2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Pat Perez (cont.)runner-up finish came at the Buick Classic, tied with David Gossett and Loren Roberts twostrokes behind champion Chris Smith. Paycheck of $261,333 pushed season earnings over$1 million at $1,006,341…Recorded hole-in-one in the second round of the Reno-TahoeOpen, acing No. 7 with a 6-iron from 210 yards…Turned in the round of the tournamentduring the final round of the Bell Canadian Open with an Angus Glen Golf Club record 9-under-par 63. 2001: Earned first PGA TOUR card by finishing as medalist at PGA TOURQualifying Tournament, one stroke ahead of Bob Burns, Pete Jordan and KennethStaton…T3 finish at the Samsung Canadian PGA Championship on the Nationwide Tour.2000: Picked up his first victory at the Ozarks Open on the Nationwide Tour where hedefeated Pat Bates and Mike Heinen in a playoff with birdie on the first extra hole. Was36-hole leader by three strokes and 54-hole leader by four strokes at the 2000 MontereyPeninsula Classic, won by Richard Johnson. Ranked No. 1 in Birdie Conversion (36.2%)andfourth in Birdie Average (3.97). Amateur: Member of Arizona State University’s 1996NCAA National Championship team…Won the 1993 Junior World title at Torrey Pines,where Tiger Woods finished fourth, eight strokes back. Won the 1993 Maxfli PGA Juniortwo weeks later at Pinehurst, N.C.PERSONAL: Brother Mike played on the 2002 Nationwide Tour. They were the only brothersto play in the 2001 Qualifying Tournament finals at Bear Lakes CC in West Palm Beach, FL.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank2002 30 14 2 6 10 $1,451,726 402003 33 16 2 5 578,141 117Total 63 30 2 8 15 2,029,867NATIONWIDE TOUR2000 19 11 1 1 4 5 $148,094 262001 26 16 1 5 10 124,818 32Total 45 27 1 2 9 15 272,912COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $2,302,779CRAIG PERKSPGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 02 03MastersT45U.S. OpenCUTPGA 70THE PLAYERSCUTPLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.60 (136)Driving Distance ------------------287.5 (89)Driving Accuracy Percentage --64.5% (122)Total Driving ------------------------211 (129)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------62.9% (159)Putting Average--------------------1.771 (79)Sand Save Percentage ----------46.9% (136)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------128.8 (23)Birdie Average --------------------3.38 (148)All-Around Ranking --------------892 (134)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.71 (158)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.59 (155)Final Round Scoring Average --71.56 (129)Birdie Conversion Percentage--29.3% (103)Par Breakers ------------------------19.5% (136)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:61–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/2Career Low Round/Round:61–2003 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$432,000–2002 AT&T Pebble BeachNational Pro–Am/2EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2002 PLAYERS Championship (through 2007)FULL NAME: Craig William Perks HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 200BIRTHDATE: January 6, 1967BIRTHPLACE: Palmerston North, New ZealandRESIDENCE: Lafayette, LA FAMILY: Wife, Maureen Elizabeth; Meghan Elizabeth (6/26/ 96),EDUCATION: University of Southwestern Louisiana Nigel William (10/6/98)(1990, Behavioral Science) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family timeTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1999, 2000 Nationwide Tour AlumnusSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSPGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 THE PLAYERS Championship.BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T13—Buick Invitational; T17—MercedesChampionships, THE PLAYERS Championship.2003 SEASON: Inconsistent season where he put together no more than a high of twoconsecutive cuts made and no top-10s…Finished in the top 150 for the fourth consecutiveseason…Had a strong defense at THE PLAYERS Championship. In the third round, holeda flop shot on No. 16 and a 22-foot birdie putt on No. 17. Was T2 through 54 holes, but afinal-round 76 dropped him into a T17.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Made more money by collecting his first victory at THEPLAYERS Championship than he had in his previous two years on TOUR combined and histhree top-10s matched his career total in that category…Became the first player to winhis first PGA TOUR event at THE PLAYERS Championship, earning $1,080,000 and the finalinvitation to the 2002 Masters (three-year exemption). Joined Jack Nicklaus (1974) andHal Sutton (1983) as only players to win THE PLAYERS in first attempt. After opening with71-68-69, entered final round one stroke behind leader Carl Paulson. Even-par 72 onSunday included one putt over the final three holes (chip-in for eagle on par-5 16th, 28-foot birdie putt on par-3 17th and chip-in for par on par-4 18th). His 72-hole total of 280was two strokes better than runner-up Stephen Ames. Entered the event ranked No. 203in the Official World Golf Ranking, but moved up to No. 64 following victory…Named PGATOUR Player of the Month for March. 2001: Began second season on PGA TOUR insophomore slump, making the cut in two of first 16 starts…Made the most of one of thosecuts with a then career-best T2 at the Honda Classic. 2000: Retained playing privilegeswith a T8 finish at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament…Earned first PGA TOUR top-10in 20th start of season, 21st of career. T4 at Bell Canadian Open…Played in one PGA Tourof Australasia event and lost in a playoff to Michael Campbell at the Crown Lager NewZealand Open. 1999: Posted second runner-up finish on Nationwide Tour at the OregonClassic. 1996: Lost one-hole playoff to Glen Hnatiuk at the Carolina Classic on theNationwide Tour. 1995: Collected fourth career Hooters Tour victory at Natchez, MS.Amateur: All-America selection at Oklahoma (1986) and Southwest Louisiana (1990).PERSONAL: Named 2002 New Zealand Sportsman of the Year…Was a two-time tabletennis champion in New Zealand…Left New Zealand at age 18 to come to the UnitedStates to play college golf, where he was an All-America at Oklahoma and SouthwesternLouisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette). Followed countryman and PGA TOUR member GrantWaite to Oklahoma…Served as assistant pro for two years in early ‘90s at La Triomphe,home course of the Chitimacha Louisiana Open on the Nationwide Tour…Nine-time PGATOUR Qualifying Tournament participant.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1993 12000 28 12 1 3 297,912 1362001 30 9 1 2 3 457,127 1132002 28 17 1 3 4 1,632,042 342003 28 12 3 368,163 146Total 115 50 1 1 6 13 2,755,245NATIONWIDE TOUR1993 3 1 735 2301994 11995 21996 19 7 1 1 2 27,383 701997 24 5 3 8,316 1341998 21 16 3 5 33,613 641999 28 13 1 2 5 54,703 472000 4 1 1,380 263Total 102 43 2 6 15 126,129COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $2,881,374WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-119