2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Other Prominent PGA TOUR MembersFREEMAN, Robin BIRTHDATE: May 7, 1959 BIRTHPLACE: St. Charles,MO RESIDENCE: Palm Desert, CA HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180FAMILY: Wife, K.C.; Chase Kiner (6/20/93), Kyle Scott (8/8/95) EDU-CATION: University of Central Oklahoma SPECIAL INTERESTS:Playing guitar, snow skiing, fast cars TURNED PROFESSIONAL:1992 Q SCHOOL: 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2001 OTHERINFORMATION: Made the cut in six of 15 appearances on the 2003Nationwide Tour. Had two top-10s, including a season-best T2 at the Gila River GolfClassic at Wild Horse Pass Resort. Also made the cut in four of 12 events on the 2003PGA TOUR. Best tournament finish was a T26 at the Greater Hartford Open. Made onlyone cut in first 11 starts of the 2002, but ended the year on a high note. Lone top 10was T5 at season-ending, rain-shortened 2002 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. In 2000,recorded the most single-season winnings of his career, $415,430, while making 17cuts in 32 events played. Only two-time medalist in PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournamenthistory, having won in 1988 and 1993. Best finish of career came at 1995 GTE ByronNelson Classic, a T2, three strokes behind winner Ernie Els. Took up golf at age 14 aftera fractured leg kept him from participating in other sports. Worked as a club professionalfor five years at Oak Tree and PGA West. Father-in-law is baseball Hall of FamerRalph Kiner. Younger brother Jeff is a member of the Nationwide Tour.EXEMPT STATUS: Veteran MemberBEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—1995 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic.NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1998 Knoxville Open, San Jose Open.MONEY & POSITION:1983 — $0 1994 — $177,044 —103 2000 — $415,430 — 1151988 — 1,508 —289 1995 — 283,756 — 68 2001 — 248,543 — 1571989 — 26,517 —188 1996 — 133,605 —144 2002 — 227,179 — 1691990 — 0 1997 — 135,702 —147 2003 — 54,651 — 2271992 — 101,642 —128 1998 — 32,960 —2261993 — 92,096 —148 1999 — 62,495 —219BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T26—Greater Hartford Open.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—12; in money—4; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—355; in money—170; Top-10 finishes—11CAREER EARNINGS: $1,993,130Nationwide Tour AlumnusGGALLAGHER, JR., Jim BIRTHDATE: March 24, 1961 BIRTHPLACE:Johnstown, PA RESIDENCE: Greenwood, MS HEIGHT: 6-0WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife, Cissye; Mary Langdon (1/15/92),James Thomas III (12/1/93), Kathleen Meeks (7/20/96), ElizabethRuth (11/11/99) EDUCATION: University of Tennessee (1983,Marketing) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, family TURNED PRO-FESSIONAL: 1983 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1983, 1984 OTHER INFORMA-TION: Played in nine events on the PGA TOUR in 2003, with three cuts made. JoinedUSA Network as an television analyst in 2003. Played in 15 PGA TOUR events for secondconsecutive season in 2002, with his best finish being T5 at the GreaterGreensboro Chrysler Classic. Member of PGA TOUR with full playing privileges in 1984,1986-87, 89-99. Twice has reached the $1-million mark in earnings. First came in 1993,when he won Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and THE TOUR Championship. Final-round65 at Anheuser-Busch was good for two-stroke victory over Chip Beck and helped earnspot on first Ryder Cup, where he defeated Seve Ballesteros, 3 and 2, to seal U.S. victory.Opened THE TOUR Championship at Olympic Club with course-record 63 en routeto one-stroke victory over Greg Norman and David Frost. Second $1-million seasoncame in 1995, when he again won twice. Stood in 10th place, seven strokes behindleader Jeff Sluman, entering final round of Kmart Greater Greensboro Open. Shot finalround66 for one-stroke victory. Shot second-round 62 to take lead for good at FedExSt. Jude Classic. First TOUR victory came at 1990 Greater Milwaukee Open, where hedefeated Ed Dougherty and Billy Mayfair on first playoff hole. Represented UnitedStates in 1994 at inaugural Presidents Cup, where his record was 3-1. Leading moneywinner on Tournament Players Series in 1985. The Gallaghers were selected NationalGolf Month Family for 1995 by PGA of America. Father, Jim, is a PGA professional inMarion, IN; wife, Cissye, a former LPGA member; sister, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, andbrother, Jeff, are both touring professionals. Is part-owner of Gallagher-Meeks CottonCo. in Greenwood, MS.EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1PGA TOUR VICTORIES (5): 1990 Greater Milwaukee Open. 1993 Anheuser-BuschGolf Classic, THE TOUR Championship. 1995 KMart Greater Greensboro Open, FedExSt. Jude Classic.MONEY & POSITION:1984 — $22,249 —148 1991 — $570,627 — 18 1998 — $153,992 — 1611985 — 19,061 —159 1992 — 638,314 — 19 1999 — 131,758 — 1791986 — 79,967 —107 1993 —1,078,870 — 4 2000 — 240,514 — 1511987 — 39,402 —166 1994 — 325,976 — 51 2001 — 47,424 — 2171988 — 83,766 —124 1995 —1,057,241 — 8 2002 — 191,403 — 1751989 — 265,809 — 50 1996 — 277,740 — 76 2003 — 22,245 — 2371990 — 476,706 — 25 1997 — 137,654 —145BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T54—B.C. Open.