Round 4 Notebook: Viking Classic

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Bill Haas
Bill Haas picks up his second win of the season (Bob Hope Classic). Haas is the seventh multiple winner of the season. Jim Furyk leads the TOUR with three wins.

Haas is no stranger to success at Annandale GC. In his two starts here, he finished T3 in 2007 with rounds of 68-67-70-72 and T4 in 2008 with rounds of 69-69-66-68. He is now a collective 42-under in 12 rounds at Annandale GC, all at par-or-better.

Haas won his second TOUR event in his 163rd start. His father Jay won his second TOUR event in his 142nd start on TOUR. The elder Haas never played in the Viking Classic.

Haas finished 10-under on the 16 par-5 holes at Annandale Golf Club.

Haas moves from No. 40 to No. 26 on the PGA TOUR Money List. The top 30 players on the season ending money list earn exemptions into the 2011 Masters and the 2011 U.S. Open.

Haas' win is the 16th this year by a player in his 20s (12 players), compared to just seven in 2009.

Haas records his third top-10 finish of the year (1st-Bob Hope Classic, Viking Classic; T6-WGC-CA Championship).

Haas wins in his first attempt when entering the final round with the lead. He is the 17th player to go on to victory after holding the third-round lead/co-lead in 41 events on TOUR this year.

Michael Allen
Allen (T2) made his first start on the PGA TOUR since July at the John Deere Classic. His only other top-10 this season came at the Farmers Insurance Open (T5). The Viking Classic is his 14th start on TOUR, while he has 12 starts on the Champions Tour.

Allen was 166th on the money list coming into the Viking Classic. His second-place finish moved him to 117th on the money list.

Allen records his third career runner-up finish. His last was at the 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship.

Brendon de Jonge (T3) made his TOUR-leading 30th start of the season this week.

D.J. Trahan (T3) recorded his first top five finish since the 2008 BMW Championship (T5).

The PGA TOUR's Fall Series is a time for players to move into the top 125 on the money list and earn full exempt status on the TOUR in 2011.

Chris Stroud was 125th on the money list coming into the Viking Classic. He finished T5 to move to 111th on the money list.

Rookie Graham DeLaet (T5) was 129th on the money list coming into the week, but moved up to 114th with his second career top-10 finish.

Bogey-free rounds:
Round 1: 66 -- Bill Haas, Bill Lunde; 67 -- Jeff Quinney, Nathan Green; 68 -- Craig Barlow; 69 -- Tom Pernice Jr.

Round 2: 65 -- Roland Thatcher; 66 -- Brendon de Jonge, Bill Haas; 67 -- Rocco Mediate; 68 -- John Senden; 69 -- Steve Elkington, Michael Connell; 71 -- Chris Tidland

Round 3: 67 -- Jason Bohn, D.J. Trahan, Paul Stankowski; 69 -- Chris Stroud, Brian Stuard

Round 4: 69 -- Brian Gay

The par-4 17th hole played the toughest this week, yielding a 4.260 average. The par-5 seventh hole was the easiest with a 4.512 average.