2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Other Prominent PGA TOUR MembersSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSCalifornia. Got his start in golf from his mother. One of his biggest thrills in golf wasfiring a 60 on his way to a 1999 Hooters Tour victory.EXEMPT STATUS: T21 at 2003 PGA TOUR Qualifying SchoolNATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 Albertsons Boise Open.Nationwide Tour AlumnusTAYLOR, Vaughn BIRTHDATE: March 9, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Roanoke,VA RESIDENCE: Augusta, GA; plays out of Goshen Plantation GCHEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 150 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: AugustaState University (1999, Business Administration) SPECIAL INTER-ESTS: Fishing TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 JOINED TOUR:2004 OTHER INFORMATION: Made the cut in 10 of 17 appearanceson the 2003 Nationwide Tour to finish No. 11 on the finalmoney list, earning $223,988. Began season with no status, but stormed out of thegate in May by Monday qualifying at the Virginia Beach Open and finishing second.Based on his top-25 finish, made it into the field the following week at the SASCarolina Classic, where he posted his second consecutive runner-up finish. Brokethrough for his first career win on the Nationwide Tour at the Knoxville Open. Shot afinal-round, 8-under-par 64 and then won on the first playoff hole against Joe Ogilvieto collect a career-best $85,500. Named June’s Nationwide Tour Player of the Month.Was also a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2000. Qualified for the 1998 U.S. Openat The Olympic Club in San Francisco. Posted rounds of 76-76 and missed the cut. Fourtimewinner on the Hooters Tour. Honorable Mention All-American during his seniorseason at Augusta State University.EXEMPT STATUS: 11th on 2003 Nationwide Tour money listNATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 Knoxville Open.CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0Nationwide Tour AlumnusTHATCHER, Roland BIRTHDATE: April 11, 1977 BIRTHPLACE:Hampton, VA RESIDENCE: The Woodlands, TX; plays out of TheClub at Carolton Woods HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: SingleEDUCATION: Auburn University (2000, Political Science andCriminal Justice) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 Q SCHOOL:2003 OTHER INFORMATION: Earned first PGA TOUR card by finishingT28 at the 2003 Qualifying Tournament. Finished in the top 30on the Nationwide Tour in 2002-03, including career-best 29th in 2003. Established aKooyonga GC course record with a 6-under-par 65 in the opening round of the 2003Jacob’s Creek Open Championship in Australia. Season’s top finish was a T2 at thePrice Cutter Charity Championship. Missed cut in only two career TOUR events in 2003,the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the U.S. Open. Enjoyed standout rookieseason on the 2002 Nationwide Tour, including his first victory at the Bank of AmericaMonterey Peninsula Classic. Missed six straight cuts before a course-record 6-under66 in the opening round of that tournament gave him a one-shot lead. Led by one after36 holes and by five after 54 holes. Final-round 74 good enough to hold off AaronBaddeley by two shots. One of two wire-to-wire winners on the 2002 Nationwide Tour.Finished T47 at the 2001 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament at Bear Lakes CC. Enteredthe final hole of Q-School needing a par to earn his PGA TOUR card, but his approachhit a cart path and bounced on the top of the Bear Lakes clubhouse. He dropped intoan unplayable lie and finished with a triple-bogey 7, missing his PGA TOUR card bythree strokes. Still shot final-round 69. Played the Golden Bear Tour in 2000-01. 2000Southeastern Conference champion. Earned first-team All-SEC honors and secondteamAll-American honors. 1998 and 2000 Scholastic All-American. Named four consecutiveyears (1997-2000) to the Scholastic All-SEC team.EXEMPT STATUS: T28 at 2003 PGA TOUR Qualifying TournamentNATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2002 Bank of America Monterey PeninsulaClassic.MONEY & POSITION:2003 — $02003 SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—2; in money—0; Top-10 finishes—0Nationwide Tour AlumnusTOLLES, Tommy BIRTHDATE: October 21, 1966 BIRTHPLACE: Ft.Myers, FL RESIDENCE: Flat Rock, NC; plays out of Kenmure GCHEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 FAMILY: Wife, Ilse; Wiekus (3/27/93),Hannah Leigh (5/11/98) EDUCATION: University of Georgia SPE-CIAL INTERESTS: Gardening, landscaping TURNED PROFES-SIONAL: 1988 Q SCHOOL: 1994, 2000 OTHER INFORMATION:Missed just one event on the 2003 Nationwide Tour, making the cutin 20 of 29 tournaments with nine top-25s. A T12 at the season-ending NationwideTour Championship jumped him to the No. 20 position on the money list with $179,963to receive the final 2004 PGA TOUR card. Carried the lead into the final round of boththe LaSalle Bank Open and the Gila River Golf Classic, only to come up just short bothtimes. After two years (1996-97) as one of top players on PGA TOUR, struggled toreturn to that level since. Finished outside the top 150 in 2000 and 2002, and outsidetop 125 in 2001. Finished fourth at 2000 Qualifying