2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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JAY WILLIAMSONEXEMPT STATUS: 101st on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Justin Arch Williamson IV HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180BIRTHDATE: February 7, 1967BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, MORESIDENCE: St. Louis, MO; plays out of Bellerive CC FAMILY: Wife, Marnie; Whitney Lain (5/11/99); Justin Thomas (8/5/02)EDUCATION: Trinity College (1989, Political Science)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Stock market, current events, sportsTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 Q SCHOOL: 1994, 1995, 1998Nationwide Tour AlumnusSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T3—2003 BellSouth Classic.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISH: T3—BellSouth Classic.2003 SEASON: Finished in the top 125 for the fourth consecutive season at career-best101st. Earned a career-high $627,132 for the season…Only top-10 was T3 at theBellSouth Classic. Paycheck of $208,000 was largest of <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> career…Finishedfourth on <strong>TOUR</strong> in Sand Saves.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Finished 125th on the money list thanks to T16 finish at theBuick Challenge and a T5 finish at the season-ending Southern Farm Bureau Classic,which pushed him past David Frost by $5,600 for the final fully-exempt spot on<strong>TOUR</strong>…Recorded hole-in-one on 196-yard, par-3 third hole, using a 7-iron, during thirdround of the Buick Invitational. 2001: Started the season slow, but ended with a bang afterchanging his putting grip to “the claw”…Best previous career effort came at the MarconiPennsylvania Classic as rounds of 74-68-67-68 were good for T6. Was No. 131 going intothe Pennsylvania event on money list, where he adopted “the claw”, and jumped to 105thon money list…The next week at the Texas Open at LaCantera, opened with 65 and wasone back of the lead through 18 holes. Closed 68-71-70 to finish T11 good for $61,500payday. 2000: Earned $460,024 and finished 109th on the money list. Made the most ofhis exempt status, playing in 32 events and making the cut in 20 of those…Lone top-10came at Bay Hill Invitational, a T7 worth $96,750. 1999: Lone top-10 was a T4 at the rainshortenedAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Made $263,618 and finished 144th onthe money list. Returned to Qualifying Tournament to improve his position for the nextseason on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> and finished T2. 1998: Member of the Nationwide Tour. Finished18th on the money list thanks to two runner-up finishes. Lost to good friend Matt Gogel ina four-hole playoff at the Omaha Classic…Late in the season, finished alone in second atthe Inland Empire Open in Moreno Valley, CA. 1995: Rookie on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>…Best finishwas a T4 at the Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley. 1991: Winner of Kansas Open. Amateur:Named Senior Scholar Athlete at Trinity College in 1989.PERSONAL: Played baseball and hockey in college.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 99 00 01 02 03U.S. Open CUT DQ T20THE PLAYERST58 CUT T27<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1995 22 11 3 3 $120,180 1451996 27 13 1 2 82,773 1751997 2 1 3,409 3171999 32 12 1 4 263,618 1442000 32 20 1 6 460,024 1092001 35 13 3 4 476,031 1062002 30 16 2 6 515,445 1252003 31 17 1 1 4 627,132 101Total 211 103 1 12 29 2,548,612NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1992 11994 21995 8 2 1 2 $11,133 1141996 11997 6 3 1 3,673 1581998 28 17 2 6 8 110,921 18Total 46 22 2 7 11 125,727COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $2,674,339PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.15 (101)Driving Distance ------------------285.3 (103)Driving Accuracy Percentage --70.6% (37)Total Driving ------------------------140 (28)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------64.4% (116)Putting Average--------------------1.808 (175)Sand Save Percentage ----------60.0% (4)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------276.0 (133)Birdie Average --------------------3.14 (180)All-Around Ranking --------------849 (125)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.29 (124)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.29 (61)Final Round Scoring Average --71.47 (122)Birdie Conversion Percentage--25.8% (185)Par Breakers ------------------------17.8% (177)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:65–2 times, most recent Greater HartfordOpen/3Career Low Round/Round:64–3 times, most recent 2000 GreaterMilwaukee Open/1Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$208,000–2003 BellSouth Classic/T3DEAN WILSONEXEMPT STATUS: 98th on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Dean Hiroshi Wilson HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175BIRTHDATE: December 17, 1969BIRTHPLACE: Kaneohe, HIRESIDENCE: Las Vegas, NVFAMILY: SingleEDUCATION: Brigham Young University (1992, Secondary Education) SPECIAL INTERESTS: FishingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992 Q SCHOOL: 2002Nationwide Tour AlumnusBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T6—2003 Chrysler Classic of Tucson.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (6): 2002 Tsuruya Open [Jpn], Gateway to the OpenMizuno Open [Jpn]. 2001 Japan <strong>PGA</strong> Championship, Japan <strong>PGA</strong> Match PlayChampionship, UBE Kosan Cup [Jpn]. 2000 Aiful Cup [Jpn].BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T6—Chrysler Classic of Tucson; T7—WachoviaChampionship.2003 SEASON: Came to <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> after garnering six victories on the Japan Golf Tourduring three-year stretch (2000-02). Rookie was one of seven (out of 38) players to retainfull status out of <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying School. In only his 10th career start on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>,finished T6 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson…Second career top-10 was T7 at theinaugural Wachovia Championship, four strokes behind David Toms. Paycheck of $168,700was largest of <strong>TOUR</strong> career…Paired with Annika Sorenstam in historic first two roundsat the Bank of America Colonial, posted rounds of 71-67 and made the cut, eventuallyfinishing T21.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Earned status for the 2003 season by finishing T11 at the<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying Tournament. Best 2002 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> finish in four starts was T23 atSony Open in Hawaii…Won twice on the Japan Golf Tour, at the Tsuruya Open andGateway to the Open Mizuno Open. 2001: Breakthrough year in Japan with three victories,including the Japan <strong>PGA</strong> match-play and stroke-play championships, both consideredmajors on that tour, and made it into the top 70 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Finishedsecond on the Japan <strong>PGA</strong> Tour money list, earning over $950,361…Also finished T30 atthe U.S. Open. 2000: J<strong>PGA</strong> rookie of the year. 1999: Member of the Nationwide Tour,finishing with two top-25s in eight starts. 1996: One top-25 finish in eight starts on theNationwide Tour. Amateur: Medalist at the 1991 Western Athletic ConferenceChampionship. Member of the 1990-92 WAC championship teams at Brigham YoungUniversity. College teammate for three seasons at BYU with <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> member MikeWeir.PERSONAL: Played in the historic first two rounds of the 2003 Bank of America Colonialwith Annika Sorenstam and Aaron Barber. Wore a “Go Annika” button to pre-tournament2-156 / <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM