2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Other Prominent PGA TOUR MembersSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSBEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T7—FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLDResort.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—21; in money—6; Top-10 finishes—1CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—115; in money—45; Top-10 finishes—4CAREER EARNINGS: $1,541,411Nationwide Tour AlumnusCLEARWATER, Keith BIRTHDATE: September 1, 1959 BIRTHPLACE:Long Beach, CA RESIDENCE: Provo, UT HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 195FAMILY: Wife, Sue; Jennifer (3/8/85), Melissa (6/30/88), Nicholas(11/24/92), Amanda (7/12/94) EDUCATION: Brigham YoungUniversity SPECIAL INTERESTS: Family and church activities,home building, water sports, all sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL:1982 Q SCHOOL: 1986, 2000 OTHER INFORMATION: Has earnedtwo victories in his PGA TOUR career, both in his rookie season of 1987, the ColonialNational Invitation and Centel Classic. Victory at Colonial came after he recorded a pairof 64s on a 36-hole Sunday. Named 1987 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. Winner of1982 North and South Amateur and 1985 Alaska State Open. Member 1981 NCAAnational championship team at Brigham Young. Teammates at BYU included Rick Fehr,Richard Zokol and Bobby Clampett.EXEMPT STATUS: Past ChampionPGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1987 Colonial National Invitation, Centel Classic.MONEY & POSITION:1982 — $0 1991 — $239,727 — 69 1998 — $18,465 — 2491983 — 0 1992 — 609,273 — 22 1999 — 01986 — 2,221 —248 1993 — 348,763 — 44 2000 — 34,033 — 2241987 — 320,007 — 31 1994 — 203,549 — 90 2001 — 66,178 — 2081988 — 82,876 —127 1995 — 34,354 —219 2002 — 01989 — 87,490 —136 1996 — 137,617 —139 2003 — 01990 — 130,103 —118 1997 — 51,043 —2032003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—3; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—385; in money—201; Top-10 finishes—27CAREER EARNINGS: $2,365,698Nationwide Tour AlumnusCOCHRAN, Russ BIRTHDATE: October 31, 1958 BIRTHPLACE:Paducah, KY RESIDENCE: Paducah, KY HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190FAMILY: Wife, Jackie; Ryan (9/4/83), Reed (9/29/85), Case (4/5/89),Kelly Marie (2/21/92) EDUCATION: University of KentuckySPECIAL INTERESTS: Basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL:1979 Q SCHOOL: 1982, 2001, 2003 OTHER INFORMATION:Earned his PGA TOUR card for the third time via Q-school with a T16finish at the 2003 tournament. Also qualified in 1982 and 2001. Spent 2003 season onthe Nationwide Tour for the first time in his career, finishing 69th on the money listwith two top-10s, including a T3 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Made cut in twoof four starts on the TOUR with a T10 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Held twostrokelead over Mark Brooks and Vijay Singh through 54 holes at 1996 PGAChampionship. Home-state victory eluded him as he shot final-round 77 to finish T17,five strokes out of Brooks-Kenny Perry playoff. Earned first PGA TOUR victory at 1991Centel Western Open. Trailed Greg Norman by five strokes with eight holes to play.Was 2-under par down the stretch, while Norman played final nine in 40, and earnedtwo-stroke victory to join Bob Charles, Sam Adams, Ernie Gonzalez and Phil Mickelsonas left-handed TOUR winners at the time. Finished career-best 10th on the money listin 1991 thanks to the victory, two seconds and a third. Avid University of Kentucky basketballfan. Started playing with ladies’ set because he couldn’t find any other lefthandedclubs. Son Ryan, also a left-hander, attends Florida on a golf scholarship.EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1PGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1991 Centel Western Open.MONEY & POSITION:1981 — $1,307 —254 1990 — $230,278 — 65 1998 — $332,889 — 911983 — 7,968 —188 1991 — 684,851 — 10 1999 — 314,423 — 1291984 — 133,342 — 51 1992 — 326,290 — 46 2000 — 583,605 — 831985 — 87,331 — 87 1993 — 293,868 — 59 2001 — 362,556 — 1341986 — 89,817 — 92 1994 — 239,827 — 77 2002 — 176,111 — 1791987 — 148,110 — 74 1995 — 145,663 —131 2003 — 103,400 — 2071988 — 148,960 — 80 1996 — 330,183 — 621989 — 132,678 —107 1997 — 470,929 — 46BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T10—Southern Farm Bureau Classic.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—4; in money—2; Top-10 finishes—1CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—569; in money—347; Top-10 finishes—58CAREER EARNINGS: $5,344,387Nationwide Tour AlumnusCOUCH, Chris BIRTHDATE: May 1, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Fort Lauderdale,FL RESIDENCE: Gainesville, FL; plays out of Gainesville CC HEIGHT:6-4 WEIGHT: 225 FAMILY: Wife, Morgan; Christian (9/13/00) EDU-CATION: University of Florida (1995) SPECIAL INTERESTS:Fishing, video games, playing with son TURNED PROFESSIONAL:1995 Q SCHOOL: 1998 OTHER INFORMATION: Earns return trip toPGA TOUR for first time since 1999. Finished fourth on 2003 Nationwide Tour moneylist and won twice including the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship. Settournament record with a 