2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Notah Begay III (cont.)CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Continued comeback from annular tears of L-4 and L-5discs in lower back that limited him to 12 events in 2001. Improved from 197th in 2001 to108th on the TOUR money list…After missing first 11 cuts, cashed first check of seasonat the Canon Greater Hartford Open and finished T33…One week later at the Fed Ex St.Jude Classic, his 13th start of the season, two strokes back through 36 holes and placedthird…Headed into Invensys Classic at Las Vegas 125th on money list but moved to 103rdthanks to a T9 finish. 2001: Made only four cuts in 12 starts to finish 197th in earningsbecause of injured back. Attributed lower-back injury to over-exuberance in off-seasonconditioning, with rest being the only cure…Took off two months between the Mastersin April and the FedEx St. Jude Classic in June…The goal was to be back in action by theU.S. Open, but was able to play only three events after missing the cut at Southern HillsCC. 2000: Followed up exceptional rookie season with even better second season,eclipsing first-year earnings with $1,819,323, 20th on PGA TOUR official moneylist…Became the first player to win in back-to-back weeks since former Stanfordteammate Tiger Woods did it in 1999…Rebounded from five missed cuts in 10 starts withthird career victory, one-stroke win at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Followed with secondconsecutive victory and fourth of career, by one stroke over Mark Calcavecchia at CanonGreater Hartford Open. That victory marked his fourth in 12 months…PGA Championshipeighth lifted him to eighth place in U.S. Team eligibility and into the Presidents Cup wherehe compiled a 3-2 record, playing in team matches with Woods. 1999: Nominated forRookie of the Year honors after not only winning his first PGA TOUR title but adding hissecond…Joined Carlos Franco as rookies with two victories…First victory and first top 10on TOUR came at Reno-Tahoe Open, the 23rd start of his career. Became the first NativeAmerican to win TOUR event since Rod Curl at 1974 Colonial…Second TOUR victory cameat Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. Birdied final two holes in regulation to forceplayoff with Tom Byrum. Defeated Byrum with par on second extra hole. 1998: Earnedplace in golf history when he became first Nationwide Tour player to record a 59 intournament play. The 13-under-par round included a 27 (9-under) on the second nine of hissecond round at the Dominion Open. Recorded nine birdies and two eagles (one of whichwas a hole-in-one)…Posted four runner-up finishes to earn 10th spot on Nationwide Tourmoney list and earned exempt status on 1999 PGA TOUR. 1996: Medalist at Canadian TourQualifying Tournament. Amateur: Member of United States Walker Cup team. Memberof Stanford’s 1994 NCAA Championship team, along with Casey Martin…All-Americaselection for third time…Holder of record for lowest 18-hole score in NCAAChampionship history with 62 in the second round of the 1994 tournament. Winner of 15major junior and amateur titles.PERSONAL: Began playing golf at age 6. Father played in a business league whileworking for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Notah would tag along for the twilight, nine-holecompetition. In summer would save spare change for bucket of range balls and then askedhead pro at Ladera Golf Course near his home if he could work at course for playingprivileges…Most successful Native American golfer, with four TOUR victories. HalfNavajo, one-quarter San Felipe and one-quarter Isleta…In a continuing effort to honorheritage, conducted a junior clinic in Philadelphia, MS, home to the Choctaw IndianReservation, two weeks prior to the 2002 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. “I hope to sortof continue to help (Native American) junior programs along, and work with them toincrease the diabetes awareness within their community. These are some of the pivotalissues that are an integral part of my agenda as reaching out to Native Americangroups.”…Putts left- and right-handed, depending upon direction the puttbreaks…Brother Clint caddied in his two 2000 victories…The movie, “Windtalkers,”starring Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater, tells the story of the 375 Navajo Indiansrecruited to help in intelligence during World War II. Begay’s grandfather, the late NotahBegay, was one of the Navajos recruited to assist the U.S. government. His grandfatherwas a radioman and was stationed on the front line. Threw out the first pitch at theMinnesota Twins Major League Baseball game on August 13, 2002 at the Metrodome inrecognition of Native American Heritage Night.