John Huston - Media Guide

at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro after opening with a pair of 66s, but 74-70 on the weekend dropped him to T17...Clinched spot in top 125 money list with T20 finish at Chrysler Championship, earning $55,271. 2004: Finished in the top 100 on the money list for the seventh straight season and the 16th time in his 17-year career...Turned in his best finish in a World Golf Championships event with a T9 at the Accenture Match Play Championship. Upset No. 5 Retief Goosen in first round, and No. 28 Peter Lonard in second before losing to No. 44 Ian Poulter in third round, 2 and 1...Held a share of the 54-hole lead with Vijay Singh at the Shell Houston Open at 7-under-par. Finished solo third in Monday finish after final-round 71, three strokes behind Singh. 2003: Won for the second time in the 2000s with his victory at the Southern Farm Bureau Classic, his seventh career victory. Shared first-round lead and held second- and third-round leads while firing four rounds in the 60s. Birdied three of final four holes to defeat Brenden Pappas, who shot a final-round 10-under 62, by a stroke. 2002: Began the season making 15 consecutive cuts and missed just three of 26 cuts, the least in his 15-year TOUR career...Third-round 11-under-par 61, a career low, moved him into a tie for the lead with Tim Herron through 54 holes at the Buick Challenge. Finished T4 after final-round 70. 2001: After three consecutive years in top 25 on TOUR money list, finished No. 100. 2000: Collected his sixth PGA TOUR victory and for the third consecutive season eclipsed $1.5 million in earnings...Was among the top-10 eight times, including his first two starts of the season...Earned three-stroke victory at the inaugural Tampa Bay Classic, his fifth victory in the state of Florida. In final round, birdied three of the last four holes en route to a 65. Win occurred on home course, Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course...Shared the 54-hole lead with Davis Love III at GTE Byron Nelson Classic. Closing 70 left him T4, one stroke out of three-man playoff...Posted his best finish at the U.S. Open, solo fourth. 1999: Although without a victory, posted three third-place finishes...Earned over $700,000 in first four starts of season on strength of back-to-back third-place finishes at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Won consolation match at Accenture, defeating Steve Pate 5 and 4 for $400,000 payday. 1998: Best four-day performance at the time by any player on TOUR at United Airlines Hawaiian Open, where he broke the 72-hole scoring record in relation to par with a 28-under-par 260 to capture his fourth TOUR title. Rounds of 63-65-66-66 included 31 birdies and only three bogeys. Broke record shared by Ben Hogan and Mike Souchak which had stood for 43 years. Joe Durant's 29-under in 2001 broke Huston's record. Shared first-round lead with David Ogrin before breaking away with tournament record-tying 16-under 128 total through 36 holes. Shot tournament-record 22-under 194 through 54 holes...Closed year with fifth TOUR victory at National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort and for first time in career earned two wins in a season. Closing 66 produced his second title at Disney. 1997: Fell out of top 125 for first time in career, finishing 141st. 1996: Shot course-record 61 at Muirfield Village GC during second round of Memorial Tournament. 1994: Earned third victory at 1994 Doral-Ryder Open. Entered final round four strokes behind, but closing 66 good for three-stroke victory. 1993: Lost playoff to Jim McGovern at Shell Houston Open...T2 with Greg Norman, Scott Simpson and David Frost at 1993 TOUR Championship, one stroke behind Jim Gallagher, Jr. 1992: Fired closing 62 to overtake Mark O'Meara and win the Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, where winning total of 26-under-par 262 was one off TOUR record for most strokes below par in 72-hole event. 1990: Earned first PGA TOUR victory at windswept Honda Classic, where he held off strong Mark Calcavecchia challenge to win by two strokes. 1987: Medalist at Qualifying Tournament. 1985: Won Florida Open (non-TOUR event).

of the top 125 for just the second time in his 19-year TOUR career. In 2005, his best stretch of the season was a two-week period in September that included a T11 at the Bell Canadian Open and a T5 at the 84 LUMBER Classic. Clinched spot in top 125 on the money list with T20 finish at Chrysler Championship, earning $55,271. Turned in his best finish in a World Golf Championships event with a T9 at the 2004 Accenture Match Play Championship. Held a share of the 54-hole lead with Vijay Singh at the 2004 Shell Houston Open at 7-under-par. Finished solo third. Won for the second time in the 2000s with his victory at the 2003 Southern Farm Bureau Classic, his seventh career victory. Birdied three of final four holes to defeat Brenden Pappas, who shot a final-round 10-under 62, by a stroke. Collected his sixth TOUR victory in 2000 and was among the top-10 eight times. Earned three-stroke victory at the inaugural Tampa Bay Classic, his fifth victory in the state of Florida. Win occurred on home course, Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course. Won consolation match at 1999 Accenture Match Play Championship, defeating Steve Pate. Best four-day performance at the time by any player on TOUR at 1998 United Airlines Hawaiian Open, where he broke the 72-hole scoring record in relation to par with a 28-under-par 260 to capture his fourth TOUR title. Rounds of 63-65-66-66 included 31 birdies and only three bogeys. Record has since been eclipsed. Closed year with fifth TOUR victory at National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort and for first time in career earned two wins in a season. Shot course-record 61 at Muirfield Village GC during second round of the 1996 Memorial Tournament. Earned third victory at 1994 Doral-Ryder Open. Entered final round four strokes behind, but closing 66 good for three-stroke victory. Fired closing 62 to overtake Mark O'Meara and win the 1992 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, where winning total of 26-under-par 262 was one off TOUR record for most strokes below par in 72-hole event. Earned first TOUR victory at windswept 1990 Honda Classic, where he held off strong Mark Calcavecchia challenge to win by two strokes. Medalist at the 1987 Qualifying Tournament. Won 1985 Florida Open (non-TOUR event). Sister Julie Jones caddied for him during record-breaking performance at 1997 United Airlines Hawaiian Open. With daughter Jessica, won the Father-Daughter tournament at 1997 National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Suffered bursitis in left shoulder in 1997. Sleeps on magnetic mattress cover and wears magnets in soles of shoes for relief.