72-hole total of 18-under 270, three shots ahead of D.J.Brigman. Notched three top-10s in the final month of the season to garner Player ofthe Month honors for October. Other victory came at the Oregon Classic in September.PGA TOUR member Brenden Pappas loaned him $3,000 in mid-season to allow him tocontinue playing. Had thoughts of giving up the game and becoming club professional.Member of Nationwide Tour 1997-98 and 2000-03. Had moved up the money list ineach of his seasons on the Nationwide Tour from No. 79 to No. 72 to No. 66 to No. 25in 2001 but snapped that streak finishing outside the top-100 in 2002. Began the 2001season with no status on either Tour. Used sponsor exemption to gain admittance toseason-opening Florida Classic on his home course, Gainesville CC. Captured firstcareer victory, the $76,500 winner’s check and full-exempt status for the remainder ofthe 2001 and 2002 seasons. Finished 181st on PGA TOUR money list in 1999, makingjust six of 30 cuts. Lone top-10, a T7, came in his first TOUR start at the Sony Open inHawaii. Recorded a hole-in-one in the final round of 1997 Upstate Classic on theNationwide Tour. At age 16, successfully qualified for 1990 Honda Classic on PGATOUR. Two-time All-America selection at University of Florida. In 1991, was top-rankedjunior golfer in the United States. His father started him in the game at age 7.EXEMPT STATUS: Fourth on the 2003 Nationwide Tour money listBEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T7—1999 Sony Open in Hawaii.NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 2001 Florida Classic. 2003 Oregon Classic,Nationwide Tour Championship.MONEY & POSITION:1999 — $121,752 —181CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—31; in money—6; Top-10 finishes—1CAREER EARNINGS: $121,752Nationwide Tour AlumnusCOX, Kris BIRTHDATE: October 22, 1973 BIRTHPLACE: Lafayette, LARESIDENCE: Dallas, TX; plays out of Royal Oaks CC HEIGHT: 5-11WEIGHT: 195 FAMILY: Wife, Beth EDUCATION: Oklahoma StateUniversity (1996, History) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Reading, watchingsports, movies, music TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 Q SCHOOL:2003 OTHER INFORMATION: Joins PGA TOUR for first time in2004, having qualified via a T7 finish at 2003 PGA TOUR QualifyingTournament. One of six players that went through all three stages of QualifyingTournament to earn TOUR cards. Only previous PGA TOUR start was the 2001 TexasOpen at LaCantera, where he missed the cut. Played full-time on the Nationwide Tourin 1999-2000. In 1999, made his first four cuts of the year including two top-10s at theFlorida Classic (T10) and Louisiana Open (2). Has also competed during professionalcareer on Hooters Tour, Tight Lies Tour, Gateway Tour, Canadian Tour and SouthAmerican Tour. Member of Oklahoma State’s 1995 NCAA Championship team. Playedon the same college team as Bo Van Pelt, Alan Bratton and Chris Tidland. Three-timeAll-American at OSU. 1996 Big Eight Conference Champion. Two-time Academic All-American. Won three college tournaments during his career at Oklahoma State. BigEight Newcomer-of-the-Year in 1993. Member of the 1995 Walker Cup Team.Grandfather, Oree Marsalis, defeated Tommy Bolt in the Shreveport City Championshipin the 1920s. Started on his high school soccer team that won the 1990 state championshipin Lafayette, LA.EXEMPT STATUS: T7 at 2003 PGA TOUR Qualifying TournamentMONEY & POSITION:2001 — $0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0Nationwide Tour AlumnusDDELSING, Jay BIRTHDATE: October 17, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis,MO RESIDENCE: St. Louis, MO HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 185 FAMI-LY: Wife, Kathy; MacKenzie (5/31/89), Gemma (12/9/91), Brennan(9/21/93), Joanna (10/2/03) EDUCATION: UCLA (1983, Economics)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, all sports TURNED PROFESSION-AL: 1984 Q SCHOOL: 1984, 1988, 1989 OTHER INFORMATION:Made nine starts on the PGA TOUR in 2003. Posted back to back top25s — T11 at the 2003 Greater Hartford Open and T19 at 2003 Buick Open. His T11 inConnecticut was his best finish since a T8 at the 1999 Michelob Championship atKingsmill. Earned 2004 PGA TOUR card by finishing T28 at the 2003 PGA TOURQualifying Tournament. Former UCLA teammate and TOUR member Corey Pavin assistedas his caddie. Made three cuts in six events on the 2002 PGA TOUR and finished18th on the 2002 Nationwide Tour money list. Won his second Nationwide Tour title atthe 2002 Omaha Classic. Defeated Jeff Freeman in a four-hole Monday playoff at the2001 Fort Smith Classic for his first TOUR-related victory. In 1999, made an impressiverun in the final 16 events of his schedule to finish among the top 125 on the PGA TOURmoney list for the first time since 1995. Four top-10s that year matched a career highset in 1990 and equaled in 1992. Best PGA TOUR finish came at 1993 New EnglandClassic where he finished T2, four strokes behind winner Paul Azinger. Matched thatwith another runner-up finish at the 1995 FedEx St. Jude Classic, this time finishingone stroke behind winner Jim Gallagher, Jr. Best finish on TOUR money list is 52nd in2-166 / 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide WWW.PGATOUR.COM