2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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Bob Estes (cont.)PERSONAL: First played golf at age 4 and set sight on <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> at age 12…High schoolteammate of Mike Standly…Once worked for Charles Coody in bag room of Fairway OaksGolf & Racquet Club…Serves as host for annual FCA Tom Landry Memorial Golf Tournamentin Austin, TX…Works with personal trainer, former world-class pole vaulter Scott Hennig.Follows a strict routine that includes weightlifting, agility exercises, diet and short-distancesprints…Played basketball in high school…Has been a season ticket holder for Universityof Texas football since 1989…Dyed hair blond at the end of the 2003 campaign.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-3Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1988 5 4 $5,968 2371989 27 14 1 2 5 135,628 1021990 28 18 4 9 212,090 691991 32 19 1 7 147,364 1051992 28 18 1 2 4 190,778 801993 28 23 1 1 5 12 447,187 321994 27 23 1 1 1 8 17 765,360 141995 24 21 5 12 433,992 411996 26 7 1 1 2 123,100 1491997 19 15 1 3 8 340,057 691998 29 23 1 1 7 14 987,930 281999 28 27 9 15 1,357,618 262000 21 12 3 7 538,706 882001 26 20 2 1 1 8 12 2,795,477 92002 26 20 1 8 14 1,934,600 262003 25 22 1 1 6 10 1,824,414 33Total 399 286 4 6 8 72 148 12,240,269NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1997 3 2 1 2 $8,674 131Total 3 2 1 2 8,674COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $12,248,943NICLAS FASTH (NICK-lus FAST)<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03Masters CUT T29 T27 T4 T19 45 22U.S. Open CUT T44 T52 CUT T30 CUT T30 CUT CUTBritish Open CUT T24 T8 CUT T24 T49 T20 T25 T18 T34<strong>PGA</strong> CUT T76 T6 T47 T6 CUT T34 T6 CUT T37 CUT T57THE PLAYERS T70 CUT T70 T20 T35 T34 CUT T42 T62 CUT CUT T44 31<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship T15 28 25 T7 T11WGC-Accenture Match Play T33 T9 T33 T5 T33WGC-NEC InvitationalT19 T46WGC-American Express T11 T9 T25PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.06 (17)Driving Distance ------------------279.3 (147)Driving Accuracy Percentage --68.7% (55)Total Driving ------------------------202 (117)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------67.1% (60)Putting Average--------------------1.754 (43)Sand Save Percentage ----------51.8% (70)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------409.5 (165)Birdie Average --------------------3.86 (42)All-Around Ranking --------------599 (46)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.16 (24)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------69.81 (27)Final Round Scoring Average --70.29 (33)Birdie Conversion Percentage--30.4% (66)Par Breakers ------------------------21.7% (50)EXEMPT STATUS: Top 125 on 2003 non-member money listFULL NAME: Niclas Fasth HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 176BIRTHDATE: April 29, 1972BIRTHPLACE: Gothenburg, SwedenRESIDENCE: Monaco FAMILY: Wife, Marie; Adam (10/18/01)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, cars, hunting, motorcyclesTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1991MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:63–FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEYWORLD Resort/2Career Low Round/Round:61–2 times, most recent 2001 FedEx St.Jude Classic/1Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$810,000–2001 Invensys Classic at LasVegas/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: 2—2001 British Open Championship.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (5): 1993 Vasteras Open [EurChall], Compaq Open[EurChall], Dijon Bourgogne [EurChall]. 1999 Warsaw Golf Open [EurChall]. 2000 MadeiraIsland Open [Eur].BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T7—FBR Capital Open; T10—<strong>PGA</strong> Championship.2003 SEASON: A Special Temporary Member eligible to accept <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> membershipfor <strong>2004</strong> thanks to $639,982 in earnings, easily within the top 125 total of $487,495. Had14 starts on the season making 10 cuts. Finished in top-25 10 times including two top-10finishes…Posted first top-10, a T7 at the FBR Capital Open. Was one back of the leadgoing into final day, but closing 73 dropped him into T7…Despite opening with a 6-overpar76, finished T10 at the <strong>PGA</strong> Championship at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY. 2001 BritishOpen runner-up recovered with steady play over the final 54 holes (70-71-68) to clinchsecond career top-10 at a major…Represented Sweden at the WGC-World Cup for thethird straight season playing with Fredrik Jacobsen.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Finished T9 in WGC-Accenture Match Play Championshipafter losing to Paul Azinger (20 holes) in the third round. Defeated Vijay Singh and MichaelCampbell in first two rounds…Finished T11 at the WGC-American Express Championshipin Ireland…Played in first Ryder Cup and was a part of Europe’s memorable triumph atThe Belfry…Placed second at the Dubai Desert Classic and Murphy’s Irish Open on theEuropean Tour…Came close to becoming the first player to win the European TourQualifying School Finals twice. 2001: Rounds of 69-69-72-67 produced British Opensecond-place finish worth $514,980, three strokes behind David Duval at Royal Lytham &St. Annes. First attempt in a major after five attempts to qualify for the British Open.Earned a spot on the European Ryder Cup Team for his performance. 2000: Decision torefocus totally on Europe paid off with victory at the Madeira Island Open. 1998: Rookieon the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>. Attempted to play in America and Europe and admitted it was“definitely a mistake. I spent all my time on a plane!”. 1996: Lost his card by one place,but reclaimed his card by taking first place at San Roque. 1997: Finished T17 at theQualifying Tournament to earn card on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> for the first time. 1996: Medalist at<strong>PGA</strong> European Tour Qualifying Tournament to get his card for 1997. 1994: Winner of Orderof Merit on Scandinavian Tour. 1993: Winner of three events on European Challenge Tour:Vasteras Open, Compaq Open and Open Dijon Bourgogne. Amateur: Member of the 1992Eisenhower Trophy Team<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1998 15 3 20,360 2452001 3 3 1 1 2 544,4182002 9 6 1 2 73,6282003 14 10 2 7 481,982Total 41 22 1 4 11 1,120,387EUROPEAN <strong>TOUR</strong>2003 13 10 1 3 6 $570,720<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 01 02 03MastersCUT CUTU.S. OpenT37 T48British Open 2 T28 CUT<strong>PGA</strong>T29 CUT T10THE PLAYERSCUT T21WGC-Accenture Match Play T9 T17WGC-NEC Invitational T21 T58 T58WGC-American Express Champ CNL T11 T16NATIONAL TEAMS: Ryder Cup 2002; World Cup (3) 2001, 2002, 2003.WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 2-47