2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Rocco Mediate (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSCAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Earned over $2 million for the first time in his career andhad best finish on the money list (22) since finishing 16th in 1993…Picked up first victorysince the 2000 Buick Open with win at the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Had twostrokelead over Mark Calcavecchia through 54 holes. Final-round 71 gained a three-strokewin over Calcavecchia and earned a career-high $684,000 paycheck…Finished third at THEPLAYERS Championship in hometown of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL…A sixth at the PGA washis second top-10 in a major. First was a solo fourth at the 2001 U.S. Open. 2001: Shot 20-under 264 to finish second to Mark Calcavecchia’s record-setting 28-under 256 at PhoenixOpen. Finished 1-T2-2 in last three Phoenix Opens…Finished T2 at Marconi PennsylvaniaClassic. Grew up about 20 miles from the Laurel Valley, PA course. 2000: Earned his fourthcareer victory the way he won his first PGA TOUR title—with a birdie on the final hole atthe Buick Open. It was the first time he had led the Buick Open all week. Birdied two offinal three holes for one-stroke victory over 54-hole leader Chris Perry. Victory lifted himover $1-million mark in a single season for first time in his career…Earlier in season, fellone stroke short of his defense of 1999 Phoenix Open with rounds of 67-70-67-67 andfinished T2…Following his victory, went to PGA Championship with high hopes but chairhe was sitting in on clubhouse patio collapsed, he hit his head on a railing and wrenchedhis shoulder, neck and wrist in the fall. He withdrew after opening 77. 1999: Made clearcomeback from 1994 back surgery with victory at the Phoenix Open in only his second startof the season. Held season-best 54-hole lead of six strokes. Final-round 71 earned him twostrokevictory over Justin Leonard. 1997: Made eight consecutive cuts near end of the yearto retain full exempt status. 1996: Returned to TOUR under special medical extension andpromptly tied for 6th at Phoenix Open to earn $42,088 and regain full playing privileges.Had three other top-10s, including T4 at THE PLAYERS Championship, where he becamethe first player to birdie the final six holes at the TPC at Sawgrass on his way to a finalround66. 1994: Missed most of season with ruptured disk, for which he underwent surgeryin July. 1993: Second win came in playoff at Kmart GGO, where he birdied fourth playoffhole to defeat Steve Elkington…Tied for second, two strokes behind Ben Crenshaw at theNestle Invitational. 1991: Earned first PGA TOUR title in sixth season at Doral-Ryder Open.Sank 10-foot birdie putts on 71st and 72nd holes, forcing playoff with Curtis Strange. InMonday playoff, birdied first extra hole from five feet to win $252,000. Victory was one ofsix top-10s in his first seven starts of the year. 1990: Final-round 66 jumped him into a tiefor second at the Canon Greater Hartford Open, two strokes back of Wayne Levi. 1987: Tiedfor second, one-stroke behind John Inman at the Provident Classic.PERSONAL: Gained interest in golf in high school after years of playing baseball…Withhelp from Champions Tour member Jim Ferree during college, began to construct hisswing…At Florida Southern, coach Charlie Matlock became large influence on hisgame…Started using long putter to save his back and became the first player to win onthe PGA TOUR using a long putter when he won the 1991 Doral-Ryder Open. Backproblems have been minimized in recent years due to improved fitness level, and switchedback to conventional putter for 2003 Mercedes Championships.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1984A 11985 21986 27 10 1 4 $20,670 1741987 32 19 1 1 7 112,099 911988 32 25 1 9 129,829 921989 30 23 8 132,501 1081990 27 17 1 1 3 5 240,625 62Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1991 25 19 1 7 14 597,438 151992 25 17 2 6 8 301,896 491993 24 22 1 1 6 10 680,623 161994 6 4 1 2 45,940 1931995 18 8 2 2 105,618 1551996 21 15 1 4 10 475,255 401997 24 18 2 7 240,521 1011998 24 20 2 9 389,996 781999 25 18 1 3 8 963,075 372000 24 18 1 1 3 7 1,320,278 342001 21 14 2 5 10 1,474,435 362002 23 17 1 2 4 11 2,040,676 222003 24 18 2 5 8 1,832,656 31Total 435 302 5 8 6 56 139 11,104,130PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96MastersT22 T37U.S. Open CUT CUT T44 T25 W/DBritish Open CUT T45 T39 T18PGA T31 T69 T16 T40 T68 T36THE PLAYERS T50 CUT T11 T11 T15 CUT T6 T55 T4TOUR Championship T26 T23Year 97 98 99 00 01 02 03MastersT27 T52 T15 T36 T33U.S. Open T34 T32 4 T37 CUTBritish OpenCUT T52 W/D T47PGA CUT T49 W/D T66 6 T18THE PLAYERS CUT T57 CUT CUT T65 3 T45TOUR ChampionshipT13WGC-Accenture Match Play T33 T33 T17 T17WGC-NEC InvitationalT24 T77WGC-American Express ChampW/D CNL T15 T16NATIONAL TEAMS: UBS Cup, 2003.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.47 (43)Driving Distance ------------------280.5 (140)Driving Accuracy Percentage --72.3% (20)Total Driving ------------------------160 (50)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------67.3% (55)Putting Average--------------------1.777 (97)Sand Save Percentage ----------45.4% (148)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------200.6 (88)Birdie Average --------------------3.67 (76)All-Around Ranking --------------667 (67)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.89 (85)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------69.41 (15)Final Round Scoring Average --71.12 (98)Birdie Conversion Percentage--28.9% (117)Par Breakers ------------------------20.9% (74)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:63–Mercedes Championships/4Career Low Round/Round:62–2001 MasterCard Colonial/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$684,000–2002 Greater GreensboroChrysler Classic/1SHAUN MICHEEL (MICK-heel)EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2003 PGA Championship (through 2008)FULL NAME: Shaun Carl Micheel HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180BIRTHDATE: January 5, 1969BIRTHPLACE: Orlando, FLRESIDENCE: Memphis, TN, plays out of Ridgeway FAMILY: Wife, Stephanie; Dade Palmer (11/20/03)CC and TPC at SouthwindEDUCATION: Indiana University (1991, Biology)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Flying, hunting, snowskiing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992Q SCHOOL: 1993, 1996, 2001Nationwide Tour AlumnusPGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 PGA Championship.NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1999 Greensboro Open.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 1998 Singapore Open [Asia].BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 1—PGA Championship; T8—Ford Championship atDoral; 10—Greater Hartford Open, Nissan Open.2003 SEASON: Became fifth consecutive first-time major winner with his victory at thePGA Championship and finished 32nd on the money list, the highest in his six years onTOUR…Stunned golf world by earning first career PGA TOUR victory in 164th PGA TOURstart (third career major start) at the PGA at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY. First player sinceJohn Daly (1991) to capture first PGA TOUR event at PGA. Jumped from 169th to 46th inthe Official World Golf Ranking with the win. Held the lead outright after 36 holes andshared the lead with Chad Campbell through 54 holes. Playing 72nd hole with a one-shotlead, rifled 7-iron from 175 yards to within inches of the hole for a memorable birdie anda two-stroke victory over Campbell. Finished week 4-under-par with rounds of 69-68-69-70—276 and a $1,080,000 payday…Earned top-10s in back-to-back starts for the firsttime in his TOUR career with a T10 at the Nissan Open and a T8 at the Ford Championshipat Doral…Thanks to final-round 65, finished 10th at the Greater Hartford Open, six shotsbehind Peter Jacobsen…Four top-10s were a career-best.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Two top-10s nearly matched the three he had in his first111 events on TOUR and one of those, a T3 at the B.C. Open, was the previous best finishof his career. Held a share of the lead through the first 54 holes, but carded a 2-over-par74 on Sunday, with bogeys on two final holes, to finish T3 behind winner Spike McRoy.2-102 / 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide WWW.PGATOUR.COM