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—9; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—506; in money—297; Top-10 finishes—49CAREER EARNINGS: $5,860,720GAY, Brian BIRTHDATE: December 14, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Ft. Worth, TXRESIDENCE: Orlando, FL; plays out of Keene’s Pointe HEIGHT: 5-10WEIGHT: 155 FAMILY: Wife, Kimberly; Makinley Kathryn (9/27/99)EDUCATION: University of Florida SPECIAL INTERESTS: Stockmarket, reading TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL:1998, 1999, 2003 OTHER INFORMATION: Finished out of the top125 for the first time since 1998, his rookie season. Went back to theQualifying Tournament and finished T28. Only top 10 of the 2003 season was a T8 atThe Honda Classic after four rounds of 67. Played in 34 events, making 24 cuts, andfinishing the top-10 four times in 2002. Recorded a T2 at the 2002 Buick Open. Closingrounds of 67-68, netted $217,800 to secure his card for 2003 ($593,419). Had careerhighs in money earned and money list position in 2001. Surpassed the $1-million markfor the first time. Earned career-best PGA TOUR finish at the 2001 MasterCard Colonialwith a T2 on the strength of a closing 65, two strokes behind Sergio Garcia. His$352,000 paycheck was largest of his career. First career top-10 came at 2000 HondaClassic, a T4. Stood two strokes back through 54 holes and pulled within one of championDudley Hart heading to 17th hole Sunday. Gay’s 30-foot birdie putt stopped on theedge of the front lip and fell in, but Gay waited longer than the allowed 10 seconds totap ball in and was assessed one-stroke penalty (Rule 16-2) after play was completed,giving him a par. He bogeyed 18th hole and finished two strokes behind Hart. In 1999,his first career full PGA TOUR season, played in 26 events and made eight cuts.Retained PGA TOUR exempt status for 2000 with T10 at PGA TOUR QualifyingTournament. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1998. Earned status on the PGA TOURfor 1999 with T31 finish at Qualifying Tournament in Palm Springs. Three-time winneron Golden Bear Tour, a two-time winner on Sunshine Players Tour and a four-time winneron South Florida Tour in 1997. Played in 40 mini-tour tournaments in 1995 and wonnine times. As an amateur, was a member of the 1993 U.S. Walker Cup team. Medalistat the 1993 U.S. Amateur. Two-time All-America selection and a three-time All-SECselection of Florida. Played on the same team with Pat Bates, 2001 Nationwide Tourthree-time winner, at Florida and won the 1993 NCAA Championship with PGA TOURmember Chris Couch. Father was a scratch golfer and played for the all-Army team.Dad got him started in golf when he was 9.EXEMPT STATUS: T28 at 2003 PGA TOUR Qualifying TournamentBEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—2001 MasterCard Colonial, 2002 BuickOpen.MONEY & POSITION:1996 — $0 2000 — $482,028 —102 2002 — $926,735 — 691999 — 74,329 —206 2001 —1,299,361 — 41 2003 — 447,647 — 137BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T8—The Honda Classic.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—34; in money—15; Top-10 finishes—1CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—160; in money—87; Top-10 finishes—11CAREER EARNINGS: $3,230,100Nationwide Tour AlumnusGIBSON, Kelly BIRTHDATE: May 2, 1964 BIRTHPLACE: New Orleans,LA RESIDENCE: New Orleans, LA ; plays out of English Turn CCHEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 190 FAMILY: Wife, Elizabeth EDUCATION:Lamar University (1986, Speech Communications) SPECIAL INTER-ESTS: Cajun food, Saints football TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1986Q SCHOOL: 1991, 1994 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut inseven of 15 events on the 2003 Nationwide Tour. Finished T4 at theSamsung Canadian PGA Championship and T7 at the Miccosukee Championship in hisonly top-10s of the season. Made the cut in five of 13 appearances on the PGA TOURwith a T32 at the Bell Canadian Open his best result. In addition to playing in 14 PGATOUR events in 2002, made 13 starts on the Nationwide Tour. Posted T14 at the 2002Valero Texas Open, his best effort on the PGA TOUR since he finished T6 at the 1997Canon Greater Hartford Open. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1990, 1991, 1999,2001 and 2002. Member of the PGA TOUR in 1992-98 and 2000. Earned full playingprivileges for 2000 with 13th-place finish on 1999 Nationwide Tour. SecondNationwide Tour win came in wire-to-wire fashion at the 1999 Oregon Classic. Bestcareer PGA TOUR finish came in the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational. Ended the five-daytournament with three straight 65s to finish T3 and earn a career-best paycheck of$95,700. Finished a career-best 69th on the 1996 final money list, with $307,228. Afterlosing card following the 1994 season, regained exempt status with 26th-place finishat the Qualifying Tournament. Earned his first Nationwide Tour win at the 1991 season-endingTri-Cities Open, where his final-round 63 gave him a two-stroke win overJerry Anderson. Finished 14th on the 1991 money list. Four-year member of theCanadian Tour, where he won twice and was third on the Order of Merit in 1991. Ledthe Canadian Tour in scoring average in 1991 (69.75). Won the 1996 Erie (PA) Open.Associate design consultant at the TPC of Louisiana in hometown of New Orleans withSteve Elkington and Pete Dye. Course to open in 2004 and become host site for HPClassic of New Orleans in 2005.EXEMPT STATUS: Veteran MemberBEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T3—1996 Las Vegas Invitational.NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1991 Tri-Cities Open. 1999 Oregon Classic.SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSWWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-169