Jeff Sluman - Media Guide

Presidents Cup Captain's Assistant on July 25, the third consecutive time he was named to assist Captain Jack Nicklaus...Debuted on the Champions Tour at the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn on September 16 and finished T15. Made five starts on the Champions Tour and finished in the top-20 four times.

he was among the early contenders after shooting 66 in the opening round...Played 21 PGA TOUR events prior to joining the Champions Tour. Made eight cuts and had his best outing in Wisconsin, posting a T9 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee...Early in the year, was also T13 at the inaugural Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya - Cancun in Mexico...During the fall, was again a Captain's Assistant to Jack Nicklaus on the winning United States team at The Presidents Cup matches at Royal Montreal in Canada.

1998 U.S. Open at Olympic Club. Final-round 69 was one of just four rounds in the 60s on Sunday. His T6 finish earned him a spot in the 2007 Masters...Finished solo third at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee thanks to a closing 6-under 64. 2005: Collected his 100th career top-10 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee in late July with a fourth-place finish...Best finish was a T3 at the Memorial Tournament, his best finish since finishing solo third at the 2003 Bank of America Colonial. Was the outright leader through 18 and 36 holes and shared the lead through 54 holes...Served as Captain's Assistant for the second time to Jack Nicklaus for the winning United States Presidents Cup team. 2004: Best finish among three top-10s was a T6 at the Buick Open...Shot a career-tying 62 in the final round of the Buick Championship...Was disqualified after four holes during the third round at the Buick Classic for playing a nonconforming ball under Rule 5-1. He recognized his golf ball did not have the proper markings after he hit his tee shot on No. 1 and notified a TOUR Rules Official. 2003: Best finish was a third at the Bank of America Colonial...Named Captain's Assistant for The Presidents Cup team by Jack Nicklaus. 2002: Third-round 63 at Greater Milwaukee Open left him two strokes ahead of Steve Lowery and at 20-under-par 193 surpassed the GMO record of 19-under-par set by Loren Roberts in 2000. Sunday 68 gave him four-stroke victory, his fifth win in last six seasons, over Lowery and Tim Herron...Finished T2 at the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas, one shot behind champion Phil Tataurangi. 2001: Finished T2 at Nissan Open. Lost in six-man playoff won by Robert Allenby at Riviera CC...Earned fifth PGA TOUR title and first playoff victory at B.C. Open. Career playoff record had been 0-6 coming into the event. Tied for 54-hole lead with Paul Gow. Each closed with 66, and Sluman won playoff with birdie on second extra hole. Win was third TOUR start since turning 40. Became fifth player with upstate New York ties to win B.C. Open. 2000: Streak of three consecutive years with a victory ended...Was among the top-25 16 times in 32 starts. 1999: Won at Sony Open in Hawaii, where he posted a two-stroke victory. Birdied final two holes to seal the victory...Lost in three-man playoff involving winner Glen Day and Payne Stewart at MCI Classic...Earned second runner-up finish at MasterCard Colonial where he was part of five-way T2, one behind Olin Browne...Led TOUR in Sand Saves with 67.3 percent. 1998: Earned more than $1 million for the first time...Lost in playoff at FedEx St. Jude Classic, where Nick Price birdied second extra hole...Earned title at Greater Milwaukee Open where third-round 63 produced 54-hole tie for lead with Chris Perry. Closing 68 gave him one-stroke victory over Steve Stricker. Won with best friend Rick Bruder, a non-golfer, serving as a caddie for the first time. 1997: Had eight second-place finishes in between first and second victories (1988-1997)...Captured the Tucson Chrysler Classic after opening 75, when he stood nine strokes out of lead. Final-round 67 produced one-stroke victory over Steve Jones. 1994: Held the lead through first three rounds at the B.C. Open, but closed with 72 to finish four strokes back of Mike Sullivan. 1992: Finished second at U.S. Open, where final-round 71 was one of only four sub-par rounds that day...Had earlier second-place finish in AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am...T4 at Masters, where he became first player to ace fourth hole during opening-round 65 that produced tie for lead. 1991:Nearly won twice in 1991...Finished one stroke behind Ted Schulz at Nissan Open and lost playoff to Billy Andrade at Kemper Open. 1990: Posted a runner-up finish at the KMart Greater Greensboro Open. 1988: Won first TOUR title at the PGA Championship at Oak Tree GC. Trailed Paul Azinger by three strokes through 54 holes, then shot 6-under-par 65 to win by three. 1987: First close encounter with victory came at THE PLAYERS Championship. Lost a three-hole playoff to Sandy Lyle.

up...Good friend of 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal...After disqualifying himself at 1996 Bay Hill Invitational, refused to take undue credit for act, quoting Bobby Jones: "It would be like congratulating someone for not robbing a bank."...Teamed with office supply retailer OfficeMax to create The Jeff Sluman & OfficeMax "Drive for Hope" -- a charity fund that is poised to raise $450,000 to $750,000 for the City of Hope and other charities.