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BRENT GEIBERGEREXEMPT STATUS: 111th on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Brent Andrew Geiberger HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200BIRTHDATE: May 22, 1968BIRTHPLACE: Santa Barbara, CARESIDENCE: Palm Desert, CAFAMILY: SingleEDUCATION: Pepperdine UniversitySPECIAL INTERESTS: Hockey, basketballTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1996Nationwide Tour AlumnusSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOS<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISH: T2—Wachovia Championship.2003 SEASON: Finished among the top-125 on the official money list for the seventhconsecutive season with $588,533. Missed most of the season due to a foot injury…Onlytop-10 of 2003 came at the Wachovia Championship, T2, two strokes back of winner DavidToms. Finish was best since winning the 1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open. One of onlytwo players on the week to card all four rounds under-par at Quail HollowClub…Withdrew after the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic due to plantar fasciitis(pain in bottom of the foot). Was rehabbing foot and three weeks later severely sprainedhis left ankle. Expected to return but never felt well enough to come back at the end ofthe season.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Best effort of the season came at the SEI PennsylvaniaClassic where four rounds in the 60s good for T7…Earned $60,600 with his T19 finish atthe Invensys Classic at Las Vegas to secure his card for the 2003 season. 2001: Had seventop-25s, including three T5s in 25 starts…Opening 64 gave him first-round lead in BuickInvitational, finished T5…Also finished T5 at the Greater Milwaukee Open and AirCanada Championship. 2000: Continued to show consistency on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>…Startedthe year with a T8 at the Mercedes Championships and in next start T12 at Bob HopeChrysler Classic…Shot final-round 68 to move into T10 at the Buick Invitational and by theend of his West Coast Swing, had earned $252,360…At Air Canada Championship,opened with 71 but came back with 65-69-67 and finished T8…At Buick Challenge alsoopened with 71 but came back with 69-69-66 and finished T5. 1999: First <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>victory came at the Canon Greater Hartford Open. Victory also marked first time a son offormer <strong>TOUR</strong> champion had won on <strong>TOUR</strong> since Guy Boros (son of Julius) captured 1996Greater Vancouver Open. Won in record fashion after rounds of 66-63-66-67 producedthree-stroke victory over Skip Kendall. Shared 36-hole lead at 11-under-par 129. Held 54-hole lead at 15-under 195, which established tournament record. 262 total bettered 72-hole record by four. Became the first player since Justin Leonard in 1996 Buick Open towin tournament in which he had hole-in-one (Round 3)…In start before victory, shot 70-68-70-69 and finished third at Motorola Western Open…Also finished third at the WestinTexas Open, one stroke out of Duffy Waldorf-Ted Tryba playoff…Ended the season with athird-place finish at THE <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship. Was only player other than championWoods with all four rounds in the 60s at Champions GC. Finished moved him to 47th inOfficial World Golf Rankings. 1998: Cracked the top-50 on <strong>TOUR</strong> money list with $573,098and missed only seven cuts in 26 appearances…Opened with a 64 to stand one stroke offlead at Phoenix Open. Closed with 66 to finish three strokes behind Jesper Parnevik andT2…Closed 68-65 at the National Car Rental Golf Classic for third-place finish. 1997:Rookie season was highlighted by runner-up finish at LaCantera Texas Open. Entered finalround T12, six strokes behind leader Tim Herron. Closed with 65 for T2, two strokes offHerron’s winning total. 1996: Improved to 11th on Nationwide Tour money list with$103,817, missing top-10 money list finish that would have earned place on <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> by$112. Earned <strong>TOUR</strong> spot anyway with seventh-place finish at 1996 Qualifying Tournament.1995: Rookie on the Nationwide Tour…Had six top-10s in 28 starts on way to 23rd-placefinish on money list with $74,274. Amateur: Winner of eight junior college tournamentswhile attending College of the Desert in Palm Springs, CA.PERSONAL: Father Al, winner of 11 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> events and nine Champions Tour titles,was the first to shoot 59 in <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> history (1977 Memphis Classic)…Brother John isthe coach of the Pepperdine University golf team that won 1997 NCAA Championship…In1998, made <strong>PGA</strong> Championship history when he and father Al became first father-soncombo to compete in same <strong>PGA</strong>.<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 29 19 1 1 11 $395,472 621998 26 19 1 1 4 7 573,098 491999 30 21 1 3 6 11 1,541,409 192000 24 17 4 7 564,918 852001 25 18 3 7 711,194 742002 29 18 2 8 582,592 1132003 16 9 1 1 2 588,533 111Total 179 121 1 3 4 21 53 4,957,216NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1993 11995 28 17 2 6 10 $74,274 231996 28 21 2 8 15 103,817 11Total 57 38 4 14 25 178,091COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $5,135,307<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 98 99 00 01 02 03MastersCUTU.S. Open CUT CUT CUT<strong>PGA</strong>T71 CUT CUTTHE PLAYERSCUT T46 CUT T70 CUT CUT<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship 3WGC-Accenture Match PlayT33 T33WGC-American Express Champ T55PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.32 (119)Driving Distance ------------------293.8 (39)Driving Accuracy Percentage --59.9% (170)Total Driving ------------------------209 (126)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------64.7% (111)Putting Average--------------------1.747 (30)Sand Save Percentage ----------52.7% (55)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------102.0 (9)Birdie Average --------------------3.63 (88)All-Around Ranking --------------621 (51)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.61 (61)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.10 (127)Final Round Scoring Average --70.89 (78)Birdie Conversion Percentage--31.8% (39)Par Breakers ------------------------21.1% (71)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:65–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/4Career Low Round/Round:61–2000 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$450,000–1999 Canon Greater HartfordOpen/1MATT GOGELEXEMPT STATUS: 2002 tournament winner (through <strong>2004</strong>)FULL NAME: Matt Gogel HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180BIRTHDATE: February 9, 1971BIRTHPLACE: Denver, CORESIDENCE: Mission Hills, KS FAMILY: Wife, Blair; Kimball Ann (8/14/01)EDUCATION: University of Kansas (1994, Communications) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Thoroughbred racing, fly fishing, skiingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 JOINED <strong>TOUR</strong>: 2000Nationwide Tour Alumnus<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (6): 1996 Boise Open. 1997 Laurel Creek Classic. 1998Omaha Classic, Tri-Cities Open. 1999 Louisiana Open, Cleveland Open.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: 3—Chrysler Classic of Greensboro; T7—MCIHeritage; T8—Bell Canadian Open.2003 SEASON: Finished among the top 100 on the official money list for the fourthconsecutive season…Aced the 163-yard 16th hole at Riviera CC with a 6-iron in thesecond round of the Nissan Open, his first on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>…Posted second ace of theseason, on the sixth hole at Westchester CC during the Buick Classic…Finished T7 at MCIHeritage for first top-10 since a T9 at the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational…Picked up hissecond top-10 at the Bell Canadian Open. A closing 67 moved him to T8…Posted best2-60 / <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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