2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Paul Azinger (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSPGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95Masters T17 CUT T14 CUT 52 T31 CUT T17U.S. Open CUT CUT 34 CUT T6 T9 T24 CUT T33 T3 CUTBritish Open T2 T48 T8 T48 T59 T59 CUTPGA CUT CUT CUT 2 CUT T31 T33 1 CUT T31THE PLAYERS CUT T64 6 T30 T14 CUT T3 T29 T6 CUTTOUR Championship 4 T17 T3 11 T24 1 21Year 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03Masters T18 T28 5 CUT T28 T15 CUTU.S. Open T67 T28 T14 T12 T12 T5 CUTBritish Open CUT CUT CUT T7 W/DPGAT31 T29 T13 T41 T24 T22 CUT CUTTHE PLAYERS CUT T14 CUT CUT T17 T7 CUT CUTTOUR ChampionshipT11WGC-Accenture Match Play T17 T33 4WGC-NEC Invitational T8 T5 T38 T39WGC-American Express ChampCNL T43AARON BADDELEYNATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup (4), 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002; World Cup, 1989; ThePresidents Cup (2), 1994 (Captain’s Assistant), 2000.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.97 (165)Driving Distance ------------------283.4 (117)Driving Accuracy Percentage --60.4% (167)Total Driving ------------------------284 (186)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------63.8% (132)Putting Average--------------------1.788 (124)Sand Save Percentage ----------50.0% (97)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------328.5 (147)Birdie Average --------------------3.16 (175)All-Around Ranking --------------1,124 (177)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.91 (164)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.36 (143)Final Round Scoring Average --71.50 (125)Birdie Conversion Percentage--27.0% (169)Par Breakers ------------------------17.9% (176)EXEMPT STATUS: 73rd on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Aaron John Baddeley HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 182BIRTHDATE: March 17, 1981BIRTHPLACE: Lebanon, NHRESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of Moonah Links GC FAMILY: Single(Victoria, Australia)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, fitnessTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 2000 JOINED TOUR: 2003Nationwide Tour AlumnusMISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:66–4 times, most recent FUNAI Classic atthe WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort/1Career Low Round/Round:62–2 times, most recent 1989 TexasOpen/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$522,000–2000 Sony Open in Hawaii/1BEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2003 Sony Open in Hawaii.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (3): 1999 Holden Australian Open [Aus]. 2000 HoldenAustralian Open [Aus]. 2001 Greg Norman Holden International [Aus].BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 2—Sony Open in Hawaii; 5—Valero Texas Open;6—Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires.2003 SEASON: PGA TOUR rookie had a strong debut thanks to three top-10s, includinglosing in a playoff at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Finished the highest on the PGA TOURmoney list among the six Nationwide graduates from class of 2002 to retain TOUR cards,finishing 73rd…Made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole at the Sony Open in Hawaiifor a final-round 69 to get into a playoff with Ernie Els. On the second playoff hole atWaialae Country Club, Els made a 43-foot birdie putt from the fringe of the 10th green.Baddeley left his 20-foot birdie putt on the edge. The runner-up spot was his first careertop-10 and worth a career-high $432,000…Added second top-10 with a sixth-place finishat the Bay Hill Invitational. Shared first-round lead with five others at 3-under69…Missed the better part of three months during the year due to ankle injury sufferedplaying ultimate frisbee after the Bay Hill Invitational in late March. He was out of actionfrom THE PLAYERS Championship until coming back at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, wherehe finished T53…Opened and closed with career-best 62s at the Valero Texas Open tofinish fifth. Finished the year just shy of $1 million, with $989,168.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Earned his way on to the PGA TOUR via a 10th-place finishon the Nationwide Tour money list. Posted three runner-up finishes, at the Knoxville Open,Bank of America Monterey Peninsula Classic and the Gila River Classic. Closed out seasonwith four top-15s to earn Player of the Month (October) honors. Made the cut in two of histhree PGA TOUR appearances with his best finish, a T44 at the Reno-Tahoe Open. 2001:Played in nine TOUR events and teamed with Adam Scott for a T14 at the WGC-EMCWorld Cup. Winner of the Greg Norman Holden International. Finished as the 2000-01PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit Champion and did not miss a cut on the PGA Tourof Australasia that year. Amateur: In 2000, made one cut, a T57 at Honda Classic, in ninePGA TOUR appearances as an amateur. Stayed with countryman Greg Norman duringHonda Classic, his first TOUR start. Highlight of the year came when he defended hisHolden Australian Open title…In 1999, won the Holden Australian Open as an amateur,becoming the youngest player to win that event and the first amateur since Bruce Devlinin 1959…First amateur to receive a special invitation to the Masters since 1976…Wasselected to the Eisenhower World Team, becoming the youngest Australian to representhis country in any world team eventPERSONAL: Born in New Hampshire before family moved back to Australia when Aaronwas only 2. Father Ron served as chief mechanic for Mario Andretti’s race team in NewHampshire. Holds dual American and Australian citizenship…Introduced to golf at age 8 byhis grandmother, Jean Baddeley…Counts fashion as one of his hobbies along with fitness,food and music. Is seen wearing fashion designer Johan Lindeberg clothing, both on and offthe course…If he didn’t become a professional golfer wanted to be the best fitness trainerin the world…Has his own golf tournament, the Aaron Baddeley Junior World Championship.Held in Fiji last year with 40 players from five different countries. Web site www.Badds.com.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank2000A 9 12001 9 2 $19,4352002 3 2 16,3802003 20 15 1 3 4 989,168 73Total 41 20 1 3 4 1,024,983NATIONWIDE TOUR2001 1 1 $1,413 2792002 17 11 3 1 5 9 216,536 10Total 18 12 3 1 5 9 217,949COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $1,242,932EUROPEAN TOUR2003 1 1 $5,350PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 00 01 02 03MastersCUT CUTU.S. OpenCUTBritish OpenCUTPGAT57WGC-American Express Champ CNLNATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup, 2001.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.92 (77)Driving Distance ------------------287.9 (82)Driving Accuracy Percentage --56.2% (186)Total Driving ------------------------268 (181)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------60.5% (183)Putting Average--------------------1.723 (3)Sand Save Percentage ----------53.3% (46)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------134.0 (27)Birdie Average --------------------3.84 (44)All-Around Ranking --------------648 (60)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.21 (26)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.13 (128)Final Round Scoring Average --71.36 (116)Birdie Conversion Percentage--34.8% (3)Par Breakers ------------------------22.1% (31)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:62–2 times, most recent Valero TexasOpen/4Career Low Round/Round:62–2 times, most recent 2003 ValeroTexas Open/4Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$486,000–2003 Sony Open in Hawaii/22-12 / 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide WWW.PGATOUR.COM