2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPNOTESFrom the unusual injury department, ColinMontgomerie tripped at his hotel on Thursdaymorning and injured his wrist. Due to the extent ofhis injury, he was not able to warm up and withdrewwhile playing his sixth hole during the first round.The first-round scoring average of 76.455 was thehighest single-round of 2003 on the PGA TOUR,eclipsing the 76.204 in the first round of theMasters Tournament. Only five of the 156 playersthat started the first round broke par, while sevenplayers finished at level par.Playing in the 62nd major championship of hiscareer, 36-hole leader Davis Love III had neverheld the 36-hole lead at a major.Sergio Garcia was the lone player to finish in thetop-10 at all four major championships in 2002. Fiveplayers entered the Open Championship looking toextend major top-10 streaks in 2003 but wereunable to do so. Jim Furyk (3), Scott Verplank(2) and David Toms (2) missed the cut whileMike Weir (2) and Ernie Els (2) both finishedoutside the top-10.Nine of the 14 past Open champions competing atthe 2003 Open Championship made the cut: GregNorman, Tom Watson, Mark O’Meara, TigerWoods, Nick Price, John Daly, Nick Faldo,Tom Lehman, and Ernie Els. Those five notmaking the cut were: Justin Leonard, SandyLyle, David Duval, Mark Calcavecchia andPaul Lawrie.The cut of 75 players at 8-over-par was the highest atthe Open Championship since 1999 when the cutcame at 12-over-par at Carnoustie. The cut is also thehighest on the PGA TOUR since 10-over-par made thecut at the 2002 U.S. Open. The highest cut on thePGA TOUR in 2003 before the Open Championshipwas 5-over-par 149 at the Masters Tournament.Tiger Woods recorded two eagles on Saturday, onthe par-5 fourth and the par-5 seventh. Woodsrecorded two eagles in a round three times in 2003:the final round of the PLAYERS Championship andthe second round of the Buick Open. Tom Byrumalso recorded two eagles during Saturday’s thirdround, on the par-5 seventh hole and on the par-4ninth hole.TOURNAMENT HISTORYYear Winner Score Runner-up Score Location1993 Greg Norman 267 Nick Faldo 269 Royal St. George's, England1994 Nick Price 268 Jesper Parnevik 269 Turnberry, Scotland1995 John Daly* 282 Costantino Rocca 282 St. Andrews, Scotland1996 Tom Lehman 271 Ernie Els 273 Royal Lytham & St. Annes, EnglandMark McCumber1997 Justin Leonard 272 Darren Clarke 275 Royal Troon, ScotlandJesper Parnevik1998 Mark O'Meara* 280 Brian Watts 280 Royal Birkdale, England1999 Paul Lawrie* 290 Justin Leonard 290 Carnoustie, ScotlandJean Van de Velde2000 Tiger Woods 269 Thomas Bjorn 277 St. Andrews, ScotlandErnie Els2001 David Duval 274 Niclas Fasth 277 Royal Lytham & St. Annes, England2002 Ernie Els* 278 Stuart Appleby 278 Muirfield, ScotlandSteve ElkingtonThomas Levet2003 Ben Curtis 283 Thomas Bjorn 284 Royal St. George’s, EnglandVijay SinghKEY: * = Playoff ** = Canceled because Tom Morris, Jr. retired championship belt + = World War I ++ = World War II[NOTE: Became an official PGA TOUR victory/money became official in 1995]Eligibility Requirements for the 2004 British Open ChampionshipPlayers exempt from both qualifying stages are:• The top 15 finishers and ties from the 2003 British Open.• Former winners of the British Open who are under the age of 65 on July 18, 2004.• The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 27, 2004.• The top 20 players from the final 2003 PGA European Tour Order of Merit.• Winners of the Volvo PGA Championship in the last three years (2002-2004).• The top three players, not otherwise exempt, from among the top 20 players on the 2004 PGA European TourOrder of Merit as of May 27, 2004.• The top two players, not otherwise exempt, who have earned the most PGA European Tour official prize moneyfrom the 2004 Deutsche Bank SAP Open through the Smurfit European Open, including the U.S. Open.• The leading player, not otherwise exempt, in the 2004 Smurfit European Open and 2004 Barclay’s Scottish Open.Ties for last places will be decided by better final round score, and if still tied, better third round score, bettersecond round score. If still tied, all players still tied will be exempt.• Winners of the U.S. Open in the last five years (2000-2004).• Winners of the Masters in the last five years (2000-2004).• Winners of the PGA Championship in the last five years (1999-2003).• Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship in the last three years (2002-2004).• The top 20 players from the 2003 Official PGA TOUR Money List.• The top three players, not otherwise exempt, from among the top 20 players on the 2004 Official PGA TOURMoney List through May 27, 2004.• The top two players, not otherwise exempt, who have earned the most PGA TOUR Official Money from the 2004PLAYERS Championship and the five cosponsored and approved events leading up to and including the Western Open.• The leading player, not otherwise exempt, in the 2004 Western Open and the 2004 John Deere Classic. Ties forlast places will be decided by better final round score, and if still tied, better third round score, better secondround score. If still tied, all players still tied will be exempt.• Playing members of the 2003 Presidents Cup teams.• Winner of the 2003 Bell Canadian Open.• Winner of the 2003 Japan Open• The player who leads the 2003 Asian Tour Official Money List.• The top two players from the 2003 Australasian Tour Official Money List.• The top three players from the 2003 Japan Golf Tour Official Money List.• The player who leads the 2002/2003 Southern Africa Tour Official Money List.• The top four players, not otherwise exempt, from among the Top 20 players who have earned the most JapanGolf Tour official prize money from the 2004 Japan PGA Championship through the Mizuno Open.• The leading player, not otherwise exempt, from the 2004 Mizuno Open.• Winner of the 2003 Senior British Open.• Winner of the 2004 British Amateur, if still an amateur.• Winner of the 2003 U.S. Amateur, if still an amateur.• The individual winner of the 2003 European Amateur Championship, if still an amateur.SECTION 3 / SUMMARIESWWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 3-65