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1996 11999 29 22 2 2 5 $1,255,314 312000 24 17 2 4 10 1,819,323 202001 12 4 100,538 1972002 26 11 1 3 5 624,026 1082003 30 15 2 6 565,572 119Total 122 69 4 1 11 26 4,364,772NATIONWIDE TOUR1994A 11995 3 1 1 $2,400 1991996 5 1 570 2611997 21998 22 15 4 6 11 136,289 10Total 33 17 4 6 12 139,259COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $4,504,031PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 99 00 01 02 03MastersT37 CUTU.S. Open CUT 22 CUTBritish OpenT20PGA 8 CUTTHE PLAYERSCUT CUT CUT T56TOUR Championship T15 29WGC-NEC InvitationalT17 T31 T52WGC-American Express Champ T46NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1995; The Presidents Cup, 2000.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.65 (143)Driving Distance ------------------277.9 (165)Driving Accuracy Percentage --73.1% (18)Total Driving ------------------------183 (80)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------63.5% (143)Putting Average--------------------1.794 (148)Sand Save Percentage ----------50.6% (88)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------180.0 (73)Birdie Average --------------------3.31 (157)All-Around Ranking --------------935 (143)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.53 (147)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------69.88 (32)Final Round Scoring Average --71.60 (134)Birdie Conversion Percentage--28.0% (149)Par Breakers ------------------------19.0% (152)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:63–2 times, most recent Valero TexasOpen/2Career Low Round/Round:63–4 times, most recent 2003 ValeroTexas Open/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$540,000–2000 FedEx St. Jude Classic/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSDAVID BERGANIO JR.EXEMPT STATUS: Major Medical ExtensionFULL NAME: David Berganio, Jr. HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170BIRTHDATE: January 14, 1969BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, CARESIDENCE: Sylmar, CAFAMILY: SingleEDUCATION: University of ArizonaSPECIAL INTERESTS: BasketballTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1996Nationwide Tour AlumnusBEST PGA TOUR CAREER FINISH: 2—2002 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1996 Monterrey Open. 1999 Permian Basin Open.2000 Omaha Classic.BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISH: T19—EDS Byron Nelson Championship.2003 SEASON: Limited to only 15 starts due to a bulging disc. Did not play again after afirst-round withdrawl at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in late June. Will receive a MajorMedical Extension for 2004. Coupled with $124,065 earned in 15 events in 2003, has theopportunity to play in 14 events to earn $363,430 and match the $487,495 winnings of2003’s No. 125, Esteban Toledo. If he does so, will play out of the Major Medical Extensioncategory for the remainder of the season…Lone top 25 in 15 starts was a T19 at the EDSByron Nelson Championship, aided by a final-round 66.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Earned career-best finish (2nd) and largest paycheck($432,000) after losing to Phil Mickelson in a one-hole playoff at the Bob Hope ChryslerClassic. Birdied the final hole of regulation to tie Mickelson at 30-under-par 330. Fourthround64 tied PGA TOUR career low. 2001: Finished in the top 100 on the PGA TOURmoney list for the first time…Had just one career top-10 entering the year and added fourmore, including a career-best T3 at the Canon Greater Hartford Open…Held first-roundlead in AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after tying Spyglass Hill course record with8-under 64. 2000: Finished 11th on the Nationwide Tour money list to regain his PGA TOURcard…Captured the Omaha Classic by shooting a 67 in the final round to tie AhmadBateman and head to a playoff. Used a par-4 on the second extra hole to capture his thirdcareer victory. 1999: Picked up his second title with a two-stroke win over Dicky Thompsonand Paul Gow at the Permian Basin Open. 1997: As a rookie, finished just outside ofkeeping his conditional card on the PGA TOUR at No. 155 on the money list. 1996: Final-WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-17