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Other Prominent <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Members1992 on strength of four top-10s and nine top-25s. Two-time All-America at UCLAwhere teammates included Pavin, Steve Pate and Duffy Waldorf. Father, Jim, was anoutfielder for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns and KansasCity A’s from 1949-60. He pinch-ran for midget Eddie Gaedel with the Browns in 1951.EXEMPT STATUS: T28 at 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying TournamentBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T2—1993 New England Classic, 1995 FedEx St.Jude Classic.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (2): 2001 Fort Smith Classic. 2002 Omaha Classic.MONEY & POSITION:1985 — $46,480 —125 1991 — $149,775 —100 1997 — $102,592 — 1671986 — 65,850 —123 1992 — 296,740 — 52 1998 — 154,683 — 1601987 — 58,657 —136 1993 — 233,484 — 71 1999 — 431,879 — 911988 — 45,504 —152 1994 — 143,738 —124 2000 — 132,843 — 1821989 — 26,565 —187 1995 — 230,769 — 80 2001 — 4,887 — 2511990 — 207,740 — 74 1996 — 117,246 —153 2002 — 22,430 — 228BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T11—Greater Hartford Open; T19—Buick Open.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—6; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—474; in money—236; Top-10 finishes—27CAREER EARNINGS: $2,471,861Nationwide Tour AlumnusDODDS, Trevor BIRTHDATE: September 26, 1959 BIRTHPLACE:Windhoek, Southwest Africa (Namibia) RESIDENCE: St. Louis, MO;plays out of Boone Valley GC (Augusta, MO) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT:195 FAMILY: Wife, Kris; Audrey (2/11/96) EDUCATION: LamarUniversity (General Business and Industrial Engineering) SPECIALINTERESTS: Books, sports TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985Q SCHOOL: 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2003 OTHER INFORMATION:Made it through the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying Tournament for the first time since 1992, finishingT26. Back on <strong>TOUR</strong> for the first time since 2000 but it will be his 10th season.Has spent five seasons on the Nationwide Tour, including three consecutive from 2001-03. Finished 74th on the Nationwide Tour money list with a season’s best T4 at thePrice Cutter Charity Championship. Made one of three cuts on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> in 2003.Won the 2001 Virginia Beach tournament on the Nationwide Tour. Closing 64 producedT10 at the 2001 B.C. Open, first top-10 since T10 at 1999 B.C. Open and 12th of his <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong> career. Earned his first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> victory at 1998 Greater Greensboro ChryslerClassic. In 1998, nominated for Comeback Player of the Year after season which notonly included win in Greensboro, but three other top-10s and seven top-25s and returnfrom bout with testicular cancer in summer of 1997. Has struggled to regain exemptstatus on <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> eight of the nine times he has had it since 1986, but found successin late 1990s on Canadian Tour and Nationwide Tour. Won 1997 Miami ValleyOpen and added eight more top-10s to place fifth on Nationwide Tour money list, earninga spot on <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> for 1998. Won six times on Canadian Tour from 1995-96 andfinished first on that tour’s Order of Merit both years. Represented Namibia in 1997World Cup of Golf.EXEMPT STATUS: T26 at 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying TournamentPLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 1998 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (3): 1990 Kansas City Classic. 1997 Miami ValleyOpen. 2001 Virginia Beach Open.MONEY & POSITION:1985 — $0 1991 — $57,786 —169 1999 — $311,311 — 1301986 — 14,694 —190 1993 — 119,436 —126 2000 — 191,044 — 1661987 — 46,646 —155 1994 — 92,734 —160 2001 — 66,366 — 2071988 — 16,179 —202 1995 — 20,122 —239 2002 — 27,352 — 2241989 — 47,086 —166 1996 — 6,638 —301 2003 — 6,720 — 2501990 — 74,544 —153 1998 — 791,340 — 33BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T54—B.C. Open.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—3; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—278; in money—139; Top-10 finishes—12CAREER EARNINGS: $1,889,999Nationwide Tour AlumnusDONALD, Mike BIRTHDATE: July 11, 1955 BIRTHPLACE: Grand Rapids,MI RESIDENCE: Hollywood, FL HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 200 FAM-ILY: Single EDUCATION: Georgia Southern University TURNEDPROFESSIONAL: 1978 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1979 OTHER INFORMA-TION: Lone <strong>TOUR</strong> win came in the 1989 Anheuser Busch Classic,where he beat Hal Sutton and Tim Simpson in a playoff after firing afinal-round 65. Finished second to Hale Irwin in 1990 U.S. Open. Bothshot 74 in playoff; on first sudden-death playoff hole in Open history, Irwin rolled in 10-foot birdie putt for win. Earlier in the year, led after a first-round 64 at the Masters.Winner of 1984 JCPenney Classic with Vicki Alvarez. Teamed with Fred Couples to win1990 Sazale Classic. Winner 1974 National Junior College Championship at BrowardCommunity College and 1973 Florida Junior Championship.EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 1989 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic.MONEY & POSITION:1980 — $12,365 —155 1988 — $118,509 — 96 1996 — $7,829 — 2921981 — 50,665 — 85 1989 — 430,232 — 22 1997 — 4,685 — 3081982 — 39,967 —103 1990 — 348,328 — 36 1998 — 7,590 — 2961983 — 72,343 — 73 1991 — 88,248 —142 1999 — 7,472 — 3021984 — 146,324 — 46 1992 — 117,252 —120 2000 — 3,920 — 2531985 — 91,888 — 85 1993 — 51,313 —183 2001 — 01986 — 108,772 — 82 1994 — 119,065 —141 2002 — 01987 — 137,734 — 79 1995 — 5,760 —297 2003 — 02003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—3; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—548; in money—296; Top-10 finishes—31CAREER EARNINGS: $1,970,260Nationwide Tour AlumnusDUFNER, Jason BIRTHDATE: March 24, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Cleveland,OH RESIDENCE: Auburn, AL HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY:Single EDUCATION: Auburn University (2000, Economics) SPECIALINTERESTS: Reading, video games, sleeping, sports, darts, bowling,bubble hockey TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 OTHER INFOR-MATION: Rookie on <strong>TOUR</strong> after spending the last three seasons onthe Nationwide Tour. Earned initial <strong>TOUR</strong> card via 10th-place finishon 2003 Nationwide Tour money list. After missing the cut in his first four appearancesin 2003, reeled off 20 made cuts in his final 22 events, including 10 top-10s (secondbeston Tour). Put together streaks of three consecutive top-5s twice during the season.Fired a course record 10-under-par 62 in the second round of the MiccosukeeChampionship. Placed No. 77 on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2002 with $51,832.Had no status on Nationwide Tour to begin the 2001 season. Monday qualified his wayinto the Hershey Open, where he finished T12. Finish at Hershey earned him a spot inthe field at the Wichita Open. Posted four rounds in the 60s to finish at 22-under parand earn his first career title by three shots over three others. Made the cut in 11 of 13events in 2001 and finished 21st on money list. Ended the year No. 5 in ScoringAverage (69.85). Qualified for the 2001 U.S. Open at Southern Hills, his biggest thrill ingolf. Played the Golden Bear Tour in 2000. Honorable mention All-America in 1997. All-SEC selection in 1997-98 and 2000. Redshirted after his junior year at Auburn. Threetimewinner during college. Lost in the 1998 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championshipat Torrey Pines GC in La Jolla, CA, to Trevor Immelman, 3 and 2. Lists Ben Hogan as hishero. Did not start playing golf until he was 15.EXEMPT STATUS: 10th on 2003 Nationwide Tour money listNATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 2001 Wichita Open.MONEY & POSITION:2001 — $0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0Nationwide Tour AlumnusDUKE, Ken BIRTHDATE: January 29, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: Hope, ARRESIDENCE: Boca Raton, FL; plays out of Boca Raton Resort andQuail Ridge GC HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 205 FAMILY: Wife, Michelle;Ashleigh Ann (4/23/03) EDUCATION: Henderson State University(1992, Sports Management) SPECIAL INTERESTS: FishingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 2003 OTHERINFORMATION: Joins the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> for the first time after a T12finish at 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying Tournament. Has played in eight <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>events, making three cuts with one top-25 finish, a T23 at the 1996 Greater VancouverOpen. Made the cut in 19 of 26 events on the 2003 Nationwide Tour. Wrapped up theseason No. 33 on the money list with $133,167. Finished runner-up to Brett Wetterichat the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Earned a career-best $51,300 for his efforts. He andWetterich both shot opening-round 10-under-par 62s, the low first 18 on Tour all season.Ended the season with a strong showing at the Nationwide Tour Championship,finishing fourth, five shots behind Chris Couch. Also finished in the top 10 at thePreferred Health Systems Wichita Open (T10). Also played the Nationwide Tour in1995. Finished first on the 1999 Canadian Tour Order of Merit with $122,187. Won the1999 Shell Payless Open and Bayer Championship on Canadian Tour. Played in the1997 British Open. In addition to Nationwide Tour and Canadian Tour, has also playedon the Asian Tour and the South American Tour. Was named all-conference and all-districtall four years in college. Competed in 1993 and 1994 U.S. Amateurs. Inducted intothe Henderson State University Hall of Fame. Has had six holes-in-one during hiscareer. Biggest thrill in golf was playing a practice round with Jack Nicklaus at the1997 British Open. Lists Larry Bird as his hero. Credits his father for giving him his startin golf. Avid fisherman.EXEMPT STATUS: T12 at 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying TournamentBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T23—1996 Greater Vancouver Open.MONEY & POSITION:1996 — $8,900 —281 1999 — $01997 — 0 2002 — 23,163CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—8; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER EARNINGS: $32,063Nationwide Tour AlumnusSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSWWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 2-167

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