2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

J.J. Henry (cont.)CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Had a slow start to the year but two top-10s along with 11straight cuts in the second half of the season was the key to his season…After almostwithdrawing due to mother-in-law’s cancer diagnosis, dedicated week of Buick Open to her,finishing T10 for first top-10 of season…Carded four sub-par rounds at the Reno-Tahoe Openfor second top-10 of year, T3. Best paycheck of the year $174,000. 2001: Had a successful rookiecampaign on PGA TOUR, making 15 of 28 cuts and earning $1,073,847 good for 49th on theTOUR money list. First-year earnings were fourth among 2001 rookies. Had five top-10s,including two seconds, at Kemper Insurance Open and Texas Open. 2000: Member of theNationwide Tour. Entered 29 Nationwide Tour tournaments and finished five times in the top-10…Earned his first career title at the Nationwide Tour Knoxville Open, defeating four othersby one stroke and collected the $72,000 first-place check…Had a hole in one on the secondhole in the first round of the Nationwide Tour Greater Cleveland Open. Notched his second aceof the year on hole No. 17 in the final round at Tri-Cities, joining Deane Pappas as the onlyplayers with two holes-in-one for the year. 1999: Finished T2, one stroke behind Glen Hnatiuk atthe Nationwide Tour Tri-Cities Open…Posted four consecutive rounds in the 60s to finish T4 atthe Nationwide Tour Greensboro Open. 1998: Turned professional in the summer after finishingat TCU. Amateur: 1998 Golfweek/Taylor Made Co-College Player of the Year…Named to thePLAYER STATISTICS2003 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.14 (99)Driving Distance ------------------293.2 (46)Driving Accuracy Percentage --66.8% (100)Total Driving ------------------------146 (36)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------68.8% (20)Putting Average--------------------1.812 (182)Sand Save Percentage ----------41.7% (166)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------115.2 (15)Birdie Average --------------------3.33 (155)All-Around Ranking --------------783 (108)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.66 (67)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.33 (67)Final Round Scoring Average --71.29 (109)Birdie Conversion Percentage--26.7% (175)Par Breakers ------------------------19.4% (139)MISC. PGA TOUR STATS2003 Low Round/Round:65–2 times, most recent The HondaClassic/2Career Low Round/Round:64–2001 Texas Open at LaCantera/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$378,000–2001 Kemper Insurance Open/2TIM HERRON1998 Palmer Cup team…1998 WAC Player of the Year…WAC Championship tournamentmedalist…Individual runner-up at the 1998 NCAA Championships…1998 First team All-American…1996 Connecticut Player of the Year…Winner of the 1994, 1995 and 1998Connecticut State Amateur…Winner of the 1998 New England Amateur.PERSONAL: A talented junior athlete in many sports…Exposed to golf at a high levelfrom a young age from his Father, who played in numerous British and US AmateurChampionships…Awarded the 1998 CSWA Bill Lee Award given to the state’s MaleAthlete of the Year by Connecticut Sportswriters Association…Biggest thrill in golf washis hole-in-one on the 17th hole in the last round of the 1998 WAC Championship to winboth the team and individual title.PGA TOUR TOP TOURNAMENT SUMMARYYear 02 03PGA 63THE PLAYERSCUT CUTPGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1998A 1 11998 2 2 $6,871 2991999 22001 28 15 2 5 6 1,073,847 492002 34 21 1 2 5 569,875 1162003 31 18 1 7 660,341 96Total 98 57 2 1 8 18 2,310,934NATIONWIDE TOUR1999 28 19 1 3 8 $67,300 362000 29 21 1 1 5 12 192,287 132001 1 1 1 1 20,400 137Total 58 41 1 1 1 9 21 279,987COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 TOURS): $2,590,921EXEMPT STATUS: 25th on 2003 money listFULL NAME: Timothy Daniel Herron HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 210BIRTHDATE: February 6, 1970BIRTHPLACE: Minneapolis, MNRESIDENCE: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of Rush Creek GC FAMILY: Wife, Ann; Carson Magne (7/24/2002)EDUCATION: University of New MexicoSPECIAL INTERESTS: Fishing, pool, snow skiingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1995Nationwide Tour AlumnusSECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSPGA TOUR VICTORIES (3): 1996 Honda Classic. 