2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

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A Message to the MediaOn behalf of the players and staff, welcome to the 2004 PGA TOUR season. We appreciate your continued interest in our sport,and we clearly recognize the extent to which our success is tied to the thorough and professional coverage we receive from awide variety of global media outlets.As the PGA TOUR begins another great season, we can truly state that the image and competitive spirit of our players has ledto the healthiest state in the history of our organization.The Sports Business Journal recently reaffirmed this when it published the “2003 League Report Card,” a survey of corporatesponsors’ opinions of their investment in sports properties. The PGA TOUR ranked first in overall satisfaction among the 16 major sports.This is important as we continue to raise the exposure of our tournaments, provide significant value to our sponsors and showcase thewidespread excellence of our athletes.The competition level on the PGA TOUR in 2003 was at an all-time high, with season-ending honors going down to the wire.Tiger Woods recorded a season-high five victories and the lowest stroke average on TOUR and garnered a fifth consecutivePlayer of the Year honor. Vijay Singh won four times and captured his first money title. Davis Love III won a career-high four times, includingTHE PLAYERS Championship, making 2003 the first time in 30 years where three players won four or more times in a season.However, the depth of the TOUR was never more evident. Eleven players age 40 or older combined to capture 15 PGA TOURtitles. Mike Weir, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis and Shaun Micheel won the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, British Open and PGAChampionship, respectively, making for a first-timers’ sweep of the major championships for the first time since 1969. The season culminatedwith a fantastic display of great golf and sportsmanship at The Presidents Cup in South Africa, with captains Jack Nicklaus andGary Player agreeing to share the Cup after the match ended in a tie.These highlights offered a unique blend of veterans, young players and an international focus that fans can continue to be excitedabout. The 2004 season includes 48 official events offering nearly $240 million in prize money and includes new title sponsors suchas FBR, Booz Allen and Cialis. The World Golf Championships will hold two events in the United States, one in Ireland and another inSpain. The global reach of TOUR telecasts will extend to more than 140 countries around the world, including all three major networksin the United States and the top cable carriers. This exposure includes even more feature programming to profile our players and thesecond year of “PGA TOUR Sunday,” the one-hour preview show each Sunday on USA Network.The competitive accomplishments get most of the attention. But it’s the charitable effort that we cherish most of all. Through 2003,we will have contributed more than $800 million to charity since the first donation in 1938. But numbers don’t tell the whole story. It’splayers such as Tom Watson donating a portion of his $1-million Charles Schwab Cup annuity to help his longtime friend and caddie BruceEdwards battle ALS. Or Briny Baird teaming with his sponsor, Canon, to place the picture of a different missing child on his golf bag everyweek to raise awareness. It’s also the tournaments and volunteers making sure their respective communities benefit from our annual events.We look forward to working with you throughout the year. Our communications department staff at headquarters in Ponte VedraBeach, FL and at tournament media centers each week is ready to assist you. Please do not hesitate to ask for our help at any time.Thank you for your interest in the PGA TOUR and best wishes for a great year.Sincerely,Timothy W. FinchemCommissionerPGA TOURHenry HughesSenior Vice President and Chief of OperationsPGA TOURPGA TOUR • 112 PGA TOUR BLVD. • PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL 32082 • 904-285-3700On the Cover: 2003 PGA TOUR Player of the Year Tiger Woods (center) with four-time champion Davis Love III (left)and four-time winner and Arnold Palmer Award winner Vijay Singh (right).
We Are the PGA TOURThe name of our organization is the PGA TOUR, a tax-exemptmembership group of professional golfers that plays more than 100 officialmoneytournaments on three TOURs – the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour andNationwide Tour. Our headquarters are located in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL,southeast of Jacksonville.We should never be referred to as the PGA as we are a differentorganization than the PGA (of America). We are the PGA TOUR. On secondreference, you can call us the TOUR.The PGA is the Professional Golfers’ Association of America, amembership organization for the nation’s club professionals. The PGA runs thePGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and Ryder Cup Matches,among other championships. The PGA headquarters are located in Palm BeachGardens, FL.The PGA TOUR and PGA of America were affiliated until 1968, when thetournament players, a small subset of the total PGA membership, broke awayto form the Tournament Players Division and gain more control of their financesand tournament schedule. The Tournament Players Division was renamed thePGA TOUR in 1975. While the two organizations still work closely togethertoday, the PGA TOUR and PGA of America are separate entities.Two other American golf organizations are involved in men’s professionaltournament play, independent of the PGA TOUR but with their marquee eventsincluded on the PGA TOUR schedule as non-PGA TOUR cosponsoredtournaments. The United States Golf Association, with headquarters in FarHills, NJ, oversees the national championships (U.S. Open, U.S. Senior Open,U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women’s Amateur, etc.) and administers the Rules of Golf,among other duties. The Augusta (GA) National Golf Club plays host to theMasters Tournament.The Champions Tour will continue to combine extremely competitive golffor champions of the game age 50 and older with a fan-friendly platform thatpromotes “inside the ropes” and game-improvement for its fans. TheNationwide Tour grows as a virtual extension of the PGA TOUR. Through 2003,137 PGA TOUR tournaments have been won by former Nationwide Tour players.WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 1-1
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MARCO DAWSONEXEMPT STATUS: 107th on
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Joe Durant (cont.)PGA TOUR TOP TOUR
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STEVE ELKINGTONEXEMPT STATUS: Winne
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Niclas Fasth (cont.)PLAYER STATISTI
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STEVE FLESCHEXEMPT STATUS: 2003 tou
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Raymond Floyd (cont.)SECTION 2 / PL
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HARRISON FRAZAR (FRAY-zur)EXEMPT ST
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FRED FUNKEXEMPT STATUS: 2003 U.S. P
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Jim Furyk (cont.)PGA TOUR TOP TOURN
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BRENT GEIBERGEREXEMPT STATUS: 111th
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Retief Goosen (cont.)SECTION 2 / PL
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JAY HAASEXEMPT STATUS: 2003 U.S. Pr
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J.P. HAYESEXEMPT STATUS: 2002 tourn
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Tim Herron (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAYE
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Scott Hoch (cont.)NATIONAL TEAMS: W
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Peter Jacobsen (cont.)PGA TOUR TOP
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BRANDT JOBEEXEMPT STATUS: 91st on 2
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KENT JONESEXEMPT STATUS: 122nd on 2
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Jonathan Kaye (cont.)SECTION 2 / PL
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Skip Kendall (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLA
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Hank Kuehne (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAY
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Justin Leonard (cont.)SECTION 2 / P
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Frank Lickliter II (cont.)PGA TOUR
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Davis Love III (cont.)Oaks CC, site
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Andrew Magee (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLA
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Billy Mayfair (cont.)Year 01 02 03M
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Rocco Mediate (cont.)SECTION 2 / PL
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Phil Mickelson (cont.)SECTION 2 / P
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Greg Norman (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAY
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SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSJose Maria O
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Rod Pampling (cont.)PGA TOUR CAREER
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CRAIG PARRY (PERRY)EXEMPT STATUS: 2
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DAVID PEOPLESEXEMPT STATUS: 93rd on
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Craig Perks (cont.)PGA TOUR TOP TOU
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Chris Perry (cont.)PGA TOUR TOP TOU
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Tim Petrovic (cont.)PGA TOUR TOP TO
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Gary Player (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAY
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BRETT QUIGLEYEXEMPT STATUS: 82nd on
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Loren Roberts (cont.)SECTION 2 / PL
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RORY SABBATINI (SAB-ih-TEE-knee)EXE
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Adam Scott (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAYE
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Joey Sindelar (cont.)SECTION 2 / PL
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HEATH SLOCUMEXEMPT STATUS: 80th on
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Chris Smith (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAY
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PAUL STANKOWSKIEXEMPT STATUS: 89th
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KEVIN SUTHERLANDEXEMPT STATUS: 2002
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HIDEMICHI TANAKA (hid-uh-MEE-chee t
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Esteban Toledo (cont.)SECTION 2 / P
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Kirk Triplett (cont.)SECTION 2 / PL
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Scott Verplank (cont.)SECTION 2 / P
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JAY WILLIAMSONEXEMPT STATUS: 101st
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Tiger Woods (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAY
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Other Prominent PGA TOUR MembersSEC
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PGA TOUR West Coast Swing Presented
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2003 FORD CHAMPIONSHIP AT DORAL[10t
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2003 THE HONDA CLASSIC[11h of 48 of
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2003 BAY HILL INVITATIONAL PRESENTE
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2003 THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP[13th
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2003 BELLSOUTH CLASSIC[14th of 48 o
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2003 MASTERS TOURNAMENT[15th of 48
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2003 MCI HERITAGE[16th of 48 offici
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2003 SHELL HOUSTON OPEN[17th of 48
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2003 HP CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS[18th
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2003 WACHOVIA CHAMPIONSHIP[19th of
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EDS BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIPSECTIO
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BANK OF AMERICA COLONIALSECTION 3 /
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2003 FBR CAPITAL OPEN[23rd of 48 of
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2003 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP[24th of
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U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSECTION 3 / S
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BUICK CLASSICSECTION 3 / SUMMARIESN
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WESTERN OPENSECTION 3 / SUMMARIESNO
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2003 GREATER MILWAUKEE OPEN[28th of
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2003 BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP[29th
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BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSECTION 3
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2003 B.C. OPEN[30th of 48 official
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WGC-NEC INVITATIONALNOTESWith their
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FUNAI CLASSIC AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
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2003 CHRYSLER CHAMPIONSHIP[47th of
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2003 WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-WORLD
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2003 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SHOOTOUT[Un
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2003 THE SKINS GAME[Unofficial even
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2003 PGA GRAND SLAM OF GOLF[Unoffic
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¤2003 WENDY’S 3-TOUR CHALLENGE[U
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The Presidents Cup The Presidents C
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The Presidents Cup - 1996 The Presi
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Ryder Cup MatchesThe 35th Ryder Cup
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Official World Golf RankingThe Offi
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Winners of Major U.S. Amateur Event
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SECTION 5 / 2003 RECORDS2003 Offici
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PGA TOUR Corporate MarketingPUBLICA
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SECTION 9 / ADDITIONAL INFOCharity:
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Office of the CommissionerEdward L.
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Key Staff (cont.)COMPETITIONS AND R
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Future EventsMASTERS TOURNAMENT2005
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IndexSECTION 10 / MISCELLANEOUSAAll
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