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Chris Riley (cont.)at Harbour Town Golf Links…Was one back of third-round leader Peter Jacobsen at theGreater Hartford Open. Closed with 68 to Jacobsen’s 67 to finish alone insecond…Shared the 36-hole lead at first WGC-NEC Invitational and was one backthrough 54 holes, but a closing 71 dropped T4…Shared 54-lead at the John Deere Classicand finished T2. It was his third top-five finish in Moline, IL..CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Earned first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> victory in his 109th career start atReno-Tahoe Open after defeating Jonathan Kaye in a one-hole playoff. Tied for the leadwith Kaye and Steve Flesch at 12-under-par after 54 holes, Riley came from two strokesdown on the back nine Sunday to tie Kaye in regulation. With a two-putt par to win on thefirst hole of the playoff, Riley earned $540,000, his largest career paycheck in becomingthe 12th of 18 first-time winners on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>…T5 at the Advil Western Open earneda spot in the British Open at Muirfield where he finished T22 with a final-round 66…<strong>PGA</strong>was his second major championship start of the season. Entered the final day T6. Posteda final-round, 2-under-par 70 good for solo third and his first ticket to the Masters forfinishing in the top four and ties…Closed the year making 14 consecutive cuts. 2001: Hada slow start after breaking out early in each of his first two seasons on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>.Eclipsed the $1-million mark in season earning for the first time in his career thanks to fourtop-10s…Best effort of the year runner-up finish at The INTERNATIONAL. Accumulated32 points, under Modified Stableford scoring system, to finish one point behind TomPernice, Jr. 2000: Four top-10s including two fourth-place finishes…Earned first top-10 ofthe season at John Deere Classic, where four rounds in the 60s gave him solo fourth-placefinish worth, $124,800. 1999: Earned top-10 in his first start as a member of the <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>, a T7 at Sony Open in Hawaii. Ironically, his first shot was out of bounds. Recoveredto shoot 67. Matching 68s on the weekend led to T7. 1998: Finished 28th at <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>Qualifying Tournament to earn status in 1999…Rookie on the Nationwide Tour…Finishedsecond in only his second start as a Nationwide Tour member, two behind Eric Johnson atSouth Florida Classic. Amateur: Four-time All-America selection at UNLV…Teammate ofTiger Woods at 1995 Walker Cup at Royal Porthcawl.PERSONAL: Brother Kevin was member of Nationwide Tour in 1998-99. Riley brotherswere second of three sets of brothers to be Nationwide Tour members in same year,joining Tom and Curt Byrum (1994) and Brenden and Deane Pappas (2001). The Pappasbrothers both qualified for the 2002 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>…Fred Brown, a retired teacher whocoached the golf team at San Diego’s Madison High when Chris was a student there,caddied for Chris in 1999 and 2000…Teammates at UNLV with Chad Campbell andEdward Fryatt…Married L<strong>PGA</strong> golfer Michelle Louviere on December 14, 2002 in NewOrleans.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1995A 11996 11999 28 15 3 6 $367,805 1122000 28 20 4 7 660,707 712001 30 21 1 4 11 1,198,225 452002 28 23 1 1 5 14 2,032,979 232003 29 19 2 1 7 13 2,178,133 23Total 145 98 1 3 2 23 51 6,437,849NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1998 24 11 2 1 4 5 $74,239 35Total 24 11 2 1 4 5 74,239COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $6,512,088<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 99 00 01 02 03MastersT23U.S. Open CUT CUTBritish OpenT22 CUT<strong>PGA</strong> T51 3 CUTTHE PLAYERST48 T58 T22 CUT<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship T26 4WGC-Accenture Match PlayT17WGC-NEC InvitationalT4WGC-American Express ChampT39 T28PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.26 (27)Driving Distance ------------------279.3 (147)Driving Accuracy Percentage --66.0% (109)Total Driving ------------------------256 (172)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------61.5% (176)Putting Average--------------------1.744 (25)Sand Save Percentage ----------50.4% (94)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------231.4 (108)Birdie Average --------------------3.79 (53)All-Around Ranking --------------739 (93)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.86 (82)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------68.00 (1)Final Round Scoring Average --70.71 (59)Birdie