2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Nick Price (cont.)posted rounds of 66-65 on the weekend at the EDS Byron Nelson to finish two back ofVijay Singh. Ruuner-up finish moved him to the top spot on the EDS Byron NelsonChampionship money list, with $1,464,808…Third top-five in four starts was a T5 at theU.S. Open…In his next start two weeks later, finished second to David Toms at the FedExSt. Jude Classic. Two-time winner in Memphis opened with a 2-over-par 73, butrebounded with rounds of 67-65-62. Final-round, 9-under-par 62 was his best competitivescore at the TPC at Southwind in 64 rounds. Now has eight top-10 finishes at the FedExevent, tied for fourth all-time and leads the all-time money list with $1,436,615 in 17starts…Climbed over the $1-million mark in official earnings for a PGA TOUR-best 10thtime in his career (Davis Love III also has 10)…Earned spot on the Presidents CupInternational Team.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Has finished in the top 50 on the money list for 18 consecutiveseasons. 2002: Surpassed earnings of $2 million for the first time in his career, whilefinishing fifth in scoring average (69.59)…Picked up his first win since the 1998 FedEx St.Jude Classic (a span of three years, nine months and 17 days). The first of five 40-plusyearolds to win with his victory at the MasterCard Colonial. Earned paycheck of $774,000,$5,800 more than his combined winnings at his three major victories (1992 PGAChampionship, 1994 British Open, 1994 PGA Championship). Co-leader after 36 holes withEsteban Toledo. Grabbed solo third-round lead by five strokes. Needed only 104 putts onthe week en route to his second MasterCard Colonial title. Earned Player of the Month ofMay accolades for his win and two other top-10s…Made 14 consecutive cuts to beginthe year prior to missing his only cut at the PGA Championship…Recipient of the 2002Payne Stewart Award, presented at THE TOUR Championship. 2001: Made 20 starts, themost since 1992…Led first round of the Marconi Pennsylvania Classic by one stroke afteropening with a 66 but had fifth-place finish. 2000: Earned third top-10 at Advil WesternOpen, led first round after opening with a course-record-tying 63. Closed with 72-70-69that set up playoff with Robert Allenby. Allenby won with a par on first extra hole…Finalround67 at TOUR Championship lifted him to a three-way T3…Member of his fourthInternational Presidents Cup Team, finishing with a 2-3-0 record for a four-year total of 6-9-4. 1999: In March, second-round 67 led to third-place finish at THE PLAYERSChampionship, his sixth top-10 in 16 appearances in the event. 1998: Earned 16th PGATOUR title and 15th in decade of the ‘90s by making birdie on second playoff hole at TPCat Southwind to defeat Jeff Sluman and win FedEx St. Jude Classic. Along with TigerWoods, 15 victories were the most by any player in the 1990s. 1997: Returned to the formthat golf fans are familiar with when he captured the MCI Classic. Climbed back into top20 on money list for first time since 1994. The second of only three wire-to-wire winnerson TOUR. 1994: Had one of the most prolific years ever on TOUR. Captured six titles,including the British Open and PGA Championship. One of only three players in the 1990sto win two major titles in the same season, joining Nick Faldo in 1990 and Mark O’Mearain 1998. One of only seven players since 1945 to capture consecutive majors (Ben Hogan,Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods)…In British Open atTurnberry, played final three holes eagle-birdie-par to make up two-stroke deficit to JesperParnevik…Took five-stroke lead at PGA Championship at Southern Hills with secondround65, then cruised to six-stroke win over Corey Pavin…PGA TOUR Player of the Year.1993: Posted four wins including a five-stroke victory at THE PLAYERSChampionship…Later that year won three consecutive starts: Canon Greater HartfordOpen, Sprint Western Open and Federal Express St. Jude Classic…First time named PGATOUR Player of the Year. 1986: Shot third-round 63 in Masters (with a bogey on the firsthole) and shares Augusta National course record with Greg Norman. 