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V jay S ghwon three ti es in 2008, including thefirst two tourna ents of the PGA TOUR Playoffs forthe FedExCup on the way to capturing the FedExCuptrophy. He also won the Arnold Pal er Award as theseasons leading oney winner.


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Each PGA TOUR player has earned a position on the priority ranking systethat will be used to select tourna ent fields. The co plete ranking syste , inorder of priority, is as follows:

1. Winner of PGA Cha pionship or U.S. Open prior to 1970 or in the last 10calendar years:(Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exe ption.)Ja k Burk , Jr. R f G s Ar ld Palm rA g l cabr ra Padra g Harr g Gary Play r

B lly casp r D Ja uary B b R sburgD w F s rwald G L l r V jay S ghJa k Fl k Ph l M k ls L tr vRay Fl yd B bby n h ls K V urD ug F rd Ja k n klaus t g r W dsAl G b rg r G ff og lvy

2. Winner of THE PLAYERS Cha pionship in the last 10 calendar years:(Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exe ption.)S ph Am s S rg Gar aFr d Fu k Adam S

3. Winners of the masters Tourna ent in the last 10 calendar years:(Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exe ption.)tr v r imm lma Za h J h s

4. Winners of the British Open in the last 10 calendar years:(Beginning in 1998, this is a five-year exe ption.)t dd Ham l

5. Winners of THE TOUR Cha pionship, beginning in 2005 (a three-yearexe ption):cam l V ll gas

6. Winners of World Golf Cha pionships events, beginning in 2005 (athree-year exe ption):

7. The winner of the FedExCup in each of the last five calendar years.

8. The leader in PGA TOUR official earnings in each of the last five calendaryears:

9. Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved events (except teaevents) within the last two calendar years, or during the current year;winners receive an additional year of exe ption for each additional win,up to five years:S uar Appl by charl y H ffma Rya Palm rW dy Aus J.B. H lm s K y P rryAar Badd l y charl s H w ll iiii carl P rssBr a Ba ma Ryuj imada ch z R avcam r B kma Dus J h s A dr s R m rJ a ha Byrd R hard S. J h s R ry SabbaMark cal av h a A h y K m Bra d S d k rchad campb ll Gr g Kraf S v S r k rK.J. ch Jus L ard Dav d t msDa l ch pra Dav s L v iii D.J. trahaS war c k S v L w ry Mar tur saB cur s W ll Ma K z S V rpla k

er els Hu r Maha J h s Wag rS v Fl s h Park r M La hl n k Wa yJ m Furyk G rg M n ll B W kl yBr a Gay S a oHa r M k W rPaul G yd s J og lv Mark W ls

10. Leaders in official PGA TOUR career earnings, as follows:A. Players a ong the top 50 in career earnings as of the end of

ceding calendar year ay elect to use a one-ti e, onexe ption for the next year:J ff Sluma B b es s L r R b r sJ ff Magg r Dav d Duval

B. Players a ong the Top 25 in career earnings as of the end oceding calendar year ay elect to use this special exe ptio

second year, provided that the player re ains a ong the Tothe career oney list. chr s D Mar Brad Fax t m L hma

11. Sponsor exe ptions (a axi u of eight, which ay include awith handicaps of 0 or less), on the following basis:A. Not less than two sponsor invitees shall be PGA TOUR e

otherwise exe pt.B. Not less than two of the top 25 finishers and ties fro

Qualifying Tourna ent, as well as 2-25 fro the 2008 NatTour oney list, if not all of the can otherwise be acco(Note: PGA TOUR e bers ay receive an unli ited nsponsor invitations. Non-TOUR e bers ay receive a axseven per year.)

12. Two international players designated by the Co issioner.

13. The current PGA Club Professional Cha pion for a axi u events (3 ust be opposite British Open and World Golf Chaevents), in addition to any sponsor selections.

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14. PGA Section Cha pion or Player of the Year of the Section intourna ent is played.

15. Four low scorers at Open Qualifying which shall nor ally bmonday of tourna ent week.

16. Past cha pions of the particular event being contested that weesponsored by the PGA TOUR and the sa e tourna ent sponsofor Tea events), as follows:a. Winners prior to July 28, 1970: unli ited exe ptions f

events.b. Winners after July 28, 1970 and prior to Jan. 1, 2000: 10 exe ptions for such events.c. Winners after Jan. 1, 2000: five years of exe ptions for such

17. Life me bers (who have been active e bers of the PGA TOyears and have won at least 20 co-sponsored events).Gr g n rma t m Wa s

18. Top 30 on the previous years FedExCup points list. K v Su h rla d B lly Mayfa r

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19. Top 125 on previous years Official money List: If not exe pt underSpecial Exe ptions, the top 125 PGA TOUR e bers on the previousyears Official money List, in order of their position:S v Mar K v S r lma B ll HaasJ ff Qu y D a W ls Lu as Gl v rMa h w G gg t m P r , Jr. M ha l Alln h las th mps J h M rr k t m P r vPa P r z S v elk g S M carrBar Brya J h S d Fr d c upl s

R d Pampl g Rya M r J.J. H ryJ rry K lly tr y Ma s c r y PavFr dr k Ja bs J h Mall g r na ha Grcharl W t m W lk s B Va P lt mmy Arm ur iii M ha l L z g er Axl yH a h Sl um t m H rr Al x c jkaB cra Paul cas y J ff ov ria P ul r Br a Dav s Br Qu gl yP r L ard cl ff Kr sg Jas B hLuk D ald Vaugh tayl r Brad Adam sMa Ku har Jus R s Mar La rdR M d a K v nan k oH r J h R ll s

20. Players who finished in the Top 125 on the 2008 PGA TOUR money List

as non- e bers:

21. major medical Extension: If granted by the Co issioner, if not other-wise eligible, and if needed to fill the field, Special medical Extension.chr s P rry Shau M h l Ha k Ku hBr W r h J s Mar a olazabal J s c r sArr ob rh ls r Dav d B rga , Jr. Paul Az g rJ y S yd r iii K rk tr pl chr s c u hBra d J b S ph L a y W s Sh r , Jr.

22. Leading money Winner fro 2008 Nationwide Tour.

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23. Top-10 and Ties a ong professionals fro the previous open tourna entwhose victory has official status are exe pt into the next open tourna-

ent whose victory has official status.

24. Top 25 and Ties fro the previous years PGA TOUR QualifyingTourna ent, in order of their finish, and players 2-25 on the 2008Nationwide Tour oney list.

25. Nationwide Tour 3-Win Pro otion to any player winning 3 ti es dthe current season, in priority deter ined by the date in which they wtheir third event.

26. minor medical Extension.

27. Next 25 e bers after the Top 125 e bers fro previous yeaOfficial money List. If needed to fill the field, the next 25 PGA

e bers after the top 125 PGA TOUR e bers fro the previous ye

Official money List, in order of their position on the list.Sha B r s h Ma J s S S rl gPa r k Sh ha Jas Day K v S adl rJ Dura S v Alla tag R d gscharl s Warr R h B m t mmy Ga yB b tway Jam s Dr s ll Fra k L kl r iiJas G r J sp r Par v k*

*Has the option of taking a one-time Top 50 in PGA TOUR Career Eaexemption by the end of 2008

28. Non-Exe pt, major medical Extension

29. Past Cha pions, Tea Tourna ent Winners and Veteran me beBeyond 150 on money List: If not otherwise eligible and as needefill the field, Past Cha pion e bers, Tea Tourna ent Winners a

Veteran e bers beyond 150th place on the previous years money Lin order of their co bined official PGA TOUR and Nationwide Touings in the previous year.

30. Past Cha pion me bers: If not otherwise eligible and if neededfill the field, Past Cha pion e bers, in order of the total nu berco-sponsored or approved events won, excluding Tea events. If tw

ore players are tied, the player who is higher on the PGA TOUR Cmoney List shall be eligible.

31. Special Te porary: If during the course of a PGA TOUR seasnon- e ber of the PGA TOUR wins an a ount of official oney by playing in PGA TOUR events through sponsor exe ptions, Qualifying, etc.) equal to the a ount won in the preceding yearthe 150th finisher on the official oney list, he will be eligible forre ainder of the year.

32. Tea Tourna ent Winners: If not otherwise eligible and if needed tothe field, winners of co-sponsored tea cha pionships, in order of total nu ber of tea cha pionship tourna ents won. If two or oplayers are tied based on the nu ber of such tourna ents won, tplayer who is higher on the official PGA TOUR Career money Lisbe eligible.

33. Veteran me bers: If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the fiVeteran e bers (players who have ade a ini u of 150 cuts durintheir career), in order of their standing on the PGA TOUR Career mList.

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PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-1ev s cu s F dexcup P s/ ear gs/

Y ar Play d Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 Ra k Ra k2002 12003 12004 1 1 $9,7132005 22007 22008 29 14 1 3 4 94,110/121 862,413/124Total 36 15 1 3 4 872,126

nAtionWiDe toURY ar ev s Play d cu s Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 ear gs/Ra k1999 52002 26 11 4 $33,181/1072003 9 7 1 14,286/1732004 28 11 1 1 34,097/1132005 1 1 3,531/2522006 28 12 1 3 3 81,599/712007 26 15 1 2 7 169,146/33Total 123 57 1 1 6 16 335,840

* Maj rs a d W rld G lf champ sh ps ar s d r d ff al mul pl urs*

finishing T9 at the 2007 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tourna ent.made the cut in 15 of 26 events on the Nationwide Tour,finishing the year with seven top-25s. Earned $169,146 tofinish No. 33 on the oney list. Slow start to the season,but caught fire late with three top-20s in his last fivestarts to advance to the season-ending Nationwide TourCha pionship at Barona Creek. Won the WNB Golf Classic,outlasting Tjaart van der Walt, Vance Veazey and RonWhittaker with a par 3 on the eighth playoff holethe sec-ond-longest extra session in Tour history. Posted eight parsduring the playoff and with the victory collected $85,500.2006:made the cut in 12 of 28 starts on the NationwideTour, with three top-10s. Finished the season ranked No.71 on the oney list with $81,599. Recorded T5s at The

Rex Hospital Open and the Chattanooga Classic and T3at Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Retired executive JoeGeorge caddied for Ada onis at the Utah EnergySolutionsCha pionship ( issed cut) as a part of Today ShowsDrea Job series on NBC.2005:T26 at the Knoxville Openin his only start on Nationwide Tour.2004:Finished the sea-son No. 113 on the Nationwide Tour oney list. most of hisearnings ca e with a T4 at the mark Christopher CharityClassic ($15,717). Only ade cut in seven career TOURappearances (prior to 2008) was a T76 at the 2004 BuickClassic.2003:made the cut in seven of nine tourna entson Nationwide Tour. Finished T24 at the Henrico CountyOpen, arking his only top-25 finish of the season. Had ahole-in-one at No. 16 during the second round of the DaytonOpen.2002:made the cut in 11 of 26 Nationwide Tourevents, with four top-25s. Has also played on the HootersTour. Ama ur:First-tea All-mid-A erican Conference

his senior year at mia i. Finished seventh indivthe 1996 mAC Cha pionship. Helped the Red Ha1996 tea title. Won the 1994 New England Invit

PeRSonAL:Grandfather and father introduced hi to golf. Fathis the golf coach at Johnson and Wales Universitymia i, FL, leading the tea to the 2005 NAIAcha pionship. Brother, Dave, oversees the UniteChallenge Cup of the Junior Golf Organizationparents as his heroes.

B d ad (aD- h- - )eXeMPt StAtUS: 124th on 2008 oney listFULL nAMe:Bradfred John Ada onisHeiGHt: 6-2 WeiGHt: 215BiRtHDAte: January 16, 1973BiRtHPLAce: Cu berland, RIReSiDence: Hallandale, FL; plays out of Sherbrooke CC

(Lake Worth, FL); International Links of mia i; CarnegieAbbey Club in Ports outh, RI

FAMiLY:Wife, Stacey; Grace Olivia (9/9/05), NicholasChristian (5/24/07)eDUcAtion: mia i (Ohio) University (1996, Sportsmanage ent)SPeciAL inteReStS: Spending ti e with fa ily, allsports, beachtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1996

Q ScHooL: 2007na w d t ur Alum us

BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:T22008 John Deere Classic.

nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2007WNB Golf Classic.BeSt 2008 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:T2John Deere Classic; T6Travelers Cha pionship;T10Justin Ti berlake Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenOpen.

2008 SeASon:Despite issing the cut in his final three starts of theseason, snuck in at No. 124 on the oney list to secure hiscard for the 2009 season. Finished rookie ca paign with

14 ade cuts in 29 starts, with three top-10 finishesCarded the first top-10 finish of his career with a T6 atthe Travelers Cha pionship. Held the first-round lead witha 6-under-par 64Three weeks later, reached a playoffwith Kenny Perry and Jay Willia son at the John DeereClassic. Had an 18-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win,but two-putted to finish at 16-under-par 268. Perry won theplayoff with a par after Ada onis and Willia son hit theirapproach shots on the first playoff hole, the par-4 18th, intoa green-side pond. The runner-up finish was the best of hiscareerOpened with rounds of 67-65-66 on his way toT10 finish at the Justin Ti berlake Shriners Hospitals forChildren Open.

cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:me ber of the Nationwide Tour in 2002-04 and 2006-07.2007:Earned his rookie card on the 2008 PGA TOUR after

PLAYeR StAtiSticS2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average ...................... ..................... 70.93 Driving Distance ...................... ..................... 290.4 Driving Accuracy Percentage ..................... ..57.24% Greens in Regulation Percentage ................ 65.87% Putting Average ...................... ..................... 1.782

MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 L w R u d/R u d:64Travelers Cha pionshipcar r L w R u d/R u d:642008 TravelersCha pionship/1Larg s car r Pay h k/F sh:$369,6002008 JoDeere Classic/T2car r H gh off al W rld Ra k:After 2008 PGACha pionship/226

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Y ar Play d Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 Ra k Ra k1988 11990 30 16 4 $95,319/1401991 29 15 2 47,626/1771992 16 4 11,455/2331993 27 15 2 3 6 231,072/731994 32 17 2 91,191/1621995 21 7 1 1 55,825/1971996 1 1 2,425/3621999 12000 1 1 4,9362001 1 1 1 91,7342002 29 9 1 108,777/1972004 28 15 1 2 4 882,872/882005 30 15 2 5 591,829/1302006 25 17 3 470,946/153

2007 22 15 1 2 4 1,279/162 1,016,952/952008 28 18 1 3 5 96,922/90 981,263/106Total 322 166 2 3 13 38 4,684,221

nAtionWiDe toURY ar ev s Play d cu s Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 ear gs/Ra k1992 1 1 $1,125/2191995 5 3 1 4,840/1581997 20 9 3 4 26,792/751998 21 10 1 4 7 67,482/421999 24 10 1 3 22,871/932000 11 8 1 3 6 103,373/492001 21 13 2 4 59,864/712003 24 14 1 2 7 89,201/55Total 127 68 1 2 15 32 375,548


for the 2008 season after he had already paid to enter the2007 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tourna ent...Finished second atthe Turning Stone Resort Cha pionship, two strokes behindwinner Steve Flesch. Finish tied his career best (2004 ChryslerClassic of Greensboro) and oved hi fro 154th to 89th onthe oney list, securing his card for 2008...Held the first-roundlead at the inaugural Frys Electronics Open with a 63 beforefinishing T55.2006:In 13th trip to the Qualifying Tourna entfinals, earned 2007 card for a record ninth ti e. Finished 153rdon oney list with three top-25s in 25 starts.2005:After finish-ing 130th on the oney list, earned higher status for 2006 viathe Qualifying Tourna ent with a T7 finish. made cut in halfof his 30 starts during the year, while posting two top-10s (aT10 at the mCI Heritage and a T6 at the B.C. Open).2004:Finished in the top 125 on the oney list for just the secondti e in his career and first since finishing 73rd in 1993. His$882,872 was ore than he had earned in his first 187 eventson TOUR ($740,360)...First top-10 of the season was T9 at theReno-Tahoe Open. Last ti e he finished in the top-10 on TOURwas at the 1995 Quad Cities Open, where he finished T5...Posted a hole-in-one on the 193-yard par-3 fourth hole with a6-iron in the third round at the FedEx St. Jude Classic...Postedcareer-best finish with a solo second at the Chrysler Classic ofGreensboro. Birdie putt on 72nd hole put hi in solo second,worth $92,000 and payday of $496,800 ju ped position on

oney list fro No. 153 to No. 84.2003:Successfully qualifiedat Qualifying Tourna ent for the seventh ti e in his career(1989-92, 1994, 2001, 2003) with a third-place finish. markedthe 11th ti e he had been to Q-School finals...Played pri arilyon the Nationwide Tour, where he was also a e ber fro1997-2001, with two top-10s in 24 events. Finished T2 at themonterey Peninsula Classic.1998:Using a long putter, earnedhis first career Nationwide Tour victory at the Greater AustinOpen, shooting a final-round 76 as winds in excess of 40 ph

dropped the wind chill into the low 20s. His 4-over-par 76the highest finish by a winner on the Nationwide Tour season.1995:Posted third career TOUR top-10 with a T5 aweather-shortened Quad Cities Open.1993:Then-career-besPGA TOUR finishes ca e back-to-back in his first two evethe season, a T3 in Northern Teleco and Phoenix Opens.1992made his TOUR card for fourth straight season via Q-Sfinals.1989:Won Bells Scottish Open on European Tour. Fa 9-under-par 63 in the final round to defeat Ian WoosnaJose maria Olazabal by two strokes at Gleneagles. Finis15th on European Tour Order of merit.

PeRSonAL:Was planning to be a stockbroker before turning to gola profession...Won the 2003 Southern Arizona Open daughter Christy caddying.

m ch aeXeMPt StAtUS: 106th on 2008 oney listFULL nAMe:michael Louis AllenHeiGHt: 6-0 WeiGHt: 195BiRtHDAte: January 31, 1959BiRtHPLAce: San mateo, CAReSiDence: Scottsdale, AZ; plays out of mesa CC

FAMiLY:Wife, Cynthia; Christy (12/8/93), michelle(6/3/97)

eDUcAtion: University of Nevada (1982, Horticulture)SPeciAL inteReStS: Sports, wine, reading, politics,

otorcyclestURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1984Q ScHooL: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2003,2005, 2006na w d t ur Alum us

BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:22004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, 2007 TurningStone Resort Cha pionship.

nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):1998Greater Austin Open.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (1):1989Bells Scottish Open [Eur.].BeSt 2008 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:T3Justin Ti berlake Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenOpen; T6Travelers Cha pionship; 9Childrens miracleNetwork Classic presented by Wal-mart.

2008 SeASon:made a late surge to keep his TOUR card, finishing No. 106on the oney list, thanks to two top-10 finishes in his lastfour starts of the season. Recorded a career-high 18 adecuts in 28 starts...Closed with a 6-under-par 64 in June at theTravelers Cha pionship to clai a T6, his best finish sincea second at the 2007 Turning Stone Resort Cha pionship,which earned hi exe pt status for the 2008 season...A9-under 63 left hi just one shot off the opening-round leadat the Justin Ti berlake Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenOpen. Entered the final round just one shot behind eventualwinner marc Turnesa, finishing a season-best T3...Enteredthe final week of the season ranked No. 123 in earnings butposted a final-round 67 for a solo-ninth-place finish at theChildrens miracle Network Classic, propelling hi to No.106 on the final oney list...Turns 50 in early 2009.

cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2007:Surpassed the $1- illion ark in earnings for the firstti e in his career, keyed by a runner-up finish at the inauguralTurning Stone Resort Cha pionship. Finish secured his card

PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYY ar 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00U.S. Open DQBritish Open CUT T52 T53PGA T61THE PLAYERS CUT T62

Y ar 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08U.S. Open T12 CUT T67 CUTPGA CUT T47THE PLAYERS T27 CUT

PLAYeR StAtiSticS2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average ....................... .................... 70.91 (10Driving Distance ....................... .................... 286.9 (1Driving Accuracy Percentage ..................... ..69.29% (2Greens in Regulation Percentage ................ 66.39% (49Putting Average ....................... .................... 1.790 (9

MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 L w R u d/R u d:63Justin Ti berlake ShrinersHospitals for Children Open/1car r L w R u d/R u d:635 ti es, ost recent 2008Justin Ti berlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open/1Larg s car r Pay h k/F sh:$648,0002007 TurningStone Resort Cha pionship/2car r H gh off al W rld Ra k:After 2005 BellCanadian Open/175

