dayton Open.EXEMPT STATUS: 2002 tournament winner (through <strong>2004</strong>)FULL NAME: Ian Donald Leggatt HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170BIRTHDATE: September 23, 1965BIRTHPLACE: Cambridge, Ontario, CanadaRESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of Galt CC FAMILY: Wife, Lori; Mia Riess (4/25/2002)EDUCATION: Texas Wesleyan University (1990, Sports Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Cars, fishing, movies, readingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 JOINED <strong>TOUR</strong>: 2001Nationwide Tour AlumnusBEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T20—U.S. Open Championship; T24—100thWestern Open presented by Golf Digest, Buick Open.2003 SEASON: Disappointing season after capturing his first <strong>TOUR</strong> title in 2002…Playedin the first three events of the season, missing the cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii and thePhoenix Open. Sidelined for the next two weeks with a bad sinus infection that interferedwith his oxygen intake. Also nursed a tendon problem in his left elbow and had to wear abrace…Best finish of the season was a T20 at the U.S. Open at Olympia Fields.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Beat Loren Roberts and David Peoples by two shots tocapture his first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> title in his 46th start on <strong>TOUR</strong> at the Touchstone Energy TucsonOpen. Final-round 64 was a career low and 20-under-par 268 total was the lowest scoreat Tucson since David Frost shot 266 in 1988. $540,000 winner’s check was more than hiscombined earnings since turning pro…In June was T5 at the Buick Classic, earning$112,875…Surpassed the $1-million mark for the first time in his career with a $108,000payday for his T11 finish at The INTERNATIONAL Presented by Qwest…Stood one backthrough 36 holes following opening rounds of 70-65 at the SEI Pennsylvania Classic.Finished T7…Teamed with Mike Weir at the WGC-EMC World Cup in Puerto Vallarta,Mexico. 2001: Retained <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> card for 2002 with T5 finish at 2001 QualifyingSchool…<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> rookie made 12 cuts in 29 starts with two top-10s and three top-25s…Rounded into form in late July with a T5 at the John Deere Classic, earning aseason-high $106,400…One week later, T8 at Buick Open. 2000: Rookie member of theNationwide Tour, finishing fifth on the money list…Made the cut at 18 of 23 events withsix top-10s and 10 top-25s…Became the <strong>TOUR</strong>’s second rookie to win in 2000 with aplayoff victory over Chris Smith at the Dayton Open. Fourth Canadian at the time to winon the Nationwide Tour (Jerry Anderson, Glen Hnatiuk and Rick Todd). Amateur: Memberof the Canadian World Cup Team, which played in New Zealand…NAIA All-American atTexas Wesleyan in 1988-89.PERSONAL: Served as Athletic Director for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation of TarrantCounty in Ft. Worth, TX…Works with kids with disabilities and is sponsored by the RonaldMcDonald Children’s Charities to raise money for kids. Worldwide ambassador for RonaldMcDonald Children’s Charities of Canada…Father got him started in thegame…Provincial and national speed skating champion in Canada.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1992 11994 11995 11996 2 2 $4,780 3231998 2 1 4,420 3191999 2 1 4,725 3292000 22001 29 12 2 3 368,862 1332002 29 20 1 3 8 1,245,048 472003 26 11 3 271,014 161Total 95 47 1 5 14 1,898,849NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1990 1 1 $661 2551995 12000 23 18 1 2 1 6 10 259,724 52001 1 1 2,044 249Total 26 20 1 2 1 6 10 262,429COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $2,161,278<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 02 03U.S. OpenT54 T20<strong>PGA</strong>CUTTHE PLAYERSCUT W/DNATIONAL TEAMS: WGC-World Cup (2), 2001, 2002.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.64 (142)Driving Distance ------------------294.8 (28)Driving Accuracy Percentage --63.4% (132)Total Driving ------------------------160 (50)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------67.9% (42)Putting Average--------------------1.815 (184)Sand Save Percentage ----------50.5% (91)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------204.0 (91)Birdie Average --------------------3.43 (135)All-Around Ranking --------------845 (123)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.13 (112)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.82 (163)Final Round Scoring Average --71.60 (134)Birdie Conversion Percentage--27.4% (161)Par Breakers ------------------------19.5% (136)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:66–3 times, most recent Las VegasInvitational/2Career Low Round/Round:64–4 times, most recent 2002 BuickChallenge/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$540,000–2002 Touchstone Energy TucsonOpen/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSWWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 2-87

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