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Other Prominent <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> MembersSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSMORLAND IV, David BIRTHDATE: April 3, 1969 BIRTHPLACE: NorthBay, Ontario, Canada RESIDENCE: Windermere, FL HEIGHT: 5-7WEIGHT: 170 FAMILY: Wife, Michele; David James V (9/25/96),Laura Taylor (8/13/03) EDUCATION: Kent State (1991, Marketing)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, fishing, hockey TURNED PROFES-SIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 1999, 2000 OTHER INFORMATION:Regained <strong>TOUR</strong> card by finishing 18th on the 2003 Nationwide Tourmoney list. Picked up win for second straight season on that Tour by posting fourrounds in the 60s at the SAS Carolina Classic. After steady rains allowed only one hourof play on Thursday, Morland played 26 holes on Friday, 19 on Saturday and 27 moreSunday to secure the victory at the TPC at Wakefield Plantation. Split time on bothTours in 2002. Missed the cut in 10 of first 11 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> starts, but bounced back makingseven of last 10, including his only top-10, a T10 at the Michelob Championship atKingsmill in early October. Two weeks later, posted a 19-under-par total to win the rainshortened,54-hole Hibernia Southern Open, the final full-field event on theNationwide Tour. Victory moved him from No. 199 to No. 54 on the money list andearned him a spot in the season-ending Tour Championship. Finished No. 51 on theNationwide Tour money list and No. 187 on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> list. Earned a career-best$279,877 in 2001, finishing 150th on the money list. Lone top-10, a career-best T5,came at the Bell Canadian Open. Second-round 63 was career low in official <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong> event. Finished second at 2000 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying Tournament to regain cardfor 2001. Made a breakthrough in Canada in 1999, winning the Canadian Tour’s finalevent, the McDonald’s PEI Challenge. Finished sixth on the Canadian Order of Merit. Atend of 1999, finished 16th at the Qualifying Tournament. Won Canadian Tour Rookie ofthe Year Award in 1992. Two-time All-American at Kent State. 1991 Mid-AmericanConference Champion. 1989 Member Pacific Amateur Team. 1987 Western JuniorMedalist. Changed into Austin Powers costume on Halloween during last hole of playthat day in the 2003 Nationwide Tour Championship and finished the hole in costume.EXEMPT STATUS: 18th on 2003 Nationwide Tour money listBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T5—2001 Bell Canadian Open.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (2): 2002 Hibernia Southern Open. 2003 SASCarolina Classic.MONEY & POSITION:1995 — $0 1998 — $0 2001 — $279,877 — 1501996 — 4,500 —324 1999 — 10,750 —283 2002 — 154,115 — 1871997 — 0 2000 — 218,648 —156 2003 — 8,022BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T73—Bell Canadian Open.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—1; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—91; in money—38; Top-10 finishes—3CAREER EARNINGS: $675,912Nationwide Tour AlumnusMORSE, John BIRTHDATE: February 16, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: Marshall,MI RESIDENCE: Marshall, MI; plays out of Marshall CC HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Kelly; Christina (7/31/92) EDUCA-TION: University of Michigan SPECIAL INTERESTS: FishingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: 1997 OTHERINFORMATION: Split time in 2003 between <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> (eightevents) and Nationwide Tour (13 events). Finished T5 at the AlbertaCalgary Classic on the Nationwide Tour. Made only three cuts on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>. T4finish at the 2002 Tampa Bay Classic presented by Buick marked the 1995 UnitedAirlines Hawaiian Open champion’s first top-10 since a T8 at the 1997 Shell HoustonOpen, and his best finish since a T3 at the 1995 LaCantera Texas Open (a span of 87events). One top-10 finish on the Nationwide Tour in 2002, a T2 at the HiberniaSouthern Open. Won 1995 United Airlines Hawaiian Open with closing 68 to defeatTom Lehman and Duffy Waldorf by three strokes. Closed with 70 to finish fourth in1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills CC in home state of Michigan. Earned first <strong>TOUR</strong> cardby finishing fifth on 1993 Nationwide Tour money list. Winner of 1993 New EnglandClassic. Played <strong>PGA</strong> Tour of Australasia from 1989-92. Winner 1990 Australian Open inplayoff over Craig Parry. Big Ten champion at University of Michigan.EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 1995 United Airlines Hawaiian Open.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 1993 New England Classic.MONEY & POSITION:1984 — $0 1994 — $146,137 —122 1998 — $43,140 — 2101987 — 0 1995 — 416,803 — 42 2001 — 3,880 — 2551988 — 0 1996 — 322,090 — 64 2002 — 125,260 — 1931991 — 9,117 —230 1997 — 161,363 —134 2003 — 22,361 — 236BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T52—Greater Milwaukee Open.