2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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Loren Roberts (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSAlzheimer’s stricken wife, was in attendance for first time in nearly a year. He joined Lorenwhen Byron Nelson presented championship trophy. 1997: Earned fifth title in four years atCVS Charity Classic…Finished T2 at Greater Milwaukee Open after Scott Hoch sankwinning chip-in eagle on 72nd hole. 1996: Won twice, at MCI Classic and GreaterMilwaukee Open…At MCI Classic, 63 on Saturday captured third-round lead, and 265 totalbroke Hale Irwin’s tournament record by one stroke…Birdied two of final three holes tobreak tournament record for the first time with a 265 at Greater Milwaukee Open, forcingplayoff with Jerry Kelly. Birdie on first extra hole earned GMO victory. 1995: First two <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong> victories came at 1994 and 1995 Nestle Invitationals, making him the only player tosuccessfully defend a title at Bay Hill Invitational until Tiger Woods joined him in 2001 and2002. Became first player to win same event for first two <strong>TOUR</strong> victories since Calvin Peete(1979 and 1982 Greater Milwaukee Opens)…Member of Ryder Cup Team. 1994: Won TheNestle Invitational with closing 67 to defeat Fuzzy Zoeller, Vijay Singh and Nick Price by onestroke…Had three top-10s in majors: T5 Masters, T2 U.S Open and T9 <strong>PGA</strong>Championship…Tied with Ernie Els after 18-hole playoff at U.S. Open, lost on 20th hole.PERSONAL: Nicknamed “Boss of the Moss” for his putting ability. Nickname coined byfellow <strong>TOUR</strong> member David Ogrin in 1985…Cary Middlecoff said of him in the mid-1980s:“We’ve got a kid back home (in Tennessee) who is just a beautiful putter. He’ll just breakyour heart on the greens, he’s so pure. If he ever gets to believing in himself, he couldreally be something to watch”…In 1998, was inducted into Cal Poly Athletic Hall of Fame.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1981 21 8 2 $8,935 1771982 21983 24 8 7,724 1891984 26 14 3 7 67,515 881985 32 22 1 3 5 92,761 831986 33 20 2 5 53,655 1331987 31 13 4 57,489 1381988 29 19 3 13 136,890 891989 30 28 5 11 275,882 461990 30 26 1 7 14 478,522 241991 29 23 4 12 281,174 581992 28 23 1 1 3 12 338,673 431993 28 19 1 4 9 316,506 531994 22 19 1 3 1 9 12 1,015,671 61995 23 19 1 1 1 5 10 678,335 271996 24 19 2 3 11 725,231 271997 24 17 1 1 1 9 14 1,089,140 151998 22 18 3 10 467,285 601999 26 20 1 7 10 1,258,745 302000 24 21 1 2 9 15 1,932,280 182001 25 17 2 6 584,072 862002 25 21 1 2 5 11 1,919,047 282003 24 21 1 3 10 1,297,739 52Total 582 415 8 9 9 89 203 13,083,271<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97Masters CUT T5 T24 T23 CUTU.S. Open T34 CUT CUT T49 T11 T2 W/D T40 T13British OpenT24 CUT T18 CUT<strong>PGA</strong> CUT T34 T5 T27 T28 T9 T58 CUT T49THE PLAYERS CUT T40 CUT T14 T46 T27 T21 CUT T14 T34 T33 3<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship T14 T8 11 W/D T8Year 98 99 00 01 02 03Masters CUT T3 T37 T33U.S. Open T18 T8 T52 T42British Open T29 T7 T13 T28<strong>PGA</strong> T65 CUT T58 CUT T43 T7THE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT CUT T49 71<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship T21 27 30WGC-Accenture Match Play T9 T33 T33WGC-NEC Invitational 14 T29 T28WGC-American Express Champ T40 T16NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (2) 1994, 2000; Ryder Cup, 1995.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------69.96 (16)Driving Distance ------------------265.9 (190)Driving Accuracy Percentage --73.3% (17)Total Driving ------------------------207 (121)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------63.2% (152)Putting Average--------------------1.748 (33)Sand Save Percentage ----------52.1% (64)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------774.0 (183)Birdie Average --------------------3.42 (138)All-Around Ranking --------------793 (113)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.34 (34)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.05 (123)Final