2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 1-1 Table of Contents
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A Message to the Media n behalf of the players and staff, welcome to the 2004 PGA TOUR season. We appreciate your continued interest in our sport, and we clearly recognize the extent to which our success is tied to the thorough and professional coverage we receive from a Owide variety of global media outlets. As the PGA TOUR begins another great season, we can truly state that the image and competitive spirit of our players has led to the healthiest state in the history of our organization. The Sports Business Journal recently reaffirmed this when it published the “2003 League Report Card,” a survey of corporate sponsors’ opinions of their investment in sports properties. The PGA TOUR ranked first in overall satisfaction among the 16 major sports. This is important as we continue to raise the exposure of our tournaments, provide significant value to our sponsors and showcase the widespread excellence of our athletes. The competition level on the PGA TOUR in 2003 was at an all-time high, with season-ending honors going down to the wire. Tiger Woods recorded a season-high five victories and the lowest stroke average on TOUR and garnered a fifth consecutive Player of the Year honor. Vijay Singh won four times and captured his first money title. Davis Love III won a career-high four times, includ- ing THE PLAYERS Championship, making 2003 the first time in 30 years where three players won four or more times in a season. However, the depth of the TOUR was never more evident. Eleven players age 40 or older combined to capture 15 PGA TOUR titles. Mike Weir, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis and Shaun Micheel won the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship, respectively, making for a first-timers’ sweep of the major championships for the first time since 1969. The season cul- minated with a fantastic display of great golf and sportsmanship at The Presidents Cup in South Africa, with captains Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player agreeing to share the Cup after the match ended in a tie. These highlights offered a unique blend of veterans, young players and an international focus that fans can continue to be excit- ed about. The 2004 season includes 48 official events offering nearly $240 million in prize money and includes new title sponsors such as FBR, Booz Allen and Cialis. The World Golf Championships will hold two events in the United States, one in Ireland and another in Spain. The global reach of TOUR telecasts will extend to more than 140 countries around the world, including all three major networks in the United States and the top cable carriers. This exposure includes even more feature programming to profile our players and the second year of “PGA TOUR Sunday,” the one-hour preview show each Sunday on USA Network. The competitive accomplishments get most of the attention. But it’s the charitable effort that we cherish most of all. Through 2003, we will have contributed more than $800 million to charity since the first donation in 1938. But numbers don’t tell the whole story. It’s players such as Tom Watson donating a portion of his $1-million Charles Schwab Cup annuity to help his longtime friend and caddie Bruce Edwards battle ALS. Or Briny Baird teaming with his sponsor, Canon, to place the picture of a different missing child on his golf bag every week to raise awareness. It’s also the tournaments and volunteers making sure their respective communities benefit from our annual events. We look forward to working with you throughout the year. Our communications department staff at headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and at tournament media centers each week is ready to assist you. Please do not hesitate to ask for our help at any time. Thank you for your interest in the PGA TOUR and best wishes for a great year. Sincerely, Timothy W. Finchem Henry Hughes Commissioner Senior Vice President and Chief of Operations PGA TOUR PGA TOUR PGA TOUR • 112 PGA TOUR BLVD. • PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL 32082 • 904-285-3700 On the Cover: 2003 PGA TOUR Player of the Year Tiger Woods (center) with four-time champion Davis Love III (left) and four-time winner and Arnold Palmer Award winner Vijay Singh (right). We Are the PGA TOUR The name of our organization is the PGA TOUR, a tax-exempt and tournament schedule. The Tournament Players Division was renamed the membership group of professional golfers that plays more than 100 official- PGA TOUR in 1975. While the two organizations still work closely together money tournaments on three TOURs – the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and today, the PGA TOUR and PGA of America are separate entities. Nationwide Tour. Our headquarters are located in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Two other American golf organizations are involved in men’s professional southeast of Jacksonville. tournament play, independent of the PGA TOUR but with their marquee events We should never be referred to as the PGA as we are a different included on the PGA TOUR schedule as non-PGA TOUR cosponsored organization than the PGA (of America). We are the PGA TOUR. On second tournaments. The United States Golf Association, with headquarters in Far reference, you can call us the TOUR. Hills, NJ, oversees the national championships (U.S. Open, U.S. Senior Open, The PGA is the Professional Golfers’ Association of America, a U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women’s Amateur, etc.) and administers the Rules of Golf, membership organization for the nation’s club professionals. The PGA runs the among other duties. The Augusta (GA) National Golf Club plays host to the PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship and Ryder Cup Matches, Masters Tournament. among other championships. The PGA headquarters are located in Palm Beach The Champions Tour will continue to combine extremely competitive golf Gardens, FL. for champions of the game age 50 and older with a fan-friendly platform that The PGA TOUR and PGA of America were affiliated until 1968, when the promotes “inside the ropes” and game-improvement for its fans. The tournament players, a small subset of the total PGA membership, broke away Nationwide Tour grows as a virtual extension of the PGA TOUR. Through 2003, to form the Tournament Players Division and gain more control of their finances 137 PGA TOUR tournaments have been won by former Nationwide Tour players. WWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 1-1 Table of Contents Section 1: INTRO Official World Golf Ranking ..............................................4-10 MBNA Bank ........................................................................8-5 2004 Tournament Schedule ............................................1-3/7 Official World Golf Ranking Records ................................4-11 National Car Rental ............................................................8-5 PGA TOUR Fact Sheet ........................................................1-8 Winners of Major U.S. Amateur Events ..........................4-12 Nationwide ..........................................................................8-5 History of the PGA TOUR ..............................................1-9/10 Nature Valley Granola Bars ................................................8-5 Board of Directors..............................................................1-11 Section 5: 2003 FACTS & FIGURES North American Membership Group ..................................8-5 About the Commissioner ..................................................1-12 2003 Official Money List..................................................5-2/3 OMEGA ................................................................................8-6 2003 Tournament Summary ............................................5-4/6 Palm......................................................................................8-6 Section 2: PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES 2003 Facts & Figures........................................................5-7/8 Palmer & Cay ......................................................................8-6 All-Exempt TOUR Priority Rankings ................................2-2/3 Glossary of Statistics ..........................................................5-9 Physiotherapy Associates....................................................8-6 SECTION 1 / INTRO Player Biographies ......................................................2-4/159 2003 Statistical Leaders....................................................5-10 PricewaterhouseCoopers ....................................................8-6 Other Prominent Members ......................................2-160/192 Year-By-Year Statistical Leaders ......................................5-11 Southern Company ..............................................................8-6 International Players ................................................2-193/198 West Coast Swing Presented by The St. Paul ................5-12 Starwood Hotels & Resorts ................................................8-6 Definitions........................................................................2-199 Fall Finish Presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers ..........5-12 St. Paul Companies..............................................................8-7 2004 International Players on the PGA TOUR................2-200 2003 Scoring Average by Event ......................................5-13 Thermacare ..........................................................................8-7 Player Performance Chart ............................................5-14/15 TourTurf ................................................................................8-7 Section 3: 2003 TOURNAMENT SUMMARIES Toughest Holes on