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STEVE ELKINGTONEXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 1997 PLAYERS Championship (through 2007)FULL NAME: Stephen John Elkington HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190BIRTHDATE: December 8, 1962BIRTHPLACE: Inverell, AustraliaRESIDENCE: Sydney, Australia and Houston, TX; FAMILY: Wife, Lisa; Annie Elizabeth (3/24/95); Samuel Ross (2/25/97)plays out of Champions GCEDUCATION: University of Houston (1985, Recreation)TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1985SPECIAL INTERESTS: Caricature drawing, fishing, hunting, gardeningQ SCHOOL: 1986SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOS<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (10): 1990 KMart Greater Greensboro Open. 1991 THE PLAYERSChampionship. 1992 Infiniti Tournament of Champions. 1994 Buick Southern Open. 1995Mercedes Championships, <strong>PGA</strong> Championship. 1997 Doral-Ryder Open, THE PLAYERSChampionship. 1998 Buick Challenge. 1999 Doral-Ryder Open.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (2): 1992 Australian Open [Aus]. 1996 Honda Invitational[Asia].OTHER VICTORIES (4): 1993 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Raymond Floyd]. 1995Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Mark Calcavecchia]. 1997 Diners Club Matches [withJeff Maggert]. 1998 Franklin Templeton Shootout [with Greg Norman].BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T17—Nissan Open; T23—Chrysler Classic of Tucson.2003 SEASON: Limited to only 14 events due to shoulder injury and finished 187th onmoney list, lowest since joining the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> full-time in 1987…Withdrew after firstround86 at the British Open, and did not play the remainder of the season…Best finishwas T17 at the Nissan Open, site of his 1995 <strong>PGA</strong> Championship at Riviera.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Finished in the top 100 (59th) on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> money list,his highest finish since 1999 (35th). Season’s high point was a T2 at the British Open…AT5 at the Genuity Championship was his best finish on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> since his 1999victory at Doral…Tied for second at the 131st British Open, best finish at a major sincethird-place finish at the 1998 <strong>PGA</strong> Championship. Closed with rounds of 68-66 to joineventual champion Ernie Els, Stuart Appleby and Thomas Levet in four-hole playoff at 6-under-par 278. Eliminated after missing 6-foot par putt on fourth and final hole of playoffbut earned $452,990.66 for T2 finish.2001: Lingering injuries limited effective play early inthe year. Was only 117th on the money list, the second consecutive year out of the Top100…Played well late in the season. Had back-to-back T6s in the Marconi PennsylvaniaClassic and Texas Open. Made the cut in his last six starts. 2000: Year riddled with injuriesand ailments. His 17 appearances were least of his career…When playing, remainedconsistent, missing only two cuts during the season…Lone top-10 was T10 at the BuickChallenge…Injured wrist in first round of Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, where hemissed cut, then withdrew from the next week’s Shell Houston Open. WD was second ina row in his adopted hometown. Sinus history forced withdrawals from THE PLAYERSChampionship and U.S. Open…Underwent surgery on Aug. 11, three days before <strong>PGA</strong>Championship week, to repair torn hip and ball socket…A Captain’s Pick by PeterThomson for the International’s Presidents Cup team. 1999: Appeared in winner’s circle forthird straight year with victory at the Doral-Ryder Open, which included a closing 64 thatfeatured six consecutive birdies. 1998: Captured ninth <strong>TOUR</strong> title and second BuickChallenge win in a playoff over Fred Funk. 1997: Reached top-10 again thanks to two morevictories. Trailed David Duval by two strokes entering final round of Doral-Ryder Openbefore earning two-stroke victory with closing 69. Three weeks later was dominant at THEPLAYERS Championship with wire-to-wire seven-stroke victory over Scott Hoch. At thetime, joined Jack Nicklaus and Fred Couples as only two-time winners at TPC atSawgrass. 1995: First top-10 finish on the money list, when he won twice and finishedsecond twice…Opened year with second Mercedes Championships title. Birdied secondplayoff hole to defeat Bruce Lietzke…Trailed Ernie Els by six strokes entering final roundof <strong>PGA</strong> Championship at Riviera. Shot front-nine 31 on way to final-round 64 to forceplayoff with Colin Montgomerie. Sank 25-foot putt on first extra hole to win first majortitle…Won Vardon Trophy with 69.62 scoring average. 1994: Missed part of season aftersinus surgery, but came back for T7 at <strong>PGA</strong> Championship and notched five-stroke victoryat Buick Southern Open. 1993: Made all 23 cuts. Lost playoff to Rocco <strong>Media</strong>te at KmartGreater Greensboro Open and T3 at Masters Tournament. 1992: Won Infiniti Tournamentof Champions in playoff over Brad Faxon, one of six top-three finishes. 1991: OutdueledFuzzy Zoeller to win THE PLAYERS Championship. 1990: First <strong>TOUR</strong> victory came at KmartGreater Greensboro Open, where final-round 66 brought him from seven strokes back.Amateur: Won 1980 Australia-New Zealand Amateur…Winner 1981 Australian Amateurand Doug Sanders Junior…Two-time All-American at University of Houston, whereteammate was Billy Ray Brown…Two-time Southwest Conference champion…Memberof NCAA Championship teams in 1984 and 1985.PERSONAL: Idol growing up was fellow Australian Bruce Devlin…An avid gardener andaccomplished caricaturist…A member of Champions GC, site of 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001and 2003 <strong>TOUR</strong> Championships.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-4Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1984A 1 11985A 2 21985 5 5 1 $9,897 1801986 5 3 1 12,705 1941987 35 19 2 7 75,738 1181988 29 19 2 9 149,972 791989 29 21 1 1 3 9 231,062 611990 26 24 1 4 14 548,564 181991 28 17 1 4 10 549,120 251992 24 21 1 2 3 9 14 746,352 121993 23 23 1 1 8 14 675,383 171994 20 15 1 2 5 294,943 621995 21 16 2 2 7 11 1,254,352 51996 19 15 1 1 5 9 459,637 421997 17 14 2 1 3 9 1,320,411 81998 16 10 1 1 4 5 695,775 421999 21 18 1 3 7 1,086,376 352000 17 15 1 2 232,785 1542001 20 14 2 4 437,200 1172002 23 17 1 1 3 5 1,084,535 592003 14 6 2 154,124 187Total 395 295 10 8 9 62 138 10,018,932<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99Masters T22 T37 T3 CUT T5 CUT T12 30 T11U.S. Open T21 T21 T55 CUT T33 T36 T40 T24 CUT T51British Open CUT T44 T34 T48 T67 T6 CUT CUT W/D CUT<strong>PGA</strong> T31 T41 CUT T32 T18 T14 T7 1 T3 T45 3THE PLAYERS CUT T54 CUT T16 1 CUT T16 T51 W/D T19 1 T38<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship 10 9 T22 T23 T2 T17WGC-Accenture Match PlayT33WGC-NEC Invitational 39WGC-American Express ChampT34Year 00 01 02 03Masters T52 CUTBritish Open T60 CUT T2 W/D<strong>PGA</strong>W/D T48THE PLAYERST63 CUTWGC-Accenture Match Play T33WGC-NEC InvitationalT23 T68NATIONAL TEAMS: Presidents Cup (4), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000; World Cup, 1994;Dunhill Cup (4), 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.49 (N/A)Driving Distance ------------------279.1 (N/A)Driving Accuracy Percentage --63.4% (N/A)Total Driving ------------------------1,998 (N/A)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------61.5% (N/A)Putting Average--------------------1.743 (N/A)Sand Save Percentage ----------40.6% (N/A)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------360.0 (N/A)Birdie Average --------------------3.45 (N/A)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------72.32 (N/A)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.00 (N/A)Final Round Scoring Average --71.17 (N/A)Birdie Conversion Percentage--29.8% (N/A)Par Breakers ------------------------19.4% (N/A)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:66–Phoenix Open/1Career Low Round/Round:62–3 times, most recent 1991Southwestern Bell Colonial/3Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$630,000–1997 THE PLAYERSChampionship/12-44 / <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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