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Y ar Play d Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 Ra k Ra k1993 6 1 $11,052/2351994 1 11995 9 5 3 73,288/1761996 7 2 15,932/2521997 8 3 1 2 69,990/1851998 9 7 1 4 191,867/1411999 27 17 4 321,507/1262000 26 22 2 1 3 10 1,968,685/162001 29 25 2 5 14 2,309,029/162002 27 22 2 1 8 14 2,115,771/202003 24 21 1 9 13 2,176,452/242004 26 22 5 11 1,513,537/442005 31 17 3 9 1,184,458/632006 22 20 3 12 1,503,581/562007 28 18 2 8 11 96,634/23 2,219,538/272008 28 27 2 1 9 17 107,701/19 3,606,700/11Total 308 230 4 5 5 55 124 19,281,384


at the AT&T NationalFinished T7 at the Northern TrustOpen in February, an event he won in 2001Recorded hissecond top-10 finish of the season with a T4 effort at TheHonda ClassicRecorded his fifth PGA TOUR hole-in-onein the second round on No. 4 at Harbour Town GL, siteof the Verizon HeritageFinished fourth at the WachoviaCha pionship thanks in part to a bogey-free 66 in the finalround. After bogeying the first hole on Saturday, did notrecord a bogey over his final 35 holesFinished T10 atthe me orial Tourna ent, for his second top-10 in Dublin,OH, in 12 appearancesPosted a final-round 65 at TPCSouthwind in the Stanford St. Jude Cha pionship to getinto a playoff with Justin Leonard and Trevor I el an.Lost in a three- an playoff to Leonard on the second extra

hole. It was his third runner-up finish since winning the2001 marconi Pennsylvania Classic (178 starts). Playoffloss was the first of his career. He holds a 3-1 PGA TOURplayoff record and a 10-1 ark worldwide in playoffs dat-ing back to a 1991 victory as an a ateur in Australia atthe Victorian Open. Three of his four TOUR victories haveco e in playoffsFinished T3 at the AT&T National forhis fourth top-10 in his six starts. He and Ji Furyk arethe only players to finish in the top 10 in each of the firsttwo AT&T Nationals held at Congressional CCOpenedin a three-way tie for the lead at the British Open with a1-under 69. Three over-par rounds resulted in a T7. It washis best finish out of 16 starts at the British Open. His onlyother top-10 finish was a T10 in 1997Played in all four ofthe PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events, including

aking his sixth start at THE TOUR Cha pionship, where hefinished 16th. Finished 19th in the FedExCup standings

Fifth runner-up finish of his career ca e at theStone Resort Cha pionship, finishing 8-under 280stroke behind cha pion Dustin JohnsonNinthfinish of the season was a T7 at Ginn sur mer Clastrokes behind cha pion Ryan Pal er. Nine top-10ties career best set in 2003.

cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:A four-ti e winner on the PGA TOUR, has al12 PGA Tour of Australasia victories and fourTour titles. Twice led the PGA Tour of Australof merit (92 and 94) and participated in four Cup co petitions.2007: Steady finisher all yearout of the top-30 in the FedExCup points standin

oney list...Past cha pion finished T3 at the Nissthree strokes behind cha pion Charles Howell IIIrounds in the 60s...Shared the first-round lead at tGolf Cha pionships-CA Cha pionship with a 5-Closed with the low round of the day at Doral Gand Spa (5-under 67) to finish T3, his first topcareer starts at the event. 2006:Finished in the on the PGA TOUR oney list for the seventh cseason. missed just two cuts in 22 starts and finishetop 25 in ore than half of the (12)...First top-10fourth at the Bay Hill Invitational...Shared the 36at the Deutsche Bank Cha pionship, but closinof 73-68 dropped hi to T4 in Boston...Finishon TOUR in All-Around Ranking behind Tiger fifth in Total Driving.2005:made a career-high 31on TOUR while finishing 63rd on the oney list, finish since finishing 126th in 1999. His three topthe lowest since he posted three in 2000. Plagued

r b t a b ( -Bee)eXeMPt StAtUS: 19th in 2008 FedExCup pointsFULL nAMe:Robert AllenbyHeiGHt: 6-1 WeiGHt: 185BiRtHDAte: July 12, 1971BiRtHPLAce: melbourne, Australia

ReSiDence: melbourne, Australia

FAMiLY:Wife, Sandy; Harry Jack (9/20/99); Lily Bell(1/17/02)SPeciAL inteReStS: FishingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1991Q ScHooL: 1998

PGA toUR VictoRieS (4):2000 Shell Houston Open, Advil Western Open.2001 Nissan Open, marconi Pennsylvania Classic.

inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (16):1999 Victorian Open [Aus].1992 Perak masters [Aus],Johnnie Walker Classic [Aus].1993 Optus PlayersCha pionship [Aus].1994 Heineken Australian Open[Aus], Honda Open [Eur].1995 Heineken Classic [Aus].1996 Ala o English Open [Eur], Peugeot Open de France[Eur], One2One British masters [Eur].2000Australian PGACha pionship [Aus].2001 Australian PGA Cha pionship[Aus].2003 masterCard Australian masters [Aus].2005 Australian Open [Aus], Australian PGA [Aus], Australianmasters [Aus].

BeSt 2008 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:2Turning Stone Resort Cha pionship, Stanford St.Jude Cha pionship; T3AT&T National; 4WachoviaCha pionship, The Honda Classic; T7Northern TrustOpen, British Open; T10the me orial Tourna ent pre-sented by morgan Stanley.

2008 SeASon:Despite not winning in 2008, posted career-best nu bers in

oney list finish (No. 11), earnings ($3,606,700), cuts ade(27), top-10 finishes (9) and top-25 finishes (17). After iss-ing the cut in his first event of the year at the Sony Openin Hawaii, did not iss a cut the re ainder of the year (27consecutive). A ong his nine top-10 finishes were a playoffloss at the Stanford St. Jude Cha pionship, a runner-upfinish at the Turning Stone Resort Cha pionship and a T3

PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYY ar 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 0masters CUT 47 T2U.S. Open T33 CUT T46 CUT British Open CUT CUT T60 T15 T55 T10 T19 T36 T4PGA CUT CUT CUT T49 T13 CUT T19 T1THE PLAYERS 73 CUT CUT T53 T21TOUR Cha pionship T16 T22 TAccenture match Play Cha pionship T17 TBridgestone Invitational T12 T23 TCA Cha pionship T25 CNL T

Y ar 04 05 06 07 08masters CUT CUT T22 CUT T42U.S. Open T7 CUT T16 CUT T18British Open CUT T52 T16 CUT T7PGA T9 CUT T20 CUT T31THE PLAYERS T33 CUT T38 CUT T42TOUR Cha pionship T11 16Accenture match Play Cha pionship T17 T5 T17 T33 T33Bridgestone Invitational T9 T22 81 T20CA Cha pionship T54 T26 T3 T20

nAtionAL teAMS: Presidents Cup (4) 1994, 1996, 2000, 2003; World Cup (2) 199Dunhill Cup, 1993.

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Colonial. Fired a second-round, 6-under-par 64. Has finishedfourth or better at Colonial Country Club every even yearsince 2004Finished T7 at the British Open for his fifthtop-10 finish of the seasonPosted all four rounds in the60s on his way to a T5 finish at the BmW Cha pionship. AtNo. 31, finished one spot and 242 points out of the 30- anfield for THE TOUR Cha pionship presented by Coca-Cola...An 8-under 62 on Sunday led to a T6 finish at the ValeroTexas Open.

cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:me ber of the PGA TOUR since 1997. Played EuropeanTour fro 1993 through 1997 and had three consecu-tive stints on Nationwide Tour starting in 1990.2007:Ina season in which he worked on swing changes, wonfor the second consecutive year and also contended intwo ajor cha pionships...Finished T5 at the World GolfCha pionships-Accenture match Play Cha pionship. Fell toChad Ca pbell, 1-up, in the quarterfinals...Entered the finalround of the U.S. Open tied for third. Shot a 76 on Sunday tofinish T10...In the years final ajor, the PGA Cha pionship,posted three rounds in the 60s to clai a T12...Final-round68 at the Childrens miracle Network Classic presentedby Wal art earned hi his third career PGA TOUR win byone stroke over Ti Clark. Got up and down for par out ofa bunker on the 72nd hole to secure the victory. Prior towin, had already declared season a success after tweakinghis swing to cope with lingering neck and back proble s.2006:Won THE PLAYERS Cha pionship at TPC Sawgrass,blowing away the strongest field in golf with a 5-under 67in the final round to win by six strokes and earn a trip to themasters. Finished at 14-under 274, six shots clear of two-ti e U.S. Open cha pion Retief Goosen. Posted the lowest

final-round score when the scoring average was 75.378,

the second-toughest Sunday in TPC Sawgrass Started having proble s with his back at the enseason. Withdrew fro the Canadian Open in Seand the A erican Express Cha pionship outsidethree weeks later. Also issed THE TOUR Cha pAtlanta. It arked the second ti e he has qualifiedfinal 30- an field in his career...Tea ed in the Win Barbados with his brother Robert.2005:made hiappearance at the masters, finished T45...The nexrecorded first top-10 and best result of the seasoT6 finish at the mCI Heritage.2004:Finished eighth

oney list and co piled a career-best 11 top-10s, ihis first TOUR victory. made 21 cuts in 27 toentered and ade over $3 illion in a single se

the first ti e in his career...At age 40, captured hTOUR win at the Cialis Western Open by two stSteve Lowery. Beca e first player over 40 to captwin since Brad Bryant at the 1995 Walt DisneyOlds obile Golf Classic. Shared third-round lead Hensby at 9-under 204 prior to his final-round 1Win capped a period of eight top-10s in his last and oved hi to 17th in the Official World Golf Also placed third at the Bank of A erica Colonthe U.S. Open and T9 at PGA Cha pionship. Oplayers to record ultiple top-10s in the ajors iEarned a spot in the TOUR Cha pionship for thein his career and finished T4.2003: The 72nd anplayer to earn $1 illion on the PGA TOUR durinSeasons best finish was a T5 at the Chryslerof Greensboro.2002: Runner-up to Craig Perks PLAYERS Cha pionship. After starting the final recorded seven birdies (including four straight on en route to 67, the second-lowest score of the day..with brother Robert to finish T17 in the World C

st ph a (aims)eXeMPt StAtUS: Winner, 2006 THE PLAYERSCha pionship (through 2011)FULL nAMe:Stephen michael A esHeiGHt: 6-1 WeiGHt: 165BiRtHDAte: April 28, 1964BiRtHPLAce: San Fernando, Trinidad

ReSiDence: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; plays out ofSilverTip GC (Can ore, Alberta, Canada)

FAMiLY:Wife, Jodi; Justin (2/28/97), Ryan michael(5/25/99)eDUcAtion: Boca Raton (Business Ad inistration)SPeciAL inteReStS: Reading, fil s, sportstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1987Q ScHooL: 1997na w d t ur Alum us

PGA toUR VictoRieS (3):2004 Cialis Western Open. 2006 THE PLAYERSCha pionship.2007 Childrens miracle Network Classicpresented by Wal art.

nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):1991Pensacola Open.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (3):1989Trinidad and Tobago Open.1994Open V33 [Eur].1996 Benson and Hedges International Open [Eur].

BeSt 2008 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:3mercedes-Benz Cha pionship; 4Crowne PlazaInvitational at Colonial; 5THE PLAYERS Cha pionship,

BmW Cha pionship; T6Valero Texas Open; T7BritishOpen; T10Sony Open in Hawaii.

2008 SeASon:Enjoyed another solid year, defined by seven top-10 fin-ishes, including a season-best third in the mercedes-BenzCha pionship. missed just five cuts in 24 startsAfter

issing the Daniel Chopra-Steve Stricker playoff by onestroke at the mercedes-Benz Cha pionship, finished third.Recorded one bogey over his final 47 holes en route tothe eighth top-three finish of his TOUR careerThe nextweek at the Sony Open in Hawaii, posted a T10. It washis third consecutive top-10 finish, including a win at the2007 season-ending Childrens miracle Network ClassicPast cha pion finished fifth at THE PLAYERS, arking thehighest finish by a for er winner. Double bogeyed the par-418th on Saturday and Sunday without hitting a single ballin the water and wound up five shots behind cha pionSergio Garcia. Led the field in birdies with 20Finished

fourth two weeks later at the Crowne Plaza Invitational atPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0

ev s cu s F dexcup P s/ ear gs/ Y ar Play d Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 Ra k Ra k1996 1 1 $8,816/2821997 2 2 1 1 110,461/1631998 16 10 1 3 7 357,859/831999 18 11 1 4 5 460,760/842000 31 19 4 9 747,312/632001 26 19 2 8 574,451/892002 28 17 1 4 9 1,278,037/462003 27 19 4 9 1,005,959/722004 27 21 1 1 11 16 3,303,205/82005 24 18 3 6 959,665/832006 21 14 1 3 9 2,395,155/262007 23 18 1 4 9 91,013/69 2,103,426/312008 24 19 1 7 10 102,570/31 2,285,707/27Total 268 188 3 1 4 50 98 15,590,813

nAtionWiDe toURY ar ev s Play d cu s Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 ear gs/Ra k1990 24 20 5 15 $32,226/281991 23 14 1 1 1 5 9 58,415/81992 20 10 3 5 25,906/58Total 67 44 1 1 1 13 29 116,547


PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYY ar 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 0masters U.S. Open T68 DQ TBritish Open T51 T55 T5 T24 T69 PGA T30 W/D CUT TTHE PLAYERS CUT T42 CUT 2 T17TOUR Cha pionship T4 DNSAccenture match Play Cha pionship Bridgestone Invitational T2CA Cha pionship T3

Y ar 06 07 08masters T11 T24 T25U.S. Open CUT T10 T58British Open T41 CUT T7PGA T55 T12 CUTTHE PLAYERS 1 CUT 5Accenture match Play Cha pionship T33 T5 T33Bridgestone Invitational T18 T22 T48CA Cha pionship W/D T28 T15

nAtionAL teAMS: World Cup (4), 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006.

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Recorded T8 at Co paq Classic of New Orleans and T6 inthe B.C. Open.2000:Was two strokes off the lead headinginto final round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, but hadto withdraw Sunday orning due to a pulled uscle in rightshoulder...Recorded course-record 61 at Blue monstercourse in second round of Doral-Ryder Open and was threeback through 36 holes. Finished eighth...Best week of theseason was Co paq Classic when he was two strokesbehind Carlos Franco after 36 holes and finished T4.1999:Due to visa proble s was unable to start the season untilmay. made the ost of the 18 events entered, aking11 cuts and finishing a ong top 10 four ti es...His debutca e at the Ke per Open where he finished T44 after clos-ing with 68. missed birth of his second child during tourna-

ent weekFinished third at the Sprint International.1998:Was first rookie to post a top-10 on the year with asolo third at Nissan Open.1997:Finished third at the PGATOUR Qualifying Tourna ent to earn exe pt status for the1998 season. 1996: Clai ed second European Tour titleat the Benson and Hedges International Open.1994:Won

first European Tour title in the Open V33.1991:Earnedonly Nationwide Tour victory in the Pensacola Open.1990:Rookie on the Nationwide Tour.1989:Winner of Trinidadand Tobago Open.

PeRSonAL:Both parents were born in Trinidad and Tobago (father

of English ancestry, other of Portuguese)He is thefirst touring professional to e erge fro Trinidad andTobagoGrand other was a two-ti e Trinidad andTobago cha pionmet his Canadian wife, Jodi, a for erflight attendant, on a flight between tourna entsPartowner of several restaurants in Calgary, Alberta, includingthe Vintage Chophouse & TavernStarted the StephenA es Foundation in 2005 to provide funding for junior golfprogra s and other childrens initiatives in Canada andTrinidad and Tobago. Hosts the annual Stephen A es Cup,both a tourna ent and cultural exchange between tea sof ale and fe ale junior golfers fro each country.

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PLAYeR StAtiSticS2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average ...................... ..................... 69.93 (Driving Distance ...................... ..................... 284.3 (1Driving Accuracy Percentage ..................... ..62.45% (1

Greens in Regulation Percentage ................ 64.53% (9Putting Average ...................... ..................... 1.776 (

MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 L w R u d/R u d:62Valero Texas Open/4car r L w R u d/R u d:612000 Doral-Ryder Open/2Larg s car r Pay h k/F sh:$1,440,0002006 THEPLAYERS Cha pionship/1car r H gh off al W rld Ra k:After 2004 TargetWorld Challenge/17

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1 Quail Hollow Club 17 3 217 3.418 Wachovia Cha pionship2 Oakland Hills CC (South) 9 3 257 3.396 PGA Cha pionship3 TPC Sawgrass 13 3 181 3.351 The PLAYERS Cha pionship4 Oakland Hills CC (South) 17 3 238 3.350 PGA Cha pionship5 PGA National 15 3 179 3.346 The Honda Classic

eASieSt PAR 3 s in 2008Ra k c urs H l Par Yds Avg S r t ur am nam

1 PGA West (PC) 15 3 156 2.811 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic2 Annandale GC 15 3 176 2.837 Viking Classic3 TPC River Highlands 11 3 158 2.839 Travelers Cha pionship4 LaCantera GC 13 3 142 2.841 Valero Texas Open5 Pal GC 3 3 165 2.859 Childrens miracle Network Classic

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Defeated Ti Clark (3 and 2) and Phil mickelson (2 and1) before falling to Justin Leonard, 3 and 2, in the thirdroundAt the PODS Cha pionship in early march, finishedT10, four strokes behind cha pion Sean OHairHis nexttop-10 did not co e until August when he finished T2(the 12th runner-up finish of his career) at the World GolfCha pionships-Bridgestone Invitational. It was his 29thcareer World Golf Cha pionships start, having co peted inevery World Golf Cha pionships event since the inceptionof the series in 1999 (the only player to do so)Ended theseason with a T10 at THE TOUR Cha pionship, his fourthtop-10 at the event in eight appearances.

cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2007:Several near- isses arked the season. made theInternational Tea at The Presidents Cup for the fifthti e...In atte pt to win a fourth consecutive mercedes-Benz Cha pionship, finished T13...In defense of ShellHouston Open title, held a share of the 18- and 36-holeleads before finishing T2 behind country an Ada Scott.One shot behind Scott on the 72nd hole, posted a double-bogey six after approach shot found a water hazard. Scott

ade a iraculous par to finish three shots clear...Held the54-hole lead at the masters Tourna ent before a final-round 75 dropped hi to T7, his fourth career top-10 in a

ajor cha pionship...Shared the lead after the first tworounds and was the third-round leader at the inauguralAT&T National at 9-under, two strokes ahead of eventualwinner K.J. Choi, but finished T3 after dropping six strokesin his first seven holes on the final day. Closed with6-over 76...Earned 10th and final auto atic spot for ThePresidents Cup International Tea with T12 finish at thePGA Cha pionship.2006:Won twice and finished in the top

10 (No. 8) on the oney list, both firsts in his 11-year TOURcareer...Joined Gene Littler (1955-57) as the only players towin three consecutive mercedes Cha pionships. Trailed

Olin Browne by two strokes after first round, second- and third-round leads prior to defeating Vwith a birdie on the first playoff hole. One of twin 28- an field to post four sub-par rounds as hethe event at 8-under 284, the highest 72-hole winnsince the tourna ent oved to Kapalua in 1999 highest in tourna ent history since Gary Player wa 4-under 284 in 1969 at La Costa CC...Three obeca e a two-ti e winner by taking the Shell Open in wire-to-wire fashion, the first player in thhistory of the tourna ent to lead outright in all fouFinished six strokes ahead of Bob Estes, atchingest victory argin at the tourna ent (Vijay Singhand Jack Burke, Jr. in 1952). In previous seven T

won by a total of five strokes.2005:Won for the thisecutive season and was the first player during thsuccessfully defend a title with his victory at the mCha pionships. Beca e the first back-to-back winyears at the TOURs season-opening event. Ca e strokes back on final day to pass 54-hole leader ViAl ost did not return to defend title due to a nervein his left hip and upper thigh causing severe expectant due date of pregnant wife Ashley...madInternational Presidents Cup Tea .2004:Finished in 20 (No. 13) on the oney list for the third ti e in and second consecutive season. Earned fifth careeat the mercedes Cha pionships, topping Vijay Singstroke. Held first- and third-round leads...Held flead through 54 holes at the Bay Hill Invitational round 76 left hi six strokes behind winner Chad 2003: Season punctuated by fourth career victorLas Vegas Invitational, his first win since 199912th on the oney list and represented the Intertea at The Presidents Cup in South Africa...Surp$10- illion ark in career TOUR earnings with V

st t app b ( pp -Bee)eXeMPt StAtUS: 2006 two-ti e tourna ent winner(through 2009)FULL nAMe:Stuart ApplebyHeiGHt: 6-1 WeiGHt: 195BiRtHDAte: may 1, 1971

BiRtHPLAce: Cohuna, AustraliaReSiDence: Orlando, FL

FAMiLY:Wife, Ashley; Ella (1/12/05); mia (3/1/06)SPeciAL inteReStS: Action sports, otor racingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1992Q ScHooL: 1996na w d t ur Gradua (1995)

PGA toUR VictoRieS (8):1997 Honda Classic.1998 Ke per Open. 1999 ShellHouston Open.2003Las Vegas Invitational.2004mercedesCha pionships. 2005 mercedes Cha pionships. 2006 mercedes Cha pionships, Shell Houston Open.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):1995monterrey Open, Sono a County Open.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (2):1998Coolu Classic [Aus].2001Holden Australian Open.otHeR VictoRieS (1):1999CVS Charity Classic [with Jeff Slu an].BeSt 2008 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:T2World Golf Cha pionships-Bridgestone Invitational;T4FBR Open; T7Northern Trust Open; T8BuickInvitational; T9World Golf Cha pionships-Accenturematch Play Cha pionship; T10PODS Cha pionship, THETOUR Cha pionship presented by Coca-Cola.

2008 SeASon:Posted a career-high seven top-10 finishes en route to a17th-place finish in the FedExCup standings. Surpassed$2 illion in earnings for the fifth ti e in his career andfinished a ong the top 55 on the oney list for the 12thconsecutive season. Just two issed cuts in 23 startsOpened the season with a bang, posting five consecutivetop-10s beginning with a T8 at the Buick InvitationalPosted second- and fourth-round 66s at the FBR Open, goodfor a T4Third consecutive top-10 ca e two weeks later atthe Northern Trust Open when, despite gusting winds up to25 ph, he anaged to post a first-round 69. It was his firstti e posting three consecutive top-10s since winning theLas Vegas Invitational in 2003Finished T9 in the WorldGolf Cha pionships-Accenture match Play Cha pionship.


Y ar Play d Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 Ra k Ra k1996 30 18 1 5 $164,483/1301997 23 18 1 2 5 12 1,003,356/181998 22 12 1 5 7 717,962/401999 29 21 1 1 5 12 1,359,724/252000 24 20 1 1 5 15 1,642,221/242001 29 23 4 8 1,004,528/552002 28 21 2 4 10 1,729,459/322003 27 19 1 3 5 13 2,662,538/122004 25 18 1 1 1 5 14 2,949,235/132005 25 19 1 4 8 2,202,506/232006 23 20 2 6 11 3,470,457/82007 24 15 1 1 3 9 93,640/36 1,803,385/452008 23 21 1 7 14 108,025/17 2,484,630/22

Total 332 245 8 12 3 59 138 23,194,485nAtionWiDe toURY ar ev s Play d cu s Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 ear gs/Ra k1995 22 18 2 1 7 15 $144,419/5Total 22 18 2 1 7 15 144,419

eURoPeAn toURY ar ev s Play d cu s Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 ear gs2008 8 8 1 2 5 $1,159,961


PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYY ar 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 0masters T21 CUT CUT CUT T31 CUT CUT T22 T43 T19 TU.S. Open T36 T10 CUT CUT CUT T37 CUT CUT CUT CUT British Open T20 CUT CUT T11 61 T2 T15 T36 T41 CUT CPGA T61 CUT CUT T4 T16 T17 T23 T17 T15 T55 TTHE PLAYERS T14 CUT CUT T22 T33 T28 T21 CUT CUT CUTTOUR Cha pionship T22 T26 7 27 T15 T7 T10 Accenture match Play Cha pionship T33 T33 T9 T33 T33 T17 T17 T33 T3Bridgestone Invitational T23 T20 T5 T42 T46 T9 T13 T71 T14CA Cha pionship T30 T25 CNL T11 T2 T16 T11 T6 T35

nAtionAL teAMS: The Presidents Cup (5), 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007; Dunhil1997, 1998, 1999; World Cup, 2003.

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tory. Defeated Scott mcCarron in playoff after the two seta tourna ent record with scores of 31-under 328, includingcareer-low 62 in first round...Prior to win, had finished T2three ti es earlier in the year, Shell Houston Open, 84LUmBER Classic of Pennsylvania and the A erican ExpressCha pionship.2002:moved back into top 50 in earnings,highlighted by near iss at British Open. Best career finishin a ajor, T2, at the 131st British Open at muirfield. Afterposting final-round 65 to join Ernie Els, Tho as Levet andSteve Elkington in playoff, bogeyed the fourth and finalhole of the aggregate playoff to be eli inatedSecondrunner-up finish ca e at the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas,one stroke shy of Phil Tataurangi, who posted a final-round62. 2001:Despite four top-10s, fell out of the top 30, at55th, for the first ti e since 1998.2000:Although winlessfor first ti e in four seasons, stood 24th on the oneylist with earnings of $1,642,221 in 24 starts...Best of fivetop-10s ca e in his second start, as runner-up to PaulAzinger at Sony Open in Hawaii...Four sub-par rounds atPGA Cha pionship produced T4 finish...Participated insecond Presidents Cup as e ber of International Tea .1999:Earned his third title in as any seasons with ShellHouston Open win. Stood two strokes back after 36 holesand three back through 54 holes. Closing 71, the highestfinal round by a winner in 15 years at TPC Woodlands, was

good for one-stroke victory over John Cook and Hal Sutton.Credited his late wife Renay with giving hi the strength towin his first title since her death in the previous year.1998: Earned his second TOUR victory at Ke per Open. Trailedby one through 54 holes and survived windswept Sundaywith closing 72, one stroke better than Scott Hoch.1997: Established hi self as one of TOURs young stars, beco -ing the first Q-School graduate to earn ore than $1 il-lion the following year...Won the Honda Classic, finishedsecond twice and earned trip to THE TOUR Cha pionship...Held one-stroke lead over Payne Stewart after 54 holesat Honda Classic. Closing 71 on windy Sunday enoughfor one-stroke victory over Stewart and michael Bradley.1995:Beca e eighth player to win first Nationwide Tourevent with victory at monterrey Open...Earned place onPGA TOUR in 1996 by finishing fifth on the NationwideTour oney list.

PeRSonAL:Raised on dairy far , where he used to hit golf shots fropaddock to paddock once his chores were co pletedFor er Australian Rules football player before turning topro golf in 1992 and co peted in Australia before co ingto the United States in 1995.

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Greens in Regulation Pct. ....................... .....61.57% (1Putting Average ...................... ..................... 1.802 (1

MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 L w R u d/R u d:667 ti es, ost recent BmWCha pionship/1car r L w R u d/R u d:622003 Las VegasInvitational/1Larg s car r Pay h k/F sh:$1,080,0002006 mercedes Cha pionships/1car r H gh off al W rld Ra k:After 2004 Bay HillInvitational Presented by masterCard/8

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toUGHeSt PAR 4 s in 2008Ra k c urs H l Par Yds Avg S r t ur am nam1 Royal Birkdale GC 6 4 499 4.764 British Open

2 Oakland Hills CC (South) 18 4 498 4.661 PGA Cha pionship3 Torrey Pines (SC) 12 4 504 4.581 U.S. Open4 TPC Sawgrass 18 4 462 4.522 The PLAYERS Cha pionship5 Royal Birkdale GC 1 4 450 4.513 British Open

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1 Grayhawk GC 15 4 332 3.580 Frys.co Open2 TPC Boston 4 4 298 3.582 Deutsche Bank Cha pionship3 Warwick Hills G&CC 14 4 322 3.597 Buick Open4 Silver Rock 5 4 335 3.602 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic5 magnolia GC 13 4 384 3.625 Childrens miracle Network Classic

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Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial with a T10 finishClai ed his fourth top-10 finish of the year with a T2 atthe Travelers Cha pionship in June after weekend roundsof 5-under-par 65s. It was his best finish since a T2 at the2004 Chrysler Cha pionship. With the finish, eclipsed the

illion-dollar-earnings ark for the first ti e in his 20-yearPGA TOUR careerPosted four rounds in the 60s at theAT&T National to finish T3. Kept alive his streak of eightconsecutive rounds in the 60s going back to the first roundof the Travelers Cha pionshipTurns 50 in October 2009when he is eligible to join the Cha pions Tour.

cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2007:Posted two top-10s and returned to the top 125...Firsttop-10 was a fourth at the Shell Houston Open, aided by afinal-round, 6-under-par 66...Closed with rounds of 68-68to finish T5 at the Turning Stone Resort Cha pionship.moved fro No. 117 to No. 98 on oney list with paycheckof $203,400, securing TOUR card for 2008.2006:Finishedoutside the top-125 for the first ti e since 2002. Best fin-ish was a T11 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.2005: made the cut in 10 of final 12 starts to finish No. 122 on the

oney list...In first start, finished T7 at the Sony Open in

Hawaii for only top-10 perfor ance of the seasonfield with 20 putts in the first round of the mCI HHarbour Town Golf Links, just two strokes shy orecord of 18.2004:With two-year exe ption in hawinning the 2003 Valero Texas Open, posted twto finish in the top 100 on the oney list...FinishChrysler Cha pionship, the last full-field event ofto ju p fro 153rd to 95th on the oney list. PayTa pa ($440,000) was ore than half of seasons ($844,634).2003:After playing with partial status season, turned it around in Septe ber with seconvictory at the Valero Texas Open, done in recofashion with rounds of 64-62-63-65--254. The (26-under-par) broke mark Calcavecchias 72-h

ark of 256 set in winning at the 2001 Phoenix O54-hole total of 189 atched the TOUR record Calcavecchia and John Cook (1996 FedEx St. JudDid not post a bogey until the back nine on Sundation to par for a par-70 course, also broke the Precord of 22-under-par set by Donnie Ha on1989 Texas Open. Win was worth $630,000, thpayday of career.2002:Picked up first top-10 finithe 2000 Byron Nelson Classic with a T7 at the S

T a iiieXeMPt StAtUS: 62nd on 2008 oney listFULL nAMe:Tho as Dickson Ar our IIIHeiGHt: 6-2 WeiGHt: 190BiRtHDAte: October 8, 1959BiRtHPLAce: Denver, CO

ReSiDence: Dallas, TXFAMiLY:To y (10/16/89)

eDUcAtion: University of New mexicoSPeciAL inteReStS: music, sportstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1981Q ScHooL: Fall 1981, 1987, 1996, 2001na w d t ur Gradua (1994)

PGA toUR VictoRieS (2):1990Phoenix Open.2003Valero Texas Open.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):1994mia i Valley Open, Cleveland Open.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (1):1993mexican Open.BeSt 2008 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:T2Travelers Cha pionship; T3AT&T National;T6Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular;T7Zurich Classic of New Orleans; T10Crowne PlazaInvitational at Colonial.

2008 SeASon:Earned ore than $1.5 illion, the first ti e in his careerhe surpassed $1 illion in a season. This was keyed by acareer high-tying five top-10s (also 1999)Recorded hisfirst top-10 of the season with a T6 at the inaugural PuertoRico OpenFollowed that the next week with his secondtop-10, a T7, at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where afinal-round 66 tied the low round of the dayThe Dallas,TX, native posted his first career top-10 (10 starts) at the


Y ar Play d Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 Ra k Ra k1982 14 5 $4,254/2201983 11984 3 1 781/2671985 21986 3 1 1 1 9,675/2091987 3 1 970/2901988 31 17 1 4 9 175,461/66

1989 32 21 1 2 7 185,018/811990 31 16 1 1 2 6 348,658/351991 31 15 1 3 90,478/1401992 30 11 3 47,218/1801993 20 7 1 2 52,011/1811994 9 6 1 2 5 112,778/1471995 30 16 1 5 134,407/1411996 21 6 1 2 79,616/1781997 30 18 7 163,664/1311998 28 16 1 4 10 554,650/521999 28 16 1 1 5 6 782,185/542000 30 14 2 6 397,610/1222001 32 14 3 238,091/1612002 30 13 3 3 379,191/1452003 23 11 1 1 4 932,984/762004 28 15 1 2 3 844,634/952005 29 22 1 4 636,643/1222006 25 9 2 352,446/1702007 24 16 2 8 87,283/112 919,134/1102008 25 16 1 1 5 7 100,621/62 1,501,256/62Total 593 303 2 7 3 40 106 8,943,812

nAtionWiDe toURY ar ev s Play d cu s Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 ear gs/Ra k1992 11993 5 3 2 $3,529/1591994 19 14 2 1 1 5 7 126,620/71996 6 2 1 1,838/1941998 1 1 1 1 1 14,813/1062003 1Total 33 20 2 1 2 6 11 146,799


PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYY ar 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 9masters CUTU.S. Open CUT T55 T67British Open T46 T28 T39 CUTPGA T24 CUT THE PLAYERS CUT CUT 71

Y ar 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08U.S. Open CUT CUT T57 T40PGA CUT T45 CUTTHE PLAYERS CUT CUT W/D CUT T56 CUT T73Bridgestone Invitational T50

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in Hawaii...Led Greater milwaukee Open after a first-round63, lowest round on TOUR since 60 during second roundof 1999 Las Vegas Invitational. Finished T8.2001:Finished161st on the oney list, returned to Qualifying Tourna entand finished T8 to retain his card for the 2002 season...Played in 32 PGA TOUR events and posted three top-25s.2000:Earned full-exe pt status for the third consecutiveseason on the strength of two top-10s.1999:Ca e closeto winning his first PGA TOUR title since 1990 PhoenixOpen when he lost a playoff to Gabriel Hjertstedt at theTouchstone Energy Tucson Open. Hjertstedt won on thefirst extra hole with a birdie...Fired second-round 60 at LasVegas CC in Las Vegas Invitational. His 12-under-par 60included a issed 212-foot putt on 14. He beca e the onlyplayer 40 or older to shoot a 60 on a par-72 course.1998:Finished a ong the top-60 on the TOUR oney list for thefirst ti e since 1990...Shot final-round 64 to finish T2 atPhoenix Open for first runner-up finish since 1990.1994: Found success on Nationwide Tour, winning mia i Valleyand Cleveland Opens in consecutive weeks to beco efirst player to win back-to-back Nationwide Tour events.

Finished seventh on Nationwide Tour oney list to gainspot on 1995 TOUR...Played in 1994 U.S. Open at Oak ontCC, site of grandfathers 1927 U.S. Open victory.1990: Earned first TOUR victory at the Phoenix Open, his first startof the season and won by five over Ji Thorpe...Nearlywon again three weeks later, finishing second, two strokesbehind Shearson Leh an Hutton cha pion Dan Fors an...Played on European and Asian Tours until fall of 1987.1983:Winner of the mexican Open.1982:Qualified for theTOUR in 1981, but earned only $4,254 in 1982.Ama ur:Winner of the 1981 New mexico State A ateur.

PeRSonAL:Grandfather, known as The Silver Scot, won the U.S.Open, British Open and PGA Cha pionshipGot his startin golf fro his o and dadAfter record-setting per-for ance at the 2003 Valero Texas Open, co ented oncolorful career, You only get one trip around life. Golf isjust so ething that I love to do. I dont play for the oney,I never have. Ive ade a lot of good friends playing golfprofessionally.

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PLAYeR StAtiSticS2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average ..................... ...................... 70.91 (1Driving Distance ..................... ...................... 286.1 (1Driving Accuracy Percentage ................... ....70.00% (

Greens in Regulation Pct. ..................... .......69.24% Putting Average ..................... ...................... 1.790 (

MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 L w R u d/R u d:642 ti es, ost recent BmWCha pionship/2car r L w R u d/R u d:601999 Las VegasInvitational/2Larg s car r Pay h k/F sh:$630,0002003 ValeroTexas Open/1car r H gh off al W rld Ra k:After 2005 BuickInvitational/83

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1 Royal Birkdale GC (Lancashire) 1 4 450 4.513 British Open2 Torrey Pines (South) 1 4 448 4.361 U.S. Open3 TPC Southwind 1 4 434 4.287 Stanford St. Jude Cha pionship4 Waialae CC 1 4 480 4.267 Sony Open in Hawaii5 Augusta National GC 1 4 455 4.245 masters Tourna ent

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1 Doral Golf Resort 1 5 529 4.361 CA Cha pionship2 Riviera CC 1 5 503 4.422 Northern Trust Open3 Pal GC 1 5 495 4.445 Childrens miracle Network Classic4 Colonial CC 1 5 563 4.560 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colon5 Torrey Pines (North) 1 5 520 4.639 Buick Invitational

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John Deere Classic in his 13th appearance in moline, ILRecorded four rounds in the 60s at Annandale Golf Clubto finish T8 at the Viking Classic. It was his third top-10 inmadison in nine career startsDespite an opening-round74, posted three consecutive 69s to finish T3 at the TurningStone Resort Cha pionshipPosted sub-70 scores in 17 ofhis last 20 rounds to finish the season.

cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2007:Shot an 8-under-par 62 in the final round to win theStanford St. Jude Cha pionship. The five-stroke victorywas the third of his career and the first since 2004. Trailedthird-round leader Ada Scott by four and recorded thebest final round on TOUR since Brad Faxon shot a 61 to winthe 2006 Buick Cha pionship. Entered the event with five

issed cuts and a best finish of T18 in 2007...Three weekslater, finished T2 at the Buick Open, an event he won in1995, one stroke behind Brian Bate an. With that 1995 vic-tory, won a Buick Riviera which he still has today. Clai s itto be in excellent shape with only 37,000 iles...Recordedhis career-best finish in a ajor, placing second to TigerWoods at the PGA Cha pionship at Southern Hills. Waswithin one of Woods on the back nine on Sunday and fin-ished with a final-round 67, two behind. Was the only playerin the field to record all four rounds at par or better. Finishi proved his position fro 18th to 10th in The PresidentsCup standings, thereby aking his first national teaco petition. 2006:Won ore than $1 illion for a fourthconsecutive season.2005: T3 finish at the Valero TexasOpen was his best perfor ance of the year. In San Antonio,

held the 54-hole lead for the first ti e in his career in the final grouping for only the second ti e in hthe other co ing earlier in 2005 while defending hthe Buick Cha pionship.2004:Earned a victory for ti e since his rookie season of 1995, a period of nine years, and went over the $1- illion ark forond straight season...Second TOUR victory ca e at the Buick Cha pionship, his 301st career staopening 68-70-66, trailed leader Fred Funk by threPosted a 4-under-par 66 on Sunday to finish tiedHerron at 10-under-par 270. Defeated Herron withon the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.2003:Finin the top-50 for the first ti e since 1996. Earned $1 illion for the first ti e in his career, with $1,5

Runner-up to Davis Love III at mCI Heritage, fafourth hole of a sudden-death playoff. missed twinside 10 feet that would have clinched title on sethird playoff holes. Runner-up finish was best sinwin over mike Brisky at 1995 Buick Open.2002:Witsub-par rounds, finished T10 at the Reno-Tahoe Otop-10 since T8 at the 2001 INTERNATIONAL. at the Qualifying Tourna ent to return to the PGA2003.2001:A late surge earned playing card for finishing 125th in earnings; second ti e in last thhe retained playing privileges with good play late made cut his last three events, including T16 in NaRental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World...Only twca e in consecutive starts, a T8 at John Deere followed by a solo eighth in The INTERNATIOCollected $485,589 in prize oney and had three

W d a teXeMPt StAtUS: 2007 tourna ent winner(through 2009)FULL nAMe:Albert Woody Austin IIHeiGHt: 6-0 WeiGHt: 190BiRtHDAte: January 27, 1964

BiRtHPLAce: Ta pa, FL

ReSiDence: Derby, KS; plays out of Wolf Creek GC,Wichita CC and Willowbend GCFAMiLY:Wife, Shannon; Parker, PeytoneDUcAtion: University of mia i (1986, BusinessAd inistration)tURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1986

Q ScHooL: 1994, 2002na w d t ur Gradua (1998)

PGA toUR VictoRieS (3):1995Buick Open.2004Buick Cha pionship.2007StanfordSt. Jude Cha pionship.

BeSt 2008 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:T2Buick Open; T3Turning Stone Resort Cha pionship;T4Zurich Classic of New Orleans; T5World GolfCha pionships-Accenture match Play Cha pionship;T8Viking Classic; T9John Deere Classic.

2008 SeASon:made the cut in 24 of 30 starts on his way to finishingNo. 58 in the FedExCup standings. Surpassed $2 illionin earnings for the second ti e in his career, thanks to sixtop-10 finishes (the ost since a career-best seven duringhis rookie season in 1995)Finished T5 at the WorldGolf Cha pionships-Accenture match Play Cha pionship.Defeated Toru Taniguchi (6 and 5), Ada Scott (19 holes)and Boo Weekley (3 and 2), before falling to Henrik Stenson,2 up, in the quarterfinalsCollected his third career top-10at the Zurich Classic with a T4. Needed to birdie the lasthole to tie eventual winner Andres Ro ero, but hit his thirdshot in the water and ade double bogeyRecorded histhird top-5 finish of the season with a T2 at the Buick Open.Took the lead on Sunday with a birdie at the par-5 16th, butbogeys at the final two holes, including a three-putt at the72nd, left hi one stroke shy of winner Kenny Perry. Playedholes 12-16 in 17-under par on the week. Beca e thefourth player in Buick Open history to record back-to-backrunner-up finishesTwo weeks later, finished T9 at the


Y ar Play d Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 Ra k Ra k1992 11995 34 22 1 7 12 $736,497/241996 35 26 1 5 15 539,397/321997 35 7 1 2 75,151/1801998 10 5 1 56,028/2031999 30 20 1 5 338,045/1212000 32 19 3 5 485,589/1002001 34 14 2 5 406,352/1252002 36 14 1 3 307,348/1562003 31 23 1 4 10 1,518,707/442004 29 18 1 3 8 1,495,980/452005 30 21 1 4 7 1,177,095/642006 31 23 4 9 1,179,321/782007 27 20 1 2 3 6 98,407/17 2,887,596/152008 30 24 1 1 6 11 100,775/58 2,146,431/33Total 425 256 3 4 3 44 99 13,349,536

nAtionWiDe toURY ar ev s Play d cu s Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 ear gs/Ra k1990 11993 1 1 $383/274

1994 26 18 1 1 6 10 72,206/231995 11998 23 17 2 2 9 15 140,955/81999 1 1 1 1 8,250/135Total 53 37 3 3 16 26 221,793


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Y ar 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 0masters CUTU.S. Open T23 T37 CUT T48 TBritish Open CUTPGA T23 T69 T27 T62 T66 TTHE PLAYERS T67 CUT T61 CUT CUT T16 CTOUR Cha pionship T4 Bridgestone Invitational T36

Y ar 08masters CUTU.S. Open T71British Open T39PGA CUTTHE PLAYERS T21Accenture match Play Cha pionship T5Bridgestone Invitational T52CA Cha pionship T44

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missed the cut in his first six tourna ents. Finished T7in seventh start at the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open...At Buick Open, 1995 winner finished T4, worth $118,000,

oving fro 108th on the TOUR oney list to 81st, enoughto keep his card.1999:made successful return to PGATOUR, playing in 30 events and aking the cut in 20 ofthose...Lone top-10 of the year ca e at the Reno-TahoeOpen where he finished T9...Finished 121st on the oneylist to retain his card.1998:Played ainly on NationwideTour and was first in scoring average (69.61) on way toeighth-place finish on oney list to regain TOUR playingprivileges.1997:Lost his card after finishing 180th on the

oney list. 1996:Was a ong top-25 in 15 events anda ong top-10 in five events...Shared U.S. Open first-roundlead with Payne Stewart at 67...In defense of title, finishedT3 at Buick Open.1995:Earned PGA TOUR Rookie of theYear honors. One of three rookies to qualify for THE TOURCha pionship...Highlight was a playoff victory over mikeBrisky at Buick Open. Opening 63 gave hi two-stroke lead,but lost his advantage to Payne Stewart after second round.

Final-round 68 earned spot in playoff, which he won withpar on first extra hole. Win was worth $216,000...made10 of 12 cuts leading up to TOUR Cha pionship, where hefinished fourth.1994:made his debut on the PGA TOURby capturing the 1994 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tourna ent.Finished 23rd on Nationwide Tour oney listPlayed inJapan (1989-90) and on ini-tours (1992-93).

PeRSonAL:Tore tendons and cartilage in left knee during 1987Qualifying Tourna ent. Injury sidelined hi for two years.Originally injured knee as 11-year old playing Little LeaguebaseballWorked for years as credit-union teller duringoffseason. Also worked in supplies depart ent at EckerdDrugAfter falling to Davis Love III in a playoff at the 2003mCI Heritage, said of his previous struggles: Its just so

uch fun to actually be in the ga e again and show peoplethat I do know how to play the ga e and hit quality shots. Ihad nu erous chances, and it just wasnt y day.

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PLAYeR StAtiSticS2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average .................... ...................... .70.97 (1Driving Distance .................... ...................... .285.0 (Driving Accuracy Percentage ....................... 65.76% (

Greens in Regulation Percentage ................ 67.81% (1Putting Average .................... ...................... .1.813 (1

MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 L w R u d/R u d:652 ti es, ost recent Frys.co Open/3car r L w R u d/R u d:622007 Stanford St. JudeCha pionship/4Larg s car r Pay h k/F sh:$1,080,0002007 Stanford St. Jude Cha pionship/1car r H gh off al W rld Ra k:After 2008 ZurichClassic of New Orleans/29

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1 Oakland Hills CC (South) 18 4 498 4.661 PGA Cha pionship2 TPC Sawgrass 18 4 462 4.522 THE PLAYERS Cha pionship3 Redstone GC 18 4 488 4.389 Shell Houston Open

4 Quail Hollow Club 18 4 478 4.367 Wachovia Cha pionship5 Riviera CC 18 4 475 4.321 Northern Trust Open

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1 TPC Boston 18 5 528 4.438 Deutsche Bank Cha pionship2 Glen Abbey GC 18 5 524 4.444 RBC Canadian Open3 PGA West (Pal er) 18 5 543 4.480 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic4 Waialae CC 18 5 551 4.492 Sony Open in Hawaii5 Brown Deer Park GC 18 5 557 4.516 U.S. Bank Cha pionship

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made a hole-in-one at the Ginn sur mer Classic during theopening round and won a 2008 Chrysler Sebring convertible.2006:Fresh off the Nationwide Tour, rookie earned firstPGA TOUR victory and surpassed $1 illion in earnings onthe season. Ju ped fro No. 183 to No. 73 over the courseof the final onth and ade the cut in nine of final 10startsAfter ini al success in his first 26 starts, beca ethe eighth left-hander to win in TOUR history at the ValeroTexas Open. After playing his first 14 holes 1-over par,played his final 58 holes 16-under and went a stretch of 53holes without aking a bogey (No. 6/first round to No. 13/final round). Collected a first-place check for $720,000. Ledby four entering the final round and carded a 1-over 71 towin by three over three players. The 71 arked the first ti e

since 1960 that a Valero Texas Open cha pion carded anover-par final round. Arnold Pal er overca e sub-freezingte peratures to win in 1960 despite a final-round 75...Added a T3 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. Heldthe lead on back nine at one point but two bogeys over hislast five holes left hi three strokes behind winner DavisLove III.2005:One of three lefties to advance to the PGATOUR fro the Nationwide Tour, joining Greg Chal ersand Bubba Watson...In second start of season and sixthcareer start on the Nationwide Tour, the monday quali-fier captured his initial victory at the Rex Hospital Open inRaleigh, NC. Only player in field to post four rounds in the60s. Beca e the Tours third left-handed winner (Vic Wilkand Steve Flesch)...Closed season with a runner-up finishat The Nationwide Tour Cha pionship, which ju ped hifro No. 27 on oney list to No. 16.2003:Won the Capitol

City Open on NGA/Hooters Tour.2002:Took ho e thof two career NGA/Hooters Tour victories whenan eagle on the first playoff hole to clai the NArkansas Classic.Ama ur:Attended East TenState University, the sa e school that producegolfers mike Hulbert, Keith Nolan, Bobby Gage aWillis.

PeRSonAL:Al ost gave up the ga e after a ountain-biking in the late 1990s.

e c aeXeMPt StAtUS: 116th on 2008 oney listFULL nAMe:Eric AxleyHeiGHt: 6-0 WeiGHt: 185BiRtHDAte: April 22, 1974BiRtHPLAce: Athens, TN

ReSiDence: Knoxville, TNFAMiLY:Wife, Cortney; daughter, Teagan

eDUcAtion: East Tennessee State UniversitytURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1997na w d t ur Gradua (2005)

PGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2006Valero Texas Open.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (1):2005The Rex Hospital Open.BeSt 2008 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:T4John Deere Classic, Legends Reno-Tahoe Open;T9U.S. Open.

2008 SeASon:Enjoyed his best season on TOUR since his rookie year of2006 with three top-10 finishes, including T4s at the JohnDeere Classic and Legends Reno-Tahoe OpenFinished T9at the U.S. Open after closing with a 2-under 69. Had never

ade a cut in a ajor cha pionship in four previous starts.It was his first top-10 of the season and first top-10 sincefinishing T3 at the 2006 Chrysler Classic of GreensboroSecond top-10 of the year was a T4 at the John DeereClassic. Held the 54-hole lead with Brad Ada onis, butclosed with an even-par 71 to iss the three- an playoffAfter no top-10s in 2007, clai ed his third top-10 in sixweeks with a T4 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, thanksto a birdie-birdie finish Sunday.

cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2007: Struggled during the season with 18 cuts adein 36 starts. Best finish of the year ca e at the PODSCha pionship, a T19...Had two tourna ents, the CrownePlaza Invitational at Colonial and Wyndha Cha pionship,where he strung four consecutive sub-par rounds together...


Y ar Play d Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 Ra k Ra k2004 12005 2 1 $11,1002006 29 16 1 1 2 5 1,274,580/732007 36 18 4 1,740/145 440,911/1562008 35 22 3 6 100,610/63 899,215/116Total 103 57 1 1 5 15 2,625,806

nAtionWiDe toURY ar ev s Play d cu s Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 ear gs/Ra k1998 12003 12004 2 1 $1,260/3662005 21 14 1 1 4 8 227,997/162006 4 1 1 6,090/211Total 29 16 1 1 4 9 235,347


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2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average ....................... .................... 71.17 Driving Distance ....................... .................... 287.9 Driving Accuracy Percentage ..................... ..56.02% Greens in Regulation Percentage ................ 61.56% Putting Average ....................... .................... 1.766

MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 L w R u d/R u d:64Wyndha Cha pionshipcar r L w R u d/R u d:632 ti es, ost recent 20Valero Texas Open/3Larg s car r Pay h k/F sh:$720,0002006 VaTexas Open/1car r H gh off al W rld Ra k:After 2006 Frys.coOpen/169

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cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2007:Li ited to 13 events due to a back injury. Did notplay after the Travelers Cha pionship in June. Grantedmajor medical Extension and had 14 events in 2008 to earn$611,111 (co bined with 2007 earnings of $174,069, wouldequal 2007s No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receivemajor medical Extension status for the re ainder of the2008 ca paign...Best finish was a T13 in first start of theseason at the Sony Open in Hawaii.2006:Finished in thetop 125 for the first ti e since the 2002 season, thanks toseven top-25s, including one top-10, a 10th at the me orialTourna ent. Co bined partial status on TOUR with work asanalyst for ABC golf telecasts, paired with host mike Tiricoand co-analyst Nick Faldo. Used his one-ti e top 50 on the

PGA TOUR career oney list exe ption for the season...Na ed U.S. Ryder Cup captain on Nov. 6.2005:made 10 of22 cuts with two top-25s and finished 187th on oney list.Best finish was T17 in first start at the Sony Open in Hawaii.Was one stroke off the lead through 54 holes. Finished witha 4-over-par 74 to fall fro contention.2004:missed cut infinal two events to finish No. 126 on the oney list, outsidethe top 125 for the second consecutive season. managedto post three top-10s, including back-to-back top-10s atthe Sony Open in Hawaii (T10) and the Bob Hope ChryslerClassic (T9).2003:Fighting an ailing back and hip, slu pedto 169th on the oney list, aking only 10 cuts in 26 starts.

2002: Finished in the top 100 for the eighth consecuseason and 17th ti e in 20-year career...Finished fouat the WGC-Accenture match Play Cha pionship, ear$360,000. Lost to eventual runner-up Scott mcCarrothe se ifinals. Fell to Brad Faxon in consolation atcme ber of the U.S. Ryder Cup tea for the fourth tiProvided thrilling o ent as he holed out on No. 18halve singles atch with Niclas Fasth.2001:made orethan $1.5 illion and issed just one cut for the secoyear in a row. The only issed cut was at the Sony Oin Hawaii, an event he ca e into as defending cha pioChosen by Curtis Strange as Captains Choice for U.S. RCup tea ...Finished season aking 18 consecutive cthe second-longest current streak behind Tiger Woods

2000:Captured his 12th career victory at the Sony OpeHawaii, his first victory since the 1993 PGA Cha pionmarked third year he began TOUR season with a vicincluding 1987 Phoenix Open and 1990 mONY Tournof Cha pions...me ber of victorious U.S. Presidents tea . Was a Captains Pick by U.S. Captain Ken Ven1998: Recorded a career-best fifth at masters, a T14 U.S. Open and T13 at PGA.1994:Played in only four evenfollowing che otherapy and radiation treat ents.1993Enjoyed finest season of career before being diagnowith ly pho a in right shoulder blade in Dece ber...Kthe longest active winning streak on TOUR, seven y

P az (ayZ- - )eXeMPt StAtUS: major medical ExtensionFULL nAMe:Paul Willia AzingerHeiGHt: 6-2 WeiGHt: 175BiRtHDAte: January 6, 1960BiRtHPLAce: Holyoke, mA

ReSiDence: Bradenton, FL

FAMiLY:Wife, Toni; Sarah Jean (12/28/85), Josie Lynn(4/21/89)eDUcAtion: Brevard Junior College; Florida StateUniversitySPeciAL inteReStS: FishingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1981

Q ScHooL: Fall 1981, 1983, 1984

PGA toUR VictoRieS (12):1987 Phoenix Open, Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational,Canon Sa y Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open.1988HertzBay Hill Classic.1989Canon Greater Hartford Open.1990 mONY Tourna ent of Cha pions.1991 AT&T PebbleBeach National Pro-A .1992 THE TOUR Cha pionship.1993 me orial Tourna ent, New England Classic, PGACha pionship.2000Sony Open in Hawaii.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (2):1990 BmW International Open [Eur].1992 BmWInternational Open [Eur].

BeSt 2008 PGA toUR FiniSH:T32Sony Open in Hawaii.

2008 SeASon:made just nine starts in a season do inated by his cap-taincy of the United States Ryder Cup tea . Led U.S. teato victory at Valhalla...made just two cuts, with a T32 atthe Sony Open in Hawaii his best outing...Finished T63 atthe PGA Cha pionship...Will play out of the major medicalExtension category due to a back injury for second consecu-tive season. Has five tourna ents to earn $568,521, whichcoupled with earnings of $174,069 in 2007, will equal No.125 fro the 2007 oney list and earn the major medicalExtension status for the re ainder of the 2009 season.


Y ar Play d Mad 1s 2 d 3rd t p 10 t p 25 Ra k Ra k1982 21 10 1 1 $10,655/1741983 21984 21 14 3 27,821/144

1985 33 18 3 6 81,179/931986 30 25 2 2 7 13 254,019/291987 27 22 3 1 9 15 822,481/21988 27 21 1 1 1 10 16 594,850/111989 25 21 1 2 4 13 16 951,649/31990 26 22 1 3 12 18 944,731/41991 21 18 1 2 2 6 13 685,603/91992 23 20 1 1 3 10 14 929,863/71993 24 17 3 1 6 12 13 1,458,456/21994 4 2 1 13,422/2421995 23 15 1 5 182,595/1001996 22 17 1 8 232,041/951997 20 12 3 4 262,045/931998 22 15 1 3 11 568,233/501999 24 14 4 10 562,053/732000 20 19 1 7 14 1,597,139/272001 20 19 1 4 13 1,509,130/332002 20 13 2 4 769,926/902003 26 10 1 222,643/1692004 23 14 3 4 601,438/1262005 22 10 2 246,489/1872006 30 16 1 7 702,090/1212007 13 7 1 174,069/2012008 9 2 42,590/234Total 578 393 12 13 20 112 213 14,447,210


PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYY ar 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95masters T17 CUT T14 CUT 52 T31 CUT TU.S. Open CUT CUT 34 CUT T6 T9 T24 CUT T33 T3 British Open T2 T48 T8 T48 T59 T59 CPGA CUT CUT CUT 2 CUT T31 T331 CUT T31THE PLAYERS CUT T64 6 T30 T14 CUT T3 T29 T6 TOUR Cha pionship 4 T17 T3 11 T241 21

Y ar 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08masters T18 T28 5 CUT T28 T15 CUTU.S. Open T67 T28 T14 T12 T12 T5 CUTBritish Open CUT CUT CUT T7 W/DPGA T31 T29 T13 T41 T24 T22 CUT CUT T55 CUT CUT THE PLAYERS CUT T14 CUT CUT T17 T7 CUT CUT TTOUR Cha pionship T11Accenture match Play Cha pionship T17 T33 4Bridgestone Invitational T8 T5 T38 T39CA Cha pionship CNL T43

nAtionAL teAMS: Ryder Cup (5), 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2008 (Captain); World Cup,The Presidents Cup (2), 1994 (Captains Assistant), 2000.

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going with three victories. Captured first ajor title bydefeating Greg Nor an on second hole of sudden-deathplayoff at PGA Cha pionship at Inverness. Earlier wonme orial Tourna ent in dra atic fashion, holing outfro greenside bunker on 72nd hole to defeat Corey Pavinby one stroke and Payne Stewart by two...Won NewEngland Classic after taking lead with third-round 64...Ten top-three finishes were ost since To Watson in1980...Finished second on oney list to Nick Price.1992: Held on to his three-stroke advantage heading into thefinal round to win THE TOUR Cha pionship by the sa e

argin over Lee Janzen at Pinehurst No. 2.1991:Recordedfour-stroke victory over Brian Claar and Corey Pavin at theAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-A in February...missednine tourna ents during the iddle of the season afterhaving right shoulder surgery on June 20...Won crucialsingles atch against Jose maria Olazabal during theRyder Cup at Kiawah Island.1990: Opened with victoryin the mONY Tourna ent of Cha pions. Final-round 69carried the 54-hole leader to a one-stroke victory overIan Baker-Finch...Shared the third-round lead with FredCouples at the Doral-Ryder Open but ended up losing ina four- an playoff to Greg Nor an.1989: Captured hissecond Canon Greater Hartford Open by shooting a 65

on Sunday to overtake third-round leader Wayne Levi byone stroke...Had 13 top-10s in 25 starts, the ost in oneseason during his career...Captured singles victory overSeve Ballesteros during his first Ryder Cup.1988: Shotthree rounds of 66, one being the final round, to win by fivestrokes over To Kite at the Hertz Bay Hill Classic.1987:Three-ti e winner, when he finished second on oney listbehind Curtis Strange. Finished with rounds of 65-67 tocapture the Phoenix Open. Holed a 30-foot putt for eagle-3on the last hole at the Panasonic-Las Vegas Invitationalfor second victory. Third-round 63 carried hi to his thirdvictory at the Canon Sa y Davis, Jr.-Greater HartfordOpen...Runner-up at British Open...Na ed 1987 PGA andGolf World Player of the Year.1984:PGA TOUR QualifyingTourna ent edalist.

PeRSonAL:Recipient of GWAA Ben Hogan Award in 1995, given to theindividual who has continued to be active in golf despitephysical handicap or serious illnessHis book, Zinger, isabout his fight against cancerStarted playing golf at age5, but couldnt break 40 until he was a high school seniorGave a eulogy at longti e friend Payne Stewarts e orialservice in 1999Loves to play foosball.

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PLAYeR StAtiSticS2008 PGA TOUR STATISTICS Scoring Average ................... ....................... .72.08 Driving Distance ................... ....................... .285.8 Driving Accuracy Percentage ...................... .54.34%

Greens in Regulation Pct. ................... .........51.75% Putting Average ................... ....................... .1.785

MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS 2008 L w R u d/R u d:68Sony Open in Hawaii/2car r L w R u d/R u d:622 ti es, ost recent 1Texas Open/2Larg s car r Pay h k/F sh:$522,0002000 SoOpen in Hawaii/1car r H gh off al W rld Ra k:After 1994Southwestern Bell Colonial/6

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1 TPC Boston 4 4 298 3.582 16 Deutsche Bank Cha pion2 TPC River Highlands 15 4 296 3.663 9 Travelers Cha pionship2 TPC Su erlin 15 4 341 3.643 9 Justin Ti berlake Shriner3 TPC Deere Run 14 4 361 3.717 8 John Deere Classic4 Warwick Hills G&CC 14 4 322 3.597 7 Buick Open

PAR 5s WitH tHe MoSt eAGLeS in 2008Ra k c urs H l Par Yds Avg S r eagl s t ur am nam

1 Glen Abbey GC 18 5 524 4.444 33 RBC Canadian2 TPC Su erlin 3 5 492 4.301 31 Justin Ti berlake Shriner3 TPC Su erlin 16 5 560 4.475 28 Justin Ti berlake Shriner4 Sedgefield CC 5 5 529 4.387 26 Wyndha Cha pionship5 Sedgefield CC 15 5 547 4.407 25 Wyndha Cha pionship

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