Tournament to retain his card forthe seventh consecutive season. Strong season in 1998 with four top-10s, including T2at Sony Open in Hawaii. Third full TOUR season in 1997 featured nine top-10s, alongwith second consecutive appearance in THE TOUR Championship. Had two top-5s inmajor championships (third at Masters, T5 at U.S. Open). In 1996, led after 36 and 54holes at THE PLAYERS Championship, but finished T2. First earned TOUR membershipwith 24th-place finish at 1994 Qualifying Tournament, finally getting card on seventhtry. In first full year in 1995, earned more than $160,000. Two-time winner in five-year(1991-94, 2003) Nationwide Tour career, at 1993 Ozarks Open and 1994 AlabamaClassic. Played on Southern Africa Tour in 1989-90. Played first professional tournamentin Durban, South Africa in 1989, flying on ticket that had been purchased byNolan Henke, a friend from junior golf. Henke had planned to play Southern Africa Tour,but made it through Q-School instead. Enjoys small-town life in Flat Rock, NC, wherehe explains: “You can count the number of stoplights on one fist.” Flat Rock was homeof poet Carl Sandburg. Met wife Ilse while playing Southern Africa Tour. Son’s name ispronounced VICK-us.EXEMPT STATUS: 20th on 2003 Nationwide Tour money listBEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: T2—1996 THE PLAYERS Championship, 1999Sony Open in Hawaii.NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1993 Ozarks Open. 1994 Alabama Classic.MONEY & POSITION:1988 — $0 1997 — $825,793 — 27 2001 — $304,644 — 1451991 — 0 1998 — 255,053 —115 2002 — 213,740 — 1731995 — 166,431 —116 1999 — 456,316 — 861996 — 871,589 — 16 2000 — 142,248 —180CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—207; in money—114; Top-10 finishes—24CAREER EARNINGS: $3,235,814Nationwide Tour AlumnusTRYBA, Ted BIRTHDATE: January 15, 1967 BIRTHPLACE: Wilkes-Barre,PA RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 205 FAMILY:Single EDUCATION: Ohio State University (1989, Marketing) SPE-CIAL INTERESTS: Basketball TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 QSCHOOL: 1989 OTHER INFORMATION: Having missed all of 2003due to recovery from 2002 hip surgery, will receive a Non-ExemptMajor Medical Extension carryover for 2004. Coupled with $17,706,has the opportunity to play in 11 events to earn $497,739 and match the $515,445 winningsof 2002’s No. 125. If he does so, will play out of the Major Medical Extensioncategory for the remainder of the season. Limited to nine TOUR events in 2002 due toinjury-plagued season. Underwent hip surgery early in 2002 and did not make first startuntil the BellSouth Classic in April. Did not play again after the Buick Open in earlyAugust due to injury. In 2001, failed to post a top-10 for the second straight year afterseven consecutive seasons with at least one. Spectacular year in 1999 as he postedcareer highs for earnings, money list position and top-10s. Earned $1,533,636 to morethan triple his previous most lucrative year, $451,983 in 1995. Finished 20th on moneylist and recorded five top-10s. Earned second career victory at FedEx St. Jude Classic.Second-round 64 lifted him into contention, while third-round 67 produced a four-waytie for the lead. Final-round 66 featured pair of eagles, including one on No. 16 whichensured a two-stroke victory over Tom Lehman and Tim Herron. Set Riviera CC courserecord at Nissan Open with 10-under-par 61 (and career low) in third round. Brokethrough with first PGA TOUR victory at 1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. Trailed byone stroke through 54 holes, but final-round 68 earned one-stroke victory over ScottSimpson. Played Nationwide Tour from 1990-92 and won a tournament each year.Placed fourth on Nationwide Tour money list in 1992 to earn spot on PGA TOUR in1993. Pennsylvania high school champion. Knew he wanted to be a professional golferat age 7. Legally blind in left eye, which was punctured by stick at age 4.EXEMPT STATUS: Non-Exempt, Major Medical ExtensionPLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2): 1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. 1999 FedEx St. JudeClassic.NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1990 Gateway Open. 1991 Utah Classic. 1992Shreveport Open.MONEY & POSITION:1989 — $0 1995 — $451,983 — 39 1999 —$1,533,636 — 201990 — 10,708 —226 1996 — 162,944 —131 2000 — 249,437 —1481993 — 136,670 —116 1997 — 303,399 — 80 2001 — 308,049 —1441994 — 246,481 — 74 1998 — 421,786 — 67 2002 — 17,706 —232CAREER SUMMARY: Tournaments Entered—337; in money—180; Top-10 finishes—17CAREER EARNINGS: $3,842,799Nationwide Tour AlumnusUURESTI, Omar BIRTHDATE: August 3, 1968 BIRTHPLACE: Austin, TXRESIDENCE: Austin, TX; plays out of Onion Creek Club HEIGHT: 5-6WEIGHT: 175 FAMILY: Wife, Anita EDUCATION: University of Texas(1991, Organizational Communication) SPECIAL INTERESTS:Billiards, ping-pong, going to movies, Stephen King novels TURNEDPROFESSIONAL: 1991 Q SCHOOL: 1994, 1995, 2003 OTHERINFORMATION: Re-joins the PGA TOUR after T7 finish at 2003 PGATOUR Qualifying School. Third-round 63 tied Brendan Pappas’ Crooked Cat courserecord at Orange County National. Pappas set the record in 2002 in the second stage of2-188 / 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide WWW.PGATOUR.COM