2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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HARRISON FRAZAR (FRAY-zur)EXEMPT STATUS: 83rd on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Harrison Frazar HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190BIRTHDATE: July 29, 1971BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, TXRESIDENCE: Dallas, TX FAMILY: Wife, Allison; William Harrison (12/2/99), Charles “Ford” (8/7/02)EDUCATION: University of TexasSPECIAL INTERESTS: Sports, fishing, huntingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1996 JOINED <strong>TOUR</strong>: 1998Nationwide Tour AlumnusSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSBEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISHES: T2—1998 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic, 1999COMPAQ Classic of New Orleans.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 1997 South Carolina Classic.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T3—Phoenix Open; 5—Reno-Tahoe Open; T8—BobHope Chrysler Classic; T9—Bank of America Colonial.2003 SEASON: Inside the top 100 in earnings for the sixth consecutive season on<strong>TOUR</strong>…Held outright lead through 18 and 54 holes at the Phoenix Open and shared 36-hole lead before finishing T3. It was his highest finish since a third at 2000 CompaqClassic of New Orleans…The next week, finished T8 at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic…Inhome state of Texas, posted a T9 at the Bank of America Colonial…Aided by a final-round66, finished T3 at Reno-Tahoe Open for his fourth top-10 of the season.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: First top-10 finish was T7 at Bay HillInvitational…Finished T4 at the Memorial Tournament; was one stroke off the lead after36 holes…Followed effort at the Memorial with second straight top-10 (T7) at the KemperInsurance Open…Next top-10 (T9) came three months later at the Air CanadaChampionship. Shot final-round 66…Finished T10 at the Michelob Championship atKingsmill. 2001: Best year on <strong>TOUR</strong> since rookie season, despite missing two months dueto Aug. 8 surgery to repair torn ligaments in right hip. Earned a career best$792,456…Was one shot back after 36 holes and three off the pace through 54 holes inthe Compaq Classic of New Orleans. Closed with 71 for solo fourth…Tied career lowscore with third-round 62 at Greater Milwaukee Open…Played twice after surgery, a T62at the Buick Challenge and missed the cut in the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. 2000:Recorded a pair of third-place finishes and was among the top 100 on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>money list for the third consecutive season…Shared the first-round lead at Doral-RyderOpen after opening with a 7-under-par 65. Followed with 69-70-72 for T15…Posted T3finish at rain-shortened BellSouth Classic, two strokes shy of playoff between PhilMickelson and Gary Nicklaus…Second third-place finish came at Compaq Classic of NewOrleans, where check for $231,200 was career-high payday…Shared the first-round leadat the Memorial after carding a 6-under par 66. At 9-under par 135, stood one strokebehind Tiger Woods after 36 holes. Closed 78-71 for T20. 1999: A successful sophomoreseason on <strong>TOUR</strong> produced three top-10s and six top-25s…Matched career-best finish atCompaq Classic of New Orleans with a T2. Was two strokes off 54-hole lead. Closing 68left him two strokes behind Carlos Franco. Starting with runner-up finish in New Orleans,only missed two cuts in final 17 starts. 1998: Nominated for Rookie of the Year honors onstrength of three top-10s, including a runner-up finish at GTE Byron NelsonClassic…Earned $461,633, making 16 of 26 cuts and was the second-highest-rankedrookie on the money list at 63rd. Collected $186,667 of that in and around hometown ofDallas. After missing five cuts in first 10 starts, rounds of 64-68-66-70 good for three-wayT2 at GTE Byron Nelson with Fred Couples and Hal Sutton. Stood one off first- and secondroundleads, two off third-round lead. A week later, recorded second top-10 with solofourth at MasterCard Colonial. Held two-stroke lead after opening 64. Continued twostrokeadvantage with second-round 67 and 131 total. Shared 54-hole lead with Jim Furykand eventual winner Tom Watson after a 68. Closing 71 left him five strokes behindWatson. 1997: Parlayed the first 36-hole Sunday in Nationwide Tour history into a threestrokevictory over R.W. Eaks at the South Carolina Classic. 1996: Turned professional inJune. His only event prior to 1997 was T49 in 1996 Wichita Open. Amateur: Three-timeAll-American at University of Texas from 1993-95.PERSONAL: Grew up playing at Royal Oaks CC in Dallas with Justin Leonard. First playedin tournament with Leonard in 1984 junior tournament in Abilene, TX. The two wereroommates at the University of Texas…Made hole-in-one on ESPN during the 1994 NCAAChampionships…Worked in real estate for a year in Dallas before deciding to go to Q-School in the fall of 1996…Recently began designing golf courses in Texas.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1997 11998 26 16 1 3 5 $461,633 631999 29 19 1 2 6 530,971 792000 24 12 2 2 5 608,535 792001 25 18 4 9 792,456 662002 28 15 5 6 731,295 962003 27 17 1 4 5 776,876 83Total 160 97 2 3 20 36 3,901,766NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1996 1 1 $570 2611997 25 17 1 1 6 13 104,023 131998 1 1 473 288Total 27 19 1 1 6 13 105,066COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $4,006,832<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 98 99 00 01 02 03U.S. OpenT66 T54<strong>PGA</strong>CUT CUT CUT CUTTHE PLAYERSCUT T33 CUT T44 CUTPLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.18 (109)Driving Distance ------------------298.7 (18)Driving Accuracy Percentage --67.1% (92)Total Driving ------------------------110 (13)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------67.5% (51)Putting Average--------------------1.770 (76)Sand Save Percentage ----------38.7% (181)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------153.0 (45)Birdie Average --------------------3.78 (57)All-Around Ranking --------------629 (56)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.30 (31)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.00 (118)Final Round Scoring Average --71.31 (110)Birdie Conversion Percentage--30.5% (64)Par Breakers ------------------------21.6% (53)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:62–2 times, most recent Bob HopeChrysler Classic/2Career Low Round/Round:62–4 times, most recent 2003 Bob HopeChrysler Classic/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$231,200–2000 COMPAQ Classic of NewOrleans/32-54 / <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM