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Steve Jones (cont.)(126), was one stroke off 54-hole mark and held one-stroke lead through 54 holes at BellCanadian Open. Closed with 69 for one-stroke victory over Greg Norman. 1996: Afterspending nearly three years off <strong>TOUR</strong> due to ligament and joint damage to left ring fingersuffered on Nov. 25, 1991 in dirt-bike accident, completed comeback with victory in U.S.Open at Oakland Hills. Became first sectional qualifier to win since Jerry Pate in 1976.After opening-round 74, shot 66-69 to trail Tom Lehman by one stroke through 54 holes.Led by one after 71 holes, then parred 18 to defeat Lehman and Davis Love III by a stroke.Winning score of 2-under-par 278 was lowest in a U.S. Open at Oakland Hills. 1989: Wonthree times, opening year with back-to-back wins. Defeated Jay Haas and David Frost bytwo at MONY Tournament of Champions and followed with playoff win over Paul Azingerand Sandy Lyle at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Third win came at Canadian Open. 1988:Earned first <strong>TOUR</strong> victory in playoff over Bob Tway at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 1986: Medalist at <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: Second-team All-American at University of Colorado…Semifinalist at 1976 U.S. Junior Amateur.PERSONAL: Reverse overlap grip he uses is byproduct of injury to left index finger twoyears after original injury to left ring finger…Play at U.S. Open inspired by Ben Hoganbook sent to him by friend… In addition to golf, ran track and was an all-state basketballplayer in high school…A two-time Colorado State sand greens champion…On August 14,2002 underwent surgery to correct a heart condition called superventricular tachycardia,an ailment that isn’t life-threatening, but mirrors the symptoms of a heart attack. PhilTaturangi underwent the procedure a month earlier in 2002.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 2-1Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1982 12 3 $1,986 2501984 1 1 788 2641985 21 12 1 7 43,379 1291986 23 14 2 5 51,473 1361987 30 20 1 2 6 154,918 661988 25 19 1 3 6 241,877 451989 26 22 3 6 11 745,578 81990 24 16 1 1 5 12 350,982 341991 27 19 1 4 11 294,961 541994 2 2 8,740 2541995 24 16 2 9 234,749 791996 25 18 1 1 6 10 810,644 221997 24 16 2 1 6 9 959,108 201998 23 19 1 2 11 741,544 381999 19 11 3 8 360,706 1162000 21 16 2 7 548,070 872001 25 12 2 264,456 1552002 24 12 169,315 1802003 11 5 68,756 221Total 387 253 8 3 3 44 114 6,052,026NATIONWIDE <strong>TOUR</strong>Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1994 2 2 1 1 $5,195 140Total 2 2 1 1 5,195COMBINED ALL-TIME MONEY (3 <strong>TOUR</strong>S): $6,057,221<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99Masters T30 T31 T20 CUT CUT T26 CUTU.S. Open T46 T8 CUT 1 T60 CUT CUTBritish Open CUT T16 T64 CUT T48 T57<strong>PGA</strong> T61 T9 T51 CUT CUT T41 CUTTHE PLAYERS T15 T48 T41 T3 T41 T33 CUT T25 CUT<strong>TOUR</strong> Championship T14 T18 25WGC-Accenture Match PlayT9Year 00 01 02 03MastersT25 T27U.S. OpenT27 T30 CUTBritish OpenT31 CUT T43<strong>PGA</strong>T24THE PLAYERST27 T50 CUT T62NATIONAL TEAMS: World Cup, 1996.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------72.15 (N/A)Driving Distance ------------------281.5 (N/A)Driving Accuracy Percentage --65.0% (N/A)Total Driving ------------------------1,998 (N/A)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------64.2% (N/A)Putting Average--------------------1.784 (N/A)Sand Save Percentage ----------47.5% (N/A)Birdie Average --------------------3.53 (N/A)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------71.30 (N/A)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.80 (N/A)Final Round Scoring Average --73.80 (N/A)Birdie Conversion Percentage--28.6% (N/A)Par Breakers ------------------------19.6% (N/A)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:66–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/4Career Low Round/Round:62–2 times, most recent 2002 InvensysClassic at Las Vegas/1Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$425,000–1996 U.S. Open Championship/1SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSJONATHAN KAYEEXEMPT STATUS: 2003 tournament winner (through 2005)FULL NAME: Jonathan Andrew Kaye HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165BIRTHDATE: August 2, 1970BIRTHPLACE: Denver, CORESIDENCE: Phoenix, AZFAMILY: Wife, JenniferEDUCATION: University of ColoradoSPECIAL INTERESTS: Video games, jalapeno farming, dog trainingTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1993 Q SCHOOL: 1994<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (1): 2003 Buick Classic.