Ragin’ Cajuns on Tour

mike rob HEINEN McKELVEY

Louisiana Class of 1989 Louisiana Class of 1992 Rayne, La. T urned Professional: 1989 T urned Professional: 1992

PGA TOUR Victories: 1994 Shell Houston Open Nationwide Tour Victories: 2000 BUY.COM Louisiana Open

Best Nationwide Tour Finishes: 2 - NIKE Hawkeye Open; 2 - Louisiana Career Notes Open; T-2 - BUY.COM Ozarks Open; T-2 - BUY.COM TOUR Championship • Member of the Nationwide Tour since 1996 • Made the cut in 16-of-27 starts with four top-10 finishes Career Notes • Finished sixth at the 2002 Louisiana Open, held in Lafayette • His 20-under total was a career-low for 72 holes • Split 2006 between the Nationwide Tour (15 events) and PGA TOUR (five) with five • Enjoyed an early summer stretch where he made the cut in 9-of-10 starts made cuts on the Nationwide Tour • Had a T-5 at the Hershey Open • Had one top-25 in 2005, a T-16 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open on the • Made the cut in 20-of-25 tournaments in 2001 Nationwide Tour • Posted two top-10 finishes, a fourth at the Omaha Classic and a T-10 at the Gila River • Lone PGA TOUR top-10 in 2004 was a T-8 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson Classic • Earned a career-best $432,417 in 2003 to finish 138th on the final money list • Finished 46th on the money list with earnings of $104,852 • Best effort of the 2003 season was T-11 at the Greater Hartford Open • Enjoyed his best season in 2000 when he earned more in one season ($173,565) than • Also finished T-12 at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro he had in three previous full seasons ($138,955) • Posted a hole-in-one on par-3 seventh hole at Pebble Beach GL during the AT&T • Made the cut in 20-of-28 events with four top-10s and 10 top-25 finishes Pebble Beach National Pro-Am • Earned his first career win at the Louisiana Open in Lafayette where he played college • Recorded his career-low round on TOUR at the 2003 Greater Milwaukee Open with a golf -- finished the final day with eight birdies en route to a 68 to defeat Jason Hill 62 at Brown Deer Park Golf Course and Ian Leggatt by one stroke • His 62 at Brown Deer Park Golf Course tops the 63s during the 4th round of the 1995 Buick Challenge and the 1st round of the 2002 John Deere Classic • Split time between PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour in 2002 Personal • In, 2002, turned in his first PGA TOUR top-10 since a T-4 at the 1998 CVS Charity • Wife, Leigh Classic with a T-5 at the John Deere Classic • Transfer from Central Alabama CC, • Held first-round lead after tying his career-low round with a 63 attended UL from 1990-92 • One of only two players to record back-to-back eagles in 2002 – did it in the final • Lettered for two years with the round of the Buick Open Cajuns • Made $138,041 and finished 26th on the Nationwide Tour money list • Was an All-American in 1991 • Turned in his first TOUR top-10 since 1998 with his T-5 at the 2002 John Deere • Graduated from UL with a Classic recreation degree in 1992 • Held first-round lead after a 63 at the 2002 John Deere Classic • Lone TOUR victory, a three- stroke win at the 1994 Shell Houston Open, came in 10th start • Lost playoff to Davis Love III at 1995 Freeport-McMoRan Classic • Prior to earning membership on TOUR, played Canadian and Nationwide Tours

Personal • Originally from Rayne, La. • Now resides in Lake Charles, La., with his wife Kathy and their two children, Olivia Kathryn and William Michael, III • Four-year letterwinner at Louisiana from 1985-89 • Two-time All-American • Led UL to their first NCAA Championship appearance in 1989

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cr aig McKELVEY PERKS

Louisiana Class of 1990 Palmerston Nor th, New Zealand Turned Professional: 1993

PGA TOUR Victories: 2002 THE PLAYERS Championship

Best Nationwide Tour Finishes: 2 - NIKE Carolina Classic; 2 - NIKE Oregon Classic

Career Notes • Retained playing privileges with a T-8 finish at the 2000 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament • Played in 28 events in his first season on the TOUR and finished 136th on the money list • Earned first PGA TOUR top-10 in 20th start of the 2000 season, 21st of career • Rounds of 72-69-67-66 good for T-4 at Bell Canadian Open, worth $145,200 • Paycheck lifted him from 195th on money list to 140th • Played in one Australasian Tour event in 2000 and lost in a playoff to Michael Campbell at the Crown Lager New Zealand Open • Member of the Nationwide Tour from 1996-99 • Had two top-10s in 1999 on the Nationwide Tour, a runner-up finish at the Oregon Classic and a T-5 the following week at the Inland Empire Open • Best career finish on the Nationwide Tour was T-2 in the 1996 Carolina Classic • Lost a one-hole playoff to Glen Hnatiuk • Owns four Hooters Tour victories • Named 2002 New Zealand Sportsman of the Year • Was a two-time table tennis champion in New Zealand • Served as assistant pro for two years in early ‘90s at La Triomphe, home course of the Chitimacha Louisiana Open on the Nationwide Tour • Nine-time PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament participant

Personal • Wife, Maureen Elizabeth, daughter Meghan Elizabeth and son Nigel William • Born on Jan. 6, 1967, in Palmerston North, New Zealand • Left New Zealand at age 18 to come to the United States to play college golf, where he was an All-America at Oklahoma and Louisiana-Lafayette • Attended Louisiana-Lafayette from 1989- 90, graduating with a degree in behavioral science • Was an All-American in 1990 at UL • Named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Year

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