2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Jonathan Byrd (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSCAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Became first rookie to win on the PGA TOUR since JoseCoceres in early 2001 with his victory at the Buick Challenge…10th rookie in TOUR historyto earn over $1 million…Began season 404th in the Official World Golf Ranking and bythe end of the season had improved to 72nd…Defeated David Toms by one stroke at theBuick Challenge. Had five-stroke lead through 15 holes on Sunday thanks to eagle-birdiebirdie-birdie-eagle(tied for season’s best) stretch. Bogey on next hole and eagle by Tomscut that to two but Byrd hung on for the win in his 32nd start on TOUR. Score of 27-underpar 261 set tournament record by three strokes…A T5 at the season-ending SouthernFarm Bureau Classic moved him from 41st to 39th on season-ending TOUR money list andclinched 2003 Masters Tournament appearance…Shared TOUR lead in eagles (17) withJ.J. Henry and David Toms. 2001: Earned first TOUR card by finishing eighth on theNationwide Tour money list…Lone victory came at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffsin Traveler’s Rest, SC, not far from his hometown of Elgin, SC. Final score of 18-under-par269, set tournament record for first-year event…Finished in top 10 in three of the mainstatistical categories: Total Driving (fourth), Driving Distance (sixth) and All-Around(eighth). 2000: T36 at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill after turning professionalin September. Amateur: Member of 1999 Walker Cup Team…Winner of NortheastAmateur and Carolinas Amateur…Was an All-America selection in three of his four yearsat Clemson, including first team in 1999…First-Team Academic All-America in 1999.PERSONAL: Dad introduced him and his brother to game of golf at age 3.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank2000 1 1 $14,1302001 1 1 8,4002002 32 15 1 1 4 10 1,462,713 392003 29 21 1 5 9 1,430,538 47Total 63 38 1 1 1 9 19 2,915,781NATIONWIDE TOUR2000A 1 12001 20 16 1 1 1 5 11 $222,244 8Total 21 17 1 1 1 5 11 222,244COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $3,138,025PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 03MastersT8U.S. OpenT15PGACUTTHE PLAYERSCUTWGC-NEC Invitational T71NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1999.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.76 (63)Driving Distance ------------------295.3 (24)Driving Accuracy Percentage --64.5% (122)Total Driving ------------------------146 (36)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------63.8% (132)Putting Average--------------------1.772 (80)Sand Save Percentage ----------49.7% (103)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------259.7 (123)Birdie Average --------------------3.87 (37)All-Around Ranking --------------684 (76)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.23 (122)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.24 (52)Final Round Scoring Average --71.00 (85)Birdie Conversion Percentage--32.4% (29)Par Breakers ------------------------21.9% (40)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:63–Mercedes Championships/4Career Low Round/Round:63–2 times, most recent 2003 MercedesChampionships/4Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$666,000–2002 Buick Challenge/1TOM BYRUMEXEMPT STATUS: 109th on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Thomas Elliott Byrum HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 175BIRTHDATE: September 28, 1960BIRTHPLACE: Onida, SDRESIDENCE: Sugar Land, TX FAMILY: Wife, Dana; Brittni Rene (4/2/88), Corinne (1/29/91)EDUCATION: New Mexico State UniversitySPECIAL INTERESTS: Hunting, fishing, all sportsTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1984 Q SCHOOL: 1985, 1991, 1992, 1996Nationwide Tour AlumnusPGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1989 Kemper Open.BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T13—Chrysler Classic of Tucson; T14—The HondaClassic, Bell Canadian Open; T15—U.S. Open Championship; T17—ChryslerChampionship; T19—100th Western Open presented by Golf Digest; T24—Valero TexasOpen.2003 SEASON: Finished 109th on the money list for the second straight season butearned just under $30,000 less…Did not have a top-10 for only the second time in his 18-year career, the other in 1991, but posted seven top-25s…Best effort of the season wasa T13 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson…Was one back of the lead after 18 and 36 holesat the Bell Canadian Open but rounds of 73-70 on the weekend dropped him to T14. His$63,093 payday moved him from the 133rd position on the season money list to No. 115and he remained in the top 125 the remainder of the season.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Had best earnings year of his career with $620,280 andregained fully exempt status a year after finishing 129th on the money list…Recordedfirst top-10 in five appearances at the U.S. Open with a T8 finish…Playing in 460th careerTOUR event, recorded first (second of career) PGA TOUR hole-in-one in the second roundof the Reno-Tahoe Open. Ace was the first in the four-year history of the tournament.2001: Involved in what is believed to be the first ace on a par 4 in TOUR history at PhoenixOpen when Andrew Magee’s drive on the 333-yard, par-4 17th hole caromed off his putterand went into the hole. Byrum was lining up a putt when the ball deflected off his putterand rolled about 8 feet directly into the hole. 2000: Ended season with two top-10s in hislast two starts worth a total of $183,610 to secure his card for the 2001 season. 1999: Lostto Notah Begay III in playoff at Michelob Championship, when Begay parred second extrahole. 1997: Nominated for Comeback Player of the Year after posting the most consistentyear of his career, including back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Canon Greater HartfordOpen and Buick Open. 1989: Lone PGA TOUR victory came at Kemper Open. Took twostrokelead after third-round 65, then shot closing 68 for five-stroke win over TommyArmour III, Billy Ray Brown and Jim Thorpe. Brother Curt won Hardee’s Golf Classic thatyear, making them the first brothers to win in same year since Mike and Dave Hill in 1972.Amateur: After graduating from high school in Onida, SD, joined brother Curt inAlbuquerque, NM, where Tom worked at country club and was a walk-on with Universityof New Mexico golf team. After two years, transferred to New Mexico State in Las Cruces.PERSONAL: Older brother Curt, a former PGA TOUR winner, works as an analyst for TheGolf Channel…Involved with nine-hole course, The Training Station, where golfers of allages play three, six or nine holes.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-2Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1985 1 1 $935 2571986 34 18 1 4 5 89,739 931987 33 23 1 5 8 146,384 761988 34 23 1 2 11 174,378 671989 32 17 1 4 7 320,939 321990 32 14 1 1 3 136,910 1131991 33 16 2 68,871 1531992 29 10 1 1 2 94,399 1361993 26 12 1 2 82,355 1541994 12 7 1 1 3 112,259 1481995 14 10 1 2 3 145,427 1321996 26 12 1 2 4 166,500 1261997 27 21 2 5 11 525,161 421998 30 15 2 5 252,832 1161999 27 17 1 2 5 495,319 802000 27 18 3 6 514,193 932001 27 15 1 5 391,925 1292002 23 15 3 8 620,280 1092003 31 17 7 590,720 109Total 498 281 1 6 5 39 97 4,929,5262-22 / 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide WWW.PGATOUR.COM