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Rod Pampling (cont.)<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1999 6 3 $17,476 2632001 12002 29 19 3 11 776,903 892003 27 16 1 5 9 1,064,974 68Total 63 38 1 8 20 1,859,353NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1997 51998 11999 32000 24 8 3 $25,591 1212001 26 21 3 2 9 14 306,573 4Total 59 29 3 2 9 17 332,164COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $2,191,517PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.44 (42)Driving Distance ------------------290.1 (64)Driving Accuracy Percentage --67.6% (78)Total Driving ------------------------142 (32)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------66.1% (77)Putting Average--------------------1.742 (20)Sand Save Percentage ----------56.4% (19)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------249.0 (120)Birdie Average --------------------3.95 (23)All-Around Ranking --------------443 (18)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.25 (28)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------69.27 (12)Final Round Scoring Average --70.53 (46)Birdie Conversion Percentage--32.8% (21)Par Breakers ------------------------22.4% (26)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:64–2 times, most recent Greater HartfordOpen/2Career Low Round/Round:64–2 times, most recent 2003 GreaterHartford Open/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$174,000–2003 Reno–Tahoe Open/T3SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOS<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 99 00 01 02 03U.S. OpenCUTBritish OpenCUT<strong>PGA</strong>T14THE PLAYERSCUTWGC-American Express Champ T37BRENDEN PAPPASEXEMPT STATUS: 51st on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Tyron Brenden Pappas HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 225BIRTHDATE: May 7, 1970BIRTHPLACE: Phalaborwa, South AfricaRESIDENCE: Ocala, FL; plays out of Golden Ocala Golf &FAMILY: Wife: BerdeneEquestrian Club and Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club EDUCATION: University of Arkansas (1993, Retail Marketing)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, reading TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993JOINED <strong>TOUR</strong>: 2002 Q SCHOOL: 2002 Nationwide Tour AlumnusBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: 2—2003 Southern Farm Bureau Classic.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: 2—Southern Farm Bureau Classic; 3—ChryslerClassic of Tucson; T5—Greater Milwaukee Open, Chrysler Classic of Greensboro; T9—BellSouth Classic.2003 SEASON: A year after making less than $100,000, earned over $1.3 million on thestrength of five top-10s, including a second and a third…First top-10 of <strong>TOUR</strong> career, athird, came at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson…Followed Tucson finish with T9 at theBellSouth Classic…Next top-10, a T5, came at the Greater Milwaukee Open…Incontention for his first career <strong>TOUR</strong> title at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Was 11-under for the day, 20-under for tournament, with one hole to play before settling for a 10-under 62 after a bogey on the final hole. Sat as clubhouse leader (19-under) until JohnHuston birdied three of the final four holes for the one-stroke victory…Final top-10 ofseason was a T5 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro…Held the first-round lead at theFUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort after an opening round 9-under 63.Finished the tournament tied for 30th…Finished third on <strong>TOUR</strong> in final-round scoringaverage.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Regained <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> card for following year with T8 at<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying Tournament. Made cut six times in 25 events during his rookiecampaign. 2001: Along with brother Deane became first brother combination to earn <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong> cards by graduating from Nationwide Tour via the Top 15. Began rookie year onNationwide Tour with three top-5s in first seven starts. Finished second at NationwideTour Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs, one stroke behind Jonathan Byrd. Struggled with gamemuch of the season before a T2 at the Nationwide Tour Championship moved him fromNo. 23 to No. 10. 2000: Was the TearDrop Tour money winner after winning the VirginiaBeach Open. 1996: Finished third on the Southern Africa Tour Order of Merit where he hasbeen a member since 1994…Holds record for best front nine, 28 (8-under par), at GaryPlayer GC during the 1995-96 Dimension Data Pro-Am. 1994: Named Rookie of the Yearon Southern Africa Tour.PERSONAL: His other two brothers, Sean and Craigen, are also golf professionals…Gave$3,000 loan to fellow <strong>TOUR</strong> player Chris Couch in 2003 so he could keep playing on theNationwide Tour. Couch went on to win twice and finish fourth on the money list.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank2002 25 6 $83,519 2062003 33 19 1 1 5 8 1,307,809 51Total 58 25 1 1 5 8 1,391,328NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>2000 6 2 1 $7,306 1872001 26 11 2 1 6 7 188,152 102002 3 2 2 15,975 150Total 35 15 2 1 6 10 211,433COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $1,602,761PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.85 (71)Driving Distance ------------------300.3 (9)Driving Accuracy Percentage --59.7% (172)Total Driving ------------------------181 (73)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------67.2% (57)Putting Average--------------------1.749 (35)Sand Save Percentage ----------50.0% (97)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------123.6 (20)Birdie Average --------------------4.03 (14)All-Around Ranking --------------475 (22)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.09 (108)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.45 (81)Final Round Scoring Average --68.83 (3)Birdie Conversion Percentage--33.0% (15)Par Breakers ------------------------23.2% (13)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:62–Southern Farm Bureau Classic/4Career Low Round/Round:62–2003 Southern Farm Bureau Classic/4Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$324,000–2003 Southern Farm BureauClassic/22-114 / <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM

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