2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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Brad Faxon (cont.)<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY (CONT.)Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1995 25 19 1 5 8 $471,887 371996 22 22 4 9 14 1,055,050 81997 23 17 1 3 6 10 1,233,505 101998 25 19 1 8 401,496 741999 21 15 1 1 7 582,691 682000 29 20 1 5 9 999,460 462001 26 21 1 6 12 1,951,412 182002 25 21 2 1 5 10 1,814,672 312003 27 22 3 1 8 15 2,718,445 11Total 548 389 7 17 8 82 184 14,310,795<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95Masters T31 T9 T15 T17U.S. Open T50 57 CUT T33 66 CUT CUT T68 T33 T56British Open CUT T11 T73 CUT 7 T15<strong>PGA</strong> CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T48 T15 T14 T30 5THE PLAYERS T33 CUT CUT CUT CUT T17 T70 CUT T67 DQ T6 T49<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship T7 T26TODD FISCHERYear 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03Masters T25 CUT T26 T24 T10 T12 T23U.S. Open T82 T65 T49 CUT CUT T66 CUTBritish Open T32 T20 T11 T47 CUT T46<strong>PGA</strong>T17 CUT T13 T61 T27 T59 T29 CUTTHE PLAYERS 4 T35 T46 T77 T26 T36 T11<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship 2 T6 T26 T21WGC-Accenture Match Play T33 T5 3 T17WGC-NEC Invitational T63 T9WGC-American Express ChampCNL T49 T16NATIONAL TEAMS: Walker Cup, 1983; Ryder Cup (2), 1995, 1997; Dunhill Cup, 1997.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.12 (20)Driving Distance ------------------276.6 (171)Driving Accuracy Percentage --59.3% (175)Total Driving ------------------------346 (190)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------62.6% (160)Putting Average--------------------1.757 (47)Sand Save Percentage ----------52.9% (53)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------213.8 (97)Birdie Average --------------------3.59 (101)All-Around Ranking --------------824 (119)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.09 (108)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.24 (52)Final Round Scoring Average --70.48 (44)Birdie Conversion Percentage--30.2% (73)Par Breakers ------------------------20.4% (104)EXEMPT STATUS: 102nd on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Todd David Fischer HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 160BIRTHDATE: August 23, 1969BIRTHPLACE: Columbus, OHRESIDENCE: Pleasanton, CAFAMILY: SingleEDUCATION: University of San Francisco (1993, ExerciseSPECIAL INTERESTS: Travel, all sportsand Sports Science) TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993JOINED <strong>TOUR</strong>: 2003Nationwide Tour AlumnusMISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:63–Las Vegas Invitational/4Career Low Round/Round:62–1986 Provident Classic/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$720,000–2001 Sony Open in Hawaii/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: 3—2003 Greater Hartford Open.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 2002 Fort Smith Classic.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: 3—Greater Hartford Open; T10—FBR Capital Open.2003 SEASON: Made the cut in just under half (15) of his 32 events during his rookieseason…First career <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> top-10, a T10, came at the FBR Capital Open, his 18thevent on <strong>TOUR</strong>…Finished a career-best third, three strokes behind Peter Jacobsen, at theGreater Harford Open. Collected a career-best payday of $165,333, thanks to four roundsin the 60s. A Sunday 5-under-par 65 matched Shaun Micheel for low final-round honors.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Finished seventh on the Nationwide Tour money list with$234,777 and had seven top-10 finishes to earn his first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> card. NamedNationwide Tour Player of the Month for July after winning the Fort Smith Classic. In onlyhis fourth <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> event of his career and sole 2002 start, posted T15 at the AT&TPebble Beach National Pro-Am for his first career made cut. 2001: Finished 33rd on theNationwide Tour money list. Earned his way through Monday Qualifying, top-25 finishesand sponsor exemptions. Made the cut in 11 of 12 events and posted four top-10s. 2000:Qualified for the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Forced to stop play due to weather after sixholes during the second round, returned to the course on Saturday morning and aced thepar-3 seventh hole on his first swing. Bogeyed the 18th hole to miss the cut by one shot.Amateur: Four-time All-West Coast Conference selection at University of San Francisco.Second-Team All-American in 1992. Won the 1992 Western Intercollegiate championshipand the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship.. Won the 1991 West Coast ConferenceIndividual title.PERSONAL: Lists his father David as his hero…Father introduced him to golf at age7…Basically a self-taught player…Has had three competitive career holes-in-one…Sayshis biggest thrill in golf is walking between the ropes and being a professional golfer.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 00 01U.S. OpenCUT CUT<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1995 12000 12001 12002 1 1 1 $60,0002003 32 15 1 2 4 621,398 102Total 36 16 1 2 5 681,398NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1998 1 1 $1,499 2171999 12000 32001 12 11 1 4 5 118,622 332002 26 18 1 1 7 10 234,777 7Total 43 30 1 2 11 15 354,898COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $1,036,296PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.58 (133)Driving Distance ------------------283.1 (121)Driving Accuracy Percentage --62.2% (150)Total Driving ------------------------271 (182)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------63.3% (148)Putting Average--------------------1.743 (22)Sand Save Percentage ----------50.9% (82)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------285.0 (135)Birdie Average --------------------3.64 (85)All-Around Ranking --------------876 (130)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.30 (127)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.13 (46)Final Round Scoring Average --71.33 (113)Birdie Conversion Percentage--30.7% (59)Par Breakers ------------------------20.6% (89)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:65–2 times, most recent Las VegasInvitational/3Career Low Round/Round:65–2 times, most recent 2003 Las VegasInvitational/3Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$272,000–2003 Greater Hartford Open/3WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 2-49