2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

Tom Byrum (cont.)NATIONWIDE TOUR1993 2 1 $600 2501994 8 6 2 4 21,120 681995 8 8 1 1 6 29,983 631996 1 1 650 252Total 19 16 1 3 10 52,354COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $4,981,880PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98MastersCUTU.S. Open CUT T33 CUTPGA T47 CUT CUT 9 T62THE PLAYERS CUT CUT T67 CUT CUT CUTYear 99 00 01 02 03MastersCUTU.S. Open T44 T8 T15British OpenT43THE PLAYERS 70 CUT T55 CUTPLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.08 (93)Driving Distance ------------------272.7 (181)Driving Accuracy Percentage --73.8% (12)Total Driving ------------------------193 (99)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------63.1% (156)Putting Average--------------------1.782 (108)Sand Save Percentage ----------50.0% (97)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------174.6 (70)Birdie Average --------------------3.29 (161)All-Around Ranking --------------878 (131)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.16 (115)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.22 (136)Final Round Scoring Average --71.00 (85)Birdie Conversion Percentage--27.9% (154)Par Breakers ------------------------18.8% (158)MARK CALCAVECCHIA (cal-kuh-VEK-ee-UH)EXEMPT STATUS: 2002 U.S. Ryder Cup Team MemberFULL NAME: Mark John Calcavecchia HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200BIRTHDATE: June 12, 1960BIRTHPLACE: Laurel, NERESIDENCE: West Palm Beach, FL FAMILY: Britney Jo (8/8/89), Eric Jordan (1/1/94)EDUCATION: University of FloridaSPECIAL INTERESTS: Bowling, music, guitarTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1981 Q SCHOOL: Spring 1981, Fall 1982, 1983MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:63–Valero Texas Open/1Career Low Round/Round:62–1993 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$270,000–1999 Michelob Championship atKingsmill/2SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSPGA TOUR VICTORIES (11): 1986 Southwest Golf Classic. 1987 Honda Classic. 1988Bank of Boston Classic. 1989 Phoenix Open, Nissan Los Angeles Open, British OpenChampionship. 1992 Phoenix Open. 1995 BellSouth Classic. 1997 Greater VancouverOpen. 1998 Honda Classic. 2001 Phoenix Open.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (4): 1988 Australian Open. 1993 Argentine Open. 1995Argentine Open. 1997 Subaru Sarazen World Open.OTHER VICTORIES (3): 1995 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Steve Elkington]. 2001CVS Charity Classic [with Nick Price], Hyundai Team Matches [with Fred Couples].BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: T2—Shell Houston Open; T7—Buick Invitational;9—the Memorial Tournament.2003 SEASON: Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the sixth time in seven years despitebattling various back and knee injuries. Surpassed $15 million in career earnings and ranked12th all-time in that department entering 2004…Posted first top-10 in third start with a T7 atBuick Invitational. Two days later had knee surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his rightknee he injured playing in the pro-am at the Phoenix Open…Was one of five players over 40years old to finish in the top-10 at the Shell Houston Open. Finished T2 behind local favoriteFred Couples, best finish since placing second at the 2002 Greater Greensboro ChryslerClassic…Third top-10 of 2003 was solo ninth at the Memorial Tournament…Withdrew priorto third round of Las Vegas Invitational due to back spasms. One week later, withdrew afterfirst round of Chrysler Classic of Greensboro due to back problems.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Finished outside the top 50 on the PGA TOUR money listfor only the second time since 1987. Experimented with combination of long putter and“claw” grip at several events…Top finish of season was runner-up at the GreaterGreensboro Chrysler Classic. Tied PGA TOUR record for fewest putts in a 72-hole event(Kenny Knox, 1989 MCI Heritage Classic) with 93…Opened with rounds of 70-68 at thePGA Championship to share the 36-hole lead. Finished solo seventh, his best finish in amajor championship since he won the 1989 British Open…Member of the U.S. Ryder CupTeam and has compiled a record of 6-7-1 in four Ryder Cup appearances. 2001: Earned apersonal best $1,991,576. Claimed first victory since 1998…Set or tied seven PGA TOURscoring records in winning the Phoenix Open with 28-under-par 256. Broke Mike Souchak’s46-year-old mark of 257 and also established a record for lowest consecutive 36-holeswith middle rounds of 60-64—124. An all-time TOUR-high 32 birdies enabled him to tiemarks for lowest score in relation to par (28-under), lowest opening 54 holes (189), lowestconsecutive 54 holes (189) and lowest opening 36 holes (125). Took lead after secondround60. Has won the Phoenix Open three times, each in a different decade, starting in1989. Has eight top-10 finishes in Phoenix and posted three seconds in Tucson…Finishedthird two starts later in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic…Had arthroscopic surgery on leftknee after the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Returned to action at Honda Classic and finishedT2. Started final round three shots off the pace and closed with 70 to finish one behindJesper Parnevik…Putting improvement key to season. Used the “Claw” putting gripwhich he began experimenting with early in the 2000 season. 2000: Earned $1,597,317 tofinish 23rd on the official money list and qualify for his 11th TOURChampionship…Finished second at the Canon Greater Hartford Open and T2 at the SEIPennsylvania Classic, marking his sixth career season with multiple runner-upfinishes…Nine top-10 finishes was most since nine in 1990…Finished T9 at WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after posting victories in matches over Nick Priceand Jose Maria Olazabal. Eventually lost to Paul Lawrie…Became the 10th player inTOUR history to top the $10-million mark in career earnings after winning $84,390 for T7finish at the Honda Classic…Continued recent trend of fine play at Canon GreaterHartford Open with his fourth top-five finish in last five years at TPC at River Highlands.1998: Earned ninth TOUR title at Honda Classic after closing 68-65 and winning by threestrokes…Shot final-round 66 to finish second by one stroke at Las Vegas Invitational.1995: After trailing Jim Gallagher, Jr. and Stephen Keppler by two entering final day,closed with 66 for two-stroke victory at BellSouth Classic…Teamed with Steve Elkingtonto win the Franklin Templeton Shootout. 1994: December 1993 skiing accident hamperedhim early in year, but came back to finish T9 at Buick Invitational of California aftercartilage damage and torn ACL were surgically repaired. 1992: Won Phoenix Open for thesecond time following final-round 63. Set Augusta National back-nine record at Masterswith 29, a record shared with David Toms. 1989: Won British Open at Royal Troon.Defeated Wayne Grady and Greg Norman in first playoff using Royal & Ancient’s multiholesystem. Sealed victory with 5-iron shot to seven feet on fourth and final hole…Wontwice in U.S. earlier that year. Closed with 65-64 to win Phoenix Open by seven strokesover Chip Beck. Trailed Sandy Lyle by two strokes after third round of Nissan Los AngelesOpen. Closing 68 was good for one-stroke victory. 1988: Runner-up to Sandy Lyle inMasters…Earned third career victory in the Bank Of Boston Classic. 1986: First TOURvictory came at Southwest Golf Classic by three over Tom Byrum. Amateur: First-team all-SEC in 1979…Winner of 1976 Florida State Junior and Orange BowlChampionships…Member of inaugural AJGA All-America team in 1978.PERSONAL: Treated for sleep apnea after 2002 season that included fatigue, weight gainand “general lack of focus.” Began wearing oxygen mask to bed following Ryder Cup…In2002, inducted into Phoenix Open Hall of Fame, becoming only the 15th person and sixthgolfer put into the Hall which was established in 1985. Other golfers include Arnold Palmer,Gene Littler, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan and Ken Venturi…Father was bowling centerproprietor. At age 13, Mark had 185 average…Concentrated on golf when family movedfrom Nebraska to Florida. Played as many as 72 holes a day during the summer months.WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-23