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Stewart Cink (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSof the Year after victory at the Canon Greater Hartford Open and $809,580 inearnings…Was only rookie to qualify for THE <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship and finished seasonranked 29th in official earnings…First player to be named Nationwide Tour Player of theYear and <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Rookie of the Year in successive seasons…Came from behind to earnhis first <strong>TOUR</strong> victory. Started final round in fifth place, four strokes behind leader JeffMaggert. Closing 66 good for one-stroke victory over Brandel Chamblee, Tom Byrum andMaggert. 1996: Named Nationwide Tour Player of the Year after his record-setting season.Established Nationwide Tour record for earnings in a season with $251,699. Won threetournaments—Ozarks Open, Colorado Classic and <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship…Tied for 16th atU.S. Open to earn invitation to 1997 Masters Tournament. 1995: Tied for 18th in firstprofessional start at Canon Greater Hartford Open. Amateur: A three-time All-American(1993-95) at Georgia Tech…Received 1995 Dave Williams, Haskins and Jack NicklausAwards as country’s top collegiate golfer…Beat Tiger Woods 3 and 2 in an exhibitionmatch in 1995 in Atlanta the week before the Masters…AJGA All-American in 1990.PERSONAL: Took up game when his parents, single-digit handicappers, left him atdriving range before he was old enough to go on the course…Was a husband and a fatherwhile still at Georgia Tech…Member of East Lake GC, site of 1998, 2000, 2002, <strong>2004</strong> and2005 <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship…A big hockey fan. Enjoys roller hockey and serves as asubstitute in area leagues when he is not traveling…Enjoys hiking in the mountains andgoes to a different place for a week each summer with a group of friends.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1995A 1 11995 5 4 1 2 $58,426 1921996 5 5 1 4 108,710 1581997 31 19 1 1 4 13 809,580 291998 28 23 1 6 15 833,648 311999 27 21 1 1 8 14 1,255,100 322000 27 23 1 1 1 9 15 2,169,727 102001 29 22 2 6 14 1,743,028 262002 27 20 4 8 894,212 732003 28 23 2 6 14 1,781,885 35Total 208 161 2 6 4 45 99 9,654,318NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1995 3 1 1 $2,936 1801996 21 18 3 2 1 14 17 251,699 1Total 24 19 3 2 1 14 18 254,635COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $9,908,953<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03MastersCUT T23 T27 T28 CUT T24U.S. Open T16 T13 T10 T32 T8 3 CUT T28British OpenT66 CUT T41 T30 T59 T34<strong>PGA</strong> CUT CUT T3 T15 T59 T10 CUTTHE PLAYERST42 CUT T33 CUT CUT T39<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship 24 T18 T13WGC-Accenture Match Play T9 T33 T33 T33WGC-NEC Invitational 7 T13 T47 T61WGC-American Express Champ T4 CNLNATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup, 2000; Ryder Cup, 2001.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.08 (18)Driving Distance ------------------288.0 (81)Driving Accuracy Percentage --59.2% (177)Total Driving ------------------------258 (174)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------65.2% (97)Putting Average--------------------1.728 (5)Sand Save Percentage ----------55.0% (29)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------225.0 (105)Birdie Average --------------------4.01 (16)All-Around Ranking --------------528 (29)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------69.79 (9)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------69.86 (30)Final Round Scoring Average --70.77 (65)Birdie Conversion Percentage--33.0% (15)Par Breakers ------------------------22.7% (20)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:65–5 times, most recent FUNAI Classic atthe WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort/2Career Low Round/Round:63–2000 WGC-NEC Invitational/4Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$540,000–2000 MCI Classic/1TIM CLARKEXEMPT STATUS: 2003 International Presidents Cup Team MemberFULL NAME: Timothy Henry Clark HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 150BIRTHDATE: December 17, 1975BIRTHPLACE: Durban, South AfricaRESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZFAMILY: SingleEDUCATION: North Carolina State UniversitySPECIAL INTERESTS: Music, travelTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1998 JOINED <strong>TOUR</strong>: 2001Nationwide Tour AlumnusBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: 3—2003 <strong>PGA</strong> Championship.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (2): 2000 Fort Smith Classic, Boise Open.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 2002 Bell’s South African Open.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: 3—<strong>PGA</strong> Championship; T7—Southern Farm BureauClassic; T10—AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.2003 SEASON: In defense of first European Tour title, finished second to TrevorImmelman at the South African Airways Open in early January…First top-10 of 2003 on<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> was T10 at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Named to The PresidentsCup team by International Captain Gary Player after third-place finish at <strong>PGA</strong>Championship, best career finish in a major. Trailed co-leaders Shaun Micheel and ChadCampbell by four entering final round, but a 1-under-par 69 fell three short of Micheel.Earned a career-best paycheck of $408,000…Added a third top-10 with a T7 at theSouthern Farm Bureau Classic.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Took advantage of Major Medical Extension due to wristinjury that cut his 2001 campaign to three events. Had 26 events to earn $384,602 andalmost doubled that with $632,609…Won the Bell’s South African Open on the EuropeanTour/Southern Africa Tour in January. Won the pre-qualifying tournament earlier in theweek, becoming the first qualifier to win on the European Tour since Paul Lawrie capturedthe 1999 British Open…Captured the Southern Africa Tour Order of Merit based on fivetop-10 finishes and one victory…Collected his first top-10 finish in only his eighthprofessional <strong>TOUR</strong> start, with a T9 at the Compaq Classic of New Orleans…His T6 finishand $119,788-check at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill moved him past the$384,602 that he needed to receive fully-exempt Major Medical Extension status for thelast three events of the season…Added another T6 two weeks later at the Disney GolfClassic, after cardimg four rounds in the 60s. Jumped up the <strong>TOUR</strong> money list from abubble-position of No. 126 to No. 106 to clinch <strong>TOUR</strong> card for 2003. 2001: Withdrew afterfirst-round 79 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, effectively ending season inwhich he played just three events. 2000: Earned first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> card by finishing third onthe Nationwide Tour money list. Captured two events—Fort Smith Classic and BoiseOpen. 1999: Made the Nationwide Tour Championship and finished T23 after openingwith a 77. 1998: Missed cut as an amateur at his first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> event, the MastersTournament, where he earned a spot via 1997 Public Links title…Won back-to-backevents on the Canadian Tour—New Brunswick Open and C<strong>PGA</strong> Championship. Amateur:Two-time NCAA East Regional Individual Champion (1996 and 1997)…1997 ACC Player ofthe Year…T5 at 1996 NCAA Championship and T7 in 1998 NCAAs…1996 CGAA NationalFreshman of the Year…Won 1997 Cardinal Amateur Championship (Greensboro, NC)when he played 54 holes without a bogey and finished 15-under-par 195 for a tournamentrecord…Recorded his first hole-in-one when he was age 8.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1998A 12001 3 1 $21,750 2272002 23 15 3 7 632,609 1072003 25 16 1 3 10 1,253,690 53Total 52 32 1 6 17 1,908,049NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>2-28 / <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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