Round Scoring Average --70.40 (39)Birdie Conversion Percentage--28.6% (133)Par Breakers ------------------------19.1% (151)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:62–Valero Texas Open/4Career Low Round/Round:62–4 times, most recent 2003 ValeroTexas Open/4Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$630,000–2002 Valero Texas Open/1JOHN ROLLINSEXEMPT STATUS: 2002 tournament winner (through <strong>2004</strong>)FULL NAME: John Rollins HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200BIRTHDATE: June 25, 1975BIRTHPLACE: Richmond, VARESIDENCE: Richmond, VA; plays out of Meadowbrook CC FAMILY: Isabella Armain (7/16/2003)EDUCATION: Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySPECIAL INTERESTS: Playing guitar, billiards, enjoying time(1997, Mass Communications) with friendsTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1997 Q SCHOOL: 1999 Nationwide Tour Alumnus<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 2002 Bell Canadian Open.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 2001 Hershey Open.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: 2—Buick Classic; 5—The INTERNATIONAL; T5—FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort; T6—BellSouth Classic; T8—TheHonda Classic.2003 SEASON: Made over $1 million for the second straight season thanks to five top-10s,including his first career runner-up finish…Earned first top-10 with T8 at The HondaClassic…Two weeks later, finished T6 at the BellSouth Classic aided by rounds of 68-69 onthe weekend…Lost to Jonathan Kaye on the first extra hole of a playoff at the Buick Classic.Birdied last hole to get to 13-under and hold clubhouse lead, while Kaye was standing on 18thtee. Played 29 holes on Sunday due to rain-shortened Saturday. Playoff record dropped to 1-1 (won three-man playoff at 2002 Bell Canadian Open vs. Neal Lancaster and Justin Leonard).Shared third-round lead with Briny Baird, Skip Kendall and Jonathan Kaye…Fourth top-10, afifth-place finish, came at The INTERNATIONAL…After missing five of six cuts, last top-10,a T5, did not come until October at the FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort.Shared third-round lead with Vijay Singh, Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Made most of second chance on <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>, earning hisfirst victory and just shy of $2 million…Moved up from 408th on Official World GolfRanking list to T67 through THE <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship…Six top-10s were five more thanhe had during his rookie season of 2000 and his 120 rounds were the most on<strong>TOUR</strong>…Won Bell Canadian Open with birdie on first extra hole of three-man playoff withNeal Lancaster and Justin Leonard. Shot final-round 65 and reached playoff whenLancaster double-bogeyed the 18th hole. Came from seven strokes behind on final day,tied with Len Mattiace (FedEx St. Jude Classic) and Spike McRoy (B.C. Open) for bestcomeback of season…Qualified for first <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship and finished T13. 2001:Sixth-place finish on 2001 Nationwide Tour money list ensured return trip to <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>…Made just four cuts in first 12 Nationwide Tour starts but game clicked in July andfinished by making 13 consecutive cuts, the most by any player during the 2001Nationwide Tour season…Defeated Rod Pampling with birdie-3 on first extra hole atHershey Open for first career win. Entering 2002, had played five <strong>TOUR</strong>-sanctioned eventsin Pennsylvania and has finished T13 or better including a T12 at the 2000 SEIPennsylvania Classic. 2000: First <strong>TOUR</strong> top-10 was a T9 at the Greater Milwaukee Openthanks to a final-round 8-under 63. 1999: Earned first <strong>TOUR</strong> card by virtue of his T16 finishat the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Two-time Virginia state amateurchampion in 1996 and 1997. Honorable Mention All-America selection at VirginiaCommonwealth.PERSONAL: Plays the guitar.2-130 / <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM