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ALEX CEJKA (CHAY-kuh)EXEMPT STATUS: 60th on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Alexander Cejka HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 170BIRTHDATE: December 2, 1970BIRTHPLACE: Marienbad, Czech RepublicRESIDENCE: Prague, Czech RepublicFAMILY: Wife, Mirka; Alexander, FelixSPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, fast cars, motorbikes, poolTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989 Q SCHOOL: 2002SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T2—2003 B.C. Open.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (11): 1990 Czech Open. 1991 Audi Quattro Trophy. 1992Czech Open. 1993 Audi Open. 1995 Turespana Open Andalucia [Eur], Hohe Brucke Open[Eur], Volvo Masters [Eur]. 1997 KB Golf Challenge. 1998 Lancia Golf Pokal. 2002 TropheeLancome [Eur], Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T2—B.C. Open; 4—<strong>PGA</strong> Championship; T7—Phoenix Open; T9—WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.2003 SEASON: Second-highest finishing rookie on the money list, 60th, behind Ben Curtis(No. 46). Earned over $1 million and fully exempt status for the ‘04 season for the first timein his career…Picked up first top-10 finish as a member of the <strong>TOUR</strong> with a T7 at thePhoenix Open. Only other previous <strong>TOUR</strong> top-10 was a T6 at the 1996 NEC World Seriesof Golf…Finished T9 in WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after losing to runnerupDavid Toms (1-up) in the third round. Defeated Angel Cabrera and Colin Montgomeriein the first two rounds…Posted career-best, runner-up finish at the B.C. Open helping tosolidify his playing privileges for ‘04…Finished solo fourth at <strong>PGA</strong> Championship for firstcareer top-10 at a major championship. $288,000 paycheck was largest of <strong>TOUR</strong> career.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Finished T2 at the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying Tournament toearn his first <strong>TOUR</strong> card…Played in five Nationwide Tour events, finishing 104th on themoney list with a season-best fourth at the Holden Clearwater Classic in NewZealand…Collected his fourth victory on the European Tour, where he has been a membersince 1992, at the 2002 Trophee Lancome…Finished 23rd on the Volvo Order of Merit,making the cut in 12 of 18 events…Also picked up a victory at the Galeria Kaufhof PokalChallenge on the European Challenge Tour, his fourth on that tour. 1999: Finished 17th onthe Volvo Order of Merit. 1998: Led the European Tour in Greens in Regulation. 1996:Made the cut in all four <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> majors, highlighted by a T11 showing at the BritishOpen at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. 1995: Finished sixth on the 1995 Order of Merit…Wonthree times that year, including the prestigious Volvo Masters. The others were theTurespana Open Andalucia and the Hohe Brucke Open. Set course record with a 61 duringthe Hohe Brucke Open. 1992: Won Czech Open for second time in career.PERSONAL: Fled the Czech Republic at age 9 as a refugee, traveling with his father toYugoslavia, Italy and Switzerland before settling in Munich, Germany. Returned to Praguein 1997 to settle there with his family, but still considers himself a German.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1996 10 5 1 2 $134,961 1431997 11999 2 2 6,800 3042000 12001 1 1 1 57,3102002 12003 30 20 1 4 7 1,182,883 60Total 46 28 1 5 10 1,381,954NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>2002 5 3 1 2 $33,967 104Total 5 3 1 2 33,967COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $1,415,921EUROPEAN <strong>TOUR</strong>2003 2 2 1 1 2 $272,174PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.62 (52)Driving Distance ------------------284.4 (110)Driving Accuracy Percentage --68.0% (65)Total Driving ------------------------175 (65)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------66.7% (66)Putting Average--------------------1.782 (108)Sand Save Percentage ----------52.6% (57)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------273.0 (130)Birdie Average --------------------3.67 (76)All-Around Ranking --------------664 (66)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.75 (75)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.40 (77)Final Round Scoring Average --71.72 (147)Birdie Conversion Percentage--29.7% (88)Par Breakers ------------------------20.8% (80)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:64–Phoenix Open/4Career Low Round/Round:64–2003 Phoenix Open/4Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$288,000–2003 <strong>PGA</strong> Championship/4<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03Masters 44U.S. Open T50 T61British Open T11 CUT CUT T13 CUT<strong>PGA</strong> T52 T65 4WGC-Accenture Match PlayT9WGC-NEC InvitationalT42WGC-American Express Champ T55 T12NATIONAL TEAMS: Dunhill Cup (4), 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998. World Cup (7) 1995, 1996,1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003. The Seve Trophy (2), 2000, 2003.K.J. CHOI (choy)EXEMPT STATUS: 2002 two-time tournament winner (through 2005)FULL NAME: Kyoung-Ju Choi HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 185BIRTHDATE: May 19, 1970BIRTHPLACE: Wando, South KoreaRESIDENCE: The Woodlands, TX FAMILY: Wife, Hyunjung Kim; Hohjun “David” (5/9/97), Amanda (3/4/02)SPECIAL INTERESTS: MoviesTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 Q SCHOOL: 1999, 2000<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (2): 2002 Compaq Classic of New Orleans, Tampa Bay Classicpresented by Buick.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (5): 1996 Korean Open. 1999 Ube Kosan Open [Jpn], KirinOpen [Jpn], Kolon Korean Open. 2003 Linde German Masters [Eur].BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T2—Mercedes Championships; T4—Bell CanadianOpen; T5—Nissan Open, Chrysler Classic of Greensboro; T6—WGC-American ExpressChampionship; T7—Valero Texas Open.2003 SEASON: Finished in top 30 for second consecutive season on strength of six top-10s,including a runner-up in the season-opening Mercedes Championships, earning $450,000.Fired course-record 11-under-par 62 in third round, and entered final round two strokes backof Ernie Els. Finished eight strokes back of Els after even-par round of 73 onSunday…Earned second top-10 with a T5 at the Nissan Open…Ran off five consecutivetop-10s, including a win on the European Tour, beginning with a T4 at the Bell CanadianOpen. Posted a final-round 67 to capture the Linde German Masters, his first career victoryon the European Tour. The next week in United States recorded an 8-under-par 62 in thesecond round, good for T7 in San Antonio, and followed that with a T6 at the WGC-AmericanExpress Championship…Sixth top-10 of season was a T5 at the Chrysler Classic ofGreensboro…Was chosen by Gary Player as a captain’s pick for the 2003 Presidents Cup.2-26 / <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM

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