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Other Prominent <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> MembersLogged his first career top-10 with a T8 at 2002 Honda Classic. Led tournament by twostrokes after opening with a 9-under 63. Carried a one-stroke lead into the weekendafter a second-round 69. His T8 was worth $101,500, a career payday. Eight top-10s onthe Nationwide Tour in 2000. Entered the season-ending Nationwide TourChampionship as No. 16 on the money list. Finished T3 and won $31,900, which helpedovertake several players and lock up a spot in the top 15 money winners and earn 2001<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> card. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1991, 1994 and 1999-2000. Rookieon the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> in 1987. 1985 NCAA All-American. Grew up in Southern Illinois,across the Ohio River from <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> players Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry, who livein Paducah, KY. Five-time U.S.Open 9-ball champion Earl Strickland caddied for Rieggerat the 2000 Nationwide Wichita Open. Says he plays golf because it gives him time toduck hunt.EXEMPT STATUS: T4 at 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying TournamentBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T8—2002 The Honda Classic.MONEY & POSITION:1987 — $8,743 —210 1993 — $22,275 —211 2002 — $390,675 — 1431988 — 0 1995 — 0 2003 — 318,102 — 1541990 — 0 1998 — 150,874 —1621992 — 33,980 —192 2001 — 342,221 —140BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T13—Shell Houston Open; T16—HP Classic ofNew Orleans; T22—FBR Capital Open.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—17; in money—12; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—157; in money—78; Top-10 finishes—1CAREER EARNINGS: $1,266,871Nationwide Tour AlumnusRINKER, Larry BIRTHDATE: July 20, 1957 BIRTHPLACE: Stuart, FL RESI-DENCE: Winter Park, FL HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 155 FAMILY: Wife, Jan;Devon Lyle (11/15/88), Trevor William (2/12/91), Morgan Elizabeth(6/4/92) EDUCATION: University of Florida SPECIAL INTERESTS:Guitar, jazz, music, sports, real estate TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1979Q SCHOOL: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1996 OTHER INFORMATION: Split timein 2003 between the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> and the Nationwide Tour. Made onlythree starts on <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> and 15 appearances on the Nationwide Tour. Played in five <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong> events and 11 Nationwide Tour events in 2002. Best finish was a T17 at the LouisianaOpen on the Nationwide Tour. Has made the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> top 125 12 times. Last year exemptwas 1999. Best year was 1985, finishing 30th on the money list and winning the J.C. PenneyClassic with sister Laurie, a three-time winner on the L<strong>PGA</strong>. T2 at the Bing Crosby NationalPro-Am, third in THE PLAYERS Championship and T3 in the Greater Milwaukee Open. Ledthe <strong>TOUR</strong> in eagles with 14 that year. Led the <strong>TOUR</strong> in Putting in 1990. Won the 1978Southeastern Conference Championship. 1980 Mini-Tour Player of the Year, GolfweekMagazine. Commentator for USA Network in 2003 at <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> and Champions Tourevents. An accomplished singer, songwriter and guitarist. Brother Lee is a former <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>member now Director of Golf at Trump International.EXEMPT STATUS: Team Tournament WinnerBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: 1—JC Penney Classic, 2—1984 USF&G Classic,T2—1985 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am.MONEY & POSITION:1980 — $0 1988 — $125,471 — 95 1996 — $12,770 — 2631981 — 2,279 —226 1989 — 109,305 —117 1997 — 188,281 — 1241982 — 26,993 —133 1990 — 132,442 —117 1998 — 240,743 — 1201983 — 31,394 —128 1991 — 115,956 —127 1999 — 114,890 — 1871984 — 116,494 — 60 1992 — 163,954 — 94 2000 — 76,731 — 2031985 — 195,390 — 30 1993 — 130,613 —118 2001 — 9,270 — 2411986 — 80,635 —106 1994 — 47,435 —192 2002 — 4,628 — 2471987 — 72,173 —123 1995 — 9,975 —258 2003 — 02003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—3; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—521; in money—283; Top-10 finishes—26CAREER EARNINGS: $2,007,824Nationwide Tour AlumnusROSBURG, Bob BIRTHDATE: October 21, 1926 BIRTHPLACE: SanFrancisco, CA RESIDENCE: Rancho Mirage, CA HEIGHT: 5-11WEIGHT: 180 FAMILY: Wife, Eleanor; Robert (8/14/50), Deborah(8/7/51), Bruce (1/31/53); six grandchildren. EDUCATION: StanfordUniversity (B.A. 1948) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Owns race horsesTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1953 OTHER INFORMATION: Afterplaying for almost three decades on <strong>TOUR</strong>, has served as a rovinganalyst for ABC Sports’ coverage of golf since 1975. Totaled six <strong>TOUR</strong>victories during career. Won the 1972 Bob Hope Desert Classic by one stroke overLanny Wadkins, his first victory since the 1961 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. Movedinto semi-retirement after the 1972 season, his most successful financially. Best performanceyear was 1959, when he finished seventh on the money list and was namedto the U.S. Ryder Cup team after winning the <strong>PGA</strong> Championship and finishing secondin the U.S. Open. Outstanding baseball player during his collegiate days at Stanford.Almost chose baseball as a career over golf.EXEMPT STATUS: Past Champion PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-4<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (6): 1954 Miami Open. 1956 Motor City Open, Convair-SanDiego Open. 1959 <strong>PGA</strong> Championship. 