1997 LaCantera Texas Open. 1999 BayHill Invitational.BEST 2003 PGA TOUR FINISHES: 2—Reno-Tahoe Open, WGC-American ExpressChampionship; T3—Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; 4—The Honda Classic; T5—Deutsche Bank Championship.2003 SEASON: Enjoyed one of best seasons on TOUR, finishing 25th on the money listalong with a second career appearance in THE TOUR Championship. One of the keys tothe season was an improved Putting Average, 26th at 1.745. Ranked as low as 160th in2001 at 1.795…In third start of season, finished T3 at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Thanksin part to career-best 61 in third round at PGA West, entered final round four shots aheadof the field, having tied the tournament record at 29-under-par. Shot a final-round 75which included a quadruple bogey on the par-4 16th hole…One week later, posted secondconsecutive T3 finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Sunday round of 6-under-par 66 was low final round…Third top-10 was solo fourth at The Honda Classic,aided by final-round 64…Best finish of season, solo second, at Reno-Tahoe Open. Tied forthe lead after 36 and 54 holes, but was overcome by Kirk Triplett’s final-round 63…Oneweek later, earned T5 at Deutsche Bank Championship, seven strokes behind Adam Scott.One of four players with four rounds in the 60s on the week. Paycheck of $190,000 pushedseason earnings to a career-best $1,665,880…Fourth top-3 of the season was a T2 at theWGC-American Express Championship, giving him a career-high in top-3s. It was also hisbest finish in a WGC event.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Finished 67th on money list. With four rounds in the 60s,picked up his first top-10 of the season, a T2, at the Greater Milwaukee Open…AfterGMO, did not play again until August due to the birth of daughter Carson Magne on July24…Missed cut in front of large contingent of hometown family and friends at PGAChampionship in Minnesota…Four sub-70 rounds en route to T4 finish at Disney GolfClassic to earn second top-10 finish of the season…Week later, led Buick Challenge afterfirst-round 63, then shared third-round lead with John Huston before finishing T10. 2001:In a solid season, improved standing on the money list from 65th in 2000 to57th…Managed three top-10s. 2000: First of four top-10s was T10 at Bay Hill Invitational.Although unable to repeat, continued fine play at Bay Hill, marking third top-10 in last fouryears there…Four sub-par rounds at Kemper Insurance Open were good for T7…Talliedsix birdies on the way to posting a 6-under-par 29 on the back nine at the Air CanadaChampionship, matching the PGA TOUR season mark for low nine…Finished ninth in finalappearance of year at Tampa Bay Classic. 1999: Captured his third PGA TOUR title in fouryears with playoff victory over Tom Lehman at Bay Hill Invitational. Victory was highlightof season in which he finished among the top 25 on TOUR money list for first time incareer…Posted a career-high seven top-10s, including first career runner-up finishes atMasterCard Colonial and FedEx St. Jude Classic…Led or shared lead after each round ofBay Hill Invitational.. Held one-stroke, first-round lead over Steve Lowery and sharedsecond- and third-round leads with Davis Love III. Closing 71 by Lehman to his 72 producedplayoff which he won with birdie on second extra hole…At MasterCard Colonial used afinal-round 67 to move into five-way T2, one stroke behind Olin Browne…In a four-waytie for the lead through 54 holes at FedEx St. Jude Classic. Closing 68 good for T2, twostrokes shy of Ted Tryba…Finished solo sixth at U.S. Open, marking best career finish ina major championship. 1997: Second victory came at LaCantera Texas Open. Aftergrabbing one-stroke lead with third-round 64, went on to two-stroke victory over Rick Fehrand Brent Geiberger after closing 69. 1996: Was the first of 13 first-time winners, withwire-to-wire victory at Honda Classic. Tied TPC at Eagle Trace course record with opening10-under-par 62. Held six-stroke lead after second-round 68 and led by three afterSaturday 72. Closing 69 in steady rain secured four-stroke win and $234,000 check. 1995:Spent season on Nationwide Tour, where he finished 25th on money list. Best finish wasT3 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic. Amateur: 1992-93 first-team All-American atUniversity of New Mexico, where he won five tournaments…Went undefeated in threematches as member of victorious 1993 U.S. Walker Cup Team…1988 Minnesota juniorplayer of the year…Defeated 15-year-old Tiger Woods in second round of 1992 U.S.Amateur, one of only two defeats Woods suffered in 23 U.S. Amateur matches.PERSONAL: Nicknamed “Lumpy” first day on job at golf course in Wayzata, MN.Nickname stood at golf course, but not at school (“There already was a ‘Lumpy’ atschool”)…Says ice fishing was way to pass time during Minnesotawinters…Grandfather, Carson Lee Herron, played in 1934 U.S. Open and won state titlesin Minnesota and Iowa. Father, also named Carson, played in 1963 U.S. Open…Herron,Tom Lehman and Lee Janzen are Minnesotans who have won more than once onTOUR…Sister Alissa won 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur and is a three-time MinnesotaAmateur champion.WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-67