2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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Matt Gogel (cont.)finish on <strong>TOUR</strong> since his victory at 2002 Pebble Beach National Pro Am with a third at theChrysler Classic of Greensboro.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Captured his first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> victory at the AT&T PebbleBeach National Pro-Am two years after finishing T2 and being overtaken by Tiger Woodson the back nine. This time he came from four back after 54 holes to overtake Pat Perez.Nailed a 35-foot putt for birdie on the 18th hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links to tie Perez forthe lead and won the event moments later after Perez triple-bogeyed the hole. 2001:Earned full exempt status on the strength of four top-10s and seven top-25s. Made ninecuts out of his last 12 starts. 2000: Made an impressive and successful transition fromNationwide Tour to rookie season on <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>…Earned respect early with a pair of top-10s on the West Coast Swing…Rounds of 69-68-67 gained share of third-round lead withMark Brooks at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Due to weather, final round playedon Monday and Gogel opened with three straight birdies, but a back-nine 40 and TigerWoods’ eagle-birdie-par-birdie finish earned Woods the victory and Gogel a T2 one strokeback. 1999: Finished seventh on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> cardafter consecutive near-misses the past two seasons. Recorded $180,173 in earningsthanks to wins at the Louisiana Open and Cleveland Open Those wins gave him six careerNationwide Tour victories, which ties Sean Murphy for the record. First player inNationwide Tour history to win in four consecutive years (1996-99)…Defeated CaseyMartin in Cleveland with a birdie on the second extra hole, running his career playoffrecord to 3-0, also a Nationwide Tour record…Member of the Nationwide Tour team atthe Ganter Cup Challenge. Won the individual stroke play with a 7-under-par 65 anddefeated Craig Stadler in the match-play portion of the event. 1998: Finished 16th on theNationwide Tour money list on the strength of two victories, at the Omaha Classic and Tri-Cities Open. 1997: Finished 19th on the Nationwide Tour money list…Winner of theLaurel Creek Classic in Moorestown, NJ. 1996: Collected his first Nationwide Tour title atthe Boise Open. 1995: Winner of the Kansas Open…Played the Asian Tour. Best finisheswere fourth place at the China Open and Korea Shinhan Open. Amateur: NCAA All-American at Kansas in 1994.PERSONAL: While playing the 1996 Indian Open in Calcutta, met Mother Teresa…Dadpurchased tickets for Matt and his brother to attend the 1982 <strong>PGA</strong> Championship atSouthern Hills CC in Tulsa where he watched Tom Watson and became hooked ongolf…Honorary Coach of the Kansas delegation to the 2003 Special Olympics in Dublin,Ireland…Is involved in many Kansas City community activities, including Turning Point -an outreach and counseling program for people whose relatives have been stricken withcancer…Has become an avid fan of thoroughbred horse racing.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1992A 11995 1 1 $5,843 2961997 12000 30 12 1 2 4 604,199 802001 26 14 4 7 729,783 702002 25 14 1 3 4 1,089,482 572003 25 13 1 3 6 897,410 78Total 109 54 1 1 1 12 21 3,326,718NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>1994 11995 11996 12 5 1 2 2 $53,840 351997 24 16 1 1 5 8 91,429 191998 26 13 2 4 7 119,899 161999 26 17 2 1 7 12 180,173 7Total 90 51 6 2 18 29 445,342COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $3,772,060<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03U.S. Open CUT T51 CUT CUT T12 CUTBritish OpenT47<strong>PGA</strong>T64THE PLAYERSCUT CUT CUT T66WGC-Accenture Match PlayT9WGC-NEC InvitationalT9PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.58 (133)Driving Distance ------------------278.1 (160)Driving Accuracy Percentage --67.5% (80)Total Driving ------------------------240 (160)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------63.5% (143)Putting Average--------------------1.761 (51)Sand Save Percentage ----------54.5% (37)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------146.0 (37)Birdie Average --------------------3.53 (117)All-Around Ranking --------------758 (102)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.54 (148)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.92 (111)Final Round Scoring Average --70.27 (31)Birdie Conversion Percentage--30.4% (66)Par Breakers ------------------------20.3% (108)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:64–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3Career Low Round/Round:62–2001 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$720,000–2002 AT&T Pebble BeachNational Pro–Am/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSRETIEF GOOSENEXEMPT STATUS: 2001 U.S. Open winner (through 2006)FULL NAME: Retief Goosen HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175BIRTHDATE: February 3, 1969BIRTHPLACE: Pietersburg, South AfricaRESIDENCE: Pietersburg, South Africa, South Ascot, England FAMILY: Wife, Tracy; Leo (3/8/03)and Orlando, FLSPECIAL INTERESTS: Water skiing, all sportsTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1990 JOINED <strong>TOUR</strong>: 2001<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (3): 2001 U.S. Open Championship. 2002 BellSouth Classic. 2003Chrysler Championship.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (16): 1991 Iscor Newcastle Classic [SAf]. 1992 SpoornetClassic [SAf], Bushveld Classic [SAf], Witbank Classic [SAf]. 1993 Mount EdgecombeTrophy [SAf]. 1995 Phillips South African Open [SAf]. 1996 Slaley Hall NorthumberlandChallenge [Eur]. 1997 Peugeot Open de France [Eur]. 1999 Novotel Perrier Open de France[Eur]. 2000 Trophée Lancôme [Eur]. 2001 The Scottish Open at Loch Lomond [Eur],Telefonica Open de Madrid [Eur], EMC World Cup [with Ernie Els]. 2002 Johnnie WalkerClassic [Eur.], Dimension Data Pro-Am [SAf]. 2003 Trophee Lancome [Eur].BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: 1—Chrysler Championship; T2—TheINTERNATIONAL; 3—THE <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship presented by Coca-Cola, Phoenix Open,BellSouth Classic; T4—Mercedes Championships; T7—the Memorial Tournament; T8—WGC-American Express Championship; T10—British Open Championship.2003 SEASON: One of five players to collect a win in each of the last three seasons afterhe captured the Chrysler Championship, the last full-field event of the season. The others:Tiger Woods, Justin Leonard, Jim Furyk and Shigeki Maruyama. Rode second- and thirdroundleads to a three-stroke victory over Vijay Singh, the third of his career on the <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>. Tied for tournament lead in par-5 scoring with Chad Campbell (4.38 average) andfinished tied for second in greens in regulation (72.2% 52 of 72)…Finished T4, ninestrokes behind countryman Ernie Els, at season-opening Mercedes Championships…Heldthe lead after 18 and 36 holes at the Sony Open in Hawaii, but closing rounds of 72-71dropped him to T20…Four rounds in the 60s at the Phoenix Open gave him his second top-10 of the season with a T3…In defense of BellSouth Classic title, finished T3, five strokesbehind Ben Crane…Finished T7 at the Memorial Tournament in his first appearance atMuirfield Village…Posted top-10s in back-to-back starts at the British Open (T10) and TheINTERNATIONAL (T2)…Continued a decade of consistency on the European Tour, winningthe 34th and final Lancome Trophy to continue a string of nine consecutive years with atleast one victory…Two weeks later finished T8, at the WGC-American ExpressChampionship…Week after his victory in Palm Harbor, FL, finished third at THE <strong>TOUR</strong>Championship. Top-10 was his ninth of the season, matching his career total entering theseason…Earned a spot on the Presidents Cup for the International Team.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Won on three different Tours and three differentcontinents - <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>, European Tour and Southern Africa Tour…..Won Volvo Order ofMerit on European Tour for second straight season…From his victory at the 2001 U.S.Open to his win at the 2002 BellSouth Classic, captured six of his last 24 officialWWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 2-61