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Other Prominent <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Members(1969, Physical Education) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, ranching, church activities,course architecture, golf club design TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1969 Q SCHOOL:Spring, 1969 OTHER INFORMATION: Played last official <strong>TOUR</strong> event at the 1995AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Participates in several unofficial events eachyear. Has played just two official events in his Champions Tour career since turning 50in 1997. Works primarily as the lead analyst for NBC golf telecasts. Son Andy was amember of the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> in 2003, earning his card through the Qualifying Tournament.Andy qualified for the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black, and fired a hole-in-one onthird hole in final round of NBC telecast, finishing T62nd. Played the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> fulltime from 1969-1994 and won 24 official titles. Victory at 1994 AT&T Pebble BeachNational Pro-Am made him the most recent grandfather to win a <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> event (firstsince Art Wall, Jr., at 1975 Greater Milwaukee Open). Biggest victory came when hewon the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont, shooting 63 in the final round, the lowest scoreever by a winner at that prestigious event. Was the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>’s leading money winnerand Player of the Year in 1974 when he won eight times, the only player other thanJack Nicklaus or Tom Watson to win money title between 1971 and 1980. Member of1975 and 1981 U.S. Ryder Cup teams, where he compiled a 2-2-2 record in the biennialmatches. Winner 1964 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. Elected to World GolfHall of Fame in 1996. His family was the recipient of 1997 Jack Nicklaus Golf Familyof the Year Award, presented by the National Golf Foundation. Is the co-founder of theUtah Junior Golf Association and is still its honorary chairman.EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-5<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (25): 1971 Southern Open Invitational. 1972 Sea PinesHeritage Classic. 1973 U.S. Open Championship. 1974 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am,Phoenix Open, Dean Martin Tucson Open, Sea Pines Heritage Classic, Tournament ofChampions, Westchester Classic, World Open Golf Championship, Kaiser InternationalOpen Invitational. 1975 Phoenix Open, Dean Martin Tucson Open, Bob Hope DesertClassic, Kaiser International Open Invitational. 1976 NBC Tucson Open, Bob HopeDesert Classic, British Open Championship. 1980 Jackie Gleason-Inverrary Classic.1981 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open, Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open. 1982 Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open. 1983 Honda Inverrary Classic. 1987 AT&T PebbleBeach National Pro-Am. 1994 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.MONEY & POSITION:1969 — $8,203 —125 1979 — $49,266 — 79 1989 — $66,174 — 1501970 — 49,270 — 37 1980 — 127,117 — 30 1990 — 8,900 — 2351971 — 80,459 — 18 1981 — 193,167 — 12 1991 — 2,864 — 2691972 — 95,350 — 18 1982 — 169,065 — 20 1992 — 4,312 — 2691973 — 124,766 — 9 1983 — 230,186 — 14 1993 — 01974 — 346,302 — 1 1984 — 139,422 — 47 1994 — 225,000 — 811975 — 226,119 — 2 1985 — 126,616 — 64 1995 — 01976 — 135,888 — 14 1986 — 71,444 —118 1997 — 01977 — 61,025 — 48 1987 — 139,398 — 781978 — 17,440 —112 1988 — 31,989 —169CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—385; in money—332; Top-10 finishes—105CAREER EARNINGS: $2,747,484WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 1996)MIYASE, Hirofumi BIRTHDATE: April 11, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Kimitsu,Chiba, Japan RESIDENCE: Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan HEIGHT: 5-6WEIGHT: 154 FAMILY: Wife, Chieko; Aiko, Emiko, Ryutaro SPE-CIAL INTERESTS: Reading TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1988 QSCHOOL: 2003 OTHER INFORMATION: Earned first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>card via a T28 finish at the 2003 Qualifying Tournament. Member ofthe Japan Golf Tour Organization since 1996 and six-time winner.Finished in the top 10 (ninth) on that Tour’s money list for third time in career and wontwice in 2003, the Tsuruya Open and Munsingwear Open KSB Cup. As 91st rankedplayer in Official World Golf Ranking qualified for the 2001 WGC-Accenture Match PlayChampionship and finished T33, his only money finish in six career <strong>TOUR</strong> starts. Bestseason in Japan came in 2000, when he finished fifth and also won the MitsubishiMorters Tournament and Tokai Classic. Other two victories in Japan came at the 1999Visa Taiheiyo Masters, where he defeated Darren Clarke and Ryoken Kawagishi in aplayoff, and the 1997 Sapporo Tokyu Open.EXEMPT STATUS: T28 at the 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying TournamentBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T33—2001 WGC-Accenture Match PlayChampionship.MONEY & POSITION:1994 — $0 2000 — $0 2003 — $01997 — 0 2001 — 02003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—6; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0MIZE, Larry BIRTHDATE: September 23, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Augusta,GA RESIDENCE: Columbus, GA HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 FAMI-LY: Wife, Bonnie; David (4/17/86), Patrick (2/12/89), Robert (4/2/93)EDUCATION: Georgia Tech SPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, allsports, piano TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1980 Q SCHOOL: Fall1981 OTHER INFORMATION: Playing under a Medical Extension in2003 had 19 events to earn back fully exempt status. Made only fivecuts with best effort T24 at the inaugural Wachovia Championship. Limited to 10events due to injury in 2002, and did not finish in the top 125 for the first time in 21seasons on <strong>TOUR</strong>. Granted Major Medical Extension for 2003 due to lower back injurysuffered at the Greater Milwaukee Open. Did not play the remainder of the season. Gota late start to the 2002 season after suffering a cracked scapula in his shoulder, brokenrib and a minor concussion in December 2001 when a horse he was riding on hisparents’ farm stepped into a hole and threw him. In 2001, placed among the top 125on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> money list for the 20th consecutive season. Finished 115th in earnings,the lowest since his rookie year in 1992 when he was 125th. Earned more thanhalf of his $440,179 in one event with a T2 in the Marconi Pennsylvania Classic. Stood199th on the money list and the $290,400 paycheck vaulted him to 111th. Made 15 cutsin 21 tournaments entered in 2000. Finished T3 at the MCI Classic, best finish sinceplayoff loss to Olin Browne at 1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open. One of the mostaccurate players off the tee on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>, finished fifth in Driving Accuracy (78.0percent), the ninth time since 1990 that he finished the year ranked in the top-10.Another solid season in 1999, a year in which he earned $386,554, giving him 11 consecutiveyears in which he had made more than $200,000. Held four-stroke lead withfour holes to play at 1998 Canon Greater Hartford Open, but fell into three-man playoffwith Stewart Cink and Olin Browne. Browne won playoff with 30-foot birdie chipon first extra hole. After finishing 99th on money list in 1997 dedicated himself duringoff-season to work with instructor Chuck Cook on revamping his game for followingseason and placed 62nd on the money list. Enjoyed first two-victory season in 1993,his first wins since 1987 Masters triumph. Trailed Dudley Hart and Phil Mickelson bythree strokes through 54 holes of Northern Telecom Open before closing 67 defeatedJeff Maggert by two. Came from four strokes off Fuzzy Zoeller’s third-round lead to winBuick Open. Made 140-foot chip-in to win the 1987 Masters. Birdied the final hole atAugusta National to force playoff with Greg Norman and Seve Ballesteros. AfterBallesteros was eliminated on first extra hole, used sand wedge from the right of thesecond hole, the par-4 11th, to chip in for birdie and defeat Norman. First <strong>TOUR</strong> victorycame at 1983 Danny Thomas-Memphis Classic, where 25-foot birdie putt on finalhole defeated Zoeller, Sammy Rachels and Chip Beck.EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-3<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (4): 1983 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic. 1987 MastersTournament. 1993 Northern Telecom Open, Buick Open.MONEY & POSITION:1980 — $1,189 —252 1988 — $187,823 — 62 1996 — $317,468 — 671981 — 0 1989 — 278,388 — 45 1997 — 246,773 — 991982 — 28,787 —125 1990 — 668,198 — 14 1998 — 464,294 — 621983 — 146,325 — 35 1991 — 279,061 — 60 1999 — 386,554 — 1031984 — 172,513 — 36 1992 — 316,428 — 47 2000 — 425,624 — 1111985 — 231,041 — 17 1993 — 724,660 — 13 2001 — 440,179 — 1151986 — 314,051 — 17 1994 — 386,029 — 42 2002 — 7,634 — 2441987 — 561,407 — 6 1995 — 289,576 — 67 2003 — 93,713 — 210BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T24—Wachovia Championship.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—19; in money—5; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—525; in money—374; Top-10 finishes—83CAREER EARNINGS: $6,967,713MORGAN, John BIRTHDATE: December 19, 1977 BIRTHPLACE: Bristol,England RESIDENCE: Bristol, Portishead, England; plays out ofClevedon GC HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 203 FAMILY: Single SPECIALINTERESTS: Music, dancing, soccer TURNED PROFESSIONAL:2002 Q SCHOOL: 2002 OTHER INFORMATION: Playing in only his16th career event on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>, the rookie posted the best effortof his career with a T5 finish at the 2003 B.C. Open. Prior to coming tothe B.C. Open the English native had just one top-25 in 15 starts, a T22 at the BuickClassic. Added a second top-10 with a T10 at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic inOctober. He matched his career-best late in the season with a T5 at the Chrysler Classicof Greensboro. Earned initial <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> card via a T11 finish at the 2002 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>Qualifying Tournament, his first attempt at Q-School. After turning professional in April2002, finished T2 at the Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge in June, then won the CharlesChurch Challenge Tour Championship in July. Finished eighth on the European ChallengeTour’s Order of Merit to earn his 2003 European Tour Card. Second rookie to earn cardon both the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> and European Tour in the same season (Richie Coughlan, 1998).Overcame Dyslexia and epilepsy before turning professional in April 2002. Father hasbeen a dock worker in England for more than 40 years.EXEMPT STATUS: 141st on 2003 money listBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T5—2003 B.C. Open, Chrysler Classic ofGreensboro.MONEY & POSITION:2003 — $422,917 —141BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T5—B.C. Open, Chrysler Classic of Greensboro;T10—Southern Farm Bureau Classic.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—11; Top-10 finishes—3CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—29; in money—11; Top-10 finishes—3CAREER EARNINGS: $422,917SECTION 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> / 2-179

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