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: 1—Buick Classic; 2—WGC-NEC Invitational; 7—THE <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship presented by Coca-Cola, Buick Invitational; T8—Bob HopeChrysler Classic; T9—Deutsche Bank Championship; T10—Bay Hill Invitational presentedby Cooper Tires, U.S. Open Championship.2003 SEASON: Captured first career victory in his 195th start on <strong>TOUR</strong> at the BuickClassic. Defeated John Rollins with an eagle-3 on the first extra hole to raise his playoffrecord to 1-1 and become the third of seven first-time winners this past season. Birdied72nd hole to force playoff. Shared third-round lead with Briny Baird, Skip Kendall and JohnRollins. Due to rain-shortened Saturday, played 30 holes on Sunday…In third start of year,posted T8 finish at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic…Posted second consecutive top 10 with T7at Buick Invitational. Entered final round three back of leader Tiger Woods at 9-under-par.On final nine Sunday, moved to solo second, within two strokes of Woods after birdie onNo. 10, but finished with four bogeys on final eight holes to fall from contention…Sharedfirst-round lead with five others at the Bay Hill Invitational before finishing T10…Earnedfirst top-10 at a major championship with a T10 at the U.S. Open…In only second WorldGolf Championships appearance, finished second at NEC Invitational, four shots behindDarren Clarke. Paired with Clarke in final group on Sunday, fell four shots behind on par-5 second hole with a bogey along with a Clarke eagle. Final-round 70 wrapped up solosecond, earning $550,000 to surpass $2 million on season for the first time…One weeklater finished T9 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, the seventh top-10 of the season,a career best. In second place after 54 holes, three behind Adam Scott, but dropped outof contention with final-round 3-over-par 74…Ended the season on a high note with T7finish at the <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship, his first appearance in the event.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Posted T2 at the Canon Greater Hartford Open. Held first 54-hole lead of career at 13-under-par, one stroke ahead of Scott Verplank. Carded final-round70, missing birdie putt on 72nd hole that would have forced a playoff with winner PhilMickelson…Lost in a playoff to Chris Riley at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Tied with Riley andSteve Flesch for the lead through 54 holes, missed eight-footer for birdie on 72nd hole thatwould have clinched first <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> victory. 2001: Had only one top-10 (third at B.C. Open)but was able to parlay making 26 cuts in 33 starts into a very respectable year…Took firstroundlead in the Canon Greater Hartford Open with an opening 62 after coming close towithdrawing due to a pinched nerve. Round featured a 29 on the front nine. Fell off the paceto finish T29. 2000: Surpassed the $1-million mark for the first time since joining the <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong> on the strength of a career-high 11 top-25 finishes and four top-10s, including asecond and third…Posted best finish of the year at inaugural SEI Pennsylvania Classic, a T2worth $192,000…Tied the TPC at Summerlin course record with a 10-under-par 62 on thefinal day at the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas. Finished T3 and won $246,500. 1999: Had fivetop-10s, including a second at Las Vegas Invitational, three behind winner JimWWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 2-79

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