1961 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. 1972 BobHope Desert Classic.MONEY & POSITION:1944 — $0 1961 — $26,848 — 11 1970 — $12,988 — 1081953 — 150 —161 1962 — 18,465 — 34 1971 — 47,330 — 471954 — 8,663 — 27 1963 — 22,355 — 30 1972 — 76,024 — 271955 — 16,690 — 13 1964 — 21,271 — 31 1973 — 1,068 — 2331956 — 18,251 — 15 1965 — 8,075 — 84 1974 — 10,517 — 1291957 — 13,647 — 18 1966 — 11,436 — 78 1978 — 385 — 2871958 — 25,171 — 9 1967 — 7,709 —100 1980 — 563 — 2901959 — 31,677 — 7 1968 — 3,614 —144 1982 — 01960 — 10,611 — 36 1969 — 15,488 — 91 1983 — 0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—406; in money—390; Top-10 finishes—113CAREER EARNINGS: $428,728RUMMELLS, Dave BIRTHDATE: January 26, 1958 BIRTHPLACE: CedarRapids, IA RESIDENCE: Kissimmee, FL; plays out of St. Cloud GCHEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 FAMILY: Wife, Ira; Melissa (12/23/88),Eric (7/1/90) EDUCATION: University of Iowa (1981) SPECIALINTERESTS: Fishing, bowling, basketball TURNED PROFESSION-AL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: Fall 1985, 1990, 1992 OTHER INFORMA-TION: In addition to playing seven events on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> in 2003,made 10 starts on the Nationwide Tour. Played in four <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> events in 2002, makingtwo cuts including a T29 at the Valero Texas Open, his best finish since a T21 atthe 1997 Greater Vancouver Open. Made the cut at the 2002 B.C. Open, his first madecut on <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> since the 1998 Westin Texas Open. Captured second title on theNationwide Tour at 1997 Knoxville Open. Earned return trip to <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> in 1997 byvirtue of sixth-place finish on 1996 Nationwide Tour money list. Won 1996 SouthCarolina Classic for first professional victory. Earned $108,000, largest paycheck ofcareer, for second-place finish at 1993 Buick Invitational of California. Has carded four61s in <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> events.EXEMPT STATUS: Veteran MemberBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: 2—1993 Buick Invitational of California.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (2): 1996 South Carolina Classic. 1997 KnoxvilleOpen.MONEY & POSITION:1986 — $83,227 —103 1992 — $95,203 —134 1998 — $18,746 — 2471987 — 154,720 — 67 1993 — 247,963 — 67 1999 — 01988 — 274,800 — 38 1994 — 122,872 —138 2000 — 01989 — 419,979 — 24 1995 — 26,095 —232 2001 — 01990 — 111,539 —131 1996 — 3,045 —343 2002 — 27,349 — 2251991 — 213,627 — 79 1997 — 90,345 —172 2003 — 14,280 — 245BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T42—Bell Canadian Open.2003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—7; in money—1; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—333; in money—194; Top-10 finishes—23CAREER EARNINGS: $1,903,790Nationwide Tour AlumnusSSCHERRER, Tom BIRTHDATE: July 20, 1970 BIRTHPLACE: Syracuse,NY RESIDENCE: Windermere, FL HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 210 FAM-ILY: Wife, Jennifer; Thomas William (7/14/99), Cregg James(6/18/01) EDUCATION: University of North Carolina SPECIALINTERESTS: Hockey, reading TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992OTHER INFORMATION: Split time between the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> and theNationwide Tour in 2003. Entered 16 tournaments on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>and recorded two top-25s. Played in 10 Nationwide Tour events and finished T10 at theLake Erie Charity Classic. Recorded only top-10 of the 2002 <strong>TOUR</strong> season in late Augustat the Air Canada Championship. Final-round 65 moved him up the leaderboard for asolo sixth. It was his best effort since a solo fourth at the 1999 Michelob Championshipat Kingsmill. Began the 2001 season on a strong note, earning $76,500 combined infirst two starts at WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and MercedesChampionships. Made Masters debut after turning down invitation in 1993 as runnerupin 1992 U.S. Amateur. Turned professional then and joined the Nationwide Tour.Finished 25th at Augusta National in 2001. Earned his first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> title in his 84thcareer start at the 2000 Kemper Insurance Open, where he defeated five players bytwo strokes. Only player to shoot sub-70 rounds each day and his 67-68-69-67—271effort earned $540,000. Became ninth player to win first <strong>TOUR</strong> title at KemperInsurance Open. Recorded a career-high four top-10s in 2000. Started 1999 season bymaking the cut in 12 of his first 15 events. As a member of 1998 Nationwide Tour, capturedthe Upstate Classic and finished 14th on money list to earn <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> card for1999. Totaled five seasons (1994-95, 1997-98, 2003) on Nationwide Tour. Rookie on the<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> in 1996. Finished sixth on 1995 Nationwide Tour money list. Set NationwideTour record by appearing in playoffs in three consecutive weeks. Won one of thoseplayoffs at the Knoxville Open. Winner of 1990 North and South AmateurChampionship. Runner-up to Justin Leonard in 1992 U.S. Amateur. Member of 1991Walker Cup team. Captain of hockey team that won state high school championship inNew York. Born in Syracuse, but hails from Skaneatles, NY.EXEMPT STATUS: Past ChampionSECTION 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> / 2-185

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