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SPIKE MCROYEXEMPT STATUS: 2002 tournament winner (through <strong>2004</strong>)FULL NAME: Robert Lynn McRoy, Jr. HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 155BIRTHDATE: May 20, 1968BIRTHPLACE: Huntsville, ALRESIDENCE: Huntsville, AL; plays out of Valley Hill CC FAMILY: Wife, Rica; Rily Alexander (2/27/99), Parker Kumar (4/17/01),EDUCATION: University of Alabama (1991, Corporate Finance) Meera Sophia (9/3/2002)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Guitar, fishing, stock market TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1991Q SCHOOL: 1996, 1997Nationwide Tour Alumnus<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 2002 B.C. Open.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (2): 2000 Dakota Dunes Open, <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISH: T10—Greater Milwaukee Open.2003 SEASON: For the third time in his career made 30-plus starts on the season. Had 35starts for the most among the <strong>TOUR</strong> for 2003, joining Pat Bates, Esteban Toledo and NealLancaster…Only top-10 of the season, a T10 at the Greater Milwaukee Open…The nextweek, in defense of his title at the B.C. Open, finished T18…Other top-25s - T18 BuickInvitational and T24 at FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Finished a career-best 110th on <strong>TOUR</strong> money list with$616,814 after entering season with partial <strong>TOUR</strong> status…Earned first career <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>title in 115th career <strong>TOUR</strong> start at the B.C. Open, one of a record 18 first-time winners.Rolled in a 31-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to finish at 7-under-par 65 for the finalround. The 19-under-par total of 269 topped Fred Funk by one stroke, earning a career-highcheck of $378,000…Finished the year on a strong note with T5 finish at the seasonendingSouthern Farm Bureau Classic, shortened to 54 holes due to unplayable conditions.2001: After a two-year hiatus from the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>, earned $401,654 to finish 127th on themoney list…Needing $4,598 to retain <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> card for 2002, missed cut at final event,the Southern Farm Bureau Classic…One top-10 finish, T3 at the Kemper Insurance Open.2000: Nationwide Tour Player of the Year after winning the season-ending NationwideTour Championship at Highland Oaks GC in home state of Alabama. Earned $99,000 forsecond win of the season, pushing his season total to a then-Tour-record $300,638…FirstNationwide Tour victory came at the Dakota Dunes Open. 1999: Split time betweenNationwide Tour and <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> with 11 events on both Tours. 1998: Posted only one top10, T6 at Buick Invitational, in 32 <strong>TOUR</strong> starts. 1997: Finished 190th on <strong>TOUR</strong> money listin 27 events with one top-25 finish…Runner-up to Rafael Alarcon at the Compaq WorldPutting Championship…Finished T5 at <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying School in fall of 1997 to regain<strong>TOUR</strong> card. 1992: Winner of Alabama Open and two Hooters Tour events. 1990:winner of the Cajun Classic.PERSONAL: Earned his nickname from a great uncle who was a fan of the Detroit Tigersand star player Ty Cobb. Cobb was known for his aggressive baserunning, with spikes upgoing into bases. The great uncle sent Spike a miniature Tigers uniform when he wasborn…Wife obtained Doctorate in Optometry from Southern College of Optometry inMemphis in 1996.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1991 11997 27 7 2 $66,274 1901998 32 12 1 3 179,770 1451999 11 3 1 49,701 2262001 31 15 1 1 2 401,654 1272002 25 9 1 3 3 616,814 1102003 35 17 1 5 480,773 129Total 162 63 1 1 6 16 1,794,985NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1992 10 2 1 $1,925 1881994 11995 11997 3 1 1,390 2131999 11 7 1 1 5 29,499 802000 28 19 2 1 5 13 300,638 12002 3 2 1 11,385 169Total 57 31 2 1 1 6 20 344,836COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $2,139,821<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 97 98 99 00 01 02 03U.S. Open CUT T53 65 CUT<strong>PGA</strong>CUTTHE PLAYERSCUTPLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.73 (149)Driving Distance ------------------279.6 (145)Driving Accuracy Percentage --68.9% (51)Total Driving ------------------------196 (104)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------68.5% (27)Putting Average--------------------1.800 (163)Sand Save Percentage ----------41.8% (164)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------259.7 (123)Birdie Average --------------------3.42 (138)All-Around Ranking --------------960 (151)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.29 (124)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.94 (113)Final Round Scoring Average --70.94 (84)Birdie Conversion Percentage--26.9% (171)Par Breakers ------------------------19.4% (139)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:65–2 times, most recent GreaterMilwaukee Open/4Career Low Round/Round:62–2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/4Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$378,000–2002 B.C. Open/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSROCCO MEDIATE (MEE-de-ate)EXEMPT STATUS: 2002 tournament winner (through <strong>2004</strong>)FULL NAME: Rocco Anthony <strong>Media</strong>te HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190BIRTHDATE: December 17, 1962BIRTHPLACE: Greensburg, PARESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, FLFAMILY: Wife, Linda; three childrenEDUCATION: Florida Southern UniversitySPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, tennis, home theaterTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1985, 1986<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (5): 1991 Doral-Ryder Open. 1993 KMart Greater GreensboroOpen. 1999 Phoenix Open. 2000 Buick Open. 2002 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 1992 Perrier French Open [Eur].OTHER VICTORIES (2): 2002 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Lee Janzen]. 2003 CVSCharity Classic [with Jeff Sluman].BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: 2—Deutsche Bank Championship, MercedesChampionships; T5—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, 84 Lumber Classic ofPennsylvania; T9—FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort.2003 SEASON: Finished season 31st on money list and was bounced from the field forseason-ending <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship after missing cut in final full-field event, the ChryslerChampionship…Began season with two top-fives in first three events and 12 consecutiverounds at par or better…Switched to conventional putter for season-opening MercedesChampionships, and finished T2 with K.J. Choi, eight strokes behind Ernie Els. Tied JonathanByrd for low final round, a 10-under-par 63…Second top-10 of season was T5 at AT&T PebbleBeach National Pro-Am, five shots behind winner Davis Love III…Fired rounds of 66-65 onthe weekend to finish solo second, four shots behind Adam Scott, at the inaugural DeutscheBank Championship. Paycheck of $540,000 pushed earnings over $1 million for fourthconsecutive season…Continued to play well in tournaments near his hometown ofGreensburg, PA with a T5 at the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, PA. Two years earlier,posted a T2 at the same tournament which was then called Marconi Pennsylvania Classic andplayed at Laurel Valley CC in Ligonier, PA…Withdrew from Las Vegas Invitational due to backspasms…Continued strong fall play with a T9 at the FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEYWORLD Resort that moved him to 30th on the <strong>TOUR</strong> money list with one week remaining.WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 2-101

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