Conversion Percentage--31.9% (37)Par Breakers ------------------------21.5% (56)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:63–2 times, most recent Greater HartfordOpen/3Career Low Round/Round:63–2 times, most recent 2003 GreaterHartford Open/3Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$540,000–2002 Reno–Tahoe Open/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSLOREN ROBERTSEXEMPT STATUS: 2002 tournament winner (through <strong>2004</strong>)FULL NAME: Loren Lloyd Roberts HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190BIRTHDATE: June 24, 1955BIRTHPLACE: San Luis Obispo, CARESIDENCE: Germantown, TN FAMILY: Wife, Kimberly; Alexandria (10/14/86), Addison (10/15/91)EDUCATION: Cal Poly San Luis ObispoSPECIAL INTERESTS: Clubmaking, hunting, all sportsTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1975 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (8): 1994 Nestle Invitational. 1995 Nestle Invitational. 1996 MCIClassic, Greater Milwaukee Open. 1997 CVS Charity Classic. 1999 GTE Byron NelsonClassic. 2000 Greater Milwaukee Open. 2002 Valero Texas Open.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T2—Valero Texas Open; T7—<strong>PGA</strong> Championship;T8—Bell Canadian Open.2003 SEASON: Has finished in the top 100 on the money list the last 16 seasons…Whileplaying consistent golf (14 of 17 cuts made), did not post a top-10 until 18th event, a T7at the <strong>PGA</strong> at Oak Hill, where he finished eight strokes back of champion ShaunMicheel…After a two-week break, recorded another top-10 at the Bell Canadian Open.Finished T8, thanks to a closing 68…Defending champion at the Valero Texas Open closedwith 62 moving him to T2. The 62 tied his career low, which he had shot three timespreviously. His finish in San Antonio moved him into the top 50 on the Official World GolfRanking and earned a spot in the WGC-American Express Championship in Atlanta thenext week, where he finished T16.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Picked up victory and finished in the top 30 on the moneylist for the third time in the last four years…Captured Valero Texas Open for eighth career<strong>TOUR</strong> win and first since 2000 Greater Milwaukee Open. At 47 years, three months andfive days, became oldest player to win <strong>TOUR</strong> event since 48-year-old Tom Watson won the1998 MasterCard Colonial. 19-under-par total of 261 tied Jeff Sluman (Greater MilwaukeeOpen) and Jonathan Byrd (Buick Challenge) for low 72-hole total on <strong>TOUR</strong> that season. Coleaderthrough 36 holes with Pat Perez after 7-under-par 63, his best round since a 63 atthe 2000 Greater Milwaukee Open. Entered final round with one-shot lead over FrankLickliter II, Garrett Willis, Bob Tway and Matt Peterson. After trailing Fred Funk and FredCouples by one making the turn, birdied four of final six holes to secure three-shot victoryover Funk, Couples and Willis. Victory led to Player of the Month for Septemberhonors…Six of eight <strong>TOUR</strong> victories have occurred since turning age 40, tying Hal Suttonand Greg Norman for the lead among active players. 2001: His 86th-place finish on themoney list was the worst since finishing No. 89 in 1988. 2000: Had most lucrative seasonon the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> thanks to a victory and nine top-10s…Has been successful at BrownDeer Park GC in Greater Milwaukee Open. Won for second time there in five years,shooting tournament-record 260, breaking Carlos Franco’s previous record by four strokes.His 260 total was the lowest score by player 45 or older. In four of his eight victories, settournament records. Owns the tournament record at the MCI Classic and the GreaterMilwaukee Open, shares it at GTE Byron Nelson Classic and held the 72-hole record for theCVS Charity Classic, which is no longer part of the <strong>TOUR</strong> schedule. In addition to 1996playoff victory over Jerry Kelly, finished second at Brown Deer in 1994 and1997…Recorded top 10s at three of the majors—Masters (T3), U.S. Open (T8) and BritishOpen (T7)…Member of his second President’s Cup Team (1994, 2000) with 2-1-0 recordgood for a two-year total of 4-2-1. 1999: After failing to finish in the top 30 on the moneylist in 1998 for the first time since 1993, returned with a solid year…Third-round 62matching career-low produced 54-hole lead at GTE Byron Nelson Classic and a tournamentrecord16-under-par 194. Finished tied with Steve Pate with tournament record 18-underpar262. Won playoff with par on first extra hole…Father, who spent 1998 looking after hisWWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 2-129

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