2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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Davis Love III (cont.)Oaks CC, site of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, in 2003…Travels to many <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>events on Featherlite custom bus.THE PLAYERS T14 CUT DQ CUT T24 CUT 1 T67 T6 T6 T46 DQ T57<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship T12 T19 T25 27 T16 13 3 T8SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOS<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-7Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1985A 11986 31 22 1 2 7 $113,245 771987 26 18 1 1 4 9 297,378 331988 29 17 3 9 156,068 751989 24 17 1 1 4 10 278,760 441990 27 20 1 1 4 12 537,172 201991 28 23 1 1 1 8 14 686,361 81992 25 22 3 1 1 9 15 1,191,630 21993 26 23 2 1 5 12 777,059 121994 28 21 1 4 9 474,219 331995 24 22 1 1 1 9 15 1,111,999 61996 23 19 1 3 11 14 1,211,139 71997 25 24 2 1 13 17 1,635,953 31998 21 19 1 1 2 10 16 1,541,152 111999 23 21 4 2 13 17 2,475,328 32000 25 22 3 1 9 16 2,337,765 92001 20 17 1 3 12 15 3,169,463 52002 26 21 2 6 14 2,056,160 212003 23 20 4 1 1 11 16 6,081,896 3Total 455 368 18 24 13 137 237 26,132,746<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98Masters CUT T42 T25 T54 CUT 2 T7 T7 T33U.S. Open CUT T33 T11 T60 T33 T28 T4 T2 T16 CUTBritish Open CUT CUT T23 CUT T44 CUT CUT T38 T98 CUT T10 8<strong>PGA</strong> T47 CUT T17 T40 T32 T33 T31 CUT CUT CUT 1 T7STEVE LOWERY (LAU-ree)Year 99 00 01 02 03Masters 2 T7 CUT T14 T15U.S. Open T12 CUT T7 T24 CUTBritish Open T7 T11 T21 T14 T4<strong>PGA</strong> T49 T9 T37 T48 CUTTHE PLAYERS T10 T48 CUT CUT 1<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship 2 T8 T15 T5 T5WGC-Accenture Match Play T33 4 T17 T17WGC-NEC Invitational T10 35 T5 T11 3WGC-American Express Champ T16 CNL 8 T40NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1985; Dunhill Cup, 1992; World Cup (5), 1992, 1993,1994, PLAYER 1995, STATISTICS 1997; Ryder Cup (5), 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002; The Presidents Cup (5),1994, 20031996, <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> 1998, STATISTICS 2000, 2003.MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATSScoring Average ------------------69.41 (7) 2003 Low Round/Round:Driving Distance ------------------299.2 (15) 64–2 times, most recent THE PLAYERSDriving Accuracy Percentage --64.6% (121)Championship/4Total Driving ------------------------136 (26)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------68.4% (30) Career Low Round/Round:Putting Average--------------------1.752 (37) 60–1994 United Airlines Hawaiian Open/2Sand Save Percentage ----------52.7% (55) Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:Eagles (Holes per) ----------------118.5 (17) $1,170,000–2003 THE PLAYERSBirdie Average --------------------4.09 (11) Championship/1All-Around Ranking --------------293 (5)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.11 (21)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------69.39 (14)Final Round Scoring Average --69.11 (4)Birdie Conversion Percentage--32.6% (26)Par Breakers ------------------------23.6% (7)EXEMPT STATUS: 77th on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Stephen Brent Lowery HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 225BIRTHDATE: October 12, 1960BIRTHPLACE: Birmingham, ALRESIDENCE: Birmingham, AL FAMILY: Kristen Branch (12/27/91), Lauren Elizabeth (5/30/95),EDUCATION: University of Alabama Stephen Brent, Jr. (1/25/98)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1983Q SCHOOL: 1987Nationwide Tour Alumnus<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (2): 1994 Sprint International. 2000 Southern Farm Bureau Classic.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 1992 Tulsa Open.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T2—B.C. Open; 3—Las Vegas Invitational.2003 SEASON: Finished in the top 100 (77th) for the 10th time in last 11 seasons on<strong>TOUR</strong>…Carded an ace on No. 6 at Indian Wells CC during the third round of the Bob HopeChrysler Classic…Held the outright lead through the first three rounds of the B.C. Openbut a closing 72 and a 9-under-par 63 by Champions Tour player Craig Stadler droppedLowery into T2. Opened with a pair of 64s to match the 36-hole tournament record of 128and matched the best 54-hole record of 196…Finished solo third at Las Vegas Invitational,three behind Stuart Appleby and Scott McCarron.