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—8; in money—3; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—154; in money—73; Top-10 finishes—8CAREER EARNINGS: $1,250,150Nationwide Tour AlumnusMUNCRIEF, Kevin BIRTHDATE: August 7, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Ardmore,OK RESIDENCE: Ardmore, OK; plays out of Lakeview GC HEIGHT:6-0 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: University ofOklahoma (1999, Criminology) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Hanging outwith friends TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 OTHER INFORMA-TION: Earned first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> card for <strong>2004</strong> with a T16 finish at 2003Qualifying Tournament, his third trip to Q-School finals. One of sixplayers to earn <strong>TOUR</strong> card after playing in all three stages of Q-School. Member of theNationwide Tour in 2001 and 2003. Made four cuts in 14 starts in 2003, with a best finishof T25 at the Lake Erie Charity Classic. In 2001, made the cut in three of 11 starts.Best finish was a T26 at the Wichita Open. Played the Hooters Tour in 2000 and 2002.Won the Michelob Light Classic on the NGA Hooters Tour in 2000. Four-year lettermanat Oklahoma. American Junior Golf Association All-American in 1994. Honorable mentionall-state basketball player in high school. Lists winning on the Hooters Tour asbiggest thrill in golf. Lists parents, Eddie and Pam, as his heroes. Father also serves ashis caddie. Collegiate teammate of former <strong>TOUR</strong> member Hunter Haas, who is currentlyplaying on the Nationwide Tour. Nickname is “Monk.”EXEMPT STATUS: T16 at 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying TournamentCAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—0; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0Nationwide Tour AlumnusNNA, Kevin BIRTHDATE: September 15, 1983 BIRTHPLACE: Seoul, SouthKorea RESIDENCE: Rancho Cucamonga, CA HEIGHT: 5-11WEIGHT: 167 FAMILY: Single TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2001 QSCHOOL: 2003 OTHER INFORMATION: Earned first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>card at age 20 by finishing T21 at the 2003 Qualifying Tournament.Will be youngest member of the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> in <strong>2004</strong>. Medalist byeight strokes at La Purisima CC in Lompoc, CA during first stage oftournament. Finished T3 in second stage at Oak Valley GC in Beaumont, CA. Bypassedsenior year of high school and college to turn professional at age 17. Spent the lasttwo years on the Asian <strong>PGA</strong> Tour, where he finished 40th on the Order of Merit in 2003and fourth in 2002. Became the youngest winner in Asian <strong>PGA</strong> Tour history at 19 yearsand three months when he won the 2002 Volvo Masters of Asia by two strokes. Addedfive other top-10s that season. The win qualified him for the 2003 WGC-NECInvitational, where he finished T71, his only event in the money on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> inthree career starts. Also played in 11 events on the 2003 European Tour with one top-10, a T6 at the Dubai Desert Classic. At age 8, Na’s family moved from South Korea tothe United States. Took up the game a year later and by the time he left the junior golfprogram had become the number one junior player in the U.S. Also won the 2002 LongBeach Open.EXEMPT STATUS: T21 at the 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying TournamentBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T71—2003 WGC-NEC Invitational.MONEY & POSITION:2001 — $0 2003 — $0BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T71—WGC-NEC Invitational.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—3; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0NOBILO, Frank BIRTHDATE: May 14, 1960 BIRTHPLACE: Auckland,New Zealand RESIDENCE: Auckland, New Zealand HEIGHT: 6-0WEIGHT: 200 FAMILY: Wife, Selena; Bianca (1990) SPECIALINTERESTS: Squash, motor racing TURNED PROFESSIONAL:1979 Q SCHOOL: 2000 OTHER INFORMATION: After finishing135th on the money list in 2002, missed the entire 2003 season dueto two ruptured disks in his back. Joins The Golf Channel as a fulltimeanalyst in <strong>2004</strong>, working primarily on Champions Tour broadcasts. Also has theopportunity to play in 22 events after being granted a Non-Exempt Major MedicalExtension. Final-round 66 helped earn only top-10 of 2002 season, a T10 at theWORLDCOM CLASSIC. Missed several events at the end of the 2002 due to a shoulderinjury. In 2001, the key to finishing in the top 125 for first time since 1998 was eighttop-25s in 17 starts. Has participated in three Presidents Cups (1994, 1996, 1998).Captured first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> title in second season on <strong>TOUR</strong> at the 1997 GreaterGreensboro Chrysler Classic. Added a third 69 on Saturday and was five strokes behindBrad Faxon and Tom Kite. Final-round 67, in cool and rainy conditions, moved him intotie with Faxon. Parred first playoff hole for win. Also in 1997, captured the Hong KongOpen and Mexican Open,. Won 1996 Deutsche Bank Open on <strong>PGA</strong> European Tour andsecond consecutive Subaru Sarazen World Open, marking first successful defense ofhis career. Two-time New Zealand <strong>PGA</strong> Champion (1985-87). Has dealt with back problemsrelating to the fact his right leg is shorter than his left. Ancestors were Italianpirates who, after running out of things to pillage on the Adriatic, resettled in NewZealand in the early 1900s. Victim of a freak accident one week after marrying SelenaSyer in Orlando in 1998. Errant tee shot at Lake Nona struck him above left eye, requiring30 stitches and affecting his subsequent play.EXEMPT STATUS: Non-Exempt Major Medical ExtensionPLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 1997 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic.MONEY & POSITION:1992 — $7,000 —252 1996 — $262,292 — 81 2000 — $236,476 — 1521993 — 14,500 —230 1997 — 891,315 — 23 2001 — 462,650 — 1081994 — 41,292 —198 1998 — 269,134 —108 2002 — 447,324 — 1351995 — 52,119 —203 1999 — 191,734 —155CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—173; in money—109; Top-10 finishes—12CAREER EARNINGS: $2,875,8362-180 / <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM

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