With this victory, Weekley...
By PGA TOUR Staff
...Earns his second career PGA TOUR victory in his 65th career professional start on the PGA TOUR at the age of 34 years, eight months and 28 days.
...Earns 4,500 FedExCup points to move into the seventh spot on the points list through 18 events, with 7,747 total points. After winning the Verizon Heritage last year, Weekley had 7,563 points and was eighth in the FedExCup standings. After winning today he has 7,747 points for the 2008 season and is ranked seventh.
...Becomes the third player to win in back-to-back years, joining Davis Love III (1991, 1992) and Payne Stewart (1989, 1991).
...Becomes the eighth player to win the Verizon Heritage multiple times, joining Davis Love III (5), Hale Irwin (3), Johnny Miller (2), Hubert Green (2), Stewart Cink (2), Tom Watson (2) and Payne Stewart (2). His second victory at the Verizon Heritage comes in his second appearance at this tournament. He is the first player to win the event in his first two starts at Harbour Town Golf Links.
...Held a three-stroke lead after 54 holes, becoming the third defending champion at the Verizon Heritage to lead after three rounds, joining Davis Love III in 1992 (three-stroke lead) and Payne Stewart in 1990 (two-stroke lead). Both Love and Stewart went on to defend their titles.
...Moves into second place in career money earned at the Verizon Heritage, with $1,962,000, behind five-time winner Davis Love III ($2,567,786).
...Collects $990,000 first-place check, the largest of his career, which brings his season earnings on the PGA TOUR to $1,768,985, moving him into seventh on the 2008 PGA TOUR money list. His best payday before today was $972,000 when he won the Verizon Heritage last year.
CAREER NOTES
Weekley's second career victory comes in the same event at the Verizon Heritage. The last player to win the same event for his first two victories on the PGA TOUR came this year when J.B. Holmes won the FBR Open after winning the event in 2006. Prior to Weekley and Holmes, the last players to perform the feat were Vaughn Taylor (2004 and 2005 Reno-Tahoe Open) and Brian Henninger (1994 and 1999 Southern Farm Bureau Classic).
Weekley's win comes one year and four days after his first career victory, the 2007 Verizon Heritage (April 16, 2008), 30 starts later. It is his sixth top-10 finish since winning last year, including a tie for third at the 2007 Viking Classic. He has nine career top-10s in 65 career TOUR starts.
Weekley surpassed the $4 million mark in PGA TOUR career earnings ($4,477,402) since becoming a member of the PGA TOUR in 2002.
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