2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Arnold Palmer (cont.)PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65Masters T10 21 T7 1 3 1 T2 1 T9 1 T2U.S. Open CUT CUT T21 7 CUT T23 T5 1 T14 2 T2 T5 CUTBritish Open 2 1 1 T26 16PGA T40 T14 T7 T5 T17 T40 T2 T33Year 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78Masters T4 4 CUT 26 T36 T18 T33 T24 T11 T13 CUT T24 T37U.S. Open 2 2 T59 T6 T54 T24 3 T4 T5 T9 T50 T19 CUTBritish Open T8 T10 12 T6 T14 T16 T55 7 T34PGA T6 T14 T2 W/D T2 T18 T16 CUT T28 T33 T15 T19 CUTTHE PLAYERSCUT CUT T51 T40 T77CHAMPIONS TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92Senior PGA Championship 1 2 T3 1 T16 T5 T11 T13 CUT T47U.S. Senior Open 1 6 T11 2 T11 T25 T14 T22 T53 CUT CUT T32Ford Senior Players T5 1 1 T3 T5 T32 T4 T48 T43 T36JELD-WEN TraditionT26 T61Year 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03Senior PGA Championship T27 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUTU.S. Senior Open T52 T57 T51 T43 68 51 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUTFord Senior PlayersT44 T65 T46Senior British OpenCUTJELD-WEN Tradition T57 T25 T43Year 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91Masters CUT T24 CUT 47 T36 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUTU.S. Open T59 61 CUT CUT T60British Open CUT T23 T27 T56 CUT CUT CUT CUTPGA CUT T72 76 CUT T67 CUT T65 CUT T65 CUT T63 CUT CUTTHE PLAYERS T50 T45 CUT T54 T66 T69 CUTYear 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03MastersCUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUTU.S. OpenCUTBritish OpenCUTPGACUT CUT CUTPLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------82.15 (N/A)Driving Distance ------------------228.8 (N/A)Driving Accuracy Percentage --73.2% (N/A)Total Driving ------------------------1,998 (N/A)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------22.2% (N/A)Putting Average--------------------1.688 (N/A)Sand Save Percentage ----------12.5% (N/A)Birdie Average --------------------1.25 (N/A)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------84.50 (N/A)Birdie Conversion Percentage--31.3% (N/A)Par Breakers ------------------------6.9% (N/A)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:83–2 times, most recent MastersTournament/2Career Low Round/Round:62–1966 Los Angeles Open/3Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$50,000–1971 Westchester Classic/1NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup (6), 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967; Ryder Cup (6),1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973; Ryder Cup Captain (2), 1963, 1975; Captain andmember of Chrysler Cup Team (5), 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990; The Presidents CupCaptain, 1996; UBS Warburg Cup Captain and Player, 2001, 2002; UBS Cup Captain andPlayer, 2003.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------78.79 (N/A)Driving Distance ------------------237.8 (N/A)Driving Accuracy Percentage --65.2% (N/A)Total Driving ------------------------1,998 (N/A)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------40.7% (N/A)Putting Average--------------------1.894 (N/A)Sand Save Percentage ----------22.0% (N/A)Birdie Average --------------------1.71 (N/A)All-Around Ranking --------------1,621 (N/A)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round:73–3 times, most recent 2003 SBCChampionship/1Career Low Round:63–1984 General Foods PGA Seniors’Championship/2Career Largest Paycheck:$48,750–1988 Crestar Classic/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSROD PAMPLINGEXEMPT STATUS: 68th on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Rodney Pampling HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 175BIRTHDATE: September 23, 1969BIRTHPLACE: Redcliffe, Queensland, AustraliaRESIDENCE: Flower Mound, TX and Brisbane, AustraliaFAMILY: Wife, AngelaSPECIAL INTERESTS: SportsTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 JOINED TOUR: 2002Nationwide Tour AlumnusBEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T3—2003 Reno-Tahoe Open.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 1999 Canon Challenge [Aus].BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T3—Reno-Tahoe Open; 4—B.C. Open; T8—FordChampionship at Doral; T10—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, MCI Heritage.2003 SEASON: Followed a successful rookie campaign with an even better sophomoreseason. Recorded five top-10s and won over $1 million…First top-10 came in fourth startof the season, a T10 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. T2 after 36 and 54 holes,but dropped out of hunt for first TOUR title after final-round 73…Added second top-10, aT8, at the Ford Championship at Doral. Led tournament through 18 holes after openingwith a 8-under 64…Finished T10 at MCI Heritage…Missed eight out of nine cuts afterthe Heritage. Made a switched to a belly putter the week of the B.C. Open and posted asolo fourth. Carded a pair of 66s on the weekend and collected $144,000. Increased hisseason earnings to $637,614 to secure his card for the 2004 season…Overcame secondround73 to finish a career-best T3 at the Reno-Tahoe Open for fifth top 10 of the season.Rebounded with rounds of 67-68 on the weekend to finish four shots behind championKirk Triplett and earn $174,000 and exceed $1 million in earnings on the season for thefirst time in his career…Last start of the season was at the Valero Texas Open in lateSeptember.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: One of six Nationwide Tour graduates from class of 2001to retain TOUR card, finishing in the top 100 in rookie season…In third start as a memberof the PGA TOUR, finished T8 at the Phoenix Open…Best showing of the season was aT4 at the Tampa Bay Classic earned paycheck of $114,400. In second place after 18 and36 holes. Dropped out of contention with third-round 2-over-par 73, seven strokes behindeventual champion K.J. Choi. 2001: Led the Nationwide Tour in top-10s with nine but didnot bring home a win in his second season on that tour…Earned $306,573, setting arecord for earnings without a victory…Eight of his top-10s were top-fives, including threerunner-up finishes and two thirds…Lost playoff to John Rollins at Hershey Open aftermatching course record with 7-under 64 during final round…Came out on short side ofthree-man playoff with Mark Wurtz and winner D.A. Points at Inland EmpireOpen…Continued to support PGA Tour of Australasia, playing in seven events with twotop 10s…Made 46 of 49 cuts between 1996-2001 on PGA Tour of Australasia. 2000:Played in 24 events on the Nationwide Tour, with three top-25 finishes. 1999: First-roundleader at the British Open. Shot an even-par 71 Carnoustie, Scotland, then missed the cutafter posting a second-round 86…Made three of six cuts on PGA TOUR…Won the CanonChallenge on the PGA Tour of Australasia. 1998: Finished second at the New ZealandOpen on the PGA Tour of Australasia.PERSONAL: Played the PGA Tour of Australasia during the winter and the Hooters Tourduring the summer to support career before concentrating efforts primarily on theNationwide Tour beginning in 2000…Playing primarily in the United States beginning in2000, Aussie relocated to Flower Mound, TX…Wife Angela is a clinical psychologist.“She gets to see everything I do out there. I’m kind of lucky. I have a psychologist out there24 hours a day. She doesn’t lie. I can’t kid myself.”WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-113