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Peter Jacobsen (cont.)<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90Masters T11 T20 T20 T25 CUT T25 T34 T30U.S. Open T22 T37 T34 T7 T31 T59 T24 T21 8 CUTBritish Open T12 T22 T11 CUT W/D T30 T16<strong>PGA</strong> T23 T10 T27 T34 3 T18 T10 3 20 47 T27 T26THE PLAYERS T52 T14 T5 CUT T27 T16 T51 CUT T33 CUT T16 T70 T29<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship 6 T19Year 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03Masters T17 T61 T31U.S. Open T31 63 CUT T51 T23British Open T73 T24 T31 T44<strong>PGA</strong> T28 T28 T23 W/D T67 CUTTHE PLAYERS CUT CUT CUT T29 CUT T48 CUT<strong>TOUR</strong> ChampionshipT16WGC-NEC InvitationalT14NATIONAL TEAMS: U.S. vs. Japan, 1984; Ryder Cup (2), 1985, 1995; Dunhill Cup, 1995.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.60 (136)Driving Distance ------------------290.8 (59)Driving Accuracy Percentage --62.3% (148)Total Driving ------------------------207 (121)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------62.3% (166)Putting Average--------------------1.807 (173)Sand Save Percentage ----------39.8% (174)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------441.0 (167)Birdie Average --------------------3.02 (187)All-Around Ranking --------------1,210 (188)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------72.03 (170)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.88 (108)Final Round Scoring Average --70.71 (59)Birdie Conversion Percentage--26.8% (173)Par Breakers ------------------------17.0% (187)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:63–2 times, most recent Chrysler Classicof Greensboro/1Career Low Round/Round:62–1982 Manufacturers HanoverWestchester Classic/2Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$720,000–2003 Greater Hartford Open/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSFREDRIK JACOBSON (YOCK-ub-son)EXEMPT STATUS: Top 125 on 2003 non-member money listFULL NAME: Fredrik Ulf Yngve Jacobson HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 178BIRTHDATE: September 26, 1974BIRTHPLACE: Gothenburg, SwedenRESIDENCE: Monaco; plays out of Kungsbacua GC in Sweden FAMILY: SingleSPECIAL INTERESTS: Boating, skiing, sportsTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1994 JOINED <strong>TOUR</strong>: 2003BEST <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER FINISH: T3—2003 FedEx St. Jude Classic.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (3): 2003 Omega Hong Kong Open [Eur], Algarve Open dePortugal [Eur], Volvo Masters [Eur].BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: T3—FedEx St. Jude Classic; T5—U.S. OpenChampionship; T6—British Open Championship; T8—100th Western Open presented byGolf Digest.2003 SEASON: With three wins on the European Tour in 2003 along with top-10 finishesat both the U.S. Open and the British Open, looks to be one of the rising stars ingolf…Placed fourth in the European Tour Order of Merit and finished third in <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>non-member earnings with $786,771, with four top-10s in only eight starts. Joins the<strong>TOUR</strong> having finished among the top 125 as a non-member. Also added another $66,821in two World Golf Championships appearances…Playing in his first U.S. Open, finishedT5 and shared top first-time honors with Justin Rose…Two weeks later, finished T3 at theFedEx St. Jude Classic, four shots behind David Toms. Earned top-10 exemption in thefollowing week’s 100th Western Open, where he finished T8. In just four starts, waseligible to join the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> as a Special Temporary Member, having earned more($572,970) than the No. 150 player (Tom Scherrer, $356,657) from the 2002 <strong>TOUR</strong> moneylist. Joined the week of July 7…Finished T6 at the British Open, three shots behind BenCurtis…After 160 events as a professional, claimed his breakthrough victory on TheEuropean Tour when he won the Omega Hong Kong Open, the second event of the 2003season…Won again three tournaments later in the Algarve Open de Portugal. Victory wasall the more remarkable considering it was his first start back after a 10-week layoff dueto a wrist injury…Ended European Tour season with third victory of 2003 at the VolvoMasters at Valerrama, defeating Spain’s Carlos Rodiles in a four-hole playoff.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Played virtually full-time on the European Tour from 1997-2002,with 17+ starts each of those seasons. Totaled six runner-up finishes and 16 top-10sduring that time. 2000: Progressed to 25th on the Volvo Order of Merit, his highest priorto 2003. 1998: With one week remaining, he lay in 124th position in the Volvo Order ofMerit but played superbly and only lost in a play-off for the Belgacom Open to LeeWestwood. Moved to 75th place and rescued his card.PERSONAL: A promising ice hockey player at age 10. However one of the players at hisclub, Per Nellbeck, was also the local golf professional and taught the entire Jacobsonfamily to play. First handicap was 40, but reached scratch five years later at age 15…Loveof ice hockey was to delay his start to 2000 season. Missed first three months afterbreaking left thumb playing hockey for golf professionals vs. tennis players in 1999.Needed operation and returned in March to finish third, second and second in successivestarts…Won several notable titles in amateur golf before turning professional in 1994.Was ranked top 30 in Swedish table tennis at age 14-15.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1998 1 1 $8,965 2852000 12001 12002 12003 8 7 1 4 4 786,771Total 12 8 1 4 4 795,736COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $8,965EUROPEAN <strong>TOUR</strong>2003 11 9 2 4 6 $1,132,504<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 98 99 00 01 02 03U.S. OpenT5British Open 76 CUT CUT CUT T6<strong>PGA</strong>CUTWGC-NEC Invitational 84WGC-American Express ChampT28NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup, 2003.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------69.38 (N/A)Driving Distance ------------------286.4 (N/A)Driving Accuracy Percentage --54.0% (N/A)Total Driving ------------------------1,998 (N/A)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------59.1% (N/A)Putting Average--------------------1.743 (N/A)Sand Save Percentage ----------60.0% (N/A)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------180.0 (N/A)Birdie Average --------------------3.33 (N/A)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.44 (N/A)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------70.71 (N/A)Final Round Scoring Average --69.86 (N/A)Birdie Conversion Percentage--29.9% (N/A)Par Breakers ------------------------19.1% (N/A)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:66–2 times, most recent 100th WesternOpen presented by Golf Digest/4Career Low Round/Round:66–2 times, most recent 2003 100thWestern Open presented by GolfDigest/4Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$234,000–2003 FedEx St. Jude Classic/T32-74 / <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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