Verizon Heritage player spotlight: Boo Weekley

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Each week during the 2009 season, PGATOUR.COM has spotlighted one key player in the field. (Click here to see previous spotlights.) For this week's Verizon Heritage, it's two-time defending champion Boo Weekley .

Consider this file to be your one-stop source for everything concerning Boo this week, with links to Boo-related content, notes and stats, and video and other multimedia elements. Then, once competition starts, we'll update this file every day with Boo's results and statistics after each round in Hilton Head Island.

Friday
Read: Boo's transcript after the second round

Thursday
Read: Boo's transcript after the first round
Watch: Boo's eagle at No. 2 in the first round

Wednesday
Read: Boo's transcript from his pre-tournament interview
Watch: Two-time winner Boo meets with members of the media
Watch: Boo discusses Harbour Town's greens

Featured content

TOP 100. Where did Boo land in our 2009 season preview of 100 players to watch? Click here for Top 100 profile RYDER CUP GLORY. In his first appearance as a Ryder Cupper, Boo solidified himself as a star -- of both the game and the spirit. Click here story HILTON HEAD WIN NO. 2. Boo held off youngs starts Anthony Kim and Aaron Baddeley to successfully defend his Verizon Heritage title and grab a second plaid jacket. Click here story PLAYER PAGE. Want more on Boo? On his PGATOUR.com player page, you can check out his results through the years, or how he ranks on TOUR in certain statistical categories. Click here for player page

Featured videos

OUTSIDE THE ROPES: BOO WEEKLEY. Learn about PGA TOUR player Boo Weekley's most embarrassing moment, first car and favorite meal. Click here to watch DON'T LET THE BUGS BITE. Boo recently learned a trick about avoiding those "no see 'em" bugs, which he shares with members of the media. Click here to watch FAN PERSPECTIVE: Fan favorite Boo Weekley explains his relationship with his golf fans. Click here to watch 2008 VERIZON HERITAGE RECAP. A year after he captured his first career victory in Hilton Head, Boo Weekley made it two in a row by winning the '08 Verizon Heritage. Click here to watch WEEKLEY'S MAGIC WEDGE. Boo Weekley, the 2007 Verizon Heritage Champion, recreates the two chip-ins he had en route to his first PGA TOUR title. Click here to watch MOMMA'S BOY. Boo Weekley plays in the 2008 Verizon Heritage Pro-Am with his mom, Patsy Weekley. Click here to watch MOM GETS EMOTIONAL. Patsy Weekley, Boo's mom, gets emotional while discussing her son's play during the final round of the 2008 Verizon Heritage. Click here to watch

Take Five

Five things you should know about Boo Weekley

Weekley's given name is Thomas Brent, not Boo. The nickname comes from Yogi Bear's sidekick Boo Boo. He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College for one year, where he studied turfgrass science and played on the golf team. After that year, he went back home to Milton, Fla., and worked as a hydroblaster at the Monsanto chemical plant in Pensacola. Weekley started out playing on the Developmental Players Tour, which was co-founded by Jack Slocum, the father of his high school friend and fellow TOUR pro Heath Slocum. He often claims he doesn't have a deep knowledge of the history of the game, but he lists Ben Hogan as his hero. Despite his rise to bigger fame as a member of the successful 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup team, he had represented his country in golf before he wowed the crowds at Valhalla; he and Slocum claimed second for America at the 2007 OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup.

Back-to-back win: A comparison

Check out Boo Weekley's key stats from his two victories at the Verizon Heritage

Category 2007 Verizon Heritage 2008 Verizon Heritage Total score 14 under 15 under Driving distance 289.1 281.1 Driving accuracy 75% 71.43% Greens in regulation 55.56% 65.28% Putting average 1.6 1.66 Birdie average 3.5 5.75 Scoring average 66.67 66.79 Sand saves 71.43% 42.86% Total driving 34th 46th Ball striking 44th 18th