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Thanks to three runner-up finishes, earned a career-best$1,885,553, and gained a spot in THE <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship for the third time incareer…Two back of eventual winner Jeff Sluman through 54 holes at GreaterMilwaukee Open. Finished T2 with Tim Herron, four back of Sluman…Three weeks later,added second runner-up finish at The INTERNATIONAL Presented by Qwest. Missed 10-foot birdie putt on 18th hole which would have given him the win by one over Rich Beem.In his final five holes, Lowery had a birdie on the par-5 14th after getting up and downfrom a water hazard, a hole-out eagle on the par-4 15th and hole-out double eagle on thepar-5 17th (6-iron from 200 yards)…Posted his third top-10 of the season with a T10 atthe <strong>PGA</strong> Championship…Held share of lead with Robert Allenby at the WGC-NECInvitational after 67-65, then finished eighth for fourth straight top-10performance…Third runner-up finish in last six events at the Air Canada Championship.2001: Returned to THE <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship for the first time since 1994 by placing 27thin earnings. It was only the second top-30 finish in his career…Finished third at <strong>PGA</strong>Championship, three strokes behind winner David Toms. The showing lifted him to 12th inthe final Ryder Cup standings. 2000: His second career victory at the Southern FarmBureau Classic crowned a season that included nine top-10 finishes. In season-endingvictory, opened with 64 for share of lead with Frank Lickliter. Followed with a 67 and 65for solo lead through 36 and 54 holes. Took three-stroke lead into final round, shot 37 onthe front nine and then birdied three of his final six holes to finish tied with Skip Kendall.In playoff, ran in 45-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the first extra hole for the title…Thefirst top-10 came at Touchstone Energy Tucson Open, where he shared first-round leadafter opening with 64. Finished T7…T7 at the Shell Houston Open started a stretch wherehe made the cut in nine of 10 starts with five top-10s. 1997: Challenged <strong>TOUR</strong> scoringrecord in final round at Buick Challenge where he was 10-under-par through 13 holes. Heneeded to birdie three of the final five holes to equal record but parred 14, 15 and 16before birdies at 17 and 18 gave him a 60 and a third-place finish. It was the first 60 on<strong>TOUR</strong> since Grant Waite’s at 1996 Phoenix Open. 1994: First <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> victory came atthe Sprint International. Tied with Rick Fehr with 35 points through 72 holes and then wonplayoff on first extra hole when Fehr’s ball found water. Victory was worth $252,000, morethan he had earned in any previous season on <strong>TOUR</strong>…Year also included T2 at BuickInvitational, one stroke behind Craig Stadler, and T3 at NEC World Series of Golf wherehe held a one-stroke lead through 54 holes at Firestone before closing 72 left him twobehind winner Jose Maria Olazabal. 1992: Used his play on 1992 Ben Hogan Tour (nowNationwide Tour) to return to the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> in 1993. Won Tulsa Open to finish third onthe money list. 1990: Earned Special Temporary Membership in 1990 and 1991 by earningas much as 150th-place finisher on previous year’s money list. 1988: Lost card afterfinishing 157th on money list. 1987: First earned playing privileges at QualifyingTournament. Amateur: 1982 and 1983 All-American and Southeastern Conference Playerof the Year while at the University of Alabama.PERSONAL: Alabama Crimson Tide football and Atlanta Braves baseball fan…Received1995 Singleton Award as Outstanding Professional Athlete in Alabama…Enjoys quailhunting in south Alabama and snow skiing in Beaver Creek, CO.2-94 / <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM