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PGA TOUR QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT Bear Lakes Country Club Lakes Course (LA), Links Course (LI) West Palm Beach, December 2-7, 2009

PGA TOUR Rookies for 2010

Troy Merritt 25 0 career starts - Born in Iowa, grew up in Minnesota - Two years at Division II Winona State - Two years at Boise State University – won 9 times in two years Two-time Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2007, 2008) - Rookie on the 2009 Nationwide Tour Won the Open Finished No. 39 on the money list - Medalist at 2009 Q-school – led or shared the lead after every round

Martin Flores 27 1 career start missed cut at 2006 EDS Byron Nelson Championship - Born in Ft. Worth and resides in Dallas - 2004 graduate of the University of Oklahoma - Rookie on 2009 Nationwide Tour – 4 cuts in 9 starts, #156 on money list

Billy Horschel 23 3 career starts missed cut at 2009 St. Jude Classic, AT&T National - Born in Grant, FL and resides in Jacksonville Beach - 2009 graduate of the - Three-time First-Team All-American - Made four starts on 2009 Nationwide Tour (1 cut – T9 at the in Omaha)

Graham DeLaet 26 2 career starts - Pronounced De-let (rhymes with Gillette, the razor) - Born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan; lives in Boise, ID - 2006 graduate of Boise State 4-time All-Conference; 2006 WAC Player of the Year - 2007 Canadian Tour Rookie of the Year - 2009 Canadian Tour Player of the Year - Represented Canada at the 2008 and 2009 World Cup in

Chris Wilson 25 1 career start missed cut at 2009 - Born in Columbus and lives in Dublin, - 2007 graduate of Northwestern University - Big 10 Individual/Team champion in 2006 - Has played on the Hooters Tour since college 20 8 career starts six starts in 2009 (3 amateur/3 professional) - Born in Murrieta, and recently moved to Las Vegas - Attended Oklahoma State University - Winner of the Ben Hogan Award, Award - Two time First Team All-American - Lost playoff at 2009 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational () - Lost playoff at Frys.com Open on the PGA TOUR (Troy Matteson)

Cameron Tringale 22 1 career start missed cut as amateur at 2009 U.S. Open - pronounced Trin-golly - Born in San Juan Capistrano and lives in Mission Viejo, CA - 2009 Tech graduate - Won 4 events in college - Three time All-American - Finalist for the Byron Nelson Award, member of the Palmer Cup and Walker Cup teams

Brian Stuard 27 0 career starts - Born and resides in Jackson, Michigan - 2005 graduate of Oakland (MI) University - Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2008-09 - Final round 74 at 2008 Q-school – missed his card by two strokes - Was #23 on the 2009 NWT money list but dropped to No. 26 despite a T14 finish at NWT Championship

Brent Delahoussaye 27 1 career start T64 at 2006 - Born in Beaux Bridge and resides in Greenville, SC - 2005 graduate of Clemson University - Member of the NWT in 2008-09 - Made 9 cuts in 15 starts in 2009 and finished No. 79 on the money list

The following players earned their 2010 PGA TOUR cards via a top-25 finish on the 2009 Nationwide Tour money list:

Matt Every 24 6 career starts - Born in Daytona Beach and lives in Gainesville - All-America at the University of Florida, where he was a walk-on to the team - Played on the Nationwide Tour in 2008-09 - Earned his first win at the 2009 Nationwide and jumped from No. 49 to 10

Jerod Turner 34 0 career starts - Born in Oak Harbor, Washington and lives in Hurst, - Mini tour player - Self taught player who says he’s never had a lesson in his life - Conditional player on 2009 NWT and was late entry to WNB Classic, where he T7 - Won the following week at the $1M Soboba Classic

Derek Lamely 29 4 career starts - Born in Belleville, IL and lives in Fort Meyers, FL - Rookie on the 2009 Nationwide Tour - Beat Rickie Fowler in a playoff at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational - Finished second the following week

Josh Teater 30 1 career start - Born in Danville, KY and lives in Lexington, KY - 2009 Nationwide Tour rookie - Earned a win at the Utah Championship

Blake Adams 34 0 career starts - Born in Bartlesville, OK and lives in Eatonton, GA - Graduated from Georgia Southern in 2001 - Set a NWT record in 2009 for most money earned without a victory ($399,749) - Finished No. 3 on the money list

Alex Prugh 25 1 career start in 2007 - Born and lives in Spokane, Washington - 2007 graduate of the University of Washington - Two-time All-American - Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2008-09 - Earned his first win at the 2009 Michael Hill Open

Cameron Percy 35 1 career start - Born and lives in - Member of the NWT in 2005, 2008-09 - Finished No. 8 on the money list with 2 runner-up finishes and one third-place

Garth Mulroy 31 1 career start - Born in Durban, and lives in Raleigh, NC - Played at State where he was an All-American - Member of the NWT from 2007-09 - Earned his first win at the 2009

Chris Baryla 27 6 career starts - Born in Calgary and resides in Vernon, British Columbia - 2004 graduate of Texas-El Paso - Made 13 cuts in 14 NWT starts in 2009 - Won the Chattanooga Classic late in the year and finished No. 19 on the money list

The following players are not going to be rookies but have not been members in several years: 42 41 career starts - Born in Plymouth, MA and lives in Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Member of the NWT since 1996 - Six career NWT wins - Won twice in playoffs in a three-week summer stretch in 2009 - Previous two years he had made only 3 cuts in 14 starts in 2007 and 3 of 22 in 2008 - Played the PGA TOUR in 2001

Fran Quinn 44 47 career starts - Born in Worcester and lives in Holden, MA - Graduate of Northwestern University - Last played the PGA TOUR in 1992 - Member of the NWT in 1991 and 1998-2009

Andrew Mc Lardy 35 34 career starts member in 2001 (26 starts/#193 on money list) - Born in Rhodesia, lives in Greensboro - Member of the PGA TOUR in 2001 (26 starts/#193 on money list) - Member of the Nationwide Tour in 2002 and 2003

Bronson La’Cassie 26 1 career start T62 at 2007 - Born and resides in Brisbane, Australia - Missed the cut in all three 2009 NWT events Down Under - Only five total starts on the Australasian Tour

Gary Christian 38 0 career starts - Born in , lives in Birmingham, Alabama - 1995 graduate of Auburn University - Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1999 and 2006-09 - Earned his first win this season at the NWT’s Northeast Classic - Beat Mathias Gronberg in a 9-hole playoff

Adam Meyer 27 1 career start T61 2004 - Born in Waco and lives in Ft. Worth, Texas - Went to Baylor for 2 years and transferred to TCU - Conference USA Player of the Year - Won three times on the Gateway Tour - Wife, Claire, expecting – baby girl is due Feb. 20

Julien Tredeau 28 0 career starts -Born in Montreal, lives in Tempe - Graduate of Wichita State University - Played on the Gateway Tour - Only one career start on the Nationwide Tour

James Hahn 24 0 career starts - Born in Seoul, South Korea and lives in Alameda, CA - 2003 graduate of California-Berkeley - Finished third on the 2009 Canadian Tour Order of Merit, won twice - Has also played on the

Scott Stallings 24 0 career starts - Born in Worcester, MA and lives in Knoxville, TN - 1 for 3 in NWT starts - Won seven times in college at Tech (2007 grad) - Two time Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year

Kevin Kisner 25 0 career starts - Born and lives in Aiken, SC - Four time All American at the (2006 grad) - Part of 2005 NCAA Championship team - Made six starts on the 2009 NWT through sponsor exemptions and top-25 finishes