1983: Went wire-towireto defeat Jack Nicklaus by two strokes at the World Series of Golf for his first TOURvictory.PERSONAL: Published “The Swing” in 1997…Born in South Africa, moved to Rhodesia(now Zimbabwe) at an early age…Was the first recipient, in 2002, of the ASAPSports/Jim Murray Award, given to a professional player for his cooperation, quotabilityand accommodation to the media, and for reflecting the most positive aspects of theworking relationship between athlete and journalist…Over the last decade, hascollaborated on 10 golf courses with Steve Smyers, Tom Fazio and Tommy Fazio. Recentlyformed own design company, Nick Price Golf Course Design…Website is nickprice.com.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-3Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1983 21 14 1 2 5 $49,435 1041984 19 15 1 4 6 109,480 661985 20 14 2 5 96,069 801986 25 17 1 6 11 225,373 351987 25 19 1 7 14 334,169 281988 24 20 1 4 10 266,300 421989 27 22 1 7 12 296,170 421990 28 22 2 1 6 13 520,777 221991 23 18 2 9 11 714,389 71992 26 24 2 1 2 13 19 1,135,773 41993 18 17 4 2 8 12 1,478,557 11994 19 14 6 1 8 10 1,499,927 11995 18 15 1 1 5 11 611,700 301996 15 12 2 5 7 402,467 501997 16 15 1 1 2 8 14 1,053,845 171998 18 15 1 6 9 1,019,404 261999 18 17 2 7 12 1,572,402 182000 18 15 2 3 6 11 1,804,433 212001 20 17 1 6 12 1,286,756 422002 18 17 1 8 14 2,170,912 192003 17 16 2 1 6 9 2,271,111 20Total 433 355 18 15 17 133 227 18,919,447EUROPEAN TOUR2003 1 1 $41,032SOUTHERN AFRICA TOUR2003 1 1 1 1 $11,205PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90Masters CUT 5 T22 T14 CUTU.S. Open T48 CUT T17 T40 CUTBritish Open T39 T27 T23 T2 CUT T44 CUT T8 2 CUT T25PGA T67 T54 5 CUT T10 T17 T46 T63THE PLAYERS 7 T22 T58 T24 DQ CUT T16TOUR Championship T5 5Year 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03Masters T49 T6 CUT T35 CUT T18 T24 CUT T6 T11 CUT T20 T23U.S. Open T19 T4 T11 CUT T13 T19 4 T23 T27 CUT T8 T5British Open T44 T51 T6 1 T40 T44 CUT T29 T37 CUT T21 T14 T28PGA 1 T31 1 T39 T8 T13 T4 5 CUT T29 CUTTHE PLAYERS T9 8 1 CUT T37 T46 T24 T8 3 T3 T10 T9 CUTTOUR Championship T5 T13 T18 T20 30 T26 30 T21 T3 T22 30WGC-Accenture Match Play T17 T33 T9 T9WGC-NEC Invitational T3 T20 T29 T28 T42WGC-American Express Champ T4 T5 CNL T15 T48NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup (2), 1978, 1993; Dunhill Cup (8), 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996,1997, 1998, 1999, 2000; The Presidents Cup (5), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.12 (20)Driving Distance ------------------280.1 (143)Driving Accuracy Percentage --67.3% (84)Total Driving ------------------------227 (147)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------63.2% (152)Putting Average--------------------1.777 (97)Sand Save Percentage ----------55.0% (29)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------223.2 (103)Birdie Average --------------------3.63 (88)All-Around Ranking --------------716 (81)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.00 (16)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.27 (59)Final Round Scoring Average --71.80 (155)Birdie Conversion Percentage--29.6% (91)Par Breakers ------------------------20.6% (89)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:62–FedEx St. Jude Classic/4Career Low Round/Round:62–3 times, most recent 2003 FedEx St.Jude Classic/4Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$774,000–2002 MasterCard Colonial/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSWWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-127