2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

STEVE FLESCHEXEMPT STATUS: 2003 tournament winner (through 2005)FULL NAME: Stephen J. Flesch HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 155BIRTHDATE: May 23, 1967BIRTHPLACE: Cincinnati, OHRESIDENCE: Union, KY; plays out of Triple Crown CC FAMILY: Wife, Lisa; Griffin McCarty (10/6/98), Lily Katelin (12/20/01)EDUCATION: University of KentuckySPECIAL INTERESTS: Skiing, moviesTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 JOINED TOUR: 1998Nationwide Tour AlumnusSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSPGA TOUR VICTORIES (1): 2003 HP Classic of New Orleans.NATIONWIDE TOUR VICTORIES (1): 1997 TOUR Championship.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (1): 1996 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open.BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 1—HP Classic of New Orleans; T6—Las VegasInvitational; T7—MCI Heritage, Deutsche Bank Championship, Valero Texas Open; T9—Shell Houston Open, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola; T10—ChryslerClassic of Tucson, Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires.2003 SEASON: Finished in the top 75 each year since joining the TOUR in 1998. Earneda career-high $2,269,630 thanks to nine top-10s…Sank a 35-footer for birdie on the firstextra hole of a playoff at the HP Classic of New Orleans to defeat Bob Estes and earn hisfirst career victory in his 174th start on the PGA TOUR. Became the seventh left-hander towin on the PGA TOUR and the second of the season, joining Mike Weir. Wins comes afterfinishing second in New Orleans in 1998 and 1999…Recorded his first top 10 of theseason in just his sixth start of the year, T10 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson…FinishedT10 at the Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires…In two starts prior to his firstwin, posted back-to-back top-10s with a T7 at the MCI Heritage and a T9 at the ShellHouston Open…First top-10 since win in New Orleans was T7 at the inaugural DeutscheBank Championship. One of four players to post all four rounds in the 60s…Postedanother top-10 at the Valero Texas Open with at T7 finish…Co-leader for three rounds atLas Vegas Invitational after opening 62-64-66. A 10-under-par 62 in the first round atSouthern Highlands was career low on the PGA TOUR. Entered final-round one back ofStuart Appleby, but posted 2-over-par 74 to fall out of contention…Ended the season ona high note with nine consecutive cuts made and a T9 at THE TOUR Championship, hissecond appearance in the season-ending event.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Finished T9 in WGC-Accenture Match Play Championshipafter losing to David Toms (1 up) in the third round. Defeated Kirk Triplett and PadraigHarrington in first two rounds…Opening-round 68s helped him to a T8 at the BellSouthClassic…Finished T8 at the MasterCard Colonial. One stroke off the lead of Nick Price andEsteban Toledo after the second round after opening 68-67…Held share of 36- and 54-hole leads at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Second-round 64 tied Charles Howell III for best roundof the week. Fourth time entered final round on TOUR with the lead or a share of the lead.One-over-par 73 on Sunday dropped finish to T6…Posted T4 at the Bell Canadian Open,one stroke out of a three-way playoff (champion John Rollins, Neal Lancaster and JustinLeonard)…Posted seventh top-10 was T6 at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill.2001: Finished in the top 50 on the money list for third time in four years as a memberthanks to six top 10 finishes. At the National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney WorldResort, opened with a 73 to sit T110. Closed 65-66-65 for T5, his best finish of the season.2000: Ranked second behind Tiger Woods in top-10s during the season with 13…Bestopportunity for victory came at National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World.Had two-stroke lead over Woods going into final round. He and Woods shot final-round69s but Duffy Waldorf fired 62 to take victory. Marked second career solo second forFlesch…At Advil Western Open, shared 54-hole lead but closed with a 75 for T9. Finishdid lift him over $1-million mark for first time in his career, making him third left-hander todo so, joining Phil Mickelson and Mike Weir. 1999: Season interrupted when he fracturedright forearm falling down stairs after leaving Tucson…Made first start since injury at THEPLAYERS Championship and went on to post three top-10s…Held 54-hole lead at CompaqClassic of New Orleans before finishing second, two strokes behind Carlos Franco. 1998:Voted PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year by his peers. First left-hander to receive honor, keyedby seven consecutive top-25s in the spring, including a second and a third. 1997: WonNationwide Tour Championship to vault from 24th to fourth place on money list and earnexempt status on PGA TOUR in 1998. 1996: Finished top-10 on Asian Tour Order of Meritfor the third time in his career; others came in 1993-94…Won Benson & HedgesMalaysian Open to earn spot in Sarazen World Open, where he T9 and earned $47,000.1993: Winner of the Kentucky Open for second time in career; other came in 1991.PERSONAL: Began game right-handed before switching over to natural left side…Oneof two left-handers (Vic Wilk the other) to win on Nationwide Tour…Die-hard CincinnatiReds fan and Kentucky Wildcat basketball fan…Has workshop in his basement where heworks on his own clubs…Interested in getting involved in golf course design.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1993 2 2 $6,786 2521994 11996 11998 29 23 1 1 5 14 777,186 351999 31 20 1 3 6 552,346 752000 32 29 1 13 21 2,025,781 132001 32 24 6 14 1,207,552 442002 32 22 7 11 1,192,341 522003 33 21 1 9 12 2,269,630 21Total 193 141 1 3 1 43 78 8,031,620NATIONWIDE TOUR1990 1 1 1 $1,400 1821991 2 1 570 2971994 1 1 360 2921997 27 19 1 1 9 14 133,190 41998 1 1 1 1 1 34,050 63Total 32 23 1 2 10 16 169,570COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $8,201,190PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03MastersCUTU.S. Open 84 CUT CUT CUT CUT T18 CUTBritish Open T20 CUT CUTPGA T13 T34 CUT T13 T17 CUTTHE PLAYERSCUT T38 T40 CUT T39TOUR Championship 15 T9WGC-Accenture Match Play T33 T9WGC-NEC InvitationalT11WGC-American Express Champ T11 T21PLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------70.52 (46)Driving Distance ------------------285.7 (100)Driving Accuracy Percentage --65.2% (118)Total Driving ------------------------218 (140)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------66.4% (70)Putting Average--------------------1.756 (46)Sand Save Percentage ----------54.0% (40)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------216.0 (99)Birdie Average --------------------4.01 (16)All-Around Ranking --------------535 (33)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.56 (57)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------68.77 (2)Final Round Scoring Average --71.50 (125)Birdie Conversion Percentage--32.0% (34)Par Breakers ------------------------22.7% (20)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:62–Las Vegas Invitational/1Career Low Round/Round:62–2003 Las Vegas Invitational/1Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$900,000–2003 HP Classic of NewOrleans/12-50 / 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide WWW.PGATOUR.COM